, 1879-02-11
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Gold was in light demand at 81 per $1,000 fos
latrr HMl 1l1L fur amnll nr1nunfk.

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Gold was in light demand at 81 per $1,000 fos
large and 1o0A for small amounts.
The supply OF foreign exchange bills was light
In Chicago. The market was frmer, md prices
tend upward toward tho specfe export point.
The unexpected md unusual advance ia sterling
cxcl,arRe at this time Is due to the
demand for retuittanrcs to pay for called
bonds, anl to the .lininutioa in cx-
ports o1. account Of the freight b!oekadc. The
nu,ouut uf per cents held In Europu called
tjuee Jan. / ia estimated at mt lcss than $iU,-
Uu0,Uoo. 'rhc interruption or freight sra,lIc
raused By tho storms Of the winter havo tic.
raugc.l The calculations OF exchange hca!rrs wio
fl December, sold freely loug bi!ls In antie!pa-
tiou Of 4 tteavy export movement. These they
are now buying I" cuvrr. Sterling grain nts!
commercial bills were 4S3l1 French bills were
5l2A. Tho actual rates. for sterling wcre 1854
ard 4ss4. The posted rates wcru 4sai,4a an!
$50, Naukers' hills OH Paris VITO 5ls1< n1n
5l5<; commercial, 6o1h; Antwerp, ASK mil
510H: commercial, b,4N; Rc.chmark, 051<9a
OIL and O,sf: consnrrriat, NIX: xuistiers on
Holland, 4uiS a,ul 4otf commercial, 3a1z.
Cousols opened at N, :-,G, a,rl dccllnrd X. to
p03lo,
Discount lines at chIyago banks have down.
market has riycn way to the usual February
aulvt. Rates ote s5aio per cent, Country or.
dcrs for currency u, tl!e receipts of Il here arc
light, Country ortlers for New York exchange
arc ouly mulerats, Bank sjcartuga were
se.goo.o0o.
Stocks onencd ttroner and r1osed wc,k. r,
chtcaro. onerator. OH tic t,u,i stte are gaining
confidence. nntl Yesterday thrru were fres mr.
chnaes. both for ,pcculattou aml Investment.
Michigan Central one,,ett NJ ssac a,ul clmcd Mt
B71x. n. m SATURDAY. Lake Hharo from 7,1<
went TO -. fell bark to II. md rlt,sr,l at 71f
lcc|Ios vf X sIuce saturday, Northwestern
common advanced from G.. to Oae<
and closed ut UtN, a loss ri
u since tl,c closc uf Inst week. Tlm nrcfcrrcd
acc)ucd iru,n s7jf to S0N, ST. Paul rommun
oucurd a, 4,1;. went I'M Il. IN 41x. rcro,,oI IN
40A, n,ul closed NJ lo,i. Tie cu.iuu prico int
week was 31sz. The urcferrru dcritnrt, frnn
sas{ to Sl1l, Eock Island from ITO ROT IA hv).
T.. l9lz, but t5nu!y su,tlr.l lowu to l30x. loss
Ut t.ucu SATURDAY,, illinois Ccn,ru: oncnc,,
a,u! closed ut VI. l,uryingtuu Il Quincy wus
1lss alidny. Alton o,u.,cl at 81. Int ctosri A.
S;gt. The preferred was l07><. Erjc was ul T..
Ia a5ls. Tie road cntnrd )ast yrar enough In
raw interest On all lts bonds umE liz reutnI,.
ali, II tllu new third rail adds t,c 6V ucr cent
tl.ut Mr. Jewctt claims t., tlle tou,,ara of tho
road, ti,eys ought IL bo a BALANCE oyer Tor IN,
beuogt Of stockholders, Wabash WA sl.,4
a, tho beginning, ra!ued Il. to aaf'
md at tho vtosa list i, ~
lnte, Ohio l. Mississippi utlyanycd from, l2k II,
1aasl. but closed at II, 1t, JYo preferred went
~ high NJ Il, hut could not be held thcru. 11,r
opcn.us VIA 4ax, u,ul the clo.o la1<, rim
co,n,nu,, tus nut Kept IN with ,hc prsfcrre,,.
md the ,,yt result OF the DAVIS tIuctuatIou. WI.
loss Of Il, 10 15K. TLe coul stoyks vcra mt
ncttve. Delaware IL Hudson onepul a,,A r,,,rd
u 4o1{; Lpckswanpa gained 4. 10 S3l6. mn,
lersey Cent mi Inst a. clnstny nj i3t< W.,to.r
linton udyu,,ced to i0ft<, hut aftcryanls rc-
acted. a,Itt cloaqd at 1Ou15, |ssx Ut AZ.
The opening, highest, lowest. md r]oatn,
prices of s,ocGs arc, ,slycn III the tab,c bylaw.
In railroad bov,,s, In New York IN Saturday.
there WIS 4 further tmproyencut IN nrica, H..
greatest advance being In Ohio 4 siIs.l.s,nn,
seconds, which sold I'm To D,. pn rlo.c,] ~ W.
ugatnst BS the tlay hrforr. in nc,lys ac,n,,a,
t,rerufl.tl far The New .Jersev t,c1tra, t,.rc.
,.,ncr,o,ty tnr ni,u,,tnert h,nd. wI,a, NJ
WINGED. IN larcu trarsacttona tn nRtf .v.tr.t
Cua< mn Friday. ttnlt,u porItfc ttrst. 80. ,t,,
tv,. ant r,.a n 1(o. "~'~ ">
J'a,t,morr 4 Ohio nni,rooa .h,,o. x.,. D.,
anr .trour.r aul " n , r.- ..n, .,s,,,.. ~,
.I,a,es selling In small lotA IT ua,< rmx .s',o,
rlosine 0ls{ bid. U4k asked. a,atn., irs hia ri
nsucu ycstcnlaY. islt,n,orn & nh,o .,,s,,,s 1s
.cri, wn, oso higher .,yerat ,,. s.,i,,.. y. ,,,ts
rai. "Ns ~ way
'rsnn.ylyau.a stock sold Friday at s4>1@a5.
III e!,arRs ot tbs market ~. arc nearly ready tor
uatou have bee" working IN harmony no 10 tpo' tss.
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