, 1879-05-14
Strong Demand for Governments.
Foreign Exchange Firm.
Light Local Demand for I.oa,,s---
Stocks Higher.
Tho Produce Markets Generally Less Aot-
ive--.Hogs. aad Provisions
Fhnler and Steady.
Wheat lrrefutar1y Rightr...ctrn md alts Faster
...Statks d draia III Stafe.
FINANCIAL.

FlNANCfALs
.cn'caEo uea!ets ~ uo'ern'nen' a@a ponas supost.
gu 'ne 'et''nt 'or 'l'e" a., s'."is. t"e.' WIS , Nv
nnn.osemens 10 o'ee' i"o o''Hels "s' s na1lns
."''-4 ~ ~: 4'' ''''t W. o.''!t; ~ lo-2sss
4".>s. sns"s '''e'1,'' % u, ~. ''u,.ae' W o.s
esa "i noaas o. s''a'' "e"o.''"n'ons una occh
tausc" py '''e 1h's1s"p,,o"' SUES y. fS'u'l'"s ~
sel'ea'ee ~ 'hc tos.-'lieo 'l'''a aop' tlchs"'5'
ine en'cSEo ~ SUPPLY " pe' ecnta ~ aoous e1-
sausteu' u't"o" e''a ~ ~" oa""s ~ oo.s"s
mlte'y 1' WIN s"s ~ "eEe ue.oH oas, lno w"
IuiA s5usv 10 l'p''tsA " W "''po''''s '"P'
'',s ~ ~ no'.' no',s..ss.
'ole'e" ..sa.Ss .,i' WIS st'p1s''. t'c 7"oI'
y. eonsne'e'a' ,: n.'!s ~ SMUT n'l0ouen some
sn.u'''snts wv "sn n'"e. lo.o ~ - ""'''s III
''a II t'a'''' 1"e
.. a''o 'as"anEs i""tNs. utp."us a,n'os' n''"-
Eencl; nssoson'e I" uc 4seW iofA D'fe t"M-
Mefc'"S n"t*'"s ." W" movement oi hceuF't'cs
uet%ecn !lcFe ana Europe. III lshhuon NlcTe
money IS excessively easy, AMI whe7e ,lrrc IA
great difficulty in .etnp!oylu1 tt safely Mt nfl.
thkes 1 per cent bonds freely, Or b,lys bacls
Xmer,can securities like Erie ho,,ds which, 4,
nus neen teil'"E 10 us 'ol 'nanS n'anths' f''rn
specie exports during tic enm!ll, summer
vii io ayaiSl; otherwise, It. ts not n, All IN.
likely that some gold may br c1porfctl.
In Chicago sterling grain bills were 4stGo4s5''4
for t1-GRy hslas a1hl @Sbs@ for sight, lnd French
were strong at 5ts155 tur t0s3ay bills and htt.sk
for aGht- Tie ACTUAL CsicnGo rates for sterling
wrrc 4s'6o{S7!l a''l 4sS1. In New York the
actual rutcs wasc tho same us In Chicago. The
nnstcd rates for sterling werc 4s3 and 4S9if.
French bankers bills wcFo 5ll}M anil 5I5, n,nl
ACTUAL rates were 5l5lG for Gu days aud 5tji{ On
dctth.1id.
.Consnls opened at Js !'.t0, nnl advanced 10
rs ZIG. Tito financial situation III 1.o,.10u Is
6till marked hy tistrnst a.n! uncertainty. In
France si.drc prn1,ttDus a.nie nf things ts To
be seen. In Il recent ur,fc!e IN the Dr,ats n.
i'ai,l Leroy }can!Ieu ono Of the chief financial
duth'rittcH OF France, comparing tho oNtcry
nl'ott iudnstrla. distress With !1c facts 1T tl.c
tnrsras!n cxnnrss Of s'nt',, '.ct,ircs the icrcas-
ing traffic MI 'lc rni!ronila, nnl ilc increasing
icvc''l1ss Of tic atatc winds np hy sayt,,g:
Are not wo Frc"cl! eitrl"us pcnpo' On all .i'es
we nsar nl 1a,n; aesieultnrn y rai,lsa, naanfnc.
res arp bcjus ejsctl. sarns ars eInr tr rcdnca
l!n ret tha rnimm renrir tnfl' morc ,,ais"fncurrd
tts sr :" w , ,'e,rer ,. a evsf miA tn tal"ny
irsyelt tnoro tiln, ever j" onIs. ensa.ncs n,ore
Es nus an thirst. which it. noyrr lacks
tUte stas md slil 4 sarinrn uhi r! 'aH ,1t sFrs
the fnudh To- nnhcHfdof rslcss. 1t milst hr al.
1itlea TINT 'l'esr orc cuf!"'s SYMPTOMS nj ruin.
eh'e"Ho os.s 'f'car:'Ea-s s'',t'o,,'W'--lht!eafe''
,at INC 'outnc OF u''s's'css "as essst''1s' Tie
o"""1ss sep"f'ca 'ets "e'nahu 1or lnans. Rates
were "Mf per ccht N' EAU, 'f16 ptr cent ntl
1'de' w1t nlew ri:olco safl loHsls ut + ,rr rcnt,
a,'u soHe snha!' 1llAe loans Of Stal0 per cent.
New osk oAenahso ~as IN lcsS '!"tn'!snl, nl Tho
currency movement - not Us much III fayor Of
NOW .lork rs It llas hecn.
IIlc condition ot thu ll1o11ev mnrkct Geuerally
Is mach '!ke 'flat III Fhl!auclphta, a. described
~ tlie Itdgsr' y say" that, although MONEY Is
easy '1csc u IN uilclsf icel!'' III tho market.
notwithstanding luz Improvement IN, some
b'nf'eA'n os gr'Era4 ba'Ii'csa arn1 tir continued
aet'Vty IN opefa'io''a III Inc siock market, tho
banks n'"1 nl''''cy'lenticrs have gradually lost
lhelf a[ln Oh fascs. AID isle market SHOWS signs
o1 AuflheF "eahehihE' Ill snet, It Ia not too
huea TO say TINT t4e very Improvement in gc,l-
erat business ~ Tar from Eca:ling to n greater
den'a'd Tor money, has Utmost had a coi,trarY
eAect'
An active 'lcma'hl exists Tor tlle Cook County
per cents md nncsons sales arc rcported ut
lol a''d Interest. :l'u brokers aru nov Iay!ng
" Tor scrip a','l ssi'tn:: ut a'. flc'e Ii not
much demand tor IT, Wcst Side CIty I.nlway
7-pcr-scnt certificates wcr.' sold ut tt31 s,ul ill.,
tcrcst. City a'i1 colnty bontls nrc In reaurst at
current 1'lhtatlo''s.
with few exceptions, the stocll-ltst showed
advancing a,,o'A;!p''s. Western Union tua,le
Ee event o. thr ,'ay by tfhc Of ~. o}S. from l0s16
tu luo's., III" h'ehrsa print If The day was
1os}5. Tlc sturIes of 1l'e lal dividend haYu
b'e'l revived, hut the strength ui this s,otls lies
Ill tue expectation tt'as It will be nuee
a.! H.srn'inrnt |. s'pcr-ecnt dividend scenrltv
Much higher utrcs arc eoht !ent's predicted by
tha bn'!a; l1e s'af slocks wrro all strong,
harsh rs it mns FYen 10 sny IT, e,' thy state.
'f'c''s ti'at Judge pae!ter, Of the Lcht*h com.
pany' was sIrts l'eyona l''r lope OF reroyrry. a
u!tpatr. waf received here a'tcr thu stock Mir.
Hst s'9sed, hnnt''i''r''i, hls death. Thu oppos
t!on oi 3uye l'aeser l'as lscn se chief dI!llcul-
~ 'n'thr way ii renewal os The coal eonlblun-
ton. nu1 ut 'hr stock n,arlset a1ythny sh,.,
tr'!tla t" sea continuation enhances tie yulue
81 tue coa' stort<a' Delaware Il Hudson AL
yanccd ~ TO 'l1sh; I.nckawanun l1s. tu5iX; nni
Jersey Cet'lrai Is. to 45.s. There WIZ un NIL.
Yanrn Ut th' Hrangcrs n.l,l ya,u!erbtt.,
sxrepsnS a,el|:an Central, wi!ci orncl
UNI c'nseI al afH ltakc Shore wrnt IN
from 1329 t6 Tat5, ntul closed ut 7:t1G. N.stll.