, 1879-02-06
Fair Activity IN Governments...For.
eign Exchange Firmer.
Chicago Discounts Sma'ier---Cli~
cag0 Bears in Stocks.
The Produce Markets Active and Irreg.
ular--smaller Receipts Of
Grain.
Most Of the Markets Higher Early, but
Weakened Afterwards, and Closed
Lower.
FINANCIAL.

FINANCIAL.
Business IN Government bond. was moderate.
II go.,,i Tho f,s of 1881 declined K, to 105T.
The 'o04 Of 1867 advanced 16, 10 i0i1z, and the
.I..Us Of 1863 4, to 1G,t55, al the 1oi0s 4. 10
M. The Gs Of 1851 we're unchanged Al l0iA.
The ~ declined u, to to51{. The rcr cents
ara now quoted ut 1U0 hl,l ami 1904 asked.
Gold was quoted at 100A In grecubecks, with
only np,1,insl demand.
Foreign exchange was frn1ef. Tie supply Of |
Chicago bills II light. Orders from abroad FOR
stuff arc few, mud shippers arc t!nil about ac-
ceptipg the responsibility OF filling them III the
face Of the present difficulties about trauspor-
tattou. These difficulties may disappear, as
freight.csrs aEe now being sent Went to .uore
the grnin and provisions accumulated here.
Sterling grain AMI commercial bills were 4s.,.
French bills were 591A The actual rates for |
sterling we're 4s5l4 and 4sl. The postesf rates
were 4SG+ and ssh. Bankers' bills on Parla wrre |
6ls111 and 5ls3s; commercial, h2l4 anil al9s1;
Antwerp, .5is5{. and 5tt'sl; commercial, d225E
cia!, oi,1: gulldcrs Oh Holland, A0'4 md 4o1f;
commercial, 89s{. ......-. ..
Tie Bank Of England gained s3o5, 900 In bull
ion during the day.
Tbs Chicago discount market Is less active
tbnn It t,as been. The Board-uf-1 rat1e dcmnh'l
has been met for the time, and this is dull
month for other borrowers. Rates remnin at
a 10 per cent. The currency orders were small,
rs were the Feee'pes' pu1 'as suun''y @ oto ., so'
ings wcrc s3,3oo, 900.
| 4 quito respectable bear Interest Is said to
nave eeen 1os'nea IN sama*o' !,s .t'A.n
IL 10 % maue pa'nespal'5 o' tns '4.sc.
STOCKS. Inc at' fau' an. -'ot'""sete'',
lines a'a axpccted no" 10 t.o" u gooa oea,
Of a decline 10 earnings "na 'n'1 aasa'.ase VIII
DC taken o. sn's iact. fGoeaasl 1S he'er ~
aes'Tc NOUN "a stoeks IN ING p'esens su,u
Ton ot thiaea VIGOROUS psAt ea'"Fa'sh WI. ~
likely 10 nave F'ho'e el''st "' ,"s naihs1,
1l1e p''l's non'h .ns Lapaoans :" uees.asra
earn'nGs' put p,ant themselves o'' '.ss kene'a'
principle 'nat II 'ae eoun.'y 10 W 'n'e sooa
times tnls gear stocke at pretesl p1i.es arr
chezp' those VINO expect no pa'ueu'ar '"'*
proTement IN the times a'e ocass: oa' 'no'o
who do arc pa'ls' nc p!ooao'o a1'i1 u = ''n'n'-
grafton this spring sou''"esl"a'4 ~ -. hansas'
toloFaao' anti NEW ale1'ev - o". VI '''e .ue.oss
nke'y ~ nuke itee'. ~. !" NV ca'''itss :,,' VI
southwestern soaos' a"a ~ ''' p''ees % '"e''
stocks.
stocSs openeo stsone' u'a' sIle 0ee.'sa ~ ~
prospect Oh ahou'e3 ausauee' uu' eao'u! a' ~.
terward the market became weak, a"a ~ .nt
ciose prices ~ fu'o "e'a ~ s"o 'u"e0s ~ ~.
das. For northwestern common tns opsnsns ,
na hshes. pfaee nas 'l:s' .no o"es. s'sI n" I"1 -.
ing wa oos4: u. taaa M common aa4A'ssa a. ~
4o71s hus iell bacR 10 IVY 'he pFeieF'ea "A ~ =.
hs beat a. the opeo,nR' o., a,a s'esea " NV ~
worst, elN. hocK lslan" aes''"ea ~ ,.''n t.9r
TO lshN, Mleh1enn Lea'sa' run 90 ~ ~,
Lake sborc from 'l%s 10 ~, a'e9 ''saus to.1ss'
llllnoaa tchtfai was OIL n, W oo>a' 4"e's '
weFo no quota1ious ios A,so'' eoe'1uh VI
preferred. BURLINGTON :" Q".hrt a'." o''o'
Pacific aavanrea, thouen ees'aioiy ~. III es..
pathY' lhc former opeaea ~ Aio'4 apa Nv
vaneed =, to III; ana ensoo racine Ga'neu Gu ~
to O}si Erie was llishest NJ "c ol.eu'"e ""en
II was s'B, II aitei~afus feee"eos h'"' nas W,
. quoted at aiH; wabash 'ost 2h' eos'ne NJ
Obi" u Mississippi was one Of tNe eseept'ons u
the general rule u uecIa1'e, Tue common wcns
ito lo3f And closed a. 'oes, gam u = oh ''e
opening; the preierfea sold up 10 OIL an aa
.. vanro Of y. The Missouri stocks SHOWED W..
strength; ST. joe common went up from ~
to 16as, aud closed at h'4' ta prefer
, red ~. TO GE1' mud closed a. ~
a gain for ths Jay OF y; missouri
kansas 4 Texas advanced from VI u oos' an,
closed at G;S; antl st' LOUIS hansas e'ty
Northern sold up from tos W, b!t haal's
| ,aurw,n, na,swarc H. ljnitann ,yn. 0tY r. II
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