, 1879-06-25
Governments Steady-'-Forejgn Ex-
change Quiet.
Chicago Discounts Lessenipg--.
Changes III Stocks.
Tue Produce Markets etoaaior--Wheat
Stronger, with More Doing for June.
Other Markets Tame and Easy-.-8tocks
Of Grain In Store.
FINANCIAL.

El0nB Ul llc unY Ocl0fes lHG 10 he1V 1us1AHS
tos3sl bid In Chicago, anl l09N bid in New York.
Business was not active, AMI. rs OH Monday, the
principal effect Of the rise IN bonds WIS to
quicken The sales Of rcfundtug certificates But
the supply Of these is about exhausted. The
price now bid Is 1905. Tie Us ot 1881 wora
107tf bid: IN Chicago, tho H., 1o}l1, the ~,
1051h, at,t1 tho currency Gs, 1M.
Transactions ia foreign exchange wero light.
In Chicago sterling gra1n-b!lls vera AK tor
sixty.dny bills, anl 1861 for sight; aud Fronch
we're b211l for sixty-lay BILLS, and 518e< for
sight. Tie actual Chicago rttes for sterling
were 4s0h and 4SS1G6148S9<. In Now York the
actual rases wese 4855+. +.0e4SsN. Tic posted rates
for sterling vera 4s7>><14801. French baukora'
bills werc 5l5075l71f.
Consols opened and closed at o. 1.1a
Chicago bank clcarlnes were $3,400,00o, tutll-
eating only moderate business, The tendency
Of d!sconnts IL naturally at this time downward.
Rates remain at d15 and GOT per cent on cali,
and 7@8 and 0G110 pur cent on time The cur
rency movement Is toward tho interior, but
grows lightcr daily.
Local securities were dull. City scr]p Is sell.
Ing at o?3f. and sales OF Tradera' INSURANCE.
stock were made at ito.
Western Union led downward movement
10 8tocks that made tho whole market look
"@aENt AAlA0 ""9 1eIUfti13 AltA III INC ClOtG
prices wcre 1S@lH per cent abovo the lowest
prices Of the day. Western Union opened at
92h, advanced 96, to 93]s, ind then fcll rapidly
to 01. After this tllcro was an improvement,
which took the price back to whore it started,
99L. Michigan Central opened al,d closed, With
small Intervening fluctuations. ut 10Y Lake
Bhoro was Gull. md moved between the close
limits OF 7be6 and 7t2k, closing at 75SS. North
western common, although 1t Is sotd to have
been taken up By new pool, was weaker, mid
went down 5S, to cox. The preferred lost x.
to &c. The earnings Of tho third week
of juno are now announced to show m
increase Of 612o0o0. There Is d good deal Of
similarity between the rise Of Michigan Central
ia January and the work now being done In
Northwest. Crop reports from the st. raul's
country continue to be favorable, nntt its b,ts,.
pess is increasing, but the stool, was weaker,
The common lost 114, to M, aud tho preferred
1pen!nG and closing 1T 90. Union Pacific
iroppcd ~, to Is. but the close, 754, showed n
oss for the day Of I. Eric docs not ret exhibit
.hc influence of Mr.. Keene's prcsence in tho
Board. The opening Was at 2734, md there was
gain OF e, TO 27J1b. Tile preferred was IN.
changed. at >51N. The coal stocks exhibited
some weakness, but afterwards moved up again.
Delaware j. Hudson went down from a5lx 10
95A, but cold dun'ly at Aux. I.ackawupua
malc gain Of 75, 10 ii. Jersey Central
>ost II, 10 5o. Minneapolis Il st. l'au,
reappcared with quotation advanced to
3IM, Atlantic & Pacific followed Western
Union in ta oss, put moi In tic recovery, losing
4, TO a5h. Louisville j. Nashville made lis
appearance agaif, in the six.tes, opening nj u,
selling up To u, nnd closing ut Hl}6. Thu other
gains were Kansas CITY d. Northern u, to IN:
the preferred u, to soa5 :Kansas It Texas X. t.,