New-York tribune., 1879-06-03
MONDAY. June 2-P. NJ.


Tho ,rblic debt statement issued to-day reports
reduction Of 81 54S, ,O40 in the amount of the inter
c~t-bcarng debt from the total reported for May l.
Tie changes that produced this result adecrease
Of Sq9 O5I $50 in the amount OF outstanding Us
and 80. .CSGG0O in The amount of OutstaudIrs per
conts: total decrease, Sl01 1875 800. The funded
debt on which interest has ceased since maturity
WIS decreased during the month Sl2l13,43O.
There were issued S73,9711OO per cent bonds
and S2I.G1041O 4 per cent refundmg certlh-
cates; total increase, 500 800 SO This statement
should pretty thoroughly explode the idea that the
Treasury was receiving money for the new 1 per
cent bonds aud per cent certificates faster than 1t
was paving it out in the redemption Of old issues.
There were calls for The pei cents 10 the amount
Of S97. .OOJ. 900 that only matured on aud after
Jnne4. The statement shows than about S26.OOO-
COO of thi, amount has already gone into the
Treasurv The first call for 10-i0s only n Itures on
July Q. yet il appears that S73000,000 Of these
bonds had been retired before June /. The avail
abe cash assets OF the Treasury were reduced $17,-
S75.s59
The stock speculation to-day, after a rather bold
openinr was feYerish and generally weak. The
coal stocks were particularly strong during the
early hours of business. but they also with the ex-
ceptiou of Central of New-Jarsey. were weak be-
fore the close. and declined from their highest
Western H.. Delaware and Hudson ] 50, and Nor
ri, and Essex 81 per cent. Central of New-Jersey
after rising from 52ls to 522l and declining
to 5ll2. closed at its opening figure. The
transact.ons in the stocks named amounted to
Gi200 shares Pacific Mail was dealt in to an I'M
usual amount and advanced from 15@9 to 17Ss. and
then after decline 30 16l2 fiually closed at 1714
THIS movement almost entirely one of the
room operators, was due TO idea. that
some returned Western tourists were about
10 lcgin a bull " campaign in the
stock Louisville and Nashville so far recovered
from its frgh, Of Saturday as advance per cent
and close q, 80. dispatch from Louisville states
that the question of selling the stock of this com
pauy which is held by the sinking fund commis-
SoncTs of Louisville is to be tied tothe voters
Of that city on the first Monday in August. IL this
is correct The spcculators still have sixty daysto
work in without fear of those 2jOOO shares coming
upon the market
There was more activity in Lake Shore and Michi-
ganCenira, but at declining prices. The final sales
Of Lake Shore show loss OF per cent from the
last prcc of Saturday, and Michigan Central, after
rally Of Il per cent. shows loss of 2as per cent,
closing at 1914 These figures are dlScouTagng
10 the person, who bought at abou 90 the excel
lent information that gwen out then concern
lng the cOmpany's business Erie was dull, which
perhaps NAV account for its decline of only ss per
cent. and Canada Southern duler sill, but sold
down to IS. St.Paul common early sold up to 52I.
bat later declined to 5las at which it closed the
preferred stock selling az 91G90i2 with only
mdi amount of transactions The North
western shares were dali and steady.
Wabash fell 29 per cent to 35SS. later raj
lying to 36l4. but closed weak. Kansas Pacific was
about Der cent lower on sales of only 800 shares
s.. Louis, Kansas City and Northern preferred
s per cent lower. aud ST. Louis, Iron Mountain
and Southern down to 81. The transactions
i'll all the stocks last named excepting Wabash,
were OF lnSignIilcSnt amounts. OF the inye sfment
shares Chicago Burlington and Quincy wa S l. per
cent lower at llG, ILLINOIS Central Il per cent at
- C.'cIgO aUd Alton y al S5i y, and Rock Island
= ~ l1o's; AcH-lOTk Elevated was la, higher at
IVA on sales Of 1000 shares. The telegraph
STOCKS were dull Atlantic aud Pacific declining
per cent, and Western Union d per cent. while
American District Telegraph gained IS per cent.
Inc bullion mining stocks continue active and
strong at both Boards Al the stock Exchange
Homcsta6e adv dyanced 10 1924 Ontario selling at
39A and Standard 'at 35a34l4. At the Mining
Board BOdie. after declining - 10 Al advanced 10
46l2S45. Consolidated Pacific sold at 6l2GS S07l2,
consolidated Virginia at Gl266os aud Cali
tornla al Ga, Crown Point declining from
to 81. There was greater activity in
nearly all ne good stocks The nominal par of which
PlO per snare, and prcos were higher. Huhill
9lNanced 70 100 regular, aud rs buyer 30 dovs.
HO0Nc 10 I1O Ieadvlle tx dividend to 3.75Q
80 Plumas TO $40, and Clinton to 31J.
ne general stock market closed weak, and the
niulhg market strong
kaNGE o. lHK STOCK
Atn90Tisa bl TIE Goid ond Stszk TslesraDh c,IapIay
-ActuSl f.,as
An -. Opg Hiss'L LoWrL F1usl Bd. Asked Sold.