, 1879-07-13

last year lO1 4'sV A4oAosooo
Sales of local securities were confined to Cook
County IS at 1o2]< and interest The brokers
are bidding 81 for scrip.
Holders Of h{acoupin County pcr cent re-
funding bonds were gratihed by the prompt pay
ment last Monday Of the interest due.
The Granger stocks were strong. Eastern
operators are buying heavily OF both Northwest
and St Paul, and one of the most prominent
brokers is reported to be buying Northwest for
Vanderbilt The Western short interest in st.
Paul are less demons:rativc than they hare
bseu. Reports from official sources represent
the condition Of the crops along the st.
Paul. road to be very fine, and good
weather for a fortnight more will in
sure heavy fall earnings to the road
Northwest common opened ut 6516, advanced
to 66<, and closed 3S lower, at 665S. The pre-
ferred made ~, to 97s<, but finally lost Is OF
this. St. Paul opened at 521, and closed at
the highest pcirt, 53s6. The preferred ad-
vanced Il, to SO, but closed at 92s<. Michigan
Central opened H better, at 7635, and advanced
to IN. Lake Shore went up from 7419 to
75A, selling at the last at 755. Rock Island,
Burlington & Quincy and Union Pacific were
not quoted on the ticker. Illinois Central is
attracting attention On account Of the better
9A+S~1
and this is also affecting Alton fayorab1y. The
Chicago correspondent OF the New York Daily
Bulletin. writes that up to date, since his pre-
yious report, the .tMarked feature in the crop
situation has been an abundance Of timely
rains; doing the most good, however, in Iii
nois; helping GRASS, giving corn new life, and
enabling it now TO stand the hot suus Of this
moath, which will carry it into ears. At no
-, enrfr- tua1
pccts better for a1l crops than to-day"
Illinois Central opened e above the point to
which it was forced the preceding day By the
yellow-fever scare, and gained e, to SSs6, losing
afterwards Il OF this. Alton opened anG closed
at IS, an advance OF l. Erie was very dull. The
two quotations we're 275< and FIX for the CON-
mon, and 5ls< and 5oforth preferred. The Wa
bash and Kansas City & Northern consolidation is
thing of waning interest Wabash declined Is,
to 36k; Kansas City common made Is, to 1I1335
and the preferred lost Il, to 479<. St. Joe was
weak, the common stock losing -, to 10; and
the preferred n, to 39h. All the coal stocks
made gains-Dclaware & Hudson Is, to 47177,
Iackawanna Il, to SIX; and Jersey Central 36,
to SIX. Wester1 Union was one OF the weak
est stocks on the list, advancing from 91H to 50
falling to 81, and closing at 914.
Erie second gold 6s opened at n, advanced to
III, aud closed at 763s.
st. Paul Sinking Fund Is were 1853: Buriins-
ton, Cedar Rapids g. Northern IS we're ~;
and Alton gold IS we're 1061<.
Railroad bonds, in New York on Thursday,
8ere generally firm and higher. Erie con-
solidated seconds led the market in point OF
activity. and advanced under an active demard
to 87X, closing at T775, on transactions aggre-
eating nearly S7O0, 900; Erie funded IS sold at
76x@76k, and consolidated Is at 1125sf91r2H.
The Toledo g. Wabash issues recorded q further
improycuent of 1@3 per cent. but lost Dor
tion Of the advance at the close; firsts sold up
to ITO. do St. Louis Division to 9S314, seconds to
SO, and consolidated conyertibles to s9-aH ex
coupou; at the close, St. Louis Division reacted
to 971s, and consolidated convertible to 'o75.
Great Western seconds, ex COUPON rose from
81 to So, and reacted to 6S11. Rome, Water
town & Ogdensburg consolidated hrsts 1ell
OF to SIX; Denver g. BIO Grande hrsts
to 91k; ST. Louis g. San Francisco, Class
3, to a.; OHIO d Mississippi consolidated to
nix: Kansas d. Texas consolidated assented
TO 70: do seconds to 30; Albany d susaue-
hama seconds to los; and Metropolitan flrsts TO
;7o5. Sales Of Toledo g. Wabash funded inter
oct consolidated converlb]es we're made at 55t9
5s- Hannibal g. St: Joseph convcrtibles rose to
702s<: Kansas Pacific, Denver Division, trust
rrceints assented to 10275; Union Pacific sink
ine finds to LIS; Ohio Il Mississippi SECONDS TO