, 1879-02-15
Stock charlottesville Market
Steady but Firm.
New Superintendent Of The Mint---ltia
Qualifications for The Position.
The Produce Markets 1rregular--Provisiona
Active md Weak, but Closed
steadier.
Grain Unsettled, but Closed firm...A Good Ex.
port Demand for Flor.


nctloHH SOlnCHuals JUL Sill DnnRcfB report q
fair business doing. The demand for currency
from country correspondents IL fnoaoratc. City
customers, especially those III the produce aml
provision trade, require largo lines Of discount
to carry tile immense amounts Of those nrltclcs
steadily accumnlating in this market. Dealings
as compared With those OF fcw years ago are
immense Il 1nan tnny sc1l IL QUO or 20 0OO brs OF
pork In two or three minutes, while III another
section Of the Boarl-of-frade flall another b.Ys
eG0, ,o00 6t OF wheat, nnd another twice as nluc',
corn, without disturbing tho market at all,
or, at most, morc than a inero fraction
quotablc In the rcports. The markets generally
arc strone, nnl this creatcs moro active de-
manl for money. We hear to-day OF no figures
bctow 8, a,1l the range mny be quoted SOLD
Only nrst-cfase offerings receive aly attention.
The bank clcarings detutc ouy the usual
amount OF counter business. They wero S.
1905
transactions in Government per cent bonds
Showed n,osu octiylty, 4 sincle house sold
tt25,0oo. rrice, 100 to 100lf. Tie Is OF '8i,
l05NM1o01s. The 5-o0s Of 'd7. 1ols4@to9.
Tile b-oOs Ut 'os. 103AGe1o2H. United s.atcs
10-sos, t0l4@i0i1S. United Statcs Is OF ISL,
l0lG9l0i4. Unitcl States new ~, 105s<eD
1Npl.
Guild Is steady at former rates, aul tho dc.
nal,d Is merely numfnal. Quotations, 100 per
Sl,oO0 for large lots nnd 101t3.
There Is u very small fractional change In the
price 0f foreign exchange. Only moderate
amount OF shipments ara going forward; but,
ullloss there shuuu bo aume marked change In
the demand for our Staples on their side OF tllu
Atlantic, this market will much moro than sup
ply the home demand, and lcayc largo surplus
for sale to tho 6cnboard cities. For prices, sec
tnb'o appended hcsc,tnto.
euu1o's ooc''c'' NJ W WV casn' account, N9s;
e'os'ns. eas'. Ut aecount, W l-to,-a uccl1ne ot
~. ~ sIe"e'' 1enles oce1ca from I'LL tue 10
Ill o'>ae'-a very smnll shslhKaEc' however.
~ i"e s,osll mafKct' thotgh quses' has been
lt'h, AM t"efe afo Indications u higher prccs
strong parties were basers OF Northwestern
pse4cffoa a'"' liannioas u ~. DO preferred. vt.
ia"' common SHOWS it'uc'l strength, considering
Inc uceFeaso IN earnings, a"d Is probably sus-
ta'heu DY large SNORT Interest. New York
echsfal aasaneed - closing at llo1. Altchtcan
.ose ~ os<a UNI 1ol' oass 10 ess: Luke Shore.
'o1 opcnl"ri lowest, 1p>z. Chicago d North
cent oo Closing rates Inc tlay previous. rrcicr-
red closed ut ss'a. St. Paul openct' at 401s ana
closed nt 41aas, u rise Of IS oil tile closing
the day Previous. 81, Paul preferred
opened at VA a''t' closed at the same flg-
Msc. Rork island was steady ut 14
f"r Illinois Central, c., o. s. O., and Alton pre-
l'rreu tl'erc were no transactions In tits mar
kct' Alton common WIS steady ut 66ssl; Union
Pacific, a831. Ere opcnct Mt 2ss'>>s mid closed ut
Asa, r'se of "a. "abash stcady at 2iel. Ohio
" Mississippi closed sss higher, tc l!gurc being
122?94. Hannibal u st. 10 was stcaly u l5A do
preferred G!Dseu at i353, rlGc III n. Delaware
| &. Ilrtsnn runn1 stcndr at .i1i< l,ct..,rou,,
) Western also i stsasy Il *; New Jersey @
Central rose ", closfuE at AK. Weatcru Union
1,.1rrr.nt, ,nat X cIna,n,, nj tra,< Ation,I. T.
.'"h''o' 'o"h =, s'os"E ~ os@4' 1a''at''e "
PAcltc Closeu ut 1I91. CA'Iauu Southern sllrAHk
| n. r1usinr at b7g< Kansns Il 'rcxaa rosc Il.
| cius,ur ut GM. st. Louls & Kausns t.ty nr.,-
e'"7''.N ~ ~. .a.. ~ ~ 'Ha''"' o''3 "e"
fctrga sttnsIy Ut 3oAs, Morris IL Esscx DECLINED,
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II lhofe patl'cu'ar accoaut OIL a!4 euaaRes VII!
he futlud In the table below.
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