New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-02
THE MONEY MARKET.
THURSDAY. jan. 1-f. u.

vear Of 1879 probably Will % memoiaoie
III. sn.uc,al and commercial history OF 'no
s,-..aa states as year that was prolific OF EVEN"
IN IN are unparalleled in their magnitude me
C.-.rrmcut refunded $5i1. SG9.15O OF ITS ana
Wv .ort bonds into 4 per cents. The puohc deot
r.s,,e,t at the respective dates compares as fol-
lows: Ian. l,ls7o Dec. 81; -
e.: ssS s s%. s s%.
roar per cent bonds '~ - -
.........sI 81, sO9.si2.s.o sl.769215.Soo
.Esiima,ed o,oonooooi,
A.. n ais Is partly because OF the purchase OF
- CIR Geo 600 of Is Of 1881 for the sukng
I'D and the balance to q temporary Increase
,n the debt at the end of 1873 by an
,.ms OF 4 per cents faster than thc
m.turity of calls for fvc-twenties. Tie
total exchanges at the New-l"rk Cieat'"p
Uop.e amounted to 500, 235.G46,s20 against
",o s,s GIL 500 currency and 81 $40. :456,769
.oM-total. So, 4O1. 12S, O76 IN 1879 aud against
60, os5.27s.472 currency and $2.5lJ.37O,42S
,o,d-to,al 500, 800 Ga 300, III 1877
The foreign commerce of the port OF New-fork
..t;matinr the last few days of December, 1879
comparcs with that of the preceding two years as
follows: -
..s sss!s.s sss4
Total ........ s52i,5725ss sa5osooiyo s5Gd.5oOooO
nd bullion ss; sss
rs,,, .s5isse.is3 s3oCOis373 sla2,a55Oaa
'9f export. @ sa7oO.5a5 so5.'55oa2
of mports ......... s532sl.75!
In 1878 the general balance Of the export and Inn
<ort movements of the whole United States was a
rredit of 1901, 56s. 500. Tue year 1879 WI, shoT
credit something less than $4,000, 900 F in
ports compa re with 1878 as follows:
EXPORTS.
to November 80 Siaoal scs4Sa so
spse,e sna bullion. 4c2,0'a 2s&doo
Totals, s6s3OiS,S.3 s7o7,'65slo
INroETs. ,.o
Aerch,aai,s s4@ %7ii 10 s' s5G.a ;9
Total. c;, over IMPORTS. stS.j rs sij;
OF the specie received at N"w-lork. all hnt
sc. iai 2GO was received after August l. an, all
bu Sl2oo6.7S0 was received AFTER September
Tie Year 1879 was noted for series of sprcula-
tive Looms. no. ONLY IN SECURITIES hHt a,s"In 'ht
ar,ic"s Of commerce have advanced. and n"tNitti-
Standing tic occurrence OF numerous reactions. tie
rio>ig prices SHOW marked advances over t'ose OF
wear axe. The following gives he comparative
vices for ,hrrc ycars OF some Of the leading articles
ul crrhli.,!!>e:
Isii ~ Yer. lSIt. lo'o., 90,
Cotton, III ................'. -
~
,,o,n - - - 81 3lL 81,
Ta,S ' ,., ~, .'.,,..Sl3OO So Sl2 -
pr liz .........--........ - % 900 81,
Iron. No ioULGry. per t'r.....SlN" Sl'oo s33 "o
Almost cyerviinngeXc coal has had IT'S - boom
fine ca stocks have DOOMED J, bat tie prices
rcaztr f. c.,a! in 1879 average nearly 81 pei ton
l,Ss t,;o thr prices realized in 1873; so that. al
though IL" output OF coal for 1877" VIII reach over
to- 4
,h, - iial sam real 7"d i0r thu large guam
ti,v 81 lat wear will ONLY ht'lr If any
r,Gr. ', Ms r..,lzrd Tor tie smaller quantity OF
IS1S / .ui owing coinparativ table OF ;uc"s
riyr, If. i.-,'. Is L II Iti/ 81 each month AZ
the All, .io sales al coal by the D"awar' Lac ka-
wanna ..ad W'sisIr Company, x NpNi2 Tor Oci"-
trT VI ,..,,,,r ana December 1879. which are as
uraI q. o>>jlr To- tne actual rlccN at which cta