, 1880-12-08
BUSlN ESS.
Stocks Very Dull, but Money
Easier.
Ailvanco In quotntions Toward tho Close
-lsnmors OF tho Da5.
Light Country Orders for. Currency
Foreign Exchange Dcmoral'
lied.
Tho rrulate Markets Atilse md Strongtr-I}rsad.
h!ulIs llalAtr 1tr,ous, bul Tending Up.
A Decided Reaction In Provisions, with
Small Rocolpts Of Hogs.


etnrks wCro very quiet, and fluctuations wcru
wf.suht mitch intortst I'll tuwnrd tho cltsc,
wl,cn n ahnrp avnncu wiAs nude. Mnncy was
custer III New York, and Inrge supplies wcro re-
ported 10 hnvC cU,Nu from Ncw England points
ia ilcip Tho Nrw TURK borruwcrs. Unc r1'ts0r
inl It That s;;0,00U,oO0 had t,.cn rcrrlvc ff1,1n
Now Englanf. Foreign cxchNnHc rites t1lftc'lto
luavy gutt Imports iii tho ttcur fsurr a,i,t htrgo
supplies are aad 10 ho IN tho wnr. A''ticcs wcro
rpcutytnl frnnt Suw York encouraging purchases
Of stocks, md prl,mslnE custer money. West.
erl demands fer currency hAve Atnekeneat
but nre expected 10 bccon,e heavy nRnin.
MS large amounts Of grain atlu u grcat many
hous Aru still tE tG brought to tEArkpt. III
Chicago, thu monetary sstuntton n drifting to-
wnr ease. hut lonna nrc still per cent OIL cni,.
burlington & Qti!,,ry wns III t1onlatltl. pGli1ts
that ut rnst TT per cent dividend wOutt bU to-
cAr,s nt thu l,irccters' meeting this wrrk were
IN circulation, mud Ncre evidently believed.
Northwestern "a ilrM OH tho Immense trnilio Of
tho road, which II cMnnut furnish tho cRra 10 nc
cn,,otitc. Immense quantities Of wheat rc,,nln
III tho han!s Of the turner's ntonF Tho North
western to he n,nvct to n1nrktt. Gnlon 1'Hc!lao
WIS strong, md 10 i.r,nIy held. It's stock ls
cIn!mc,1 To bc worth lar4o atlvnncc nn tho
present prIco, as tito ronI has bcch Investing
millions OF surplus In feeders. which arc lis
property Independent Of tho Government l!cn
on tim 1na[n Hue botwccn O'naha and 0gtlcn.
Western Uiph mnto n frnctfonnl ltnprUre-
lncrtt. but does nut show mitch elasticity.
There wcrc snn,e Importuslt rlianBcs In prlca.
burlington j. Quincy inade to ~. tn l7iis ilook
laIand !. to IA: Morris & Essex III, to l10; Now
York Central J, To 1l3: Michigan Central ~. to
1l3; Northwestern ~, 10 l.NE; ST. Joo pro
ferret tx. 10 n.ai; itcutllng III. to hlsi; Man-
hnttar ii. ~ ijh; Unlun lucille ~. to 1r..!<
Western Union !. TO Maa; Chatta.onaa j, IL ~;
Anhlc & OhIn |, to "0ti: ittO Gran!u H. to tx.
f.
70: Iron a1Duntntn IL, to a13i: Northwestern
preferred /, 10 1lG.i. Tho o.hor fluctuations
wasu fracuonnj. 49,.
NHyernnGHt bonds wcre fntry ncssve III Chi
cnge. nnd tho public wcro buying marc freely
! lit Chfengo District ur Columbia J,G5s wcrc
1lal md lU01i; tho United Stntcs ls, 1llA nnL
1ll. tho Atss, wcrc 1l0!i nnl 1t0H+ cx. interest
tho Is. 10lG AMI 10l4; and tho s, l0ii aud l0i:i
| The "a AMI 4!ss closed IS wonker. Tho IL closct
Mt l1i9s md 1llat, nnd tho a!fs Il lower.
| Foreign txuhnhxG wAs very wcRk, QUOTA
tiuns dropping twice during tho afternoon
There arc largo otrcrIugs of hills on Ger
lunny and France. Sterling pUsted rntc
| wcro 80 md ifllt. 1Innkcss Attunl rule
were It's for sixty-tlny hills hn1 deo fo
tseu,uud. For slxty-lRy couilncrcial bills TO
prpsnpt delivery this mouth. as5lb471A. Post
| rd rntrs for rnrIs were 5,5 fur sixty ,lny,
md 6..!!I for sight. Six1y.tny commercial lllls
prompt delivery on llnvrc. FEY G9fItt a'l1 Mnr
priIlcs klI7sGGlait; fnr three weeks deliver.
lit per cent hotser. stxty-lay consnsorclnl bill
IN Antwerp, deliverable rropt, were Erl.ie
Gil Il; three weeks the snmc. 1innkcrs' Bills Vi
Germany we're !E}I for sixty days and etAi1at9
fur lrfs,1nti: stxty-Ay commercial bills rrunlp
ltEltst3: nnI FOR three weeks delivery FeaG
M b- Ii. flnnkGra Gultcrs on l1hltausl wcro 30.
G7.Fn 1-lG fur sixty days and i0.t for demand
sixiy-tlays' cumnlrscAt were .0.46l4N!z 4lus
trim noslns AN; Norway, Sweden. md Den
lnnrls, :7ts. ....
Tho lmpnrtatons OF specie md b,lllon;at No'
Yurl during tl.e past week were sJt4;a],0s9, cor
sls.Ing Of 81, 4G:s@:5l In geld and $flS3S In sve
as ngaItist tota1 Of s3,709t taM for tho cnrre
spending wcck lust year. Tho importation
s!nco tho 1st Of Junlnry and slnro 1st 0f AuEu!
| cnMlpurp tB follows with tho movement durill
tho eurresl,t,t,dtuK purlOda Inst yGMr: