, 1880-02-06
Stocks Close with More Firmness
!! and Activity.
Government Bonds in Good De-
| :; lnand->Discounts Mod.
=. crate,
Light Currency Movement-The
Mining Board.
fhe rrolute Markets Attive-rroysions Weak
Decided Break In Pork.
!Brcadstnffa Comparatively Steady, but oloae
i Easier.
FINANCIAL.

It .
4 s,ccr, ,vero no. oct,vc In thu car,v hours of
h,,sf,,,.s ND ,,rsao. ,vnro wnak. ,rownrxl ,hn
,I,.,, ,rtaos t,nrr,o, rontdtr ami tim 1oat MN.
lts,,, sS,v.,; " ,roo+ dcni n s,rnnwth. On tho
,r,n - ro. ~, ,nnr,. ri yrn,n vh,ch Inn bcors
cn,,,,, m, ,,,oh sutafnctior, Tburo were ao,no
|snn ~, .,uctnnt,ons MIchtrnn contn,, dropped
|Tr1,, o IT, ,s,t c1,stnp ~ MIA Ioso Shore dc.
ci,nn fr,, ms: n int cns,nr NJ lsx: Erie pre-
-, sr,n, liz ~ VIZ. 1r,n Mn,,nt
atr drntvad rsnn :; t 6t,f. ami Than adynncc,
';..,,,t, ~ ra,t C.,n,t, Snu,Y,nr, WA nttochnt1
, AZ fnr.ea aa,,n rro,n r; .n o5u. rcooyornv to
i ~ rhts iI,o ia ,,c,nndcnt On thu Vanderbilt
,,n,,s ~ 10 nor,,,rs m II Inns M lncni
! hus,,,.sa ~ sncnb ri. Eursas & Torna aol3
= ,,o,vn ,ro,n ~ tn aE.;. cusInv mt AZ.
i 1,,th wnhnsh rcmmnn an, urotrrred made
1osacx ,.tho nrst Y, IN 4hx. mn, Tho second =. ~
rost 1rcr, roa - ouIck t,,rt, IN snn Prut,rfsco
nrcfer,cd ,vh,ch scnt 4 dawn fnm "A III "a. with
:, rocovarv n ~ t!hirnro a. Louis. md Ncw
o,Ioons n,u,,o ~. ,rcntsat lnsa. II nncnc,l nj
nj. a,,la ,,oyr tn 4; nnd cioac1 Mt H. n net ,1r-
n,i,,, nf",1 ra.sac MoIl ,yo, nnc t,f thp ri rnuv
~, ~, tha ,,st ~ n,,yn,rol frn,n HIx IN az,
~ ,s,,io nn,v u ,yns Iost ,nnhtnw tho rrt v.,u
"a. T,,,c r,,,,n,. ,s n. rn,opt n,,+Jon In r,,t
!: .a., r,,,%e hos sha.., Js !, n pns,ynn u, upnko
t,so,r =, ,,,., nt ,f n ,,taa,,nn tn I'm overland
,ou,os ,I - i. ,,,Ioxol thn+ the co,rtn1lsta II,
4,, 1,a,,t,n roas o,, trvnv n inv ,,t, thc stock
tr. o,,1or to rnnt1nl TN f,n,nunny. New
York Central 1nntlo n further advance IT
], II III, and is booked for II point
OF t"o .ho.c. vauer h'.a M'ss Nv. y.
eosa4' ~ ~ ~ W. ',,,'n -. ,,aa;a.,..., - ~
a.oa' h',e - ~ 7o:e' uno 49,, !s.sss a.. 49, ~
3l.4: ST, doc preferred Il. DICK; Kansas 'Tnx-
ns Il, tU ii; st. pnnl 4 Minneapolis i, to 49M;
Western Union y, to 10isi; Heading Il, 70 u;
Luke Erie 4 Western Il. to 31H; Ohio g. Sllsass-
p,te, ... La ~ e''s' y '''''
-, ~ .'Azs. ,,,.,.,. .,..,., - .>.,,,,
f.nkc slinre Il, ~ 10A EriH preferred II, to ri;
Columbus, Chlcuso e. 1ndana Centr1ll Il, to IN;
nclnwnrc g. Hudson Il, to 7A.s; New Jersey Gem
tras y, to 8lss; Cnnau Southern, Il, to G7:a; At
lHiit!c t. Pacific T.. to ~; San Franctacn ], tn
A3!i; tho preferred y, to 55h; Northern Pacltlo
n, 70 -; the preferred y, ~ 81: Central Facifo
], to al; indianapolis, bloomington Western
II, TO 40A; Sioux City 4, to 17:s; Nnnhattan =,
to b0h: Chesapeake Ohio y, To IN.
Chicago, Elintot,, Uulli1tle & Minnesota sold
Mt ~, and Flint & Pore Marquette 1T ~.
Thcso is good reason to bclleve q syndicate
hns been formed to sell large block Of Lake
Shore to European Investors. 1t Is stated TINT
tho Company will have about 81, 90 remain
ing fit its treasury aftor paylng dividend Of
pcnt. That Is. tho Company, after paying double
the rate OF annual dividend. Will yet have re-
1nalnlng moro th0n twice tho amount they hhd
last ycnr. It ia, therefore, considered probnbla
thnt tho Company may coinIncnco to pay quar-
terly dividends al per cont In April.
Eric second "a opcnod ut 90A, and closed Mt
00A.
III railroad bonds, IN Now York on I7iesdny'
tho principal activity WIS Iii tho Eric and tho
chesapeake . ONO Issues. Eric eonso'htatca
seconds weFu In active demand. md advanced 10
VIZ, thu purchases amounting to sa7tNN; 10
consolidated gold Is rose to ls, and funded bs to
s5A. Chesapeake u OHIO Issues Wcro bh0ynnt,
advancing sharply uhuCr lnrB0 purchases: flrata
aerlcs Il r,so lH per cent, to es; do currency O.
+o,n unnvu. :, ro~ua n rs,s ioo1tno, fro.,, I'M
~ ~ f1 AN"tes7 " A"Ath9 HAota oS1''s'1a SUM 'e
to lOik. wh1lR do BGCttIH fell 0f{ to SSH. md
,,+o. .o,,, IN ;, rutk r. y ~ r, n,at. dn,ttrcd
m nj nnt Al Inp1nu,entarv tn r}k 1rdtnunnolf.