, 1880-03-14
Stocks Fcverish, but Firmer at
the Close.
Money Active, and Speculation
inclined to Halt.
Governments steady-Foreign Exchange
Weake1-Local Finances.
The Produce Markets Less Actire. and
SteadIer-Efheat Easier.
4 Coed Shipping Demand for cora-Provis-
ions 1ame.


Stocks we're irregular and feverish. The ban
statement Has better than had been expected
and caused some covering by shorts. which gav
the market better look ut the end of bushes.
The activity Of money has bad da1upen1ng ef
feet On speculation, and the next three week
are not looked forward to as likely to e1hibi
much strength or buoyancy in stocks excep
where such special reasons as an advance in Goa
prices or some new and important combination
may operate.
Transactions were not large, and. as far n
Chicago was concerned, there was almost no ncv
buying. The only notable advance was gaiK
OF Fl by Lake Erie & Western, which closed Al
36S, after ranging between 56h and 33Hs. North.
west WAS firm, and gained =. TO 94sx, after sell
Ing at 945s and 9yx. Erie opened at Is, sold dow1
to NJ, advanced to 454, and was quoted finally
at 455s. gain OF ~ The preferred made I, tc
s0s. The coal stocks ure all strong, and reasons
gre limited for still greater activity ia the near
future Delaware g. Hudson. after selling down
from s3 to SIX, advanced to HaS, and closed at s.
Iackawanna made X, to 9s4 Jersey Central i, to
a;Morris Essex i. to 1u7a and Reading =, ia
s24- Wabash preferred made Il, to 694; North
err Pacific 4, to 3314; the preferred =. to 56as
Pacific Mail Il. to 5lS; Houston s. Texas 14 to
81: Chesapeake & Ohio i, to 23T: Sioux City i,
to <eA; the preferred Il, TO 78f; Louisville g.
Nashville 4, to l55; Cleveland, Columbus, Gin
NllUnA G. 4uUlaudpQuH ~ Avn AuA A2k6
Shore Il, to 10o1s.
The losses we're none OF them severe, except
Nashville T. Chattanooga, which hardly counts,
1t opened at %, sold down to S4, and closed at S.
Chicago, St. Louis & New Orleans declined IL, to
sa; San Francisco 4, to s.; Western Union y, to
1llh; Wabash y, to A4; Kansas & Texas =, to
43I: St. Joe preferred x, to .11s; Columbus,
Chicago l. Indiana Central 4, to TN; Iron
Mountain i, to COX; Ohio 8; Mississippi r, to
ST.
Eric second IS opened at olA, sold ut glh and
e0t. and closed at 91A.
Railroad bonds in New York ON Thursday,
were irregular. Erie consolidated seconds fell
on to a0.1+ but advanced to 9l14 at the close,
under nm active demand Chesapeake T. Ohio
serles were steady ut 69GGo1k; do currency
Is fell OF to -, and closed Ut 434; Kansas
& Texas trsts declined to 1o1, and rose to
1G!4, do seconds rose from g.: to G1A.
and declined to 6s.<. Mobile s. Ohio first debeu-
lures we're firm ut s5115h. Iron Mountain Sec
ond preferred incomes declined : per cent, to
81. Denver Rio Grande tirsts fell of to l03s,
and recovered to 1G34. Lafayette, Blooming
ton Muncte incomes declined from Il to TO-
Columbus. Chicago s. Indiana Central supple
mentary tell OF to IS; Boston, Hartford s. Erie
nrsts to 5SH.
There was more demand for Government
bonds District Of Columbia 363s were Of and
1o3s, the IS I'M and 1fr;ss ord +bo g. 7os;s
and JOSE.
Fore;rn ox,h.,,., ,-,. ,,-a.,,. ...., ,-..
supply Of bills. The nnstc1 rotcs fnr s-e-,i,s
wcrc 4s5,. and 1851. art,,,1 ,,+ns =, - r1s
were ~ and ~ mr., fn t>hi,ao,, ts.., .eo,.
Sterling grain bslls were ass: postoa ra4a. -.
francs we're 51ss: snd ~. ~ n.,ra,sa.a,s.
franc. wcrc 5e3st md 5.s.: pos4ea r,a-,-s ..--.
81 and a5s and commercial ,nar1~s ~ o. aaant,'
The New York Dnuy E,.1rtfn no1rts ~
thar rhe +r,dc ~ ~. vss1s f.. eo,..ts oal