New-York tribune., 1880-02-06
Foreign exchange ia firm with tendency 10
higher rates bat to-day's quotations remain as fol-

The Governors of the Bank of England. at their
regular meeting to-day. made no change IN the rate
of discount. and 1t remains NJ per cent. DURING
The week the bank lost fi5 600 bullion, hut he
proportion OF its reserve TO It's Liabilities,
which last week 47's per cent, is now
asia per cent. special dlsDatch rom Lon
don 10 X srnan's Wall Street Bureau states
Rates for discount hardening. partly in conss-
queDce of a general advance III prices ana the I'M
provement in business and partly in consequence
OF pressure IN me money zno m3tSs1 d1d
of Treasury bills wbieh o were t ,a,1,r,, allotted
and by the bids tor The New south Australian Gov
srnnient per cent loan If &3.25O,OOO. which st
a minimum of 92le was covered nearly i've
times over No allotments were made below 1884,"
Al the London Stock EXcbange. British cOusols
were ls higher ut 9SSls for boih money and ac-
the 4i9s and per cents being unchanged A. lllis
aud 1O6ls respectively. EIo iuctGated between
49i4 and 49Ss closing at the highest hgnre me pre-
frrred stock decliued q to 722 and funded 5s to
81 the second consOls beng steady ~ 33l2 Atlantic
aud Great Western Grsis were y lower at 73. The
seconds ranging from 35l4 TO 35l2. Illinois Central
declined 10 TO 1O7l2 and Reading quoted the
rst time for several DAYS at 3D. In Parls, French
3 per cents rose from s2.35 to 81 40 The Bank of
France reports gam III specie OF O'ooZooo Iahcs
/ for the week.
Company has declared per cent Interest 70 be dne
from the earnings OF the company ior the year
1879 to the boders Of ITS second mort gage income
bonds; per cent payable March l. 1880. and per
| cent PAYABLE September /. 1880.
Mr. John :. Kennedy chairman of the lntefna-
| tional and Great Northern Purchasing Committee,
gives notice that the first mortgage per cent gold
bonds and the second mortgage income bonds OF tho
| company ready for delivery to the holders OF
the Purchasing Committees trst mortgage receipts.
The Ontario Silver Mining Company has declared
its ifty-sccoDd dl lvideDd or the month cf January,
| pavable at the Office of Wells, Fargo a. Co. Feb
| ruary 16 Transfers close February 10.
The New-YOTk Fire Insurance Company mas de-
clared a senii-annual dividend % per cent.
The gross earnings of the ST. Louis Iron Mountain
| and Southern Railroad are reported as follows:
Month O, Jauuafy. S5si.029 s552G15 Inc. s2ls5ss
The receipts of ionr and grain at the principal
| Atlantic ports tins 9TH day of February, were:
New.York. Baltimore Phila. Boston.
VINE Tasa, sn.S 7Sl 47S8 ,Ss 7S sssSs SS sss sSs
Oats, bush. 7'9S9 7'9s9 li5s9 soo a,voo 800
b1IIsy 4d,s Sash Sasa.- os7Sa g7S9 276@5 $4,000 S'i
The following were the receipts and shipments at
and from Chicago and Milwaukee to-day:
chio1s$ TliTnssse ssSs cAGas? $50 Awsqsss ssoS
ys9s sl. 9}S s5iS 'f5ss sSs lsssa sss sseo
oats 5ae mus, Sush' 80. f2SS 1900 40s9 ..0O1
barley S":s 1895 s2SS sS SSS il49s5 4295 sSS sSS
The total movements for the week ended February
f. 1850, were AS follOws:
| AT ATLANTIC PORTS
, Rsssg: NSEfssA Gsss Ds sss F s56o HS;'aS
4
,,.o., ,,ss 91S 9gs li2-45 $1,000 0s 10.
WIZ VITA, ,,psb 9iSi25 lpS 1877 25l6OO FOG 9il
| oats bush..... G9Ot2 Io,e1i S<,zaV o"'v''
l!yc DIV allo i'VVV
Barley, BUSH ddgD1s a.~'1gyyy ,,,,, ,,no ss5 W
BUSH. 1yfs4eJ 39VnoI o. = inV aoa'.at
| cor WY OF 10 .TGa07O S557OO b994Up S5b 4s.
| TlsceJan 80 435lve z.z53f4g i'0pz'IVO 1890,
m per 10 00lu'Jo' o1Vl'I'V %ol0'iV' Oo'''i
| Al CHICAGO AND MILWAUKEE,
| geceipJs Shipments
Chicago Milwaukee. Chicago Mllwausee
| Flour Obls..... S4'to0 -~AV' '''-oV V''Y
wnea. bush. i4esOs Is4.goo Iosss7 4Aooo,
| Corn buslt.... l,OlHO-o ,ty,5tWV ,tVDV1
| bush. lvl.5tU 40 Io'tao 'sne
| bush. 0Os5VS e1, sS,crS 90
| Bailey. DnNb.. O4.C2S % "a or, 0Iz az 9I
cor roSs Sees 70 i2Gi.Si4 S5i2iO 727oi2 isos5'
iGIs gsa 'I"' y 80 7sO7O33 l92e.1oO $sl92Ss 47oe9t
! ri cor per 40 0.9a64IO 2O434lO SfihlSO o'S4' u
| EUROPEAN FfNA SCIAL Markets
toxnoS Feb 5The Of discount are hardening paIl
q, nsconenoe general advance IN pfces sha he In
nrovene in business and par In CONSEQUENCE OF pres
p % he money msrke created BY TIE sale OF one mDHoi
sd haf u Treasury bills which were io,eu M ,
,iehtly above per premium ana Oy tp1 plus 20
new south Australian Government ~. ocns az " o.
and 1uarer millions whio1 al minimum VI W u was GOV