, 1880-02-21
FINANCE AND TRADE.
Stocks Still Continue to Rise and
Advance.
Largo 1sLse in Western Union
. Conl Stocks Quiet,
Governments Higher Again-Thc
Local Market.
Tie Prodnco Markets Rntl,er Quiet
Whcat Slender.
Provisions Firnor-A Good Export De-
maud for Corn.
FINANCIAL.

fnyor Of higher prices. There wcro number
or losses, but they wrre Nil light. nnd hnrdly
threw shadow nu tho l,nth Of tho bulls. WEST
cru Unnn was tho carl pf tho tay, rising FROM
l1o to 11ai4. Atlantic & I'hctfc wRR oxcltc,! IN !
sympathy, fuctuntln9 batween Eli md HI,4 ami
closing nt das1. gain 1T 4, G.. q, c. J. fol-
lowed close utter Western Union III jts gafns
After lytug dormant n long Whit It rim Gp .ai.
II, sDM. Northwest WIS strntlY, but not very |
active. Tho cuu,mon nlNl!s y. to III, md tle
preferred Y, 10 t7. st. Paul WIS rreoIy dent In.
and after r,gng between my and SDsf. closc'l |
Mt sly, gain Of IL. all tho ot'al coal stocks
displayed moro lifc except Dtlnwntr Il itni-
eon. This, for MI tho rtitnors nt'ont about
vnndcrb!Cs dcnllngs III 1t, WIS dnll,
nntt recorded but fow transactions.
gnlning only Il, to TN. 1.acknwnDna
closed ut the highest point ut tho day, yisi, MI |
advance Of IL. jersey Central n,uie !, 10 Is;
Norris & Essex !, to 108; und llcattfng lia, to
g9A. Eric and Wabash remain tho puzzles of
tho market. Eric common made sk, 10 Am,
after selling Mt ATat; tho preferred 1oat x. to H.
md sold ms low lss TN. Wlbhsh WIS more aGtirD
than Eric, bit tIuct,Inted only brtwtcn tho nar-
row limits Of 4iS ard 45!4, closing ut A5H; tho
preferred lost 4, to 10!i. Tho subjects nr tho
lntest consolidation wgrG dull md neglected.
Minneapolis lost II, to 61h; sl0t1x CITY common
WINS unchanged nj 4. nnd tho preferred made \.
toBtI. Iron Mountain aud Ohio s. aifssIssilp.
which arc heltoyttt to hnve been lH'uBht aatcly
III urge quantities by ont pool, were quiet nnl
wenk. Ohio contsun WIS aH y, to J5E; tho
preferred innde !, tn m. Iron Mountain rlt,Kett
rs high us G3{, nntl ns Inv ns te.5, All closed ut
Sl1, loss Uf y. st. jon roso from 41:p IL 4.'s.
closing ut ~: md tho preferred from 73t to u.
closing ut AN. Luke shnre wns very strnng,
rising from lDGai to 10T:t whcro II cascd With II
net Euin uf Y.
Tie otllcr gatus wcrc Michigan Central X, to
ess: Northwest e, to ~: tho preferred Il, to
tral n, tn 10!s; Louisville & Nashville Il, ta III;
Northern Pacific II. to:ltE; the preferred !, to
81; nud Central Arizsua 4, to 1oE.
Thu iusscs were Indianapolis, Hlaointngton& &
Wcstern 115, to 10; Lhke Eric & Western 4, tu
GlM: Paelle Null u, to 43ss: snn FrHncfsco X, to
I6.z: kansas s. tfexas II, to 45sl: Canada South
crn X. to GsM: C., G. & |. C, Il, to III: Union
Pacific H. to tt..t; New York Cohtral IL. to l3:a:
and Manhattan II, to 4sai.
ChIcusu. Clinton, D,,buauo l. MInncsotn sold
at G5 and D5A, md closed at G5Ai lid. Flint Il
PORE Marquette wns ,9A. st. Joe & Cnmneil
Bluffs WINS 70, nrd boston Watcr-1' Power was 11M.
Eric second o. openel at 0pH md closed ut
pS.
In rnilroad bonds, In Now York Of, Wednesday.
: tho dealings wcrn large ind we'll distributed,
The Eric !ssuea led In putnt Ut nctiyity, tho
transactions In consolidated II reaching xl,0lD,-
COO, at 1alh9b1G; do consolidated seconds l'l-
sanced from 8e1 to D3ttS, tho funded 5s from 87st
to sS1f. Chesapeake &: Ohio Issues wrrc buoynnt,
and advanced from GsN to 10 for nrsts scrics u,
md from 43s to Nm for currency 81. G., nc.
bonds were higher, supplementary selling up to
NA, flrsta Trust Compnnr's certificates nssanicsl
10 s1ai and Incomes to 45. Kn,,sls s. Tcxns lrsts
fell bfl to 10N, but do seconds rnse per cullt,
% G1x.. Lchtgh e. Wilkesbnrra consolidated
Asscntcl were HtropK ut MTMl00 Ohlo s.
Mississippi, Springfield Dlvislon, n1vancel from
81 to BlIt and rcnCtctl To bi. Mobile j.
Ghio AatfMti1tpq international & fSrh1t
Northern. Kansus I'Ncifie, Elevated. and Rome,
Wntcrtown s. 0gslcnsiurg tssiles Wcr0 actively
trudc1 in nnd gcncrIlty advanced. Canndn
Southern ilrsts tell oil To r.: Iron Mountain
firsts preferred incomes to o., and sccontts do 10
Bl4: tho last named subsequently advanced to
83A, and closed At 81. st. Louis & Sim Franoisco
seconds woro hghor, class A sollinR up to
4lA, nnd ctass Il to T6.
1usiness III Government b0n1s In Chicago WIS
quiet. Tho District OF Columbia 3.05s wcro a7}S$
BID nnd 9SA asked. -Four per cents wore 1867;
bid aud 1D7 askrtl. They closed in Now York
with Balcs at l07. Tho ais here w0ro l08ai aud
I09k, tho Is 1oJai and 1Ujf, anl tho " 1U5k
and t05h.
Foreign exchange was stcAay. In sterling
posted rltes were 48,x and 487. Now York nct,sal
tntes were 4sJsGtisa md 4s,I,{ is8M. 1n Ehtcngo
actual rites Wcrc 4I'al mud 4s04. Sterling com.
mercinl Bills wore 48lA. Paris bills, G3k Gb1slll
Gernnu commercial bills wure o.. The exports
of domestic produce from Now York tho pitat
week were 20 e,5 !4 nRninst $1,lDl ,lG, tho uorre
spending week lust ycIr. From tho 1Rt ut Jan.
unry tn dnto, $iaa+al0, ,K50, ngunst <4I0o16GD for
Tho Hike period IN lS7!t As usllA the bulk Of tho
1htpN1ents arc to Great Britain, and nrc nude up
Of provisions, cottuH, n1,l othor rnw products.
rht shipmenta Of breadstuEs continue cUtn-
puratircly light.
Currency WIS nRnin ordered from Now York
BY tho Chicasobankur IND Now York nxchn,lgc
Rns quoted uotwcctl ut shipping rates OtE. Loni,a