xmtk HUNT'S MERCHANTS' MAGAZINE,

REPRESENTING THE COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL INTERESTS OF THE UNITED STATES

?YOL. 29. NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 29, 1879. NO. 753.

Financial. Financial. Financial. BOODY, John Cisco & Son, J. BANKERS, Phelps, Stokes & Co., McLELLAN No. 59 Wall Street, New York. DEPOSITS RECEIVED SUBJECT TO CHECK AT SIGHT. I. N, PHELPS, _ . „ AND INTEREST ALLOWED ON DAILY JA.MKS STOKES. BANKERS. BALANCES. ANSON PHELPS STORKS. ' & CO., GOVERNMENT BONDS, GOLD, STOCKS AND ALL INVESTMENT SECURITIES BOUGHT AND 45 WILL ST., NEW YORK. RANKERS, SOLD ON COMMISSION. COMMERCIAL CREDITS, WAUTON H. SHOWS. FIID. A. BBOWTT. 58 Broadway, cor. Exchange Place, in Dollars for use tn United States. Cuba, Jto., TRANSACT A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS. Walston H . Brown & Bro. in Pounds Sterling, available in any part of the world- INCLUDING THE PURCHASE AND SALE OF Also, TRAVELERS' CREDITS and STOCKS AND BONDS FOR CASH OR ON MAR- BANKERS, GIN. BUY AND SELL COMMERCIAL PAPER. CIRCULAR NOTES. 11 Pine Street, New York. P. 0. Box 447. D. A. BOODY. C. W. MCLELLAN, JB. 8PECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO THE NttGOTIA REUBEN LELAND, TION OF RAILROAD SECURITIES. Banque S. J. Kennedy & Co., Centrale Anversoise, Bankers and Merchants, R. T. Wilson & Co., BANKERS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS Antwerp. No. 63 WILLIAM STREET, 2 Exchange Court, New York. New York, Kountze Brothers, Paid-lJp Capital, - - 9,000,000 Francs. BUT AND SELL RAILROAD INVESTMENT SECURITIES; BANKERS, BOARD OF DIRECTORS : 12 WALL 8TREET, NEW YORK, Fhlix Grisab, President. Collect Coupons and Dividends! Issue Commercial and Travelers' Credits available Alfred Maqoixay (Graff 4 Maqnlnay), VlcePrei J. B. Von ser Bxckk (B. Von der Becke). NEGOTIATE LOANS AND DRAW BILLS OF In an parts of the world. Draw Time and Sight Bills Otto Gunthbr (Cornellle-Davld). on the Union Bank of London, and on the Credit Kmilk dk Gottal. EXCHANGE ON LONDON. Ad. Frank (Frank, Model & Cie.) Lyonnals, at Lyons or Paris. Make Cable Transfers. Aug. Nottkbohm (Nottebohm Freres). All business relating to the Construction and Fb. Dhanib (Mlchlels-Loos). Joh. Das. Foqrhahn, Jb. (Job. Dan. Fubrmann). Equipment of Railroads undertaken. Louis Wibib (Ed. Weber & Cie.) Hinckley & Jones, JULSS RaUTXNSTBACOH (C. Schmld * Cl6.) No. 19 William Street, New York. GOVERNMENT BONDS, STOCKS TRANSACTS A AND INVESTMENT SECURITIES BOUGHT AND SOLD ON COMMISSION. GENERAL RANKING R17SINESS. Sand, Hamilton & Co., SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO IfliMNG STOCKS. Asa P. Potteh, Prest. J. J. Eddy Cashier. BANKERS AND BROKERS, B. Hinckley, Wm. M. Lent, L . M. Jones. San Francisco. 2 Nassau Street, New York. Member N. Y. Stock Exchange. (Special.) Maverick National Bank, Member N. Y. Mining Stock Exchange. BOSTON, STOCKS AND BONDS BOUGHT AND OLD ON CAPITAL, $400,000 COMMISSION. H. Latham & Co., SURPLUS, 400,000 COMMERCIAL PAPER NEGOTIATED. J. BROKERS LN COLLECTIONS a specialty. Business from Banks n

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Foreign Exchange. Canadian Bank.. Foreign Banker*. Drexel, Morgan & Co., Merchants' Bank Nederlandsche HILL STREET, CANADA,OF Handel-Maatschappij, OF BROAD, NEW YORK. CORNER The jXctherlaiid Trading Society Capital, 85,401,790 Paid Up. Drexel & Co., Drexel, Harjes & Co OF HOLLAND, President, the Hon. JOHN HAMILTON. Mo.M South Thud St.. 81 Boulevard HaasimftDD ESTABLISED 1834. Vice-President, JOHN MCLENNAN, Esq. Philadelphia. Paris. Paid-up Capital, 36,000,000 Florin*. HEAD OFFICE, MONTREAL. ($14,4011,000, Gold ) DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN BANKERS. General Manager. Execute orderB for the purchase or sale of Merchan- GEORGE HAGUE, dise, Bonds, Macks, Deposits received subject to Draft. Securities, Gold. snd other securities, in the General Manager. Untted :-tates, Europe and the Last ; make Collections, Ac., Sought and sold ou Commission . Interest allowec WM. J. INGRAM, Asst. DepoBiu. Foreign Kxchauge. Commercial Credits. buy and sell Foreign Exchange, and give advances on upon Merchandise tor hxj>ort. Cable Transfers. Circular Letters for Travelers, BANKERS : OLIVER S. CARTER, Agents available In all parts M the world. Clydesdale Banking Comp'y. ) LONDON, ENG.-The STANTON BLAKE, V for NEW YORK—The Bank of New York. N. B. A. Attorneys and Agents or HENRY E. HAWLKY, ) America. The New York Agency buys and sells Sterling Ex- New Yobk, January 1, i-'.'.>. vi,-w.i-«. J. 8. MORGAN A CO., change, Cable Transfers, issues Credits available in in Office, 142 Pearl Street York. No. 82 OLD BROAD ST., LONDON. all parts of the world, makes collections Canada New and elsewhere, and issues Drafts payable at any of the offices of the bank In Canada. Demand Drafts issued payable in Scotland and Ireland, and every Brown Brothers & Co., description of foreign banking business undertaken. Adolph Boissevain & Co. New York Agency, 48 Exchange-place. lillKl.jii No. 59 WALL STREET, HENRY HAGUE. Agents. JOHN B. HARRIS, JR., ASS BILLS OF EXCHANGE COMMISSION MERCHANTS of Montreal. ON Bank AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND Great Britain and Ireland and France. CAPITAL, - $12, 0Oi>,000, Gold. N. Y. Correspondents.—Messrs. BLAKE BROS. A CO COMMERCIAL AND TRAVELERS' CREDITS SURPLUS, - 5,000,000, Gold. ISSUED, AVAILABLE IN ANT PART California Bank*. OF THE WORLD. GEORGE STEPHEN, President. C. F. SMITHERS, General Manager. Telegraphic Transfers of money be- The Nevada Bank NEW YORK OFFICE, tween this country and England Nos. 59 A 61 WALL STREET. OF SAN FRANCISCO. France. and Walter Watson,) Agents.A»»nt« New York Agency, 62 Wall Street- A. Lang, J & W. Seligman & Co., Buy and sell Sterling Exchange, Francs and Cable J. Transfers grant Commercial and Travelers' Credits Capital, paid np. ... S10, 000,0(0 Gold. ; Surplus, (invested in BANK BUS, available in any part of the world ; issue drafts on and make collections In Chicago and throughout U.S.Bond.8) 3,500,000 " 69 EXCHANGE PLACE, the Dominion of Canada. l.'OKNBK BROAD STKBBT. SEW } ORB.. GEORGE L. BRANDER, Agent. London Office, No. 9 Rlrchln Lane. Issar Letters of Credit for Travelers, Issue Commercial and Travelers' Credits available AGENCY OF THE in any part of the world. Draws Exchange, Foreign Payable In any part of Knrone. Asia, Arrlca, Austral:* and Inland, and makes Transfers of Money by Tele- snd America. Bank of British graph and Cable. Gives special attention to Gold Draw Rills of Bxcaana-e and make telegraphic trans- and Silver Bullion and Specie, and to California fers of money on Europe and California. Collections and Securities; and arranges to pay North America, Dividends on such securities at due dates. No. 52 WALL STREET. Bankers, London, SMITH, PAYNE & SMITHS. John Munroe & Co., do do UNION BANK OF LONDON. Commercial Credits Issued for use In Europe, China, do NewYork.BANK OF NEW YORK, N. B. A. No. 8 Wall Street, New York, Japan, the East and West Indies, and South America. do do American exchange Nat. Bank. Demand Bills No. 4 Post Office Square, Roston. and Time of Exchange, payable in London and elsewnere, bought and sold at current THE CHEQUES AND CABLE TRANSFERS ON rates; also Cable Transfers. MUNROE .V CO., PARIS. Demand Drafts on Scotland and Ireland, also on Anglo-Californian Bank Canada, British Columbia and San Francisco. Bills STERLING CHEQUES AND BILLS AT SIXTY (LIMITED). DAYS' SIGHT ON Collected and other Banking Business transacted. D. A. MACTAV1SH,) Agents..„-„ LONDON, Head Office, 3 Angel Court. ALEXANDERS & CO., LONDON. WM.LaWSON. J SAN FRANCISCO Office. 422 California St. Ctkctlab Notbb and Credits fob Tbatblxbb. Imperial Bank of Canada NEW YORK Agents, J. & W. Sengman A Co. Capital, $1,000,000. Authorized Capital, - - $6,000,000. S. G. & G. C. Ward," Paid up and Reserve, • 1,700,000. H. 8. HOWLAND, President ; D. K. WILKIE, Cashier AGKNT8 FOB HEAD OFFICE, TORONTO. Transact a general bunking business. Issue Com- BARING BROTHERS A COMPANY, mercial credits and Bills of Exchange, available in Bbanchks ; WALL STREET. all parts of the world. Collections and orders for 6i NRT# YORK. 8T. CATHARINES, PORT COLBORNE, ST. THOMAS Bonds, Stocks, etc., executed upon the most favor. 28 STATE STREET, BOSTON. INGERSOLL, WELLAND, DUNNY.LLE. FEKGUS. able terms. FUKD'K F. LOW, («„„„„„.Managers. STKI.NHART. j Dealers In American Currency and Sterling Exchange- IGNATX P. N. LILIENTHAL. Cashier. Agents In London l Agents in New York: B08ANQ.TJBT, Salt & Co., Bank op Montbbal. & Stuart & Co., I J. 93 Loin bard street. 5» Wall street. J. I Boston Bankers. 33 NASSAU STREET. Promptest attention paid to collections payable In any part of Canada. BILLS OF EXCHANGE Aporoved Canadian business paper, payable In gold ON or currency, discounted on reasonable terms, and J Stanton D. Loring, SMITH, PAYNE A- SMITH'S, proceeds remitted to any part of the United States by BANKERS, LONDON gold or currency draft on New York. ; Late Cashier Blackstone National Bank) MANCHESTER A COUNTY BANK, " LIMITED ;" Foreign Bankers. BANKER AND BROKER. MANCHESTER, PAYABLE IN LONDON; No. 51 STATE STREET, ULSTER RANKING COMPANY, Nederlandsch Indische BELFAST, IRELAND BOSTON. j AND OS TUB , Handelsbank, Dealer in CITY, COUNTY and RAILROAD BONDS NATIONAL BANK OP SCOTLAND, ED1NBURG, AND BRANCHES; A M S,T ERDAM, HOLLAND. ALSO, Established in 1863. Jackson & Curtis, CABLE TRANSFERS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT Pald-Up Capital, 12,00 ,000 Guilders ($4,800,000 Gold.; STOCK BROKERS, Knoblauch HEAD OFFICE IN AMSTERDAM. SIMMONS' HUILDING, Agencies in Batavia, Soerabayaand Samarang & Liechtenstein, Correspondents in Padang. Boston, Slass. Issue commercial credits, make advances on ship. BANKERS, ments of staple merchandise, and transact othe, William St., cor. Exchange Place. business of a financial character in connection with Parker & Stackpole, NEW YORE. the trade with the Dutch East Indies. Make Telegraphic Money Transfers. RANKERS, Draw Bills HLAKE RROTHERS A CO., of Exchange and Issue Letten ef Credlc •n all principal cities o Enrope. Agents for North America, No. 68 DEVONSHIRE STREET 8PECIAL PARTNER, 54 wall street, new york, DEUTSCHE BANK, Berlin. 28 STATE STREET BOSTON. [BOSTON. 1 :

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Boston Banker*. Iluuiicial. I'lnaiH'lal. Basset Co., First Mortgage six Per Cent Bonds Brewster, & OT TSHK BANKERS, Chicago Mil. & St. Paul Tio. 3* CONGRESS STREET, Railway Co. Purchase and sell, on Commission. GOVERNMENT. toaton, HlMt. STATK, MUNICIPAL and RAILROAD BONDS PRINCIPAL DDE JULY 1, 1909. "ml STOCKS, and all classes of Securities dealt in Dealers In Blocks. Bonds, Gold and Commercial at the NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, or all Interest Payable. January and Jstlt. reputable Securities houxht and sold In the OPEN secured by a .saper. MARKET. LOANS anil co.MMKHCl A I, I'Al'KK FIKM lion i (. » ( .i >- THE SOUTH- Communion at Broken Board negotiated. Interest paid on DEPOSITS subject to Orders executed on check. WESTERN DIVISION. Auctions, and Private Sale. WILLIAM B. nATCH, FOR BALK BY Securities constantlrnn hand. THOMAS H. It. .1 in A FRANK JENKINS Investment WIXM.OW, LANIER A CO., u«o. Wx. Billov. (laoKos H. Holt, 26 NASSAU STREET, Member N. V. Stook Exchange. H. H. Hollister & Co., J. 8. lilWIIIl A CO., BANKERS AND BROKERS, 63 WiLLIAM STREET. 4»eo.Wiii.Balloii&Co NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. Stocks, Governments and Miscellaneous Securities Ewell & Maitland, 3 WALL STREET, t« DEVONSHIRE ST., bought and sold on commission. YORK HOUSE: New York, Boston, NEW HOUSE BALTIMORE BANKERS AND BROKERS, 43 New Street. 21 South Street. No. 58 BROADWAY, BANKERS AND DEALERS IN H. H. Hollister. h. h. Hollister, Romkrt B. Holmes, s. H. Dunan. Buy and sell en commission all securities dealt In at Members of New York Stock Exchange. the New York Stock Exchange or In this market Municipal Bonds, also Mining shares. Dodge, Potter & Co., J. N. EWELL, ALKX. MAITLAND. BANKERS Member of N. Y. Stock Exchange. •Chas. A. Sweet & Co., AND yantes M. Drake & Co. BANKERS COTTON COMMISSION MERCHANTS, BANKEBS, 40 STATE STREET, BOSTON. 34 PINE STREET, 21 AND 22 DREXEL BUILDING. New York. Wall St., New York, DEALERS IN GOVERNMENT BKCU-ilTIBS. Oo.o BUY and SELL RAILROAD STOCKS and BONDS, 'State. CUT. County and Railroad Bonds U. S. GOVEKNMKNT, STATE. CITY, and all other Negotiable Securities, ON COMMISSION. Coleman Benedict & Co. Mr. J. M. Drake has been a member of the New F. H. Peck, STOCK AND BOND BROKERS, York Stock Exchange since 1608, and will give per- sonal attention to all business entrusted to the arm. If l \ K K U \ N O II II (. K I! It 92 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. Stocks. Railroad Bonds, Governments, and all Se- S. No. 7 EXCHANGE PLACE, curities dealt In at the New York Stock Exchange E. Bailey, bought and sold for investment or carried on mar- T PINE STREET. BOSTON. gin, strictly on commission. Coleman Benedict, J as. McGovern, Jk. Dealings In Member N. Y. Stock and Mining Exchanges. IMiila. A Baltimore Bankers. Insurance Stocks A SPECIAJ.TY. Bell Austin, paid at for the SecuriUr. J. o/o.cJI)o.iCS^. Cash once above ; or tker STOCK BROKER, will be sold on commission, at oiler's outiou *OS WALNUT PLACE (316 WALNUT ST.), PHILADELPHIA. H. L. Grant, Orders In Stocks and Bonds promptly executed at the Philadelphia and New i ork Boards. CKJ Co. No. 146 BROADWAY, BACKERS, NEW YORK. Wilson, Colston Co., & COR. OK WALL STREET AND BBOADWAT CITY RAILROAD STOCKS & BONDS BANKERS AND SttOKBRS, New York. BOUGHT AND SOLD. BALTIMORE. Transact a General Banking Business, Including See quotations of City Railroads In this [ INVESTMENT and VIRGINIA SECURITIES ipeclaltv. the purchase and sale of STOCKS and BONDS for Correspondence solicited and Information fnt cash or on margin. WANTED atshed. All kinds of MISSOURI and ILLINOIS DE- i and Sell Investment N. . Cobrjebpondkntb—McKlm Brothers A «'o. Bar Securities. FAULTED COUNTY BONDS. Highest market price paid for them. Give full description, P. O. 8.647. and BOX address, Southern Banken, M. Kidder. L. A. COQTJAHD, A Wa yi.and Trass, h. J. Morse. BANKER AND BROKER, 124 N. Third street, St. Louis, Mo. B. E. BifRRDSB, Prea't. A. K. Waticra, Cashiei Gilman, Son & Co., First National Bank, BANKERS, NewYork,New England »vii.'ii>ij'i-«i»n. Htm. 62 CEDAR STREET, Collections uiane mi all parts of the TTnlt.ed state* & Western In addition a THOS. P. MIl.LI.lt, R. 1). WILLIAMS, JNO. W. MILLElt- to General Banking Business, buy and CHAg. B. Mil. 1. 1. 1;. sell Government Bonds and Investment Securities. INVESTMENT CO. Thos. P. Miller & Co., (INCORPORATED.) BANKERS. R. tT. Kimball Co., MOBILE, ALABAMA. & Capital Stock - - $200,000. Special attention paid to collections, with prompt BANKERS and NEW YORK, BOSTON, PHILADEL- remittances at current rates of exchange on day of BROKERS payment. Exchange PHIA AND CHICAGO. Correspondents.—German-American Bank, New 4 Court, New York. \ ork ; Louisiana National Bank, New Orleans 31 & 33 PINE STREET, NEW YORK. ; Bank 12 years membership in N. Y. Stock Exchange. of Liverpool, Liverpool. MONEY CAREFULLY INVESTED for Capital- Buy and Sell on Commission, Cash, ists, Trustees of Estates, Guardians, Fire and Life for or on Insurance Companies, Savings Banks, Margin, Stocks, Bonds, and all Investment Corporations Citizens' Bank and other investors. Strictly conservative. Securities, in tots to suit. LOANS CAREFULLY PLACED on Western OF Farm Mortgages, at 8, 9 and 10 per cent interest, and GEORGIA, on choice business property in Cincinnati, Cleve- ATLANTA, GEORGIA. D. Probst & Co., land, Indianapolis, Detroit, Chicago, St. Louis. Kan- J. sas City and other I urge Western cities. Current interest collected without charge. Loans carefully Buys and sells on commission all Georgia securi- ' ties. Collections solicited. STOCK AND ROND BROKERS, placed also on Real Estate in the Cities of New York. Brooklyn, Jersey City Newark, Corresponds with and refers to American Ac. Exchange National Bank. No. 52 EXCHANGE PLACE, NEW YORK. MUNICIPAL, DISTRICT SCHOOL, GAS AND WATER BONDS, RAILROADand other CORPOR- I'khi no Brows, Pres't. W. H. Pattkrso.v. Cash*. Stocks, Railroad bonds. Governments, and ATE BONDS negotiated. Defaulted Bonds con- verted into interest-paying Investments. Coupons C. F. Pkhzbl, ) Miscellaneous Securities, Bought and Sold J STATE BANK, C. T. WiLHl collected. President. i Incorporated 1(175. J Cashier. TEMPORARY LOANS made to Counties, Towns and Cities in anticipation of taxes and other B. F. Blakeslee, revenues. Coupons paid for States, Counties, Towns, German Bank, Cities. Railroad Companies, Ac. WILL ACT AS STOCK TRANSFER AGENT for LITTLE ROCK, ARK. ROND AND STOCK BROKER, Railroad, Mining and other corporations, and also as Trustee of Bondholders. CAPITAL (Pam-ra) $75,000. 333 MAIN STREET (Hills Block), FINANCIAL NEGOTIATIONS conducted for Surplus States, Counties, Towns, Cities, Railroad and other 26,000. Corporations, and Individuals. Prompt attention Riven HARTFORD, CONN. to all business In onr line. John C. Short President. N. Y. UoEs«»romiNT«, Donnell, Lawson ft Co. and Special attention paid to investment orders for Geo. W. Debkvoisk, Vice-President* toe Metiopollua National Bank. miscellaneous Stocks and Bonds. wm. P. Watson, Secretary and Treasurer. :

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Financial. Financial. Financial. 'PRE INTERES r ON THE KIILtOW- CO. -1 lowing Bonds is payable at the Bonking House CITY OF ATLANTA, UNION TRUST of Messrs. Wlnslow. Lanier & Co., corner of Nassau Now York City, on and after De- OF NEW YORK, and Cedar streets, STATE OF GEORGIA, mCHMONI) FORT WAYNE RR. CO- St. CINn' No. 73 Broadway, Cor. Rector First Mortgage 7b. SIX PER CENTUM BONDS, 1NDIANA- State Temporary Loan 6a. PAYABLE JANUARY 1ST. 1893. CAPITAL, - . rT . - $1,000,000. RANGE RAILROAD— MINERAL Principal First Mortgage 8s. and Interest Paid at HAS SPECIAL FACILITIES FOR ACTING AS PITTSBURG FT. WAYNE & CHICAGO RR. CO.- NATIONAL PARK BANK, YORK CITY. First Mortgage 7a. NEW Transfer Agent and 8econd Mortgage 7s. OHIO- For Sale at Par and Interest. Registrar of Stocks. PORTSMOUTH, Municipal 8s. GEO. K. SI STARE'S SONS, Authorized by law to act as Executor, Administra- RICHLAND, INDIANA— Trustee, and Is a TwwnshipRs. „ tor, Guardian, Receiver, or SCIOTO VALLEY RAILWAY— 17 NASSAU ST., N. Y. LM.tl. DEPOSITORY FOR MONEY. Equipment Trust 8s December 10. Issued by Act of General Assembly op State Interest allowed on Deposits, which may be made NANCOCK, INDIANA.— of Georgia. Charter prohibits any in- and withdrawn at any time. County 6s. crease of debt, and requires an annual N. B.—Checks on this institution pass through the Clearlng-House. EDWARD KING, Prestdent. reduction to be made. J. M. McLean, 1st Vice-President. TTOLDERS OF THE CHICAGO & J. H. Ogilvie, 2d Vice President. GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY Denver South Park & EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. and CINCINNATI & CHICAGO AIR-LINE RAIL- J. M. McLean, SAMUEL WlLLXTa, AtJSCSTTJS SCBELL, W«. WhiTEWBIOHT, ROAD COMPANY BONDS are requested to call on, Pacific RR. Co. E. B. Wesley, Geo. Cabot Wakd 6. G. Williams, C D. Wood. or send their address to, the Bondholders' Com- FIRST MORTGAGE SINKING FUND A. O. RONAE.DSON, Secretary. Chicago & Indiana Central mittee of the Columbus Seven Per Cent Bonds. Railway Company, at the office of A. ISELIN & CO., DUE 1905. The Brooklyn Trust Co. No. 48 Wall street, New York. Issued at $12,000 per mile of completed road. Cor. of Montague & Clinton sts., Brooklyn, N. T.' ST. LOUIS IKON 1WOUNTAIN &. Principal and interest payable in New York in This Company is authorized by special charter to SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, No. 20 Nas- United States Gold Coin or in London or Frankfort, act as receiver, trustee, guardian, executor, or ad- York, Nov. 26, 1879.— Coupons due sau street, New at the option of the holder. ministrator. December 1, 1879, of ST. LOUIS & IKOff MOUN- It can act as agent in the sale or management of TAIN (ARKANSAS BRANCH) RAILWAY COM- Coupons May and November. Registration of receive real estate, collect interest or dividends, PANY, and of CAIRO ARKANSAS & TEXAS Bonds provided. registry and transfer books, or make purchase and RAILROAD COMPANY, will be paid on and after sale of Government and other securities. that day on presentation at this office. FOR SALE BY Religious and charitable institutions, and persons D. W. McWILLIAMS, Treasurer. nnaccustomed to the transaction of business, will WINSL.OW, LANIER & CO., ilnd this Company a safe and convenient depository 11 Pine Street, New York, ) No. Nassau Street. ROPES, President. 26 for money. RIPLEY November 28, 1879. S CHAS. R. MARVIN, Vice-Pres't. NOTICE. Edgar M. Cullen, Counsel. THE COUPON* OF TH«3 SIOUX TRUSTEES CITY & PEMBINA BONDS due on the 1st day Jno.W. Lapsley, Trustee, llntheChan- Wm. B. Kendall, Henry Sanger, Alex. McCue, os. eery Court at will be paid at our office on and after [ John P. Rolfe, Chas. B.Marvin. A A. Low. of December The Selma & Gulf R.R. Co., et al.) Selma.Ala. Thomas Sullivan, Atom. B.Baylis, Henry K.Sheldon H. BRO. that date. WALSTON BROWN & NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the holders and H. E. Pierrepont, Dan'l Chauncey* John T. Martin, " Josiah Low, Ripley Ropes, owners of what are termed the First Mortgage Alex. M. White, O. Gulf Rail- Austin Corbin. Edmund W. Conies. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COM- 8tate Endorsed Bonds of The Selma & WM. R. BUNKER, Secretary. Phila- road Company" that the railroad and other prop- PANY, Treasurer's Department, erty of said company was sold on the 22d day of delphia, Nov. 1, 1879.—The Board of Directors has September, 1879, for the sum of one hundred and : one hundred dollars, and that, "WANTED this day declared a semi-annual Dividend of TWO twenty thousand Louisville New Albany & Chicago RR. Stock. after paying off and discharging all preferred claims, CENT on the capital stock Flint St, Pere Marquette Railroad Bonds. AND ONE-HALF PER there will remain in the hands of the Court Central Railroad of Iowa Bonds. of the Company, clear of all taxes, payable on and about fifty thousand dollars to be distributed pro Port Huron & Lake Michigan Railroad Certificates. rata among the holders of said bonds who shall after Nov. 29 to stockholders as registered on the Fort Wayne Jackson &. Saginaw RR. Bonds. present and prove their bonds within the time re- Western Railroad Securities. books at 3 P. M.Oct. 81. quired in this notice. And the said bondholders St. Joseph & D. Treasurer. Atchison & Pike's Peak RR. Bond?, Stock and Scrip. JOHN TAYLOR, are further notified that they are required to pre- New Jersey Midland Railroad Certificates. sent and prove their said bonds before the under- New York & Oswego RR. Bonds and Certificates. OFFICE OF THE NEW YORK, signed on or before the 1st day of March, 1860, or International & Great Northern Railroad Stock. PROVIDENCE & BOSTON RR. CO. (STONING- they will be forever barred of the right to share in Indianapolis & St. Louis Railroad Bonds. the distribution of said fund. Kansas & Nebraska RR. Bonds and Stock. ton Railroad), Stonington, conn., November 18, B. H. CRAIG. Register. Indianapolis Bloomington & Western KK. Bonds. 1879.—The stockholders of this company are hereby of Western States. City, County and Town Bonds that the annual meeting for an election of City of Wtnona, Minn., Bonds. notified City of St. Joseph, Mo., 7 and 10 Per Cent Bonds. directors for the ensuing year, and also for the Alfred H. Smith & Co., City of Atchison, Kansas, Old Bonds. transaction of such other business as may come X\?t. R. I TM:V, 31 Pine St., N. V. before them, will be held in the Company's Office, Importers of and Wholesale Dealers in in the City of Providence, State of Rhode Island, on Smith the 10th day of December, 1879, at 10 o'clock A. M. & Hannaman, The polls will be open from 10:30 to 11 o'clock A.M. DIAMONDS Transfer books will be closed from Nov. 29 to INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, Dec. 11, 1879. SAMUEL D. BABCOCK, EXCLUSIVELY, President. MARK SAFE AND PRO.QPX LOANS 14 JOHN STREET, NEW VOBK. SAINT LOUIS ALTON & TERRE ON SOUTHERN. HAUTE RR. CO , No. 12 WALL ST., NEW YORK, CHICAGO & CANADA ST. JOSEPH & WESTERN, REAL ESTATE SECURITY. Nov. 17, 18v9.—To the Holders of SECOND MORT- GAGE PREFERRED BONDS of the ST. LOUIS ST. JOSEPH A. PACIFIC, ALTON & TERRE HAUTE RAILROAD COM- KANSAS AND NEBRASKA SECURITIES, Thomas P. Miller & Co7, PANY.—Coupons of series C of these bonds, due BOUGHT AND SOLD BY Aug. 1, 1879, will be paid on presentation at the Third J S. STANTON, 19 Natsau Street. BANKERS , National Bank in this city, on and after Wednesday, HOHII.IC, ALABAMA, the 17th inst., in accordance with the order of the BUY AND SELL United States Court. Albert E. Hachiield, Alabama State Bonds, W. BAYARD CUTTING, President. 19 NASSAU STREET, Mobile City Bonds, Mobile & Ohio Railkoad Securities. FFICE OF THE EXCELSIOR BASEMENT, WATER AND MINING CO., No. 31 Broad St., New York, November 25. 1879. Deals In Investment Securities and DIVIDEND NO. 21. Ronds Generally. Texas Bonds. The Excelsior Water and Mining Company will pay a Dividend of TWENTY-FIVE CENTS PER WANTED. STATIC, RAILROAD, COUNTY AND SHARE at the office of WELLS. FARGO & CO., 65 Broadway, on Dec. 5. Transfer books will close on Toledo Logansport & Burlington Bonds. MUNICIPAL RONDS 29th inst. H. B. PARSONS, Union & Logansport Bonds. Assistant Secretary. Rome Watertown & Ogdensburg Bonds. BOUGHT AND SOLD. Flint & Pere Marquette Bonds and Stock. Indianapolis Bloomington & Western Ola and JT. C. FFICE OF LA PLATA MINING CHEW, 29 Broadway. New Securities. AND SMELTING CO. 0E LEADVILLE, COL., 68 New York & Oswego Midland Bonds. WANTED: Broadway, Rooms 12 and 13, New York, Novem- ' New Jersey Midland Bonds. Alabama, South ber 20, 1879. Carolina it Louisiana , DIVIDEND NO. 3. MISSOURI COUNT V BONDS. State this Bonds; The Board of Trustees have day declared a Buchanan County, Mo., 10'a. dividend of New Orleans Jackson SEVEN AND ONE-HALF (7MS) CENTS Cusb County, Mo., 10's. & Gt. Northern, per share (par value the capita) stock, paya- Mississippi Central, and ¥10) on Cape Girardean County, Mo., 10*s. mobile ble on MONDAY, December 1, prox., at the office «v Ohio Railroad Bonds Chariton County, Mo., tt's. ; of the company. Daviess County, Mo., T's. Transfer Books City of New Orleans Ronds. will close on MONDAY, Novem- Henry County, Mo., 10's. ber 24th instant. Howard County, Mo., Chariton Township. LEVY of condition of & BORG, Statement the financial the Com- Henry County, Mo., 10's. 86 WALL STREET. pany: Marion County. Mo., Mason Township. 1st, account. . . .128.700 Oct. 1879—Balance surplus 84 Morgan County, Mo., 10's. Nov. 1st, 1879-Net earnings for month Oct. 18,805 96 Pettis County, Mo., 10's. Geo. H. Prentiss, 8t. Clair County, Mo., 10's. *47!o66 80 Ralls County, Mo., 10's. 15,000 00 Dividend of 7Hcts.pr. share, 200,000 shares Sullivan County, Mo., 7's. 24 BROAD 8TRSET. Leaving a balance of fS2,56« 80 WANTED BY Carried to surplus account. TOBEY & KIRK, 4 Broad Street* CAS STOCKS W. B. ALLEN, Assistant Secretary. MEMBER OF THE PRODUCE EXCHANGE chronicle: volumes. A SPECIALTY. A of good standing and experience desires to meet The twoVolumes of 1876—Volumes 22 and 23—are a party with a few thousand dollars to operate in this and Chicago markets. Address, Active Specula- wanted at a fair price. Address " VOLUME," office Brooklyn Securities Hon- lit and Sold. tion, this office. <_f the Chronicle. turn HUNTS MERCHANTS' MAGAZINE, ^ W*cHtj tyt\v$»a\)tK, REPRESENTING THE INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL INTERESTS OP THE UNITED STATES.

VOL. 29. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1879. NO. 753.

CONTENTS. look back a little. We are all of us old enough to re- THE CHRONICLE. member the first stage of railroad development in this

The New Railroad Combina- I Monetary and Commercial country. It was simply an adaptation to the wants of tion 549 1 English News 551 Brooklyn Affairs and Legisla- Commercial and Miscellaneous 553 our early commerce, which was mainly an interchange tive Meddling 550 | News THE BANKERS' GAZETTE. of commodities between near neighborhoods. Each Money Market, U. 8. 8cc.uri General Quotations of Stocks raised its ties. Railway Stocks, Foreign and Bouds 550 State own food products, and short distances Exchange, York City Investments, and State, City New covered the bulk of the can see there- Banks, etc 554 and Corporation Finances... 562 business. We THE COMMERCIAL TIMES. fore that it was not chiefly a want of capital, but natu-

Commercial Epitome 565 Dry Goods . .. 572 | — u Cotton 565 Imports, Receipts & Exports. 573 ral causes, that gave us, and for a considerable time kept Breadstufls 571 Prices Cu eut. 574 in existence, a railroad from Albany to Schenectady, another from Schenectady to Utica, another from fJtica to Syracuse, and so on, with a separate management for Financial Chronici is issued every Satur- The Commercial and each. Such a cumbersome arrangement was continued day morning, with the latest news up to i. idaight of Friday. because in conformity with existing wants. But the very TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION-PAYABLE IN ADVANCE: roads themselves opened up a wider traffic, and showed For One Year (including postage) $10 20. For Six Months do 6 10. possibilities of still greater development in the same Annual subscription in London (including postage) £2 7s. Six mos. do do do 1 8s. direction. In obedience to the requirement which these Subscriptions will be continued until ordered stopped by a written possibilities imperative, the York order, or at the publication office. The Publishers cannot be responsible made came New Cen- for Remittances unless made by Drafts or Post-Office Money Orders. tral organization, in order that the traffic thus opening London Office. The London office of the Chronicle is at No. 5 Austin Friars, Old Broad up between more distant points should find quicker and Street, where subscriptions will be taken at the prices above named. Advert isemonls. less expensive transit. Only think of trying now to Transient advertisements are published at 25 cents per line for each insertion, but when definite orders are given for live, or more, insertions, adapt the old arrangement to the business of to-day. a liberal discount is made. Special Notices in Banking and Financial column 60 cents per line, each insertion. Why it would be clearly impossible ; the machinery WILLIAM B. DANA, ? WILLIAM B. DANA & 00., Publishers. would develop friction at every point. No one in these JOHN G. FLOYD, JR. ) 79 & 81 William Street, NEW YORK. Post Office Box 4592. times would be foolish enough to advocate a return to

flic is is that disjointed system again, though at the time many Ey A neat cover furnished at 50 cents ; postage on the same 18 cents. Volumes bound for subscribers at $1 20. honest souls felt at first that it was a very dangerous ex- t^y For a complete set of the Commercial and Financial Chroni- cle—July, 1865, to date—or Hunt's Merchants' Magazine, 1839 to periment for so large a capital to be under the control 1871. inquire at the office.

of one board ! THE NEW RAILROAD COMBINATION. In this little history we have a type of all railroad The sale by Mr. Vanderbilt of a large interest, and progress in this country ever since that day. It has been possibly the control, in the New York Central Railroad a hand-to-hand development with commerce, and we can (the facts in relation to which will be found on a subse- no more stop the one than the other. Consolidations by quent page) marks a new epoch in the history of railroad purchase, by l«ase, by agreement, have followed one property in this country. Of course, as an indepen- another in quick succession. Some have mistaken this dent transaction in Central, by a few bankers, American tendency as wholly evil. So far as it leads to a union of

and European, it would not be considered of any rival routes it is not in the line of progress. But when

peculiar importance. It is the relation of the purchasers it simply removes the possibility of jealousies, disputes, to other roads and to the trade of the country that gives and difficulties, by the substitution of one head for many, the operation its significance. And, in this view, the over any great line of communication between East and

first impression of the public will very likely be unfav- West, it is highly desirable, for it becomes a guaranty of orable to the new combination. It will be looked upon constantly-decreasing freight-rates for the future.

as possessing too much power, controlling, as it will Is it mere fancy that sees in the present condition of eventually, such a vast capital and the line of traffic, not this country the promise of a new relation which the

only to the Northwest, but also from the Atlantic to the United States is to bear hereafter to commerce ? Of Pacific. This unfavorable impression of the movement, course, we shall not always have abundant crops and

however, will, we are persuaded, soon pass away, and it Europe poor ones. But, has not our export trade become will then be recognized as a necessary and natural out- so diversified, and our development so real and progres- growth of the new conditions the country finds itself in sive, that the tendency of events will hereafter be to-day. towards making New York the banking centre of the To help onr judgment ia the matter we have only to world ? We osly suggest this thought in connection JLK fVoi. XXIX. 5oU THE CHRONIC

have been commenting and the city holding the compromise act of 1869 a virtual with the railroad change we ultimate aim a union re-levy of the tax by the State itself. The referee sus- upon, which clearly has for its from New York property-owners; the Supreme Court reversed under one head of the system of roads tained the then o» to San Francisco. this, and the Court of Appeals decided in favor of the to the great Northwest, and develop the idea, or to attempt city, on the technical ground that the courts have no It is scarcely necessary to may accrue to this jurisdiction to review municipal proceedings of this to enumerate the advantages which character. The history of the Third street scheme is •oity by such a combination. not unlike that of others. Sackett street also was made BROOKLYN AFFAIRS AND LEGISLATIVE a " boulevard " to the Park entrance. It comprises a MEDDLING. central drive-way, with a strip of grass and shade-trees contained, One of the morning papers, a few days ago, on each side, outside of which is another drive-way on statement in the form of an " interview," an interesting either hand, and bordering the whole is a side-walk. It Eagle, by Mr. Thomas Kinsella, ediUr of the Brooklyn now exists as a melancholy wreck—a drive on which few Though relative to the financial condition of that city. travel, and a "boulevard" without dwellings; it cost " is well brought selling there is much in the interview" which about a million, which the city loaned by particular it is -out and of use at this time, yet in one its own credit, and the improvement and apprecia- conveys unfortunate. We refer to the impression it tion of property has not come. On the con- far more that the financial condition of Brooklyn is trary, the property itself lies buried under assessments debt, and a serious than it really is. Brooklyn has a and unpaid taxes, so that it contributes nothing to the able to take large debt but is a rich city, and abundantly city's income, and block after block elsewhere—probably always do so. At care of it, and beyond a doubt will some miles in all—are similarly situated. They have was the beginning of this year, the permanent debt been laid out, graded, paved—and assessed—all ready loan, #29,401,500, of which $11,216,500 was water for use; but as the load to be taken with them is more the revenue which is practically freed from interest by than their value, they lie dead; buyers will not touch from water rates; the temporary debt, in the forms of them, and owners regard them as already confiscated. assessment and local improvement bonds, was $9,756,- In bis message, at the opening of the year, the Mayor 000; tax certificates, representing unpaid taxes, $3,100,- remarked that the city's victory in the courts had turned fund " 000; total, $42,257,000, with $4,781,978 of sinking out a barren one. The very liens it had made good in to be deducted. Undoubtedly, a debt of that extent is " law act as a barrier to the improvement of the property of burdensome, tut it is not more so than in case many " on which they rest, until it sometimes seems that the other cities. As the most suggestive comparison, we " city would have gained more by defeat than through observe that the assessed valuation has been increasing " success, in the fact that the removal of the assessment during the last six years; that the tax levies, with only " liens bids fair to be followed by the improvement of a single exception in 1876 in case of tax for county pur- " the property covered by them, and the enlargement, at tax poses, have steadily diminished ; and that the average " least, of the basis of ordinary taxation." In addition rate per $100 for the whole city, which was $3 55 in to this burden, encouragement to neglect in paying taxes 1874, was reduced to $3 42 in 1875, $3 25 in 1876, $3 17 was unwisely given. One per cent a month had been in 1877, $2 70 in 1878, and $2 53 in 1879. Furthermore, charged on tax arrears, but a bill was pushed through at

it appears that this decreased rate has been sufficient to Albany, giving taxpayers the right to pay up arrears at meet all expenses, notwithstanding the large amounts of seven per cent interest. The privilege was to last only unpaid taxes on unimproved property which have been a year, and advocates of the bill argued that delinquents accumulating of late years. This is a very important would hasten to take advantage of the offer, and that it fact, for it shows no necessity for increasing taxation was hardly fair for the city to charge twelve per cent, on account of the temporary inability to make certain when it could borrow at half that. But the result portions of the real estate contribute. showed that delinquents regarded the transaction as one This however brings us to the prominent peculiarity by which the city became a lender to them at seven per in Brooklyn's financial condition, that is the load of assess- cent, and relied upon the expectation of getting a renewal ment debt and the unpaid taxes which represent it. The of a year; they succeeded in so doing, and at the end of former arose, in Brooklyn as in other cities, out of the the second year's grace the situation had become so con- mania for improving, opening, and speculating in, real firmed that it has remained so by its own inertia. Fur- estate. In 1861, about the time the Brooklyn Park was thermore, the old rate of default to be paid by the opened, certain property-owners on Third street joined owner of property sold for taxes, whenever the owner " in a movement to have the city improve" that street, wished to avail himself of his reserved right of redemp- claiming that it would be a grand boulevard approach tion, was fifteen per cent, which was not more than suf- to the Park, and that the assessments on property rap- ficient to induce purchasers to engage in bidding in at idly appreciating would be ample security. Up to that tax sales. This was reduced to twelve by the Legisla- time, contractors had been paid in city certificates re- ture, and the consequence was that no purchasers appear- deemable only as the assessments were collected but, not ; ing the city had often to buy in the property, thus as in other cities, this safe plan was abandoned, the city only failing to net any revenue, but having to bear the issuing its bonds unconditionally and taking all the risks. heavy cost of advertising the sales, and the more prop- Those risks naturally proved real. The scheme did not erty in arrears the less probability of any purchasers then work as promised ; the property owners discovered appearing. grave doubts whether the proceeding had not been uncon- The remedies proposed are, first of all, to revive tax stitutional, and were perfectly certain the assessments sales and force them, finding out how much or little is " were excessive." So the case languished until 1869, really collectible out of these long-carried nominal when a compromise was effected, the owners agreeing assets called assessment liens. A return to the old rate of to pay up in twenty annual instalments; in 1873, the twelve per cent penalty is also suggested and the Mayor city ' sold a piece of the delinquent property, and litiga- hints at even a much heavier rate. As to " buried tion began in earnest, the citizens making a test case, property, concerning which something must be done, he —... 1

November 89, 1879.] THE CHKON1CLE. 551

recommends that property found to be loaded with public liens for more than its assessed value should be treated as bankrupt and that the owner be permitted to RATES OF EXCHANGE AT LONDON AND ON LONDON discharge the liens on paying the assessed value; the AT LATEST DATES. margin between assessed and real valuations would thus EXCHANGE AT LONDON— NOVKMIIKIt 13. EXCHANGE ON LONDON. give the owner a motive for payment, but in case of Latest Time. improved property—which is assumed to be in all cases Ol»- Rate. Date. Time. Rate.

worth the city's liens payment must be enforced. Short. — I'urls 25-27>aS2.V37»« Nov. i: Short. 23-30 "a Paris 3 mix. 2S-47"a»2.V5i:>a We see no impracticability in the plan, and no Amsterdam . Short. 12-2 ®122>« Nov." 13 Short. 12111 3 1IIOH. 12-4i«-»12-42d. Nov. IE 6 moo. Is. 8%d. '* Calcutta .. .. Is. 8i«d. Nov. IS Is. 8%d. share of benefit from that colossal financial blunder, the Hong Kong . Nov. 11 3s. 10M. Shanghai Nov. 11 5s. 33»d. bridge, is much greater than that of this city. Her water front, although thus far almost unused, is equal to [From our own correspondent. very large demands for dry docks, warehouses, and piers- | For suburban purposes only an adequate railroad scheme London, Saturday, November 15, 1879. continues is requisite, and she has already a very valuable practical Gold to be withdrawn from the Bank of England for transmission to New York, partly on English, but chiefly on asset in this direction in Coney Island. In brief, Brook- French, account. Although there has been a reduction in the lyn is in a position to grow, if well managed. supply during the last three months of about £6,000.000, the cannot dismiss the subject without pointing anew We total is still considerable, being £29,302,325. At the same time, the moral, so clearly written out, against the incurably however, a continuance of a demand for gold for exportation vicious practice of governing these cities at Albany. on the same scale as we have been accustomed to during the last six Legislative meddling lies at the root of the trouble. It weeks will reduce our supply to quite a moderate point. The French exchange is certainly in our favor, notwithstanding was the Legislature that changed the default penalty on that foreign stocks have been sold on a large scale on Paris property sold for tax -arrears from 15 to 12 percent; it was account at the London Stock Exchange. It is understood the Legislature that changed the interest past-due on that it is those sales which have afforded the facilities for mak-

taxes from twelve to seven per cmt ; it was the Legis- ing the American demand for gold fall entirely upon the Bank of England, and the probability seems to that, if lature that added a second year of grace ; it was the be the demand continues, it will be necessary to further increase Legislature that did not take enough interest in the case the rate. The supply of bullion held by the Bank of England was so large to pass a simple bill to remedy it ; and— to go right back three months ago that the withdrawal of some six millions to the origin of the trouble it was the Legislature that — sterling has exercised but little influence The Bank rate has started the improvement and assessment business. been raised from 2 to 3 per cent, but the open market has Whenever any influential parties wanted this sort of responded very feebly, money for short periods being obtain- at thing, it was only necessary to apply to the Legislature able l/£ to 2 per cent, while discount accommodation is procur- able at 2% to per cent. Up to the present time, there has not for a " special commission." What has the Legisla- 2% been much increase in the supply of mercantile paper. For the ture to do with these matters ? Counting in such requirements of general commerce but little capital is, com- neighboring counties as Queens and Richmond, paratively speaking, required, and yet it is larger than it was> Brooklyn has three members, and New York as the prices of most commodities have increased, and there is more business doing. Our money market is has six, out of a total Senate of thirty-two ; in the now being influ- Assembly, of the hundred and twenty-seven, Brooklyn enced by the demand for gold to pay for grain caused by the deficient harvests in Europe, and to the fact that the revival of has nine and New York twenty-one. What bolder ab- prosperity in the United States has caused money to rise in surdity than to ha\e a body of men, only one-fourth of value in that country to a point which attracts it from this side. of whom have any knowledge these cities or interest in The process will continue, no doubt, until there is less disparity them, regulating details of their local administration, in the rates in the leading centres of commerce, and as we are fixing the salaries they shall pay, their opening and the cheapest money market, and have a considerable supply of gold, it is natural that we should expect that further demands paving and lighting of sireets, etc. ? As well turn these will be made upon us. According to the daily returns, the matters over to the Legislature of Vermont, or the Par- Bank lost during the week embraced in the last weekly state- liament of Canada. We shall never have good local ment, about £1,100,000 in gold ; but the decrease in the supply administration here until the principle of local self-gov- of bullion does not exceed £886,2.1, which indicates that coin irnment and re^j o >» bility is fully recognized. has been returned from provincial circulation. There has also been a contraction of the note circulation, and the diminution in the total reserve is not more than £540,181. The increase in Ceritrnl Brai"li. l-moii I'lieillc.-On the extension of the " other securities" is confined to £171,753, which shows that the North Solomon Division, track is now laid to Kirwin, Kan., 242 Bank is transacting rather more discount business, miles from Atchison. notwith- standing that the open market rates are considerably below the Sa van mill Cily lleht.- Judge Woods, of the United States Circuit Court, has rendered a decision in the case of Eugene official quotation. Taken as a whole, the Bank return is Kellej, of New York, against the city of Savannah, to recover regarded as somewhat favorable, but it is not believed that the due on the bonds the money and coupons of the Savannah Bank rate can long remain at 3 per cent when money is dearer Albany & Gulf Railroad, guaranteed by the city. The defense elsewhere, and when we are making large purchases of Conti- was that the city was not liable, as no consideration was re- ceived; that the indorsement was without authority; that the nental stocks, which are pressed for sal3 by Paris speculators. bonds were not issued by the city, and not for internal improve- So far, Continental bonds have been freely absorbed, and prices ment. The Court decided that the defense was not good as to have somewhat improved ; but there must be a limit to our the law and the facts in the case, and directed the jury to re- purchases, and when that point is arrived at France will prob- turn a verdict for the, plaintiff. The amount involvi d is $300,- 000 in bonds and $60,000 interest. Notice was given of an ably be compelled to export gold direct, which would produce appeal to the Supreme Court. considerable stringency in the Paris money market. The pro- . : : 8 . % :

552 THE CHRONICLE. [Vol. XXIX. portion of reserve to liabilities at the Bank of England is now the week, and, owing to some agitation upon the Paris Bourse,

- 45-54 per cent against 46 03 per cent last week. the quotations showed at one period some weakness, though it The demand for money throughout the week has been very was chiefly confined to Continental government securities. Brit- that there has been a Stock Ex- moderate, notwithstanding ish railway shares have, on the whole, remained firm ; and change settlement which has been more than usually heavy. the value of American railroad bonds has been steadily, if There are ample supplies of floating capital, and the rates not rapidly, advancing in price. A large business has been of discount are as follows doing in American railroad stocks of late. Per oent. Per cent. Open market rates— The visible supply of wheat in the United States having been bills Bank rate , 3 4 months' bank 2%»2% Open-market rates— 6 mouths' bank bills 2%®3 increased to 28,000,000 bushels, the wheat trade has been dull unrt (SO bills 2%®2»6 4 & 6 mouths' trade bills. 3 ®3% 30 days' during the week, and the quotations have had 3 months' bills 23g3i2% a downward tendency. The market closes, however, with a steadier tone. ' The rates .of interest allowed by the joint-stock banks and About 3,500,000 quarters of wheat are afloat to Europe, of discount houses for deposits are as follows : Per cent. which 2,250,000 quarters are to the United Kingdom, while Joint-stock banks %•& 2 of the latter as much as 2,000,000 quarters are Discount houses at call 1 % from the do with notice 1% United States and Chili. The weather is remarkably favor- Annexed is a statement showing the present position of the able for agricultural work, being dry, frosty and bright. Bank of England, the Bank rate of discount, the price of Con- During the last few weeks, in fact, it has been as satisfactory sols, the average quotation for English wheat, the price of as could be desired. Middling Upland cotton, of No. 40 mule twist, fair second qual- During the week ended November 8, the sales of home-grown ity, and the Bankers' Clearing House return, compared with the wheat in the 150 principal markets of England and Wales three previous years amounted to 36,552 quarters, against 52,867 quarters last year; 1879. 1878. 1877. 1876. and it is estimated that in the whole kingdom Circulation, including £ £ £ £ they were bank post bills 28,523,916 29,660,515 27,623,551 28,417,37S 146,200 quarters, against 211,500 quarters in 1878. Since Public deposits 3,114,197 2,662,003 3,122,248 5,566,667 Other deposits 31 ,939,550 26,884,127 20,530,603 26,542,056 harvest the sales in the 150 principal markets have been Govemm't securities. 18,140,587 14,837,672 14,098,604 15,739,297 248,153 quarters, against 624,128 quarters, while it is Other securities 18,759,624 21,284,330 17,834,960 16,502,061 com- Res"ve of notes & coin. 16, 122,675 11,468,753 9,998,592 17,870,25S puted that they have been in the whole kingdom 992,620 Coin and bullion in quarters, against 2,496,520 quarters in both departments .. 29,302,325 25,824,603 22,293,467 30,907,308 the correspond- Proportion of reserve ing period of last season, showing a deficiency of 1,503,- to liabilities 45-54 33-35 411 5500 Rank rate 3 p. e. 6 p. e. 5 p. c. 2 p. c. 900 quarters. Without reckoning the supplies furnished Consols 97% 96i9 955g 95 H ex-granary at the commencement of Eng. wheat, av. price. 50s. 5d. 39s. 8d. 52s. 5d. 48s. 3d. the season, it is esti- 6%(1. Mid. Upland cotton . . 7d. 5»8d. 67, ed. mated that the following quantities of wheat and flour No. 40 mule twist.. .. 9% 9%d. 10%d. ll%d. Clear'g-house return. . 85.21 4,000 74,803,000 102,577,000 99,411,000 have been placed upon the British markets since harvest The Bankers' Clearing House returns for the week ended 1879. 1878. 1877. 1876. November 12 amounted to £85,214,000, against £74.783,000 last Imports of wheat. cwt.15,650,847 11,515,774 13,055.093 7,673,179 Imports of flour 2,422,033 1,399,889 1,191,514 1,251,371 year, showing an increase of as much as £10,431,000. The Sales of home-grown produce 4,301,320 10,818,200 9,316,200 10.300,000 Stock Exchange settlement was on Thursday, and is not in- cluded, therefore, in the return. The clearings have been Total 22,374,200 23,733,863 23,862,812 19,224,560 Deduct exports of increased by the augmentation in- general business. wheat and flour 246,522 573,962 455,483 263,697 A very scanty supply of silver has been offering during the week, but there has been no disposition shown to enter into Result 22,127,678 23,159,901 23,407,329 18,960,853 Av'ge price of English active business. The price of fine bars is 53%d to 53^d per wheat for the season. 48s. 7d. 41s. 7d. 55s. lid. 46s. lid. ounce. The following figures shew the imports and exports of cereal The following are the current rates of discount at the prin- produce into and from the United Kingdom since harvest, viz., cipal foreign centres from the first of September to the close of last week, compared Bank Open Bank Open rate. market. rate. market. with the corresponding period in the three previous seasons: Pr. ct. Pr. ct. Pr. et. Pr. ct. Paris 3 2%a>3% St. Petersburg ... 6 5%@6% Antwerp . 3 3 ®3% Vienna & Trieste. 4 3%®4% 1879. 1878. 1877. 1876. Amsterdamrdam. 3 3 Madrid, Cadiz & Wheat cwt. 15,650,847 11,515,774 13,055.098 ,673,179 Hamburg 4% 4 ®4% Barcelona 4 ®5 Barley 4,114,360 3,582,085 2,628,253 ,234,202 Rerlin 4% 3'%a4% Lisbon & Oporto. 5 ®6 Oats 3,599,496 2.501.191 2,545,343 ,475,139 Frankfort 4% 4 ®1% Calcutta 6 Peas 289,997 376,173 325,519 260,162 Leipzig 4% 4%a>438 Copenhagen 3%®4 Beans 550.206 367,545 1,075.222 063.733 Genoa 4 4 New York" rk Indian corn 4,951,167 7,915,957 6,424.665 ,816,241 Geneva 3% 3% Flour 2,422,033 1,399,839 1,491,514 ,251,371 A short time ago, Messrs. Ward and Payne, sheep shears and 1879. 1878. 1877. edge-tool manufacturers, of Sheffield, gave 1876. four-fifths of the WTieat cwt. 212,895 552,694 457,671 252,344 shears-forgers and grinders in their employ a month's notice to Barley 4,642 38,951 22,236 4,339 Oats 5,970 22,475 33,137 26,441 leave their service. Early in the summer Messrs. Ward and Peas 16,392 4,304 4,738 5,423 Beans Payne put down machinery for the manufacture of sheep 5,823 1,289 6,333 5,321 Indian corn 280,453 70,659 32,291 137,893 shears, and when their arrangements were completed they Flour 33.627 21.263 7,812 11,353 called upon their grinders to submit to an alteration in their English Market Reports—Per Cable. mode of working and to a reduction in wages. The men refused The daily closing quotations in the markets of London and to accept the terms and went out, and they have been out from Liverpool for the past week, as reported by cable, are shown in that time until now. Their places were promptly filled up by the following summary: non-unionist grinders. Under the old system two men could London Monet/ and Stock Market. The bullion make fifteen dozens of shears, which earned them 12s. 6d. per — in the Bank day for the goods thus made. By their new machinery the firm of England has decreased £35 1,000 during the week. Sat. Mon. Tues. can produce shears at the rate of one pair Wed. Thurs. Fri. of shears per minute. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. The demand for the expensive hand-made goods has now almost 22. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. Silver.peroz d. 533s 5233 53% 53% 53% 531,8 died out, and the firm have therefore given notice' to a great Consols for money 98% 9813,8 93i3,g 9811,6 98"i6 9811,8 Consols for account .... 9334 98i3, 98i3, 98i;, majority of their forgers and grinders. Orders for machine- 8 6 9811,8 9811,6 6 U. S. 5sof 1881. ...:... .103% 105% 105% 1051a 105% 105% made shears are being received for thousands of dozens at a U. S. 4%s of 1891 lOS^s 10334 108=8 108% 108% 109 U.S. 4s of 1907 106% 106=8 107 time, and the firm can undersell the 1065a 1065s 107% German manufacturers in Erie, common stock 39% 40% 3558 39 40% 41% their own markets by fifteen per cent. ' Illinois Central 102 102 102 102 103% 103% Pennsylvania 49% 51% 51 51 51% 51-% The telegrams sent from 36i4 the city of London (exclusive of Philadelphia* Reading. 35 "a 36 33% 36% 37% the Stock Exchange) during the month of October last, as com- Liverpool Uotton Market.—See special report on cotton. pared with October, 1878, have increased from 182,964 to 234,839, Liverpool Breadstuffs Market.- Sat. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. being an increase of 51,875, or about 28 per cent, From the' a. d. s. d. d. g. Stock Exchange the increase Flour (ex. State) bbl..30 over the month of October in last $ 30 30 30 year has been from Wheat,8pr-g,No.2,1001b.l0 8 10 10 10 79,370 to 112,163, being an increase of Spring, No. 3... 10 5 10 10 10 32,793, or about Winter,West.,n. 11 3 11 11 1! 41 per cent. These figures are very satisfactory Southern, new . 11 4 11 11 11 as to the general state of business. Av. Cal. white.. 11 O 1 1 11 11 California club 11 7 II 11 11 There has been more caution on the Stock Exchange during Corn, uiix., West. Scent'l 5 8% B 5 S SHl .... . 1 ;

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Liverpool Provision.) Market.— The following table shows the receipts and payments at the Sat. Mod. Tucb. Wed. ThurB. Frl. Sub-Treasury in this city, as well as the balances in the same, t. d. *. d. ». d. t. d. ». d. ». d. for each day of tin- past week: Pork, West. mess, tfbbl. 54 ft * 54 54 O 54 O 54 Bacon, long clear, cwt.. 35 35 34 6 31 6 34 6 35 Balance*. abort clear " 36 36 36 36 36 6 36 6 Receipts. Payments. Beef, pr. mess, $ tierce. 62 82 82 82 82 62 Coin. Currency. Lard, prime West. #owt.37 6 37 37 6 37 6 37 37 3 Cheese. Am. choice " 64 64 64 64 64 64 • Nov. 22... 1,281,440 22 907,800 13 111.810,390 37 7,981.893 82 — • 21 872,704 44 2,434,716 63 110,770,072 50 7.460.2O7 04 London Petroleum Marlut. " 25... 067,74 1 70 1,046,380 07 110,503.145 50 7.332,498 13 Mem. Tucb. Wed. Thurs. Frl. '• Sat. 26... 687,967 75 034,721 77 110,174,720 75 7,410,162 32 rf. rf. d. rf. rf. rf. " 27... Holl day 3 7'4 Peflo:im,rcf. 3fral.738a7>« 7 8 3837'a .. » • " 28... 1,137.900 80 1,745,001 37 110,181,077 06 0,802.062 04 Pet'louui, spirits ".. ® ....» .. •» .. 6%a7"4 .. » .. .. a . Total. 4,650.757 97 7.089,286 47

Philadelphia & Reading.—The following is the monthly- ©0mmcfcial autTHHsceXlawjeotts %zvns. of this statement company for October, 1879 and 1878 : GROSS. !..,^ . RECKIPTS.1-1,111.1. Imports and Exports for the Week.—The imports of last -1879.- 1878- Month. 1 1 mouths. Month. week, compared with those of the preceding week, show 11 mouths. Railroad traffic $1,409,028 $11,797,094 $1,205,372 $10,1 92,769 a decrease in dry goods and an increase in general merchandise. Canal traffic 51,403 717,372 149,442 790 407 colliers The total imports were $10,366,108, against $8,140,956 the pre- Steam 57,003 594,470 10.17 1 487 201 Richmond coal barges.. ceding week and $6,497,541 two weeks previous. The exports 25,415 149,513 13,080 92,728 for the week ended Nov. 25 amounted to $7,663,137, against Total Railroad Co $1,512,910 $13,259,031 $1,108,074 $11,553,09!) $6,987,695 last week and $6,819,600 the previous week. The Reading Cool & Iron Co. 1,034,202 9,136,391 910,521 7,002,996 following are the imports at New York for the week ending Total of all $2,577,113 $22,395,440 $2,319,193 $18,010,095 (for dry goods) Nov. 20 and for the week ending (for general TONNAGE AND PASSENGERS. merchandise) Nov. 21: Tons of coal on Railroad 852,199 7,309,884 09". 332 5.105.332 Tons ot merchandise. .. 531.700 4,328,797 298, sih 2.s98.800 FOREIGN IMPORTS AT SEW YORK FOB THE WEEK. Passengers carried 784,429 7,233,5:9 571,250 5,905.221 transported 1876. 1877. 1878. 1871). Coal by Dry Goods $1,015,686 $770,210 $883,291 $1,404,562 (team colliers 54.061 551,775 41,136 526,157 lirini.il indse... 3,561,232 3,018,366 4,485,910 8,961,546 —The Philadelphia Ledger says, in referring to tbe recent trip of capitalists over this road, that " Total week $4,576,918 $4,718,683 $5,369,231 $10,366,108 Mr. Gowen has repeat- Prey, reported.. 253.882,429 286,008,436 252,795,575 289,435,234 edly stated that the object of the company in buying coal lands was to secure* its own tonnage perpetually, as he did not con- Tot. 8'ce Jail. 1. .$258,409,347 $291,627,021 $258,164,306 $299,801,362 sider any railroad property in this country secure from the In our report of the dry goods trade will be found the imports danger of competition until it owned the tonnage which it of dry goods for one week later. carried, and, acting on this idea, nearly one hundred thousand The following is a statement of the exports (exclusive of acres of strictly coal land has been acquired. The visitors specie) from the port of New York to foreign ports for the were twice taken over several portions of this vast estate, where week ending Nov. 25: the entire coal basin, for over twenty-five miles in length, is EXPORTS FROM NEW YORK FOR THE WEEK. the property of the company, which is now the actual owners in fee of more coal than all the other anthracite 1876. 1877. 187S. 1 879. coal compa- For the week $5,872,740 $7,421,413 $6,783,201 $7,663,137 nies combined. By a strict calculation the number of tons of Prev. reported.. 235.630,721 256,365,291 307,382,920 309,036,152 coal in its estates is computed at 4,476,000,449 tons, and, allow- ing liberally for such waste as there is likely to in Tot. s'cc Jan. 1.. $241,523,101 $263,780,704 $314,180,184 $316,699,289 be the skillful mining of the future, it seems safe to say that the company following will The show the exports of specie from the port can supply itself with coal tonnage from its own lands at the of New York for the week ending Nov. 22, 1879, and also a rate of 15,000,000 tons per annum for two hundred years, and, comparison of the total since January 1, 1879, with the corre- being in this position, with its recent crucial financial ordeal sponding totals for several previous years: safely passed through, it cannot be long before the losses of Nov. the past few years are overbalanced by the earnings of a future 14—fitr. Ailsa' Ilayti Am. silv. coin.. $15,553 which must comr ate favorably with that of any similar corpora- Am. gold coin.. 5,000 Mox. silv. dols. 85,000 tion in the country." 22—Str. Germanic Liverpool Mcx. silv. bars. 107,678 Wabash St. Louis & Pacillc—All the officers of the Wabash

St. Louis oi Pacific are now appointed, and are as follows : J. Total ($238,231 silver, and $3,000 gold) $243,231 Previously reported ($11,249,885 silv., and $2,065,138 gold). 13,315,023 0. Gault, general manager, St. Louis ; James F. How, secret-

ary, St. Louis ; W. B. Oorneau, treasurer, D. B. Howard, au- Tot. since Jan.1,'79 ($11,488,116 silv., and $2,070,138 gold).$13,558,254 ditor, St. Louis ; David Dudley Field, general counselor, New

Same time in— I Same time in— I Same time in— York ; Wager Swayne, general solicitor, Toledo ; W. H. Blod- 1878 $11,590,738 1874 $19.215,496 11870 850.738,294 1 gett, general solicitor, St. Louis ; R. Andrews, general super- 1877 25,029,392 1 1873 40.856,295 1869 30,316,310 42.0K0.175 1876 1872 67.561.700 1868 69,123,685 intendent Eastern Division, headquarters Toledo ; T. MeKis- 1875 67,293,140 1871 60,157,277 I 1867 45,000,999 sock, general superintendent Western Division, St. Louis ; E.

A. (iarvey, chief engineer, St. Louis ; A. C. Bird, general •This steamer's return, tbe Custom House report says, was received too late to be included in tbe previous weeVs exhibit, where it properly freight agent, St. Louis ; M. Knight, assistant general freight belongs. agent, St. Louis ; C. K. Lord, general ticket agent, St. Louis j H. C. Townsend, general passenger agent, Louis The imports of specie at this port for the same periods have St. ; R. W. been as follows: Green, purchasing agent, St. Louis ; Geo. F. Shepherd, pay- master, St. Nov. Louis ; J7 M. Osbom, commercial agent, Toledo C. W. Bradley, agent, St. Louis. convenience, 17—Str. Bermuda.. St. Jolms Am. silv. coin. $127 commercial For 17—Str. Colon Asplnwall Am. silv. coin.. 500 the road has been divided into two divisions—Eastern and West- Am. gold coin. 1,091 ern—the one embracing the old Wabash, and the other the Gold bars 1,450 Kansas City Northern. It will be seen that majority- of the 17—Str. Western Texas Nassau Am. silv. coin. 25s & a 17—Str. Cauima Hamilton For. gold coin. 8,175 offices are filled by the old officers of the Kansas City & North- 17—Str. C. of Mcrida Vera Cruz, &c Silver bullion. 15,710 ern, which must be taken as a compliment to these gentlemen. Am. silv. coin. 3,923 Am. gold coin. 4,441 —Attention is called to the card of Messrs. Phelps, Stokes & For. silv. coin. 123.156 Co., bankers, 45 Wall street, New York. This firm is composed of For. gold coin. 13,989 gentlemen of highest standing and financial ability, and the Frontera Am. silv. coin . 1,300 dealers For. silv. coin 15,000 house already stands among the prominent bankers and 17—Bark Hornet Laguayra Am. silv. coin.. 2,220 in commercial credits, travelers' credits, and circular notes, in 18—Str. I'lamborough. Dominica For. silv. coin.. 175 this city. 19—Str. Gcllert Havre For. gold coin.. 675,500 Hamburg For. gold coin 99,395 —The attention of investors is called to the City of Atlanta, 19-Str. Niagara Havana For. silv. coin.. 20,000 Ga., 6 per cent bonds, payable January 1, 1893; principal and 19—Str. Algeria Liverpool Am. gold coin., 1,123,115 interest are payable at the Park National Bank, New York city. „. _. , Gold bars 486,650 IS—Str. St. Domingo fet. Domingo Am. silv. coin. 6,301 These bonds are issued by act of the Legislature, which pro- 20—Str. Canada Havre For. gold coin. 88,201 hibits any increase of debt, and requires an annual reduction to 20-Str. C. of Washiugfn Havana For. silv. com. 600 be well-known 21-Str. Atlas Port-au-Prince and made, and are now offered in this market by the Kingston Am. silv. coin 3,677 house of George K. Sistare's Sons. Am. gold coin 369 For. gold celn 1,849 InNKmTlNU FlflUCIAL. 22—Str. Baltic. Liverpool Am. gold coin. 539,03 „ _ For. gold coin 213.325 Ike earnings of the Denver South Park & Paeilie Railroad for the 22—Str. Mosel.. .Southampton Am. gold coin. 495.701 second week of November show the following iucrcase over those for

Trade dols 43.799 the same period of the previous month : Bremen Am. gold coin 243,325 Oct 9 to 15. Nov. 9 to 15. Gold bars 243,325 Freight $2 ',006 12 $25,235 46 Passengers 7.794 85 7,908 35 Total for ' the week ($237,049 silver, and $4,263,932 gold) .. $1,505 981 Miscellaneous 788TOB ""79 1,279 04, Previously reported ($7,217,500 silv., and $60,011,017 gold). 67,259,177 Total $30.589 70 $34,422 85 Tot. since Jan. 1,'79 ($7,454,609 silv., and $61,310,549 g'd). $71,765,153 Increase. $3,839 09 upon tbe operation of 110 miles. Same time in— Same time in— Same time in— It is stated that this company has recently givcu orders for fifteen new 1878 $18,480,119 1874 $5,619,791 1870 locomotives 300 new cars—their present equipment, ample as 1877 $11,387,557 and about 13,290,018 1873 17.328.927 1869 14,876.852 it was thought by its most sanguine managers, having proven entirely 1876 14.490,855 1872 5,461,914 1868 0,701,115 Inadequate to transport the freight now awaiting shipment at Denver 1875 11,673,820 1871 8,423,905 1807 3,032,010 and Lcadvillc. . : . '

THE CHB0N1CLE. |Yoifc XXIX. 554 V United States Bonds—The prices of Government binds re- main quite strong, and one of the causes for this is found just now in the heavy purchases made for account of Mr. W. H. NATIONAL BANKS ORGANIZED. Vanlerbilt. Instead of paying him in bonds fir his N. Y. Cen- The United States Comptroller of the Currency furnishes the tral & Hudson stock, a prominent banking-house connected with following statement of National Banks organized the past week: the syndicate have simply sold to him a large block of V. S. 4 2,439—Hamilton National Bank of Fort Wayne, Indiana. Authorized per cents for inv stment, and it is believed tha' he is now a capital, $200,000; paid-in capital, $200,000. Charles McCnl- holder of something like $20,000,000 of Government securitits. President ; John Molir. Jr., Cashier. Authorized to com- loch, Closing prices at the N. Y. Board have been as follows: mence business November 17, 1879. DIVIDENDS. Interest Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov Nov. Nov. Periods. 22. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. The tollowinjj dividends have recently been announced 6s, 1880 reg. 104*4 '104*4 '104*4 '104% 104*2 Per When Books Closed. 6s,1880 coup. 104)4 •104 14 "104*4 •104% •104% Name of Company. Cent. Payable (Days inclusive.) 68,1881 reg. •1053s 105%: 105% 105% 105% 6s, 1881 coup. 10 :>%! 105%' •105% 105% 105% Railroads. 5s, 1881 reg. 102% 10 % '102*4 * 102*4 •102*4 5s, 102*4 * Boston Concord & Montreal, pref 3 Nov. 1881 coup. '102*4, 102*4 102*4 >, •102*4 4*28, 1891 reg. 105*2 '105*2 Chicago Burlington & Q. (quar.) . 2 Dec. 103% •105*2 •105% Iowa Falls & Sioux City $1 Doc. 4*28, 1891 coup. 10G*2 1C6*2 108*2 100% .- 107*4 miscellaneous. 4s, 1907 reg. 103 103 •103 103% 103% Spring Mountain Coal 3*2 Dec. 10. Nov. 30 to Dec. 10. 4s, 1907 coup. 103 103 '103 103% H 103% 6s, cur'cy, 189 V. reg. 123 123 *123 •128 •123 cur'cy, FRIDAY, NOV. 28, 1870-5 P. M. 6s, 1896.. reg. 123% 123*4 *123 •123*4 •123*4 6s, cur'cy, 1897.. reg. 1233i 123*2 *123 •123*2 '123*2 The IQoney market and Financial Situation.—There (is, cur'cy, 1898.. reg. 124*4 '124*4 •124 -124*2 •124 6s, cur'cy, 1899.. reg. 124ia 124% •124*2 •124*2 has been but one topic in Wall street this week the great New *124*e — * This is the prioe bid : no sale was made at the Board. York Central & Hudson stock sale. Ever since the first report of a pending negotia ion was made, a week since, there has been The range in prices since January 1, 1879, and the amount of much acrimonious discussion going on as to the dishonorable each class of bonds outstanding Nov. 1, 1879, were as conduct of those parties who had circulated such a report as a follows: mere stock-jobbing rumor, but on Wednesday afternoon the Range since Jan. 1, 1879. Amount Nov. 1, 1879. market was astonished by the positive announcement that the Lowest. Highest. bargain had been fully consummated. That the Wabash St. Registered. Coupon. Pacific Louis & managers should desire to secure a block of New 6s, 1880-1. .cp. 103*4 Aug. 29 107% June 23 P206.070.900 $70,656,450 York Central & Hudson stock and seats in the board of directors 5s, 1881....cp. 101% Aug. 27 107*2 Jan. 15 277,277,700 231,162,650 4*2S, 1891..cp. 104 Mch. 21 108 May 21 166,904,2-i0 83,095,750 was no extraordinary thing ; nor was it at all remarkable that 4s, 1907 cp. 99 Apr. 1 103% Nov. 28 with the present outlook for 479,130,400 258,816,150 railroad property in this country, 6s, cur'ncy.reg. 119*2 Jan. 4 128 May 31 64.623.512 a syndicate of bankers should be gUd to take any quantity of State and Railroad the stock at 120 that Bonds—State bonds have been in small ; but Mr. Wm. H. Vanderbilt would volun- request, and Louisiana tarily part with his controlling interest in New York Central & consols have de lined, while Virginias continue depressed reason of Hudson stock, at any price, would have been as little credited a by the unfortunate iesult of the last election. few weeks ago as a report that Mr. Astor was going to sell all Railroad his real estate in New York city. The reports of the negotiation bonds are very strong and active, and there is a con- stant for given in the newspapers on Thursday, w re substantially correct, demand low-priced bonds of railroads now under process of re-organization, namely, that the syndicate purchase outright $15,000,000 of the not many of which are found on the Stock Exchange list. stock at 120, of which 20 per cent is to be paid immediately, and The Erie second consolidated bonds have sold largely, and close very strong in the balance in equal instalments of 20 per cent on the first of sympathy with the advance in Erie stocks. each month till all is paid. The stock is to be delivered in Messrs. A. H. Muller sold the following similar proportions as each payment is made. There is an & Son at auction : option, understood to be for one year, to take another $10,000,000 Bonds. Shares. $2,000 St. Joseph & Pac. RR. 667 Tradesmen's N. B'k.l05®106*4 of the stock on the same terms, and Mr. Vanderbilt agrees not to 2dmoit 55*2 100 Exch. Fire Ins. . . .105*2®106 sell his other Central stock in the market during the period in 1,000 Kans. <& Neb. RR. 2d 10 Qerman-Amer. Fire Ins.. 139% which the syndicate are taking the $15,000,000 absolutely, as mort 49 5 Clinton Hall Asso'n. ..52®58 above stated. 2,800 St. Joseph & Pac. RR. 10 Branford Lock Works 2dmort 57% Manuf. Co It is generally conceded that the 50 success of this grand financial 11,839 Kans. & Neb. RR. 1 Mercantile Mutual Ins... 49*2 operation Is largely due to the efforts of Mr. J. S. Morgan, of land scrip 10 100 Manuf. & Mcrch. Bank... 10 London, and Mr. J. P. Morgan, of Drexel, Morgan & Co., in this 5,000 Iowa Cent. RR. 3d m.. 30 10 German-Amer. Bank 78 5,000 N. Y. & Oswego Mid- city, and it may be concluded that Mr. Vanderbilt was not unwil- land RR. 2d mort 8 ling to have these gentlemen interested with him in the manage- Closing prices of leading State bonds for two weeks past, and ment of the New York Central & Hudson property. It is plainly the range since Jan. 1, 1879, have been as follows: his idea that that great road will be stronger and fu'ther removed from the danger of hostile legislation, after the admis- Range since Jan. 1, 1879. sion Nov. Nov. to its board of directors of the distinguished railroad capi- States. 21. 28. Lowest. Highest. talists who are now to come in, and the conciliation of the immense interests which they represent. Louisiana consols 42 42*2 36 July 24 69 Jan. 6 '89 '90 A report comes from Philadelphia this afternoon that a propo- Missouri 68, or 103% Mch. 5 107% June 10 North Carolina 6s, •25 sition has been made by a syndicate old 18 Feb. 8 20 Oct. 25 to purchase at par the stock Tennessee 6s, old •34 of the Pennsylvania 30 Aug. 20 42 Feb. 13 Railroad owned by the city of Philadelphia, Virginia 6s, consol •80 •80 73% June 20 73% June 20 about $3,00O,OC0, but do do 2d series. at ihe late hour no verification could be "85 37 Sept. 25 44 Mch. 28 District of Columbia 3-65s. . *84% 79*2 Jan. 3 May 23 made. At the same time Erie stock sold up here, on very large 88% * This is the price bid ; no sale purchases, to 45, and it was believed that Mr. Vanderbilt was made at the Board. or Railroad and miscellaneous members of the New York Central syndicate, or both, were mocks. —The course of the heavy buyers. These transactions give rise to the theofy that stock market was feverish and unsettled until Wednesday after- there is a deliberate movement by these heavy capitalists toward noon, when the tone became very strong and has so continued the trunk-line stocks, based on the idea that the four great lines today. After the heavy break of last week there was great must still divide among them the immense volume of East-bound uncertainty as to the probable course of the market, and there freights, and that with the harmony prevailing among them the was a good deal of discouragement on the part of those who had profits on business for all of the lines must be far beyond any- been jostled out of their stocks by the manipulations of the few thing that they have heretofore known. heavy operators who had combined to depress prices. But the The money market has been reasonably easy this week to all announcement made on Wednesday afternoon of the great trans- good borrowers, and 5«7 per cent is a fair quotation on stocks action in Central stock, imparted fresh Rtr» ngth to a market and on 4@5 Government bonds. Prime commercial paper sells already advancing, and since then everything has been "boom- readily at 5{(a6J per cent. ing," The most striking movement has again been in Erie, T £?. f England statement on Thursday showed a decrease which sold up to 44J-45 at the close to-day ou very heavy pur- or, ?*nn ? 4,050,000 for the week, and the percentage of regerves was chases, and the conclusion is unavoidable that some o' the parties lnst 45 15 " 16 the Previous week. to the late Central negotiation are buyers possibly Mr. Vander- ro*,' S Silver in London is — °Z The Bank bilt. In this connection our remarks above in regard to the trunk- - of France showed a decrease of ?f «^ nJT • 14,075,000 francs in specie. line stocks are pertinent. The Erie election passed off The last statement of the New York City Clearing-House without contest, and the only notable change in the board was banks, issued the substitution November 22, showed an- increase of $029 2 75 in of Mr. Dickson, of the Del. & Hudson interest, the excess above 25 per cent of their deposits, the whole of for the retiring directors of the Del. & Lackawanna interest. sue* excess being $6,417,575, against $5,788,300 the previous Another advance is to be made in the price of coal, and the stocks are strong in consequence. The Wabash St. Louis & The following table shows the changes from the previous week Pacific stocks are naturally very* strong, in view of the success- anda comparison with the two preceding years. ful negotiations of the syndicate ; and it is reported also, that Mr. Vanderbilt is a large buyer of these stocks, in accordance 1879. Differ'nces fr'm 1878. 1877. with an informal agreement or understanding with the pur- Nov. 22. previous week. Nov. 23. Nov. 24. chasers of his N. Y. Central stock. The Mo. Kansas & Texas Loans and ilis. stock it is sup- $276,194,400 Inc .$7,655,600 $234,917,700 $235,329,800 and bonds continue very activ« and strong, and Bpecie 50.0. (i.700 Inc. 7,013.900 23.414,400 19.767.801. posed that the Boston capitalists of the 0. B. A" Q. interest will Circulation .. 22.550.400 Ino. 74,700 19.961,900 18,100,5d0 secure the lease of the road. Today, nearly the whole list was Net deposits . 250.297.300 Inc .11,096.100 207,184.800 190,234,900 Legal tenders. strong, and the syndicate transaction exerted a powerful influ- 18,9cl5,2O0 Deo. 3,610,600 40,588,200 39,949,300 ence throughout the market...... 1 . . 1

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, Latent The daily highest and lowest prices have been as follows: — earnings reported.—, —Jan. 1 to latest d«t*.- Woek or Mn. " 1870. 1878. 1879. 1878. Monday Tuesday. Wednes. Thursil'y. Chic. A W. Mich 3dwkOct». $14,424 $12,027 $496,504 $415,327 Nov. 24. Nov. 25. Nov. 26. Nov. 27. Cln. Mil in. A Oay.September 262,001 103.334 Clev. Mt. V. AD..2dwkNov. 7.764 8.017 346,997 330,833 Am.Dlst. Tel. n 72 U 7: 78 73 Dakota Southern. September 15,566 17,431 147,205 156,896 Atl.ftPac.Tol. is 45 46 Deuv.S.P'kA Pac. October ... 132,185 South a? 71 72 73M 627.601 Cauda DiibunueAS.Clty.2dwk Nov. 20,004 22,426 Cent, of N. J.. H 78>4 77 739,442 822,795 I, Flint Pere Mar.2d wkNov. Chen. ft Ohio.. IS 1i 17W 17Ji A 27.470 23,703 do 1st prf. 80) 25 Oal.Har. A 8. An. September 131,363 132.418 do 2d prf. & Grand Kaji.A Ind.Septeinber 132,191 103,172 Chic. ft Alton 07J4 US M •V7M 99 GraiiilTrunk.Wk.eu(l.Nov.l5 220,128 196,935 7.859,815 7,794,187 Chic. Bur. * Q. 110 110 21 120 l'JUH Or't Western. Wk.ond.Nov.21 100,731 73,873 :.P. 73 71% 3,082,726 4,064.844 Chic.M.*8t.i'.| 74 76J4I 76W Wli Hannibal 8t.Jo.3dwn do pref. 100 100K 100 100^ m A Nov. 30,928 48.279 1,688,143 1,803,80] Chic. AN. W.. 87 vo* 884* 90* Houst. A Tex.C... September 365,440 332,555 1,987,084 1 .705. 552 do prof. 103M I04ijioax 104 IllmolsCen.dll.).. October... 580,244 506,751 4,559,501 4,601,195 Chic. R. I. * P do (Iowa).. October... 170,832 148.089 1,190,246 1,292.476 Chic.St.P.&M Indiana Bl. AW. .2d wkNov. 18.965 19,771 Clov. C. C. 1 4 Int. A Ot. North.. 2d wkNov. 54.985 54,290 Col.Chle.ft I.e. 1,422,21 1,267,512 Del. A H.Cannl Ixmisv.Cln.ALex.Septomber 105,769 86.971 Del.Laek.A W Louis v. A Nushv..Octobcr ... 600,000 455,699 4,ei8,&64 4,257,887 Ilan.ftSt. Jo., Mlnn.A St. Louis. 1st wkNov 9,620 7,954 do pref. 64« Mobile A Montg. .September 61.215 41,413 471,980 Hons.ft 452,281 Tex.C. Mo.Kaus.ATex..3dwkN(>v. 94,457 69,712 2,849,197 2,663,065 Illinois Cent... Ohio Inci.Cin.ft Laf. Mobile A 3d wkNov. *73,010 68,997 1,695,480 1,510,325 Kansas Pacific Nnshv.Ch.A St. L.October... 169,958 137,101 1,440,979 1.325.130 I-akeErteftW N.Y.L.ErieAW.. August. ...1,450,223 1,445.929 10;388|547 9.735,285 Lake Shore Pad.AEll3abetht.2dwkNov. 10,745 0,091 279,652 279,011 lAiuisv.ft Nash Pad. A Memphis.. 1st wkNov 4,371 4,794 130.096 153,473 Manhattan. . . Pennsylvania .. Mar.&C.lstpf. .October ...3,518,144 3,215,419 28,031,356 26,035!337 Phila. do 2d prf. AFrle October... 323,803 352,695 2,514,584 2,378,585 Mich. Central.. Phila.A Reading. October. ..1,542,911 1,408,674 12,377,393 10.240,092 Mobile 4 Ohio. Pitta. Cln. A St. L.September 382,835 280,531 2,441,860 2,302,358 Mo. Kans. * T. St.LA.AT.H 3d wkNov. 22,412 15,836 Mor. & Essex. do (brs).2d wk Nov. 15,760 Nash.Ch.&St L 14.228 470,982 433,083 New Cent.Coal St.L. Iron Mt. A 8.2d wkNov. 161,860 149,671 4,302,913 3,809.776 K.Y.C.4H.K. St. L. A San Fran . 3d wk No v 45,601 26,977 1,380,099 1,066,592 N.Y.L.B.4W. 8t.L.A8.E.-8t.L..3d wk Nov 14,319 15,651 651,127 587,877 do pref. St. Paul AS.City. 3d wkNov 29,716 24,899 994,753 971,166 Northern Pac. Scioto Valley October . . 30,250 28,983 261,192 232,707 do pref. Southern Minn . . .September 67,244 34,538 421,771 Ohio ft Miss.. 490,875 Pacific Mall.... Tol.PooriaAWar .3d wkNov. 26,062 26,434 1,106,594 1,134,783 Panama Union Paoino.... 18dysNov 732,239 637,981 Phil. A ReadV Wabash 3d wkNov. 101.526 106,858 4,518.461 4,547,559 St.L.A.ftT.H. Wisconsin Valley . 1st wk Nov 5.467 3,867 do pref St.L. I.M.&So. * Bt.L.ftS.Kran. The business of the M. A O. in Nov., 1878, was exceptionally large. do pref. as, owing to quarantine restrictions, the traffic holdback In Sept. and do 1st prf. Oct. was shipped in Unit mouth. This should be noted, in making com- St.P.ASioux C. parison with this year's figures. do pref. Sutro Tunnel. Exchange.—Foreign bills are weaker in consequence of the Union Pacific.. prospective shipment of New York Central stock to London, and Wab.St. L.& P. do pref. also from purchases of Erie stock and bonds for London account. West. Un. Tel On actual business to-day prime bankers' sterling bills sold at " These are the prices oid and asked; uo tale was made at the Board. about 4 80 for sixty days, 4 83 for demand, and 4 83i@4 831 for Total sales of leading stocks for the week ending Nov. 27, and cable transfers. the range in prices for 1878 and since Jan. 1, 1879. were as The following are quotations in gold for various coins: follows: Sovereigns $4 82 ®$4 85 Dimes A % dunes. — 99% 9 —par. Napoleons 3 82 ® 3 85 Silver %s and %s. — 99% a —pur. Range for Sales of Range since Jan. 1, 1879. X X Reichmarks. 4 72 ® 4 78 Five francs — 92 » — 95 Week. 1878. X Guilders 3 90 ® 4 00 Mexican dollars.. — 91%a — 03% Shares. Lowest. Highest. Low. High. Span'hDoubloons.15 60 ©15 80 English silver 4 70 a 4 78 Mex. Doubloons. .15 45 ®15 60 Prus. 8ilv. thalers. — 68 ® - 70

Fine silver . 1 I5S4 dollars Canada Southern 3,450 454 Jan. 78% Nov. 1 38 45% bars . 1 15 ® Trade — 90%* — 99% Central of N. Fine gold bars par.®%prem. silver dollars — J 85,530 33% Jan. 897e Nov. 15 13% 45% New 99343 par. Chicago A Alton 440 75 Mch 100% Nov. 17 66% 85 New York City Bank*—The following statement Chic. Buil.A Quincy. 1,740 111% Jan. 124 Oct. 21 00%11434 show.? the Chic. Mil. St. ... 131,935 3438 condiiion Associated Banks of A T Jan. 82% Nov. 13 27%j 5479 of the New York City for the week do do pref. 2,741 7434 Jan. 10234 Nov. 13 64 84»4 ending at the commencement of business on Nov. 22, 1879: Chicago Northw. . -1 1 A 121,350 ! %i .Inn. 94% Nov. 12 32% 55% do do pref. 1,700 7678 Jan. 108 Nov. 12 5034 70% Average amount of Chic. Rock Isl.A Pac. 480 119 Jan. 149 Nov. 13 9838 122 Chic. St. P.A Minn.' 3,600 21 May 56 Nov. 15 Capital. Clev. Col. Cin. A Ind. 3.554 34% Jan. 85% Nov. 13 Specie. Col. Chic.A Ind. Cent 49,425 5 Jan. :'S Nov. 18 Del. A Hudson Canal 57,375 38 Jan. 89% Nov. 12 I t Del. Lack. A Western 265,180 43 Jan. 94 Nov. 12 New York 2.000,000 3,400.500 Hannibal A St. Jo 25,5*5 KiVl.Jan. 41% Nov. 12 Manhattan Co... 2.O50.OIKI 971.400 do do pref. io,ioo 34 Jan. Hi 70% Nov. 15 Merchants 2,000.000 1,056,400 Mechanics' 1.207.000 Illinois Central 2,874 79 14 Mch. 26 10034 2,000,000 Nov. 18 Union i.ami.mm 1,557.400 Kansas Pacific 4,160 9% Jan. 21 92 Nov. 28 Lake Shore America 3,000,000 804.NKI 170,800 67 Jan. 6 108 Nov. 28 Phcenix 1,000,000 551.000 Louisville A Nash v.. 9,100 35 Feb. 13 89% Nov. 15 City 1,000,000 1,077,100 Michigan Central 27,810 7334 Jan. 2 98 Nov. 23 Tradesmen's 1,000,000 295.400! Missouri Kan. A Tex 113,720 53eJan. 4 35% Nov. 10 Fulton 600,000 127.400 Morris A Essex 7,860 75% Jan. 3 103% Nov. 12 Chemical 800,000 2,442.000 N. Y. Cent. AHud.R. Merch'nts' Exch. 1,000.000 626,200 9,115 112 Mch. 24 139 Nov. 28 Gallatin Natlon'l 494,500 N.Y. Lake E. 1,000,000 A West 728,030 21% Jan. 4 49 Nov. 15 Butchers'ftDrov. 300,11011 21K.SO0 do pref 47,980 37% Jan. 2 78% Nov. 15 Mechanics' ft Tr. 301 I.I 40,000

Northern . Pacifle t . 13,510 16 Aug. 9 40% Oct. 21 Greenwich 200,000 16,400 do prcf.t 12,611 Aug. Leather Man'f rs 600,000 539.900 444 30 65 Oct. 21 Seventh Ohio A Mississippi... 44,885 734 Jan. 4 33 % Nov. 15 Ward... 300,0011 188,700 Pacific 11% 8tateof N. York. 800.000 620,000 Mail 67,130 103a Jan. 13 39% Nov. 1 Panama 23% American Exch.. 5,000,000 2,469.000 123 Jan. 2 182 Oct. 9 131 Commerce 5,000,000 2,811.900 St.L. I. Mt. A South. 51,855 13 Jan. 2 56 Nov. 15 15»s Broadway 1,000,000 694,700 St. L. A S. Francisco. 9,900 3% Jan. 8 53 Nov. 15 4% Mercantile 1,000.01X1 52H.700 do pref. 21,550 4% Jan. 21 60% Nov. 15 Pacific 422,700 216.200 5% Republic 1,500,000 407,000 do 1st pref. 5.975 934 Jan. 23 78% Nov. 15 1134 Sutro Tunnel Chatham 450,000 654,100 26,535 23s Jan. 16 6% Nov. 17 5 People's 83.900 Union Pacific 412,500 27,685 57% Jan. 31 95 Oct. 20 61%| 73 North America. 700.IXXI 256.000 Western Union Tel.. 1.119,300 67,000 88 °s Aug. 4 116 June 11 75% 1 102 Hanover 1,000,000 Irving 871,5oti ' Range here 500,000 given is from May 5. t Range from July 30. Metropolitan ... 3.000.0011 2,458.0(10 The latest Citiiens' 600,000 228.700 railroad earnings and the totals from Jan. 1 to latest dates are given Nassau 1,000.000 1 17.000 below. The statement includes the gross earn- Market 500.IKW 162.500 ings of all railroads from which returns can be obtained. The 8t. Nicholas 5CN1.IKM1 72,700 columns Shoe ft Leather. 500,0ml 669,B0C under the heading "Jan. 1 to latest date" furnish the Corn Exchange. 1,000,000 175,100 Continental l.ooo.Ooo 1,146.400 gross earnings from Jan. 1 to, and including, the period men- Oriental .300.000 19.700 tioned in the second column. Marino 400.000 681.000 Importers' Tr. 1,500,000 2.661.600 ^—Latest earnings reported.—. ^Jan. 1 to latest & date.— Park 3.869,900 Week or Mo. 1879. 1878 2,000.000 Ala. Mech. Bkg. Ass'n 500,000 137.000 Gt.Southern . August $254,997 Atch.Top. $220,797 Grocers'. . . 225.000 4.600 A S. F.2d wkNov. 5,425,518 S,397,083 North River. 240.000 45.000 Atl.A Char. Air-L.Septembcr East River 250.000 140.00" Atl. A Ot. West. . .September Manuf'rsft Mer.* 100.000 18.500 Atlantic Miss. AO. September Fourth National. 3,2(X),<100 2.633.71X1 Bur. C.Rap. AN. .3d wk Nov. Central Nat 2.01)0.000 1,89*000 s« ml sso.oix Burl.AMo.R.in N.lst wk Oct. N'atlon'l. 300,000 Cairo Ninth National.. 7,-xi.OOi' H&MM A 8t,Louis..2dwk Nov. First National 500,000 Central 2.088.900 Pacific..." October 1,600,000 1,345.000 Cues. A 800.000 112.700 Obioagc 250,000 61.000 Chic. Bi 200.000 11.900 Chic. A _. 730.000 295.900 3mi.m11> 455.100 HO.OM £)!£.?« *.?'• ^d wkNov. 25l!000 191,775 8,654.066 7,4*3,066 Ch Ie8, -Of'" '«;;•• 1.935,000 1,573,422 13,252,929 12511 660 Total.... (0.800.200 276.194.400 50,006.700 1S.985.200 82.650.400 Chic. St. P.i^ZiA Min.3d wk Nov. 32,173 24,203 1,007,112 814 649 Xo report, same as last week. J J % VFtI

556 THE CHRONICLE. [Vol. XXIX, GENERAL QUOTATIONS OF STOCKS AND BONDS. the Quotations ia New York represent the per cent value, whatever par may bo ; other quotations are frequently made per share. " g.," " The following abbreviations are often used, viz.: "M.,"for mortgage; for gold ; g'd," for guaranteed ; "end.," for endorsed; "oong.,, " " .," " 1. g.," for consolidated ; oonv.," for convertible ; s. f for sinking fund ; for land grant.

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United States Bonds. Bid. Ask. State Securities. Bid. Ask. Crrr Secuhities. Bid. Ask. 1890-98 UNITED STATES BONOS. Tennessee—6s. old, ..J & J 33% 34'8 Dis.Col.—Cons. 3-65s, 1924, cp.F&A 84'8 85 H Cs, 1880 reg... .J&J 6s, new bonds, 1892-1900... J & J 28 Consol. 3-65s, 1924, reg 85 85% 6s, 1880 coup — J&J 104% 10*2 6s, new series. 1914 J & J 29 Perm. imp. 6s, guar., 1891... J&Jt 108 110 6e, 1881.... reg. J&J Texas—6s, 1892 M &Sf 103 105 Perm. imp. 7s, 1891 J&Jt 110 115 6s. 1881 coup. J&J 105%h ,57" 7s, gold, 1892-1910 M&Sf 1 11 112 Wash.—Fund.loan(Cong.)68,g.,'92t 108 110 5s, funded, 1881 reg. .Q-F 102 ...1^4 7s, gold, 1904 J &Jt 112 113 Fund. loan(Leg.)6s,g., 1902Vart 108 114 5s, funded, 1881 coup. .Q-F 10s, pension, 1894 J &Jt 08 101 East Saginaw, Mich.—8s ~ 1) lit 4%s, 1891 reg. M 10.>% 105% Vermont—6s, 1890 J & 116 Elizabeth, N. J.—7s, short t 10 43 4%s, 1891 coup. M I00=»ioo% Virginia—6s, old, 1886-'!>5....J & J 20 7s, funded, 1880-1905 Var. 39 41 J 4s, 1907 reg. . -J 163% 103 '4 6s, new bonds, 1886-1895... J & 20 7s. consol., 1885-98 A&O 38 41 4s, 1907 coup. 103>s 1€ 6s, consol., 1905 J & J 75 7«, 1905 35 42 6s, Currency, 1895 reg. .J&J 6s, do ex-coup., 1905.. .J & J 55 Fall River, Mass.—Oa, 1904.. .F& At IDS 109 6s, Currency, 1896 reg. ..J&J 123 M 6s, consol., 2d series J & J 25 5s, 1894, gold F&At 102 104 6s, Currency, 1897 reg. ...J&J 1231-2 68, deferred bonds Fitcuburg, Mass.— 6s. '91.W.L. J&Jt 111% 112% 6s, Currency, 1898 reg J&J 124ia 10-40s. new Fredericksburg, Va.—7s M&N 106 6s, Currency, 1899 reg.... J&J 124% Tax coupons Galveston, Tex.— 10s, '80-'95 ..Var. CITl SECURITIES. Galvost'nCounty.lOs. 1901.J & J 102 FOREIGN GOV. Mil I It I I 4 Hudeon County, 63 A&O 101 7s, Miss. O. & R. Ri v., 1900. .A & O 4 6s, Bait. & O. loan, 1890 Q— 110%112 do 7s.M&SandJ&D 105 7s, Ark. Central RR.. 1900.A & O 8*s 6s, Park. 1890 Q-M 110 112 Bayonnc City, 7s, long J&J 96 of 1871, 5 7s, Levee 1900 J&J 6s, bounty, 1893 M&S 112 115 Lawrence, Mass.—6s, 1894 . . . A& O 112% California—6s, 1874 104% 6s, do exempt, 1893... M&S 114 117 Long Island City, N. Y t 90 Connecticut—5s t 104 108 5s, funding, 1894 J&J 104% 106 Louisville, Ky.—7s, longdates. Var.t 107 68,1883-4-5 t 105 6s, 1900 J&J 113 ill4 7s, short dates Var. 103 Delaware—6s J&J 104 106 6s, West. Md. RR., 1902 .... J&J 113 [115 6s, long Var.t 102 Florida—Consul, gold 6s J 4 Boston. Mass.—6s, cur.long, 1905Vari 117%!118 Memphis, Tenu.—6s, C J&J 10 7s, small bonds 43 6s, currency, short, 1880 Var.l 101 101% 6s, A&B J&J 10 Maine—Bounty, 6s, 1880 F& a 101*2 102 5s, gold, 1905 Var.t 111 111% 6s, gold, fund., 1900 M&N 15 War debts assumed, 6s,'89A& Of U4'4 114% 4e, currency, 1899 J&J 100 101 6s, end., M. &C. RR. 15 War loan, 6s, 1883 M&8 107 108 Sterling, 5s, gold. 1893 A&0;f 107 109 6s, consols J&J 35 Maryland—6s, defense, 1883.. J&J 108% 110 do 5s, gold, 1899 J&J: 105 107 Milwaukee, Wis.—5s, 1891.... J & D 96 110 6s, exempt, 1887 J&J 115 do 5s, gold, 1902 A&0;i 109 110 '. 8, 1896-1901 Var. 102% 6s, Hospital, 1882-87 J&J 110 115 Brooklyn, N.Y.—7s, '79-80.... J & J 101 104 7s, water, 1902 J&J 110 6s, 1890 Q— 108 110 78,1881-95 J & J 104 115 Mobile, Ala.—83 J&J 5s, 1880-'90 Q— 100 105 7s, Park, 1915-18 J & J 124 123 5s J&J Massachusetts— 100% 58, 1S80, gold .J&J I 101 7s, Water, 1903 J & J 123 127 6s, funded M&N 58, gold, 1883 103 J&J 104 7s, Bridge, 1915 : J & J 121 127 Montgomery, Ala.—New 3s . .J & J 5s, gold, 1894 Var.i no UOI4 6s, Water, 1899-1909 J & J 111 115 5s, new 5s, g., sterling, 1891 J&J; 107 109 6s, Park, 1900-1924 J & J 110 Nashville, Tcnn.—6s, old do do 1894 M&N; 106 108 Kings Co. 7s, 18S2-'89 M&N 106 HI 6s, new do do 1888 A&Ot 103 105 do 6s, 1880-'86 M&N 101H 111) Newark—63, long Var. Michigan—6s, 103 1883 J & J Buffalo, N, Y.—7s, 1876-'80. . . .Var. 102 1011 7s, long Var. 78,1890 M&N 110% 7s, 1880-'95 Var. 104 112 7s, water, long ....Var.t Minnesota— 7s, RR. repudiated 30 40 7s, water, long Var. 113 115 1893. r ; New Bedford.Mass.—6s, A&O Missouri—6s, 1886 J&J 103% 6s, Park, 1920. M&S 108 L- 5a, 1900, Water Loan A.&O 106 Funding bonds, 1894-95 J & J Cambridge, Mass.—5s, 1889... A&Ot 107 108 IN. Brunswick. N. J. —7s '89-90 Long bonds, J & J 105% 6s, 1894-90. water loan J&JI U3i. ill Newburyport, Mass.—Oa, 1890. J&Jt Asylum or University, 1892. J & J 105 4j 6s, 1904, city bonds J&J 115 11;, N. Haven, Ct.—Town, 6s, Air Line... Hannibal 104 & St. Jo., 1886....J & J Caindcu Co., N. J.—Os, coup. .. J&J* Town, 63, war loan do do 104 1887....J & J Camden City, N. J.—Os, coup. . J&J* do 6s, Town Hall N. Hampshire— 114% 6s, 1892-1894. .J&J I 115 7s, reg. ami coup I&J* City, 7s, sewerage Warloau, 6s, 1901-1905 J&J 118*4 118%' Charleston, S.C.—Os, st'k,'76-98..Q-J 55 59 do 6s loan, War 6s, 1884 M&S 108 109 7s, tire loan bonds, 1890 J & J 60 do 5s, 1897 112 New Jersey—6s, 1897-1902.. . .J&J* 7s, non-tax bonds 85 New Orleans, La.— Premium bonds. 6s, exempt, 112 1877-1896 J&J* 4s, non-taxable 58 Consolidated 6a, 1392 Var. New York— 6s, gold, rig., '87.. 108 J&J Chelsea, Mass.—Os, '97,waterl.F&Af ill % 112% Railroad issues, (is, '75 & '94. .Var. 6s, gold, coup., 1887 J & j! 108 111.— Chicago, 6s. long dates. . . -J&J I 108 103 % Wharf impr., 7-30s, 1880... .J &D 6s, gold, 100 1883 J & J 7s, sewerage, 1892-'95 J&Jt 112% 113% N.Y.City—63, water stock.'SO.Q—Fi 101 6s, gold, 1891 J & J 117 7s, water, 1890-'95 J&Jtll3% 115 6s, do 1879 Q—Ft 100% 6s, gold, 117 1892 A&O 7s, river impr., 1890-'95 J&JtH12% 113% 5s, do 1890 Q-FI 105 6s, gold, 117 1893 A&O 7s, l890-'95 J&J(lll2% 113% 6s, do 1883-90 ....Q—F 101 N. Carolina— 6s, old, 1888-'98..J&J 25 'JO Cook Co. 78,1880 M&Nt|100% 101 6s, aqueduct stock, '81-1911..Q— 6s, old 23 A &O 26 do 7s, 1892 M&NI11214 112% 7s, pipes anil mains. 1900. .M&N 68, NC. RK., 1883-5 104 J & J Lake View Water Loan 7s t 105 6s, reservoir bonds, 1907-'11.Q— 6s, do 104 A&O Lincoln Park 7s !l00 100% 5s, Cent. Pari; bonds, 1 898 ... Q -F 6s, do coup. off. 84 J&J South Park 7s J & J! 106 100% 6s, do 1895...Q— 6s, do coup, off A&O 84 West Park 7s, 1890 106 106% 78, dock bonds, 1901 M &N 68, Funding act of 1866, 1900 J&J 9 Cincinnati, O —6s, long Var.t 1 102 103 6s, do 1905 M&N <3s, do 1868.1898A&0 9 10 6s. short Var.tilOO 7s, market stock, 1894-97. .M&N 6s, new bonds, 1892-8 J&J 15 7-30S Var.i 115 6s, improvem't stock, 1839. M & N 6s. do A&O 15 ii 7s Var.i 107 108 7s. do 1879-90.M&N 6s, Chatham RR A&O Southeru'RR. 7-30s, 1902. ..J&JI 114% 115 6s, gold, cons, bonds, 1901. M & N 6s, special tax, class 1.1898-9A&U 4% do 7-30s, m>w t 113 114 6s, street impr. stock, 1888. M & N 6s, do clas8 2 A&O 5 do 6s, g.,1906..M4-N1 101% 105 7s, do do '79-8 2. M & N 68. do class 3 A&O 5% Hamilton Co., O., 6s 100 6s, gold, new consol., 1890 4s, new do 7s, short t 100 102 7s, Westchester Co.. 1891 Ohio—6s, 1881 V.V "j'& J Mil do long 7s & 7-30s 1 107 110 Newton—6s, 1905, water loan. J&J 68,1886 J& j 110 Cleveland, Pennsylvania— O.—6s. long Various. 107 108 5a, 1905, water loan J&J 5s, gold, '77-8.F&A* 100 105 30-year 5s 100 101 Norfolk.Va—6s,reg.stk,'78-85..J&J 5s, cur., reg., 1877-82 100 F&A* 6s, short Various. 101 103 8s, coup., 1890-93 Var. 5s, new, reg., 1892-1902 F&A 111% 112 7s, long Varioust 112 115 8s, water, 1901 M&N 6s. 10-15, reg., 1877-'82 F & A 1015s 102 78, short Various I 102 107 3s 6s, 15-25, reg., 1882-'92 F & A 108% 109 Special 7s, 1879-'89 Yearly I 103 107 Norwich, Ct.—5s, 1907 A&Ot Rhode Island—6s, 1882 M&St Columbia, 6s,1893-9 S.C.—6s, bonds 36 45 7s, 1905 J.&J J&J Columbus, Ga.—7s, Various Var. 70 80 Orange, N. J.—7s t South Carolina—6s J & J 10 Covington. Ky.—7-30s, long t 110 112 Oswego, N. Y.~ 7s t 102% 6s ---•-.. A&O 5 7-30s, short t 103% 104 Patersou, N. J.—7s, long Var 6s, funding act. 1866 J J 25 103*" & 8s t Petersburg, Va.—6s J&J 6s, LaudC, *89.. 1.14 J & J 50 Dallas, Texas—8s, 1904 80 J&J 109 68.Laud C..1889 50 85 8s A&O 10s, 1883-96 95 105 8s, special tax 109 7sof 1888 10 Dayton. O.—8s ( Philadelphia, Pa.—5, reg J&J* 100 6s, non-fundable bonds. 103 Var 4 Detroit, Mich.—7s, long Var.i old, reg J&J* 108 lie" 6s, consols. 1893 107 110 6s, j & j 80 90 7s, water, long. Var.i 114 116 Os, new. reg J&J 120 121 " Price nominal; no late transactions. t Purchaser also pays aocruod Interest ; In London. 1 ' FJ . "'

November 2!\ 1870. THE CHRONICLE. 557

GENERAL QUOTATIONS OF STOCKS AND BONDS—Continued. For Explanation* See Notea at Head of Flr»t Pace of Quotation..

ClTT 8ECURITIKS. Bid. Ask. Railroad Bond*. Bid. Ask. Railroad Bovdb. Bid. Ask.

Pittsburg, Pa.—4g, coup.. 1913.. J&J Buff.N.Y.A Pull.— 1st, 6s,g..'96.J&J 93 100 Cln.Laf.&Cb.— 1st, 7s.g., 1901 .MAS 85 58, reg. and coup., 1913 J&J Bar. C. R.& N.—lst.5s,new,'00.J&D 90% 905» Cln.&Sp.—78,C.C.C.& 1, 1901.A&O 106 7«, water, reK.&cp., , 93-, 98...A*0 Bur. & Mo. R.—L'<1 M., 7s, 03.A&O 11 1% 115 do guar..L.8.&M.S.,190lAAO 107 108 7«, street imp., reg, '83-96 Var Conv. 8s. 1894 series ...J&J (117 ISO Cln. Rich. & Chic—1st, 7s, '95 J&J f 93 Var. (110 115 Bur.&Mo.(Neb.>— 1st, 6s, 1918.J&J 105 106 Rich. Portland, Me.—6s, Mun., 1895. % Cm. & F. W.— lBt, 7b, g. . . J&D 75 85 120 6s, railroad aid, 1907 MAS 110 113 8b, conv., 1883 J&J Cin. Sand'ky & CI.—6b, 1900.. F&A I 90 97 in., 101 Portsmouth, N.H.— (is, '93.RR. J&JII 107% tor's Consol. 6s, non-exempt.. J&J (100% 7s, 1887 extended M&S t 85 Poughkeepaie, N. Y.—7s, water |tll2 ur> Bur.&Southw.—1st M., 8s,'93.M&N 30 Consol. mort, 7s, 1890 J&I) 89% '.to Providence, R.I.—5s.g.,1900-5.J&J 1 107% 103% Oairo&St.L.—lstM.,78, 1901.AA<> Clev. Col. C. & I.— 1st, 7«, '90. M&N 110 lis 6s, gold, 1900, water loan. .J & J I 110% Cairo & Vine— 1st, 7s, g„ 1909. A&O ;56 58 Con«ol. mort, 7s, 1914 J&D 111 8|l 107 6s, 1885 M& 1061s Hi Califor. Pao.— 1st M.,7s,g.,'89.J&J (105 110 Belief. & lnd. M., 7s, 1899. . .J&J 100 Richmond, Va.—6s J&JI 108 107 2d M.. 6s, g.,end C. Pao.. '89.J&.I 96 105 Clev.&M. Val.— 1st, 7b. g., '93. F&A 8s J & J] 123 123% 3d M. (guar. C. P.), 6s, 1905. J&J (90 8. F. 2d mort., 7b, 1876 M&S Rochester, N.Y.—6s, '76-1902. Var.lt 100 108 do do 3s, 1960. J&J 45 Clov. & Pitts.—4th M., 6s, 1892.J&J 107 7s, water. 1903 J & J:(113 115 Camden & Atl.—1st, 7s, g., '93.. J&J '117 120 Consol. 8. F„ 7s, 1900 M&N 115% 118 105 93 Bur. I Rockland, Mo.—6s, '89-99.RR.F&A 195 Cam.& Co.— 1st M., 6s,'97.F&A Clev.Mt. V.& Del.— 1st, 7s, gob , J A.I 1ift0% ' 57% Sacramento, Cal.—City bonds, 6s . . 25 Canada 80.—lstM.,guar.,1908,J&J 86% 86't Columbus ext, 7s, gold, 1901 T30 51% Sacramento Co. bonds. 6s 95 Cape Cod—7s, 1881 F&AI103 103% Colorado Cent— 1st, 8s, g., '90. J&D (100 103 Salem, Mass.—6s, long, W. L. .A&O I 111 lift Carolina Cent.— 1st, 6s,g., 1923. J&J 20 3ft Col. Chic. & lnd. Cent— 5s, 1904, W. L J&.IU07 108 Catawlssa— 1st M., 7s, 1882. .F&Al 102 109 1st cons, mort, 78, 1908 A&O 86% 88 8. Francisco—7s, g..City & Co. .Var 100 108 Now mort., 7s, 1900 F&A 112 114 2d mort., 7s, 1909 F&A 45 49 105 1st, [ 102 104 do Cs 100 Cedar F.&Miu.— 7s, 1907. J&J Trust Co. cert., 1st, cons., assd . . 86 86% Savannah, Ga.—7s, old Var. 70 73 Cedar R.& Mo.— 1st, 7s, '91... F&A 11 10 1104 do do supplementary.. 86% 86% 75 1st mort., (US'*_,ll3ia 7s, new 70 7s. 1916 M&N do 2d do ... . 42% 5s, consols 69 79 Cent, of Ga.— 1st. cons., 7s, ':>:(. J A.I 109% 112 Chic. & Gt. East, 1st, 7s,'93-'95. 70 St, Joseph, Mo.—7s Var. 45 Cent, of Iowa— 1st M., 7s, g...J&J 100 110 Col.& lnd. C, 1st M..7s, 1904.J&J 106 109 Bridge 10s, 1891 J & J 50 Central of N. J.— 1st M..7s,'90.F&A| 115 .... do 2d M., 7s, 1904. M&N 88 St. Louis, Mo.—6s cur., long bds.Var. U04 7s, conv. 1902. assent ed MAN 1015s 1 102% Un.& Logansp.,l8t,7s, 1905. A&O 97 101 6s, short Var. (100 101 Consol.M.,78,1899, assentcd.Q— 103% 104 T. Logansp. & B., 7s, 1834. .F&A 98 101 Water 6s, gold, 1887-90... J & D 1104 106 Adjustment bonds, 1903 104 104% Cin. & Chic A. L, 1886-'90 do do (now), 1802.A&O 104 106 Income bonds, 1908 M&N 83% lnd. Cent, 2d M., 10s, 1882 .J&J tibo'% Bridge approach. 6s 104 106 Small bonds, 1903 M&N 84 Col. & Hock. V.—IstM., 7s,'97.A&0 (106_ 110 Renewal, gold, 6s Var 106*4 Am. Dock & Imp. Co., 7s,'S0 J&J 106 108 1st M., 7s, 1880 I&J (101

Sewer, 6s, gold, 1891 -'93. . . . Var. 106 % do assented 106 108 2d M„ 7s, 1892 .I.v.l 1 101 St. L. Co.—Park, 6s. g.,1905.A & O 106% Lch.& Wilkesbarie Coal,'8S,M&N 66 Col. & Toledo—1st mort bonds U01 lo:i% Currency, 7s, 1887-'88....Var, 106 % Small bonds, 1888 M&N SO Col. Springf.&C—1st, 78,1901. M&S '88-'90. 1 8t. Paul, Minn.— 6s, . J & D 98 105 Consol., 7s, gold, 1900 Q-Mi 110 Col. & Xenia— 1st M.. 78.1890.M&S 104 7s, 1890 M&N 109 do assented. 92 94 Conn. & Passiunp.—M., 7s, '93,AAO|l 106% 107 8s, 1889-96 Var. 110 Cent. Ohio— 1st M., 6s, 1890. .M&S) 106 107 Massawlppl, g., 6s, gold, '89 J&Ji* (95 Somervillo, Mass.—5s, 1895.. A&O 1103 105 Cent. Pacific— 1st, Os, g.,'95-98.J&J' 110% Conn. Val.— 1st M., 7s, 1901... J&J 56 53 6s, 1885 J&J (107% 108 % State Aid, 7s, g., 1881 J&J| 106 Conn. West— 1st M„ 7s. 1900. J&J 26 27 6*98, 1884 A&O tios% 109 % 8. Joaquin, 1st M.,68, g.1900. A&O 99% 100 Connecting (Phila.)— 1st, 6s ..M&S Springfield, Mass.—6s, 1905.. A&O 1114 115 Cal. & Oregon, 1st, Os, g.,'88.J&J' 100 ICumberl'd & Peun 1st 6s, '91. M&S 7s, 1903, water loan A&O (120 1 22 Cal.& Or. C.P.bonds, 0s,g.,'92 J&J U05 107 'Cumberl.Val.—lstM..8s,1904.A&O Stockton, Cal.—8s 95 lnd Land grant M., (is, g., 1890. A&Ol 104% Dakota Southern—7s, gold, '94, F&A (97 100 Toledo, O.—7-30S, RR., 1900.M & N 1105 10S West.Pacif., 1st, 6s, g., '99..J&.I] 105 Danb'y & Norwalk—7s, '80-92. .J&J 100 8s Var. 105 H0%1Charl'te Col.&A.—Cous.,7s,'95.J&J 98 100 Dan. Ur. Bl. & P.— 1st, 7s, g...A&0 90 100 8s, water, 1893 & '94 Var. 112 2dmort.,7s, 1910 J&J 75 80 Dayton & Mich.— 1st M., 7a, '81.J&J t ... 102 Washington, D.C.—See Dist. of Col. Chora w & Darl.— 1st M.,83,'88. A&O 111 2d mort, 78, 1837 M&S (102 Wilmington, N.C.—6s, gold, cou. on 2d mort., 7s 93 3d mort, 78, 1888 A&O (1004 8s, gold, cou. on Cues. & Ohio— Pur. money fd.:188 1 Dayt.&Wost—lstM.,6s, 1905.J&J ti7H

Consol. mort., 7s, 1906 A&O 105 Sterling mort., 6s, g., 1903.. J&J tll2 114 i Det.G.Haven&Mil.—Equip.68,1918|U05 107 Allegh.Val.—Gen. M..73-108..J&J 113% 115 Income, 7s, 1883 A&O Con.M., 5% till '84, after 6.*.. 19181 :93 95 East, exten. M., 7s, 1910.. ..A&O 103 Bds. Kan. C. line,6s,g.,1903.M&N 106%' Dot. L. & North.—lst,7s,1907.A&O 1109% 110% Income, 7s, end., 1894 A&O 34 10 Miss.Riv.Bridge, lst.,s.f.,6s,1912 Detr. & Milw.—1st M., 7s, '75. M&N At&PkP.—lst,6s,g.excou.'95M&N 90 95 Chic B. & Q.— 1st, S. F.,8s, '83 .J&J 1 10 2d mort, 88, 1875 M&N Atch'n & Neb.— 1st, 7s, 1907. .M&8 105 105% Consol. mort., 7s, 1903 J&J 121 121% Dot.& Poutiac, lat M.,7s, '78.J&J 95 Atob.Top.&S.F.— lst,7s,g.,'99.J&J 11124 112% Bonds, 5s, 1895 J&D 193 984 do 3dM., 8s, 1896.F&A 85 Land grant, 7s, g., 1902..... A&O (112% 113 58.1901 A&O 93 Dixon Peo.& H.—1st, 8s,'74-89.J&J 105% Consol. mort., 7s, g., 1903. . .A&O 1113% 113^ Chic. & Can. So.—1st, 7s, 1902 A&o! 62% (IS Dubuque* Sioux C— l8t,7s,'83. J&J 114 Land income, 8s J&J (108 1084 Chic. Cinn.& Louisv.—1st M., guar 1st mort, 2d Div„ 1894 J&J 118 Atlan.& Gt.W— lst,7s, g.,1902.J&J Chic.Clin.Dub & Minn.—7s,'84 F&A 104 Dunk. A.V.& P.—lst,78,g..l890J&D 104 10S% 2d mort., 7s, g., 1902 M&S Chic. & East. III., 1st mort. 6s 96 East Penn.—1st M., 7s, 1888 ..M&S 105 3d mort.. 7s, g., 1902 M&N do income M., 7s, 1907 63 OS E.Tonn.Va.& Ga.—lat. 78,1900.J&J 101% 103 1st mortgage trustees' certiflc's. . 153 55 Chic. & Iowa—2d M., 8s, 1901.J&J 70 E. Tenn. & Ga.. 1st, 6s,'80-86.J&J 90 95 2d do do do U2 27 Chic. I'a& Neb.—lstM.,7s,'88.J&j!l 107 E.Tenn.& Va.,end.,6s, 1886. M&N 95 100 3d do do do ;ll 12 Chic.& Mich.L.8h.— lst,8s,'89.M&S 1 105 Eastern, Mass.—4%s, g.,1900.M&3 (82 82% Leased L. rental, 7s, g., 1902..I&J t72 74 Chic.M.&St.P.—P.D.lst,8s,'U8 F&A 125% Sterling debs., 6s, g., 1906. M&S J93 93 do do 7s, g., 1903.J&J t30 32 P. D., 2d M., 7 3-lOs, 1898. .F&A 113 Elniira& Wmsport— 1st, 7s,'80.J&J 105 107 West. ext. certifs, 8s, 1876.. J&J !63 68 St. P. & Chic, 7s, g., 1902....J&J 113 114 5s, perpetual A&O 84 do do 7s, guar. Erie !03 68 Mil. & St. P., 2d M., 7s, 1884. A&O 105 Erie- (See N. Y. Lake E. & West) Atlantic & Gnlf—Cons. 7s, '97. J&J 102 105 La. C, 1st M., 7s, 1893 J&J 112=8 Erie & Pittsb.—1st M., 7b, '82. J&J 100 104 Consol. M., 7s. end. 8av 30 40 I. &M., 1st M., 7s, 1897 J&J 111% Cons, mort,, 7s, 1398 J&J 106% 108 1st mortgage, 7s J&J 100 102 I'a. & Dak., 1st M., 7s, 1899 J&J 109 Equipmont, 78, 1890 A&O 85 95 S.Ga.& Fla., 1st M. 7s, 1899, M&N 107 110 Hast. & Dak., 1st M.,7s, 1902.J&J 109 Evansv. & Crawf.— 1st, 7s, '87. J&J 102 105 At.Miss.&Ohio.—Cons. ,g. 1905. A&O 168 70 Chic & Mil., 1st M.,7s, 1903.J&J 113 115% Evansv.T.H.&Chi.—1st, 78, g.M&N 65 80 Com. bondholders certs 168 70 1st mort., consol.. 7s, 1903. .J&J 110 111 Fitchbunr—58, 1899 103 103% AH.& 8t. Law.—St'g 2d, 6s ,g.A&6 .'104 106 1st M., I. & D. Ext.. 7s, 1903J&J 109% 6s, 1898 ....A&O 111 112 3d mort., 1891 '101 106 1st M ,0s, 3'thwest Div.l909J&J 102% 78.1894 A&O 120 121 Bald Eagle Val.—lstM..6s,'8l.J&J 'lOO 1st M.. 5s, La C. & Dav. 1910J&J Fitcli. & Wore—5-208, 78,1889. J&J 101% 102 Baltimore & Ohio—6s, 1880... J&J 1024 103 Chic.& N.W -Sink.f.,lst,7s,'85 F&A 109 111 Flint & Pore Marquette— 6s, 1885 A&O 106 107 lnii nxl mort., 7s, 1883 M&N 105 107 1st mort., land grant 8s,'SS M&N 98 105 Sterling, os, 1927 J&D .'102 103 Consol. mort., 7s, 1915 0— 109 Cons.S. P., 8s, 1902 M&N 50 55 Sterling, 6s, 1895 M&S ,'112 114 Exten. mort:., 7s, 1885 F&A 103 Flint & Holly, 1st, 10s, '88. M&N 90 Sterling mort., 6s, g., 1902. .M&S ;112 114 1st mort., 7s, 1SS5 F&A 107% Bay C.& E. Sag— 1st, 10s„S2.J&J 00 do 6s, g., 1910. M&N ril2 113 Consol., gold, 7s, op., 1902.. J&D 115 Holly W. & M.—1st, 8s, 1901.J&J 80 95 Parkersburg Br., Us, 1919. ..A&O 105% 107 do do rog 115% Florence & El Dorado— lst.7s. A&O 101 102 BaJt. Pot' c— 1st, & 6s, g., 19 1 1 . J&J ;103 105 Sinking fund, 6s, 1879, 1929. A&O 106 107 Flushing & N. S.— 1st, 7, '89. .M&N si> 1st, tunnel, 6s. g.,g'd, 1911. A&O :104 106 Iowa Mid., 1st M., 8s, 1900. A&O 125 2d mort, 7a M&N 70 Bellev.&S.Ill.—l8t,8.F.8s,'90.A&O 103 Gal. & Chic, ext., 1st, 7s,'82.F&A 104% Ft. W. Jack. &S.—1st 8s, '89. .J&J 50 Bclvidere 112' Del.— lst.Cs.c, 1902. J&D '110 Peninsula, 1st, conv., 7s,'98.1M&S Ft.W. Mun.&C—l8t,7s,g.,'89.A&0 20 2d mort., 6s, 1885 M&S 107 109 Chic. & Mil., 1st M., 7s, '98.. J&J 117 Fram'gham& Lowell— 1st, 7s, 1891 t89 HO 3d mort., 6s, 1887 F&A 103 104 Madison ext., 7s, g., 1911. --A&0 H110M do (notes), 8s, 1883 Boston & Albany—7s, 1892-5. 1 121>o F&A 122 Menominee ext., 7s, g., 1911.J&D rno i Frankfort* Kokomo— lst,7», 1908 9a 68,1895 J&J (ill 112 Northw. Un.,lst, 7s, g.. 1915.M&S moo Gal.Har.&S A.— lst,tis,g.l910.F&A ;96 98 Bo8t.Cliut.& F —1st M..,6s, '84.J&J 99 101 Chic. & Pad^-lst M., 7s, 1903 J&J Gal.Hous.&H.—lst,7s,g.,1902.J&J 90 96 1st M., 7s. 1889-90 J&J 1 106 106% Chic. Pek.& S.W.— 1st, 8s,190l.F&A Georgia—7s, 1876-96 J&J 116 119 N. Bedford RR., 7s, 1894.. ..J&J (107 108 Chic.R.I.&Pac—Os, 1917,coup.I&J 1144 6s 103 Equipment, Os, 1885 F&A 99 1(11 6s, 1917,rog J&J 114 Gr.Rap. & lnd.—1st, l.g., g'd, 7s, g. 108% 110% Bost.Conc.&Mon.— S.F.,6s,'89.J&J (98 too Ch.8 1. P.& M'polis, 1 8t,6s,g,' 18. M&N 101% 1st M.,7s, l.g., gold, not guar. A&O 97 100 Consol. mort., 7s, 1893 A&O (108 110 Land M., inc., 6s, g„ 1913 ..M&N 90% Ex land grant, 1st 7s, '99 100 Bost. Hart.A E.— 1st, 7s, 1900. J&J 50*3 50*8 Chic 8t.L.&N.O.— 1st 0011. "guar." III) 1914, 7s 100 Grcenv. & Col.—1st M., 78, 60 1st moi-t., 7s, guar J&J 2d mort. 6s, 1907 J&D 60 70 Bonds, guar or. Boston & Lowell— 7s, '92 AAOtll5% 116 Ten. lien, 7s, 1897 M&N 104 . Hack's'k&N.Y. E.-lst, 7s.'90.MaN 15 68,1896 J&J 1107 1074 Cuic.&S.W.—lst,7s,guar.,'90.M&N 107 1 Hannibal & Nap—1st. 7s, '88. M&N New5s,1899 J&J 100 101 Ciu. 107 Ham.&D.— 1st ML, 7s,'80.M.v N 101 Han. & St Jo.- Conv. 8s, 1835 . M&S 108 Boston & Maine—7s. 1893-91. J&J (120 120% 2d mort., 7s, 1985 J&Jit 102 Quincy & Pal., 1st. 8s. 1892.F&A 60 Runt. & N. Y. Air L.—1st 7s 106 Consol. mort., 7s, 1905 A&O t 107 Kans. C. & Cam., 1st, 10a,'92. J&J (115 120 Bost. & Providence—7s, 1893. J&J 11214 123 do 6s, 1905 ( ... Harl.& Portchestor— 1st M,7s,. A&O 111 120 Bost.& A&O 101% Revere B'h—lst,6s,'97.J&J 102% 103 Cin. II. & I., 1st M., 7s. 1903.J&J 82 83 Harrisb. P. Mt J.& L— 1st. 6s. .J&J 106 107 Buff. Hrad.& P.—Gen. M.7s,'96. J&J *50 Cin. & Indiana— 1st M.,7s, '92.J&D tl04 105 Housatonio—1st M., 7s, 1885. F&A Buff.N.Y.&Erie— 1st, 7s, 191G.J&D 117 2d mort- 7s, 1882-87 J&J| (90 2d mort.. Os. 1889 J&.f

' Price nominal ; no late transactions. ( purohaser The also pays aoo.-ued interest. J lu Loadoa. V lu Amsterdam. . J. N J. ' .

558 THE CHRONICLE fVoL. XXIX. GENERAL QUOTATIONS OF STOCKS AND BONDS—Continued. For Explanation* See Notes at Head or Flrxt Page of Quotations.

Railroad Bonds. Bid. Ask. Railroad Bonds. Bid. Ask. Railroad Bonds. Bid. Ask. end.,7s,'79.JAJ 103 M., 109 HoiiHt. E. A W. Tex.— 1st, 7s, 1898. Macon A Aug.—2d, 95 North Penn.— 1st 6s, 1885. JAJ 108% '91 108 Cent—Mort. 7s, 1898... JAJ 1110 112 2d mort, 7s, 1896 MAN 117 120 Houston A Tex. C— 1st, 7b, g., . Maine 1900... 199 100 114 West. Dlv., 1st, 7s, g., 1891. .J&J 104 105 Exten. bonds, 6s, g., AAO Gen. mort., 7s, 1903 JAJ 112 Waco & N. W., 1st, 7a, g.,1903. J&J Cons. 7s,1912 AAO tl06 107 Northeast.S.C.— 1st M.,8s,'99,MA8 110 115 Conn, nitirt., 8s, 1912 A&O 110% Androscog. A Kcn.,68, 1891.FAA 1105 106 2d mort. 8s, 1899 MAS 100 Waco AN., 8s, 1915 Leeds A Farm'gt'n, 6s, 1901.JAJ 1102 103 North'n Cent—2duiort,6s,'85.JAJ 108 109 '83. Ino. and Ind'y 7s, 1887 MAN 90 Portl'd A Ken., 1st, 6s, .AAO 1103 104 3d mort., 6s, 1900 AAO 108 109 Hunt. A Br. Top-lst, 7s, '90..AAO 114 118 do Cons. M., 6s, '95.AAO 1105 106% Con. mort., 6s, g.,coup., 1900.JAJ 106% 106% 1st, 7s,'89..JAJ 107 109 2d mort, 7s, g., 1895 FAA 106 108% Mansf. A Fr'ham.— 105% 6s, g., reg., 1900 AAO 108 Cons. 3d M. 7s. 1895 AAO 55 60 Equipment 6s, 1882 MAN 93% 99 Mort. bonds., 5s, 1926 JAJ 76% 78 Con. 111. Cent.— 1st M.CMe.A Spr.'98JAJ tllO 112 Marietta A Cincinnati— mort, stg. 6s, g., 1904. -JAJ J99 100 103 Sterling, 8. F., 5s, g., 1903. .AAO ;102 HJt 1st M., 7s. 1891 FAA 102% Northern Cent'l Mich.— 1st, 7a 100 Sterling, gen. M.,0s, g., 1895. AAO till US Sterling, 1st M., 7s, g., 1891. FAA 96 Northern, N.J.— 1st M., 6s, '88 .JAJ 95 100 do 5s, 1905 JAD 1103 105 2d mort, 7s, 1896 MAN 72 4 72% Norw'hAWorc'r— 1st M.. 6s. '97. JAJ 107 109 111. Grand Tr.—1st M., 8s, '90.AA0 113 3d mort, 8s, 1890 JAJ 41% 41% Ogd'nsb'gAL.Ch.—1st M.6s,'98,JAJ 199*4 100 Indiana Bloom. A West.—1st mort 68 70% Scioto A Hock. Val., 1st, 78..MAN 90 100 8. F., 8s. 1890 MAS 1102 105 1st mort., pref., 7s, 1900 JAJ 115 Bait Short L., 1st, 7s, 1900. .JAJ OhioAMiss.—Cons. 8. F. 7s, '98. JAJ 112 112% ib'5" '98 2d mort 55 61 Cin. A Bait., let, 7s, 1900. . . .JAJ ltd" Cons, mort, 7s, JAJ 112% Income 50 52 Marietta P. A Clev.—1st, 7s, g., '95 2d mort, 7s, 1911 AAO 109% Ind'lisBl.&W., lst,7s,g AAO 80 90 Consol. 7s JAD l8tmort.,8priugf.Div.,l905 MAN 75% 80 '92 do 2d mort., 8s, 1890 JAJ 10 Marq'tte Ho.A O—Mar.A 0.,8s, 105 108 Oil Creek—1st M., 7s, 1882... AAO do Exten.lstM.7s,g.,1912JAJ 15 20 68,1908 MAS 62 70 Old Colony—6s, 1 897 F<' 1109 110 Ind'polls C. & L.—7s of '97,Low Nob Mass. Central—1st, 7s, 1893. 35 50 6s, 1895 JAD 1109 110 do do High Nos Memp. A Charl'n—lst,7s,'80.MAN 102 78, 1895 MAS 1117 118 3d mort.,7s, 1899 JAD 2d mort, 7s, 1885 JAJ 80 90 OmahaAN.W.— 1st, 1. g., 7.3, g. JAJ 12 Lnd'apolis A Cin., l8t,7s,'88.AAO Mem. A L. Rock—1st, 7s 45 50 Omaha A 8.W.—lstM.,88, 1896.JAD 117% 118 Ind'polls A St. L.—lst,7s,1919.Var. 75 80 Metrop'n Elev—1st M ., 1908. JAJ 103% 104% Or'geA Alex'ndria— lst,6s,'73M AN 96 100 - 2d mort., 7s, 1900 AAO 35 45 Michigan Central 2d mort., 6s, 1875 JAJ 97% 98 Ind'apolisA Vin.—1st, 7s,1908.FAA 102 105 1st mort., 8s,1882 AAO 107 3d mort., 8s, 1873 MAN 67 70 2d mort., 6e, g., guar., 1900.MAN 87 92 Consol., 7s, 1902 MAN 1173s 118 4th mort., 8s, 1880 MAS 34% 36 Intern'lAGt.No.—Int. 1st, 7s. AAO 93 96 1st M. on Air Line, 8s, 1890. JAJ 1112 112% Or. Alex. A M., 1st M., 7s. '82. JAJ 70 71

105 . 1st Purch. Com. Receipts . . 93 Air Line, 1st M., 8s, guar. . .MAN 104% Oreg. A Cal.—Frankfort Com. Reo x t44 46 2d do do 34 30 Equipment bonds, 8s, '83.. .AAO Osw.ARome—lstM.,7s,1915.MAN 95 100 H. AGt. No.. 1st. 7s, g., 1900 Gd. Riv. V., 1st 8s, guar.,'86.JAJ 1105% 107 O8W. A Syracuse—1st, 7s, 'g O.MAN 100 do 1st Puroh. Com. Receipts 93 95 6s, 1909 MAS 10734 Ott. Osw. A Fox R.-M., 8e, '90.JAJ 117 do 2d do do 33 35 KalamazooAS.H.,lst,8s,'90.MAN 100 Panama—Sterl'g M., 7e, g. '97. AAO |113 115 Ionia A Lansing—1st 8s, '89. . .JAJ 1101? 112% Mil. A North.—1st, 8s, 1901... JAD 55 Paris A Danville— 1st M., 7s .1903. I'a Falls A Sioux C—1st, 7s,'99AAO 1104% 105 Minn. A St. L., 1st m., 1927... JAD 100 ParisADec't'r—lstM.,7s,g.,'92.JAJ ;i5 25 Ithaca A Athens.— 1st m., 7s,g.JAJ do guaranteed Pekin Lin.A Dec—lst,7s,1900 FAA 70 Jackson Lansing A Saginaw— Miss. Cen.—1 st M. , 7s, '74-84. MAN 102 105 Pennsylvania— 1st M., 6s, '80.. JAJ 104% 104% 1st M., 8s,'85, "white bonds"JAJ 1109% 110 do 2d m., 8e 105 110 General mort, 6s, coup.,1910 Q— 115 116 North Exten., 8s, 1890 MAN 1108 110 Miss.ATenn—1st M., 8e,series "A" 110 115 do 6s, reg., 1910.AAO 118 119 Consol. mort., 8s, 1891 MAS 1102% 103 do 8s, series "B" 92 95 Cons, mort., 6s, reg., 1905. .Q—M 109 110 Jamest. A Frankl.— 1st, 7s, '97. JAJ Mo. Kansas A Texas- do 6s, coup., 1905. .JAD 109 109% 2d mort.,78, 1894 JAD Cons, asseesed, 1904-6 FAA 91 91% Navy Yard, 6s, reg., 1881 ...JAJ 102% 103 Jefferson—Hawl'y Br. 7s, '87.. JAJ 1st, 6s, g., 1899. (U. P. S.Br.)JAJ 95 100 Penn. Co., 6s, reg., 1907.... Q—J 102% 103% 1st mort, 7s, 1889 JAJ 103 2d morti, income, 1911 AAO 44% 44% Penn.AN.Y.—lst.7s,'96A1906.JAD 119 121 Jeff. Mad.AInd.—1st, 7s,1906.AAO 1112% 113 Boonev'e B'ge,7s,guar,1906.J'A 90 Peoria Pekin A J.—1st, 7s, '94.JAJ *40 50 2d mort., 7s, 1910 JAJ 102 102% Han. A C. Mo., 1st 78, g.,'90.MA 106 Perkiomen—1st M., 6s, 1897.. AAO 80 90 Ind'pciisA Mad.,lst,7s,'81.MAN 100 do 2d, 1892... MAN Ex fd. cp3.,Dec.,'77,to.T*e,'80,inc. ;80 85 Joliet A Chic—1st M..8s, '82.. JAJ 104 106 Mo.Pac—lBt mort,68,gld,'88, FAA 105 Petersburg—1st M., 8s, '79-'98. JAJ 114 Joliet A N. Ind., 1st, 7s (guar. M.C.) 102 107 2d mort, 7s, 1891 JAJ lO-Sj 2d mort, 8s, 1902 JAJ 40 50 Junction RR.(Phil.)— lst,6s,'82 JAJ •103 Car. B., 1st mort, 6s, g. '93..AAO ;>hil. A Erie-lst M., 6s, 1881. AAO 103 105 2d mort., 6s, 1900 AAO 106 3d mortgage 2d mort., 7s, 1888 JAJ 112 112% Kalamazoo Al. A Gr. R.— 1st, 8S.JAJ 104 110 Income, 7s, 1892 MAS 2d mort. guar., 6s. g.. 1920. JAJ 107 108 Kal.A Schoolcraft— 1st, 8s, '87. JAJ 100 Mob. A Ala. Gr. Tr.— 1st, 7s, g'ld,'95 6 20 Phila. A Read.— 1st M., 6s,'80. .JAJ 102 103 Kal. A Wli. Pigeon—1st, 7s, '90. .JAJ 100 Mobile A O—1st pref. debentures 62 63 1st mort, 7s, 1893 AAO 114 118 K.C.Ft.ScottA G.— lat,7s,1908 JAD 102 1024 2d pref. debentures 40% 45 Debenture, 1893 JAJ 48 52 Kansas C. Lawr. A So. 1st, 4s. 1909 83 84 3d pref. debentures 41 Mort.,78, coup., 1911 JAD 114 115 Kans. C. St. Jo. A C. B.— 4th pref. debentures Gold mort, 6s, 1911 JAD 102

lstM.,C. B. A St. Jos.,7s,'80.JAJ tlOO 100% New mortgage, 6s, 1927 94% 94% Improvement mort., 6s. 1897 . K.C.St.Jos.AC.B., M. 7s,1907.JAJ 110538 105% Mont.AEuf.—lst,end.8s,g..'86MAS 90 105 New convertible, 7s, 1893... JAJ 90 do inc. bds,rg.,6s,1907.AAO 83 85 Morris A Essex— let, 7s, 1914 MAS 123 G. 8. f., $A£,6s,g. 1908, x eps.JAJ •90 K.C.TopekaAW.- 1st M.,7s,g.,.JAJ 1112 112% 2d mort, 7s, 1891 FAA 110 Scrip for 6 deferred *v coupons •90 94 Income 7s AAO 108 34 109% Construction, 7s, 1889 FAA 96% Coal A I., guar. M., 7s, '92.. MAS Kansas A Nebraska—1st mort 77 80 Bonds, 7s, 1900 JAJ 96 Phil. Wil. ABalt—6s, '92-1900. AAO ib'7% 108% 2dmort 43 47 General mort, 7s, 1901 AAO 110 Pitts.C.ASt.L.—lstM.,7s,1900.FAA 109 110 Kansas Pac- 1st, 6s,gold,'95.FAA 117 119 Consol. mort, 7s, 1915 JAD 108 2d mort, 7s, 1913 AAO 1st mort., 6s, g., 1896 JAD 113% Nash.Chat.ASt.L.—lst,7s,1913 JAJ 107 Pittsb.ACon'Usv.—letM.7s,'98.JAJ 112 112% 1st M., R. AL.G. D'rd,1899.MA-; 1st, Tenn. A Pac, 6s, 1917... JAJ 93 Sterling cons. M., 6s, g., guar. JAJ 107% 107 Land 1st mort., 7s, g., 1880.. JAj 121 1st, McM. M. W.AA.,6s,1917.JAJ 92% Pitts.Ft.W.AC.-l8tM.,7s,1912.JAJ 128 Land 2d mort.,78, g., 1886 100 % Nasnv.A Decat'r.—lst,7s,1900.JAJ 106 2d mort, 7s, 1912 JAJ 122 Leav. Branch, 7s, 1896 MAN 96 88 NiishuaA Low.—6s, g., 1893. FAA 1105 106 3d mort, 7s, 1912 AAO 115 117% Income bds.No. 11,7s, 1916.MAS 72 Nebraska— lst,7a,(cnd. B.AM.) AAO 110 111 Equipment, 8s, '84, all paid. MAS ;109 111 do No. 16.7s, 1916.MAS 7313 Newark A N. Y.—1st, 7s, 1887.JAJ 90 Pitts. Titusv.A B.—New 7s.'96FAA 42 45 Denver Div., 6s ass. coup, cert 101% 1 03 New'k S'setAS.—1st, 7s, g.,'89.MAN 90 100 Pleas't Hill ADe Soto—lst,7s,1907. 101 102 Detached coup. Rects N. HavenADcrby, 1st M., 7s,'98. Var 100 103 Port Hur. AL.M.—lst,7s,g.,'9» MAN 32 40 KeokukA Des M.- -lst.5s, 9134 guar. AAO 93 N. H. AN'th'ton—lstM.,7s,'99.JAJ 114 116 Portl'ndAOgb'g— lst6s,g. . 1 900.1 &J 70 80 Small bonds AAO 91 92 Conv. 6s, 1882 AAO 96 98 Vt. div., 1st M., 6s,g.,1891..MAN 5 20 Laf. BI. A Muu.—1 st, 6s, 1919 .MAN 91 N. J. Midl'd— 1st M., 7s, g.,'95.FAA 66 69 Pueblo A Ark. V.—1st, 7s, g., 1903. 1105 105% Income, 7s, 1899 68 2d mort, 7s, 1881 FAA 18 20 QuincyAWars'w—lstM.,88,'90.JAJ 113 L. Erie West.— A 1st, 6s,l919_FAA S2 "64" N. J. Southern—1st M.,now 6s. JAJ 75 80 Ren.AS'toga—1st 7s,1921 cou.MAN 123 125 Income, 7s, 1899 62 N'burghAN.Y.—1st M.7s,1888.JAJ 80 86 1st 7s, 1921, reg Lake Shore A Mich. So.— N. Lon.ANorth.—1st M.,6s,'35.MAS Rich'dADan.—Con..6s,'78-90.MAN 95% 97% M. So.A N.I., S.F.,lst, 7s,'85.MAN 108 108% 2d mort, 7s, 1892 JAD General mort, 6s, gold 97 100 Cleve. A Tol., 1st M.,7s, '85.. JAJ 110 111 N.O.Jack.AGt.N.—lstM.,88'86.JAJ 112 115 Piedmont Br., 8s, 1888 AAO 109 110 do 2d M., 7s, 1886.AAO 108 2d mort, 8s, 1890, certifs ..AAO 107 110 Rich. Fred. A Potomac—6s, 1875.. 100 y CI. P. A Ash., 2d M., 7s, '80.. JAJ 102% 2d mort. debt AAO 105 109 Mort, 7s, 1881-90 JAJ 103 do neWs, 1892.. 112 AAO N.O.Mob.AChatt—lst,8s,1915.JAJ 50 55 Rich. A Petersb., 8s, '80-'86. . . A AO 105 Buff. A E., bus, new M.,7s,'98. AAO 114 115 N.Y. A Can.-£ M.. 6s, g., 1904.M& }99 101 New mort, 7s, 1915 MAN 97 io'6 Buff. State L., A 7s, 1882. ...JAJ N.Y.C.A H.—Mort.,7s,cp.,1903 JAJ 125% RomeWat'nAO.—8. F.,7s,l 89 1 JAD 104 107% Det. Mou. Tol., 1st, A 7s, 1906. . 113 us" Mort, 7s, reg., 1903 JAJ 124 2d mort, 7s, 1892 JAJ 80 LakeSh. Div. bonds, 1899. .AAO 114 Subscription, 6s, 1883 MAN Consol. mortr, 7s, 1904 AAO 64% 65 L.S.AM. 8., cons., 1st, cp., 78. JAJ 121% Sterlingmort, 6s, g., 1903... JAJ 117 118 Rutland— 1st M., 8s, 1902. ...MAN 194 95 do cons.,reg.,l8t,7s,1900.Q— 120 N.Y. C, premium, 6s,1883. MAN 103 107 Equipment, 2d mort, 5s FAA 65 67 do eons., op., 2d,7s, 1903..JAD 115 do 68,1887 JAD 108% Sag. Val. A St. Louis— 1st M. 8s.MAN do oons.,reg.,2d, 78,1903. JAD 111% do real est, 6s 1883.. MAN Sandusky M.AN.—1st, 7s,1902. J&J 102 106 Lawrence— 1st mort., 7s,1895.FAA Hud. R., 2d M., 7s., 1 885. . . .JAD 111% SavannaliACnas.—lstM.,7s,'89JAJ Lehigh A Lack.— 1st M.,7s, '97.FAA N. Y. Elevated.—1st M., 1906.JAJ 113% 114 Chas. A Sav.. guar., '6s, 1877. MAS 35 Lehigh Val.— 1st M., 6s, 1898. 116 JAD 118 N.Y.AHarlem—7s,coup.,1900.MAN 124 124% Scioto Val.—1st M., 7s, aiuk'g fund tioi% ... . 2d mort.,78, 1910 MAS 122 124 7s, reg., 1900 MAN 123 Sham. Val.A P.— 1st, 7s, g.,1901 JAJ 95 Gen. M., s. f., 6s, g., 1923. . . .JAD 108 109 N. Y. Lake Erie A West. (Erie)— Sheboyg'nA F-du-L.-lsf.7s.'84JAD " Delato Ld Co. bds, end.,7s,'92JAJ 100 1st mort., 7s.l897,exteudedMAN 120 120% Shore L., Conn.— 1st M.,7s.'S0. MAS i'0'2" i03 Lewisb.

1879. November 29, j THE CHRONICLE. 559

GENKItAL QUOTATION'S • OF STOCKS AND BONDS—Continued. For Explanations See Note* at Head of First Page of Quotation*.

Railroad Bonds. Bid. Ask Railkoad Bonds. Bid. Ask Railroad Stocks. Bid. Ask. Stcubcnv.AInd.— lstM.,6s,'84.Var. tl02 102ia RAILROAD STOCKS. Par l-ehlgh Valley 90 §52% St. Joseph A West.— 1st mort 85 90 Ala. Gt. South.— Lim., A., 6s,prcf . 8% Little Rock A Fort Smith 100 3.% 2d iimi'l 57 60 Lim., B, cem 3% Little Miami, leased, 8 SO 115 8t.L.Alt.AT.H.— 1st M., 7s, '94.JA.1 1121* 1131a Albany A Susqueh., Guar., 7. ..100 fr 103 Little Schuylkill, leased, 7 SO mi 2d mort., pref.. 7s, 1894.... FAA 95 97 Allegheny Valley 50 Long Island 50 8 2d Income. 7s, 1894 MAN 76 78 Atcliison A Nebraska 100 55 Louisville A Nashville 100 83% 8t. Louis A I. Mt.— 1st, 7s. '92.FAA 112 113 Atchison Topoka A Santa Fe.. 100 114 110 Lynn A Boston (street) 100 02 2d mort., 7s, g., 1697 MAN 96 97 Atlantic A Gulf, guar., 7 100 10 Macon A Augusta 1st 7s, pf. int. accumulative 78 79 *.«. A St. Law., leased, 6, £....100 till 113 Maine Central 100 17 2d 6s, in I. accumulative 68 Augusta A Savannah, leased... 100 Manchester A Lawrence 100 140 Ark. Br. I. (jr., M., 7s, g., '97.JAO 102 Baltimore A Ohio 100 152 154% Manhattan Railway 100 57*4 Cairo Ark. A T.,lst,7a.g.,'97.JAD 102 do Prof., 6 100 112% 113% Marietta A Cin 50 CalroAFul.,l8t,l.g.,78,g.,'91.JA.I 101 do 2il, pref. ... 105% 106 1st pref 50 13% 13*8 St.L.K.C.AN.7 Parkersburg Branch 100 4 8 Memphis A Charleston 25 9 12 8t. L.A 8.E.—t'ou. M..78. g.,'9 IMA N 80 85 Boston A Albany 100 136% 137 Metropolitan (street), Boston. ..50 01% 62 1st, cons., 7s, g., 1902 FA A 12 20 Bost. Clint. Fitchb. A New Bed.100 9 10 Metropolitan Elevated 120% 127 Evansv. H. A N.,lst,7s, 1 897. JAJ *85 95 do - do Pref 100 79 BO Michigan Central 100 95 95% 8t.L. Jacks'v.A C— 1st, 7s, '91. A A< mis Bo8t. Con. A Montreal 100 Middlesex (street), Boston 100 105 106 8t.L.Vand.AT.H.-lstM.,7s,'97.JA.I '107 109% do Pref., 6. ..100 7:. so Mino Hill AS. Haven, leased.... 50 §55% 56 2d, 7s,guar., '98 MAN 189 91 Boston A Lowell 500 84 85 Missouri Kansas A Texas 100 27% 28% St.L.ASanF —2dM.,chlssA,'00MAN 85 90 Boston A Maine 100 XU7HS 118 Missouri Pacific 100 2d M., class B, 1906 MAN 64ia 67 Boston A New York Air Line, pref. 54 54 Mobile A Ohio 100 21 22 do classC, 1906 MAN 64 66 Boston A Providence 100 124 125 Morris A Essex, guar., 7 50 101% 102 South Pacific— 1st M, 1888 JAJ 101 la 102 Boston Revere Beach A Lynn. .100 95 97 Nashville. Chat. A St. Louis 25 75 75% St.P.Minn. A Man— 1st 7s, 1 909 JAJ 108% 108% Buff. N. Y. A Erie, leased 100 80 Nashua A Lowell 100 xl06 110 do small I a.i Burlington C. Rapids A North.. 100 59 61 Nashua A Rochester, guar., 3.. 100 54 58 2d 6s, 1909 AAO Burlington A Mo., in Neb 100 126% 128 Naugat uck 100 140 142 St. P. A S. City— 1st, 6s, 1919. AAO 96ia 117 Cambridge (street), Boston 100 120 121 Ncsiiuohoning Valley, leased, 10.50 S3 54 Summit Br.—1st, 7s, 190;) JAJ 190 Camden A Atlantic 50 35 New Haven A Northampton 100 20 23 8unburyAErie— IstM., 7s.'77. AAO •117 do Pref 50 §35 39 New Jersey Southern RR 100 Susp.B.AErieJunc—1st M.,7s 90 100 Canada Southern 100 72 74 N. London Northern, lensod, 8..1O0 Syr.Bing.AN.Y.—cousol.7s,'06AAO 115 Catawissa 50 516 17 New Mexico A So. Pacific 100 Terrell. A Ind.— 1st M., 7s,'79. A A( > 100 do Old, pref 50 } 18 49 N. Y. Central A Hudson Riv 100 131 Texas A Pac—1st, 6s, g.1905 MAS 101 do New, pref 50 546% 47 New York Elevated 129 130 Consol. mort., 6s, gold, 1906. JAD 87ia Cedar Falls A Minnesota 100 15 20 New York A Harlem 50 160 165 Inc. and land gr., reg., 1915. July 66% 67% Cedar Rapids A Mo. and la. Ld.100 100% 101% do Pref 50 Tol.Can.S.AD't.— lst,7s,g. 1906,1 A.I 70 80 do Pref., 7 100 110 112 N. Y. L. Erie A West 37% 37% Tol.P.AW.—lst8,E.D.,7s,'94..JAD Central of Georgia 100 74 77 do Pref.... 6" 67% 1st mort., W. D.. 7s, 1896... FAA Central of Iowa 10 L2 New York A New England 100 49% 50 Burl. Div., 1st, 7s, 1901 JAD Central of New Jersey 100 75 70 N. Y. N. Haven A Hartford ....100 157 160 do 2dM., 7s, 1886 AAO Coutral Ohio 50 637 SS New York Providence A Bos... 100 124 127 Consol. 78,1910 MAN do Pref 50 547 North Pennsylvania 50 §19% 51 Purcli. Com. Roc't 1st M., K, I).. 125 Central Pacific 100 Northern Central 50 §32% 33 do 1st mort, W. D... 124 Charlotte Col. A Aug 100 Northern New Hampshire 100 x85 86% do Burlington D 126 Chesapeake A Ohio, common ..100 17 18 Northern Pacific, common 100 31% 32 1st pref. inc. for 2d mort 60 65 do 1st pref. ..100 28 SO do Pref 100 55 55% do fi r cons'd 60 65 do 2d pref 100 21% NorwichAWorcester.leased.lO. 100 126 United Co's N.J.—Cons.,68,'94.AAO .108 Cheshire, pref 100 46% 17 Ogdensburgh A Lake Champ.. .100 26% 26% Sterling mort., 6s, 1894 MAS 111 ua Chicago A Alton 100 97 do Pref., 8. .100 70 70% do 6s,1901 MAS *113 us do Pref., 7 100 114% 117 Ohio A Mississippi 100 26'8 27 Cam. A Amb., 6s, 1883 FAA 103 1(15 Chicago Burlington A Quincy.,100 120 121% do Pref 100 58 58 do 68,1889 JAD 105 UK Chicago Clin. Dubuque A Minn. 100 52 54 Old Colony 100 107% 107%

do mort., 6s, '89. MAN 110 111 Chicago A East Illinois 60 70 Oswego A Syracuse, guar., 9. . . .50 UnionPac— 1st M.,68,g.'96-'99.JAJ 110 110% Chicago Iowa A Nebraska 100 137% 138 Panama 100 170 Land Grant, 7s, 1887-9 AAO 112is 113 Chicago Milwaukee A St. Paul. 100 73% 73% Pennsylvania Railroad 50 §48*s 49 Sink. F., 8s, 1893 MAS 113% 114 do Pref., 7.100 98% 99 Pennsylvania Company 50 Om. Bridge, sterl. 8s, g., '96. AAO !114 116 Chicago A North Western 100 89% 893a do Pref 50 Reg. 6s, 1893 MAS 112ia do Pref., 7.100 104 101% Philadelphia A Erie 50 §17% 17% Union A Titusv.— 1st, 7s, 1890.JAJ 58 60 Chicago A Rock Island 100 145 147 Philadelphia A Reading 50 §34% 34% - Utah Cen.— 1st M., 6s, g., 1890. JAJ 97 102 Chic. St. L.AN.0 100 26% 33 do Pref., 7 50 5 Utah Southern— 1st 7s, 1891 85 95 Chicago St. Paul A Minn., com 100 44 15 Phila. A Trenton, leased, 10. .. 100 -148 151 Utica A Bl'k R.— 1st M., 7s, '78.JAJ do Pref. 100 Phila. Germ'n A Nor., l'sed, 12. .50 §102 102% Mort., 7s, 1891 JAJ 95 Chicago A West Michigan 100 59% 60 Phila. Wilmington A Bait 50 §6814 68% Verm't A Can.—New M., 8s 29 30 Cin. Hamilton A Dayton 100 Pittsburgh Cincinnati A St L...50 J 5 Mississquoi, 7s, 1891 JAJ 5 10 Cin. Sandusky A Cleveland 50 28 28% Pittsb. A Connellsville, leased... 50 5 Verm'tA Mass.— '83 45 1st M., 6s, .JAJ U0514 1051a do Pref., 6.50 §42 Pittsburg Titusville A Buffalo. . .50 §10% 10% Conv. 7s, 1885 JAJ tllS 120 Clev. Col. Cin. A Indianapolis. .100 78% Pittsb. Ft. W. A Chic, guar., 7.100 M Vermont Cen.—1st M., 7s,'86.MAN 10 12 Clev. A Mahoning Val.. leased... 50 do Special, 7.100 2d mort., 7s, 1891 JAD 1 3 Clev. A Pittsburgh, guar., 7 50 104 Pleasant Hill A De Soto 100 49 49% Income extension 8s MAN 25 30 Col. Chic A Indiana Central. ..100 22 22% Portland SacoA Portsin.,l'sed 6 100 100% 101 Stanstead S. A C, 7s, 1887. .JAJ 22 25 Columbus A Hocking Valley 50 95 100 Portsm'th Gt. Falls A Conway. 10 . 12% 13 Vick.AMer.— lstM.,end.,78,'90.JAJ 50 Columbus A Xenia, guar., 8 50 Providence A Worcester 100 105 109 2d mort, end., 7s, 1890 JAJ 35 Concord : 50 81 83 Pueblo A Arkansas Valley 100 70% 70% VirginiaATenn.— M., 6s, 1884. .JAJ 102 105 Concord A Portsmoutlwfuar.,7 100 115 120 Rensselaer A Saratoga 100 110 4th mort., 8s. 1900 JAJ 114 117 Connecticut A Passiuupsio 100 59 61 Republican Val ley 100 123 125 Wabash— 1st M.,ext.,7s,'90,ex.FAA 108% 109% Connecticut River 100 141% 142% Richmond A Danville 100 2S%t 26 Mort., 78, 1879-1909 AAO Dayton A Michigan, guar., 3%.. 50 Richmond Fred. A P 100 40 r 2d mort., 7s, ext. 1893, ex. .MAN 96% 97% do Pref., guar., 8.50 do do Guar. 7 100 93 Equipment, 7s, 1883 MAN 40 Delaware A Bound Brook 100 95 100 Richmond A Petersburg 100 45 7 Cons, mort., 7s, 1907,con.,exQ-F 93 94 Delaware Laok. A Western 50 83 8 84 Rome Watertown A Ogdeusb. .100 24 25 1st, St. L. div., 7s, 1889, ex. FAA 102% 102% Denver A Rio Grande 100 Rutland 100 8% 9 Qt. West., 111. ,1st. 7s, '88,i'X. FAA 105 109 Det. Lansiug A Northern, com . 100 80 85 do Pref., 7 100 28% 29 do 2d,7s,'93,cx.MA.\ 96% 97ia do do Pref. 100 99 99% St. Joseph A Western S9 32 Q'ncy A Tol., 1st, 7s,'90, ex. MAN 95% 9 6 % Dubuque A Sioux City 100 58 8t. Louis Alton A Terre Haute. 100 17 18 111. A S. la., let, 7s, '82„ ex. FAA 97 99 East Pennsylvania., leased 50 §40 15 do do Pref. 100 40 41 Wabash Fund. Int. Bds., 1907— East Tennessee Virginia A Ga.100 45 50 Belleville A 80. 111., pref 100 Toledo 111. Div. A 7s FAA Eastern ( Mass.) 100 26 27 St. Louis I.M'n A South. .asseu'dlOO 46 Lake Erie Wab. A St. L. 7s . . . FAA Eastern in N. H 100 87 111) St. Louis Kansas C. A North ... 100 Gt. Western 1st mort.. 7s... FAA Eel River 100 50 do do Pref., 10.100 40% Illinois A South. Iowa 7s... FAA Elmira A Williamsport, 5 50 5*32 3S St. LoulsASan Fran 100 47% 48 Decatur A E.St. Louis 4-5-6s. FAA do Pref., 7.. 50 5*48 51 do Prof 100 51 52% Qulucy A Toledo 4-5-6s FAA Erie A Pittsburg, guar., 7 50 84 90 do 1st prof.. 100 70% 71 Toledo A Wab. 2ds. 4-5-6s..FAA Fitchburg 100 122 122% St. Paul A Duluth 33 33% Wab. A Western 2ds, 4-5-6s.FAA Flint A Pore Marquette 12% 13% do Prof 53 54 Great Western Stda, i-5-6s...faa Florence El Dorado A Walnut V.100 29 %l 30 Seaboard A Roanoke 100 95 Consol. Convert., 4-5-6s FAA 75 77 Frankfort A Kokomo 50 25 as do Guar 100 95 Warren (N.J.)— M., 7s, 2d 1000. . 90 Georgia Railroad A Bank'g Co. 100 82 89 Shore Line (Conn.), leased, 8. ..100 122 125 WarreuAFi'kln— l8tM.,7s,'96.FAA 89 90 Grand River Valley, guar., 5.. 100 South Boston (street) 50 59 59% Westch'rA Phil.- Cons.,78,'91.AAO 114% 116 Hannibal A St. Joseph 100 32 32% South Carolina 100 10 11% West'n Ala.— 1st M., 8s, '88. ..AAO 109 113 do Pref., 7.. 100 59 61 Southwestern, Ga., guar., 7 100 102% 103% 2d mort., 8s, guar., '90 AAO 109 113 Harrisburg P. Mt. J. A L., guar.. 7. M §52 57 Syracuse, Biugh'tou A N. Y....100 West. Md.—End., 1st, 6s, 90. ..JAJ 114 118 Highland (street;, Boston 100 118 118% Summit Branch, Pa 50 20 26% 1st mort., 6s, 1890 JAJ 104 108 Houston A Texas Central 100 45 50 Terre Haute A Indianapolis 100 100 End., 2d mort., 6s, 1890 JAJ 114 118 Huntingdon A Broad Top 50 §9 10 Toledo Peoria A Warsaw 100 8 10 2d mort., prof., 6s, 1895 JAJ 85 92 do do Pref. ..50 *15% 16 do do 1st prof. 100 2d, end. Wash. Co., 6s, 1890 JAJ KM 110 Illinois Central 100 97 98% do do 2d pref.. 100 3d, end., 6s, 1900 JAJ 114 116 Indiana Bloomington A Western. .. 35 United N. Jersey RR.A C. Co. .100 148 West'nPenn.— lsWM.. 6s, '93.. AAO 103% 105 Indianap's Cin. A Lafayette 60 "ll 19 Union Pacific. 100 86 86% Pitts. Br., IstM., 6s, '96 JAJ 102 lot Iowa Falls A Sioux City 100 50 51 Vermont A Canada, leased 100 18 20 West. Union 1st UK.— M.,7s,'96FAA 95 105 Jeft'v. Mad. A Ind'p's, l'sed. 7.. 100 103 too \emiont A Mass., leased, 6 100 116% 117% W. Jersey—Debent. 6s, 1883.. MAS 101 105 Jolict A Chicago, guar.. 7 100 110 11 'J Wabash 33% 83% 1st mort., 6s, 1896 JAJ 108 111 Kansas City Ft. Scott A Gulf. . .100 33% M Wabash St. Louis A Paoiflc 100 40% 40% Cjonsol. mort., 7s, 1890 AAO HO 111 do do Pref. 100 55 do do Pref. 100 60 66% Wi-liitaAS.W.-lst,7s,g.,guar.,1902 UOII3 104 Kansas City Lawrence A So ...100 59% 80 Warren (N. J.), leased, 7 50 WILCoLAAug.—l8tM.,7s,1900.JAD 45 48 Kansas City St. Jos. A Conn. B.100 74 75 Westchester Phila., pref 50 40 Wll.A A Weldon—8. F., 7s, g., '96. JAJ 111 114 Kansas City Topeka A West'n. 100 111 112 West Jersey 50 §35" 36 TV is. Cent.- 1st, 7s, coups, unfund. 50 60 Kansas A Nebraska 28 31 West. Maryland 8 6% Winona ASMVt.— 1st M.,7s,'87.JAJ 109 Kansas Pacific Wichita Southwestern 100 •54 56 2d 50 88 80 A mort., 7s, 1907 MAN 107 Keokuk A Des Moines 100 12 15 Wilmingt'n A Weldon, loas'd, 7.100 65 Ex., 1. g., mort., 7s, K.j 1916.. JAD 1107%' 107% do Pref loo Wisconsin Valley 100 30 32 Wnrr'rANashna—os, '93-'95 .Var. t83 I 87 Lafayette Bloom. A Muncie 100 So Pref 100 49 50 Nash. A Roch.. guar.. 5s. '91. I AAO 180 85 Lake Shore A Mich. 80 1 01 103 05% Worcester A Nosh ua 100 63% 63% * Price nominal no ; late transactions. I The purouaser also pays 11 In Amsterdam. Quotation per share. aoorued interest. J In Loadon. § — — — . %

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Canal Stocks. Bid. Ask. Miscellaneous. Bid. Ask. Miscellaneous. Bid. Ask, Bank Stocks. Bid. Ask. CANAL BONDS. EXPRESS ST'CKS Cumherl'd Coal&I.lOO 24 jMcClinton 60 Chesap. & Delaware- Adams 100 104% 105% Excels'r W.&M.Co.lOO 263s 26% hMemjihis Is! mort., 6s, '86 J&J HO American 100 57% 58% George's Cr'k C'l (Md.) 97 100 Memrnac Silver 10 100 50% 51% Homcstakc Min'g.100 •28 Chesapeake & Ohio United States 40 ! |Mcxican G. & Silv.100 68,1870 Q.-J 35 no Wells Fargo 100 103 101 Leadville Mining. ..10 3% 3% I Moose 3-20 Delaware Division— La Platta M'g&B.Co. 10 4 4% Mont Bross 6s, 1878 J&J GAS STOCKS. Little PifslfgCou.lOO x27 30 Navajo 35 Delaware & Hudson— Baltimore Oas 100 110 ] 29 Locust Mt. Coal 50 N. Y. & Colorado. 2-50 7s. 1891 J&J 104% do certs... 102 103 Marip'sa L.&M.CallOO 3% North Standard... 1-80 1st cxt., 1891. .M&N 102 Consumers' Gas, Bait. 5 5% do prcf.lOO 4 Northern Belle.. ..100 78,1884 J&J 102 104% People'sG.L.ofBalt.25 15 15% Maryland Coal 100 25 28 Ophir Silver 100 Coup. 7s. 1894. A&O 106 Boston Gaslight. ..500 770 780 New Central Coal . Orig.Comst'k G& 8 100 Reg. 7s, 1 894 ..A&O 108 East Boston 25 30% 31 New Creek Coal 10 Original Keystone 109 N.Y. Coal. 1st Pa.D.cp.,7s,M&8 108% 109 South Boston 100 108 & Middle 25 Overman G. & S. . .100 do reg. 7s,M&S 109% Brookline, Mass... 100 107 112 Ontario Sil. Min'g.100 39% 40 Plumas James Riv. & Kan.— Cambridge, Mass.. 100 132 133 Penu. Anthracite Coal. Phil. Sheridan 1st mort., 6B...M&N 46% Chelsea, Mass 100 85 90 Pennsylvania Coal. 50 i's'i' 190 Kappahanock 10 Pilot I. 2dmort., 6s.. .M&N 10% Dorchester, Mass. .100 79 80 Knob (St.L)lOO 40 50 Raymond & Ely . . .100 Lehigh Navigation— Jamaica Pl'n.MnsslOO 119 120 Quicksilver Min'g.100 20 22 St. Joseph Lead 10 6s, reg., 1884.... Q-J 107 108 Lawrence, Mass. . . 100 129 130 do pref . 64 67 Savage Gold& Silv.100 RR. 6s, reg., '97.Q-F 109 111 Lowell 100 150 152 St. Nicholas Coal ...10 Seaton consol Deh.6s, reg.,'77,J&D Lynn, Mass.,G. L..100 70 72 San Juan Sil. Min.100 2 Segregated Belch 'rlOO Conv.6s,reg.,'82J&D Mald.& Melrose. ..100 90 100 S. Ruph'l SU.,Mob.lOO 15 Shamrock do 6s,g..rg.,".)tM&S 100 102 Newton & Wut'n ..100 119 120 do pref. 100 17%! SiorraNevada Silv.100 6s,g.,cp.&rg..'97J&D 1051a 106 Salem, Mass., 100 103 103% Shamokin Coal 25 Silver C'itv 100 Consof. M., 7s.. J&D 98% 100 Brooklyn, L. 1 25 130 110 Spring Mount. Coal. 50 Silver Hill 100 Louisville & Portl.— Citizens', Brooklyn. 20 65 70 Stand'd Cons.G.M.lOO 29% Southern Star G&S100 3d uiort.,6R 101 102 Metropolitan. B'kl.vn. 80 90 Westmoreland Coal. 50 South llite 2-05 4th mort., 6s 1105 107 Nassau. Brooklyn -.25 60 67% Wilkesli.C'oal&I..100 Standard 25 2-50 Morris— People's, Brooklyn . 1 35 BOSTON MINING Tioga Boatl'n,reg.,'S5A&0 Williainsb'g, B'klynSO 70 80 Tip Top 1-50 23 STOCKS. New mort Charlcst'n,S.C.,Gas.25 Allouoz 50 10% Trio Coke. 145 150 9% 26 Pennsylvania Chicago G.& 100 Atlantic 25 1214 13% Tusoarora 81 Cincinnati G. . 164% 165 Utah 6s, coup., 1910. .J&J 82 & Coko Blue Hill 'Me.) 10 8 Schuylkill Nav.— Hartford, Ct., G. L..25 33 34 Union Consol Calumet Hecla. . ;280" OS 135 145 & .25 Yellow lstM.,Gs, 1897.Q-M 100 Jersey C.& HoLok'u 20 Central 25 40 Jacket 100 People's, Jersey 50 60 2d M., 68,1907. J&J 75 80 C Copper Falls 50 "6% 7 Mort. 6s, cp., '95 42 45 Louisville G. L 109 111 J&J Dana 25 85c. 90c. BANK STOCKS. 6s,imp.,cp.,'80.MA:N Mobile Gas & Coke. 8 Baltimore. *60 Dawson Silver 20 20c. 30c. 6s,bt&car,1913M&N Central of N. Y 50 50 60 Douglas Bank or Baltimore 100 115 116 7s,ht&car,1915M&N 50 37% 45 (Me.) 5 (i 6% 14 70 80 Harlem, N. Y Duncan Silver 20 Bank of Commerce. 25 13 Susquehanna— Manhattan, N.Y... 140 150 5 5% 30 50 Franklin 25 27 07 i^i |Chesapeake 25 27 6s, coup., 1918.. J&J 33 35 Metropolitan, N.Y.100 115 125 Citizens' 10 14 14% Humboldt 25 1 7 2igi 7s, coup., 1902.. J&J 33 35 Municipal 100 140 150 8 Com. Farmers'.. 100 99 Hungarian 25 75c. 95c. & Union Mutual of N. Y....100 50 55 Farmers' B'k of 30 '31% International Silver20 70c. 75c. Md.30 lstM.,6e, 'S3.. Sew York, N.Y.... 100 65 S8% Farmers' 42 14 M&N Manhattan 25 75c. 90c. & Mcrch..40 S. Orleans G. L. ..100 71 75 Farnicrs'&Plaiiters'25 35 33 25 3 ?8 N. Liberties, Phila.. Mesnard 3% CANAL, STOCKS. 25 Minnesota 4 First Nat. of Bait. . 100 110 Par. Washington, Phila..20 25 3 7 I* National 15 6% 6% Franklin 12% 8% Chesapeake & Del . . 50 *§2 Portland, Mo., L.50 70 72 108 G. Osceola 25 32 German American 103 Del. & Hudson.... 100 74 St. Louis G. L 50 250 270 Howard 1 7 9 Petherick 25 25c. Del.Div. leased, 8.. 50 •38 40 Laclede, St. Louis. 100 95 102 31 Pewabic 25 34 35 Marine 30 29 Lehigh Navigation.. 50 '^381* 38% Oarondelet 50 8 Mechanics' 10 10% 10% Phenix 50 (I Morris, guar., 4 100 San Francisco G. L 91 91% 6% Merchants' 100 117 120 I'ontiac 25 1 do pf.,guar.l0..100 'ii'd 1% National Exch'ge. 100 105 107 Quincy 25 27 lo Pennsylvania 50 -«. MANCFACT'ING 28% 16 20 f— STOCKS. Ridge 25 7% People's 25 Sohuylkill Nav.....50J*$ 8% 8% 7% Second National ..100 130 160 Am.B.H.S.M.(I'a.ll2%§. Rockland 25 1 do do prof. 50 617' 17% 1% Third National.... 100 100 105 Amoskeag (N.II.) 1000 1750 1800 Silvor Islet 25 23 23% Susquehanna 50 8 '4 Union 75 68 V7% Audroscug'n (Me.). 100 107 107% Star 25 67% 2% 2% Western 20 32 33 llist'l.i.wcots Appleton (Maes.). 1000 950 960 Sullivan(Me.)Silver 10 11 11% IMIMIS. Atlmitlo (Mass.). ..100 127 128 Superior 25 90c. 95c. Amer'n SS.Co.(Phil.)— BarUott (Mass.). ..100 25 30 Wiutlirop Boston. 25 1% 1% Atlantic 110 6s, R. C, 1896.. A&O 100 101 Bates (Me), new ..loo 143% 114 100 139% Bait. Gas Light CAL.& NEVADA Atlas 100 119% 119% 6s Boott Cot. (Muss.) 1000 xlsla 1 820 104 Canton (Bait.)— Boston Co.(Mass.)1000 1090 1110 til MM; STOCKS Blackstone 100 103% (At N.Y. Board.) Blue Hill 100 91% 95 £6s. g., 1S04. ..J&J 106 108 Boston Belting. .. .100 X162M 162% Par. 105 105% Mort. 0s,g., 1904 J&J 106 108 Bost. Duck (Mass.)700 750 Boston Nat 100 Un. Alpha Consol G&S.100 Boylston 100 107 107% RR.,Ist, end., 6s. 105 108 . . , Cambria Iron (Pa.) 50 do 2d,eud. 6s,g.M&N 105 1 130" American Consol Brighton, (Nat.). ..100 90 95 ! 107 Chieopee (Mass.) ..100 125 95 Consol. Coal— Coehcco (N.H.)....500 650 660 American Flag 03 Broadway 100 90 Beehtel 155 Bunker Hill 100 108 169 IstM., 7s, 1885.J&J Collins Co. (Conn.). .10 7% 7% 1st, conv.,6s,'97.J&J Belcher Silver ...100 Central 100 99 101 Continental (Me.). 100 45 60 116 Cumberl'd&Pa.,lst,'91 Dougl's Axe (Mass)lOO 101 101% llelviriere City 100 115 Belle Isle I 15 111.& St. L. Bridge— Dwigbt (Mass.). ..500 575 590 Columbian 100 Ml Kwitha A- Edith 111 112 1st, 7s, g.. 1900. A&O ;105 107 Essex Wool (Mass.)lOO 105 Commerce 100 2dM.,7s,g.,1901J&J Best & Belcher.... 100 Commonwealth ...100 103 104 66 Everett, (Mass.). .. 100 125% 126 Bobtail Continental 100 104 101% 3d, 7s,g., 1886.M&S Franklin (Me.) 100 80 82 Bodie lC, Eagle 100 108HI-* 108%LVOT| Tuu'l RR.,lst,£,9s,g. Great Falls (N. H.)100 100 100% Mariposa Gold L.& M.- Hamilton 1000 1010 B uckeye •54 Eliot 100 1O7m j 107% (Mass.) 1000 100 141 Cons. M., 7s, '86.J&J Hartf. Carpet (Ct.)lOO 237 242 Bullion Exchange 100 140% Oreg.R.& N. 1 st,Us,J&J 94% Bulwer 10% Everett 100 10 107% 95 Hill (Me) 100 98 99 3-50 128 Pullm'n Palace Car— Holyoke W. Power.100 180 Caledonia B. H . . . . IOO Faneuil Hal] 100 125 California 100 4-85 First National 183 185 2d series,88,'81M&N 103 104 Jackson (N. H.)..1000 X1050 1100 100 3d series, 8s,'87F&A 104 Calumet & Hecla First Ward 100 85 86 % 105 Kearsarge 100 41 41% 92 4th do 8s,'02I\tA 110 110% Laconia (Me) 400 492% 195 Cashier Fourth National . . 1 00 88 Deb'ut're,7s,'88A&0 100% 100% Lancaster M.(N.H)400 x800 820 Chollar-Potosi 100 Freemans' 1 00 113% 113% Stlg,7s,g.,1885A&0 Cleveland Gold 10 305 Globe 100 103% 104 Lawrence (Mass.)lOOO 1450 1500 115% St.Charles Bridge, 7s 101% Lowell (Mass) 690 725 735 Consul. North Slope... Hamilton 100 115% Spring Valley— Lowell Bleaehcry. 200 Consol . Pacific 53s Hide & Leather. ..100 110% 111% 200 4-90 114 W.W.,lst8,1906.M&S Lowell Mach.Shop.500 x775 800 Consol. Virginia. . .100 Howard 100 118% Western Confidence Silver. 100 . . 91 96 Union Tel.— Lyman M. (Mass.). 100 92 95 Man ufacturers' 100 coup., Point 100 100% 101 78, 190O.M&N 110 114 Manchester (N.H.) 100 133 Crown 100 Market 7s reg., 1900.. M&N Dahlonega 22 Market(Brigliton).100 140 150 111 Mass. Cotton 1000 1150 1175 114% Sterl'g Os, 1900.M&S 105 107 Mei'riinnck(Mass)1000 1505 1510 Eureka Consol 100 16% Massachusetts 250 114% 100 187 Exchequer G. S.I 00 Maverick I MISC Middlesex (Mass.). 100 215 & LLANEOU8 Fiudley 'Til Mechanics' (So. B.)100 112 ill5 STOCKS. Nashua (N. H.)....500 x600 620 36 i Amer. NaumUeag (Ma88.)100 106 108 Gold Placer Merchandise 100 95 95% Dist. Tel 25 Uoodshaw •25 Merchants' 190 138%|139% Amcr. Dist. N. E. Glass (Mass.)375 73 75 Tel. (Bait.) 18% 28 Gould Curry 8. .100 100 100 101 Atlan. Pac. Pacilic (Mass.)... 1000 2000 & Metropolitan & Tel. .100 44% 45 "4 Grant 100 Monument 100 169 170 Boston Land 10 Penn. Salt Mfg. Co.. 50 10 Grand Prize Mt. Vernon 100 96 96% Boston Water Pepperell (Me. ) 500 790 800 Power 10% 11 •31 141 14i% Brookline Salmon Falls(N.II.)300 315 Granville Gold Co New England 100 Washington 100 128% 129% r-nnonl r,f ' < V>1 1 Hf,) TOO 33 Hot Relle •25 Webster ioo 104 HI I Hi ' Price nominal ; no late transactions. 1 The purchaser also pays accrued int. In London. 5 Quotation per share. . $ ' ' 5 " ^

November 29, 1879.] THE CHRONICLE. 56 r =>< GENERAL QUOTATIONS OF STOCKS AND BONDS—Concluded. for Explanation* See Note* at Head of First Page of Quotations.

Bank Stocks. Bid. Ask, Bank Stocks. Bid. Ask. Bank Stocks. Bid. Ask. Insurance Stock*. Bid.

Brooklyn. Mutual Nat 100 961a 99 M. 1. 1. III... Lafayette 32 1« 105 Atlantic (State)... 110 115 New Orleans Nat. . 100 97 B'k of Commerce. . 100 310 Merchants' Mutual 70 75 Brooklyn 115 121 People's 50 45 47 14 Commercial 100 145 150 Mechanics' * Traders' 7«1; First National 203 Stato Nat 100 09 Continental 100 80 New Orleans Ins. Ass'n 28% 2ii«« Fulton 75 90 Union Nat 85 Exchange 100 80 100 New Orleans Ins. Co . IP's 50 City National 220 240 Fourth National ..100 205 212 People's 17 18<« Commercial New York. International 100 90 Huu MntMJt.'.'.V.'.'.'.'.'.V. 100 103

I/ong Island 95 110 America 100 145 : Mechanics' 100 66 «« Teutonia 07 100 Manufacturers'. .. 90 90 American Exeh'gelOO 113H! 115»s Merchants', Old 7

Mechanics' 155 165 Bank.A Br'kers A . 100 (Merchants' Nat ...100 82 8d Nassau 150 160 Brew'rs'* Groc'rs'100 !;St. Louis National. 100 75 New York. Brooklyn Trust 101 110 Broadway 25 Third National 100 80 85 Adriatic 25 40 Charleston. Butchers'* Drovers25 100 Valley National... 100 70 -Etna 100 57 65 Central National.. 108 B'k of Chas.(NBA) 100 100 American 50 120 43 Chase National. ...100 121 125 First Nat. Chas.. San Francisco. American Exch... 100 95 IOO' .100 100 Chatham 110 Anglo-Califoniia People's National. 100 75 25 Atlantic 50 65 Chemical 100 J1000 Bank of California 71 Bowery S. C. Loan * Tr. Co. 100 40 25 200 City 100 First Nat. Gold.... IOO 95 Broadway 25 20O Chicago. Citizens' 25 ioo" Grangers' B'k of C.100 Brooklyn 17 20O

134 136 1 Commercial Nat. . .100 150 Commerce 1 00 Merchants' Exch..l00 Citizens' 20 185 195 Com Exch. [Tat.. .100 140 Continental 100 105 Nat. Gold Bank&Tr.Co 40 42 City 70 108 120 Fifth National ....100 130 Corn Exchange . . . 100 133 135 Pacinc 112 115 Clinton 100 115 First National 100 195 East Kiver 25 100 Wells, Fargo &Co.. Columbia 30 47 55 Hide and Feather. 90 Eleventh Ward 25 Commercial 50 110 120 Home Natl li ... 100 (15 First National 100 500 Continental 100 170 175 Fourth Merchants' Nat.. .100 200 National ... 1 00 107 Eagle 40 1 70 185 Hat B'kof rilinois.lOO 110 Fulton 30 1'IRE INSUR'CE (Empire City 100 97 105 Northwestern Nat. 100 Fifth Avenue 100 STOCKS. " Exchange 30 104 106 Union National 100 .lulhitin National ..50 135 lanagut 50 117 Un.StoekY'dsNat.lOO German American. ,! 85 Firemen's 17 95 100 Gennania 100 Raltlinore. Cincinnati. Associate Firemen's. 6I3 7 Firemen's Trust 10 100 Greenwich 25 115 Frank.* 120 First National 175 Baltimore Fire Ins. 16 24 27 Emp'liim 177k Grocers' 40 135 140 Fourth National 135 Firemen's Insur'co. 18 34 35 Genuan-Americau 100 Hanover IOC 118 Germania 50 170 175 German Banking Co. 100 Howard Fire » 5 0»J 7 Importers' Ja. Tr ..100 1210 Merchants' National 105 Maryland Fire 414 Globe 50 110 115 IO714 Irving 50 123 10 5 250 Nat. Laf. 4 Bk.ofConi. 130 135 Merchants' Mutual. 50 59 65 Greenwich 25 Leather Mauufts.,100 Guardian 100 60 75 8econd National ... 110 11.-. National Fire His 13 Manhattan 50 ;140 10 Third National 183 185 Hamilton 15 120 125 Manuf. * Mcrch'ts.20 50 Hanover ..50 157 162 Cleveland. Marino 100 106 Boston. Hoffman 50 80 90 Market 100 115 Alliance 100 90 100 Home 100 125 127*3 Citizens' S. & I,.... 100 95 97'2 Mechanics' 135 Commercial Nat ..100 120 25 American f. & M..100 133 135 Hope 25 55 65 130 Mechanics' B. Ass'uSO 75 77 Boston 115 120 First Nat 100 160 170 100 Howard 50 97 102 Mechanics'* Tr.. .25 ' Boylston 111 Merchants' Nat... 100 120 100 110 Importers' & Trad. .50 100 105 ISA Mercantile 100 ;85 Commonwealth. 79 living National City 100 125 130 ..100 80 100 60 05 OhloNat Merchants' 50 128 Dwelling House.. .10; 114 115 Jefferson 30 120 100 95 100 1 Second Nat Merchants' Exch'geSO 74 k Eliot.../ ...100 133 133>2 Kings Co. (B'klyn) .20 163 100 130 135 ! Metropolitan 100 133 133 Faneuil Hall 100 60 61 Knickerbocker 40 56 68 Hartford. N'assau 100 90 Firemen's 100 160 165 Lafayette (B'klyn) .50 11H 125 Mew York 100 ;i35 Franklin 65 .Etna Nat 100 118 120 100 60 Lamar 100 05 100 American Nat -V. Y. Nat. Exeh'gelOO Manufacturers'. ..100 125 130 Lenox 25 95 50 63 65 Sew York County. Mass. Mutual Charter Oak Nat.. 100 120 100 100 110 115 LonglsI'd (B'klyn). 50 120 131 Xinth National 100 95 Mechanics' 85 70 City Nat 100 83 85 Mutual 100 80 Lorillard 25 80 North America .... 70 62 85 Mercantile F. 139 Connecticut Kivcr..50 34 &M.100 xl88ft Mannf. a 100 109 LoulavUlo Seventh Ward 100 Washington 100 142 143 New York City 50 60 Jlioe Leather 126 Bank of KentuckylOO 124 & 100 N. Y. Equitable 35 160 105 125 3t. Nicholas Bank of LouisvillelOO 10( 105 Cincinnati. 'New York Firo 100 115 60 61 State Citizens' of N. Y 100 115 Amazonfuew stock) 20 70 Niagara 50 12t 130 National. 100 99 100 .~ Tradesmen's . 40 Cincinnati City Nat 100 101 102 25 122 125 North River 25 108 111 Union 50 145 Citizens' 75 SO 'Pacific 190 210 Commercial of Ky 100 10 12 20 25 Commercial 25 135 |Park 100 109 114 Falls City TobuccolOO 80 81 Philadelphia. Fanners' of Ky ...100 87 Eagle 100 110 115 Peter Cooper 20 180 Enterprise 20 80 85 People's 50 108 115 Farmers' & Drov. . 100 82 83 B'k of N. First Nat 100 110 America . 100 250 251 Eureka 20 100 Phenix (B'klyn) ....50 115 119 111 Central National.. 190 •210 German ins. Co.'s.ioo 99 100 100 Fidelity 20 100 Relief 50 90 ^ity I German 100 95 National 50 90 91 in n'8 20 120 125 Etepnolic 100 65 70 97 Commercial Nat.. 66 70 German National. 100 110 111 ..50 Germania 20 100 105 Ridgc.wnod 100 95 Commonwealth 1 Kentucky Nat 100 110 Nat 50 30 35 Hobs 20 70 75 Rutgers' 100 150 161 111 Consolidation Nat.. 4l»i2 56 loo Louisv. Banking Co.40 65 67 30 Merchants'* Manuf 20 125 Safeguard 100 106 > 1<> 100 Masonic Corn Exchange Nat. 50 52 2 53 Miami Valley 50 St. Nicholas 52 70 83 100 85 86 Eighth Nat 150 70 Merchants' Nat. ..100 103 105 National 100 110 115 standard 50 122 126 First Nat 100 Union 20 50 jStar 100 112 Northern . of Ky . . 100 100 101 '80 People's 100 Farmers'&Meeh.N.lOO lid's 118 Washington 20 75 Sterling 100 70 82"a 12 Girard Oil 8econd Nat 100 93 National 40 70 Western 25 120 122 Stnyvesant 35 122 95 Kensington 61 Security 100 130 Nat 50 67 (Tradesmen's 25 100 1 105

Manufacturers'Nat.25 1 Third National 100 91 26 26 3i Hartford. Conn. United States 25 123 130 02 Mechanics' 102 .Etna Western 100 100 101 Nat 100 100 Fire 100 225 230 Westchester 10 IOO 110 Nat. B'k Commerce. 50 Atlas Insurance... 195 205 West.Fiuan. Corp.. 100 85 so 100 30 85 Williamsburg City . .50 Nat. B'k Germant'n.50 00 Hi" Connecticut 100 119 122 JTIoblle. Nat. B'k N. Liberties 50 125 135 Hartford 100 231 236 Bank of Mobile 25 20 25 Nat. B'k Republic. .100 80 85 National 100 157 160 Philadelphia. First Nat 100 115 120 National Security. 100 102 101 Orient 100 114 120 American Fire 100 Nat. Commercial.. 100 80 Pen n National 50 55 60 Phoenix 100 226 229 Fire Association 50 285 Southern B'k of Ala2! 18 20 People's 100 Steam Boiler 40 58 60 Franklin Fire 100 Philadelphia •37 Nat.. 170 171 . Montreal. 100 Delaware Mutual . .25 39 British N. America.... Second Nat 100 London. Ins. Co. of N. Am'ca HI 34 35 103 103 la seventh Nat 290 300 Commerce 50 113 113 >« 100 Commerc'l Union ..£5 18ia 19 Ins.Co. 8tateof Pa 200 Consolidated 100 sixth Nat 100 Guardian 50 67 69 Pennsylvania Fire 100 166 Dominion 50 Bottthwark Nat 50 125 135 Imperial Fire 25 152 153 Spring Garden 100 Lancashire F. 8> Du Pcuple 50 55 62 * L...2 1% 8| Eastern Townships 50 100 22d Ward 50 London Ass. Corp. 12>2 59 61 Richmond. Third Nat 100 lav.* Ixmd. & Globe 2 15 3l IOI4 City 100 90 Exchange 100 30 50 -j Federal 100 Union Banking Co.100 North'n Fire it Life ..5 39 40 Granite 100 69 75 102 105 Union Hamilton 100 98 100 Nat 50 North Brit. *Mor. 6>4 43 44 .IMerchauts'&Moch.lOO 89 95 Imperial 100 102ia Western Nat 50 Queen Fire & Life.. .1 338 3

• Pi ioe nominal ; no late tra isactious. § Quotation per share. } Last price this month preceding the 26th. — — : — :

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( ndles » Ten unencumbered road into Iowa City ( ,, r, ,, w « 1 no tqb *' C - C> * W * 16-' 98 , Seventeen •' " near Cli' ton " %uxit$tmmt$ J ( Vfaking 60>3 miles of unencumbered road.) AND 6. $6,100 1st M. 5 per cent B. C. R. & N. bonds. 7. 45,000 shares of B. C. R. & N. stock. STATE, CITY AND CORPORATION FINANCES. The President, Mr. Fred. Taylor, remarks : "The property and franchises of the Chicago Clinton & last Saturday The Investors' Supplement is published on the Western Railway Company were acquired as a measure of pro- subscribers of the of each month, and furnished to all regular tection for the interests of this company. at the Chronicle. No single copies of the Supplement are sold " The construction of the Iowa City & Western Railway from is printed to supply regular office, as only a sufficient number Iowa City to Riverside, and thence to What Cheer, will utilize however, is bound subscribers. One number of the Supplement, the Muscatine division, and will insure to our road a profitable purchased up with The Financial Review (Annual), and can be coal business." * * * "With reference to the suit brought by in that shape. the trustee of Henry Clews & Co., to compel recognition hy the company of certain coupons, it is proper to state that the same ANNUAL REPORTS. has been submitted to the judgment of several eminent lawyers, and, without exception, their opinion is that the claim of the Darlington Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway. trustee has no basis either in equity or in law." (For the year ending June 30, 1879.) Of the Iowa City & Western Railway Company, the General " Superintendent says : By authority of the board of directors. A circular issued with the annual report states that I entered into a contract and agreement of lease, which gives " aeptenibor, 1879, the Board of Directors approved of an agree- In us a perpetual control of the company and road for the consid- ment for a perpetual lease of the railroad of this company to the Chic- ago Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company, upon the following terms: eration of a guaranty of 7 per cent interest upon said bonds " The Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company to payor pro- ($456,000), and it is expected the whole line will be delivered to vide for the interest upon the bonds for which this company is liable, us, ready for operation, about November 1 next. Twenty-four cither as maker or guarantor ; and also to pay a sum equal to three per cent per annum upon the stock of thi* company for five years, and five miles of the track will be of steel and thirty-three of iron rails, per cent per annum upon the stock thereafter in perpetuity. Suitable, all weighing 52 lbs. per lineal yard. The road will have easy X! provisions are made as to the renewal of bonds at maturity, and as grades and can be very cheaply operated and maintained. Our other details. The agreement will be submitted for the approval of tin/ stockholders of this company in due course. company paid to other roads for the year ending June 30, 1879, " The su' t of J. Nelson Tappan has been dismissed upon demurrer by $29,491 as freight upon coal for its own uses, and a further sum the United States Circuit Court of Iowa." of $103,504 was collected upon revenue coal carried over our The annual report just issued contains the following infor- lines. The entire consumption can be supplied from the coal to

mation : be mined near What Cheer, and a large sum thereby saved and LENGTH OF RAILWAY. earned. The additional annual interest charge because of this Main lino— Burlington. Iowa, to Albert Lea, Minn 252 miles. 57 miles of road will and, including that upon Milwaukee division—Linn to Postville 94 miles. new be $31,920, Pacific division—Vinton to Holland 48 miles. the entire cost of the Chicago Clinton & Western Railway prop- Muscatine division—Muscatine to Riverside 31 miles. erty $162,798), it will be $43,315." division—Elniira to Iowa City 10 miles. Iowa City STATEMENT OF GKOSS EARNINGS, OPERATING EXPENSES AND NET EARN- INGS (BY DIVI8I0NS) FISCAL 1879. Total length of track 435 miles. FOR YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, Main Milwau- Musca- Iowa (The track from Manly Junction to Northwood, 11 miles, is owned by Line kee tine Paciflo City the Central Iowa Railway, and operated by the B. C. R. & N. in con- Earnings. Div. Div. Div. Div. Div. Total. junction with that railway. The track from the State line to Albert Passengers... $240,197 $34,635 $6,132 $15,833 $3,431 $300,531 Lea, miles, is owned by the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Com- 12>a Freight 751,049 95,804 19,409 168,685 3,577 1,038,525 pany, and is leased to the B. C. B. & N. Railway Company for a term of Mail 16,420 4,909 1,562 1,586 200 24,679 999 years.) CAPITAL STOCK AND BONDED DEBT OF THE COMPANY. Express 8,978 1,913 1,231 1,217 200 13,541 Capital stock authorized $10,000,000 Track rentals 2,400 2,400 Capital stock issued 5,500,000 Miscellaneous 8,284 8,284 First mortgage 5 per cent bonds 6,500,000 Total eam'gs. $1,027,329 $137,263 $28,636 $187,322 $7,408 $1,387,961 Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway 7 per cent gold bonds (secured by firRt mortgage upon 1 2 *2 miles of railway from Distribution of expenses. State line to Albert Lea, Minn.) guaranteed by the B. C. Pass'gr trans- R. &N. RR. Co 150,000 portation... $49,404 $8,601 $2,182 $5,213 $769 $66,171 The following statement shows briefly the income account Freight trans- portation... 93.396 15.502 4,670 12,860 1,335 127,765 transactions and all the financial of the year Motive power 169,827 21,334 6,957 10,992 3,360 212,470 Gross earnings $1,387,961 Maintenance Operating expenses 950,658 ofcars 73,846 8,109 1,693 8,817 2 92,469 Maintenance Net earnings $437,303 of way 267,178 47,353 10,868 17,413 1,834 344,648 General exp's 48,265 9,742 2,472 9,686 120 70,287 To which add the following : Taxes 22,141 6,456 1,100 5,025 .... 34,722 Proceeds of sale and lease of real estate $7,033 Insurance 1,501 220 37 364 .... 2,122 Miscellaneous receipts 12,233 Car mileage 17,116— 36,383 Total exp'us. $725,561 $117,320 $29,980 $70,372 $7,423 $950,658 Coupon interest on bonds in treasury of company $25,906 Outstanding bond account 1,893— 27,800 Netearnings.. $301,767 $19,943 "$1,343 $116,950 «$11 $437,303 Sale of bonds ($500,000 ® 70>s per cent) 350,625 * Net loss. Total net income $852,111 During the four years (July 1, 1875, to June 30, 1879), the Cash and credits on hand at beginning of year. . . .• $66,534 Less profit and loss thereon 5,037— 61,496 earnings, expenses and actual net income derived from operat- ing the road are shown in the following statement Total to be accounted for $913,608 Of this amount the company has devoted to the payment of Operating exp's Per coupons 335,513 Year. Gross earnings, and taxes. Net income, cent. 1875-6 $1,327,650 $891,049 *$443,099 33% '221,481 " The net income of the company for the year, in excess of 1876-7 967,483 771,063 22% 1877-8 1,614,762 1,054,451 '591,322 the amount required for the payment of coupons, is $578,095 36% 1878-9 1,387,961 950,658 -473.686 34i« Of this amount There is duo from railway and express companies $21,607 Total $5,297,858 $3,667,222 *$1,729,589 32% " " " the U. 8. for mail service 5,691 " " " agents of the company 16,018 * Miscellaneous receipts arc not added to gross earnings, but form part " " " bills receivable 10,420 of the net income. " " " Iowa City & Western RR. Co. . . . 7,860 In 1873 the crops were less than an average ; in 1876 there " " " miscellaneous sources 8,321— 69,919 was a failure ; in 1877 the wheat was good, the corn poor, and

The net income in cash for the year, in excess of the in 1878 the wheat was a failure ; therefore, for this period of amount required for the payment of coupons, is $508,175 four years there has not been anything like an average crop of Of this amount there is now on hand in cash 35^284 cereals for shipment, during which time the length of road Amount in cash applied against company's expenditures $472,891 operated has been increased from 367 to 435 miles. The expenditures the of company for the year have been : Paid for new construction $12,047 GENERAL INVESTMENT NEWS. Paid for new equipment 21,242 » Paid for improvement of property 36,314 Atchison & Nebraska.—This company announces the opening Paid for other expenditures 29,328 for traffic of its extension to Seward, Neb., 29 miles beyond the Purchase of Chicago Clinton & Western Railway.'.' 1 62J798— $261,730 Unfunded debt, as per second late terminus at Lincoln and 176 miles from Atchison. annual report, June 30, 1878 . 393,302 For increase in material account—On hand June Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe.-—The report, already referred 30,1879 $196,041 " —On hand June to more than once in the Chronicle, is again repeated with 30, 1878 179,386— 16,655 much confidence that the Gould syndicate does not control the St. Louis & San Francisco, but that the Atchison Topeka & Total expenditures $671 688 Santa Fe is the possessor of a controling interest, and will Against whieh the company has paid in cash 472J89I build from the Rio Grande to the Pacific coast on the old Which leaves the company in debt for $198,797 charter of the Atlantic & Pacific. The San Francisco road will This debt is represented by be completed to Wichita in a few weeks, and at that point the Current pay-rolls and accounts $106,235 two roads will meet, securing to the Atchison Topeka & Santa Bills payable 88,630 Fe a St. Louis connection by using the tracks of the Missouri Loanaccoun' 3,930- $198,797 Pacific for a distance of thirty-seven miles—from Franklin to St. Against this debt are the following assets : Louis. It is also claimed that the capital to build the road 1. hand in cash On «35 234 through—some $20,000,000—is already assured. 2. Sundry amounts due the company, as noted above..!.'.".!."' 69 919 3. Material Topeka Santa Heiiyer & Rio Grande.—The on hand, as noteu above, which cost l l)6041 Atchison & Fe— 4. 33»a miles of unencumbered road, built in 1877, which cost 402517 celebrated Grand Canyon cases were opened in the Court at Den- : :

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ver November 20. Their consideration will probably consume a Daring the eighteen months the floating debt has been week. On the 20th only two arguments were made; and they reduced $5C,619, and $12,918 has been expended on new con- consumed the entire session. Able counsel is retained on both struction and equipment, making $63,537 paid out in Improving sides, and preparations are made for a determined and protracted the condition of the company. contest. Decatur Sullivan & Mntlonn.—This railroad has been sold Atlantic & Great Western.—It is reported that the reorgani- to the Pekin Lincoln & Decatur Railway Company for $200,000, zation trustees of the Atlantic & Great Western Railroad Com- which will operate both roads under one management as a con- of pany have made an arrangement with a syndicate composed solidated line. Through trains between Mattoon and Peoria will London, Amsterdam and Paris bankers, and Kuhn Loeb & Co. be running Dec. 1. of New York, to place $5,500,000 of 15-year 6 per cent bonds, with the proceeds of which they propose to pay off the original Delaware & Hudson Canal.—The earnings and expenses of Ohio first mortgage with interest in default, amounting in the the railroads owned and leased by this company, for the month aggregate to over $2,500,000; to discharge all other obligations of September, were as follows : resting on the receiver, and to reduce the gauge to 4 feet 8% Sopt., 1873. Sept., 1879. inches, making it uniform with the New York Central and the dross earnings $388,175 $194,487 Expenses 177,862 215,692 Erie lines. A new company is to be organized under the name of the New York Pennsylvania & Ohio Railroad Company. Net earnings $210,313 $278,795 Bald Eagle Valley.—At a meeting of the officers and stock- Increase in gross earnings $106,312 holders of the Bald Eagle Valley Railroad Company, at the Decrease in net earnings 68,482 Girard House, a general mortgage for $400,000 was authorized For the same period the earnings and expenses ofthe Albany

to be issued, to provide for the payment of a first and second & Susquehanna RR. (included in the above) were as follows : mortgage maturing in July, 1881 and 1884, and extending the Sept., 1 878. Sept.. 1879. time of Doth loans at six per cent for thirty years from January Gross earnings $88,015 $105,362 Expenses 41,031 50,036 1, 1880. Baltimore City.—Proposals for the new $500,000 water loan Netearnings $46,984 $55,326 of the city of Baltimore, to bear 5 per cent interest and run Increase in gross earnings $17,347 Increase in net earnings until 1894, were opened this week, and $300,000 were awarded 8,342 to Frank Rosenberg Co., at lC5-02@105-53, and $200,000 to & Elizabeth City, N. J.—In the United States Circuit Court, at Stein Brothers at 105 - 03@105-15. There were 25 bidders in all, Trenton, Judge Nixon read an opinion denying the motion for lowest bid 102. the being the appointment of a receiver, or trustee, to take charge of the Canada Pacific Railway.—A press despatch from Ottawa, money and effects of the city of Elizabeth for the benefit of the November 26, says that " the contracts for the British Colum- creditors. Jrrdge Nixon declares that the plaintiffs, having bia section of the Pacific Railway have been awarded to the failed to exhaust their remedy at law, had no standing in a lowest tenderers, who have been notified, and who have until Court.of Equity. The act under which the Goelet bonds were December 7, at 4 o'clock, to put up their money. The con- issued is silent as to providing methods of payment, "but there tracts have been awarded as follows : Section 1, from Emery's can be no doubt that this Court has the power at law to compel Bar to Boston Bar, Messrs. Duncan McDonald & Co., for $2,727,- the city to provide by taxation the means to pay the accrued 800 ; section 2, from Boston Car to Lytton, Messrs Purcell, interest upon the bonds of the complaicants, which is all at the Ryan, Goodwin and Smith, for $2,573,640 ; section 3, from resent time they are entitled to demand. Whether the Court Lytton to Junction Flat, Messrs. Duncan McDonald & Co., for Eas a right to interfere by entertaining proceedings in equity $2,056,950 ; section 4, from Junction Flat to Savonnas Ferry, T. after the remedies at law have been exhausted, it will be time and M. Kavanagh, of Ottawa for $1,809,150. Total, $9,167,040. enough to decide when the exigency arises. It has not yet Central Pacific.—A despatch from Washington, Nov. 21, to arisen." the New York World stated that " the United States Auditor of Evansvllle Railroad Account* received from the Central Pacific Railroad Owensboro & Nashville.— A despatch from Evansville, Ind., Nov. says : " proposition Company a check for $609,080, which, in connection with the 24, The to donate $100,000 to the Evansville Owensboro amounts due the company and withheld by the Treasury for & Nashville Railroad, a connection of Colonel Cole's Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad, Government transportation between Nov. 6, 1869, and June 30, was carried to-day clear majority of 2,096 votes. 1878, fulfils the requirements of all existing laws in regard to the by a Most of the road between Nashville has payment to the Government of 5 per cent of the company's net Owensboro and been built and is in operation, large is earnings during that entire period. The payment made by the and a force engaged on the remainder. Work on this end of the Evansville and Owensboro will company last week settled its indebtedness on account of the 5 gap begin within twenty days, and the entire road is to in oper- per cent requirement, and also discharged its obligations under be ation the Thurman Sinking Fund law for the months following the within fifteen months. This is the fourth road that Evansville 1." 30th of June, 1878, from which date the sinking fund obligation has voted for since July

was to be computed ; and it may be compendiously stated, Indianapolis Cincinnati & Lafayette.—At Indianapolis, therefore, that the Central Pacific Company has settled all its Ind., Nov. 24, a decree for the Rale of the I. C. & L. R. R. was accounts with the Government up to the 31st of last December. entered in the United States District Court. The date of sale The cash payments for the year 1879 will not be due until next has not been fixed. After the sale it is expected that the line February." from Cincinnati to Kankakee will be operated as a single road. Vice-President Huntington, in the course of his letter trans- mitting the check for $609,080, writes to Auditor French as Lake and Canal Rates in October.—The Buffalo Commercial follows: " Advertiser says : The 'boom' that is affecting all branches of The Central Pacific Railroad docs not and never did dispute Company business is very plainly discernible in transportation affairs. the claim of the General Government to 5 per cent ofthe net earnings of the road after its completion in the eyes of the law. Differences have The following exhibit shows the average rates of freight on •' ;" arisen as to what constituted net earnings as to whether the 5 per wheat and corn from Chicago to Buffalo by lake ; and the aver- cent could be taken out of the earnings of non-aided roads, and as to the age on the same cereals from Buffalo to New York by canal for date when this participation should begin. These points have been but the recently decided, so that an approximate settlement can at last be month of October in the years named

. , . reached. There remains the question as to whether the Pacitlo railroad Lake. Canal . companies are receiving the "reasonable compensation for services" Wheat, Corn. Wheat. Corn. stipulated by the acts of 1 siJ'2 and 1 864, aud by common business equity cents. cents. cents. cents. due. In regard to the malls, In particular, the railroad companies

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out the single ticket in the field. Time* report says : " noon, Nov. 26, Messrs. Drexel, Morgan & Co. gave The that Presi- dent Jewett voted on following statement 522,195 shares of stock and $12,029,700 of " The negotiations which have been pending for some days bonds; J. D. Ayers, Secretary of the London Reconstruction between leading foreign and domestic bankers, represented by- Trustees, on 5,966 shares of stock and $4,?96,000 of bonds; Messrs. Drexel, Morgan & Co., of New York, and Messrs. J. S. Henry G. Stebbins, on 6,649 shares of stock; F. M. Lockwood & Morgan & Co., of London, having reference to a purchase of Co., on 775 Bhares of stock; John P. Moore, on 50 shares of New York Central stock from Mr. W. H. Vanderbilt, were ter- stock; G. A. Hollinger, on 25 shares of stock, and Homer Rams- minated to-day. The amount in question is $25,000,000. The dell, on 4 shares of stock. The total vote cast was therefore on terms have not yet been made public. Mr. Vanderbilt retains 535,664 shares of stock, and $16,325,700 of bonds. As each his large remaining interest, and will continue in the control share of stock and each $100 of bonds was entitled to a vote, and management of the property. A general agency for the this was equal to 698,923 votes. The entire amount of stock New York Central Company will be opened in London with and bonds entitled to vote was 676,707 shares of stock and Messrs. J. S. Morgan & Co., with a view to the payment of div- $20,333,700 of bonds—equal to an aggregate of 880,044 votes. idends there at a fixed rate of exchange, transfers of stock, &c. Holders of 181,121 votes consequently refrained from exercising The London interest will be represented in the New York Cen- their privilege. The directors elected are: Theron R. Butler, tral Board by Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan, who will immediately be Charles Dana, Thomas Dickson, Harrison Durkee, James J, elected a director. The Wabash Railroad system, with which Goodwin, R. Suydam Grant, Solomon S. Guthrie, Hugh J. the New York Central will, through the Lake Shore Road, now Jewett, John Taylor Johnston, James R. Keene, Edwin D. Mor- come into close alliance, is to be represented in the New York fan, Cortlandt Parker, John Frederick Pierson, Homer Rams- Central Board by Cyrus W. Field and Solon Humphreys." ell, Henry G. Stebbins, William L. Strong, and J. Lowber It is understood* that the members of the syndicate are Welsh. The only new names in this list are those of Thomas Drexel, Mor- Dickson, President of the Delaware Hudson Messrs. Junius S. Morgan & Co., of London ; & Canal Company, gan & Co., Morton, Bliss & Co., August Belmont & Co., Wins- Harrison Durkee, wholesale grocer, and director of the Western fow, Lanier & Co., L. Von Hoffman & Co., Jay Gould, Cyrus W. Union Telegraph Company, and William L. Strong, dry goods Field, Russell Sage and E. D. Morgan. The purchasers take merchant, who take the places of Samuel Sloan, George F. Tal- 150,000 shares of New York Central Stock ($15,000,000) at 120. man, and William Walter Phelps. During the past year David Payment is to be made in five monthly installments of 20 per A. Wells was displaced by James R. Keene, who never signified cent, each, the first of which was payable November 28. The his acceptance of the position. Mr. Keene was re-elected, .stock is to be delivered by Mr. Vanderbilt as it is paid for. The though he appears on the books as the owner of very little syndicate also obtains an option on 100,000 shares more (or $10,- stock in the company. Messrs. Durkee and Strong are consid- 000,000), upon the same terms, the option extending for one ered to be representatives of Mr. Vanderbilt, but their selection year. The traffic of the "Wabash road at Toledo has hereto- is regarded as a very weak showing for that particular interest fore gone over the Lake Shore and the New York Central roads, after all the fuss that has been made about the matter." the latter lines taking last year 80,000 out of the 85,000 carloads The only change which really appears to indicate any differ- of freight delivered by the Wabash at Toledo, and it seems to ence of interests is in the election of Mr. Thomas Dickson, of have been partly the apprehension of losing this traffic of the the Delaware & Hudson Canal Company and Albany & Susque- new consolidated company which induced Mr. Vanderbilt to sell. hanna Railroad, and the exit of Messrs. Sloan, Talman and From an extended report of an interview with Mr. Vanderbilt Phelps of the Delaware Lackawanna & Western. in the N. Y. Tribune, we condense the following : Northern Pacific.—A resolution has been passed by the " May I ask, as a matter of much public interest, what line of policy directors that the agricultural lands of the company west of prompted you to make this sale V the Missouri River to Puget Sound shall be offered for sale to ",I don't know what to say of it as a matter of policy. T did feel that actual settlers at the Government price of two dollars and a it would be better for New York city ; and when I say that, I mean bet- ter for the New York Central and for me, for we depend for our pros- half cash per acre, with an addition thereto of ten cents Central. perity on the city, and the city needs the New York A public per acre, to be paid to the company to re-imburse it for the cost sentiment has been growing up opposed to the control of such a great selecting, surveying said lands. resolu- property by a single man or a single family. It says we rule by might, of and conveying This we certainly have control of this property by right. But no matter, tion does not apply to coal or iron lands, nor to lands chiefly this public feeling exists. We are charged with controlling legislatures valuable for timber, nor to lands required for town sites. with using our power in a manner injurious to the interests of this great city, as if it were not absurd to suppose that we could hope to better Pennsylvania R. R.—The following statement of earnings ourselves by working against New York merchants. Another object and expenses is made for the month of October : There was an antagonistic railway interest which was seeking alliances 1879. 1878. Increase in other directions. I believed it would be better, at the same time, to Gross earnings $3,518,144 $3,215,419 $302,725 harmonize this interest with the New York Central, and all thus work Expenses 1,832,215 1,655,872 176,343 together in the interest of the city of New York. It can no longer be said that I am the owner of New York Central. I have disposed of less Net $1,685,929 $1,559,547 $126,382 than half of my interest, but it now rests with the stockholders to say January 1 to October 31 who shall be at the head of the management of their affairs. Perhaps Gross earnings $28,034,356 $26,035,337 $1,999,019 enough stockholders will sell me their proxies to keep me where I am Expenses 16,655,320 15,189,781 1,465,539 now, and perhaps not." " I am glad to be relieved personally of the responsibility of the Net $11,379,036 $10,845,556 $533,480 means employed to protect such a great property as the New York Cen- tral. People have and might call me grasping, whatever the facts in the Terre Haute & Losansport.—At Crawfordsville, Ind., the case, when to protect the New York Central, which was principally my deed of the Logansport Crawfordsville & Southwestern Rail- property, I had to obtain'control of lines of railroad connecting the New road to the new company, called the Terre Haute & Logans- York Central with the West, such as the Lake Shore & Michigan South- ern, the Canada Southern, and the Michigan Central. It was necessary port, has been recorded, where the sale was made in September for me t» make these roads a part of the New York Central system to by W. H. Fishback, master in chancery. The consideration prevent their passing under the ooutrol of a railway combination which was $315,000. A mortgage for $500,009, to secure the first would have used them in a way prejudicial to the New York Central's bondholders, also registered in the recorder's best Interests. 1 knew that this combination was negotiating for an mortgage was outlet for its system of railroads, either by way of the Pennsylvania office. Kailroad to Philadelphia, or by way of the Baltimore Ohio to & Balti- Texas & Pacific. The Philadelphia North American of Nov. more. It was a choice between continuing the competition for Western — connections, and makiug.its members my friends. I thought it wise to 25 says of the plans for extending the road that they are yet latter." do the inchoate and not ready for execution : •' Another thing," added Mr. Vanderbilt. "This railroad committee " The business of the road has shown a large and steady in- means a railroadcommissiou to control the railroads of this State. This last committee is composed of smart men, and I believe of honest men. but crease up to the year, when the yellow fever and the quar- they don't see the secret purposes of the men who stand behind them antine on account of that epidemic put an embargo on travel. and have been most active in urging the investigation forward. As I The net earnings, which were $393,509 in 1874, were $882,870 in said, what these men intend is a railroad commission. And with a com- and last year $739,629. The first year in which there was mission of politicians, what kind of a position would I be placed in, sup- 1*77, posing I retained the controlling ownership of the New York Central ? a surplus was 1877, when it amounted to $50,089, and last year Why, either I must own the commission or the commission would own year, although the gross earnings showed a falling off, the net me. When such a thing impends, the best course a man can pursue is surplus over all charges was $105,380. The gross earnings to withdraw, and go into something else." have increased from $1,183,313 in 1874-75 to $2,136,143 last New York City & Northern.—The track of this road is laid year. Since the end of the fiscal year the earnings have in- from the Harlem River to Brewsters, N. Y., 51 miles. There is creased very much more, as will be seen by the following still work to do in ballasting, preparing stations, etc., and it is table : uncertain when the road will be opened for business. Gross Earnings. Expenses. Net, 1879. Not, 1878. " June $121,868 $91,901 $.19,967 $23,526 The Railroad Gazette says : Starting from High Bridge, % July 157,277 91,888 65,388 35,997 the road runs nearly due north, on a course generally parallel August 188,417 102,197 86,219 45,574 with the New York & Harlem road, and for the first 30 miles September 233,349 100,217 133,132 65,793 307,000 138,150 168,850 111,162 about midway between that and the Hudson River. Some 44 October •miles from High Bridge it turns and runs eastward, ending at Five months. $1,007,912 $524,355 $483,557 $282,055 Brewsters on the Harlem road. Its .owners probably expect to " During the past year the capital account has been dimin- receive the New York business of the New York & New England ished $22,500, to $6,996,000 for 544 miles of road, or $15,780 a road, when that company's extension from Waterbury to Brews- mile." ters is completed, though it is not impossible that that business United States Land Report.—The annual report of the may be given to the Harlem road with its better terminal Commissioner-General of the Land Office will contain an inter- facilities. The road was originally known as the New York & esting statement of the disposal of public lands to actual set- Boston. The property was sold in March, 1876, and bought by tlers during each of the past five years. The totals are from the bondholders, who organized the New York Westchester & 3,500,000 to 4,000,000 acres for each one of the three years 1875, Putnam Company. This company was last year reorganized 1876, 1877. In the year ending June, 1878, the totals increase under the present name, and the completion of the road at once undertaken." to 7,166,974 acres, and in 1879 to 8,650,001) acres. These have been sales. In 1877 the homestead entries were 2,698,000 acres, New York Lake Erie & Western.—The annual election of and in 1879, 8,026,000 acres. The net increase in the amount of this company, which has been made the subject of so many land taken by actual settlers during the last year is nearly rumors in the stock market, went off very quietly with only a 1,500,000 acres. .. : —:

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activity, but confidence that the future will bring a higher Receipts this w'k at 1879. 1878. 1877. 1876. 1875. range of values has been greatly weakened, and a feverish, 78,396 50,878 60,398 54,116 40,558 unsettled tone prevails, which threatens at least a temporary Mobile 21,099 18.6M 17.541 19,240 16,181 decline. Notwithstanding these drawbacks, general business 23.595 25,899 15,488 26,042 18.954 has continued active. The money market has become quite Port Royal, Ac 2.333 1,718 301 2,407 1,183 35.668 21,588 25,751 easy, from the reduced demand and increased supply. 26,942 22,451 27,206 21,993 18,227 26,694 19,736 There has been a marked improvement in the provision 477 831 431 294 967 market, and to-day further advances were noted, with much 15,699 15,228 9,559 10,737 11,515 firmness reported. Mess pork sold on the spot at $11 60@ Florida. 449 2,279 398 958 376 5.235 7,202 7,145 7,871 •$11 65 ; new mess, for January delivery, was sold at $12 75, 5,895 Norfolk 28,606 17,835 10,633 28,252 19,371 and February at $12 85. Lard was somewhat excited, with City Point,

- old and 7 70@7"75c. for new ; old, for March, 7 72^c. Refined The exports for the week ending this evening reach a total of was quite active at 7'87}6@7'95c. for Continental lots. Bacon 113,656 bales, of which 59,072 were to Great Britain, 6,605 to was higher, and quiet, at 6)£c. for long clear, Western and city. France, and 47,979 to rest of the Continent, while the stocks as made up this evening are now 683,031 bales. Beef and beef hams were essentially unchanged. Cheese has Below are tha stocks and exports for the week, and also for the corresponding latterly rather quiet, or less irregular, been and more owing to week of last season the damp and disagreeable weather. Butter is drooping. Week EXPORTED TO Total Same STOCK. Tallow is lower at 7/ic for prime. ending Conti- this Week The raw sugar market has seldom been so dull as it has been Nov. 28. Britain. France. nent. Week. 1878. 1879. 1878. for the past fortnight. nominal quotations for The fair to N. Orl'ns 19,130 6,401 13,463 39,019 19,388 243,073 175,296 good refining remain at 8%@9^|c. The following shows the Mobile.. 2,060 .... 2,060 3,616 38,418 30,614 12,830 stock, &c, here at the dates mentioned : CharlTu 12,830 32,731 60,753 75,486 Hhds. Boxes. BilCT. Melado. Savan'h. .... 14,650 14,650 29,228 97,436 84,931

Receipts since Nov. 1 , 1879 23,323 6,941 91,039 338 Galv't'n- 12,208 554 12,762 79,321 121,850 Bales since Nov. 1. 1879 24,079 6,271 135,457 1,016 N. York. 9,877 204 4,167 14,248 12,574 52,621 65,558 Stock Nov. 26, 1879 24,869 10,919 315,334 1,001 Stock Nov. 27, 1878 47,063 10,387 333,967 2.263 Norfolk-- 4,163 .... 4,163 11.937 66,321 22,645 OtLer*.. 11,584 .... 2,310 13,891 9,112 40,000 35,000 Refined sugar has been dull, and crushed has fallen to 10% <§10%c; soft yellows close strong and active, however. Tot. this There has been little business in Rio coffee, yet the market week.. 59,072 6,605 47,979 113,656 119,589 683,031 611,380

has latterly been firm at 16Mc for fair cargoes ; at the close, Tot.slnee however, the s^ock here shows an increase to 117,459 bags by Sept. 1. 794,526 103,941 219,228 1117.695 854,119 * The exports this week under the head of " other ports" include, from Balti- the arrival of two steamers,-and the market is very quiet ; mild more, 3,167 bales to Liverpool; from Boston. 3,028 bales to Liverpool; from Philadelphia. 2.73d bales to Liverpool ; from Wilmington, 2,653 bales to Liver- grades have been generally dull, though about 3,000 bags pool and 2,310 bales to Continent.

Maracaibo have been sold within the range of 15@19c. ; owing From the foregoing statement it will be seen that, compared to the favorable result of the Amsterdam sale on Wednesday, with the corresponding week of last season, there is a decrease in the exports this week of 4,933 bales, while the stocks to-night and the moderate stocks here, prices of Java are, as a rule, are 71,651 bales more than they were at this time a year ago. steady. Rice has shown little, if any, change here, a moderate In addition to above exports, our telegrams to-night also give business being done at essentially the same prices as last week. us the following amounts of cotton on shipboard, not cleared, at New Orleans molasses has met with a fair demand at a further the ports named. We add also similar figures for New York, which are prepared for our special use by Messrs. Carey, Yale & decline, 47c. now being the highest price in most cases, though Lambert. 60 Beaver street that figure is occasionally exceeded ; foreign molasses has been On Shipboard, not cleared—for very quiet. Leaving The market has been dull for Kentucky tobacco, prices NOV. 28, AT— and Liver- France. Other Coast- Total. Stock. are barely supported ; sales for the week are only 200 hhds., of pool. Foreign wise. which 150 for export ; lugs quoted at 3>2@5}6e., and leaf 0t learn. spirits turpentine has ruled weak, closing at 40c. with stock The following ' is our usual table showing the movement of freely offered at that price. Common to good strained rosins cotton at all the )o r t.s frorii Sept. 1 to Nov. 21, the latest mail dates quoted $1 60@$! 65. Petroleum has further advanced, in sym- pathy with the speculation in crude certificates and the limited RECEIPTS SINCE BXPORTED SINCE SEPT. 1 TO— Ports. SKI' . 1. Stock. offerings from refiners ; refined, in bbls.. closed at 8%c. bid. „ Other 1878. Britain. France. Foreign Total. Rails continue in demand for delivery during 1880 ; fully 1879. 25,000 tons steel and 20.000 tons old iron have changed hands, N.Orlns 460,966 200,833 187,595 60,266] 47,636 295.497 211,007 the former quoted at $63@$66 at the mills and the latter at Mobile 135,298 86,840 12,132 12,132 27,035 $31 50@$32 50. Ingot copper has been fairly active strong and Char'n* 238,291 269,434 69,981 43.631 118,094 56,028 at 21%@21%c. cash for Lake. 4.432J Sav'h . 369,531 366,723 85,247 7,077 61.285 153,609 92,940 Ocean freight room has shown a fair movement; rates for Qalv.* 226,909 247,584 66,782 11,048 14,103 91,933 81.003 charter room petroleum vessels particularly have been — — N.York 33,426 32,197 144,285 14,513 21,411 180,209 46,460 irregular, and at times weak; the offerings of tonnage are Florida 4,901 17,114 ...... ample. Late engagements and charters include grain to Liver- N. Car. 55.893 68,829 11,925 2,452 14,377 16.139 pool, by steam, G%d., 60 lbs.; flour, 2s. 6d.; sack flour, by sail, Norfk* 299,545 212,510 79,949 2,460 82,409 53.819 21s. 3d.; grain to London, by steam, 6,J6d.; sack flour, 22s. Other.. 61,086 37,540 77,558 8,221 85,779 18.000 6d. per ton; grain to Santander, 6s.; do. to Cork for orders, 5s. 10}£d.; do. to Naples, 5s. 9d. To-day business was fair and 735,454 97,336 201.249 1034,039 605,433 rhlayr. 1885,816 j rates steady; grain to Liverpool, by steam, 6%d.; bacon,' 32s. Lest, year 1545.009 494.811 67.754 172.965 1 735.530 566.615 6d.; do. to St. Nazaire, 4s. 9d. perqr.; refined petroleum to London, 3s. 4^d.; do. to Bremen, 3s. 7>6d.; naphtha to London, • Under the head of CharUtlon is Included Port Itorsl. 4c; under the head of Qalvcston. Included Indianola. *c; under the head of Norfolk. Is Included Citj 3s. Ip M. Point, &o. n.. . a —.. .

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Bales. Cts. Bales. the spot. Indeed, it could Cts. Bales. Cts. Bales. Ctf>. The market Las continued quiet on 200 12-52 700 1273 800 12-98 400 18-32 200 12-54 100 12-74 been otherwise, for there is as yet no accumulation 500 12P9 100 18-38 hardly have 600 12-C.5 1300 la-76 1,200 18-00 60» 18-37 12-56 stocks here, barely 50,000 bales being reported, all told. 800 200 1277 500 13-01 of 300 12-47 100 12-78 700 18-C2 20,500 1,500. 12-58 400 1219 Quotations were advanced tc. on Tuesday and l-16c. on Wednes- 4O0 1808 2,800 1200 600 12-80 8,000 18-04 For June. day, but the later was only nominally maintained at the close of 900 12-61 1,000...... W-8i 2, 00 18-06 100 12-94 1,400 12-62 1,090. 12-S2 1,700 1306 100 12-95 business. To-day there was a further advance of l-16c, mid- 900 12B3 2,200 1 -1-8 2,400 18-07 600 12-96 1,300 12-B4 700 12-84 200 1808 500 12-97 dling uplands being quoted at 12Jc, with rather more doing. 1,600 12-65 2,400 12-85 300 13-10 201 12-98 1,500 1268 4,100 1286 100 16.11 100 12-99 The speculation in futures has been only moderately active, as 1,800 12-67 3,300 1287 200 18-12 700 1300 1,400. 12-68 2,500 12-88 100 13-18 1,400 1304 compared with recent weeks, and yet has at times showed con- 200 12-09 700 12-89 100 1314 600 1305. 2,900 12-70 900 189U 8C0 1316 100 1307 on Saturday a slight decline for the siderable spirit. There was 4,500 12-il 600 12-91 300 1317 800 .. 1817 2,100 12-72 1,600 12-92 18-22 remained firm. Monday 1,300 1318 100 early months, but the later months 2.300 12-73 4,700 li-93 200 13-31 1,000 182S 1,100 18-74 1,100 1294 18-24 the close some revival of speculative confidence, 200 13-32 200 showed towards 8,800 12-75 1,100 lu-95 1,100 13-25 1276 12-96 18-26. slightly advanced, followed on Tuesday by 5,300 200 34,400 1,100 and the later months 6,600 12-77 600. 12-97 13-29 , 600 an advance of 30@40 hundredths, part of which was lost at the 4,200 12-18 2,600 12-98 For May. 2,800 13-30 1,000 12-19 ! 8,400 12-99 100 12-81 200 13-31 close. Wednesday opened buoyantly, on stronger accounts from 4.600 12-80 9,100 13-00 1.000 12?-2 100 13-32 2,600 1281 2,600 1801 900 1288 1,300 13-88 Liverpool, which stimulated a dbmand to cover contracts ; but, 4,500 l«-82 3,400 1302 800 12-84 100 13-34 under sales to realize profits, the early advance was not only lost, 4,400 11-83 3,300 1-03 1,000 1-85 200 12-42. 12-84 but a slight decline was finally accepted. To-day there was an 2,800 1,700 .1805 800 12-86 2U0 1245 5.N00 12- 5 600. 12-88 100 1250 of hundredths, part of which was lost 1,800 12-86 87,600 12-89 early advance 15@20 800 13,100 3.400 12-87 12-90 the close. Yesterday (Thursday) was " Thanksgiving"— 909 at For April. 100 12x1 For July. close holiday, and the Cotton Exchange was not open. 111,600 100 12-66 500 12-96 400 13-00 12-66 13-11 total sales for forward delivery for the week are 601,000 700 100 1801 1,100 The For March. 200 12-67 100 13 02 2 1312 hales, including — free on board. For immediate delivery the 500 12-49 2,500 12-68 100 1304 100 1313 2,000 12-00 4,-'00 12o9 1315 sales foot this week 4,099 bales, including 400 for export, 7(0 1308 400 total up 3,800 12-51 900 12-70 1,000 13-0.1 400 ...13-30 12-71 8,099 for consumption, 600 for speculation, and — io transit. Of 8,200 . .. 12\2 500 1,000 18-10 200 13-34 12-53 1272 18-86 above, 490 bales were to arrive. The following tables show 2,900 300 100 1311 500 the 4,300 12-54 100 1273 1,000 1312 1,200 1337 the official quotations and sales for each day of the past week: 2,H0 ls-55 2,100 12-71 100. ... 18-8 100 13-41 1,500 12-56 1,000 12-75 1,300 1814 400 18-42 UPLANDS. NEW ORLEANS. TEXAS. 800 12-07 000 1216 300 1315 200 13-48 Nov. 22 to l.ftOO 12-i9 600 1278 200 13 16 200 18-50 200. 12-60 200 1279 8u0 1817 200 wta Nov. 28. Sat. Tues Sat. IU011 Tues Sat. .11 on. Tuon Hon 200 12-62 100 12-82 1,100 1318 100 18-53 100 12-64 500 12-83 2,100 1319 5,700 Ordin'y.^tt. 10H 16 1011 16 1015i 6 1013i6 1013i6 H'i6 1013,6 1013,6 11%6 400 12-65 300 12-90 700 18-20 3 12-66 Strict Ord.. Hhe 11%6 115, 8 U3l6 U3]6 11'ib 113,6 U 16 1,600 600 ..l;-92 300 13-21 For August. 19, 12 67 200 12-93 600. . 13-22 . 1315 Good Ord.. li'ia UII16 11»16 119,0 1113i6 1 6 11 9,6 111316 200 . 100 Btr.G'dOrd llitia 1H5 1113,6 lli»ie 121,6 1113,6 lUSie 12%8 600 12-68 200 12-94 800 18-24 100 13-16 1( 12-70 1295 13-26 18-40 Mldd'g 111316 111316 121 111&16 1115, 123, 1115,6 5 200 900 600 100 Low !6 a 1H 16 123i6 700 12-71 1,000 12-96 600 13-31 ""300 Btr.L'wMid 12 12 12*4 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 2,800 12-72 100 12-9? 100 1331 Middling. 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% Good Mid 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% The following exchanges have been made during the week : Btr. G'dMId 1234 12% 13 12% 13 12% 12% 12% 12% 47 •01 Fair pd. to exch. 600 Dec. for March. pd. to exch. 100 Nov. lor Dec. Midd'g 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 01 pd. to exch. 200 Dec. lor Nov. 200 Nov. for Dec. even. Fair 13% 13% 1-1% 14 14 14% 14 14 14% The following will the range of prices paid for futures, Wed Th. Frt. Wed Th. Frl. Wed Th. Frl. show and the closing bid and asked, at 3 o'clock P. M., on each day in- Ordin'y.#lb 11 line 113,6 11% 113J6 the past week. BtriotOrd. 11% U 7 16 119,6 11% 119,6 Good Ord.. 11% 111*16 1115,6 11% lH6, e Btr. G'd Ord 12 121,6 123i6 12% 123,6 Futures Saturday. -Holiday. Tuesday. LowMidd'g<12% 123,6 125 16 12% 125, 8 Btr.L'wMid; 126 16 12% 12% 127,6 12% Market. Drooping. Variable. Higher. Middling... 127, 6 12% 12% 12»i,, 12% Good Mld.. l 12il, 8 12% 12% 1213,, 12% For Day. Closing. For Day. Closing. For Day. Closings Btr. G'd Mid 1215, 6 13 13% 131 16 13% Midd'g Fair 137,6 13% 13% 13% 139J6 High. Lo*o. Bid. Ask High. Low. Bid. Ask Bigft. Low. Bid. Ask Fair '143,8 14 H 14% 145,8 14% Nov'ber 1213 1203 12 08 09 1212 12 07 1208 09 12-431213 12-36 38 STAINED. Sat. Moil Tues Wed Th. Frl. Dec'ber 12-13 1205 1208 09 12-11 1206 1208 09 12-441213 12-37 39

Jau'ry . 12-26- 1217 12-21 22 12-24 1218 12-21 22 12-56-12-26 12-4> 50 Good Ordinary $ lb. 10% 10% 10% 10M6 10% Feb'ry.. 12-42 12-32 12-36 37 12-39 12-34 12-36 3 12-74-12-42 12-65 66 Strict Good Ordinary 11% 11% 11% 119,6 Holi- 11% March 12-57 12-49 12-51 52 12-55 12-50 12-53 54 12-89-12-59 12-80 81 low Middling 11», 8 iv< »« 1113,6 11% day. 1115,6 April... 12-72 12-65 12-67 68 12-73 12-66 12-70 71 13-05-12-74 12-96 98 Middling Illii, 1H«16 121,« 12% 123,6 May 12-86 12-81 12-82 84 12-88 12-82 12-84. 85 13-19-12-91 1310 12 June. .. 1300 12-94 12-91 97 13 00 12-95 12-98 13-31-1304 13-23 26 MARKET AND SALES. July... 13 03 05 1311 1309 1307 10 13-37-13-11 13-31 34 August. 13-15 — -13-16 SALES OP SPOT AND TRANSIT. Tr. ord 1210 12-10 12-40 SPOT MARKET Closed. Quiet. Barely steady. Ex- Con- Spec- Tran- Deliv- Steady. CLOSED. Sales. port. sump, ul't'n sit. eries. Futures Wednesday. Thursday. Friday, t Bat. Easy 508 508 62,700 700 Mon Quiet, steady 743 300 1,043 86,100 1,100 Market. Variable. Holiday. Firmer. Tues Quiet, % higher. 787 149,300 1,000 Wed %6 higher, easy 604 604 152,500 700 For Day. Closing. Closing For Day. Closing Thurs Tua nksgiv in ay- Holida y For Day. Frl higher, easy.. 400; 457 1,157 150,400 i",500 %6 Sigh. Low, Bid. Ask High. Low. Bid. Ask High. Low. Bid. As* Total 400i 3,099l 600 4,099 601,000 5,000 Nov'ber 1255 2-34 12-3132 12-57- 12-31 12-55 57 Dec'ber 12-49 12-30 12-32 12-51- 12-34 12-48 — The daily deliveries given above are actually delivered the day pre- Jan'ry 12-62 12-45 12-46 - 1268- 12-55 12-61 — vious to that on which they are reported. — Feb'ry. 12-79 12(.l 12-61 62 12-87- 12-75 12-79 — March . 12-94 12-77 12-77 78 1305- 12-93 12-96 For forward- delivery the sales have reached during the week April.. . 1308 12-92 12-92 93 13-18- 1308 1310 11 601,000 bales (all middling or on the basis of middling), and the May 13-22 1309 13-07 09 13-33- 13-24 13-26 27

is June . . 13-34 13-22 13-20 23 13-50- 13-42 13-39 41 following a statement of the si lies and prices :

. . 13-42- 13-30 13-53- 13-45 For November. July 13-27 30 13 42 47 Sales. Cts. Bales. cts. Bales. Cts. August. 13-40 Bales. Cts. 2,400.. . 1207 12-50 8.900 18.500 12-o0 12-35 12-50 100 12-03 8,900.... 12-08 300 12-51 4,800 12-51 Tr. ord. 209 '801 8,200.... 1209 5,700 12-62 Closed. Weak. Steady. 100 1206 63,200 3,600 12-53 1,800 1207 2,700 ...... 1211 3,800 12-64 * 1300. t Also short notices for December, 12-45. 600 1208 For January. 4,600 12-55 400 12-09 50.1...... 1211 900 12 17 4,300 12-56 2,400 12-10 The Visible Supply Cotton, as by cable and 100...... 12-14 5,300 12-18 4,000 12-57 of made up 200 1211 1.000.... 1215 4,800 1219 5,400 12-58 is follows. figures' 700 1212 11,500 12-20 9,000 ...12-59 telegraph, as The Continental stocks are the 600 12-13 200.... 1217 ll.UOO 12-21 1,00- 1260 800 1214 of last Saturday, but the totals for Great Britain ar.d the afloat 10O. .. . . 12-23 16«00 12 22 I- ,900 12-61 400 1215 800.... 12-25 4,000...... 1223 7,900 12-62 100. .12-25 for the Continent are this week's returns, and consequently 3,400. .. ..12-24 6,- 00 1.-63 800...... 12-31 200.... 1228 1,400.... . 12 80 5,800 12-64 to to the totals 400...... 1232 sou.... 12-26 brought down Thursday evening; hence, make 1229 8,700.... . 1,100 12-65 1,000 12-88 .... 500...... 12-30 2,800...... 12-27 9,81.0 12-68 200 ....ls-84 the complete figures for to-night (Nov. 28), we add the item of 1,400 .. . . 12-81 6,100..:. ..12-28 8,800 12-67 800...... 12-85 2.400...... 12-K2 1,200 12-29 12-68 it exports of 400 ....12-40 _200 exports from the United States, including in the 400...... 12-83 300 12-80 100 .... 12-41 2,000.. . 12-34 600 12-32 243,300 Friday only: 000 ....12 43 700 12-88 1879. 1878. 1877. 1876. 600...... 12-44 1,400.... 1,800 12-81 For February. 700. .12-4! 1,400.. . 12-87 830 12-35 901 Stook 301,000 361,000 452,000 12-46 12 32 at Liverpool 317.000 800 800.... 300 12-36 1-00 12-83 1,200. 12-47 34,250 19,000 40,750- 1,200... 12-39 800 12-37 1,200 121-4 Stock at London 54,933 100 12-18 1,100. . 1-40 700 1238 4,800 12-35 1.400 .12-48 1,800.... 12-Jl 1,800 12-89 9.100 12-Kn 371,933 335.250 380.000 492.750 2,500 12-50 000. .. 12-42 8,100 12-40 8.900 200 1251 12-s" Stock at Havre 70,890 88,000 135,250 153.500 1,200.... 1,700 12-41 3.900 12-Sa 100 12'5 2.700.... '241 900 1242 1,000 Marseilles. . 809 1,250 4,500 3,000 000 12-57 12SS Slock at 400 CD «t.l -4^ 1,800 12 48 900 12-r i<">». 2d 12-45 4,100 12-44 200 2-4" Stock at Barcelona. . 7,5 40 8,000 31.000 47,000 20,800 1,400.... 4.180 12-45 2,000 1841 Stock at Hamburg 1.400 3,500 8.250 8. OOO For 8,400. .. 7,000 12-46 200 12-4"* December. 2.H00 .... 12-47 2, 00 12-47 12-43 Stock at Bremen 14.020 11.500 39.500 42.250 1,800 800 1205 4,200...... 12-48 4.B00 1 -48 6l'0 Stock at Amsterdam. 14,480 28.250 26.000 49.250- W00 1206 12-44 2,200.... 12-40 6,100 12-49 1,100 12-58 Stock at Rotterdam. 1,900 6,750 9,500 13,500 : . ' ——

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1879. 1878. 1877. 1870. The above statement shows— 2.750 4.500 Stock at Antwerp 7.250 1. That the total receipts from the plantations since Sept 1 in Stock at other contl'otal ports. 2,432 6,250 6,250 13.750 1879 were 2,391,880 bales; in 1878 were 1,930,494 bales; in Total continental ports.... 113,471 156,250 261.750 337.500 1877 were 1,640,117 bales. 2. That the receipts at the out ports the past week European stocks.. .. 485.401 491,500 614.750 Total 830.250 were 249. 152 bales and the actual India cotton afloat for Europe. 69.262 84.000 33.000 120.000 movement from plantations Amer'n cotton afloat for Eur'pe 532.335 475,000 311.000 428.000 294,337 bales: the balance being added to stocks at the in- Egypt,Brazil,&o.,afltforE'r'pe 46.172 28.000 47.000 73.000 terior ports. Last year the receipts from the plantations for the Stock in United States ports.. 693,031 011.380 676.717 932.603 same week were 202,046 bales, and for 1877 they were 192,357 bales. Stock in U. 8. interior ports... 145.413 128.207 91.126 115.177 23.000 18,000 15,000 United Stftes exports to-day.. S.000 Weathkr Reports by Telegraph.—The weather the past Total visible supply 1,984.647 1,836,177 1,851,593 2,502.330 week has been, as a general thing, favorable for gat lie ring-in the Of tin' above, the totals of American and other descriptions arc as crop. Probably, taking the country together, this has been as follows good a season as was ever known for maturing the top crop, aud A mcriean— Liverpool stock 202,000 175,000 171,000 173.000 securing the cotton in good condition. Picking this year Continental stocks 35,000 119,000 186,000 200,000 will be generally finished from December 1st to December 20th American afloat for Europe... 532,335 475,000 314.000 428.00(1 a very large section of country at the former date. United States stock 683.031 011,380 676,717 932,603 United States interior stocks.. 145.443 128,297 91,126 115,177 Galveston, Texas. —We have had very welcome showers on two United States exports to-day.. 23,000 18,000 15,000 3,000 days of the past week, but they were not enough. The rainfall was fifty-three hundredths of an inch. The thermometer has Total American 1,620,809 1,526,677 1,483,843 1,852.080 East Indian, Brazil, ite.— averaged 66, the highest being 76 and the lowest 50. Liverpool stock 115,000 126,000 190,000 279,000 Indianola, Texas.— There has been no rainfall hero during the London stook 51.933 31.250 19.000 40,750 week. Tlte thermometer has ranged from 45 to 79, averaging Continental stocks 78.471 37,250 78.750 137.500 62. Picking in this vicinity is nearly finished. India afloat for Europe 69,262 84,000 33.000 120,000 Egypt, Brazil, &0., afloat 46,172 28,000 47,000 73,000 Corsicina, Texts.—There have been drizzles at this point on two days, the rainfall reaching eighteen hundredths of an inch. Total East India.

Total, all 1 115,203 100,018 261,183 93,611 76,190 203,912 fall, however, being too small to measure. The thermometer * Estimated. has averaged 54, the highest being 75 and the lowest 33. Planters are sending their cotton to market freely. The above totals show that the old interior stocks have Montgomery, Alabama. —Rain fell on two days the latter part increased during the week 31,096 bales, and are to-night 17,140 of the week and it is still raining. Rainfall twenty-three bales more than at the same period last yeai. The receipts at the hundredths. •ame towns have been 19,'26S bales more the than same week last Sclma, Alabama. —We have had rain on three days the past year. week and it is now raining. The balance of the week has been pleasant. Planters are sending their cotton to market freely. Receipts from the Plantations.—The following table is Madison, Florida. There has been no rainfall a', this point prepared for the purpose of indicating the actual movement each — during the past week. The thermometer has averaged 5$, with week from the plantations. Receipts at the out ports are some- an extreme range of 25 to 81. About all the crop of this section times misleading, as they are made up more largely one year lias now been secured, and two-thirds marketed. than another, at the expense of the interior stocks. We reach, Macon, Georgia.— Rain has fallen during the past week on one therefore, a safer conclusion through a comparative statement day. to averaging 67. like the following: The thermometer has ranged from 52 76, Columbus, Georgia. —There had been no rainfall dur ng the RECEIPTS FROM PLANTATIONS. week up to last (Thursday) night. The thermometer had aver- aged 54. Week Receipts at the Ports. Stock at Inter'r Ports Rec'ptsfrora Plant'ns Savannah, Georgia. We have had rain on one day, the rain- ending— — 1877. 1878. 1819. 1877. 1878. 1879. 1877. 1878. 1879. fall reaching two hundredths of an inch, but the rest of the week has been pleasant. Average thermometer 53, highest 74 klug l 2,691 3.671 11,005 2,05a " and lowest 33. 8 8.102 3.069 8,346 ,0111 1,204 3,028 n during the week has been 15 1,733 1,657 6.238 ,477 1,890 Augusta, Georgia. —The weather *' 88 2.644 5.699 5,999 ,408 1,126 889 warm and sultry, with indications of rain, but we have had only M 89 4.335 15,784 6,593 .11111 8,013 4,713 one sprinkle. Picking is nearly completed in this section, and ept 5 5.885 26.750 9,679 ,598 6.056 16,217 about five-eighths of the crop has been marketed, but planters M 18 12,109 47,431 18,,971 ,568 11,932 85,019 are now holding on to their cotton. Crop accounts are less n 22.315 74.355 R &n 386 21,177 88.266 favorable. Our correspondent states that the top crop is a failure, *" 43.128 :<: 86 98.863 m .774 48.531 144.607 and the indications are that the yield here will fall considerably Oct. 8 70,040 130.990 47 ,207 79,850 178,786 •* short of what was expected. Average thermometer during the 10 109,264 148.158 511 »l:l 181,433 186,114 " week 49, highest 72 and lowest 27. 17 135.054 160.233 INI,' T'.l an 151,908 194,02s it Charleston, South Carolina.— have had light showers on 24 157,309 162,236 an M 808 179.238 229.227 We ** two days the thermometer has averaged 51, the 31 I77.&36 I57.8S0 '.'15,' 115, no 202,776 .',15.:!,.., past week. The Not 7 198.776 182,874 '.''.'5,' MO, ,808 219,582 243.257 highest bei g 66 and the lowest 30. " 14 194.571 178.004' asoj 171, iaa 200,354 201, 878,437 The following statement we have also received by telegraph, H 81 200.980 181.376' 218.. 188, 998 205.518ll95, 250.2800.280 showing the height of the rivers at the points named at 3 o'clock M »•>.-, 29 172.216 1 8 1. 849.152ll57.0S2 MS, BI2I214, 1>-H 192.3571202 4.337 ' Nov. 27, 1879, and Nov. 23, 1878. . .

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Nov. 27, '79. Nov. 28, '78. keeping the monthly totals separate, it will Feel, inrli. Feet. Inch. be seen that we have divided the week New Orleans Below high-water mark .. 14 2 14 3 where part of it is in one month and part in Memphis Above low-water mark. . . 10 4 4 7 another. As, for instance, the first week of December Nashville Above low-water mark. .. 6 4 8 4 ended Shreveport Above low-water mark... on the Cth hence, under Missing. 3 10 ; December, we give only six days of Vicksburg low-water Above mark... 10 7 Missing. that week, the remaining day, Nov. 30, as it belongs to Novem- New Orleans reported below high-water mark of 1871 until ber, being separately stated ; of course, Sept. 9, 1874, when the zero of gauge was changed to high-water to obtain the total for the mark of April 15 and 16, 1874, which is 6-10ths of a foot above whole week, the two must be added. In like manner the 1871. or 10 feet above low-wate? first mark at that point. week of January, ending on the 3d, is divided, four days Comparative Pokt Receipts and Daily Crop Movement.— being assigned to December and three to January. A comparison of the port movement by weeks is not accurate, lO CO W CM ,H I» co h *h co cs oo Co n as the weeks in different years do not end on day of the t- 3 »** © •-( ci the same h o' « to a co 01 © co o" < a < month. We have consequently added to our other standiDg N ffi CI « CI ri tables a daily and monthly statement, that the reader may con- stantly have before him the data for seeing the exact relative movement for the years named. First give the receipts at Ci © CM C: CI we w n o fi CO ,-< eaoh port each day of the co » n r-" ee rH lO week ending to-night. CM CI CI CM <-> i-h CI POKT KECEIPT8 FROM SATURDAY, NOV. 22, '79, TO FRIDAY. NOV. 28. '79.

D'ys New Wil- Mo- | Char- Savan- Gal- Nor- All of Or- lo a N c bile, leston. nah. vest'n folk. ming- others. Total we'k leans. ton. CO -f CO CM iO CO © Thut 20,120 1,706 3,773 oo O CO ,* co io i- m on 6,189 2,775 4,115 400 1,929 41,607 CM CO CD Ci Fri.. 7,G03| 5,253! 3,115 7,085 4,959 5,772 570 16,785 51,232 Tot.. 73.896 21,099 23,595135,668127,200 23,096' 3,338 30,591 249,152 ^ P5 H The movement each month since Sept. - 1 has been as follows: CM I lO rH If} OHO 00 © CM CI CI ri Monthly Year Beginning September 1. Receipts. 1879. 1878. 1877. 1876. 1875. 1874.

Bept'mb'r 333,643 288,81b 95,272 230,808 109,077 134,376 C» CS W «5 t^ CM October. 888,492 689,264 of CO co" lO lO © 583,637 075,200 010,316 536,968 rH CI CN CM rH CN r-t H rH Total year 1,222,135 978,112 678,959 912,128 779,393 671,344 Perc'tage of tot. port CO © CO -* h» CO d CO C» rf ei uo receipts Oct. 31 . . 21-99 15-02 22-59 18-59 19-20 oo i> co CO 01 © eo

1879. 1878. ci in oo © 1877. 1876. 1875. 1874. N (O iO b h iq to « Tot.Oct31 1,222.135 973,112 678,959 912,128 779,393 071,341 lO rH CO 1C CI CO CI Nov. 1.... 30,701 27,243 31,773 28,119 18,611 S. " 2.... S. 21,818 29,165 35,041 30,115 20,023 " g CO 00 CO CO CO 3.... 46,110 S. 33,775 32,531 33,481 28.995 r- I- I- I- t- " 00 00 00 CO 00 CO 00 CO CO 00 4.... 38,310 30,961 8. 26,392 22,671 22,715 " 5.... 30,902 27,896 44,314 8. 29,528 20,478 " CM CM CO 0.... 29,682 23,380 31,771 44,599 13,021 20,894 " 7.... 49,319 31.808 35,213 37,032 8. 28,531 fe R '• 8.... 28,562 43,978 22,037 35,431 38,913 8. " 9.... S. 27,281 34,522 27,963 22,825 23,041 India Cotton Moveme nt from ah. Ports.—The figures " 10.... 46,581 8. 22,876 40,324 22,371 23,714 which are now collected for us, and forwarded by cable each " 11... 32,819 32,833 S. 27,149 25,937 20,001 " Friday, of the shipments from Calcutta, Madras, Tuticorin. Car- 12... 32,278 33,118 53,835 S. 20,851 28,411 " war, &c. , enable us, in connection with our previously received 13.... 30,503 21,002 26,915 56,318 33,221 27,018 " from Bombay, to furnish 14.,.. 43,440 22,793 28,463 29,215 8. 17,955 report our readers with a full and " 15.... 35,631 35,647 32,005 34,892 39,947 S. complete India movement for each week. We first give the •• 16.... S. 26,421 28,020 29,611 26,115 30,732 Bombay statement for the week and year, bringing figures " the 17.... 38,405 8. 31.G03 32,721 23,522 31,222 " down to November 27. 18.... 39,097 23,170 8. 27.89J 25,498 21,505 " BOMBAY RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS FOR FOUR YEARS. 19.... 27,553 30,435 46,36 S 31,011 27,863 " 20.... 20,413 24,481 23,008 this 51,162 23,701 28,571 Shipments week Shipments since Jan. 1. | Receipts. " 21.... 51,249 31,998 36,402 28,437 S. 21,174 Year Great Conti- Great Conti- This Since " Total. Total. 22.... 26,574 38,871 23,318 44,893 37.089 S. Brit'n. nent. Britain. nent. Week. Jan. 1. «• 23.... S. 21,900 38,712 26,725 38,194 37,376 1879 2,000 4,000 6.000 254,000 361,000 018,000, 4.000 840,000 24.... 60,920 8. 18,906 31,989 27,792 27,824 " 1878 1,090 2.000 3,000 3^2.000 398,000 720,000 7,000 894,000 25.... 35,470 36,610 8. 29,078 33,421 26082 1877 1.000 1,000 2,000 380,000 121.000 804,000' 6,000 1,060,000 " 26.... 33,319 34,536 46,906 8. 23,517 20,314 1870 9.000 2,000 11.000 579.000 393,000 972,000 10,000 1.078,000 " 27.... 41,607 34,471 25,90 41,765 24,721 28,241 According to the foregoing, Bombay appears to show a decrease " 28.... 51,232 24.329 21,915 32,934 8. 23,390 compared with last year in the week's receipts of 3,003 bales and an Total 2,134,99811,097,401 1,447,218 1,744,808 1,457,258 1,307,120 increase in the shipments of 3,000 bales, and the shipments tince Percentage of total January 1 show a decrease of 102,000 bales. The movement at p'rt rec'pts Nov. 281 3816 43 21 31-77 37-38 Calcutta, Madras, Tuticorin, Car war, &c, for the same week and This statement shows that the receipts since Sept. 1 up to years has been as follows. to-night are now 437,537 bales more than they were to the same CALCUTTA, MADRAS, TUTICORIN, CARWAR. RANGOON AND KURRACHEE. of the day month in 1873, and 687,750 bales more than they were to the same day of Shipments this week. Shipments since January 1. the month in 1877. We add to the last table the percentages of total port Year. Great Conti- Great Conti- receipts which had been Total. Total. Britain. nent. Britain. nent. received to Nov. 28 in each of the years named. Receipts for 1879 2,000 2,000 240,000 1 132,000 378,000 December and January.—In order that our 1878 1,000 1,000 2,000 142,000 71,000 213,000 readers 1877 79,000 51,000 130,000 may have before them for comparison, each week as the 1876 4,000 i.OOO 140,000 1 104.000 244.000 83ason progresses, the corresponding figures for last season, we The above totals for this week show that the movement from have prepared the following table, showing the weekly receipts the ports other than Bombay is bales less than same week auring December, 18:8, and January, 1879. For the purpose of of last year. For the whole of India, therefore, the tota. .. « :

November 29, 1979. THE CHRONICLE. 569 shipments this week and since January 1, 1879, and for the cotton would arrive in time to prevent the occurrence of the corresponding wooks and periods of the two previous years, are threatened "corner ;" but there shipments were arriving mora as follows. slowly than had been calculated upon, and those interestedbegan EXPORTS TO RUROrE FROM ALL INDIA. show some anxiety to provide for contingencies. The conse- quence was almost daily advancing prices until the end of the 1879. 1878. 1877. Shipments month—the spot quotation being raised from 6%d. on the 22d to all Enropo This Since This Since This Since to 6%d. on the 23d, 7d on the 25th, t%d. on the 27th (Monday), from— week. Jan. 1. week. Jan. 1. week. Jan. 1. 7 3-16d. on the 29th, 7 5-16d. on the 30th, and 7%d. on the 31st. for Octobers Bombay 6,000 618,000 3,000 720,000 2,030 801,000 The market became more and more animated from All otlier ports. 2,000 378,000 2,000 213,000 130,000 day to day, and, with almost hourly fluctuations, eventually ran up to 7%u. on the 31st, with buyers at 7 ll-10d. at the last Total. 8,000| 996,000 5,000 933.000 2,000 931,000 moment. This last statement affords a very interesting comparison of the The excitement on the 31st was intense, though at the same total movement for the week ending Nov. 27, and for the three time very feverish. It transpired that numerous settlements years up to that dats, at all India ports. had been made during the previous few days, and at the opening of the market it was thought that the month would go out very Alexandria, Receipts and Shipments. —Through arrange- tamelv. The prevalence of this impression caused the price ments we have made with Messrs. Davies, Benachi & Co., of (which had opened at 7%d. and advanced to 7 13-32d.) to run and Alexandria, we shall hereafter receive a weekly l Liverpool down as follows : 7 13-32d., 7%d., 7 ll-32d., 7 5-16d., 7 ^d. Sud- cable of the movements of cotton at Alexandria, Egypt. The denly, however, the demand revived, and between half-past following are the receipts and shipments the past week, and for eleven and twelve o'clock the course was 7 %d., 7 5-16d.,7 ll-32d., years. the corresponding weeks of the previous two 7%., 7 13-32d., 7 7-16d., r&d., 7 9-16d., 75/»d. This was the last price paid, but, as already started, there were buyers at the cloeo Alexandria, Egypt, 1878. 1877. at 7 11-lod. Nov. 27. 1879. The intensity of the squeeze almost put a stop to business on Kocoipts (cantars*)— the spot during the last two or three days of the month. The 200.000 85,000 170.000 This week sales on the 28th and 29th were only 5,000 bales in each day, Since Sept. 1 1,540.000 665.C00 1,360,000 and on the 30th and 31st only 4,000 each, and on the last two This Since I This Since This Since days out of 8,000 sold only 3,900 were American, and of these woek. Sept. 1. vveek. Sept. 1. week. Sept. 1. only 1,700 were to spinners, the remainder being for export or to Exports (bales)- tender against contracts. But although consumers bought very To Liverpool 19,000 100,606 8,000 51,500 9,000 92,000 little for prompt delivery, they purchased freely for aelivery 6,652 5,000 17,500 15,000 55,800 To Contiucnt 40,489| on and after the 1st November, at prices %d. to %d. below the

Total Europe. 25,652 141.0351 1 3,000 69.000 24.000 147,800 artificial figure .created by the lock-up of cotton occasioned by " this basis, too, * A cantar is 98 lbs. the October corner." On a good business was afternoon of the 31st This statement shows that the receipts the past week have transacted in the —say at 6%d. to 7d. for middling, against 7%d. quoted in the daily report. been 200,000 cantars, and the shipments to all Europe 25,652 bales The basis upon which business was to be resumed was fixed, Manchester Market.—Our market report received from therefore, before the month had expired, and on the morning of Manchester to-day (Nov. 28) states that prices of shirtings and the 1st November holders sold willingly at the revised rates. twists are firm at i dearer for twists and 1^ for shirtings. We The official quotations were consequently reduced 7-16d. for leave previous weeks' prices for comparison. uplands and Mobile and %d. for Orleans and Texas, bringing middling upland down to 6 15-16d. At these price holders were 1879. 1878. willing, not to say eager, sellers; and although the sales reached Cott'n Cott'n 10,000 bales per day, there was a reduction to 6 13-16d. on the 32s Cop. SU His. 32s Cop. 8H lbs. Mid. Mid. 3d and again to 6 ll-16d. on the 4th of the month, thus bring- Twist. Shirtings. Uplds Twist. Shirtings. Uplde ing the figure back to where it stood on the 21st October. The

d. d. i. d. s. d. d. d. d. s. d. s. d. d. fall led to increased buying, and the quotation was raised to 7 7 Sept. 26 8 8 V9H 6 3 ®7 6 6N 8^839 5 9 ®7 7>2 6 i« 6%d. on the 6th. Besides the increased demand, confidence in 8i& -97, 3 6 6=8 8%a>9 7is 7 Oct. 8 16 e 6 ®7 5 9 ®7 6 18 the future was strengthened by favorable advices from Man- " 10 9 ®9*8 6 4ia ®7 7*2 6> '16 81*39 5 7is®7 7ia 7 ports, " 17 6 49i«®7 9 6H, 8ia®8 e 5 6 ®7 6 chester and advancing prices at the American large 7 24 9^ a>9^» 3 4»a ®7 7H 6 a 8 ®85b 5 4ia®7 413 6 receipts notwithstanding. There was a quieter feeling on the " 7i*j 73g 7?i»8i2 31 9% ®93t 6 4>a ®7 5 41337 413 5Uie 7th, but since then there has been renewed strength, and a large Nov. 7 9is ®&% 6 4>s ®7 7»« e\ 7 78»8 SB 5 6 ®7 4i« (Hi

: 7 7 at an advance of 3-16d. on the spot " 14 ®9 6 6 6 ®7 9 6 8 7'8®83» 5 6 ®7 4ia 5ia business has been done and 9H x « 211 9H ®9 78 6 4*a ®7 7>2 6% 7 78®8% 5 6 ®7 413 5H! 3-16d. to Ad. for futures. Surats have also gained l-16d. to 7 " 28 93s ®10 16 6 ®7 9 6% S ®83» 5 6 ®7 4ia 5 ib The following are the principal fluctuations in middling on Ellison & Co.'a Cotton Report for October.—We are in re. the spot and for future delivery since the end of September : ceipt of Messrs. Ellison & Co.'s cotton report, dated November Nov.- Doc.- Jan.- Fob.- Mar. 10, and make the following extracts from it Spot. Oct. Nov. Dcc. .1:111. Feb. Mar. Apl. 6II32 glljj 527 8ept. 30 i;i-£d. per lb. in the most current counts of yarns and 3d- early part of the month, and it had been thought that sufficient to 4^d. per piece in S% lb. shirtings. . . .

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a higher figure, holders not quoting below while MOVEMENTS DURING THE SEASON, OCT. 1 TO OCT. 31. 8Jc, others ask weeks ended up to 3ic; but the transactions, which are small, were chiefly at The deliveries to English spinners daring the five the four weeks October 30, and to Continental spinners during the lower figure. this year and last, were as follows : ended October 25, The Exports of Cotton from New York this week show an , . <~ Continent, ; Great Britain. increase, as compared with last week, the total reaching 187d. 1878. 1879. 1 *78- 14,248 112 Number of bales... 216,650 225,840 156,400 -]'g bales against 10,5li2 bales last week. Below we give our usual Av'geweigbt(lbs.)._ 430 430 402 409 table showing the exports of cotton from New York, and their 62,872,800 45,877,530 Total weight (lbs.).. 93,159,500 97,111,200 direction, for each of the last four weeks; also the total exports five weeks was The consumption of Great Britain during the and direction since Sept. 1, 1879, and in the last column the total 50,000 bales of 400 lbs. per week, or 250,000 at the rate of about for the same period of the previous year. stock at the bales in all, equal to 100,000,000 lbs. The surplus lbs., or Extorts of Cotton (bales) from New York since Sept. 1, 1879. mills at the end of September was about 6,012.000 15,000 bales. This plus the deliveries amounted to 99,171,500 Week ending— Same The surplus stock at the mills was therefore completely Total to period lbs. Exported to— exhausted at the end of October, while even the ordinary work- Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. date. prcvi'us 5. 12. 19. 26. year. ing stock was less than usual, owing to the requirements of the muls being reduced in consequence of the partial stoppage of a Liverpool 5,788 17,350; 7,411 9,053 148,461 110,832 great deal of machinery. Last year, in the same month, the Other British ports 1,997 824 5,701 3,452 rate of consumption was only 48,000 bales of 400 lbs. average Total to Great Britain 5,788 17,350 9,408 9,877 154,162 114,284 per week, or a total of 93,000,000 lbs., there being even more "short time" in October,' 1878, than in October, 1879. The aver- Havre 2,615 540 204 14,71 5,568 age rate of consumption on the Continent for the four weeks Other French ports. lbs., against 44,000 bales last year. was about 47,000 bales of 400 Total French 2,615 540 204 14,717 5,568 On the basis of the forgoing estimates, the movements in October (five weeks for Oreat Britain and four weeks for the Bremen and Hanover . 2,822 960 646 503 12,201 7,302 Hamburg 1,319 514 508 711 5,434 952 were as follows : Continent) Other ports 235 2,017 423

-Great Britain.- Continent. . 1879. 1878. 1879. 1878. Total to North. Europe 4,376 1,474 1,154 1,21; 19,672 8,677 Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. 8urpl. st'k, Oct. 1. 6,012,000 13,800,000 18,720,000 30,550,000 Spain, Op'rto,Qibralt'r,&c 2,600 2,600 Dels, in October.. 93,159,500 97,111,200 62,872,800 45,877,530 All other 350 3,306 Supply 99,171,500 110,911,200 81,592,800 76,427,530 Total Spain, &c 2,9.,0 5,906 886 Cone, in October 100,000,000 96,000,000 75,200,000 70,400,000 Grand Total 112.779 19.364 10,562 14,248 194,457 129,415 Surplus, Oct. 31. 14,911,200 6,392,800 6,027,530 In bTs of 400 lbs 37,000 15,900 15,000 The Following are the Receipts of Cotton at New York, The stock in hands of spinners in Europe, therefore, varies Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore for the past week, and since only a trifle from that held twelve months ago. September 1, 1879:

PROSPECTS. New York. Boston. Philadelphia. Baltimore. Receipts Since the close of September there has occurred a complete from— This Since This Since This Since This Since revolution in public opinion in regard to the prospects of the week. Sept. 1. week. Sept. 1. week. Sept.l. week. Sept. 1. cotton market. Then there were willing sellers, and not very 9,310 44,495 of forward deliveries at 5%d., with a large sec- N. Orl'ans willing buyers, Texas 4,339 46,157 tion of the community looking for 6}£d. or less; now there are Savannah 13,737 91,693 1,675 14,265 439 7,696 1.402 17,317 willing buyers, and not very willing sellers, of forward deliver- Mobile . .

Florida . . 2.033 ies at 6%d., with a large section of the community looking for S Car'lina 7,024 49,565 4,806 7d. or more ! What has happened in the interval to produce N Car'lina 3,334 17,748 311 3,580 this remarkable change of front? Not any alteration in the Virginia.. 5,444 85,955 327 17,799 4,764 36,985 prospects of supply, because they have rather improved than North, pts 3,256 3,825 41,126 4,675 38,101 5,417 36,223 2,668 16,279 otherwise; nor the probability of an increased consumption, Tenn.. &c. Foreign . 20 776 because that was already anticipated. It follows, therefore, that either public opinion was wrong a month since, or that it This year. 4.7,883 379,779 11,244 109,413 2,507 23,975 6,477 62,688 is wrong now. And here the question naturally arises, upon Last year. 24.762 335,964|ll,220 86.706 1,921 23,717 4,377 61,759 what did public opinion a month since base its expectation of 5%d., or less ? It is indisputable that the only answer to this Shipping News. —The exports of cotton from the United question is the very illogical one that 5^d., or under, would be States the past week, as per latest mail returns, have reached seen this season, because 5%d., and still lower prices, were wit- 117,573 bales. So far as the Southern ports are concerned, these nessed last season. The totally different circumstances of the exports reported by telegraph, and published in two seasons were quite ignored. A long series of bad times, are the same winding up in panic and confusion, had so demoralized the the Chronicle last Friday. With regard to New York, we public mind that there was barely courage enough left even to include the manifests of all vessels cleared up to Wednesday hope for better times, except in a very apologetic sort of way. night6 of this week. It was admitted that better times would, as usual, bring higher Total bales. prices; but people had been so accustomed to take a gloomy New York—To Liverpool, per steamers Abana, 3,300 — Mon- view of things, and their gloomy forbodings had so often been tana, 1,074.. ..City of Limerick, 848. ...Algeria, 404.... Bailie, 999....Biela, 500.... Newton, 1,500.... per ship realized, that they had become confirmed pessimists. But if Star of Gveece, 428 9,053 public opinion was wrong a month and two months ago, is it To Hull, per steamer Salerno, 824 824 right now? To a certain extent it is. In the face of the known To Havre, per steamer Canada. 204 204 Main, 503 503 facts of the situation, it would be unwise to hold the opposite To Bremen, per steamer Hamburg, per steamer Gellert, 714 714 But, at same time, To view. the care should be taken not to run To Barcelona, per steamer Vidal Sala, 2,600 2,600 from one extreme to the other. It may be that 7 ...por barks Asder, of the thing anticipated, whatever may take place afterwards. Texas-To Liverpool, per ship JuUus, 3,302. 1,466.. ..Sylpiden, 1.430 6,19s Bags, Bagging, To Havre, per bark Nebo, 1,942 J'Sm Gunny Etc.—Bagging is not moving to a ...... •••--• To Amsterdam, per bark Brilliant, 1,582 . „ Powell, ^,310. ^,310J.^« large extent, as the season is now about oier; and as stocks are Wilmington—To Amsterdam, per schooner E. 8. Norfolk—To Liverpool, per steamer Theresiua, 2,/ 80.... per much reduced, manufacturers are not anxious to sell except at -• ship Kinburn, 4,163 YrV, 4\V,'V ?'oii ...... Liverpool, per steamer Hibernian. 1,911. . 1,941 full figures, and the close is quiet at 9i@!)}c. for lbs., Baltimore—To 1J 10J@ Boston—To Liverpool, per steamers Massachusetts, i,627 lOJc. for 2 lbs, and llo. for 2i lbs., as to quantity. Butts have Bavarian, 1,803.. ..Samaria, 71 ...... 3,001 -• mnuutl pernor steamersHtaAmArfl LoruLord (.live,Cllvc. 1.42b1,4-so. ... not been very active since Philadelphia—To Liverpool, our last, owing partly to the large 1 768• Pennsylvania, 342 .... . - - < 200 *'JOO transactions of the previous week, and no parcels offering from ToTn Antwerp,Ani-.wprn. perner steamerKti'Miiier Zeelaud,Zeelaud. .117,57" ehip. The market has not changed, and the tendency is toward Total. 1 1

November 29, 1879.] THE CHRONICLE. 571

The particulars of those shipments, arranged in oar usual THURSDAY. form, are as follows: Deliver)/. d Delivery. d. Delivery. d. 7 Bremen Ams'dain Nov dif.ia Feb.-Mar 0*TMa B Apr.-May 6i»ig 13 Nov.-Deo. . . . 6a7 XJver- & Ham- and Ant- Barce- 33 a 18 a»vr;1 ®7 I lee-Jan 6l3 g®37.,. 7 *«•,., pool. burg. werp. Reval. lona.Ac. Total. l J Mar.-Apr 6 ga May-June. . 6 ®7®»'s2 New York... 9,033 204 1,217 2,930 14,248 Jan-Feb 6i3i«®27 3., » l »is June-July 7>u N. Orleans ..21,052 4,041 999 4,171 .... 4,380 589 35,232 Fridat. .... 3,315 Mobile 3,515 Delivery. Delivery. Delivery. Charleston.. 7,062 1,150 9,135 17,317 7 27 Nov « e * .i2 June-July 7hg Nov.-Dec 6i»i« H; i vim null ... 8,828 3,683 4,410 3,925 ...... 20,816 Nov.-Dec Ii'-" Nov : i2 Olt'io Jan.-Feb Texas 6,198 1,942 1.582 ...... 9,722 6"ig 1 >.•!-. -.lull «";,•„. Dec-Jan 6'3, R Feb.-Mar 6»rlt Wilmington .... 2,310 ...... 2,310 7 Jan.-Feb 6 8a>27., 2 Mar.-Apr 0'*>™ May-June 6*133 Norfolk 6,943 .... 6,943 Feh.-Mar 62932 * ^ Apr.-May «I6,4 Nov e^sjai'ig Baltimore . . 1 ,94 .... 1,941 6i, steamer (Bel?.), Flaherty, from Philadelphia, for Antwerp, week—partly in sympathy with the advance in wheat but rounded opposite Wilmington Creek, Delaware, afternoon of Nov. — 1, to scarcity of westerly winds. She floated f owing water and dulness and depression succeeded ; the improvement in prices, A. M. of the 22d and proceeded. as compared with last Friday, is bat slight. The recent rains Cotton freights the past week have been as follows: have swollen the mill-streams in middle latitudes, and the pro- Satur. Mon. Tues. Wednes. Thurs Frl. duction of flour has been materially increased, especially of

i4®» .;''; Liverpool, steam d. "4®»32 14*833 '.J 32 H®H* .TJ common and medium grades from winter wheat. Rye flour 7 7 7 Do sall...<2. '.12 32 '39 32 32 corn meal have ruled in favor of buyers. Havre, steam c. »8»ltl«* "8®" 18* "a® "is* and To-day there 9 Do sail e. "18 »ie 18 »ie »18 were no important changes. Bremen, steam, .e. li 18* "is' "16* »18* "lb* The wheat market felt the effect early in the week of a revival Do sail c. H H >4 •a Hamburg, steam e. "l8®*4* «ii»V 11,8®% u 18 ®v "ie»V of speculative confidence, growing out of the continuance of

Do sail . . .£- a »a •a comparatively small receipts at the Western markets, better Ainst'd'm, steam. c. \ *4 Do sail ...e. ...®...... ®...... »...... » foreign advices, and some reduction of the visible supply; 16 7 1B T 7 15 7 1B Baltic, steam d. 16® 32 18® 32 1 gSl»32 18» 3» 18® 3» prices of wheat on the spot and for November delivery Do sail ...d. ..®. ®. a.... * Compressed. were carried up to about those of December, owing to the Liverpool. —By cable from Liverpool, we have the following threatened detention of supplies by ice on the Erie Canal. statement of the week's sales, stocks, &c. , at that port: January became the favorite month with operators for the

Nov. 7. Nov. 14. Nov. 21. Nov. 28 advance, who paid 3^@4c. per bushel to have December

Sales of the week bales. 56.000 82,000 54,000 60.000 contracts extended to January, To-day the opening was Forwarded 8,000 10,000 13,000 15,000 Sales American 39,000 51,000 37,000 52,000 easier, but the close firm, receipts at the Western markets Of which exporters took 6,000 7,000 3.000 8.000 Of whioh speculators took.. 2,000 10,000 2,000 4,000 continuing comparatively small. No. 2 red winter sold at f1 50 Total stock—Estimated 296,000 288,000 297,000 317,000 Of which American—Estim'd 166,000 171,000 1 85.000 202,000 @1 50^ for January. Total Import of the week 82,000 72,000 77,000 96.000 Of which American 66,000 57,000 63,000 77,000 Indian corn made an advance to 61@61^c. for No. 2 mixed Actual export 4.000 5,000 4,000 5,000 Amount afloat 277,000 359,000 357,000 336,000 on the spot and 61"4c. for December, but the higher prices Of which American 236.000 320.000 321,000 294,000 brought out freer offerings, and the milder weather gave assur- The tone of the Liverpool market for spots and futures each day of the week ending Nov. 28, and the daily closing prices of spot cotton, have ance that supplies on the Erie Canal would be gotten through been as follows: to tide-water, and the advance was lost. Still, the fluctuations Saturday Monday. Tuesday. Wednes. Thursd'y Friday. Spot. have not been wide. For the first time in two or three months Quiet Mod. Inq. Active Market, ' Quiet and freely and Quieter. there are considerable supplies of the grade known as "Steamer 12:30p.m. and \ unch'gd. supplied. steady- firmer. 7 7 T 2," sold Wednesday at 58*4@59Mc. on the spot Mid. Upl'ds 6% 6*» a\ 6 g 6 s 6 s No. which on 7 7 Mid. Orl'ns. 6 7s 6 s 6 g 7 7 and 58?2C for December. New Southern yellow begins to Market, Firm., but ( not quot'y 5 p. si. arrive, selling at a wide range. To-day No. 2 mixed was J higher. 8,000 7,000 15,000 14,000 10,000 8ales 7,000 firmer at 60M@61c. on the spot and $1 10^ per cental for Speci exp. 1,000 1,000 1,000 2,000 1,000 1,000 January. Futures. Market, Barely Closed Rye is held higher, checking business. To-dayCanada sold ( Easier. Flat. Weaker. strong. Weak. 5 P. M. j steady. at 91c. There has been a decided revival of demand for Barley The actual sales of futures at Liverpool, for the same week, are given sales of Canada have been made at below. These sales Bffe on the basis of Uplands. Low Middliug clause, at higher prices, and large unless otherwise stated. 90c.@$l as to quality, including several boat-loads of No. 1 Friday (Nov. 2 10, is quiet. Oats have been in Delivery. d. lie! ivenj. d. bright at §1 03, but the close | .lun.-Feb 6-'3 May-June 629 o 33 | 3 | speculative demand at advancing prices. Large sales of No. 2 Saturday. 45c. in store and 46c. for Decemb De/irer.1/. Delivery. Delivery. d. mixed were made at Xov 62332 ®34 Fcb.-Mar....6iii8a2332 June-July 62%2 delivery on Wednesday No. 1 white sold for December 623 ; and Nov.-Dec 6iiio Mar.-Apr 6% Nov :i o 6H> 625 market was firm, and No. 2 graded was Dec. -Jan 6n i8 Apr.-May M Mar.-Apr 32 ® \ at 46Mc To-day the May-Juue 7 Jaa.-Feb..... 0"ig I 6 < l for white also, sales of quoted at 46 Xc for mixed and 46*4c ; Monday. No. 2 white at 47c. for December, and No. 2 mixed 47^c. for Delivery. Delivery. Delivery. Nov 0!lia»i2®% Feb.-Mar 63» Dec-Jan 6U ia January. 9®1 1 wheat Red winter, No. 2 1 47 Dec-Jan U '™ Nov.-Dec 6H Dec-Jan 6*4 Western spring 46 u Dec-Jan 62*33 extras 5 50® 5 85 White 140 ®1 Jan.-Feb....e2i32® i8 6**m May-June 145 ®145>* Feb.-Mar H2* Jan-Feb 623 a3i Shipment. do XXandXXX... 600*700 No. 1 white 32 32 Corn—West, mixed 58 » 61 Mar.-Apr 6%®2o32 Feb.-Mar 63ia/2b.,2 Nov.-Dec, n. crop, Western winter ship- 7 6-3 5 75® 6 10 Western No. 2 * 60% Apr.-May 6**18 Mar.-Apr 61Si 8 a2 :i2 sail 32 pinffextras 7 Western Yellow.. 60 » 61 May-June 6 78 Apr.-May 6 g do XXandXXX... 625*700 Minnesota patents... 6 50® 8 00 Western White... 61 » 66 Wednesday'. extras. 5 65® 6 40 Rye—WcLfn, No.2. 89 ® 90 City shipping Canada 90 » 91 Delivery. Delivery. Delivery. Southern, bakers' and State and 627 ®in ®27 627 7 7 27 family b rands 6 40® 7 25 Oats—Mixed 44 ® 47 Nov... 32 le 32 Mar.-Apr 3, a g Feb.-Mar b 8® 33 45 49 Nov.-Dec. ..Si3 ®27. 6 16 7 Soutli'u ship'g extras. 5 85® 6 25 White a le 12 Apr-May i« Mar.-Apr o s Canada W. 90 3105 Dec-Jan 625 ®i3 May-June 6»ljj2®7 June-July "'32 itye flour, superfine.. 4 00® 5 30 Barley— 32 lb State, 4-rowed... 80 » 90 Jan.-Fcb 6i3 tll ;1 Corn meal— le June-J uly 7 Nov l8 2-rowed... 75 80 I'i'b.-Mar..«273j,®is,,, Mar.-Apr 62» Dec-Jan 6*633 Western.Ao 2803 310 State, » 32 Peus-Cauda.b.&f. 80 9 95 Nov.-Dec 6l'ia Brandywlne, Ac 3 303> 3 35 —

572 THE CHKONICLE. [Vol. XXIX.

Wheat, Corn, Oats, Barley, flour and grain at Western lake and river ports Rye, Receipts of In Store atr- bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. for the week ending Nov. 22: Philadelphia 800,173 216,001 Flour, Wheat, Corn, Oats, Barley. Eye, Peoria 4.234 41,173 173,451 "9,060 '75,439 Mtls. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. Indianapolis 103.600 46,000 221,300 13.700 lbs.) lbs.) (56 lbs.) Atr- (196 lbs.) (60 lbs.) (56 lbs.) (32 (48 Kansas City 618,000 112,000 111,000 "l 4,400 9,000 Chicago 57,833 461,474 698,431 230,950 103,971 30,901 Baltimore 1,431,125 272.520 Milwaukee 54,301 470,383 51,662 23,450 80,317 10,960 Rail shipments... 166,387 153.423 148,479 69,267 57,423 Toledo 81,115 116,885 10,546 3,323 Lake shipments.. 1,619,465 1,165,923 88,641 34,393 Detroit 5,893 130,109 9,673 5,354 10,186 On Canal 2,266,000 1,948,000 110,000 620,575 125,426 Cleveland 2,737 21,900 12,150 24,400 9,050 990 Bt Louis 24,995 111,128 246,575 38,934 60,506 7,724 Total 29,772,798 11,446,692 3.176,684 5,085,287 1,247,443 Peoria 700 2,000 194,640 59,200 11,000 5,850 Nov. 15. '79 29,842,144 11,156,711 3,272,273 5,007,249 1,092.999 DulutU 2,100 173,007 1,400 Nov. 8. '79 30,424,693 11,448,691 3,285,947 4,806,237 1,016,945 Nov. 1, '79 28,822,649 11,615,264 3.358,057 4,360,004 967,513 59,748 Total 148,559 1.451,1461,361,416 382,834 275,030 Oct. 25, '79 25,691,223 10,41 3.384 3,095,010 3,790,021 812,051 82,100 Bame time '78.. 151,845 2,345,470 1,073,131 467,470 240,632 Nov.23, '78 16,497,635 8,787,375 2,603,774 5,483.938 1,289,609 Total receipts at same ports from Jan. 1 to Nov. 22, inclusive, for four years: 1879. 1878. 1877. 1876. T3E DRY GOODS TRADE. Flour bbls. 6,114,719 5,100,984 4,450,411 5,006,667 Friday, P. M., November 28, 1879. 48,086,860 51,700,442 Wheat bush. 91,524,974 80,410,979 In volume the business of the past week has been large and Com 98,901,179 87,273,958 73,557,168 74,788.949 22,092.632 23,408,392 Oats 28,769,432 28,641,712 satisfactory, notwithstanding the intervention of a national Bariey 8,914,012 9,135,372 8,102,245 8,043,885 2,414,924 Bye... 4,465,553 4,646,166 4,758,783 holiday, which checked operations to some extent. Manufac- 160,356,562 Total grain.... 232,575,150 210,109,187 156,597,733 turers' agents continued to make liberal deliveries of domestic same porta from Aug. 1 Total receipts (crop movement) at the cotton and woolen goods on account of former orders, and there to Nov. 22, inclusive, for four years: 1879. 1878. 1877. 1876. was a fair hand-to-mouth demand for most descriptions of sea- Flour bbls. 2,496,853 2,101.325 2,216,569 2,070,899 sonable goods. Prices also continued to advance because of bush. 54,259,506 46,403,990 37,795,242 25.256,304 Wheat enhanced cost of wool, cotton, silk, dye-stuffs, Corn 35,872,962 34,769,806 30,651,581 32,384,601 the drugs, &c 14,980,621 11,267,208 9.571,684 Oats 12,707,544 and higher quotations were made for many makes of cotton Barley 6,489,610 6,204,521 5,248,459 5,074,616 586,857 1,805,676 1,317,508 Rye 2,682,714 and woolen goods, prints, &c, during the week. The jobbing 86,768,166 73,634,713 HTotal grain .... 112,012,330 102,945,795 trade has been fairly active for the time of year, and a large Comparative shipments of flour and grain from the same distribution of cotton goods and calicoes was made by some of ports from Jan. 1 to Nov. 22, inclusive, for four years: 1879. 1878. 1877. 1876. the leading houses who at present control certain makes. Flour bbls. 6,677,920 5,372,747 4,662,421 4,414,251 Domestic Cotton Goods.—The export movement in domestics Wheat bush. 76,037,376 05,463,085 41,642,095 46,818,077 Corn 81,092,324 76,997,083 65,366,438 71,926,125 has shown further improvement, 5,523 packages having been Oats 20,135,307 20,546,774 17,261,821 19,291,661 Barley 5,068,392 4,824,534 5,173,941 3,532,227 shipped from this port during the week ending November 25, Rye 3,910,953 3,648,178 2,292,8S3 1,120,847 including 3,749 to China, 1,081 to Great Britain, 166 to U. S. of Total grain .... 186,544,352 171,484,656 131,742,178 143,689,007 Colombia, 103 to Brazil, 104 to Argentine Republic, 46 to Bail and lake shipments from same ports for the last four weeks: Week Flour, Wheat, Corn, Oats, Barley, Rye, British Honduras, 43 to Cuba, &c. There was a somewhat ending— bbls. bush. bush. hush. bush. bush. Nov. 22 154,960 1,785,853 1,319.346 237.120 103,660 30,961 lessened demand for cotton goods by the home trade, but large Nov.lo 220,706 1.275,771 1,122,592 271,327 172,778 36,114 Nov. 8 152,409 2,314,853 1,682,483 366.895 250,435 53,927 deliveries were made by agents in execution of back orders and Nov. 1 200,803 1,652,891 1,907,109 467,730 345,501 70,425 the tone of the maiket continued film with an upward ten- Total, 4 w'ks.728,878 7.029,368 6.031.530 1,343,072 872,374 191,727 Do.4wks'78.626,103 7,120,504 4,742,140 1,557,180 875,318 347,724 dency Brown and bleached cottons continue sold ahead in all Receipts of flour and grain at seaboard ports for the week widths, weights and qualities, and nearly all kinds of colored ended Nov. 22: cottons, cottonades, cheviots, &c, are in exceptionally light Flour, Wheat, Corn, Oats, Barley, Rye, Print cloths were in active demand and strong at At— bbls. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. supply. 4%@ New York 115.656 2,521,203 689,661 242,337 478,050 97,936 i%e. for 64x64s and 4%@4%c. for 56x60s. Prints were in better Boston 60,256 137,288 320,216 184,921 19,285 6,160 Portland 3,200 12,500 5,000 request at both first and second hands, and several well-known 9,793 51,260 21,853 13,334 12,458 400 Montreal advanced /6c. per yard. For ginghams and cotton Philadelphia 22,250 124,500 92,000" 47,600 62,010 3.500 makes were Baltimore 16.230 344,250 124,550 12,200 2,200 dress goods there was a moderate inquiry, and prices ruled New Orleans 11,093 63,370 146,280 14,025 firm with an upward tendency. Carpet warps and cotton yarns 268.473 3.241,876 1,407,060 519,467 571.803 109.996 Total week continue active, firm, and in very light supply. Cor. week '78.... 251,340 2,687,427 1,590,984 671,802 460,240 239,406 Domestic Woolen Goods.— There has been a moderate degree And from Jan. 1 to Nov. 22, inclusive, for four years: activity in the market for woolen goods, and advanced prices 1879. 1878. 1877. 1876. of Flour.. bbls. 9,939,392 8,648,010 7,379,263 9,007,173 were established on many fabrics, owing to the continued appreci- cheviots Wheat bush. 136,792,011 99,003,794 40.842,543 32,272,748 ation of raw materials. Fair orders for spring cassimeres, Corn 97,351,931 97,062,401 78.992,024 80,854,027 and worsted coatings were placed with agents by the clothing Oats 20,225,941 22,394,106 18,834,572 22,823,225 Barley 4,849,731 5,507,659 7,648,851 6,784,475 trade, and large deliveries were made on account of former Rye - 4,314,353 4,702,716 2,343,553 1,313,550 orders. Heavy clothing woolens were somewhat sluggish, but Total grain .... 263,533,999 229,330,077 148,661,543 151,048,025 very firm, and there was only a limited inquiry for overcoatings Exports from United States seaboard ports and from Montreal and cloakings. Beavers were more sought for, but cloakings for week ending Nov. 22: ruled quiet, and repellents were in moderate request. Ken- Flour, Wheat, Corn, Oats, Rye, Peas, From bbls. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. tucky jeans were in irregular demand, but firm, with a tendency 94,606 1,013,537 685,928 3,287 13,096 30,555 New York prices, and satinets were in fair request. Flan- Boston 21,747 107,323 33,190 12 toward higher Portland 16 nels and blankets were taken in moderate parcels to a liberal Montreal 6,504 161,469 44,600 80,112 125,629 108,385 advanced prices were established by Philadelphia. . 4,110 148,784 147,332 aggregate amount, and Baltimore 7,518 551,075 227,946 960 agents on several prominent makes. Stocks of flannels are Total for w'k 134,501 1,982,188 1,139,496 84,371 138,725 138,940 remarkably well in band, many makes of colored goods, &c, Bame time '78- 108,830 1,916,287 638,675 47,439 65,221 91,225 being largely sold ahead. Shawls remained quiet, but there The visible supply of grain, comprising the stocks in granary was a steady movement in felt skirts. Worsted dress goods at the principal points of accumulation at lake and seaboard were fairly active for the time of year, and prices are firm with ports, and in transit by lake, rail and canal, Nov 22, was as tendency. follows: a decided upward Wheat, Corn, Oats, Barley, Rye, Foreign Dry Goods.—The demand for imported goods has In Store at bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. — in fancy dress goods New York 9,225,111 2,541,820 606,358 441,887 444,243 been comparatively light. Specialties Do. afloat (est.) 1,500,000 575.000 80,000 1,200,000 24,000 in fair request, but staple fabrics ruled quiet. Plain silks Albany 33,000 106,000 241,009 51.000 were Buffalo 748,966 1,406,948 31,976 246,317 55,523 remained sluggish, but there was a steady inquiry for small Chicago 5,286,430 1,421,488 954,281 639,390 265,506 silks, and black and colored satins, Pekin Milwaukee 2,021,900 33,300 12,800 552,800 71,300 lots of fancy dress Duiuth 194,165 12,377 satins, &c. Lace curtains were moderately active, as were holi- Toledo 851,000 195,000 183,000 7,500 12,484 Detroit 619,663 4,150 3,170 day handkerchiefs, but housekeeping linens and white goods Oswego 450,000 336,000 2,500 567,000 slowly. The auction rooms presented few offerings of Bt. Louis 1,182,776 276,681 87.814 96,166 30,329 moved Boston 286,601 645,388 234,345 21,901 4,872 importance, and low and medium grade dress silks brought Toronto 258,719 220 245,413 742 public sale. Montreal (15th).. 132,483 5,500 16,319 28,213 450 very unsatisfactory prices when disposed of at —. .. . — ... —— ,

.November 20, 1879. J THE CHRONICLE. 573

Importations of Dry Good*. Receipts of Leading Articles of Domestic Produce. importations of dry goods at this port for the week ending The The following table, based upon daily reports made to the Nov. 27, 1879, and for the corresponding weeks of 1878 and New York Produce Exchange, shows the receipt* of leading 1877, have been as follows: ENTERED FOR CONSUMPTION FOR THE WEEK ENDING NOV. 27. 1879. articles of domestic produce in New York for the week ending with Tuesday last (corresponding with the week for exports), 1877. 1878. 1879. also the receipts from January 1, 1879, to that

5,010 5,430 . . 1,489,204 Hair Oranges 1,361,114 Ashes, pots bbls. 1,182 100,715 149,489 797,871 1,355 Hemp, bates Nuts 741,310 Ashes, pearls bbls. 184 240 Hides, Raisins 1,537,842 1,130,201 Ac— Beeswax lbs. 3,258 68,578 159,180 Bristles . . . 1,558 1,285 Hides, uudr. 11,234,019 9,089,81)2 BreadstnJBB 5,505 4,572 Hides.dr'sd Rice 276,090 250,115 Flour, wheat bbls. 104,517 3,239,664 India rubber 44,853 40,730 2,289,953 Spices, Ac— Flour, rye bbls. 85 5,723 Ivory 1,088 1,029 243,114 4.03& Cassia 142,301 Corn meal bbls. 2.72G 136,787 182,364 Jewelry, Ac- 127,885 Ginger .... 53,070 Wheat bush. 999,385 57,712,898 49,858,154 Jewclry . . . 2,710 2,317 459,370 Pepper .... 320,054 Rye bush. 21,488 3,658,976 3,864,674 Watches . . 089 522 Saltpetre ... 270,087 220,392 Oats bush. 3,320 497,958 3.583,025 Linseed 356,060 215,408 Woods Barley bush. Molasses 147,867 1,518,517 89,337 77,778 Cork 409,036 349,522 Peas bush. 20,822 353,225 Metals, 386,376 Ac Fustic 121,776 42,531 Corn bush. 594,850 31,668,758 25,093,419 Cutlery.... 4,544 3,691 Logwood .. 093,862 507,172 Candles pkgs. 531 54,063 43,803 Hardware.. 620 189,443 596 Mahogany 91,537 Coal tons. 2,310 05.978 48,945 Cotton bales. 11,710 392,790 414.134 Exports of Provisions. Domestics pkgs. 5,523 117,340 126,231 The following are the exports of provisions from New York, Hay bales. 1,129 01,270 52,868 Hops Boston, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Montreal, Portland bales. 1,118 57,814 43,161 and New Naval Stores Orleans, for the week ending November 22, 1879, and their Crude turpentine bbls. 150 135 distribution: Spirits turpentine bbls. 81 8.572 16,005 Rosin bbls. 2.798 149,071 228,273 Pork, Beef, Lard, liactiii, Cheese, Tallow, Tar bbls. 345 6,652 7,255 To— bbls. bbls. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. Pitch bbls. 276 4,790 5,206 Oilcake owt. 49,003 1,477,252 2,900,098 Liverpool 2,999 1,585 2,950,033 8,529,862 1.557,005 513,920 Oils- London 3,241 943 213.100 596,445 1,105,380 295,900 Whale gals. 201,725 392,297 Glasgow 313 786 552,500 003,120 3,300 Sperm gals. 28.937 186,973 523,322- Bristol 125 89.025 42,800 Lard gals. 23,956 1,164,957 1,139,156 Hull 50 1 1 2 90i i 392,350 7.500 Linseed gals. 238 12,293 9,785 W,Hartlepool 212 66 412.650 179,327 305,300 315,000 Petroleum gals. 6,216,493 240,518,718 189,051,032 Antwerp 14 12 1.082.615 3,920,775 450,100 Provisions— Hamburg 75 2 1,056,880 51,775 Pork bbls. 4,554 226,148 "219.509- Bremen 108 7 338,-09 Beef bbls. 1,033 47,313 46,005- Kotteruam . . 82 . . .. 181,000 309,225 .::::: 271.000 Beef tierces. 2,698 52,601 52,05* Havre 55 20 1,238.100 140.575 110,000 Cutnieato lbs. 10,819,267 492,038.272 413,216,204 Marseilles 80 775,000 250,025 Batter lbs. 285,104 33,079,552 21,004,509 Contin'l ports 15,160 3,175 13,200 Cheese lbs. 872,500 120,123.038 125,451,042 (i 51,200 Lard lbs. 5,788,705 218,770,309 230,039,893 S.AC.Aincrica 207 412 220.032 12,030 4,802 27,027 Rlee bbls. 145 13,031 60 West Indies.. 1,491 337 620.501 114,584 13,154 2,551 Tallow lbs. 1,454,584 01,559.824 22,460 B. N. A. Col 624 87 7,203 20,700 Tobacco, leaf hhds, 1.428 62,062 61,403,117 Oth'r couutr's 500 63 1,000 4,200 754 Tobacco bales and cases. 991 36,228 191,576 Tob: leeo. manufactured, lbs. 125,025 5,879.300 6,765,781 Total . week 10,134 4,406 9,800,00s 15,203,793 2,997,885 2,018.098 Whaleuoue lbs. 92,505 99,1-1 Previous i Wk 7.98ft 5.815 7.370 214 I ooi. nod 2.321.073 2.00 i--2-> . . . .. • , - ..

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FISH, SPEI/TKR. Foreign 100 tt. 6 25 6 GENERAL flr'd Bk & George's new cod. V qtl. 3 75 @ — V ® 37W Mac.Ver^etNo.l.M.iss.sh're.Vbbl. 12 00 ® 22 00 Domestic, common 6 ta^@ 6 26 • Domestic, refined 8 00 fe> 9 00 PRICES CURRENT. Mackerel, No. 1, Bay...... § •• Mackerel, No. 2, Mass. shore 7 00 » .... TALLOW. A8HKS. Mackerel, No. 2, Bay ® .... Prime city * ft. 7H® GUNNIES. p«u. assorted * *• * IN TOBACCO. BRKADSTUFFS. See report under cotton. Kentucky Iurs, heavy ¥ ft 6 HAY. Kentucky leaf, heavy, com. to fine 12 jiee special report. MATERIALS. North River shipping »100B. 50 ® 55 Virginia leaf— BUILDING JTJTE. Lugs, common to fine 2U® Bricks—Comm'n hard anoat.V M. 4 25 6 26 HEMP AND Dark wrappers 12 ® 15* 8 SO American, dressed * ton. 150 00 ®160 00 Bright wrappers, com. to fine. . . 15 © 45 1 140 00 .... 22 00 @ 28 00 American, undressed ® Yam, I II cuts, assorted Philadeiphla.: 00 and CEMENT-floscndale Jbbl. 00 @ .... Russia.clean 1™ ® .... Havana, common to fine 70 ® 70 .... 25° Rockland, common.. »bbl. Italian i"« — Manufac'd, in bond, black work. . 12 Limk— g '— »• °2wf •••• ® Rocklnndflnlahtng;...... BO @ ..„ Manila * »M® Manufac'd, in bond, bright work. 15 © LCMBER-Plne,gdtoex.drjr*Mft 40 00 @ 60 00 Sisal |H® 18 3&@ 4K Pine, shipping box .. SS Jute WOOL. Pine, tallyboards.com.tog'd.ea. 22 HIDES. AmericanXX *> ft. 44 52 00 'd. 25 American, Nos. 1 and 2 45 55 Oak *Mft. 85 DRY—Buenos Ayres. select V B . 24® good 38 «> selected American, combing and delaine.. 46 55 Ash, Montevideo, „,?*? "23« Black walnut 75 00 Corrientes, do -g w Extra, pulled, city 38 42 lo No. 25 30 Spruce boards and planks, each . Rio Grande, do 28 ® §M 1, pulled Hemlock boards, each J4 Orinoco, do 23 ® 23« California, spring clip- 20 00 Superior, unwashed 33 36 Maple * Mft. California, do -Vdwf 24 [email protected].&Bh.*i kg Matamoras, do •,•/,: }§'*? 20 Fair 27 30 Clinch, Hi to 9 In., and longer... 526 Wet Salted—Buen. Ay., select 'd 12 @ 12* Inferior 22 25 3d One Para, selected 10W® Burry 18 21 Cut spikes, all sites ..... California, do 11 "X South Amer. merino, unwashed... 27 30 Paints—Lead, In oll.com. pr.,* B. Texas do lOJt®f Cape Good Hope, unwashed 28 Lead, dry, combination price — Cal., slaught., cow... 14 ® Texas, fine* Eastern 83 E. I. STOCK— Zinc, oxide, dry Calcutta, dead green 11 ® 'I'- Texas, medium. Eastern 33 35 14 17 Zinc. French, green seal Calcutta, buffalo 11 ® ll '.1 Smyrna, unwashed Paris wh., Eng. Cllffst'ne.*! 100 B HOPS. FREIGHTS. . BUTTER. . N. Yorks, newe'p, fair to ch'c.l* B. 38 a 47 •STEAM -SAIL.- State, patls Atnbs.falrto ch'ce.^fc Eastern, new crop 85 @ 45 TO LIVERPOOL: d. d. d. 8. d Western creamery, good to prime. Western, new crop »» ® 45 Cotton *> B H® 932 7-32 9 State, Welsh, fair to choice Olds, all growths 4 ® 10 Flour »bbl. ® Western dairy, fair to choice Yearlings " @ 18 Heavy goods...** ton. 3 (•••» CHEESE. INDIA RUBBER. Corn, **561bs .. @ Wheat, **601bs .. State Factory, fair to prime.. ¥ ». © Para,flne @ ** tee. fair to line Beef Ohio flat, Para, coarse • ® — Pork **bbl. COAL. Esmeralda, pressed, strip ® — Liverpool gas canne! Guayaquil, pressed, strip ® — Liverpool house cannel Panama.strip ® — Curds. Anthracite—The following will show prices at lost Carthagena, pressed ® — Commercial auction or present schedule rates! the names im- Nicaragua, sheet ® ••• mediately above the figures indicate the places of Nicaragua, scrap @ — delivery Mexican, sheet ® — BrinckerhoiT, Turner Penn. D. L. * W. L. & W. IRON. Schedule. Sched. Auction D. AH. Pig, American. No. 1 K* ton. 26 00 ® 27 00 New- Sept. 24. Schedule. Port American, No. 2 25 00 ® 26 00 Weehawken. Johnston. Pig, & *Co., burg. Hoboken. Pig, American, forge 24 00 ® 25 00 * * I Pig Scotch 24 50 @ 27 55 315 • MHiMilncL'ir f;rri and IJefilure tu Sfmb. 315 /—Store prices.— 3 15 315 Grate. 1 WH&2 00 Bar, Norway, ordinary sizes.. H* B. 5^ @ — 2 18'4 3 20 320 Egg... 07^2 Bar, refined, Eng. and Am. . V ton. 32«<,(«H7'. 3 75 8 75 Stove 2 J Sheet, Russia, 8 to 14 •.** B. 13* COTTONSAILDUCK Ch'nut 2 17Jj®2 20 360 850 Rails, Amer., at tide-water.** ton. 52 00 ® 54 00 • are for Wllkesbarre coal. L. & W. quotations Steel rails, Amer., at tide-water... (36 00 ® 67 00 And all kinds cr COFFEE. LEAD. UOTTON CANVAS. PKLTINO DUCK, OAK COVER Rio, ord. cargoes *> lb & Ordinary, foreign ** 100 B. .... ® Rio, fair cargoes ftTKIPIvS.' Java.mats 25 @ I LEATHER. 16 Native Ceylon ® Hemlock, Buen. Ay., h.,m.41.* B. T. ® 30 AiBO. Akenu Mexican }6 ® Hemlock, California, li.. rti. & 1 87 w 2S 14 — Jamaica @ Hemlock, common hide, h., m. & 1. 2« « 28 tutted Mtaira Hunilns company. Maracaibo 16 @ Hemlock, rough Si <* 33 La^uayra 16 @ Slaughter, crop :it H 40 A 'nil supply *11 widths and colors alway« 'n *toek. St. Domingo 14 ® Oak, rough U © 35 Savanllla 17 @ I \n. lt>» Dnanr stroet. Costa Rica 17 @ MOLA8SES. Cuba, clayed * gall. 1H ® 20 COPPER. Cuba., Muscovado, 50 test « 30 Bolts «U> ® Barbadoes ft ® 83 E.R.Mudge,Sawyer&Co Sheathing, new (over 12 01.) ® Demerara IM » as Braziers' (over 16 01.) ® 30 Porto Rico 23 ® 40 AGENTS FOR American Ingot, Lake 21)j@ 21« Porto Rico, 50 test 30 W Washington Mills, Chlcopee Mfg. Co., New Orleans, new ord. to choice. m ® 45 Burllngt >n 'Woolen Co., COTTON. NAVAL STORES. Ellerton (New itlllls, See special report. Tar, Washington V bbl. 2 37«@ .... Atlantic Cotton Mills, DYES. DRUGS AND Tar, Wilmington 2 37«@ .... Saratoga Victory JTIfe. Co., ticean Mills, Alum, lump, American....?* 100 ft. ... ® 2 00 Pitch, city 190® 2 00 AND Aloes, Cape ** R>. 12 ® 12« Spirits turpentine V gall. 41 ® 41& Hosiery, Shirts and Drawers Aloes, Barbadoes 20 ® 22 strained to g'd str'd..** bbl 1 65 Rosin, ® Various Mills. Arsenic, powdered 1 1 2 4 00 From . 8« Rosin, low No. to good No. 62J<® YORK, BOSTON, Bi carb. soda, Newcastle..** 100 It,. 4 i*$l 4 25 Rosin, low No. 2 to good No. 2 1 80 ® 2 12!* NEW 43 A 45 White Street, 15 Chauncey Street. Bi chro. potash, Scotch $» B. 16 ® 17 Rosin, low pale to extra pale 4 25 ® 5 75 PHILADELPHIA, Bleaching powder V 100 B. 1 Rosin, window glass -6 00 ® 6 50 J. W. DAYTON, 230 CHE8TNUT STREET. Brimstone, 2ds and 3ds ¥ ton. 28 66 ® 30 00 NUTS. Brimstone, American roll — ^ B. 2«® .... *» B. 55 Camphor, refined 31 31 Almonds, Jordan, shelled © 57^ ® Brazil, new 8?4® 9 Castor oil, E. I., In bond.... V gall. ... ® 85 George A. Clark & Bro., Caustic soda. 100 B. 8 65 3 95 Filberts, Sicily 11«® .... f ® 14 Chlorate potash 18 00 18 25- Walnuts, Naples 12«@ ® Pecan, Texas, new 10 Cochineal, Honduras, silver..** B. 85 @ 87« 9H@ Cochineal, Mexican .• OAKUM. Cream tartar, powdered Navy, U. 8. Navy and best... .* B. 8 ® 10« Cubebs, East India OILS. Cutcb S',6ff Cotton seed, crude *< gall. 40 42 Oambier 100 B, 4 ® P Olive, in casks 1 00 ® 110 Ginseng ? B. 1 20 ® 140 Linseed, raw, casks and bbls S* @ 85 Glycerine, American pure 17 @ 18 Menhaden, crude, Sound 48 45 Jalap 28 « 30 @ Neat sfoot. No. 1 to extra 50 @ 85 Licorice paste, Calabria 28 & 80 Whale, bleached winter 57 @ 58 Licorice past c, Sicily 24 @>. 30 Whale, crude Northern © — I, k-urice paste, Spanish, solid 24 ® 86 Madder, Dutch Sperm, crude @ 100 MILWARD'S HELIX NEEDLES. 8)£® Sperm, bleached winter 1 15 Madder, French 4 4^ @ — ® Lard, Nos. 1 and 2 48 ® 55 400 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. jNutcalls, blue Aleppo @ 25 Oil vitriol (66 brimstone) laj® 2 OIL CAKE. Opium, Turkey, in bond @ 4 00 City, thin oblong, bags ** ton ©35 50 Prussiate potash, yellow. Am 26 ® 27 Western @ John Dwight & Co., Quicksilver 44 ® 45 PETROLEUM. Ouinine, American 2 80 @ Crude, in shipping order ** gall. tH® 8W MANUFACTURERS OF Rhubarb, China, good to prime 85 ® 1 10 Cases 11!^® 12MS Sal soda, Newcastle V 100 b. 1 25 @ 185 Refined ® 8W Shellac, 2d and 1st English.. ..?» B. 42 ® 48 Naphtha, city, bbls 6M© 6& SUPER-CARBONATE Soda ash V 100 B. 1 75 ® 195 OF Sugar of lead, white, prime.. ^ B. 15 PROVISIONS. 14J^@ Pork, mess, spot bbl. 11 25 11 40 Vitriol, blue, common @ 71, * © Pork, extra prime ® .... FRUIT. Pork, prime mess, West @ — SODA. Raisins, seedless, new,** 50 B frail. 4 80 ® 4 40 Beef, plain mess 10 50 ©1100 So. 11 Old Slip, New Tfork Raisins, layers, new V box. 2 10 @ .... Beef, extra mess 1100 ©1150 Raisins, loose, new 2 15 ® 2 20 Beef haras. Western 15 50 ® 15 75 The Jobbinz Trade ONLY Supplied. Raisins. Valencia, new V B. 7JW® 71 Bacon, long clear $> ft. Currants, prime, new K&a Hams, smoked Citron njE .'• Lard, city steam Shanghai Prunes, Turkish, new 9*f@ SUGAR. Hong Kong & Prunes, French, new 17 @ 28 Inferior to commonreflning..** ft. Dates, new a Flgs.new @ Fair 12 @ ••is Good refining Banking Corporation, Canton ginger * case. 5 50 . ® Porto Rico, refln., fair to prime. . Sardines, ** half Office, Hong Kong. box 15«® 153, Boxes clayed, Nos. [email protected] Head ** Nominal. Sardines, quarter box 10K® 11 Centrifugal, Nos. 7@13 AGENT, „ Macaroni, Italian %* B. 11 @ Js.. 59 Wall St., N. Y. Domestic Dried— Melado 8. W POMEROY Manila, sup. and ex sup ...- Apples, South'n, sliced, new..V B. 6>(K& 8 Batavia, Nos. 10&12 Apples, Southern, quarters, new.. 6 @ 7 Brazil, Nos. 9@11 Russell & Co., Apples, State, sliced, new 7 @ 8 Refined—Hard, crushed Apples, State, quarters, new. 8 ® 8^ Hard, powdered im COM MISSION MERCHANTS Peaches, pared, Ga.,g'd to ch., new 9 ® 15 Hard, granulated AND SHIP AGENT Peaches, unp'd, halves & qrs., new 7 ® 81 Hard, cut Blackberries, loaf new 994® 10 Coffee, Foochow A , standard Canton, Amor Raspberries, new Hong Kong, 27 @ 28 Coffee, off A Shanghai and Hankow, China. Cherries, pitted, dry mixed, new. 19 ® 20 White, extra C Plums, State, new 18 17 Boston Agency, 1 New York Agency, @ Extra C Jb.. Plums, Damsons, new 13

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IllKUrillKC Insurance. < ..Hi. ii. " LlilKAK, A »B»HAM « CO., LsHms. Dusk a Co , HOME New Cleans, La. Mootcsmery, Ala. Insurance Company LEHMAN BRO'S, OVFICK OF THB OF NEW YORK, OFFICE, 119 BROADWAY. Cotton Factors Fifty-Second Semi-annual Statement AND

SHOWING 111 K COMMISSION M I it. H \ |v, AT L AN TI C CONDITION OFTHK COMPANY ON THE F1H8T DAV OF JULY, 1879. 40 EXCHANGE PLACB. CASH CAPITAL $3,000,000 00 York. Reserve for Re-lnsurnnee 1,728,217 00 New Reserve lor Unpaid Losses 220,210 2

ETNA Dec. 11 I AT1.AS For Porto Rico—CLARIBEI,, Dec. — LIFE AND ENDOWMENT POLICIES Superior first-class passenger accommodations. ON TERMS AS FAVORABLE AS THOSE OF P1M, FORWOOD & CO.. Agents, ANY OTHER COMPANY. No. ;,7 Wall Street. ORGANIZED APRIL 12™ 1842. «y^ssss»»sssss»»s»ss»»»»»s»»»s»»»s«ssssssss^^ — feted Pens. CASHASSHS 0YER$ 80,000,000. T It U S T E E S I

J. D. Jones, Charles Dennis, W. H. H. Moore, Lewis Wire Rope. Curtis, STEEL AND CHARCOAL Charles II. Russell, James Low, IRON of supertsr quality David Lane, Gordon W. Bnrnham, suitable for MINING AJ» Francis Skiddy, Wm. Sturgis, BOISTINO PURP08E8. in Adolph Lemoyne, Josiah O. Low, cltned Planes, Transmission Willi mi E. Dodge, Royal Phelps, of Power. 4c. Also Usl Thomas F. Yonngs, C. A Hand, $ttt\ Wm$. vao'zed Charcoal and BBtor John D. Hewlett, William H. Webb, . Chips' liiggmg, Suspension Charles P. Burdett, Horace Gray, GOLD MEDAL, PARIS, 1878. FKrUiges, l>errlcKGuys,Ferry .' Ropes. &c. A large stock Edmund W. Corlies, John Elliott, His Celebrated Numbers, constantly on hand from wnlch anjr desired lenfrtb, Alexander V B ake, Robert B. Mlnturn, I 303-404- I 70-36 -332. are cut. FLAT STKKL AND Charles H. Marshall, George W. Lane, and/lis other styles may be had of all dealers IRON ROPK8 for Mlalag throughout the world, purposes manufactured te* Robert T. Stnart, James G. DeForest, order. Frederick Chauncey, Charles D. Leverich, Joseph Gillott & Sons. New York. JOHN W. KIASON & CO., 43 RrnadWRV. Wow VorlC. William Bryce, William H F"gg, Peter V. King, Thomas B. Cnddington, Horace K. Thurber, A. A. Raven, lit mi'KiuoH ENGLISH MAKB. 85 Samples of our leading styles, for WHliam Degroot, Benjamin H. Field. trial, Including the famous "U' Pens, by mail, on J D JONES, President. and "FALCON" receipt of 28 cents. Ask your Sta- CHARLES DENNIS, Vice-President, tioner for PKRRY'S PKNS.

i-' ' W. H. H. MOORE, 2d Vice President. V SON, lllilkl-lllil '. I'll \ & C A. A BAYSN, id Yice-Prwideat, Sole Asents for U.P. New.Yokk , , '

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Colton. Cotton. Colton. Woodward & Stillman, E. S| Jemison & Co., (Successors to MOODY & JEMISON), BANK T ILDIFG. INMAN,SWANN&Co SEAMEN'S BANKERS, COTTON FACTORS No*. T4 & TC \>All Street, COTTON AND NEW YORK COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 6ENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS, No. 123 Pearl Street, New York. Cotton Exchange Building, WtNEBAL COMMISSION JttBitCHANTS Advances made on Consignments. Future Con- 101 Pearl Street, New York. tracts for Cotton bought and sold on Commission,'.! ..WANS MA OK ON ACCEPTABLE New York and Liverpool. SECURITY. LOANS MADE ON Consignments. Tames F.Wenman& Co., Ubera i fivaaces made on COTTON BROKERS, attention paid to the execution of orders for Special SOUTHERN SECURITIES. Wall, N. delivery No. 146 Pearl Street, near V. the purchase or »ale of contracts for f nture established (In Tontine Building) 1841. of cotton. Co., Fielding, Gwynn & Co. Dennis Perkins & Co., Henry Hentz & COTTON BROKERS, GENERAL 117 Pearl Street, New York. COTTON FACTORS Orders for Spot Cotton and Futures promptly exe COMMISSION MERCHANTS, rated 8 South William St., New York. Advances made on Consignments to WALTER & KROHN, Messrs. JAMES FINLAY & CO., COMMISSION MERCHANTS, LIVERPOOL, LONDON AND GLASGOW. 140 Pearl street, N. Y. COTTON BROKERS, Also execute orders for Merchandise through Messrs. FINLAY, Ml IK A CO., 63 BEAYER STREET, NEW YORK. CALCUTTA AND BOMBAY. B. F. BABCOCK&CO. COMMISSION MERCHANTS, FUTURE CONTRACTS FOR COTTON bought Insurance. 17 Water Street, LIVERPOOL, t nd sow on Commission In New York and Liverpool. Receive consignments of Cotton and other Produce, and execute orders at the Exchanges in Llverpot 1. •WM. MOHR. CLEMENS FISCHER, H. W.HANEMAUN, Represented la New York at the office of Son of J. T, Hanemann, BABCOCK BROTHERS & CO MTNA late of Knoop, Hanemann & Co. 50 Wall Street. Co., Insurance Company Mohr, Hanemann & Almy & Co., OF HARTFORD. (Successors to GRAY & CO.), COTTON BROKERS, Total Assets, January 1, 1879 $6,914,14: 79 COTTON BUYERS AND BROKERS, Capital t^.000,000 00 Re-insurance fund. ... 1,617,189 P5 123 PEARL STREET, NO. 95 WATER STRFFT, Unpaid losses, etc 351,499 00— 4,868.689 85 NEW YORK. ROSTON, MASS., Agencies for the purchase of Cotton at all of the NET SURPLUS, Jan. 1, 1819.. $2,045, 458 94 attention given to the execution of OE- Southern Markets. Special principal No. 2 Cortlandt St., New York. OERS FOR FUTURE CONTRACTS. Works at ' Eureka" JAS. A. ALEXANDER, Agent. Schroeder & Johnston, Orient, L. I "Orient.' SUCCESSORS TO The Atlantic & Virginia North British WARE, MURPHY A CO., COTTON COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Fertilizing Co. & Mercantile Ins. Co. 111 Pearl Street, New York. OFFER THEIR STANDARD BRANDS Special attcnl ion paid to the execution of orders "EUREKA" EDINBURGH. for the purchase or sale of contracts for future de Ammoniated Bone Superphosphate of Lime, LONDON AND livery of cotton. Liberal advances made on con jilgmngnts. and United Stales Board of Management) « ORIENT COMPLETE MANURE." NEW YORK : And want a good working agent in every thriving H. Farley, county. H. W. & J. cotton-growing Apply (with reference) toj SOLON HUMPHREYS, ChVn.(E. D.Morgan & Co COTTON FACTORS, W. G. CRENSHAW, Pres't, DAVID DOWS, Esq. (David Dows & Co.) E. e. PABBRI, Esq. (Orexel, Morgan & Co.) COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Crenshaw warehouse, Richmond, Va. Hon. S. B. CHITTENDEN. AXD EZRA WHITE. Esq. J. J. ASTOH, Esq. FINANCIAL. AGENTS, A. L. Pierce Co., 132 Pearl Street, & CHA8. E. WHITE, SAM. P. BLAGDEN, P. O Box 3,909. New York. Civil Engineers Sc Real Estate Agents, MANAGERS, Advances made on Consignment?. VK'KSBURG, lttlSS. St., Special personal attention to the purchase and sale Office 54 'William New York. of ''CONTRACTS FOB FUTUKE DELIVERY "OF Purchase, sale, entry and redemption of lands and . COTTON. fayment of taxes for non-residents attended to. nformation as to value and local advantage of lands furnished. Our Held of operation embraces Liverpool & H. Tileston & Co., the States of Louisiana and Mississippi. COTTON, STOCKS, BONDS, A< ., RAILS, FIG IRON & METALS. London & Globe 25 WILLIAM STREET, NEW YORK. In" Futures'* executed at N.Y. Cotton Exch. Philip S. Justice, Insurance Company^ 14, SOUTHAMPTON BUILDINGS, Bennet & Foulke, Chancery lane, COMMISSION MERCHANTS, LONDON, ENGLAND. 45 William St, The advertiser offers his services (strictly on com- 121 PEARL STREET, mission) to large buyers of Old or New Ralls, J. E. PULSFORD, NEW YORK. Pig Iron, Sheets, Resident Manages. ' Special attention given to the execution of orders , Ores and Metals i or the purchase or sale of Contracts for Future generally, with use of his cable code for terms and \ Delivery. quotations, and 25 years' experience in English Metal Markets. L/Ommercial Terms and references given on direct application, or through J. HOWARD MITCHELL, if No. Fifth Street. R. M. Waters Co., Philadelphia ; or A. T. CHtJR, 78 Broadway, & New York. •MERCHANTS AND BANKERS, MANCHESTER 54 BROAD STREET, NEW YORK, Union Ins. Ca Ltberal'Advanees made on COTTON In Store. Locomotive Works, (OF LONDON), MANUFACTURERS OF Locomotives and Amoskeag Steam ALFRED PELL, Waldron & Tainter, Fire Engines, (Successors to NOUESE ft BROOKS) MANCHESTER, N. H. Resident Manager, GENERAL COTTON MERCHANTS, ARETAS BLOOD, W. *i. MEANS, 97 PEARL STREET, NEW YORK. Superintendent, T-«murer, Future orders promptly executed Manchester, N 1 40 Wa'.er street, Boston 37 & 39 Wall Street