HUNT'S MERCHANTS* MAGAZINE,

REPRESENTING THE INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL INTERESTS OP THE UNITED'' STATES

VOL. 43. NEW YORK, JULY 3, 1886. NO. 1,097.

I^tiuincinl. l^ittaucial. I^ttmttcial.

P.O. BoLUxa. B.H. BMnaox. I.B.WAaooimi. AMERICAN Frank C. Hollins & Co., Bank Note Company, DIAMONDS. BANKERS AND BROKERS, TRINITY PLACE, 78 TO 86 Mamban N. T. Stook Bzckanca. NEW YORK. Alfred H. Smith Co., 11 WALL BTKKKT, riMiii irM. & HBW TORK, ^Mi AXD kMi|«aM ••«.« U«. »t •!•<• ar •• Talk, IM^ BPOBTEBf, lllB Mill l»t». 'MS CLARK HTRBKT, CHICAOO, ILL. EjtdLtrui AXD Paorm* or 182 Broadway, Cor. JoIb Street •ONOS, POSTAOK * RIVENUI aTAM^S, LIOAL TENOtR AND NATIONAL BANK Taintor & Holt, NOTES of tha UNITED STATES) and tor For*lsn Co«*mm«nM. BAKKERB,

, ENORAVIMG Ain> PUNTIirO. n: 1 1 Wall St., Cor. New, New York. BASK nvTBLjNABB aomncATB^ BMras v«B ••rumuum ajtb osBrvBATMim TBAMBACT a OKMKRAL BANKINO boslnan. BBArr*. frNKCKH, BILLA KXCNAIiSi; SOLID SILVER. Vr DBPOSRS raealTad and IKTBKBtiT allowad oa •TAMra, *, la tb« «• mA MMt wMMia awto rB«a arxcLPtATBm rtnau tviTa GORHAM MTg Co., Bur aod mU OOYKBNMBNT, MOmCIPAL aa« UAILKOAD SaeartUM. •aaru* and fa»nf. Brosdwar NiaetoSBtJi Street, PMTata Ulacrapk wirak to ProndaB«a and Boitoa. SArETV OOLOm. SAFETY PAPER*. O. B. TAINTOB. W.rk C»M»U 4 la rtra*r~f »fl«l«ji AHD 9 HAmn LAjrx. QBO. U. nOLT. Q. D. vnmuwtL

RAILWAY CVAS. J TuWXkBNU. LAN8IXO C. WAIBBmUl I NaaMr N.Y. Boiek Eiobanaa. BiANK BOOKS OT EVBMY DSacntPmi Jxu. P. Tuwxauio, Spadal Partner. MjnTt.1 Houghton Bros. & Co., Townsend & Washburn, A. B. >HEP«RO, B A if K BBS. BANKEBS AKD BROKERS, «. H. MHIXR. TOOTO lOBCETMHl BILWAVKBK, WIS. No. WaU Btraat, Now York. TNCO. H. FIECUHa UcTjttJn OOlXacnoNS maA» la aar paft af Ika aaaatiT t la««» tataa. AeeonaU of taakak NwiiiBH aa4 Stook* aod Booda Bonaht aod 8oM oo CommlMloo for «Mk or on nafvlD. A*x P. ri/TTBa, PrmX. t. W. Wou, Caakl«r. Hpaeul ttaatMa ftran to tToMad Baenittlaa. Nvakaau' .Hauoaal" Baak NoctkAi l>apo*iu r;eat*ad«iMa«raaat* to Ct iiia at Stobt. Maverick la^Naw Torki Oona National Bank, •rMNMK BOBTOW. WlNlN. T.aad PMH «N>Ma SkMk T»r>in— The Investors' Agency, OAPITAI., •400,000 • t'KPLCS, ' 400,000 L. H. Taylor & Co., a3l La Salle St., Chlraso, III., A< (M. L. SCCDDER, Jr.. Proprietor,) *- HAMKBIS, * ANaWBBS INQUIRIBS CONCBBNINO Third and B. W. C»r. rkaataat Bta., Anerican Stttcks aadl Secaritlei PHILADKLPniA. Floyd-Jones & Robison, I^m Librarr of Ballroad Doeaaanta. at Mchl. and u oSaantlat Baaorta. BANKBBB A!«D BBOKKma, -,_, ModCTata Chama. No. S KxakaaB* 0«ar«, Raw York. ilMfe*, BoaSi aB4 O. a. niiwaaial limiim Fred. H. Smith, Boagftt aad SoU «• li iiii BANKER k BROKER, Henry S. Ives & Co., No. so BHOAD ST., NBW YORB. Andrews, Twffotr raarv' kzparlanca In Railroad Bonda. Par* Adams k Kelloeir, BANKERS, Ua* daarina to bar or Mil Unonrrant Booda wU. BAUKCIUI ASO BBOKXBS, plaaaa cimmnnloata. HUicka bought la Praetjonal Lola or otkanrtM, n: Bf NABSAi; bt., nbw yobb« altliar fur Caab or oo Naivln. p. O. r. H. aarra. l Mamban Couoljdatad .Stock mi4 BOI B.W. Patfolaaa Biobaaaa, N*« Tork. •«r Traiuaal aaM«ral baaktaa liaNiiwi, tfea taMlaAnc IIiKAM nawixo. Ci^uK DiwiHo. F. T. BuxTaoo(7 HiNim aa4 aaia of mvHUm Ufta4 at tAa N«« iManbar of N«w York Hi'tok tfixchanxal Tort Steak Bxelianca. or latta opaa markal. H. Dewing Son, Smm a»n1l» rabjMt to «kwk at dshi aa« & TIMKEK * WBSTOM, •Sow Manaioa daiir kalaaaa. BAKKERH AM> BROKERS, i Street, York. BAJTKKRS AWD BBOKXBB, B» ii»aat. Stata, Ounti, CItr aad BaUraU No. IS Wall New haa4 tonaaomi>«agi. « Mooki and Bonds Bonaht and Sold on OommlMloa attantlon alTaa to InformatJoo racard* "•• * xcaAi««B cmvwfWf glTan to IBa m t a< tarwt- Partlcoiar VM lac InTaatmant HcantlM. Iowa Uian_d> Traai Co. 4 par oaat Debantuaa *• '^ •— "^ ESS£Jl«fc5-'- Gorham, Turner & Co., STOCK BROKBB. Buttrick & Elliman, BANKERS AND BliOKEItS. 18 Wall niriK-t, New York, Lansdale Board man, PIBST-i'L.tnH noNDK F4tR INVKBT* "W TOKK,MBBOAbirAT*»BSW8T. Ilia BaU«lac« 3< WaU St., Raw York JIIKNT A SFI^dALTV. loTMtor* wlablnc to Bar or Bali ara Inrltad to oall THOY, M. Y., •. 17 nwr imtT. Artmi O. OOBfUM. Obas. W. TvaiiBa, or oorraapoiHl. Barand Ball on OommlMloo for Oaaii.or on liaralB, W ialNiS>ilWllMa IIINIItoOIHm ONAA.aMOaLB. B.T.BIaakBxaii. aiiMookaABoadsdaaltlaatUaNrr.Htook flkak. I. ,

THE CHRONICLE. proL. xLiii. ygrctgtt Hxcfeange ^«nltftV8 Kn& flraxpeyg ot Co., Heidelbach, Co., August Belmont & Drcxel, Morgan & ° BANKERS, Ickelheimer & Co., triLIilAia STBEET, WAIX KiaMKT. OORHKB OF BROAD. No. 1* P'"» Street, 29 C11K1)IT8. BTSllHble In »U Eiohange Place, NEW YORK. IB8D>IHina TBAVKI.BK8' Cor, ^"^ of the \V„rM, throouh Korh»ohllil & Won*, London. FOREIGN BANKERS. Dnxel * Co., I>rexel,HkrJes*Co M..^r> n. M. 8oi.^ Frank. BUr AND DRAW BILLS OP KXCHANGB, Boslvnrd nkiumaan, « M. A? dc llo.h«l.njr& TRAVEL. ol lU k Cbwtaat SU. n CABLE TRANSFERS. ISSUE Oor. Vienna. MARK PABIS. 8. M. deHo'nr«h^d;E.q.. BBS' CREDITS. roHKE8P01ID«NTS. „ . ,t . i.t » AKI) TB«B ISSUE COMMERCIAL CREDITS, AVAILABLE on, andmjke Cable Tnuu- Drmw BUU of KUchMge IN ALL PAET8 OF THE WORLD. ON Messrs. C. J. Hambro & Son. London. W. Seligman & Co. J. & BANKERS, Itttrjestmctttg. ATTOBXaTR *!n> AOKTW o» S^ptciKl CO., No. 23 BKOAD STRBKT, Haasra. J. •• BOBOAH * "Vork. BTBEET. LOWDOH. New Mort. Bonds. >». M OLD BROAD Iron Steamboat Ist Letters of Credit for Trarelers Issne Marquette Ist #>« HRIIRMAN BROTHRRS, London. Detroit Mackinac & Co., ° Ikt lOMAN KUKKKS * 6lE. Parts. Brown Brothers & IfrankfUrt. SFl IGMAN ft STETTIIBIMKR, Mort. Bonds. YORK, Boston. iiiiRKlio OOLDBBUaAOO., Amsterdam. PWU. NEW ALTMAN A 8TKTT11KIMBB Berlin, Detroit Mackinac & Marquette Land AKD Asia, Afrtoa, An»- BBOWW * SONS Payable In any part of Borope, Grant Bonds. ALBXAFIDBR and make Telegraphic BAl.TIMOHB. '^™i°Bili"of"Bichan|te 1st T^y.7..?!li.'M°Ani?^ BSForeand California. Western Railroad of Alabama Sell Bills of Exchange Bar and and 2ds. John Paton & Co., Mississippi & Tennessee Railroad "A" *' TO CredlU BUCCESSOBa and "B" Bonds. IMS. CommercUl & Tr«TeIer«» JESVP, PATON & CO., Itl STKPLISO, KIRK, th« worM, In FjiKO" '»' York. TOBEY& ATBllaM* In any Piirt of 53 William Street, New S:SS'?rS?SjKS;..^SS;SHjr ^^„t. .„d Agency of B,^k^CorooraU^. i Broad Street. New York. •- and ...dl.ldn^^^^^^^ S:l:eTe.,,r.pJ..cTr.n.rer.or«on., urrwenrandlnwriircollecje*^! ind remltt^^^ ouiitry and Europe coupons ""tVc'irtl.!.* Art M ilenM for corporations In paying UKAFTS drawn transfer agents. Co., AKECOI.l.KCTIO>r* »V and diTldends ; also as H. Prentiss & State, and Cjuiad., securities bought and sold on Geo. ".^^on iJl po nu In Unlt«l Bondi stocks and •ZSofdSfu dr.wn In the United State, on onmmlaslon^t the Stock Exchange or elsewhere. ffltai Exchange and Cable Transfers bought and 49 WALL ST., HBW YOBK, «dtb-rU»don'hi;Si£:£2^|i0WNi8HI^T No. •**'** DBAW ON aus THB UNION BANK OP LONDON ST., BROOKLYN. BBITIBH LINBN CO. BANK,' LONDON AND 108 nONTAGUE Stuart Co., SCOTLAND T & J. & GAS STOCKS 88 NASSAU STBKBT. Co., Maitland, Phelps & Ain> BILia OF EXCHANGE ON iniTH, PAYNE & SMITH'S, BANKERS GAS SECURITIES, BANKERS. LONDON AND BANK, Stocks and Bonds ANOHBSTBB 4c COUNT* COMMISSION MEBCHANTS, Street Railroad "LIMITED," LONDON Aid) ALL KiNDa or MANCnWTBB, PATABU IN 23 & 34 Excbance Place, VI.8TBB BANKING GOIHPANK, BROOKI.YN SECURITIES BKLFAST, IKELANDj Hew York. AMD ON THB OF CREDIT, DEALT IN. SCOTLAND, BILLS OF EXCHANGE, LETTERS HATIONAL BANK OP OF MONEY QUOTATIONS IN THIS PAPBB. AND BBANCBBSl TKLBQRAPHlC TRAN8FBB8 i«B GAS DINBUBOH Ac, &c ALSO, ON MEXICO. CUBA, GEO. H. PRBNTISS. W. D. PBDfnSB. W. W. WALSH OF CBBDIT. OABLB TRAMSrSBS AND LKTTKB8 KaNNKBT Ton. Albiasdkr Babino. Member N.Y.Stook Excb. J. Ezch'ge U. O. NORTHCOTK Member N. Y. Stock John Munroe & Co., Kennedy Tod & Co., LOMBARD INVESTMENT CO's Naasan Street, New Yoik. J. Guaranteed Western City No. 82 Ho. 63 TMLMAM STREET, Six per Cent Mo. 4 Foat once Square, Boaton. BANKEBS. and Farm Mortgages. Use Railroad line Clrcolar Letters of Credit for Travelers' Act as Agenta for Banks, Bankers and SECURITY. Abroad against Caab or Satlsfacton UNDOUBTED Re-paymaat. commercial credits, also foreign and domestic Uoaranty of Issue In letters of credit in pounds sterling ft dollars. Paynble Scmi-Annunlly New Parla, Berlin traTeler*' Interest EzckaBg* OB London, Offer Inveatment Secnrltlea. York or Boston. and Znrloh. Buy and sell bonds, stocks and securities In all Am- on com- For sale by Onom OPawaD akb Patmbwtb Madb bt Cabij. erican, Canadian, British and Dutch markets mission. Collect dividends, conpons and foreign and J. B. IWcGEOBGE, Pnita Boaae-nVNBOB * CO. Inland Drafts. Sell Bills of Exchange on No. SO Broad Street. IWEI,VI1.I.K, F,VANI* •Si: CO.,!'jl.unuun.ON DON. IIAMllU" A: f.ON, Ruckgaber, c". J. Schulz & MAKt'lAUll, KKAI'SSSde CO.,!jfAKlB.PARIS. WTML. C IVOYES, n A N IF K R H IIOTTINULKR Jt CO., VORK No. 96 BROADWAY, 29 WILLIAn STBEBT, NEW DEALER IN COaHMPONDkNTS Of TH* Kidder, Peabody & Co. international Bank of London CITY RAIL-W^AY STOCKS, (LImltml), London. FOREIGN BANKERS, Hoaara. John BerrnberK, Uoaaler 4c Co. GAS STOCKS, IlaniburK. 1 Nassau Street, New York, CO.'S STOCKS oaara. Ularcnard, Kranaa 4c Co., Parts TRUST OMuereial aad TisTelera' Cradiu. 118 Devonshire Street, Boston. TEL,EGRAPH STOCKS, Mk ofSnhaaaa. Cable Traatfan. ATT0BNEY8 AND AGENTS OF Bank Stocks, Insurance Stocks. waph Stocks BROS. & CO., London See qnotatlons of Trust an* Tel Unger, Smithers & Co., Messrs. BAKING E«n

July 8, 1880.] THE CHKOWICLE. Hi

f^nuT^evs and Iproluers in ^em %ovU ©itsi.

JAIUB WBRn-T. H. CBUaiB OAKUTT. UATmAMDCmrmM. Geo. K. Sistarc's Sons, C. Walcott Betbt H. Dooob, Wn>tii«ton. D. 0, J. & Co., WM. R. TKATSBI. gp»« OKAiif, or oorrwpond. Pronpt and paraonal atteatloo clren teallordara. with prtTMODar •• omcAOo. BALTUfoak. N«. • WALL BTBBBT, NBW TOBK. CKt. OoantT. Suu. teUraa^ JIatrtjt of OolaaMB W. II. DicKixsox, Rdwaro p. Aluko R*. IT WAI.I. •Vi., MBW TOBIL. Member .N. Y. Stock Kichan<«. Oonaai Dickinson & Ailing, W. H. Goadby & Co., Gilman, Son & Co., BANKKHS AND BROKERS, BAHKSBS AWD BROKERS. Mo. 30 Pine Street, New York. >U at N. Y. Htoek Bxebaace, for IN- •. *4 or on MARGIN, all olaaaa* of Stoeka Sm^AB aTBB BT, aad allow intoieatoD depoatta, rahjeot to ow Vork. oheek at ilsbt. L. Robertson, Rolston & Bass, J. Vo. so BROAD STRKET, ITEW YORK. WAumw B. Bbows. w%md. a. Baowa. BOXD A\D STOCK BROKER, BkABiAr P. Baowa. rrocKS, B«iiBs laCBI.I.ANBVVa BBCCBITIBa Dealer la iBTestnent Secnrlties, AND Mo. 7 NASSAU STREET, IMkflttOi. Walston H. Brown & Bro« QaWHooi ifci fiUy ftmilrfiwl . (OoattnentAl Mattooal Bank BuUdlnK), Wh. R. BoiATOir W. ALKX. Bau. Jr. BAHKBAS, Ummhm M. T. Mock Riek^a. Ro»r Tork. II*. to NABBAO STB: Simons & Chew, Wood, Huestis & Co., VKW TOSK. STOCK BBOKKHS, 31 PIHI mUEET. NEW YORK. BARKBma ARB 4 Kaekaase Ceart A; M Ureudwar. N. Y. BBOKBBB. Chrystie & atoeka. Booda and U ailed State* OoTanuneot Janney, aaaaitltaa Boafkt and Sold on COauilaHoo. BAM JA*. D. 81M0M% BkTSBLr OkW. WOOD * DATIS. Maaber N. Y. Moak £«*•«•. *•. BS * t» Na n., Iloir Tork. Member W. Y. RodoaaBrnlii— rmf-cui^SnSaADrtamt kamfAQu Bgnf. Uo( BaUlaa. la Ian aad OBOBoB <;. woub. • ii.mikms. um. sWaS. romo Bl. aaaiarua. Albert Pearce, altaoUon H. B. Hollins & Co., iHaoamia.. 16 A IS BROAD ST., BROKBR IN ALL KINU8 OP INTK3TMKNT BAXKRHf BONDS. MIBCXLLANB0U8 SBCUBITUCS AMD DBPADLTKD BOMD8. f * A f4 BBOADWAT, HBW TOBK. OORRB8POMDBNCB HOLICITBD.

«. W, CLAKK A CO. !__„.____,. Walsh & Floyd, UBTBMS A TUCKBBMAH. C^ Co. - STOCK BROKERS, B A :« K E R ft., Mo. 36 BROAD STREET, NEW YORK. I*'. 18 WALL BTBKBT, R. Kimball & Co., Raw Tork. jAMBaW.WAIAa.JB.. Nicou. rioTO, J> J. Member N. Y. Stock Bsefcaace- BAVKCaa AkD BROKER*. a a«B«rml Baa^f BailaMa. l»alao4 lal* of BTOCKH aad BONDS (or IT TMra- MMMrahls BMr Tort BMik tn^iiji Bkjr •>« Boll lavaoUiOBt Booarltlaa. n»m. 1« !• * >«« If>«, Hew T*rk. P. V. BOX luNT. A. M. KiDDsa. WitriAaBTaAia. B. J. IIob«a w.cTHlLt. Stewart Brown's Sons, STOCK BROKERS, Howard Lapsley & Co., •4 BroaAwap A I» New St., New Tork BAXKKRS AlTD BROKKRS, Wescott, T« BBOA DW A r •« t RBW BTBBBT, Cahoone & Wall Street, York, Jiow Tork. IS New B A N K K K H, Exernte Ontora In bU Becarltlea Listed oa C. Turner, 8 Brantiwari ror. Eickani.< Place, M. V. MEW YORK STOCK EXCHANOE. J. OBce. Ml LoltalleM..Chlca«e, Speelal Attention (iTan to Oa tmmr U tmtmtm la tkoB.T. !«* -uTiiij le BOaiNBM C^svernmeBt A other InYestment Bondi |. TD SALB Ol BABKBB AITB BBOKBB, Corraapoodenoa Bollolled la A IB BROAD ST.. BKW TORK. K«»Aiiy --'— H. L. Grant, »S^ By wii t ij ii !. J ">i Mo. 14t BBOADWAT, NBW YORK. Hamilton & Bishop, CITT RAILROAD 8T0CK8 A BONDS BANK 9Mallauaidgg. !»•. •• riRB ^ BAMKBBa. BODOBT AXD SOLO. {W iw>iii Nowfafk nrnniDtXrm* nt PHt Kallroad. tw Hil« vmmr lo* OHITBD HARK BDILDINS, Bee Wall Street, oomor Rroadwor. trOOKM, MOMim 4 OOMMKUOIAL PAPMM. R. T. Wilson & Co., BMatoaaO Bonn. itaaa w'M on coaiaiMton BANKBBS AND COMMISSION MRRCqANTB (tHawlMStuci Advaaaaa aola on • •>t»ar « Bxckaiicf V99n% NtW Torli, " : :

CHEONICLE. [Vol. XT.m. It THE jgatt^g a^^ »att1^n;s.

• • • $5,799,200 Paid Up. CapiUl, Solicit aoooont* and agencle* of Banks, Rallwaj* KsMrre. $1,500,000 Corporatlona, nrmi and Indlrldual* upon farorable term*; also order* for the pnr- "gimmtiviX ©ompauics. '~1«:i«2K.rBfe'Bk&¥.SfbKB80S, K«,. chaae and iale of Bonds, Shares, Ac., Ac. on MAB OPnOB, BONTRBAL. the Stock Kzobange. Inlereal allowed on Depo«lt«, subject to BCdajs Investment Co. of HLUMMRKTAulatantOeoenJ Manager. The J u. BANKBRS: sight drafts, at Bank of Bngland rate, and f.nitDON. BN(i-The ciydegUl* Bank (Limited.) one-percent below that rate subject to N. A. Philadelphia, NBW yOKK—The Bank of New York. B. demand drafts. York A«Sio!rbOT.and«l!. Sterling Ki- Sn— and City Loans. STREET. i^.iUT CWile Trmiurera, li>ae* credit* arallable In Negotiate RallwaT. State 310 CHESTNUT eoUectlona In Canada aUMrta ofth* wuild : make* Capital, S-.i,000,000. luua* drafu parable at any of aadaiaawber* and Financial Agent in the negotiating and bank In Canada. Everj deecrlp- Acts as Sm aAo** of the THB Securities. Deals In Bonda-Corpoatlon, foreign hanking bulnees undertaken. marketing of Uoa w Railroad, SUtc, Municipal, Ac. Kxccute-s orders on Hoot York Acencr, No. 61 W^aU Street. commission in Bonds. Stocks, Ac. Collects Interest Railway Share Trust Co. and dividends. Keceives money on deposit, allow- ^t*""- ing Interest. As desirable investmeiits oITer. will JOU.N B. LIAKRIS. JK- ( and issue its Debenture Bonds, secured by its capital "agency of THB (LIBITBD). assets. „ Officers : WILLIAM BROCKIE, President. B A N K No. 4 BANK BUILDINGS WHAUTON BAKKER. Vice-President. HBNRY""" M. UOVT, Jn., Treasurer. or ENGLAND. KTHELBEKT WATTS. Secretary. LONDON, Board of Directors-William Brockie, GeorKe S. British North America, Penoer Morton McMiihael. Wharton Barker, llenry Potter. C. Gibson, T. Wisi sr Brown. Williain No. 63 WALL STHEET. Advisory Committee of Slockbolders.-Ueorge M. Oustavus Endlish, Isaac II. Clothier, Cable Tnuis- Troutman, Buy and sail Blerllog Richange and Sterllns> William Pepper, M. D., Thomas Dolan. John G. and Ireland, Capital Paid Vp, «»T1,860 fan. Ij*ae demand drafu on iMXitland K. GillinKham. John Wanamaker, irtanolsoo and ReadinK. Joseph also OB Osnada, British Columbia. San Henry I. smith, Charles B. Wright, Henry Lewis. Cralge Lippincott,Hamilton Disslon, Clayton 1> rench. Iss ed In Pounds Steglng '^I^CUIMB SOTK8 Fr-tnc'B Hawle. arallable In all Mrts of the world. COMIHKK- This Compaiir undertakes the business of Trustee SIALCKKDITHIHWrEH f"r use In Eunipe. Una. Japan and the Knnt snd Went Indies. K\»o. to Loans of approTed Railways, negotiates and Bonds of Sixi-etysliip. la name ofLONDUN <1 BKA/.II.IAN BANK OTHSR BUSINESS. Uhitbo, available In tho Untilis. HlTcr IMaie, Ac. Issue* Loans on the London Market, acU as Agent for NO BtUa rollmril and other banking bualnea* trans- D. A. McTAVlaH, Railways and other Corporations, eitiier In the mat- ( Agent*.A-ait- Guarantee Co. U. STIKKMAN, ) The ter of payments of Intereet on Loans, DlTldends on OF NORTH AMERICA. Imperial Bank of Canada or Registration of Stocks In London, or otherwise. Cuh Capital *2SS'ffin Assets and Resources •. sJn'nnn CAPITAL (paid up), - • 91,S00,000 Deposit with Insurance Department i4o,uuu CBPLCS, $480,000 Cable Address-PATT, LoimoN. President Vice-President HON.JA8.FBKBI«B. 8. UOWLANt). Prcnt. D. R. WII.KIK. Cashier. BIB AiM.T. SALT, H. rawlinos. BBAD OPPIOE, TOKONTO. Managing Director : Edward SRASOaSS: De Twentsche NEW YORK OFFICE: Ill BROADWAY. SL OatlurliM*. Port Colbome. St. Tboma*. Ingeraoll, NO. ~ " ' rargn*. Woodstock, Winnipeg, Han., D. J. TOMPKINS, Secretary. BmadoDon/llan., Baaex Centre, Nui^ira Bankvereeniging, Niw York Dirkctors—Joseph W.Dreiel, A. L. Valla and Oalt, Ont. Hopkins, H. Victor NewcomD, John PHton. "aniei AaMrlean Correnoy Sterling Exchange. Torrance. Edw, V. Wlnsiow, Erastus Wlman, V. r. la A B. W. BLIJDEN8TEIN ft CO., Oloott and J . E. Pulsford. tjJi|ir%i!SiS?^R.»J Awnu In New York AnSTERDAn, .... HOLLAND. FIDELITY &. c;A!»IJAI..TY CO *•" «">«*• "apniSsJ'JSSt!** 1 « BSTABLISHXD 18SL No*. 214 * 216 BROADWAY, NEW YORK attention paid to collection* In Prvmpcect payable Cash Capital, tS50,000. invested In U. 8. Gov't Bonds. anr part of Canada. Capital fully paid np.7,203.e8S Onllden (12,881,570-) $200,000 deposited with the N. Y. Ins. Dep't, for Aptir«>Tad Canadian bnalne** paper discounted at the protection of Policy-holders. Uflica raasonable terms, and proceeds Reserve Fund 913,0»8.62« " (1365,837-) tiM Head on Assets, January 1st, 1^S6, »5i)0,5UO 42. by draft oa York. fttud Hew Officials of Banks, Kailruads and Express Compa- HEAD OFFICE, AIDSTERDAni. nies. Managers.Secretaries.and Clerks of Public Com- Gzowski Buchan, panies, Institutions and Commercial tlrms, can obtain & BBANOHSS: BONDS OF SURETYSHIP STOCK AND KXCHANUE HKOKEBS, this Companv at moderate cburKes. B. W, from London— BLUDENSTEIN A CO,, The bonds of tnls Company are accepted by the TOKOKrO, CANADA. No. 55 A t6 Tbreadneedle St., E. C. oourts of the various States Bl««ka and Bonds, Starling Bxchange, Drafu on Rotterdam—Db Wia8ELr«ii-EFFBCTENaANK. CASCALTK DEPARTmENT. New York, buuiht and sold at CtJKitBNT PIllCKM. Policies issued against accidents causing death or ('OU.KCriUNS MADB. Enaehede-B. W, BLIJDBN8TEIN, Jn. totally dtsabliue injuries. Full Information as to details, rates, &c.. can be Almeloo—I;EDEB0ER A CO. obtained at head office, or of Company's AKents. TBS WM. M. Richards, Prest. John m. Crank, Sec'y Trantaot a Keneral Banking and CommUslOD ROB'T J. IIILLAS, Ass't Secretary. DIRECTORS: Anglo-Californian Bank BoslDeas In Bills, Stock*, Bliaree, Conpoos, Ao. a. O. WUIlams, David Uows, W. G. Low. J.B.T. Stranahan, A. S. Barnes, Charles Dennis, (I.IMITKD). NXW YORK OORRXSPOlfDSlfTS: A. B. Hull, U. A. Uurlbut, Alex. Mitchell, LONDON, Head OBce, 8 Angel Coart. J. L. Rlker, J. D. VermUve, S. B. Chittenden. Geo. 8. Coe. Wm. M. Richards. SAN FRANCISCO Offla^ 423 CaUfomUBt. Messrs. KNAUTH, NACHOD & KUHNE NBW YOKK Ageata, J. A W. Sellgmaii A Co. BOSTON Correapond'ta, of MaMaohuactta N. Bk. Bank Australasia, Reed & Flagg, (Incorporated Aatkorlaed Capital, ... f6,000,000 bv Royal Charter, 1838.) I Tbrcadneedle St., London, Eneland Building. PaM'Bp <;apltal, .... l,t00,0OO Paid-U|> Capital, ..-..- fl.OCO.wlo Duncan Cor, Nassau & Pine Ste, 9n» Pand, ...... 400,000 Reserve Fund, JC780,000 I.ottcrsot (Credit and Draft* Issued on any of the NO. 11 PINB BTRBBT, numerous branehee of BNTRANCB sganaral banking bnsin***. Issue the Bank throughout Aus- Com- tralia and New Zealand. sh*ofta.';^gi'Ki£.tis?ws:^'5iS3i: Bills negotiated or sent for collection. ROXERS AND DEALERS Telegraphic transfers made. Depodta lecelred In lAinrton at Interest for liied IN periods, or for transfer to the colonies on terms which may be aaoertalned on application. PBIDBAUX SKLBY, SecreUry. B O IV i3 S. . . :

July 3, 1886.] THE (CHRONICLE.

Interest, gioidetids, Sec, Interest^ ptuidettds, ^c ifiuaucial. I^'TEREST A^D VITIDENDS REOBGAKIZATIOK THEon r

' ma and Oattr 8U««U. IKK « I>IVIIIFM> MITIIE. New Ton < Philadelphia Reading Ti ri the ca|i- & ininrmiiii iiaJ- i TIIKKK Corn (S) PKH' ii«r loaemant BAILROAU COXPANY. with tka I. • .( tha .OB Of QaaatSa. Cbtaab . Vallej RH. CO.— wUI b« I. sT 17, to iloekBolder* ot rattjnl Tita Baooaatruetloo Truateea of the Philadelphia lod principal boada, ierta'*A.'' Warr«u vaviid. pajrabla at thc»if.>ni-T A Raadlnc Rallr\jad Company reqoeat the creditors of tbp II •rpir. IHI Wall Striyl. New HIT*. and aharaholdera to dapoelt their general mottgaKO . 1 Tork, will I .n anar A L'G r ST 7. al CSUax. I and bonds with Mesars. Drezel Co- their Towu "V-. A and other aa- yon'. Deestor, Illiafli- KK^SSttod A CoTff^^lSJS&titit. Sem aarlUat with Messrs. Brown Brolbars A Co., under to tfaAhoMar* who ara imlalMkll an tha Moatraal Mojilctp*! 7s. tha tama of tha pbui ot reonnnlsatioo, of which Ilu*UI«. Udl or V«w VnrV rM^'l.t.-r Wn' -"in•"in ikasaboMannuai aaoiaara whowoa araaia nn eoplaa aaa ba bad npoo appUoatlon at their respeou tb' ] : ^ be payable In >terlln« at tha Ira baaklna honsaa aad at the Ooanuttae Trust A "S:*^ rate .itid una penny hairpaiuiT 14a. makfoct, IiidUna— l>4"l.M'. wad oa uraboal tha m\- — d|M attbauBtcaofat tka ulBca tb« Dadartka ptan tha hohlar of each 11,000 six per Ooapaar. aCbBBoa flRet, Bosdoa. BaalaDd Qaoaral Mortcaaa Bond, with oTordne coupons, a*. Siaot CDastj. laduu— Tka traoaferbiMikttaf thaOaa>na"v will (•« ill -aad . at THKBB (» poettlBC tka same, will recalTa from Oraiel A Co. a

1 Tk jri.r UandOl M" eertiaoata antltlina blm to foar par e«it latarast for Powt UvSM o-aOit. tUMaameleb ilnin MTKONXx lod tkraa i s. i' wtU ba ranpeni-ii at 10 o'clock .\. yaa u aotU raoraantsatlon If sooner eObotad. IH. QamSnSXM oS'iaoa Sallimd COb- UAV. AtWUM- 1 and apoo raomntsallon ta a toor per cent new ceo- of Iba Board. ftalMancic* T». aral aiort«ace bond tor (1 JMO and $480 of praferrad CUAKI.I8 OKll(K.WATKB, stoek-tka hoMar of aaoh saraa par cent bond to fiacretarr. raaalTe lao additional prafarrad stoek. OWKB or THK !ETM.lalTt .1 olT MMdlWiall la oyan Aociui S. _ aal «oi I Traaauir9r~ UDfBTMATK •I 400 fwttk mah aMIuoB as aoaals tha matured aMPoas at raotBanliatlon) of Ooasolldatad -^,. liales. ftoasOMisals. MArfa MaMOjl' I RaUruAd Co.- Jiuctton k Bl«ivt4»tf« 7S.

. "lal Cuaunoo tSt CMianWllalal Stook. latedStuckUs KaittOTB rSk*- Taralnal C^apaor ot Of«<»a. STOCKb and liUNDS HB> Obmop IBank, i luinii' i>ro|iortlona aqaal to Imaturad eoapona. Cb iisistBh 7«aii- Tiarw »« raV fciHrqa«l Ompwiir- SS*NH^Sr^SSSnad atocfc tic Firat M.ir aa^ )^ ADBIA.% U. HVIXBa * •ON, |Bo Cumasoa Mack par akaraS > ••iVlrTlnla- Ko. 12 PINK srrHEMC MBW TOU. I>/«rrM lacaawAni*- ^ Coaipr^iQlw ' ajrrraiLk BmiDnMt I PpMamdMak for Msesoment aad Bla^Ser40u<. - jUNB boad nut Cumaon 8i<>ok. Snir^ It ._ uaaaMs of lifpuati aeaot lable at tbe stork Bx- ek snje. aatwMf tka koldars to tka new aacurltiaa 3^iii;mci;il. after raurnalaatloo. alU ba leaned to the dsptxiujca. • ft • 'MaaM lunaar Oa.— Mxty days' nntlca by adrartlsaaiaot wUi be (Iran of •anarir dlvMlaB4 or IM par tha Una ttiail.tkaC»—maa aaaiad la a ear- aarWnr* of . ar«« Luala Kanaaa ittT A fordlTldend ...... of |3gg.«ao W. Kurthara IUII> <-;r. dated Jana «. !»«, To prunuti- plan aa aaraamant raau. baabeaaauii • adraaoe tka barabf raqaa^t - .tn, la aeoirdancv wiib ex- ir niicasaary to pay iUi (ba prorlaloBa 01 -aio a« m anal, to dapoait Ihatr fan- tha Ualtad iKalai Tmk Coapaar uf New <%i£laur. ! wit hoot fora- lUf •aoi !'lColtlU ilOUdS '^sutM of Dew lt*( raadjr fur dallTerj anil *IU ba azahaasaabla in a tew Jaaarai' Byarderof ' ion Tmataes. Jfon waakt for paraanent aacnnad eartWaataa Tha U. t..lltUL.'l r, L'hulmuui. angtaal aaraaamat maf ba ilpwd M tka oMaa of JOBM aaMTraet QMapanj orat Iha oBaa tt aiawart A ltaitln> To the Stock hoMers of the Texsa ft Man: iiaiABaa, AlionieTa tor tBa AiMliiai. No. 4» WaBBiraat. at either of whiab ataqg^M^n' tke PaclAe BaUwbj CompABr ilar«*nc t pw aaaia. avTMBaat oaa be bad. At a maaUac of Iba Blockboldera of TUB TBXAS Joil.N II RKACH.Ctelraaa.\ A PACinc UAILWAT COMPAIIT, bald May l«th, JAMKy E.fVIsrOMD. tka aaprsMlon of tka maallna waa tkat tka reoraan- JAMKs II. SMITH. I^Moa plaa now proaalaatad Is an nnaacesaary sao> ia> a par g»a«a. CUABI.B8 8. aXITH. CcamiKtaa. itaoa ot your property. A oammlUea of tkraa was iirAinuTTAit BAvniaa uianTi;> JAMBII r. DWUBT, appotntad to protect your Inter sets. *" We and that it la Inaoeslslant with the true Intar' now, ilaw York. Jaaa «t MM. OBORU K W A UOM SMITH. aata of all bead aad steakbaldars to bare any •Btnrru !iBiti.A.nda. aO laaa^ tke followina petltloa Bpatbai M Central laUL IT 18 IMPBBATITB at such limee aa theae tkat Tolado Ann Arttor A BoMh MIchlaaa ladMaapotUAVia'eaMiNla. ^"^ lata.* erery bolder sboald cone forward Indlviilually to MaaipbU A UKio K««k laUi protaot hlB later eat. Tha trtlUiic amount will reoom- AI.BBKT B. aad Ika petltloa to aracy stoafckolder. QVPICK OV WBI.U,PAme«*CO^ aACHPIBLD, Wa,tkaaadanlaaad,8toefckoldarslnTKB TRXA8 Wo. « BanADWAr. Mkw Toak. Jaaa I*, in*^ >*o. C>« PInv Atre^t. A PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPAMT. hereby scree Tkafaaalar w l aaaaal «tM«b4 a( roUB PMM XltK noLDMIBOF to cootnbute an amount not to exoead ttftean oanta Cnrr kaa b«n «aal*fa« by tka «lrH««i« of iMa fO THK .noHT- a abara, aa aialnst tha shares set opposite oar ree- * ; Pia ,' *''1I .•

P. tueiMldar > HHo'eiaek. M , „- tilately. subject to the order ot tha oommlttaa ap. aaaaip ail e by tb* Panlia^aa I'l.niiuiitci; i„r a rr. polnud May IH. U)8S. daotioB or loleri •!. Aa..aa4 K take neb arton In tka pram •« aa but Maai aMaable anflor the The pelll lun la In the hands of the Cbatrman of tka """""' Mr ^f tiw^la> ACO.. IIIINK* V I u ^••"-*' "•"'^"• JOBirBfoOOOOOD. "SHL-ssatfas" 'i .*M«. CsmmlWaai .

[Vol. XLIU. Tl THE CHRONICLE.

'gitMUCULL %iVMUCivCL ^tuaticial. YHB ronniTTKR FOR THR KB* In vestments. Erie OKUA>IZATION UP THE July Lake & Western Railroad. Buffalo New York & 8latearaeorcla 4 1-tla. 1913. Ml. Paul SIlun, & Man. (iold'Jd 6a. 1909. Notice is hereby Riven to tho hol<1cr8 of ie- Philadelphia RR. Co. Chea. & Mhio I'urch. .Money Gold lat Ua, cuiities or the LAKK KltlK & WKSTKKN KAIL 1N9S. KOAD, that the time in which they may t>ocome lim ^ tiirr (tT«ato UMhoManofMcadUM parties to Ihe reorKanlKatioD agreement dated «< «k*Ba»ia N«w York A Phltadalpkla BaUro^ «iraad Raplda «i. lad. Ld. Ot. Guar. Gold Kebruiiry 1, 1886, Is fimlted lo TDBSDaY. JULY r^MimH Ukat Ih* UaM la wktah Umt aur Mooma la<7a, 189(1. ^0. 18b6. Aaud Hi>Idere may deposit their securities on or before vaniM la Iha raoiculaallaa ttmmtat Kaaaaa City 81. Jo. d; Coancll Blaffa let 'hat date wth the Central Trust Cfunpany. or with aitaadad to 1ft. the undemiKned. I'urchttsintr Is rsmRUAKr U^ laM, u JULT 7b, 1997. The Committee em- powered to fix peaalties for failure laMLaflor •ktabtelaaad aatll farthor noUoa Um to deposit*^ by»J Iowa FallaAfHloax City 1st rs, 1917. July aOrh. ••a wlU oalT b* raoMTad at tha Bank uf Naw Vork. FRANK C. HOT.MNR (Franh C. HoIlinBACo.). M. B. A.. h««,aB« at tha rMallt; iDraranoa Tnut Maple RUer (Cblcaso MiO.OOO. Evanwille & Indianapolis a atvaJOflM Maa of the slia of luans. marsin r»- THBO. HKRR, Comptroller. a^Mflaaa wBara toeatad. »a append a fow ol ibuaa Railroad Co. J. PARKHUB8T, Mayor. lir' AMoaat. 8eearllT. t'lmnly. State. ~ ^ B.«.4«?" tMOOO tl.too 00 Brown, Kaniu. Texas Pacific B.A«W aw 00 l.MW OH Jeir 00 Tama, Iowa. The undersigned committee beg to Inform the hold- KOOOOO Lairrance, Mlmuorl. >OKT¥ lEAR GOLD B0MD8. ^^ M,t«000 «,000 00 Nucko.U, Nebraska. ers of bonds and stock of the Texas A Pacillc Rail- way that Ttaara aro atatutloi ihowlns that dnrlnstb' laat Gaaranleed, Principal and tnterpsi, by the they hare formulated a plan for the reor- twoaty^re jrsan In an loTeatmani of oTer f9l4).noo,- KTansTillc A; Terre Ilnutp Kniiroad Co., (taniiatlon of tho Railway providing for all securi- 000 not a dollar uf prtnctpal or Intare t haa been lost. as endorsed on Bonds. ties. The plan will be published and distributed TMaraavrd la wUiH>nt a paraJlal In the Held of In- la aataiaata. We believe tbat a ibonm;;h InTeatlira- a few days. All parties interested are requested to whirh They are llntcd on the N. Y. Stock Exchange, and Ctnn of tba melhiKl and c^ra we obserre In withhold depositing their bonds and stock under any taklovtban saearlllaa win sh 'W tbat our bnalness we regard them as flrst-class bonds. other plan until they shall have examined the BaaraaaiMO a iritam aa perfect and well daOned aa We olTer a limited amount at 110 and Interest. one that of Bra or llfa Insnraacau proposed by this committee. Aaom wur odr loans hatb proteo WOODWAKD ac STILLMAN, CHARLBS M. FRT, so SATISrACTOR f. 10 and 18 UxchanKO Place. lit. Wa iBTailabiT toapectttaeaecurltj before mak- MAYER LEHMAN, loc a loan. WILLIAM C. HILL, Bl. Wa rarely loan orar oae-thlrd. and neTeraz- I3AA0L.RiCB, aaad 00 par eent of lla preaent eaaii ralie. BONDS. M. Wa loan only on Srst mortcacea. JOUN GUKBNOUGH, 4th. Wa aoeept nuna bnt parfeet Utiaa. Bcott Coanty, Iowa, Ss. Committee. Oih. loan nnlr to goud borrowers. Wa County, Ohio, R. iRIi. Wa kaap all Insnraooa pollclaa lo force. Logan 68. C. CHAHLKg, Secretary, 18 Wall St., New Yorlu 7th. Wa aaa that all taxes are kept paid. Hodgeman County, Ka-isa'i, Gs. Bth. Oar loaaa are Bade upon wsll-lniproTed and A. O. Bradsthect. SiDXEr W. ClTRTlS. mdaeUTe tarna In the moat prorperuns por- City of Clevelanil, Ohio, 4^13. Stales, ttoa of ths United where ralaea are aty Of ClDOinnall, Ohio, 4s. Bnatsii'ly Increaslnt. Bradstreet & Curtis, •Ih. Oar loaaa net Inrrstors S per eeit Interest, Wabash County, lud., 6s. payahMaaml-annually without chance or ex- BANKERS, pcraaatolham. Hontgompry County, lud., 6;. loth. A I HMoey forwarded to aa for InTostment City ot L'uia, Ohio, 5s. 35 PINE STREET, NEW YORK. begtaa to draw Intarast npon the date uf lu City Of BIooniingtoD, STATE, reaalpt at aay of oar oflleas. lU., gg. CITY, COUNTY, TOWN AND RAIb- ROAD BONDS BOUGHT AND SOLD. Ilth. I at ma t eoepuns are e laked at maturity by the Ziloomlngton Township, 111., 7g. irirflt Natlooal B .nk of New York or upon pra- OORBESPONDENCB ISTlTBt). Lalce aai i i a tlon at any one of our ofllces. County, la. School District, 6a. Itlh. We maraatee tha prompt payment of all tn- taraSlalBwtorlty. Sead for Deacrlptive Llata. IMh. tha payment of principal within Massasoit House, two y«an from maturity. For gale by SPRINGFIELD, niASS. DO NOTINTBBT UNTIL VOU HAVB ISVB8TI- OATBOOUH rsKM MORTflAGK!). N. -vr. HARRIS tc CO., Bankera, THE BEST APPOINTED HOUSE IN WESTERN 8BND roB OUR PAMPULBT UlYING FCLL NBA ENGLAND. l.'trORMATION. CHICAGO, ILL. ConTenient fo the tourist or business man. Near QFFICE81 Union Depot. New\ark.aO.S R^way, Uasion.lir'oartSi. W. H. CnAPIN. Cbas. H. Kii.lor. V. !•. II. 11. KluTi. Msn'iter. AVHRRKAS-THK Phlla.. H. Si OOPARTNRR. 113 41b . Knnsns City. nio.. SHIP lieratofore existing under the firm Fifth Avenue C. B. WllXln \UnVt'r. Johur.AYcry.Uen.Man. nsmeof llAlTLANli. PHKI.PI* * CO. Is to t>e con- tinued by the subscrlbera. two of whom sre the T* tke Bond and Stockholders of the IirejBntciourtneni In g.-ild flrm ; iind. whereiu, the HOTEL, said c.'iiartnenihlp has business relations with f..r- Texas k Pacific and the New Orleans clKncountrirn. and has trunsactcd buslmss within Ilfadison Square, NEW YORK.. ini> stale fur a iMTlcul of ave years anrt upwards, as The Largest Best »j)ecllle li..rt.|,j cTtlfy. pursuant to said siatute, —^ joarhjIAIaBi oo or.bafora Ue Wth day of July, under the said Ann sabjeot thorato, name™»''J?.''tJ'.','!i'.*^'2'^'S??'i''ISof Moore & Schley, with the Farmcri' I.-inn 4 IMAITCaND, PHKLI'S . CO.-Neir Tork. «s> y of tba aty of Nesr Vors, reeelTli Juuoa*, m««. «K0. COPl'EI.L. BANKERS ot AND BROKERS, inaa labia cetVOqataa.^-,^ — therefor., —^cb THOMAS MAITI.ANI), 2ff BROAD STREET, . ^. reaarded aa equlralent to NEW YORK. .'!'•?•* '*"' raonmnlaatlon In CITT >ND CorNTY OF - "Sfff accord- NEW VoIlK, ss : BUANCH OrricEs Connected with A^nahJAaPiaB anbalttad. eoiitaa of On this SHth

*•«• " - tn, Broad iww. 'PHB,„_,„ _.„_.„• Stbk«t, July 1. isa«. Transact a General Banking Business. X Chairman. l/NDEKMUNED H.ivii THIS R, lis; formed ] a cop,\rtnersbip under the Urm

', ':-- : : I Kiil.KK, Dirfct Private Wires to each oflSoe I BLU.n d- and to ll. I . Nr.V\ I (IMKIt, ., ST. GOA U. JOHN tItKKOR. Committee. " """*'•' "unking and Brok- PHILADELPHiA, V». i». VV|s~OK. craii«bi™n"" inkniiKH BLi;.>i, J. M>M iii.i; u I I, -ill, BOSTON, J. N. lltTI IM\~

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AND W xtmtk HUNT'S MERCHANTS' MAGAZINE,

aEPRESENTINa TUB INDUSTRIAL! AND COMMERCIAL INTERESTS OP THK UNITED STATBl

VOL. 4a SATURDAY, JULY 3, 188a NO. 1,097.

CONTENTS. the two jrcMTJ. Ai ia our eattoa, w« deduct double the8» TkluM frani the New York toWa to arriTe mi the amount of THZ OHBOKICLS. •xcbanfce* due to other boaineea, the result reached being Olaarloit'nofus Rotant Ttie D«M Maliaant fbr Jm*. Th» Ki nmr ui gunntton UdIImI 8l>t«a TrwMiy Stot*- |41>.018.S30 in 1886, agmiiMt •397.161,921 in 18S3, or an exoeas. of 83*7 p«r cent. Tto Lak* IkMw «« liM MkU- MifiT Mid Oaoaawctal ••(VMral aiaiiuM lB CB«Uak New* (ial tbnttw ot Juaa CtaHMMiat aad MlaMUaDMoa Vewa 11 3Jhc Chronicle. OoyatmtctkL ^to FciAjMtAL Onmncui U pMUMtd in VV«M r^rk tttrf Satmrdaf aMnttaff.

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'• * «l William airM't, !«iw *oaSro rloTD•^ i VOBK. t P..-T <)rri.;« Boi 9SH. CLHARISO HOUSH RETURSS. The oleariog booH ratam fbr Iha WMk ended June 3« are •like in the pwtletdar tlwt at evwry olty inolnded in oar atate- aaoft aonw innrnai ortr tl» eorraaponding period o( 1888 to raoorded. M-iraover, w* Cad by refcranea to our fllea aiaoa wa began the eompilatioa of tbaaa flsorea, and to the rolaiaaa of Tht PublU for earlier yeara, that it to tbe flrat iostanoe of tbe kind tinoe (Xtober 18, 1881—a period of nearly five yean. Ia oompariaoo with tbe preoedhig weak the total of tbe prauat retnraa ladicat«a a anaall loaa, bat it ia ao Hlicht r cent, agatast a»w Ton MS7.047.TS7 |4S4.70e.a +uri ITI4.4S7.1S0 +878 lapamladaa on the IfairTork Stoek Esofanta tx.na.n* 4SJt77.Sat Mrs SS.4(4.ai8 +W8 itbataialHtaiof akaraalorChaweekap to 1,80MW. Vmal»n rw.as4.tss tiss -fsva

I l,9n,18t for tbe week of laat year, which repreeent a ''Mtd* !«•• V'Tir 'tMlMiiA •iu.lH4 71^ -auflWMft «0-* aarfca* value of fUS, 190,000 and 175,410,000 reapectivaly ia aauaauaoa th* I I If Its. last TisSlT ritTi-i ;

THE CHEONICLR (Vou XLIII.

Our foreign exchange market was firm until Wednes- but not notably TBS FINANCIAL SITUATION. day when it became slightly easier, q a great extent been satisfied Money baa been a litUe more active this week. Tliis lower, the demand having to the loan of gold, while the activity in money for the inciMse in activity baa been chiefly apparent in by shipments have bankers whose requirements were not of bMikera' balance* at the Stock Exchange which moment induced movement of cent, the lower figure being urgent to refrain from buying bills. The ranged between 1 i and 9 per commenced week before last still recotded early in the week. Careful obeervation how- gold to Berlin which there are indications, as there were ever sbowf that the week's average hat been about 3 continues, and while at demand will soon cease, bankers, in the per cent, comparatively small amounts being placed last week, that the per things, are unable to speak positively the higher rates. Renewals have averaged about 2 J present condition of ostensible reason for the movement cent, and banks have been able to obuin 3 per cent for all on that point. The conversion of the Russian debt, the money they have had to put out. that has taken place is the All the early This sudden activity in loanable funds is mainly due to as we have stated on previous occasions. have gone directly the preparations for the disbursement of the semiannual shipments are understood to consignments inteieet, and for dividends payable at or about the first of to Berlin. Some of the subsequent sent via July. An important feature in our financial situation is, are said to have been London that our banks do not by any means do all the loaning, but whether this latter statement is correct or but they hold all the reserve. Trust companies and not cannot be ascertained until the arrival out of the others who make large interest payments and loan well up metal. Assuming that Berlin has drawn all the shipments, to their deposit lines, call in heavy amounts a little in ad- she will have obtained a supply from this country of dollars has also secured some small amounts vance of the interest period, while the banks in which 6 million ; she they deposit also call in their short loans and refrain from from Paris. We notice that the Bank of France reports a lending in order to be prepared for the unusual drafts at loss of £291,000 gold, which we presume has gone in that period of depoaiting institutions. These and other that direction. The total exports of gold this week have similar preparations for disbursements, usual at this been $3,624,342 84. period of the year, make a change of loans in These continued gold shipxents are the feature very many cases necessary, while for the time the which more than all else is attracting attention at supply of money is thus in some measure restricted. Regu. present. The net total that has gone out since ]ar borrowers usually anticipate and provide against this January 1, including the movement of this week, period of special activity, and so the demand is confined reaches about 35 million dollars. But even that to those parties on the Exchange who have neglected aggregate need not and would not be at all disturbing to do so, who, from the nature of their busi- were the movement strictly in obedience to the laws of nees, have not been able to do so. Of course an aggra- trade. Foreign bankers do not seem able to determine its vation of the situation arises out of the operations extent or duration. They have for some weeks been of speculators desiring to make a diversion in anticipating a drop in exchange which would render

the stock market, which efforts have been aided on the further shipments impossible ; but as soon as the demand present occasion by the gold exports during the week, from one centre seems satisfied, a like demand breaks out almost daily withdrawals for that purpose being announced. from another, for every great commercial nation in the

This latter influence will account for the 7 per cent rate world is just now terribly in want of gold and increasing on Tuesday and Wednesday and the 9 per cent quotation its holdings except ourselves. A common danger that all on Thursday. It is thought that the comparative stringency see, all are providing against. In the meanwhile our wise may continue for the remainder of the week, but as soon men at Washington appear to find amusement in tacking as the principal cause is removed by the checking on to appropriation bills a direction that the Treasurer out of funds held for the payment of interest and divi- be required to issue silver certificates of smaU

dends, banks and trust companies will feel free to resume denominations, and with them pay all the year's offerings, and the money market be restored to its normal appropriations. No one believed that such a provision

condition. This return of ease will be aided also by the could pass, yet this week the House has voted in its favor Government first of July disbursements, which for interest almost unanimously ; probably the Senate will strike it

on its bonds reach $9,528,380, the largest item being the out, or if it does not, we cannot think it will get the ap-

quarterly interest on the 4 per cents. proval of the President, though possibly it would be

' A dispatch by cable to us states that the gain in bullion harmless with the execution of it in his hands. Still, the by the Bank of England this week, which is reported at animus of this last effort to force silver certificates into £232,000, was made up by a receipt of £162,000 from circulation, and the utter disregard of every industrial Australia and £70,000 from the interior of Great interest which such an effort shows, makes the public sick Briuin. It is also reported that discpunts of 60 day to at heart and hopeless of anything but evil coming out of three months bills in London are a little higher than last Washington. Of course the purpose of the proposed law week, the rate being IJ^ per cent against I of 1 per is inflation, the originator probably assuming that these cent. This is probably due in part to the demand small bills could be got into the hands of the people who for discounts resulting from the recent advance of will not take the silver dollars and have no call for the long sterling by our foreign bankers. It may be large certificates. He forgets that the public knows the also that there is some improvement in the trade article he has to offer as thoroughly as it does wooden demand, though that would seem hardly possible tintil nutmegs, and that an attempt to make the issue would the elections have made further progress. The cable through fear of its results, only paralyze business, while also reporU silver down to showing that 44id. there was the notes would'find their way back into the Treasury as no ground for any advance as yet, but that the old fast as put out. We see that in the same bill is a pro- influences are still operating to depress price, for this is vision directing the re- issue of one and two dollar green- the lowest point reached, though not by any moans the backs, which Treasurer Jordan had withdrawn to make ''>west II be reached, if Europe continues to room for the circulation of silver dollars. The putting of pursu" pecting silver as ourreitcy. these-two measures into one law by silver advocates could be -

July 3. 1886.] THE CHRONICLE.

made a capital basis for a jest by a troop of darkey nual Yean Bxfttiittum far— SurpliM minstrels. fndtd Junt 80 ' OnUnam. I iVruiuiu. InUmL l\itaL .QmraiM. It is very agreeable and satisfactory to be able to torn t I«7».. « from snch a picture as this to the 3S,iai,4S» 10e.Sir7,«48 SIW.M7.884 actual Treasury situa- ISSl) 6379,300 . 5(i.r;:,i74 M.;5;.57S M7.Mi,vaa 65,883,603 tion which the first of Jnly l"*ll.. sUtements present. (Jnly 8«.Sa8,74l M0,7U3« 100,000,406 i>7 i»7,l«l,440 14S,U3 810 country's plight if the Ooremment had been iwa.. l«^a9^4S8 8,oia.6r4 Bejao.i.,3ai.eu M.7U3,4M their Ms.aiB.rtf •0,6a8,5«8 attf'mpted encroachmenU. A year ago we were trem- With such a revenue and bling lest silver paymento might be thrust upon us at any surplus as these figures i«ii- cate, extravagance moment, while long relief from that catastrophe seemed at Washington is not surprising. "We here see that the last year's next to impossible. Had silver declined then aa now, had surplus has been 90| million dollars. We will not take these gold shipments occnrred and this heedless legulation time to show how this has been used; it is only necessary to been tried, the disorganization of our industrial interests say that in the coming twelve months almost the entire would have been sudden and complete. To-day we are surplus is likely to be available for bond able to look upon all these evenu with comparative calls. As business is improving, the revenue may be estimated complacency, and simply because the Treasury Depart- at some increase; and as there has been no tax or Urifl reduction, ment not only controls the situation, but has sufficient and as the President is very watchful of public interests will and wit to retain it. On the first of June and likely to scruti- nize carefully all appropriations, 1885 the Government held only $115,810,533 of gold; we may also assume that and as expenditures will at least not during the preceding five months from 33 to -JO per be any larger than in cent of 1S85-6, ao that from 90 to 100 the cnstoms paymenu at New York bad been in millions ought to be left for debt payment the silver certificates, the gold balance was steadily decreasing; next twelve months. But the fact of more since then the c

1 MSM**. .... a,?«v.^w wt-n employeea that a railroa-l as ' well as an U^J>» »« sjetjsw SI'S') individual has the nght to tMtMt t^ Msasso, SM li defend itself and iu property ; but it is a very t.*mM>o 1*9 a^isjsse wholeeome leeson to be Uught, when UMUMf l»« ijmjMo, —m*\' the need for it is as : »jaijo» ars ajmfi^' apparent as it U in this case. Train wreckers are »j)fm,ca> «»« Ktmfi- no bet-

1 ter 4M»Jt» mrt > •fixrfin. than train roboers and ought to receive no quarter. ( Kimjm m* T.TMaOV, •at

' Evidence of l.^l.<0» I»H •ijmt^m IM'I the improvement in trade is afforded in m:v>«o »s tsmjan »ri g<»^t faUures for the half year just closed MamW s<« tjomjw ^^y^g issfid tUTinSk. by Messrs. R. G, Dun k Co, A record \»>/>» 311 ShMUMO tf mercantile 3.i»rr/«) disasters is of course a sort of €tt ».imjm «r« ! barometer to 9f>i 7 lai. ' "" -> t e condition of our industries. As trade improves and tie prospect brightens, the number of calamities dimin- u.fli A'W jc.-..«ia 4 4 , |,4»7,(10l iies, while when the outlook is discouraging and the fad •Situation bad, the effect is perceptible in an extension we space, we should like to remark upon other of t le WW of the Treasury disasters. It is, therefore, gratifying to note that both sutemenU. There is, however, point 10 the first and second quarter of the year there has been we must refer to, aa our readers are largely a material falling off •rested it, in the number of the failures, and the in and that ia the surplus revenue for bond »»?greg»te extent which It of the liabilities. In the first quarter 3 is probable the coming year will afford. the number of failures was 3,203, against r be reached approximately from the following 3,658 in the same quarter of 1885 and 3,296 in ent of Oovemment receipU, expenditures and 1884, while the liabil- ins, since 1879. itiea aggregated only $29,681,726, against 46 millions in 1885, 40J millions in 1834, 38 millions in 1883, and as much • as 33 millions even in 1882. For the Htttlrlt fmm second quarter the •1 *'"rr -|«»- 'tf^m. year, against 2,346 last u.v.,...„..,„. TW.ii. year, ifid 2,214 the year before, while the sraoiint of the • liabililiea reaches less than 21 mjm.vH millions, against over 28^ mUlioDsin 188.5, 84 millions in 1884 (time of the panic), and 27 j millions in 1883. The following is a record of 'he failures during last the eleven yearc, from which il; be seen that in some reapeota the showing is the beat

.iico 188 '2. .

THE CHRONICLE. IVoL. XLIII.

this week has had rather conflicting^ QVAHTtmJ The stock market VmlT Ql-AIITIK. SKOND influences to contend against. The good exhibits of earn- Amount of Jrrra«« If AvrrOft y«mMr I XAmbaUla. 'LtnMHttt companies, such as those by the Vaader- Mttiirw UMUUm raOur—] ings by various •«8,T7l.in3 f24.aiW 1.7M bilt lines, the Erie, the Northern PaciSc and the Nor- «,09t.(W7 taa* IJ»> 4&WS.BI0 Western, of course had a stimulating effect on the- •.MS it,4ai •.470 folk & iMk. ».aaM.a04 88.03S II.1M k.2U in the Northwest and its extens on t-y freight traffic. UM.. SaAOl.304 1«.0»1 war 4«.Ul.a6l 1«.«KW •.sia •O.^S«.7S4 16.746 placing of the Indiana Bloom- iM* ••.am.TM •JM l.«88 At the same time the Western into receiver's hands, and the practical lines, ington k exhibiu istued thia week by the VanderbUt With the default in the p»yment of the coupons on the class B oonpirisoa of pMition to tnike » very intereatiag we Me in Mississippi & Tdaasssje. have also been on a bonds of the aggregate extent of the improvement in earnings the disturbing influences. As concerns the Indiana Bloom- systems. We have the aamber of leading trunk line friendly York ington & Western receivership, it is admittedlya Michigan Central, the Like Shore, and the New proceeding, the intention of which is, as appears, to have the Penn- Cwtra', all for the half year; then we relieve the company of the effects of an adverse decisiott ended May 31, ey Wania and the Brie for the five months in the matter of the amount of the lease rental of the Cin- this week, the Erie having published its May statement cinnati Sandusky & Cleveland. indeed and which was of a very favorable character ; As regards the Mississippi & Tennessee default, it seems Cinada, the Ohio & finally we have the Grand Trunk of difficult to find any one to shoulder responsibility for Cincinnati In- Miasiasippi, the Cleveland Columbus & the step. Both the Illinois Central and the Ljuisville New St. Louis & dianapolis, and the Cincinnati Indianapolis Orleans & Texas people disclaim any connection with Chicago, for the four months ended with April. Combining certain that the LDuisville New Orleans & Texaa striking it. It is all these various returns, we get tne following parties had control of the road until recently, when Mr. E- comparison. H. Harriman, of E. H. Harriman & Co., and a director

Xxftnte*. Ktt MPnlnoa. in the Illinois Central Rtilroad, was electel President, ani TBUKK Lraa 1889. AKvniaa, isen. isao. 1886. this led to the report that the IlUnoii 'Jeavral, itt * * Jan. 1 to Ju sa whose interest the road had previois'y been operated for S,B79,T77 •M«« Yon Ouvnl I4,84ll>)0 11JM»,8B« e.344,S41 7,886,0Ttl 5,808,859 1.899.518 of the proparty. Laka Shore. e.Wl.THd, S,48T.(I94 4,482,0U7 4.6.'«,UH 2,160,689 so many years, had again got possession Cwtnl 6tiaHJU00\ i,VTS.00t> 8.eoi,ooo s.ina,ooo 1,484,000 1,087,000 idtliu But inquiry of Vice-President Fisb, of the Illinois Gealral,. 6,666,315 TOUI taje».»!»,vi,»^«fiu> 17,774,436 ia.lie9aM V,457,5to elicited the response that he was not m the confidence of /an. I to Wailtl n.OHi.BSS l?.99S,57»'ll.B7S.54l- 6,318,491 6,610,413 Daring the time that the road was. fPenQjylTKilM . is,gi4.oe3 the new managers. T M,7M.17D t8,»17,87S 17,8SS,8Ui 8,506,333 6,0643^ very prosperous condition, and the severance •£ Jtm. 1 lo .IfxW 30. MmndTr'katCki: ^9eI,lgB 8.oii.8ge 4,818,400 4,936,1a 1.532,695 1,076,5*0 relations with that company seemj hardly sufficient Cklo k Mla«twlppl 1,124.097 1.1»K,'I34 8*0,857 IM0.3M 263,710 £49.406 to account for the change now. It behooves bondholders- aa.LSt.L.actalG, 617.103 T!R,l-8 &J»,287 BU,»1I 307,946 263,229 CtoT.Ool.an ain^. 1.174. 183 1.0»t.4«S 833,601 88»,43? 340,96 180,014 to combine and find out where the blame lies, and see that 7.S8»,K!«) ii,444,913i I.TM.aig ToUI •.4«7.a88 B.074.041 T,0«S,176 their interests are not needlessly sacrificed. Bat both 4S,717,H80l41,4'».8a7 iM,4aH,'iW) 15,414.(lt)l flnad total . )i;v»<,asilM,8vo,7aitl this and the I. B. & W. case are isolated instances of their * West Bbore operatlona inoladed In 1836, bat not In 1889. kind, with'>ut any general baaring up)n the railroad situ- tlinea ea«« of PIKsbarK and Eri*. ation as a whole. withstan ling the depressing influ- tlavludlDK •unoMilona; ami poumla s'erllng bare been redaced to Not 4alUn on Ibe but* »t Ave dollars lo ihe pouud. ences at work, the general stock market has bean notably Thus the three Yanderbilt lines alone have gained over firm, with stocks of Southern roads particularly prominent. 3} millions in net (actually $2,791,233) in the half year, Among these latter the Norfolk & Western has been very -while the Pennsylvania and the Erie in the five months noteworthy, and the company's excellent showing of earn- establisUed. Bonds have gained about 1 j milhons ($1,602,007) and the Grand ings is sufficient to account for the rise Trunk and the three other roads given five-eighths of a have also been in good request and strong, excepting of million more, or $660,695, Taking the whole nine roads course such issues as those of the Indiana Blooming- together for these various periods, we find that their gross ton & Western, &c. In the matter of tbe Northwestera •aming* this year aggregate $64,186,631, against only rate war, an effort is now making to bring about an a'l just- $56,890,728 in 1885, an increase of over 7^ million dollars. ment, with what success remains to be seen. If we ascribe two millions of this increase as due to the in. Northerly Pacific continues to show improving results. elusion of the West Shore, even then there remains 5^ mil- on a year ago. Tae Mty statemsat has baan iisaai idis lions as the increase on an even basis. The net was probably week, and according to it the gain in the gross earning*

unaffected by the inclusion 'of the West Saore, so it is previously reported has counted almost in iis fall extent significant that these nine roads have had net of nearly in the net, the expenses having baea increased bui-

20^ millions, against only 15^ millions in 1885, an increase $16,391. Tae gain in the net is $66,240, tie total of the of five million dollars, or almost 33^ per cent. The same being $504,395 this year, agimst $438,155 in May, returns of only three of the nine roads are for the full 1885. Of course, the charges against earniags are aUo half year ; if we had the others for the same period, the heavier than a year ago, but not so mucU so as in tti» gain would doubtless reach from three-quarters of a mil- earlier months, and the result is that whereas in 1885 lion to a full million more (the Cleveland Columbus Cm there was a deficiency below the charges of $43,115, this einnati k Indianapolis alone for May is estimated to show year there is a surplus above the same of $7,348. For tae $100,000 increase), making the aggregate increase say eleven months of the fiscal year the deficiency now

S} to 6 millions—all in net. Such large figures as these amounts to $216,033, but it is the belief of the company's, ue evidence at once of the "beneficial effects of ihe present officials that this deficiency will be transformed mto a sur- policy of remunerative rates and the improved outlook for plus when the accounts for the full year are made up. Jun»

Um properties affected. the twelfth month is usually a very good mouthy and thea JuvT 3, 18M.J THE CHRONICLE. there ia besides the income from miscellAneoas sources. yew YORK CENTRAL'S SHOWISG. Id the previous fisc*I year the deGciency for the eleven The showing of York Central months, u will be seen below, w»» only a trifle smaller New for the quarter year than that now, and yet the annual report showed a small ended Wednesday of this week illustrates forcibly the surplus on the year's operations. So it would not be at importance of the remarks made by us in commenting upon the exhibit for the previous quarter. all surprising if the same thing happened this year. The We then took the position that since the following is a comparison of the figures for May and the March quarter was invariably eleven months. one of the poorest of the year, the result did not furnish, a criteroa of what might be expected in following months, Mm. J«if lUJTatSI. KtrVumPmUM- and that an estimate on that basis was certain to be wide vm. 1S8& 1884. UBS-S. j US4.«. U8S-4. of the mark. We now find in the June quarter a verj t • • I • 1 Gttm hiM .. mum lt.4«>,«M material improvement, though this June quarter' usually «T»,»3S «saMS mtjnm *,4Ujm sjaM-uo OpoMlupaiMa. shares with the March quarter the distinction of being NetMiafawi... OO^SM OikUS saswas 5.«i,M3 4.TU.4a( a.i«5.i3a ChsriM MCTM*.. ».m»*n «jn.ist amongthe po9re8t of the year, and in b9th 1831 aud 1835 HarpiH ijufi 4^.41111^ \4fi»utdtfmijmd was worse than the March quarter. As a result, instead of a deficit of about $235,000 below the amount needful It will thus be seen that the deficiency this year has for cent dividend, occurred because of the increase in the charges, the net tha one per we now have a surplus of having improved decidedly over 1S84-5 —$S36,000. $97,717 above such amount—in other words, the com- The following |itatement, made up from returns col- pany in this quarter was able not only to meet tha increased ohargaa (som» enUiled the Stiore I«etad by us, shows the week's receipts and shipmeau of $441,000) by West gold and currency by the New York banki. leaae, but to earn besides 1 1>10 per cent on its stock. The only way, however, in which we can get acompleta

1. IWSl Mumi*H\ SMwHH WMk mMm ./WV the improvement that has taken place, is to V. r. Ku**.'V. r. amim. Mntmmt. idea of com- tijsoiwc nw,as» (Ma.. I41«.0M para with the corresponding period a year ago. Then the 4ol4 •.••....«..... company did not have the West Snore charges to take TMalaMaMlMilUMtan.. .. tmjm Oata.. >V

JalkLMK OataTJ Jta Okanafi* ings for the three months have iocreaied over those of 1885 in the sum of $1,902,366, while expenses are larger tuioojoe a«ia- MOO, no leaving net •jWXMS . M<».0» by 1709,136, the gain in the $1,193,230. tflariMS«^«Ofc There is, to be sure, the objection that the West Shore The Bank of Kngland gained £333,000 bullion dunog the operations being included in the totals this year, and not

week. Tuia repreeenu £70,006 received from the interior, in those last year, the increase shown is in pirt the result and £162.000 from abroad. Th« Bank of France lo«t of that circumstance, but this remark applies only to tha 7.275,000 franca gold and 2, 150.000 franca silver. The gross earningf aa 1 tue expenses, and not to the net earn • following indicatea the amount of bullion in the pnncipal ing», for it se^ms to be generally admitted that the West Koropean banks this week and at the eorreaponding date last year. Saoi a ihl ltot contribute any net, its entire receipts being required for operating expenwj; hence the gain of nearly Julg 1. II JtUg t. ISM. $1,200,000 may be Uken as the gain on the Central proper, being an increase of about $400,000 per month.

a It is claimed in some quarters that a comparison with

Mkefl . 3l.31».83» MU.IgS II. last year is hardly fair, because the result then wu so •katrtmaM... . !WV,(»«.l%7 *%.Cfl^.2^e 4A 0^4. 163 «3.167.7n - I iif naimaaji , ll».l77.S*) 17.00(1 4-*i( 1 I.MI.TSO ia.4-M.350 extremely unfavorable, and that as a conaequgnca a com .|'«.\&»I..M«

iPtli known, thediSerenca between this year and last year U.S. m*—rOtr- oonaists in the change in the situation tbat has occurred. Mo4tt. OirH/l^i. U/UalM. A year ago there was no eonfldeno in values because the JoaeU. a3ft3.U7 u •304.0U0 $10,000 •32.000 rates demoralized, and the - s« S13.000 n.ooo 40,000 railroads were at war and •• 74.000 in %t 7S4.4M 7»i ••4.aoo le.ooo whole business outlook clouded ; now we are a - aa S37,.IM 7ll 69^000 87,000 6U.O00 • sanguine frame of minr*, because the roads are at peace, M SM.O0O 37,000 3l.'>i> Jair 1 tWtMt it.ooo )i:.oo-> rates maintained, and bnslnees people everywhere taking

•XOS0.77« -a 4.004I •Itvooo »:wwooo hold with vigor again. It is of litth consequence whether loeladori ia itia above paymaau ware •6,i>00 in silrar the comparison with other years preceding 1885 is good or

«oia, eUaflj sUadard dollan. bad, for it is not supposed that we will at one bound get [Vol. XLIU. 6 THE CHRONICLE. April and 1881. the earnings for the month of June, the figures for bMk to the extremely prosperous state of 1880 been furnished. Here is the *'^'' "* and May having previously All that is wanted is conTioeinfC proo' ^'>^ °°'y the April and May the loweet June result made up in this way, with •ra no longer on the downward grade, but that ago, and that earnings also separately stated. tage in tliis movement was reached a year Still, m the from that point we have made some recovery. isse. 1885. Increase. ago and •647,880 present ease we can compare even with two years *8363,644 11,816.384 8.548,688 1,814,895 788,887 net are $2,9 18,000 this year, find improvement. Thus the Jima 8,609.884 1,078,915 e86.91» in 1884—an against $1,724,770 in 1885, and $2,128,813 Total for quarter 87.506,000 85.603.684 $1,903,366 as it incnaae on the latter year of nearly $800,000. But The chief value of the figures separately by months is must come may be claimed that the West Shore charges in their affording an idea of the tendency towards the remaining out of this in the present year, take the profit close of the period. We find that the June gain is only being on the stock, and contrast that for the three years, it smaller than the gain for May, which had been the heaviest did not exist understood that the West Shore lease rental of the year. It reaches $626,919, which, making a liberal to diminish the amount m either of the twp years pre- allowance for the amount contributed by the West ShorOj $992,- oeding. This profit we have already seen reached leaves an increase of $300,000 on the Central proper. in 1884 000 this year, against only $239,770 in 1885 ; the amount was $733,813, so that there is a gain even on TffJS LAKE SHORE AND THE MICHIGAN that basis of $258,000. Below are the figures for each CENTRAL STATEMENTS. quarter since the company began to furnish quarterly The half yearly exhibits of these roads meet popular statements. expectation in showing a decided improvement over the year preceding. The Lake Shore gains $464,000 in gross, OptraUnt jHtrmt, On— XH in net, and this we may suppose to be Bxpnua. Bmtaii, Pro/It. and $570,000 Quarttr tnm BamUttt. A Ttuui.' 6tc. entirely the result of the better rates obtained this year, for the reduction in expenses in the face of larger earn- DM.8i.ises... 7.914.1S8 4,88l,7W 8,8aUw i.8e?,ooo 1,837.389 Mw. 81. 1884... 6.710,1W! 4.8I8.893 8.4U1.6e8 I,S85,(K)0 1.096.693 ings would indicate a smaller volume of business return- j*MSo.ue4... e.aei.(/;i 4;n8,SS8 8.U8313 1.395.000 733.813 sspcao. uei... 7.ia83n 4.718,888 8.446,616 1,445,906 1,000.820 ing a larger revenue. The same is true of the Michigan 1,500.000 1,877,084 Dae. 81.1884... e.810.170 a,«8S,0b« 8,077,084 Central which on an increase of $463,000 in gross receipts Mar. 81. I8SS .. S,8eS,8M 4,007Jie 1,806.006 1.485.000 470,008 JanaSMSW... 5,408,684 tJUKJSM 1,784,770 ],485,000 839.770 has increased its expenses only $66,000, leaving a gain in a»i. 80,1880... •,053,415 4.600,«a7 l,e03,908 1,463,786 89.488 D«>. SI. I8H... a37«,aoi 4,i8^eo« 8,741,888 1,467.000 1,274,89« net of $397,000. Mar. B1.188Sf.. 73<«ja)i 4,786,361 8,685,840 1.986,000 6S9.H10 The ratio of gain is much larger in the case of the Jnoa 80, ISeW-. 7,506,000 4.888.000 8,»i8,ono l,98e,00» 898,000 Michigan Central than in that of the Lake Shore—the * All taxea, except taxes od pamliigs and capital, t Weal Shore opcratloua luoludud. percentage of increase in the net being 36^ per cent on Thus the result for the June quarter this year has the former and only about 30 percent on the latter—and this reversed the experience of the previous two years, in is what we should expect, for the Michigan Central carries giving us a better showing than in the March quarter. relatively a much larger amount of through business than In both 1883 and 1884 the June return was less favor- the Lake Shore, and should therefore receive greater ad-

able than the March return. This year it is more favor- vantages from an advance in through rates. Neither

able. But what is particularly noteworthy ia the steady company will pay any dividend out of the half year's way in which the improvement has progressed ever since earnings, though both show something available for that

the restoration of rates. I a the three months ending purpose, which is in decided contrast with the situation in with September of last year (before the advance in rates that respect in the half year of 1885, when each had a counted), the profit remaining for the stock amounted to deficit below the amount needful for the ordinary fixed only $89,482. In the December quarter, when the higher charges. This deficit on the Michigan Central was rates counted in part, the profit was .$1,274,392. Neither §233,000, against which we now have a surplus of period, however, embraced the West Shore rental, which, $194,000, and on the Lake Shore it was $34,190, while in if taken out of the latter, would have cut the profit down the present year there is a surplus of $549,639. On that to about $833,000. Then there followed in the March basis therefore the improvement is $427,000 on the quarter (after full allowance for West Shore) a profit of Michigan Central and $583,000 on the Lake Shore, or $659,840, and now we have for June a profit of $992,000, over a million dollars on the two systems together. Out of making the latter heavier even than in the December the $549,689 surplus on the Lake Shore, $125,000 has been period, which ordinarily should be decidedly better. The taken to provide for the sinking fund on the 1st mortgage reason for the difference this year is that really it was not bonds, leaving the actual amount available for dividends until the last three months that the road got in full the $424,689, equal to about seven-eighths of one per cent on benefit of the higher rates. Had the advantages on that the stock outstanding. In the case of the Michigan Cen- •core been as great in the December quarter, that quarter tral, the surplus is apportioned in the amount of $146,360 must have returned very much larger profits. The quarter to the Michigan Central itself (equal to about three- joat begun, and which ends with September, usually quarters of one per cent on that company's stock) and laaks with that closing with December as the best of the $47,640 to the Canada Southern (equal to about three- year, so that the outlook for the next three months would tenths of one per cent on its stock). appear particularly good. Even as it is, however, the The fluctuation in the income of these companies Uas three per cent paid out of the income of the last three always been very great, the condition of trunk line rates quarters (nine months ended September 30) has been fully being one important factor with them, and a good or a bad earned, and a surplus of $243,151 exists besides, whereas in agricultural season another element almost equally im- the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year the portant. Tnis may be seen from the following statement eamicgii fell $595,988 short of meeting such three per of the Michigan Central's income in this half yearly cent dividends, a difference in favor of the present year of period for seven years past. For the years prior to the |83U,139. consolidation (1883) we have taken the separate figures of From the exhibit for the June quarter (which'of course the Michigan Central and the Canada Southern and added is partly estimated) we can determine the company "sideaof ihem together. '

JCLT 8, 1888.] THE CHRONICLE.

MICBiaAl CKmUt JLXD CAXjLDA iOCTHKIW. The exports of gold still continued and a considerable

( amount was shipped from New York daring the month, the Jan.\ Onm OH" Tmttmt 7b 7b 9urv(tM. anwda to 'IJSaniu.ow l.flt,000 ., *j»», *JMX. Mtf.0O<>' 813.010 depressing to prices. The cotton acreage report, in the UM_.. ajsMLMoi «,ai«.aao ur>> 39.007 4.amMM n/HMW xjmip»> CiiBomoLE of June 12, showed an estimated increase in ^AauoA i.^auto' ummt acreage planted in 1886 of 1-52 per cent. Here we find net of $2,417,000 in 1880, tednoed in With the cessation of most of the trouble regarding 1882 to only $1,093,000 or not enough to meet the b&lf the labor question, and the gradual improvement 'in rail'

yearly clurgea ; but in the very next year (1883) under road traffic, owing to the batter rates this year than last, higher ntea we find them up again to $2,149,000, or together with the satisfactory outlook for large crops, the |939,000 above the charges. In 1885, however, they bad tono was generally strong in the stock market, and prices got down as low aa $1,087,000, from which there is now improved. The speculative influence was also on the bull a recovery in 188C to $1,484,000. It will be noticed that side, and in the granger stocks particularly there was this 51,4.<<4,000 net ia greater not only than the amount quite an upward turn, under the manipulation of a pool in

in iHs ,, bat greater also than the amount in 1834, the which Chicago men were said to be the leaders. Michigan Central thus ahowini; the same characteristic as Foreign exQkange ruled strong, and the rates were near noted in another article in the case of the New ^'ork the specie-shipping point The exports of wheat and Central (or the quarter ended June 30. The gross, bow ootton were relatively large, but prices were low, and ever, are not up to those of the half year in 1884. On commercial bills were not in sufficient supply to keep rates the Lake Shore figures for the current the other band, down. year do not compare so well with 1884, the net being The following summary shows the condition of the New $260,000 smaller than ia that year. We have gone to Vork City Clearing- House banks, rates of foreign exchange some trouble to make up a summary of the Lake Shore's and pricee of leading securities and articles of merchan- exhibits back to 1871, and give the result below. dise, about the Ist July, 1885 1886. LAKB m-tUM « MICHIOAX nocTBaasr. of 1884, and xuxumau. anMitABr oa oa aaour jolv 1, 1884. I88A kxo 1880. Xtt J»n. Il«/a Jbatai^ac /9urptuM. 1884. 1885. 1880. ( IWl.. aagojiM' 1.4M.«I« SM.480ba00 303.739, 351,086.500 lam.. tMum umjai tnassij ijomtm 86,817,»00 113,956, 65.013.400 ana.. aiOT«w MW.SH tjswM unjis 14.984,S00 9,910, TOO 7.823,400 ' -'- — 1S74.. tMtjml — — UST.BM •M.lSd.S00 S7e,7e3, 500 375,838,100 IMS.. amt7*.am tS34M00 4S.d28,700 43,297,900 94.100, 87i 93.957.025 30( 108.311,300 I mutf 84.801,300 157.585, l.0«7.BI« 13.U1,62S 68,894,435 14,354,375 l.n>.r74 amMM 3 aaia 1 •!% 1%*3 wjmfi.rm 3 %K 3 ao '»•**«••••• ••••••.. VJiB,7lli S^HMM LOMkOM 49 %d. "^ 4 85 4 8$% MM.T40 99 >« 108% 100% «,ISfJS4 4,MS.IM las 133% 183% •MW.WW 111% 113% 111% llSHi 133% 136 • OM Of this. atts,ooo wa* takra tor riaktac fuM M lat mart, hoiiiu. A glance at this statement saffiosa to show how extreme nv Yofk OMrtnl * Ba4. JUT. 07% 83^( 105% .UK. AW.) 13>« 9% 38% are the flnetnations ia this company's income. In 1880 taifl«h.aoatb«a. 71 55 84% LCMUrmi 54 >• 51 72% we find a sorpius for the stock in the half year of over E Utaoda PaetSc 104% 114 124% 113H 13tt% 139% $.1,000,000, equal to about six per cent—in 1885 we find AMorth* 84% 92% 113% ~nw.aai.p»ai,oai •1 71% 93% a deGciency in meeting cbargei of $34,190. It is com- t.«Mk.aWwtan. 110% 93 139% JotMr.. 54% 39 54% monly tupposed that the 1885 deficit was the only one in a. 11 10% the company's operations, but the OtHM, iOddrs Uplaoda.f 9% above sutement shows WeokAsMriMui XX % a. 33*40 32*34 33*83 that to be an error, for be^ latr. plir, Ko. 1 . . 9 too. 30 00*31 AC 18 00*18 50 18 00418 SO ten years before—in 1875—there 30 00 27 00 34 50*35 00 WlMaLVo. 2 red win. t biub »4%*9.'S% 100% 8i% also appears to have been a deficit Periods of prosperity »8%eA8% 53%«64 46% would seem to alternate with periods of adversity every ¥SS,mm^. • bio. IS 25 110U*1I50 1125*1175 plp«UD« owtlfle'i 50% 75% 68% five yean. From 187& to 1880 there was, with one nuoaa or aovBanmr laouainai ni juaa. 1886. exception, a steady increase in the amount earned for the 4%», ^1 •took ; from 1880 to 1885 there was, with one exception, JWlM. 180l'.!l9O7.lgP*j Jun*. 1891. 1907, 1808 1898, eoM^ eoup.. wmp. towf). a steady decrease in that item. Now we have an upward T*g. ng. rtg. moranMBt again. It does not follow that we will have 1~. 136% 19. 3... ;ii% 90. 8. flv* yean of it, but with rates maintained and business 3... 136% 31.. 111% l',J6% 4... 126 33.. 111% 126% TSTiTiBg, the company's prospects for the immediate future S... 33. r,26% 183% 111%J136 34., 112% 127% 102% ought to prove good. 111% ts.. 113 103% 34., 127% 101% iii% 134 .8, FINANCIAL RKVIEW OF JUNE. 101% S:; 1J7% I 30. 137% 101% June was a month of improvement in tone at the Slock U... 111%^ 80., 101% u.„ 8.. Knfaaoge, but of great depression in prices at the I'ro- 14... 111% i::ii 120 Op«n. xtl% 1211% 101% x33% dnee Exchange, and also ia petroleom. 101% Hlih. lt'J% 1 27%, 102% 133% 134% Unr.. 11% l.Mt 101% 133% The money market remained easy, except that in the Is' .Oloii.. 113 Ii7 %|l01% 133% few days of the month, jnst prior to the Jaly disburse- wing table will show the lowest, highest and OWBia of interest there was a marking up of call loans to clo«iag prices of railway and miacellanoous stocks at the ttoek broken, which put the rates occasionally to 3 and 9 New York Stock Exchange durini{ the mouths of psr eeat Hay and June. . .

8 THE CHRONICLE. [Vol. XLin.

. Ifay. -June.- BAaOl or tTOCB* )• MAT AMD JCIII. Ctoting Low Hiiili- Closing Low- High- Olotffr J/Oy . /HIM. Ctottng Lo»- High- Cloting Bigit- Otot'g EXPKEM.. Apr. 30. etI. tat. Jfoy. 29. est. etI. June30 '144 143 143 141 144 *141 Apr. »u. u(. «(. Hag 3i>. eti. June 30 Adams 148 1311 American •lOS 103% 108% 108% 106 110 '107 D0^ DniteU States -62 51 63 60 60 66 '63>t *120 120% 126 •124 125% 130 123 AUnnltT A 7H 7 B'4 7% Well«,FHr)fo&Co.... IOC* Coal and .Minino. SuTm.v - . •»7 08% 100 00 Amvilcan Coal Co... 25 25 39 39 "«"«% Cameron Coal 15 20 19% 17 21 1S«» iPwifle.... 61^ G-2% 65 '8 •>•*'« 61% "b7\ IS'b 44~8 Colorado Coal Iron 21 •23% 23 *34 kScMtbeni.... 37 31% 39% 3tlli 39 >i 42% A 22% 24% 25% >t Consdliilatlun Coal.. 19 20 >r FiUl* Jk Mlun. 12 14 OtatnU Iowa •15 13 17>* 17 19 17 Hometiliike Mliilug.. 20 20% 20% 20% 22 22 Otetrml of M. Jener. 47% 46 53 S2l>g 55°8 A4>4 Maryland Coal 10 11 11 11 13% Central Coal... 9 11 10% 11 14 OmlniewrtMc 41 t 40% 40 >4 43 41 New OhvloUa OuL * Aux 33 83 Silver MIn .. 20 29 29 SO AOhlo. 9 7 8% •Bi* 8 9% '6'* Pennsylvania Coal .. 260 202 Do l«t prcf. 14 13 16 IS"* U>9 17% 18 Quioksilrer Minlnir . 4% 5 pief. Do 2« §'.34 >• i32>< 138 135 Canton rompany.... 61 61 01 65 ism 94i<) 578I4 .MIL* 81. Paul. 8S>< h:% 93 021% 9O0» 95 >« 9l»8 Consoli(lat«cl Uas Co. 75% 95 77% 57479 Si's •122 tc Do pref. ltd lltt 122>« 122>s 120 "a 124 >4 Del. Hud. Canal... 97 93% 599% ;98% 96% 101% 98V 20''9 OUs.*Kaftllw«M... U>5% 104 1« 113 113 illl S116<>8 6tl3»8 Oregon Iiuprov. Co.. 18 16 23% Do pref. •13}>« 13S 14lli 141 )UOi« M42>4 6142 Oretr'n R'y & Nav.Co. 97% 93 101 98% 98% 109% 6107% OUcARoeklalnnd.. Vli i£0>e 125l« 125 121>3 I24I4 -121>« PaolfloMail 51% 50 61% K33s 51% 58% 54%. Okie. St. L. A riiub. -lOi* 10 11 11 10% 124 Pullman Palace Car. 132 128 133 •132% 132% 137 138 Do prt>f. f32 27 30 29 30 '43' • 0kle.8kP. 1I1II1I.&0. 38% 37% 43>« 42911 .'SO'8 4tiifl Prices bid. I Prloos asked. ^ Ex-dlvldend. Do pref. 101>t 100 107« IIU 5U038 BAHKEB8' STSKLinO EXCHANOB (F08TED BATES) FOB JOHB, 1886. Ola.BMnlLADiurt<>ii 147% 149 142 141 •144 Ud.8t.L. 85 94 do. ^Ch 81% 85 60 De- 60 De- 60 De- an. Sand. Cleve 82 33 A June. days. mand. June. days. mand. June. dayt. mand. Olo. Wasb. A Bait 2'a 4 Da iirrf 5>4 7>8 1.... 4 88 4 90 13.... 8. 23.... 4 88% 4 90 OleT. OoL On. A Iiid. 47 43 • SI S0>« 59 58 53 >i 2.... 4 88 4 90 14.... 4 88 4 90 26.... 4 4 90 Oar. * PltUb., Koar. 150 153 150 150 151>4 83% 3.... ii-i 4 90 15.... 4 27.... 8. QgL A QrnenT., pref 45 4^ 88 4 90 4.... 4 87% 4 89% 16.... 4 83 4 90 28.... 4 89% 4 95" OM.HaolLVal.*Tol. 39 M''h 33% 33>« Sl^a 35 14 "S2>a DuibaTT A Norwalk 90 90 6.... 4 87% 489% 17.... 4 83 4 90 29... 4b8% 4 90 IM.LMk.*Wa«*ni. 13339 5i'29% 6.... 8 18.... 4 88 4 90 30.... 4S8% 4 9t>^ ^33% 120% 130 >i 130 127% 4 OaoTer * R. Oraade 16 15 le"* 7.... 4 87% 89% 19.... 4 88 4 90 Co anm'tpald 21>4 25 •23 24% 28% 26% 8.... 4 87% 4 83% 20.... 8. 9.... 4 88 4 90 21.... 4 88 4 90 Dahuque A Sioux O. . 60>t 61>s 63 63 70% 70 10... 4 88 4 90 22.... 4 4 90 Ban)re MtTenn. Va.AOa. 1% 1 1% "iU <% 1% 88% % 11.... 4 8d 4 90 23.... 4 88% 4 90 High 4 88% 4 90 l>o pref. '31* 2 3>« 3 2% 3 3 89i» Do US. pd 439 6% 5% 12.... 4 88 4 90 24.... 4 88% 4 90 Low. 4 87% 4 l>o pf. as*. pt 80 <« 83% •83 83% 88 5"85 Ft. Worth « 20 25% 21% AprU 1, 1885. Lake Erie* Weat.... 11% 10>« 12% 12% 11% 1S% 11% INTERB3T-BEARIKG DEBT. lAlreSliore 78% 7618 82% 82 1« 81% t-C% 84 tionclalaod i-9>t 89 9114 91 100 •—' CtMnuXtroS Inter't Amount OuUtunding. Int. Due Accrued •ylUeANaahv.. 8t>a 33s '38»^ 36% 43% 4^9 Itouo. P^l/'W* AUnpaid. Sr.IT. A. AChlo. '33 33 39 37% 37 '9 45 44 llegtatered. Coupon. J\ltal. Intet'tHU .oonsol... 127 125i« 127 T, 12759 127 129% 6127% iBeMhCo 17'a 19 17% 20% 18 * t Mnphla A C'ha'nton. 21 29 30 32 40 37% Si Option. Q.-F. 141,046.800 144,046,600 14,008 720,2a» IHelnnn Central.... 6'2% 61>« 6914 69% 69% 75% 73 IMS 1881. Q.-M. 200.491,700 250,000,000 533.921 937,500 laiwTUBIl. A Went. •44 67 67 48>i 65 71% •t)7 to 1907. Q.-J. «09,«28,l(j0,128,131,6a0 7»7.75i),700 1,019,1T6 7,377,897 Do pref. 70I9 7-4% 93 92T8 90 95 90 to refdst.certfs. Q.-J. mneapoUa A St. U. 17>s 17% 20^8 •20 20% 23 '20% 207,800 58,181 S.OT» la, pension ... J.AJ. Do pret. 43 41 46 >i 45% 44% 49% 45% 14,000,000 210,000 Mo. Kane. A Texaa .. 23'% 21 23% 27% 26% 3 J 29 "^ PaelBo RKs... J.AJ. •61,823,318 •84,823,512 19.109 l.»38,'S0S Mlaaourt Paclllo 103 102% 109 109 Tiioe 112 11106 MoblleAObio '11 11 13i« 13% 16% 14 Ag(rr8K»te.. l,018,889,9ia!177,73».900 1,2". 0,637,012 1,1171,401 11,186,1 IS MontoAEaaex •142' 143% 144 144 • i,368.000 muture Jan.18,1885; 1640,000 Not. 1. 1895: t.'J.OSO.OOO Jan. 1,18061 BUT. Cbatt. A St. U 43% |4,S»>,000 Feb. 1, 48 67% 56 1898 ; $9,712,000 Jan. 1, 1807 ; 129,901,932 Jan. 1, 18»e ; tll,001.9«l} . » -. >. Y. Gent. A Hud. B 100% 98% 102'8 lOi'9 102 103 105% Jan. 1, 1899. . H.Y.Chlo. A 8t.Luoia. 5% 6% 8 7% 7 9% 8% DHSBT ON WHICH INTKBEST HAS CEASED SINCE MATCRITT. Do trel- 12 11 18 17% 16 23 20 Amregate of debt on wiilch Interest has since is f.T.LMk. AWest.. 106% 105 107 106% 105% 109 oeased maturitr $9,701,415 ; interest due and unpuid tiioreon, $224,0:20. H. Y. L»ka Krle A W. 23% 23% 26^ 26''8 26% 29% 27'9 _ Oo pref. 64 52^8 60 60 69% 65 61% DEBT BEARING NO INTKBEST. W. Y. ANewEuKl'd. 33% 33 38% 37% 37% 41% 39% M.Y.N.H.Anartrrd 208 210% 205% 210 20.)% Amount. W. Y. Ontario A W... "le" 15 17% 17% 16»8 1S% 19% Old demand notes M. Y. Susq. A Went.. 6% 6 7% 7 639 7I4 6% $57,415^ Do pref... 10 17% 22% 22 20 Legal -tender notes S18,681,01B Vorfblk 223e 20 A Western.. 10 10% 13% 12% 11% 12% 12% Certiflcfttos of deposit 18,500,000 Do pref... 27% 36% 33!% 33 32 37 3«'9 Less amount held in Treasurer's cash 850,000- 18,250 ,00» ortbem Paolno 23% 32 28 26 25% Do 23% 27 (Sold certlBcates 131,174,845 pr«f. 55 63% 67% 57% SS'e 61=8 59% Ohio Central 1% 1% % Less amount hold in Treasurer's cash 65,129,870- 78,044,S7S. 19% 22% 22% 2138 21% BilTor certitlcates 115,977,675 PUVBIHIU 14% 14% 16 16 15 Less amount held in Treasurer's cash 27,861,450- 8S,116,«» iBkort Line 16% 15% .. 19% 22 22% 28% '28 Fractional currency 15,330.021 . iATraafrn. "37% 26 81% 81% 30% 35% 33% Less amount estimated as lost or destroyed.,,. .DMat.AE'rUle. 20% 19% 23% 23% 22% 8,375,931— 8,951,087 ' .A Beading.... 24% 22% 20^8 20% 24% 24 22 26% 21 Aggregate of debt l>earing no Interest $N6,103.14» >.PLW.AC.«uar. 146 146 149 146 148% BECAPIT ULATION. Benaaelaer A Bar 161 165 189 leo 165 BleluA A], at'k. tr. ct. 2 4 6% 939 939 Principal. Btehmond A Danville 'ios" 101% 113 113 113 TbtoJ. Weluuond* Weat Pu 149% 149% 28% 37% 31% 29% 28 3339 3239 Interest-bearing debt- $ « Bbekeeter A PItlab.. •8% 5 4% 4% 4% 4«s 250,000,000 eoie Water. A Ogd.. 53% 51 60»» 64% Alton AT. B.. 75 73 787,759,700 CU 36 34 35% •30 27 33 30 Do pref. t89 8s. 111,016,600 _ 189 80 83 t53 M. A 8. PrancJaoo. "17" U •18 "2'J% 22 20% -23 Befnnding certiScates, Is.. 207,800 Do prof. 26% 38% 37% 46% 45^8 43% 5138 48 Navy Pension fund, 3s 14,000,000 _ Do l»t pref. •99„ 97 109 107% _ 107 113 110 Pacific UK. bonds, 8 p. ot. . 64,623,518-1,810,637,818 12,860.514 1,I!S3,498,IS!S M.r. ADnlnth 68 51 06% 56 69% 63% .>«% Debt on which int. has ceased 9,704,145 Do pref. 'loa 109%._,^ 112%».. 109 224,a'20 9,988,4«C' y.Pa«UMton.A>lan 114 109% Debt bearing no interest- {118% 110% 115 iii" 115 117 115% •MlkOkmllna RK . is 13 10% Legal tender notes, &o 346,738,161 oattara Pa' lilc <: 12% 40 88% 40% "30% 37% Certificates of deposit 18.250,000 Torre Bantv A lud.. 40% 38'e 96 96 Gold certificates 76.014,375 Taxaa APaciHa 7% 10<% 7% "l6»8 10 12% 11 BilTer certificates Unlt«-<1 Cod. of K.J. 222% 222% 88.116,225 Union Fix inr 49% '47% '52% Fractional carrenoy. 8,954,087- 530,103,118 598,103,14» "tii" 61% 58% 55 >A i .— 121 hU V 125 Total debt 1,T68,445,«>5 13,061,635) 1 'W9,888.7«l 81! 7% 22 27 •6% a Less cash 7 10% items available for redaction of the debt. . . .$203,202,217 __ _ prof. 1«% 14 IS 15 m 17 Less reserve held for redemption of U S. notes 100,000.000 $305,208,247 nB.Obm.rcpta 13 16% 15% 14 pref. 20% 16% 23% 26 36 241% Total debt, less available cash Items 1,464,327,193 TnaoilUPfl. 83 29% AlMi1auiDlat.Tel.. Net cash in the Treasury 75,191.109 40 39 30 40 Sikera' A Mer. Tel. Debt, less 2^8 •2% 2''8 cash in the Treasury, July 1, 1S36 1,389,136,383 Mexloan lal. ^ 2% •2% Co 110 115 Debt, less cash WoatJTn Union 110 115 'lio In the Treasury, June 1, 1888 1,S9S,1»8,2S1 83 60% S3% '62% 60% 66% 64% Decrease of debt during the month 9,041.8M *FilOMHd. I PMwi laked tSx-dlvldeod, TIEx.dlT. and rlgtats.) Decrssseofdebtdurlngtheyearended June 80. 1838 96.097.76^ : CHKONICLE Jm.T 3. 1886.) THE 9 ONITUD STATES TREASURY STATSMSNT. (From oar own oorT«epondent.J London. Saturday, June 10, 1886. The following Btot«ment for June, from the oiHce of the actual Uonej weak on a basis of 1 per cent for discounting three Treasurer, has been iaaned. ft Ji bwed upon the months' bills, and no borrowers for day to day loans, although returns from Aanatant Treasurers, depositaries and superin- shows the coudition of tendents of mints and maaj offices, and offering at the nominal charge of ^ to ^ per cent per annum, the United States TreMury June 30; wo giTe the figures for cannot be accepted as encouraging items of infomiation by for compulMn: May 81, ^ the commercial community. That, however, represents the jtmanuaa. iUTSi.is8ak fiaancial position at the present moment, and, what is more,

there is no prospect of immediate change in this particular AmiU mmM A—U md tM quarter. Money may, and most probably will, harden towards % the autumn, but in the interim quietoeea in demand and ease a«LI>-Ooln. m M.HB.ISS Bolltsa.... in quotations may be calculated upon to predominate jvith MkAM.'ISt Total SOM. more or leas clearness. Yet the commercial outlook is rather Imi.itc.mi ai improving than otherwise, and were it not for the chaotic OactlBE^ ML )I4aM«*> 1«M4.tn Hbl condition into which home political affairs hare been plunged, MaiaoMtamwvT- tSilTtSLTM UMM.TW eiLm-DaOank •Uaa'iS iituaaMB we might look for some decided signs of an early and dis- t.STT.'WI BalUoa tinct bnprorement. The continued depreciation in the yalae ToUl tilTar (iiJH() 180.tMJW7 in |ttu«nj*)i iiikHajo of money cannot be traced to a growing contraction the tIMMiS •MIUIU Toluma of busineas, but may be accepted as illustrating the 0«*M«-*.a«t.(t4a»4.> popular opinion at present preTalent of the hazardous char- •Louvsn RM Mvw la U*.. acter ot speculation. On the Stock Elxchange, to be sure, for U..naua aa(M.....U 1»>^,C aome time past there has been a good deal of speculative life, bat operatioDs in stocks and shares are more easily conducted Mau. and closed than similar tranaactioos in produce, and it is in IIS.4S4 DapMlU la Nal. Baaka IB'~,l»4 the Mi't^ing and Mark Lane markets, as well as in the iron and

Balaarra . fAaa^., M*.«4».S18 184,1U that the stagnation has been so painfully WvmAC Dnr axd 1st.— lataraM 4a«. anaald MMJH But whilst aome exhibition of speculation gives a ItaUmT!^ more cheerful tone to the markets, its partial exoluiiion is by t5M2af«acM no moena an unmitigated evlL Rampant speculation la lat. M raa.lktt> sajM STnonymona with heavily inflated prices, and the commercial AcrStaLTKiriiL b>ss i4iSfli fabric is placed in a more or leas unsound condition, which OaM aaS lat..(I.4aMMI«) Si.7tl.««l, may at any moment culmlnats in oollapie and widespread f>aWl nr'eT »<»«! MSI ^ iSH i'. a. k-wli 4 laL rara. *am.m diaaater. We shall therefore witness with favor a slow growth Iat.ak'ifa * aaapoo* »'«

in boaineaa which it is to be hoped will set in in force when the eleotiona have been completed, and the current anticipa-

Kac BaBk aotaaaa la r>»p>»- tieoa ot harvest realised. The position i« clearly becoming eaa of raSaay . (iltwti MWJSS tWUMMMS aoosder. Manufactured atocks of the various staples—omit- ting iron and steel—ere known to be down to a lo « ebb. The ooatracted state of tiM deaoand for gooda, and the uncertainty whether quotations had really grounded, compelled m»nttf«o- • a tuiento ke«-p their atoeks within the narrowest poasiMe Untits, and the meagreneaa of their purohawrs prevented any ei«,« reoovety in the value of the raw material. Bat now that symptoms of better trade are more pronounoed, it will he neoaaaary to replenish stocks, and the faot of this being done tttaMMs) (MM OXOLVSa *d (.lJM<) SiS will very quickly tell upon values. We have had an exam- Ifat. aMiT.(M ple of thia during the week in the way the Colonial wool sales alaac 9ll.M3.Alia opened. There waa a very large attendance, and biddings were particularly nt talaac«....(Aa were umnaUy keen. Continental buyers iMaaU aot avallaMa- eagvr, were also some free dealings on the part of Mlaaaaota «B.4M taiMOTe MaMarri m,t\t,m the iMme trade. The reaolt of the opening sale was an iet,«iM«!. JOkfilOM} •dvaace Tarying from 5 up to as much as 83 per oent, bring- ing Australasian wools up to about the same level as last year, and reducing the fall in Cape qualities, compared with that period, to 10 oeot. The rapid change which has BATES OF about per KXCHANUK AT LONDON AlTD ON LONDON come over the wool market may be repeated in other qutr- AT LATIBT DATES. tera if we can only sucoeed in keeping clear of political en- MKOaAMt»AfLOnO»-Jim* 17. MXCBAJraM Of LUMDOf. UngWnaanta. The eaae in the money market is as clearly defined as ever. The difficnlly experienced in finding employment for balancee •is-8«a has compelled the discount eatahliahments to further lower •la-- > giving ^""^ their ratce 4 per cent, and they are now X P^ of •«»«5 for money at call and 1 per cent if with 7 or 14 days Notice • 12771a withdrawal. There is an utter absence of life in the market. • I2 77>« no bor- •3S IS Dayto day loans can be bad at ^ to ^ per cent, but roweisare forthcoming, and the discount rate for three months'

bills is only 1 per cent. In the Bank of England return there tS4al... 4«.6\d. The rates for money have keen as fo low4 : .. . : ( :

ZLin, 10 THE CHRONICLR [Vol.

iilltimil whole time of tbe concession, Opm wrM nUt. tnUr—t constructed, and during the faritpotUtln namely 00 years. TVad* BUlM. Aint DiHfta'M' A prospectus has also appeared of the Costa Rica Railway sroek 'tt Company, formed to acquire the existing railways of Costa BOWU. " Rica, about »T miles in length, and to build new extensions. IH m and the present issue consists of ifvi« a IH The capital is £1,800,000, • IM «i;t IM £355,000 6 per cent tst mortgage debentures, the price being - » - Ik* - Ik* - « as 8 as « as m w iH« IM IH« -IS* -|>k* -• ••Xt •»><« •*« IX 92J^ per cent. 1 1 n According to Stubbs' Weekly Gazette the number of fail- 1 18 ^ « _!,,<» -;!»<»- 1M«»« IKWX IMIW N m ures in England and Wales gazetted during the week ending the position of the Bank of The followin*? return shows June 12 was 105, being an increase of 23 over last year. The diBCOunt, tlie price of consoto. the Engl*nd, the Bank rute of number of bills of sale registered was 282, or 10 more than and wheat, and the Bankers' prioe of middUng upland cotton last year. The total failures gazetted to date amount to 2,228, with the three previous qifmring Houw return, compired being 217 more than last year; and the number of bills of 7»«: registered was 5,536, being an increase of 251. In the grain trade there has been no feature of importance. UBt. IMS. 1884. issa £ The Whitsuntide holidays interfered with business somewhat Ohoalauoa. «x*iDaii« 74*r and ' « UM».OWI 2S.O3e.0IW K.oee.oTs during the earlier part of the week, and since then no display PabU«tep(Miu 8,001,004' rra^oas g.891.117 8,»U.9'12 of animation has been observed. Wheat has throughout sold M,88l,64a 23,788.883 28,870.481 OlMtt ttptmku. very slowly, but has not further receded in value. In fact, OoraniBWit MeorltlM 14,S8B,4aS 18,743,001 13,813,818 18,814.898 OUwrMmrUiw •o,Taa,8i8 31,lia.080< £1.«7S,S88 «B,88»,217 should there be a continuance of the present cold nights, it 15,8flO,&37 12,747.111 BmfTiot aoUaaotfooUi.. ii.74a,6aM 18,019,087 is not improbable that the trade may harden somewhat, par- Ooia and bnllloa 10,M1,83S 8S,0S»,7Ui 81.192,gi7 23.093,193 ticularly when proper attention is given to the crop reports »«Mrrt to IlKbimiw 991M P.C. ecwp.e iOa P.O. 41 P.O. Bwknt* Sp.e. 8p.e. 4 P.O. from Australia and India. However, for any improvement 101 1-lSd. S^d. amid. lOOXd. to occur in the value of wheat it will be necessary that some ^t"**' whaat, >T«nMtc price.. 81>. lid. SSa.SJ. S7«. Id. 429. OJ. speculative inquiry be inaugurated, and of this there are no MIMUivUpUnleottoa « 13-lM. 6 7-l«d. 5 IS-lOd. B 3-101. present signs. The statistical movements of the week are un- Ho-MmolatwIM em. fld. mi- 9«4. important. A decrease of over 1,000,000 bushels is reported OlaarUic-UonH r«tarn 118.118.000 110.138,000 118.179,000 133.202,004 in the American visible supply, and advices mention liberal American shipments; but the aggregate receipts into the rate of discount and open market rates at the ne Bank United Kingdom again exhibited a falling off, being only ehieC Continental citiee now and for the previous three weak i about one-half what they were for the corresponding week have been m follows: of last year. There is, however, hardly any sufficient statis- tical movement to exercise a quotable effect upon the market Juiw 17. June 8. XaySni. which is now almost exclusively influenced by the weather. Batmt The actual amount of business concluded during the week OpM Opm BBllli Op«l has been insignificant, the level of prices varying little, if at Market BaU. Uarktt. Mmrkl Uarlut BaU. all, from the previous week. 8 1 1 1 1« The following return shows the extent of the imports of B«tUa 3 IM 8 3 l>i cereal produce into the United Kingdom during the first Franlcfort.... 3 8X IM 3 1« < IH forty-one weeks of the season: Baabori.... 8 »H m 8 IX 8 l« IMPOKTS. Aautard&m. IH 19(1 2M U< »H 1885-6. 1884-5. 1883-4. 1882-3. BnuMU. 8 3 2>i 3 2« 3 2M Vbeat owt. 37,321,100 42,157,3.19 40,244.S66 52,316,181 Madrid 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Barley S,961.558 14,193.020 12.814,022 14,109,162 4 3M 4 SH 4 8 4 Oats 8,183,368 9,960,542 9,310,119 11,804,947 St. Patanbait. 8 6 8 » 6 4M B Peas 1,586,178 1,615,725 1,469,756 1,763.673 Beans 2,514.677 2,6 15,95 S 2,101,251 2,233.230 Oopaaliagan. .. 8 8 3X 8)< 3H Indian com 22,898,257 20,899,513 20,760,711 16,683,122 Measra. Pixley & Abell write as follows on the state of the Plour 11,029,280 13,756,434 12,011,744 13,732,075 bullion market Supplies available for consumption in forty-one weeks Oold—A demand for Gemiaiiy (Inrin^ the past fnw dare hax absorbed (exclusive of stocks on September 1) aooie UDODDt of Rold In tb« open market, white the BauK of Kni,'lund 1885-86. 1884 85. 1883-84. 1882-83. baa reoelTed duriux the wf<-k £310,000, and £115,000 in Boven-igua Importsof wheat. cwt.37,321.400 42.157,339 40,2 14,866 52,316,181 baa bsen witbdrawn for Soatb America and Miilta. We have received Imports of flour 11,029,280 13,756,434 12,011,741 13,732,075 4110,000 from New York, £1S,000 from Wo.sl Indies. £iua,000 from SiJes of home-grown. .36,010,273 35,ll5,6J3 35,095,540 37,627,633 Bontb America, £10.030 from New Zealand, £10,000 from the East, M7,000 from AuntnUla: tutiil, £378,000. Total 84,390,958 91,029,406 87,3 52,150 103,675,889 BUver— with eonsidcruble arrivals at the beglaniiiK of the week—fell to 44''8d., at which rate a Continental order has malnutliied tbn market, The following statement shows the extent of the sales of tbe Indian banks. In view of ibe peraisteut efforts of the importers of home-grown wheat, barley and oats in the principal markets goods to obtain at Hanobeater cover low rates, refuslnK to operAte. The of England and Wales during the first forty-one weeks of the forward rat« for transfers Is now quoted Is Sd. for AoKUst payment. season, together Wo bave reoelved £5S.00D from Chili. £21.00) from West Indies, £5.000 with the average prices realized, com- tna Aiutralla, £2S.0OO from New York; total, £109,000. The P. & O. pared with the previous season : tMuuertakea £B5,00

t. «. t. s. d. 4. Converting quarters of wheat into cwts., the totals for the wfolCflas.. 8 OS. n Tt 9 BarillTSr oi. 44M 45 whole kingdom are estimated as follows: asaoM.aoiitalB'K BarsllTsr.oontaln- 1885-86. 1884-85. 1883-84. aedwta.aUTar.os. 77 10 TT 10 Inc B grk iald..oi. 48i< 4BM Wbeat owt. 36.040,278 35,115,693 35,095,510 .• .... Oaks sIlTsr oi. 4»« 48^ The following shows the quantities Mszloan doli...oi. 44k 44K of wheat, flour and maize on passage to the United Kingdom, Amongst the Bnancial items of the week, the Imperial Bank At present Last week. Laslyear. 1884. faiTitessnfaeoriptions for £70,000, being the unaUotted portion Vbeat qrs. 2,213,000 2,216,000 2,512.000 1,919.000 Flour.eqnaltoqrs 216,000 213,000 241,000 231,000 of £100,000 six per cent first mortgage bonds of the Caraquet Ualse iirs. 462,000 420,000 281,000 405,500 Bailway Company, New Brunswick, the price bf issue being Bnsllali PInanclal narHets-Per Oable. 98 per cent. The Union Bank of Australia will receive appli. The daily closing quotations for securities, Ac, at London are reported by cable oUions for £70,000 4>i per cent debentures of the corporation as follows for the week ending July 2 of the Borough of Invercargill, the minimum being 98 per 1 London. Sat. Jfon. Toes. Wed. Tkurt. Fri. oent, and the Capital and Counties Bank are receiving applica- I .S Jver, per oz ..d tions for £1,800,000 .'5 per 44^ 44!\i 4411, 441 lig^ 41°8 44% cent 1st mortgage bonds of £100 Oonsole for money 1013,1 101*18 1013 18 1013,8 I0is,6 1016,, of the for Mch Boyal Trans-African Railway Company, the price Oonsols aooount. . . 1013,, (1018,6 lOl^ia 101316 1015,8 10138 Pr'oh rentes (In Paris) tr 8317^ 8305 82-70 83'15 83-02% 83-00 0( iarae being per cent. This 81J< scheme, which is of Por- O. 8. 4>«8 0f 1891.... 114 114 114 llS'a 113% 11378 0.8. 4b of 1907 I28B9 tBBllMM 'irigin, proposes tbe construction and working of a 128% 128% 128% 128% 128% Oanadlan Paolflc 68 68 14 68 68% 6808 68'8 nilway in the Poitugneee colony of Angola in West Africa Ohio. Mil. &8t. Paul.... 93\ 95% 91'8 94 941S8 «5% •iTlff, oommon stook 2878 to a distance about 228 miles inland. The Portuguese 29 28% 28°g J>1% 30% Oov- (lUnols Central I42I4 142 142 142 U2 142% Pennsylvania 55I4 emment guarantees a net revenue up to 6 per cent per annum _ 55% 55 54% 55 .'>5% "HlladelphlaA Reading I33g 1338 12''8 12% 1208 12 on a coat of £7,110 per mile of each '8 section . of the raUway N 3 109% 109 1109 109% |10ti% 1 :

July 3. 1886.] THE CHRONICLR ]1

00mmerctal and pi^iscellaneous lottos According to the above, the amount of legal tenders on deposit July 1 with the Treasurer of the United States to re- deem national bank notes was OOVEENMEST Revksue.—Through the courtesy of the Beo- $61,603,690. The iwrtion of tliis deposit made (1) by bonks becoming insolvent, (2) by banks retary of the Treasury, we are enabled to place before our goin^ into voluntary liquidation, and (3) by banks reducing or readers to-day the details of Oovenuneat receipts for the retiring their circulation, was as follows on the iirst of each of the last five month of Jiin(>. From prerious returns we obtain the mouths: tfiuvB for prerioos months, and in that manner complete the DepotUs IforeA 1. 1. bf~ Apnt j Ifay 1. June 1. July 1. taluiiiiiiil since the beginning of the flaool year for 1385-Sd

and 188i-«5. « 1 » • $ • biaolvrat bks 7

Ttotal 5 1 .6 ^K.884 58.4 88. 178'58.220.043 61.253.614 61.603.69» -I- • Act o( Juna 30. 1874, and July 13. 1832. « I • I' »,047 «.T"- Matioxal Bajhes,—^The following national bank has lately

17 1.T04 «.!• i been organized: njm IO,MBj tfitK Si.9TI 8.023—Tlie Flrnt National Bank of Weeptne Water. Jfcb. Capital,. IT«« tUM uas' io.aM •50,000. CrnuM. Balrd.Pcealdont; JoUnUenderaon.Ca£liler> tsjsir SUVN SB.) IMFOBTB AHD BZFOKTB FOB THB Wbik.—The imports last I4.4SS una is,7Sf) of lt.l«» TjtM UHS, Mjieii. i4.a« week, compared with thoee of the preceding week, show an ts^n IMH »mi MjMSi taoreaeo in both dry goods and general merchandise. W.I1SI WM^Mumfl Iba total imports were f8.2&5,79t, against |:7,-330,102.che pre- AsrtI Man' MM tuSItt Kwl«sli •adiag week and f7,918.425 two weeks previous. The exports u.sas uji» Cor the week ended June 39 amounted to $7,1-33,006, against iaas ~ i'tja* iatta. IMlM* liroMI m^t4*. iM1.4WlH.< following are the imports at New York for the week ending (for dry gtJods) June 34, and for the week ending (for general Bonw Bklo by National Baitxs.—The foU*«mi>»- OSKlMi'dlW.. U3.ee8.7io 158,735.978 134.231,307 153.439.870 r%iM»DiemU» TiAatatU. Total 35 vmka. •32S.08S,l»a •314.348.233 •179,970.827 208.807,071 OipmiaMoM. In our report of the dry goods trade will be found the im ahAatJalylS.iaS3.. ••.181JM0 •107.78S.IOO •11S.9««,000 potts of dry goods for one week later. 120.000 ••Wyooo S.8SB,000 The following is a statement of exports (exclusive I the of 4%»sr«*ata. 9.7«7,00O Be,4M.iao I 53.S7I.MW specie) from the port of New York to foreign ports for the 4asreaMa... 8.571.000 114.144.500 12-'. 7 14.500 ending June 39, 1889. and from JanualT 1, 1^^> to datei »oi- -- '74 xroBiB rsoM saw roaa roa ras wsai. Tstiu i».ea». 300 •- i --.o _ 1S84. 1885 1886 OOOIA' i> STATM )1 i»« foUowr

rorthawMk.. •«.241.1S0 , BMBt, kindly fomisbed oa by the Dirsettir of the Mint, shows .f?-9??'\?l. •4,915,587 7.122,006- 103.356.77S'"I li9.56I.438 153.500,201 S8,532,373 ttaootnageattheMmtaof the United States during the montJi of Joneandforthaiixinaaltaof IMS: ratal 35 • 169.5l»7.0ti3 9145 433.589 • 160.41.5,788 •145,054,37» The following table shows the exporta and imports of specie itonA •fJuu*, tsae U the port of New York fur the week ending June 20. anA since Jan. 1, 1886, and for the corresponding periods in 1886 and 1884: sroBTS Ajn> iitpoaTs or sracis at aaw tors.

Wttk. 8tiM«/an.l Wmk. BlnttJtUi.1.

inm,\ BritiOa . •504.000 •11,450.076 • 193,687 ftaaos 11.565.501 1.137.813 flerasDr 1,178,475 3,601.364 717.003 Vast ladles ^. 6,408,186 6,332 603,013 3O,70A. •ooa Amarioa 545.710 16,504 198.983 Uletkarooanttlss. 0,400 440,453 5H0 7,16T 'l88« 91.091,875 (33,011.100 •22.406 •2.762.959 1886 6,173,763 29,600 5.390.199 Total I8S4 ss.sbo 37,677.329 533,770 5,383,820-

mimmr. ireat Bniala . •107.850 •0,087,047 franoa 195.777 iarmaa. 34.550 48 Wast lad las... 2.965 •3.368 7,838 472,783 34.074,710 88,5.5» Soatk Amartaa..... 3,i'(>6 67*241 28,147 339,335 l.t08 50,696 3,168 Cbawhm n LaoAi. Tbrdkbs a.<«d Natioral Baxk Xotm to All otbar eooatilas. July 1.—The ComptroUer of the Currettcy has furnwhed ns Total 1886. •115.083 •5.587,579 •35,985 •813.886 84.519 911.14» the foDowliig. shoiwing Total 1886. S44.023 8,348.071 the amoants of national bank aotea Total 1884. 201.155 6.735,362 64.316 1,961,614 inaa 1, togMher with the amoKots oatstanding Jul; 1. and Of tlie above imports for the week in 1886, f 13,330 wer» tiie increase or decrease daring the month; also the rhangea American gold coin and $4,130 American silver coin. Of the fai legal toddara held for the rertewpUoo of bank nuttM np to exports during the same time $0,-100 were American gold Joly I: omn and $8,300 American nickel coin. Dalted States -Mnh-Treaaary.—The following table show- the receipts and payments at the Sab-Treasury in this city, as •311.510^245 past ...k.... $^00,780 weUas the faalanoes in the same, for each day of the week : AMsaaa wUsst aartanJiia*. S,31».a74 2.81S^»4 Balaneu. i.U8«* f:iii«,i;9l.«M DaU. PaymenU. i.joir Coin. I Coin CerCt.' Ourrtncy.

Aaoast oa depoon to radeoa Batlooai bank Jnne 20 1.276,26' T,.542 aelSSJimel,IM4 •.I.'. 1.293 'Masaa«r»taMa*li^lIiiq«MraUr'4lli Jna* 3,334,704 2!» Ml,07« " 3i.. iti::. 9tt3,n >o 13.1»'-.34n 12.44«.33lr. •ObealMloaafaa. KboTv. «:ilri.400. TMaJ , CHRONICLE. [Vou xT.ni. 12 THE provided, the interest on the bonds secured by said W««t«ni.-At lodUuiapolta, thU w^k, Judge aa therein Ufe* ErI* Jk mortgage falling due July 1, 1886. Books for the registration ia foreolo«ure buiU agwmit the OnZam beMtJ armimanu Um will be closed from July I to 30, both inclusive. There are two owee. that of of these bonds Ltk* Kri» A W««ern lUJIway. have received notice from the United States the Lafayette BloominKton « But the officials Xtaauw C, Ptatt •K«in»t temporarily mspend the issuance of scrip to pay thaOotral Tnut Company against th« L.«ke Court to M«aetoMda( interoit on the land-grant bonds; the court hits referred the WMtern. BHe ft matter to the master. that gross and net earnings gtatpn l-1-.n.t Bnpld Trault Co.-It is announced The following is a statement of the Son of Bilti- furnished for the nSu: ,iH city and Robert Garrett & for "May and for five months to May 31, MllT.t8,«00,000«foondnjortKai{B bonds of n,of*i Chro^j'icle : Co. The issue is lira- -Jan. 1 to ifay 31.— the Slal^ii I'Ui.a lU|.ia TniMit Railroad . May. was di»- 1885. 1986. 18H5. to |a,5O0,00O and a •mall amount—fSOO.OOO— 1886. lt«d $4»i«,909 $3.50,140 $2,127,018 f1.793,943 time The bonds are Kuaranteed by the OroM earnings tMwd of •om- ana Oper. expenses 428,761 358.712 I,844,4SU BalUauw* & Ohio Railroad, which owns a majority of the «oM|iMiy'« stock. They are payable in gnlil and run forty Neteamlngts.... $21,147 def. $3,572 $282,53:4 the mortKaKe at Ave p« cent. The property covered by ran Ohio Conteacts for FaTORB Delivery and Com- comprisM the New York terrainaU of the Baltimore & Drwey on erected, mercial Waokrs is the title of a book of nearly 400 pages just Railroad, elevators and warehouses, which are to be Messrs. Baker, Voorhis & Co. of this city. The «nd the bridge over the Arthur Kill which was recently published by is Mr. Henry Dewey, a member of the New York aulhorizMl by special act of Congress. author T. Bar. and his present work is intended to be exhaustive on tho Grande Division XtXM* A Psclllf.—At a meeting of the Rio subject of "futures," "puts," "calls." " options," " margins," affairs of the Texas Pacific bondhoM.re, held in lyindon, the & and all the usual forms which speculative transactions take as reorKanization was were di^cu&sed. and the Wistar plan of conducted at the different exchanges. The book is intended was adopted: disapproved. The following resolution for the use of business men as well as lawyers. The price is fi. ••That in order lo represent and protect the interests of the under the name of Blum & St. Goar has holders of bonds in the Kio Grande Division of the Texas & A copartnership viz : between Mr. Charles Blum and Mr. Frederick Pacific Railway, the following committee be appointed, been formed of a general banking and broker- Mr. Benjamin Newgass, Mr. Robert Fleming, Mr, Edward St. Goar for the transaction is a son of Mr. Alexander Wagg and Mr. Joseph Price." age business. Mr. Charles Blum Southern house of L. H. Blum, Mr. Robert Fleming of Dundee; Scotland, who luw recently Blum, founder of the large & is member of the New York Stock been so suocemful in other railroad reorganir.ations in this of Galveston, Texas, and a of late occupied the position of country, will leave Liverpool on July 3 for New York on Exchange. Mr. St. Goar has Reorganizition behalf of the London committee of Texas & Pacific bondhold- secretary of the Denver & Rio Grande Com- influential con- «rs. representing four millions of Rio Grande Division and mittee. Both young men have wealthy and New Orleans Pacific Division bonds, for the purpose of con- nections. ferring with the American committees with a view to united —Attention is called to the card of the Investors' Agency of action. Chicago. The Investors' Agency offers its services to furnish was published on the Street a few diys ago, The plan which information concerning the history, the actual status and the synopsis of the pr(>i)ose* a good plan for other interests as well. AU stooka and bonds listed on the tTew York tjtook Kzohange boagbit anil Hold on oommlsshm for —Bjoeiver brtiwn of the Texas Pacific is reported as saying cash. IieiKisH accounts received and Interest baUaoes tkat tlie cotton and co.-n crops of allowed on monthly Texas will be the lareest* subject to draft at sight. ever grown in the Stat ). —™ Texas A Pi.ciio Company h»s ex»rci«ed the option A R V E Y" FISK & SONS, (tven by the inoom: • id land grant mortgage to pay in scrip. 28 Nassau Street, New York. . ;: : :

July 3. 1886.] THE CHRONICLE. 13

par, selling i@l premium; Charleston, buying 1-10 premium, selling 3-ie@i premium ; Boston, 13i®15 premium; New Orleans, commercial, $1 premium, bank, $t 50 premium; St. Iiouis, 75 premium; Chicago, 40@50 premium. Coins.—The following are quotations in gold for various coins •ovBrelKns 84 87 •$4 00 silver Hsand 'a». — 90«a — 78 doM of the half-year in Wall Street has been marked by a Spaa'kDoobloons.lS 55 aiS 65 Peruvian tola — TCaS — 72 Mec. Duablooiis..IB 55 aiS 65 BngUah stiver.... 4 FO S 4 86 dall bafiDO'ia, tolerably strong and confident undertone. but a Flnesold bars para>«pr«ni D. 8. trade dollars 77 9 .... Pine allvcr .. One evidence of the general stability of sentiment Is found in ban — 97>t8 98% U.a.sUverdollani— 98>4a 100 UaasA >t (times. — »9>«a par. the fact that bad news of one kind or another does not haTc Uaited states Bonds.—Oovemmeni bonds hava^becn dull the effect which it formerly in knocking down prices, and had and without feature, and prices have been weak Cnd inclined ow the market can take an isolated report of the appointment to a lower range. of a railroad receiver, or a cut in fre i>rht ratal, for what such The doaing prices at the N. Y. Board have been aa follcws :

•a item ia wortii, without having a general demoralization of Inttrttl June /mn« June July July ptioea throughout the whole list. Feriedt. 26. 29. aa. 80. 1. a. The railroad earnings reported this week are, in most caaes, 4>ta.lB01 .tT(t.Q-Mar. •1M> •111-'. HIT. •111% •111% •111% 4>as.ie91 ....ounp. J -Mar. •111% '\W'» •Ul^rt •111% •111% 111% favorable, and the trunk line roada show a decided gain over 4s. 1007 n-it. Q.-J»n. t2e>« •fJ«'» -12n>« •12« •IBft'g 12&^ Sa. 1007 coup. <2.-iaD. 137 »g 127 M 127M •127 Xl20 •l»A'^ laat year. This waa certainly to be expected, but on the other aiwapnoaUS. 101% •lom lom lom •xl00% •100^ hand it could not be expected that tbeae roads would im- aa.ear'er. "OS- .nt.J. A J. •126 •126 •126 •138 •126 •126 •s.enr'rr. -oe. .rtm.J. * J. •It8«» •128^ M28«8 •128 a* •12t»g •128»» •131>4 idfalaly Janp back to their position in 1888 or 1883 ; bosi- Os.eOT'rr. V7, .n«. J. * J •ism •131V.|«I31V| •lami •lam •a.tor'ejr. HO. .trg.J. * J. •1S3V •IS3%*13:l% •1S3%I •1S3% •183% liaa dull, MHa been exceedingly and the freight tonnage from 8a. ear-ry. "vo. .re«.J. A J. •l3a^ •1S«>>«,^186I«, •lSt)4i •13ti>« •136V4 Ctiicago eaatward during the past four montha has been near a * This la the pileaMd at the monlna board: no toi* was made. minimum. State and Railroad Boads.—State bonds have had only a Neither the flurry ia the eall loan market nor the export of moderate sale, as follows: |93,000 Virginia Os deferred at 0|- gold this week aeem to be regarded aa of much importance. It 10^; f 1-21, 000 do. tnut receipta at 9-|; $05,000 Tennessee ia generally believed that money on call will go back to the settlemrnt 8s at 73^-41; $3,000 do. compromise bonds at 70); $13,000 lyiulsiana consol 4s at 79); $40,000 do. ex interest at oM TMea of 1| tt > par Mat after the flrat few days of July, 7mpare Jan. 08 >4 Juna a gain in qiecie of £333,000, and th» pareeatage of reserve to Paa8*d roar. 9a 77««P.b. 96 >« Mar. Waat Bkorii, vaar. 4a xioa'a IOII4JBS. 105 Jnoa Itobilitiaa waa 37^. against 41 S-16 laat week: the diacoont • Teas. Va. * Ma. "Ktr. reta 05 68 >4 Jao. no June Do in tne tmntrrwlpta 34M 17<>BMar. 3.^ Jnna nle was onchangcd at per cent The of SJ Bank France Ifo Kana. AlVtaa, g»a. fla 05 95 « 87^1 May i<6>fl Jane Nll^ loit 7,373,000 traoca in gold and 1,130,000 franca in silver. Do do avD. 5« 7i>« Mar 88 Feb. L'TUIe N<-w a|h A (llW. lat 6^^ I15>4 xiaV; 100 V| Jan. ISO June Tha K«v York lAeating Hoom baaka, in tiuir sutement of Vsxas * PaetSe Bloa, Aa> ee^ oft. 55^ 561^ 40>«Jan. f 8% Jona at JaaMh AOd. Maad. trtSa.. log la 108 • 104 Jan. llu% Apr. 'na M ahowed a derreaaa ia aorplna raaerre of |l,:i57,190, •00 *» in I 70% 85% Jan. 74 Jim* Mutaal Uuloo T«l., s.f.. tfs. 82% 70 •• 75 June 90>« Mar. Iht total aurptoa baiag |l4,Ui,273, agaiaat «13,711,4U the l week. wi oua • p Rid pi lc,S00 aB.0lS.400 D«e. I,S6«.100 IIS.038.aOO An,8l7.000 onnMenre in the ability of the market to recover, while strong l.tii.ioQ Dm. 23.000 o,utu.;oo U.»->4.dOO efforts have l>een made to break pnces, both by the bears and r'i.HM.toO 3i§U,l lae 4,ll».40O S7a.7as.MM >H.<100 by certain bulls who wish to buy before another advance. As «3.2*7.90e tae 1.340.800 «3.838.700 3-I.-443J00 a consequence of tbeae conflicting influences, and under varioua •aS.M7.0-.t5 Im •1.03a.8V>.8V>i •e4.100.87S0e4.100.87S •7I,^.-9.57« L0».an,300 Dm. 3*7,".soot ia7.S8S.soe H4,U'i|,t00 unfavorable reporta, pricea have generally been unsettled and irregular, with a downward tendency dunnir most of the •i4.as4.37a Owk8IJ)T, "883.804.42 ' ^liol Hi week, followed by a healthy recovery on Thursday. Bxekaage.—The sterling exchange market has onuaued The unfavorable developments have been the uncxjxictedly large shipments of gold, the forcing up, for speculative pur- doll all the week, and there ia no feature except the unex- po*cs, of the rate for money as high as 9 per cent, the strike Vaetodly large ahipments of gold, which amount to $3,024,943. of switrhmen at Chicago, and the continued war of rates Koat of thia has gone to Ocrmany, and is the result of a rather among the Western grangers. On the other side, it is said that regular course of —waa l deaMud from that country, and ia not likely to oon- the exporta of gold are not in the exchange tiaaelong. buaineas, but are due to an unusual demand from Bcrim in connection with some financial operations, and The ratea of leading bankers are aa foUowa ; will not long continue. Tlie switchmen's strike at to important factor, as the July 3. 8M»0iata- Dtmmmd. Chicago haa ceased be an Lake Shore Coinpany is moving its trains, though under I'MarUas bOlaaa boadoa. 4 884 4 90 aatrong guard. Rumor also says that the Western rate war 4 8ei«04 a»\ 4S.eing formed by Richmond dr moMurks, W)9M| and Wl^M; guilders, 40i@4U| anJ Daniille. Ijoiriiiville A Nashville shared in this to some ex- M4O40|. tent, but it was more than lost later. Indiana Bloomington

CHEONICLK [Vol. XLIIL 14 THE

JAN. 1880. ENDING JM^Y «» AND SINCE 1. MBW TORE STOCK BXOHINGE PRICES FOR WEM Bangesbioe Jan. 1, 1886. PBIOES. Bales HIOHBBT AKD LOWWT of tJie ThnndM^. Friday, Week, Highest. li onday. TimmUt, WedaMday. Sbares. Lowest. Jane 30. July X. July 2. JgiM so- June 28. June 89. 61 Feb. 17 68% Jan. 14 Aetlv* KB. M*«lM* 66% ee^g 67 67 67% 2,765 aeit «6>» «6'« 67 w-^66% 66^8— -, 66% •42'« 43 2,000 34% May 4 45% Feb. 17 laaPMtae 42% 42Hi i2'4 42% «2>« 42% Mar. •• 43 43i«' 'i-iH *a 64>-j 54% 16,055 42% Jan. 18 57>e 3 tSoaUwrn 64>4 MH' 54% M?« 54% 54% Feb. NrwJorMir U\ &«V B3''a 6*H 41»8 41 41% 41% 1,043 38 Mar. 24 44% 1 Btral ut 41\ 41% 41%, 41 41Hi '8 May 6 13% Jan. 8 tnl Pwiae. 42 42 41V *8% 9% 0% -8% 10 125 7 »>« •» 10 •8% 1 »« 13 Apr. 30 2118 Jan. 6 9^ I 1(1 16 1,276 ke A Ohio lOKi 10 1« 1608 16'8 1 Feb. 13 17 ie% 17 I 10>a .... SHiMay 11 15% IMprnt.. 17 I •10>« •10'2 12 10 la-*! *io|» 12 12 •11 13 U 18 J 182 138 May 17|145 June 18 Do Sdpraf... I 144% 114% 11H1S143»8 l,782il28% May 15 140 Jan. 5 OUcMoAAlMn..- • 134ii)135 135% ibViU 130 130 ^^, '-.'^l 134><1S4%' SaOg May 4 9638 Jan. 2 OMaaoo Boribigtoii * Q» I 92% »338 92% 93% 103,820 g Si's 02%,^ ttm IJ-Jia 300 110 'May 3 125 Mar. 3 OkiMColIUwaakeeAn. i '122 123 123 123 113% HO"* 114% 115% 72,100 104% May 4 11608.7une21 .n^ 1 Juno 22 ««g.*»-U-«r«~ >*HortkwMMni n... . ^ 141% 141% 111% 142% 235 135 Jan. 18 42% i;^. li^ >{if V|Jl^ 328 120% May 14 131 Feb. 17 111 •124>s '124% 125% 125% I 12fti4 125 rMn^dMktidmndAPaSflk 125% 12^ "11% 12 9% Mar. 24 1 15% Jan. 5 i2%| :ii% 12. sags:tsr2-«*.£3:! -^ - , :ii% •28 30%, 26% Mar. 24 35% Jan. 5 17,250 35% Mar. 24, 50% June 18 , 47% 47% 46>e 46% 46%,„^ 48.„ June xllO%Ul's 111% 112% 111% Ill's 3,135 97 .Mar 24 110 18 54 54%l 2,502 43% Mar. 24 00 Jan. 2 — *~-- 54'9 54% Si's 53% 63 54 •-'liump. rti\ r>5'4 54 64 - - ' 26'8May 3, 38% Feb. 17 I 82% 32%| 32% 32%: 3.880 129% 130% 129,000 115 Jan. 19 135% Feb. 13 4' 28% June 23 20% 26% 2ti% -IS 27% 27% 3,935 21% May '2?'iMrS26% >r 6 6% 22,823 4% Jnnc 25 •r's June 29 ^m'M^ -i'i -it5% 5''8 6'8 6% 5% 0% S-'b 6% * 0»., ass. | 5 11% June 241 14% June 29 iTrmi. Va. pj. 5^ 14^8 14 14% 14% 14% 14 14% 24,520 |>i«f.. axa pd J llTl 13% 13% 14% 14 67%.Ian. 29l 88 June 18 I)o •86% •85 87 86% 87 500 Eranavlllr 4 T,-rr« Haute.... •89% 87% 85% 87 87 15 May 41 25% Feb. 1 'IS 21 17 32 rort Worth AUenverCntT..... 11% •10% 11% 8 Jan. 10 13% Apr. 19 WlBonaABt. Paul.' *10% 11% 10% 11% 10% •32 25 Mar. 23l 30 Jan. 6 ereeoBar '32 85 35 Texas Geatral j*;-.-/-,- 36 136 4 143% Feb. 9 RouMB* ,15, •138% 139% 140 140 139% 139% 139% 139% 735 May nUiiala Oantzal ' 130% 139% 17% 18% 24,720 17% July 2 28% Jan. 5 32% 23% 22% 22% 21's 22% 20 21% 18% 20% UdlaoaBlaainliiatliAWesfD 12% 11% 11% 12 12 930 8% Mar. 24; 18% Jan. 5 Uke Kite* Waatem...... 12% 12% •11% 12% 11% 73,722 76% -May 3 90% Feb. 9 Hb 83% 84^8 83% 84% 84% 85% 84% 85% LakaSboraAlfleb-Soatlieni. 84% 85% 84% 97% 97% 1,730 80 Jan. 20 100 Juno 21 «8'» OS's •88 99 97% 97% 97 98 LoBcIalaod 43% 41% 42% 41 42% 41% 42 52,660 33% May 3 457(1 Jan. 4 iMbTtlleA KaahrUle 42% 42% 42% 43% 41% 2,985 32 Mar. 25 49:'4 July 2 44 44 44 4-1 44% 45 45% 49% UMta.I(awAlb.*OUeaco... 44 44 127% 127% 2,422:120 Jan. 2 129% June 8 188 128% 128 128% 128 128% 127% 127% »127% 128% Maaknnnr EleTaU!d.ooiMol.. 35 40 37% 38% 1,952| 29 May 19| 40 June 23 MaanUsAObariestoD 38 38 38 88 37% 37% Jan. 2 73 73% 73 73 •72% 74 1,000 61% May 4! 76% lIMdinB Osotral 73 73 300 22 Jan. 29 71% June 3 68 68 ' 68% •67 .... 67 67 KU. Lake 8bon ^k West. *67 69 1,650 50% Jan. 18 95 .Tune 10 *92 92% 92% 92% 92% 90 91% 89% 90 90% 92 Do pr«f. 93 •20% 21% 21% 310 16% Mar. 24, 23 June 9 iaaBeapoUsASt.Loal8 "21% 21% 21 21 21 21 •20% 21 21% •46 45% 46% 46% 450 40%.Mar. 24' 51% Jan. 4 Do pr«X. *46% 47% 46 46 47 45% 2 31% 29% 30% 30 30% 30% 31 26,602_, 21 May 3 32% Jan. mssoorl Kaanaa & Texas 31 31% 30% 31% 30% Mar. 24 114% Jan. 11 lOe'aloeTg 106% 107% 107 107% 106 107 106% 107% 107 108 1,062 100% lfaaM>ari Paotflo •14 •14 16 200 11 May 22 17 Jan. 5 MoblleAOblo 15 15 •14% 16 13% 13% 14 14 Id 55 56% 56% 57% 55 50 55% 56% 50% 57 16,900 43% Apr. 29 57% June 29 Haabv.CbattaDOOcaABt.Ixtula 54% 56 May 4 108 June 19 Hudson. 106% 107 106% 106% 106% 106% (105% 106% 105% 106% 105% 106% 22,074 98% Bow York Central* 860 4% Mar. 24| 10 Jan. 5 St. Louis... 8% 8% *8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% Hew York Cblo.* 11 4; 23 Jan. 5 81 21 •19 21 20 20 21% 21% •20% 21 420 Mav I>o prat. 63,115 22% May 3 29% July 2 Mew York Lake Erie AWest'D. 88 28% 28% 28% 27% 28% 27% 28% 28% 29% 29% 29% 61% 62% 63% 67 68 5,511 50% Jan. 18 68 July 2 Do vnt. 62% 62% 61% 62 61% 61% 61% 28 41 40% 40% 40 40% 39% 40% 40 40% 40% 4078 15,490 30% Mar. 24 43% Jan. Hew York AKewEn^and.... 40 15- 3 21% Jan. 4 Ontario AWestern. *19% 20 19% 19% •19 19% 19 19% 19% 19% 19% 19% 840 May Hew York 6 Feb. 1 8% Jan. 2 Hew YorkSnsq.AWestera... 6% 6% 6% 67g 6% 6% 0% 6% 6% 6% 6% 6% 850 *21 20% 20% 20 20% 20 20 •19% 21 20 20 1,530 17% Jan. 25 24 Feb. 9 Do pref. 21% 25 15% July 2 Hortoik* 12 12 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 14% 14% 15% 15,303 8 Mar. Westam Jan. 251 July 2 prof 33^8 34% 34% 35% 35% 36% 35% 37 37% 38% 37% 38% 24,163 25 38% Do 4,330 22 May 4 29 Jan. 2 Hottbem Paelflo 27% 27% 27% 27% 27 27% 20'e 27 27 27% 27% 27% Mar. 271 6178 .Tan. 2 Do prof .59% 60% 59% 60% 59 59% 59% 59% 59% 59% 59% 60% 17,574 53% May 3, 26% Mar. 5 Ohio A Mississippi 23% 23% 22^8 23%; 23% 23% 22% 2278 22% 23% 23% 23% 2,750 19% 15% 15% 100 13% Mar. 24i 19 .Tan. 4 OhloBontbem June 21 Oregon Traii»<'ontloental .-13% 34% 33% 34% 33% 34% 33% 33% 32% 33% 33% 33% 32,920 25 Mar. 24 35% A Mar. 24' 25 Apr. 12 OreatorETansTUle.... 23% 23% 22% 23% 23 23% 221.J 22% 23 23% 23 23% 4,270 16 Peorta 31 Mar. 8 Fhlladalpbla A BeadiiMr 26% 26 25% 25% 24 25% 23% 21% 24% 24% 24% 25 25,910 18% Feb. 5i BkilUBuad A Danville 138 141 146 148% 149% 1411%, 150 150 '149 150 2,723 75 Mar. i;i.30 July 1 BMuu'd A West P'ntTermlnal 30 32 31% 32%| 31 32% 31% 32%i 31% 32% 32 32% 25,062 27% Apr. 6' 38 Feb. 2 BoebesterA Pltttlmr* •4% 5 •4% 5 4% 4% "4% 5 •4% 5 100 3% Jan. 16| 5 Feb. 15 176 25 Jan. 18 77 July 1 Watertown A Oiraensb'g 75 75 •73 75 75 75 75 75 i 75% 77 Bome June 21 •t. Louis ASan Pranotaco 24% 24% •24 .... 24 24 •23% 24% 23% 23% 24% 24% 700 17 May 5; 20% Do pref 50% 50%l 48% 49%{ 48% 40% 47% 48 48% 48»8 49 49% 4,025 37% May 5 51%.Tune 21 Do 1st pref 112 112 *110 112 ,«110%112 •110 112 111 Ill's 111% 111% 800 97 May 5 113 June 21 67 Apr. 12 at. Paul A Doloth M 58%' 56% 56%' 56 56 50% 56% •56% 60 59 59 1,009 37 Jan. 18 Do praf 110% 110% '109% 109 109 109% 110 109% 109%! 108 108 125 99% Jan. 26 114 June 16 "115 7451106% Jan. 10 11878 Feb. 25 Bt. Paul Mlnneap. A Manitoba. 110% 110% 110 110 110 110 , 115% 115% 110 i"115%116 00, J ..o,. .,.„ 39ig 17', Buathem Piietltc Co 38 39% 38 38% *38 38% 38% 387* 3g7g 3g^ 391^ 2,100 30% Mar. 41% Apr. 24 Tisaa A PaoUe 10% 11 lO's 11 11 11% 10% 11 10% Wa 10% 11 4,940 7% Apr. 30, 145eTan. 2 nnlonPaollle 50% 57% 56% .J0% 65% 50%; 54% 5579 55% 50% 55% 56% 48,757 44% Mar. 24 58% June 21 Wab. 8t. L AP.. P.Com.rcpts, 18% 19% 18% 18% 17% 18 1678 17% 17% 17% 1779 1778 5,069 12 May 141 20% June 23 Do nref 80% 81 30% 31 29% 30% 29% 29% 30 30% 30% 30% 5,024 23% May 20i 32 June 23 Stocks. lacollaneona I ColorailoCuaiA Iron 25 25 24% 24% 2478 2478 24% 24% 21% 24% eoo 21 May 4' 27% Mar. 12 OansoUdatedtlss Co 73% 78% 77% 78 78 78 78% 78% 78% 80% 79% 80% 12,400 747»Juue 3 111 Feb. 8 DslavaN A Hudson Canal 100% 101. 100% 100% 98% 100% 98% 99% 99% 99% 99 99% 10,992 87% .Ian. 18 108% Feb. 13

OreMoo InproireBaeat C4>. 20 20 ' 20 20 110 16 June 8 31% Mar. 6 Oreiion Baflway A Mar. Oo 107 107% 107% 108 107% 108% 107% 108 107% 108% 108 108% 5,405 93 May 4 109% June 18 PaeincMail 64% .'>4% 54% 54% 53% 64%; 52% 54% 54% 55% 54% 54% 21,495 49 Feb. 23 07 Jan. 2 PalUnaa Palace OarOo 135 135 134% 130 •136 130 135 136 135% 136% "135% 136% 241 128 May 3;l3778Feb. 9 Wastaro raian Telesraph.... 64% 65% 637e 64% 63% 64% 63% 64% 64% 65% 65% 66 64,759 60% June 9 7578 Jan. 9 Kxpraaa Stocks. 140 143 142 142 •141 143 141 143 '140 143 •140 143 200 141 June 1 1.50 Feb. 12 106 110 107 107 1*107 109 107 109 107 109 "107 109 25 101% Jan. 28 110 June United States 65 65 64 64%'' 65 65 "33% 65 63 65 64 64 91 51 May 15 66 Feb. 26 Wslla,ranR>AOo 127% 130 •127% 130 •127 130 128 128 '122 126 123 123 56 119 Mar. 20 130 June 22

AttontteA PaolBo •7% 8% .•7% 77g 7% 7% 7% 7%! 7% 7% •7% 8 670 7 May 4 9% Jan. 5 Baatoa A N.Y. Air Une, praf. •09% 100% •99% 100% 00% 100% •99% 100% *99%100% •99% 100% 96 Apr. 31101 Jan. 29 QMUrPalUtAMlnnesoU •13 IS •13 18 14 . 14 15 15 15 16 1,022: 11 Feb. 13 16 July 2 tatnl Inwa •17 18% 17 18% 17 17 100 13 Mar. 24l 22% Jan. 5 Claotnuatt Sand. A CleTelaod. 82 32 200 32 June 29i 35 Mar. 16 CtaMlnBMl Wash. A Balttm're. 3 3% 3% 3% 3% 1,425 2% June 10 4% June H Ho fttt. 6% 6'e •5% 6 5% 2,500 5 July 2 7% June 10 OeraUBd A Ptltobiir« 151% 151% 20 146% Jan. 11 152 Mar. 5 Dabaqao A Sloox niy 70 70 70% 70% 70 70 70 70 710 (iOi,- Aiir. 30 70% June 29 HaHan (230 Mar. 31 240 June 30 '09' 240 240 401213% nil Dels Ont , leased Una slock 98% 93% •08" 07% 97% "97% 98% 1101 93 Jan. 13 100% Feb. 26 Manhaiun BeaebCo 18 18 lOOl 17 Feb. 2 21% Mar. 6 MomsAKsorz 143 146 '142 146 144 144 143% 143% 45)132% Jan. 9144 June 18 Haw York New Haven A Bart. 205% 205% 206 206 30 204% Jan. 18 211 Mar. 3 • Short Uiie 88 28 28% S8% 28% 28% •28 725' 19% Mav 81 28% June 29 29% '0 I MlninsC^} •4% 5% •4% 6 •4% 6 "i 4% June 2; 8 Jan. 6 On i.r.f •33 24% 28 23 23 23 •20 25 260 20 May 17 25% Jan. 13 Rlrhinnnd* A(i, r 8 8% 8% 9% 9% 10% 1,600 2 Mny 3 10% July 2 Bt.L,Mi,s Alton A . 34 30 33 •30 84 30 30 •29 33 32% 32% 200 27 June 2 46 Feb. 3 I>o 80 ' 83 88 83 100 80 June 26 95 Feb. 16 OUraA Blsck RWer 121%181% 124% 124% 130 121 June 10 125 June 10 8* 10 10 18% 18% 1S% 18% 18% 18% 18% 18% 18% 19 2,448 9 Jan. 13 21 June 1 aiaksMlnloK..... 82 82 28 22 400 17 Mar. 13 23 Jan. 6 T'liin iweel'iol ,» Iron. 43% 48 42% 42% 500 38 Mar 25 50 Mar. 1 PennxylTaiita Coal ,. 260 June 21 202 June 18 • Xkese are the prices bid and aaked; no sale w;aa made at tbe Board. i Lower price Is ex^dlrldcnd. ' .

July 3, 188&] THE CHRONICLE. 15 BlILKOAO EARNINGS. ^?.^. '^••'^ 9'*y Bmnks.—The following statement Bhowe th* oondibon of the Asaooiated UH$at MariUmft Sip tirtil Jan. 1 to Littt Datt. Banks of New York City for tba BOADS, week ending June 26, 1886:

Atak.T.*0.F. AptO. AjnU.

BiK. * Potoouu! Mkr. , BaSJf.Y.A Phil. 3d wk J'at BoK BoctkAPItt 3<1 wk J'Dc BarXM-B-AXo. ad wk J-nr CtaadhuiPMilflc 3dwk J-Bc CMUna Iowa... UwkJ'ne 1 PwstOe. Mwah wAOblo. Aprfl ^AB^. April ChM.aAe.W. April OhieMB * Alton 3Jtln.*0. Sd wk J ... Chlo. * W. meli. 3d wk J'ori an.1mt.m.L.AC. 3d wk J-ur Cte. M. O. AT.P. 3d wk JlM> AUk at. South. 34 wk JIM W. Ort. A W. E. 3d wk J'n* Stokah-AMer. 3d wk J'do' _Vleka. Bk. A P. 3d wk J-Do aB.WMkABall 3d wk J'nr CtoTJkkioaACol jd wk J'dv Ctor. A Ctatoa. Mar OkT.OBLCA lad April '-' Daar. A Rl Daair.AB.G. .. .i .) Daa. Moi. A Pl-U. 3

i-tA-XwUMLU. 3d wk J'M LeitfaT.ANaakr. 3d wk J-aa LaalarJI.O. AT April. Malaa Cnrtral Upnl. |Iar.BaodtA O M wk J>ae .AOkarte*.. April I rent*!. 34l wk J

li?AOI«o_ 'mSJ-

\ 9 II. i.i..Kn««w. • I • Mar 7,0X0,500 SHI,.180,679 _w,T.Hk*o.n«ar.. 7,Mie,iuo 9si.na.oxi .T.AWawBW. Mar M».T.O«I.Alr 3d%kJ 7|»74,IUO tf3B,«4S,411 l.TAMO-AWtaljlfar .. 7.S1«,^00 Sf<0,He4,9Sl jrorJaOAWoM 3wk«J T,8in,»ou s«3.oa7.«47 BotMMnOwl'I Mar... >7,800 7,01 1.400 SI «,S&0,M1 artkMaPMUk- ,__.901.(IOO 7.88M,»00 507,434,668 Mar... i>S7USS.10O 7.d«1.100 6.14.147.SSO 7 H.\.s lim S25.47H.414 "01 sii.sas OngM taa. Co. April . . •i',.>uo.«3 '>0 8,809,700 114,593,400 IB,17S>,400 76.898,330 Ta. Majr.. .'.7".-i--2 •W Ii,l84,«00 111,971.100 19,065,800 73,808,998 Mar.. :ws? ..H) a,9i>9,700 110.818,600 18.HI8.800 79,777,339 iMMWaLAOf. April ttl3A< .J,Ui7,-0.9«S,IOO|IO,411,»00 8388,800 tlOJ83,80O 14,693,100 M:<. 130,081 3d wk J-na (».in.30o io,sw,o(w 9,988.400 109,380,100 18,615,700 67.893,188 IW.84I.700 lanMOO 8,lft8jO0I10,4O»,6OO 18,393,100 71.840.548 iHMwkJ-aa li,a.< 0.780,800 tCOeSrOOO «,388,h00 lll,!>40.0al0.S84.S0O 8,404^100 118,008^00 17,413.800 73.31»,840 S8.41 . - '..* i.>.90M 10,»3«.a00 8,318,600 114,488,800 17,367.700 73.4H3.530 .V l»'i.»74.70a tO,006,il80 3.319,300 ios,6io,tion 17,373,800 78.330,338 28! m.t4i.t00 10,188.40(1 8,170,700 113,833.900 17,013,900 79,199,389 A Apifl Ml.l 10.903 I 907,501 O.W.TaxAPar \nrti .1.7 1W97 Phlla4elpkU Buika.—The totals of the Philadelphia banks Lonla'a Wr 20»30» 190,704 Monaa'* I. MiSpSar 1.29:«,479 •re • follows: v. T.Tex. A 4I.on.|/l«g. OlMr'fi Tai. A X. • TM.At.«r*< 9 9 8 Tot. Pur (»> Mw. 18. <.1.77o.8()0 .•i)„i9o.r,o<> ri.-i.7n4.300 8,338,600 61,480,349 T .. Aurll 80. ^l.V700 6,391,600 59.136,730 T. •MMar.... 87 11.900 6,868.000 53.707,403 <.:ioo' fl.9S9.nool .1.l?'73.069 i«'3/1 wk J 3 , 10. •' 111.668 r,9U 1.367

HIlla« to I IM Ike B«w l«Mt

THE CHRONICLK [Voii. XUII.

forealjrjal; " oons.." I U !»«w Tor* »«p«»»o»

fftCOBITIES. Bid. Ask. 8K0DBITIM. Bid. "CITT BOWD*. Bid. A*k. ClTT tJIRTSS BTATW 121 121 100 106 U)ul8TlUe, Ky.—78, long dates. Var.j ..Varl lOS 114 BONOS. Allegheny, JK' 100 105 78, short dates VNITKD UTATBa ooup..^'^-^ffe,'«**^••1885-1901 V»r. 111 112 4>*s. 102 104 68, long .Var.l ooap.. 1901.. .Var.l 100 100 >• 4», 1913.JAJ§ia,Vi*iii 100 101 6«, short Alieghony Oo., ."Sn. op.. ..MAN 104 105^ 100 101 58.1890-1900 . , loan. S-10« „^„, 112 xSS's 126 4*, riot 100 101 Lowell, Mass.-6e, 1890, ^T. L.M&NI 111% do 10-20» • 112 114 100% ..X.. ia. 101 103 Lynchburg, Va.—68. J & J 10-208 12,"^ IM fill. do ...J A J 5-20«, 1891-1906 102 103 8a re«....J*J IS8H 2!; refunded, Mass.—68, 1887...... FAAI 102>6 io2>i iS Oamoor, ie»e 7» 114 Hnn, 119>« 120 CurT«oey. 1897 re«....J*J AtUuit»,Q».— 113 ITttterloan, 68,1894... JAJ S Do. 8« JAJ 1211*123 0a, Cumner. X808 re«....J*J 114 Water loan, 6s, 1896... ran ,.JAJ 186 <« 58,1905 ...M&NI 119 121 aa, Cumaey. IBM A5SSllirMi!^;i887,mii.:FAA^ lOO"* 100 >«j 106 virion. 107 Maoon, Qa.—78 ;;•„•; ••-vv:v. BBCVRITIBk., An?U«U,0»-7«.... 115 Manchester, N.H.-68, 1894.. ..JAJI 118>s|ll9 TATB Toxaa—10a, lio' 1130 Ola« "A," 3 to 5, ItKM 103 103>s Aiutln. 68,1902 JAJ 128 Alatan»— _ 0U«i"B."&«,llM6 103 Baltimore— , 109 109>« 101>s 103 103 6e.ooniiol.,1890...... -.- Q-J 92 OUM-C," 4». 1906 lOK>a Memphie.fen.—Tax.iSist.ShcrbyCo) 108 6a! Bait. A O. loan, 1890 ^i-J 100 •a, 10-20, 1900 J * J 108 >s MUwaukee, Wi8.-58, 1891... J A D 6e, Park. 1890 ...Q-M Art»BtM-6^ fuodMl. 1899 ..J Montgomery, Ala.—New 3b ..JAJ 7Cl(lH.O. A R.E1T..1900..A A O i4 Newark—5s, long ..... U2 101 Bangor. Me.^VKJB.,1890-'94.Var.l 117 120 125\ 126 68, long 19O4...... JAJ;}03 6irwater, 1905 X*""- 120 123 iKvTre*., 3«.^ 1894.;-„-a-, .JAJi*^ H2>«'ll2»a 78, long Var. 3s, 1910 lOO 103 6s E.A N.A. Railroad, 124 12s Hmt. r»ic. or coup., RR..'99.AAO 118 1119 7a, water, long Var.1 6a B.APl8oat»qul« 6s,1909.AAOI 137 139 68. railroad aid Varl lOOH! 101 New Bedford,Mas8.— faaI;i9>1 121 Bath, Me.— 115 117 »S?i*:^"mrco-up i Water Loan A.AO ; 1900, ...... - -,.-.— 100 102 5a. 5«. 1897. municipal. 7a,various...l 103 t 104 106 N. Brunswiok.H. J.— Belfast. Me.-«n. railroad aid. 98.. 100 135 13d 68 1891...JAJI ll*"* Bo8ton,Ma»8.-6«.our.long,1905V»r( i .•-••C-"j' SSfti?6.. KHM., Ua% Orle-ina, La.— Premium bonds. 100^ 102 JA.)t:i20 121 currency. 1894 A'ar. 120 120>« New RS:imp.7.:f8^.. 6«, VarJ 124 Consolidated 6», 1892 Var. 108 110 5s. gold, long 123'e 113 115 AAO 115 117 Newport, Ky.—Water bonda 7-30s.. 12?^ 4>i8". 1908 131 rBBd.loi»n(Leg.)B«,»..1902V»rt 103 109 New York city—58, 1908 133 1H92 120 >« 4s, currency, long JAJ 105 |Ucka»«look.7*, 117 lis 68, 1887 loe 1901 134 Brooklj-n, N.Y.-78, 1890 126 1Kttar«took,7s, 114 116 68. 1896 12T 7s, 1003 135 6*. Witter, 1891 136 137 ^^To 131 132 68, 1901 «old 6* J * Jt 113 6s, Water, 1899 117 119 VtaHd»-Oon«>l. 147 149 7s. 1890 l> 6»,1885 FA A 6s. Park. 1921 133 134 a«0«g 155 157 78, 1896 bond*. 1886 J A J 78, Park, 1915 145 146 1k.MW 142 144 78, 1901 •--• eodorsed, 1886 78, Brldue. 1902 135 136- 7a, ^ , V^7 160 Newton—68, 1905. water loan.. JAJ nlc^d bond*. 1890 ft-J 112% 7s, Bridge, 1920 JAJ 1201* 122 Klnjjs Co.. 1888 110 111 58, 1905, water loan m,*T9, '86 A A O 7s, 68,reg.stk,'78-85..J&J 10!» 68. Kings Co.. 1886 „ 103 104 NoSolk.Va.- Taimaa—7». long JAJ . -Var 130 US 88. coup. , 1890-93 Loalalaaa—New eon. 78, 1914. .JAJ 88 Boflalo, N. Y.—78,1895 Var.) 117>s 130 131 8s, water, 1901 ***? Stamped 4 per eeat T«% 78, water, long Var.i 119 121 "49" iO\ 1926 MAS! 116 Norwich, Ct.—58, 1907 AAOI Baby boml*. 3*. 1886 FAA 68, Park, J-AJ 144 149 F.VA 101 lOl"* iCambridKe, Mass.—58, 1889... AAOI 1031* lom 7b, 1905 Maine—4*. 1888 t 115 120 109^8 water loan JAJ 120 121 Orange, N. J.—78. long aaaumed. 6b. '89 . AA 01 110 68, 1894. War dabu Y.-78. 1837-8-9 ...I 104 6a, exempt. 1887... JAJ 6s. 1896. water loan JAJ I23>s 125 OBwego.N. 125' UMand— * 133 135 Paterson, N. J.—78, long Vai 124 109 6s, 1904, city bonds J&J 116 1-9 long 120 Charleston, 8.C.—68,8t'k^'76-98..Q-J 68, 112 78. tire loan bonds, 1890.. 20 58, long • ••awo -..- 1051* *fl 109 7s. nou-tax bonds HI 4ia9, long 110^8 89 Petersburg, Va.—68 JAJ 108 riiiiiTn " r'-* 1891. aao 111 48. non-taxable J*J 120 Ba. gold, 1804 JAJI 117 117'« Chelsea. Mass.-«<<. 1897. water loanl 122 125 8s 115>« 8b, special tax 120 125 SStfd. 18i^ MAS 121 123 Ohlosgo, ni.-7s, 1892-99 ,, , 1895 113 Philadelphia. Pa.—68. old, reg.J&J, lUCUgait—7a, 1890 MAN 6s. Aover.JA.! la* r-New 4>«i.l912 ..JAJ 100 4>i8, 1900 107 68, new,reg..dae 1895 lOOM new Var'syra. ,1886 J A J 3.65k, 1902 48, 103 105 Co. 1892 115 Pittsburg, Pa.—48. coup., 1913.J&J. _. itanda,1894-95....J A J Cook 7e, 113 115 .'SB, 103 «« 5b, reg. and coup., 1913 JAJ. Lnc bond*. '89-90 J A J Cook Co. 1899 116 1900 107 >4 1075* 6a, gold, reg Var. 117 Amf— "- UnlTerBlty. 1892. J A J Cook Co. 4'fca, 123 nuEiat*8t.Jo.,188e....J A J West Chicago 5s, 1990 103k 7a, water, reg.Aop..'93-'93. ..A&O- 1912 111 , do do 1887....J A J -• Lincoln Park 78. 1895 108 58, R»funded, 1915 110 SMrBaBpalilre-Sa.1892 JAJ 103 108 >• West Park 78.1890 110 , 48. do Var.l 114 115 JAJI,il6 120 South Park 68, 1899 105 1051*' 1 Portland, Me.—68, Man., 1895. War)iHUi,6a. 18»2-181>4 MAS 125 126 Warloan, 08.1001-1905 JAJIlSO 133 Olndnnatl, O.-Os, 1897 MAN! 116 ,1 6«, railroad aid, 1907 1 113 114 Haw J«raer-«B. 1807-1902... JAJ* 7-308,1902 1 135\ 136>4' ! PortamoutU, N.H.—6a. -gS.RR. JAJ et. exempt. 1896 JAJ* 48 JAJt 101% 1021* Pouchkeepsie. N. Y.—7s, water I 119 119>» I»»w York-68, gold.rfm., "87. ..JAJ Southern RR. 7-308. 1906... JAJt 137% 138 Providence, R.I.-5a,g.,1900...JAJ J 129 131 a*. KoUl.conp.. 1887 J A J do 68, g.,190« MAN I 12l'e 1251s 6%, gold, 1900. water loan... J A 134 126 6* golil. 1801 JAJ do Cur. Gs. 1909... .FAAt 125 RioUmond, Va.—6s, 1884-1914. J&J J&J 144 148 gol* 115 I 88,1886-1909 •a. AAO 106 Oa, gold. 1893 AAO Hamilton Co., 48 104 104% 58,1914-15 J&J 1041* VoZkwoUna-Oa. old. 1886-'08..JAJ 01eTeland,O.—78. 1887 Var.l 103 104 48 - -• C. RR., 1883.5 J A J In. 1894, funded debt AAO 123% 124 Rochester, N.Y.—68 Var, 112 1 142 SH do AAOT 7s, 1896, canal MAS 3 129 78, water, 1903 J A J oonpon* off JAJ 68. 1898 Var. 122 I22I4 Rockland, Me.—6a, '89-99,KR..P&A loa 101 do 7 86 a* do 7coupoii8off AAO 5s. 1887-89 Var. lom 103 8t. Joaeph, Mo.—Comp'mlae 48, 190 83 102 103 «, tnadlBg aet of1866 1900 JAJ Columlma, Ga.—7s Var. 100 8t. Louis, Mo.—68, short Var. Var. 1111* 112% •a. dn 18e8,1898AAO Covington. Ky.—7-308, long 1 115 117 68, 1892 Var. 108 110 •hBawboiula.l80S4 JAJ 7-30S, abort I 103 5s. long 1041a Water Works. 1890 1 111 l^fo...... :...::. var.i 103^ • do AAO 5i^ 105 M,CkaUiamRR AAO 10 Dallas. Texas—8s, 1904.. 113 48! 1903 J&D.t,104i. 1» •i, apMdal tax, olaM 1,1898-8AAU 10 10a. 1893-96 110 115 8t.L.Co.-6a,gs Water, 6s. 1900 100 105 Currency, 7a, 1887-'88....Var.. JOS'* -,l»l4 AAO 120*8 Detroit. MIoh.—78, long Var.i 120 3t. Paul, Minn.—6a, long 108 )«.188e J A J 7*. water, long Var.l 126 78, long .-.-- 116 _>—Sa, neiw. rag., '92-1002.FAA 130 Elisabeth, N. J.-New 48. 1912.JAJ 73 73 88. 1889-96 Var. 110 ^IM.,1804-19M FAA Fall River, Mass.—Gs, 1904.. .FA Al 1321* 133 Salem, Maaa.—68, long, W. L. A&OI 126 128

• 118' -^ 1912 FAA 120 5s, 1894, gold PAA 110 111 5a, 1904, W. L J&JI 1?2 123 ^ Tai'd—Oii,'l893^4.' ooiip. .J AJ 5», 1909 FAAI 119 121 San Franciaoo— 78, school Var 112 11614 iCarollDa—6*. Act of Marekl 5>f Fltohbarg, Mass.—6s. 91,W.L. .JAJI 111 112 69, park impr. of 1372 l(aB-rundable,1888..i OalTeston.Tex.—8s,1893-1909.MAS 103 105 Savannah funded 58. consols 100 102 •• 58,1920 JAD 94 91 Somervilie, Maaa.—5s. 1895. .AAOI 1101* nil* 121 , anfauded Hartford, Ct.—City 68, var. dates. .t| 105 115 58. 1905 A&OI 120 70'« I bonda. 3-44-6*. 1912 Capitol, uutaz. Oa <|124 125 Sprlngtleld, Mas«.—6a, 1905.. AAOI 133 135 ^. 6S.19IS 103 Hartford Town 41*8, untax ) 102 10 7a, 1903, water loan A&OI

at. 5*. 1013 Haverhill, .Maa*.—Ob. 1889... AAO< 10H>* 107 1* Toledo, O.—7-30a, RR. , 1900 . M A N inwi»j,.aa, 1013 73 73% Hobokeu, N. J.—5*, long 112 114 89, 139a-94 Var.l 1221* 123 >a pHlMi^~at, IBM..*.. .«••.••.. .MAfll 113 114 6s. long 115 118 Waahlngton, D.C.—S« Dlat. of CoU 7I, g/ companies cowiolid^tetly0ill LdBtkrred iiona* 10 'I 7«, Bergou, long JAJ 118 120 be found under Ike conaoVd natne.) [ratatrable ouu|wi., from rons'ls 39 >* 40 >t Hudson i.'uuniy ba, 1905 MAS 116 113 Ala. Qt. Soutlicru— 1st mort., 1908,. 108» 110 Oo trnm 10-40*. 39>* 401* HndaoD Coimty, 68, 1905 125 4.1b'y '88 .. -J&J 1051* JAJ A Suaq.- lat M., 78. j mdlag bonds, 3*. 1932 JAJ Uadaon Oouuty 78, 1894 JaU 114 116 Consol. mort., 7s, 190e,guar..A&O 134 I>4Us.ep.Arag..3toA.l»l9.JAf "to 'ii" Bajroaae-aty. 7s, long JA.I 112 Consol. mort., 6s, 1900, guar. A&O i-ji:^ CITW BBOVMITIBa. Lawreaee,Kaas.—6*,l§M...AAOt 119% 120 411egh. Val.—Uen. M., 73-109. .J&J 123 Albany. M. T.-«a,loag....Vart«o«i 115 6», 190O AAO 227ii{l29 Bttst.eiteu. M., 78,1910 A&O 116 7*|nng 130 '9'. Lone UlHndClfv. N.Y—Wat«r.7« !0l lio'l laoon.e. 7s. end.. V89t A&O I 10 15 • Pfloe DO nloal ; do late traosaoUoas. t Piirahaaer '69 . also p*yi aoaraud Interest. { In LoaJan. k Part being releeiudd. U Uoui>on* on atnoe ' . 1 8

JtTLY 3. 188«. THE CHRONICLE 17

OE-VKRAL QU0TATI0X3 OP STOCKS AND BONDS—Co.vtixitbd. Par Bxplaaatlooa S«« lfot«a at HeaA •! FIrat Paxa sf Qaotallons.

RuutOAD Boiroa. Bid. Aak. RAiutoAD Boiroa. Bid. Kailsoad Bouds. Bid. Ask.

Rbaa. 0.-«wl«a A. 1908 UtO lOS On- Rloh. I Aten-TopA 8.F«»-l«t.7M.,'»«.J*J;;i|7}l * A F. W.—lat, 7s, m. . .JAD 115% •i2a^« Land/trant, 7ii. K', 19(M.....A*0 2««t 6a. g.. wet. B, Int. iW MAX $70 Otn. aaad-ky A CL-<3a. 19W..PAA ll>2% 103 • 100 109% Int. def.. SO 7s, BIdUbk fnnil, 6^ 1911 JAO 6a.eamaer, 1918..J&J 1887,ast MAS ) 123 101V|105 eoanBtaed?*. IWW .JAJAA&0 I1S3 6a. 1911 AAO. 98 99 Oocaol. mort.. 7a. 1890 JiD 107 >« Sa, 1909 (lit mart.) AAO^IIOJ Okca.O. 4taw.-M. S.6«, 1911. FAA 98 an.A8p.—7S.C.C.C.4 t., 1901. AAO 118 98« ll4>a MM) Cheshire—6«. 7a. guar., US.* M.S.. 1901 . . A.I1O 119 AtJClta1990.. AoO 11014103 0U«. A Alton-lat M., 7s, 93..J&J 12J an.Wasli.AB.— lat.«u.4>a9.6s»A>i 104% 105 Wkane»t» Kl Doedo, 1«L7«. AAO Ul» .. Starting mort..6a.r> 1903..JAJ :ll5 127 2d nioK..3s, 1931 JAJ ea 6S% fcaT»fU>»*W.. IM M..7*^JAJ nn't 129 Bda. Kan. C. Una,6a.«..19a3.MAN 123 3d Mort.. sold. 3s-ls. 1931. 3i 119 .PAA 35% *i> iBoomeTi.AAO »118 Mlaa.IUr.BtKUm. Iat.^f..6a.l912 104 loeomsSs. 1931 17\ 18% JiK.«ao.PM..l(t.7k.l90e AAO 1184 128 •# Loala^ A UdS., Ut. 7*. IMOFAA 120 Soloto A Hook. V, lat. 7S....UAM 100 ^' ri(B*A "^ <-'.7«.K..i»(n 1 1901* 128>l do 2d.7a. 1900 HAM Bait. Short U. Ist, 7s. 1900. .JAJ 117 I. 12 117i»U-)H do l«t iroikr.(Se4).7a.'94AAO 119>» Ooaaol. mort., 7s. 1914 128 134 Via" .JAM »*t..— .-..- AirC— Ut,7» do 2d M. (3601, 7*. 98..JAJ Ooaa.8.P.. 7a.l914.... JAJl«. .. ie.6* 10« 101 do 9d Kuar.( 188) 7a,'8«.J*J 127 •! Oan-eon. 6s, 1934 JAJ 104% 103% MK 80 AtUnd« A Pw.-l(t M.1910..JAJ aiM OUa.* AUaaUo-lat. 8a. 1990Jf*a BaUaf. A Ind. M.. 7s, 1899. . 89 .JAJ ,1910 J*J Ki^a 9d. da. 1023 PAA aoT. A Pitts.—4th M.. ea, 1892JAJ iVi" .aid.ai 94 CWa. B. A Q.-Cona.. 7a, 1903JAJ Oonaal. 8. P.. 7s. 1900 MAN 130 7» Boada. &a. 1893 JAU tl04 aaT.AM. TaL-lst. 7s.8.,'93.FAA 1& 1U8>* £ 1001 Sa.1901 AAO WJ Oalanibta A Or.— 1st, 6a, 191 6. JAJ 116% 117 MtlmorF A OhJO Haw 4a. AAO 108 »i^debaatan>.1913.. 109 Id mart., Oa, 1926 AAO W\ 100% •ar>)a U4% 8a, 1919. Iowa DIt... iiiH OoL Hoek. Val. ToL-OonaoL 5a 88 •^ A 88% rliii«.9a,1937... at 4a, 1919. do A*0 lOl OtL AHoak.T.—lstM.,7s.'97.AAO 114 115 Daarar DIt.. 1992 100 >• rn«.0a,1886... 4a. P*A "94 do 9dM., 7s. 1899. JAJ 1105 ,1909. .MM an 134 4a, 9lalB bond*. 1931 >i 9a 119 do Sdmort *i03 ftttonbosBr., te.,1919 AAO, ia4>a do OooT. ea.'94 aarJAJ I .... OhioAW.Va..Ut.a.r..7s,1010.1(A!( tlU7 P«>ra-lat. Oa.c.. 1011 .JM 194 B«r.A Mo.lHab.), Ut,e«.1918JAJ 1:23 m' OoLBprlmrf.AO.- 110 110% •dt.* 110 lst.7s.1901.UAa AAO 19ft do Cdim, ea. non'«>..JAJ .t XenU—1st M., 70.1390. MAS 1109% 119 U4 do 4*. (.Sab.). lUlO... JAJ A Paaamap.—M.. 7s, '93. AAO llltt\ iso" 104 umfftMO- r*A do Ncl>.KR.Ut.7«.'96AAO •awlnpl, «.. 6a, MM. '89 JAJ 1103 1* lOA 110 I - ,*,191S A*0 107 do OIU.A tt. w..uLao*i> • w-.- Mt M., 7s. 1900.JAJ 8 II 117 lliH ) IM.— l«t.aa^.l90ZJAU m. Oraad Tr.. Itt. Sa. '9*..JlAO iUS Ut.>—lst.6s..MM 13« tlU»>« 110 1 .6a. 1IM7 fAA 101>a DISOB Pao.AH..lM.8a.l888.JAJ Ut. 5s. 1913JAI 85 83% ll'JM lftAlbMi7-7t. lS93...rAA OM-Oaw. A Fbt R..8s.l90q.JAJ |1M - "-.'HI ...MAS •-. •V nU |1)2>« .IJ9» J4 OdasrAWan'ir,KUSa-nMUAJ 1 AB.. 73 .... "a, IIM '13 J a«iVa A Bab.-lat. 7«,l907 MAS • '- ^'|.1904.AAO — «aatt.. 7a, 1H93 aa' "InrL A Mor.-8M038 n.v .•iii[i -«j>naoL6a....JAJ »111 111% art..O^ 1993 AA' ' -aa. Ba.-lat. 7i, 1803 AAC Mort..7a, 1888, oow 3d \.W '103 M. Bart.* .->•«. 7a. 1900. JA •It. atr A Weai'D.-tai: fta. A WMt.-lstM.,8B.190r>.JAJ<'119 ^Ukwmn.,7t, goar. Ja; hZaat tU.- lat Btort. 8*. 1907 ill mort., 7s. 1905 JAJ Il26 — It W LaweU-7a. '99 AA •• bll«.A Mlek.L.flJ>.-lat.8i.miCAB Mort. 7s, 1907 MM 13» 4%*. 1908 MA.v iia. MU. A at. Paul— Dea.ABIoO.—Ut.7s.c..l900.MAM 131 181% Boataa * Malaa 7a. 1903 ....JAJ P. da C. IMt.. lit, 8a, 1898. PAA IsteoB«>L7a,1910.Tr.ree..JAJ 106% 108% 12.« liM22ia 123 AAO Boat. A rroirid«De4^7a^ imsijAJ ' lat. 8. jtold. 7*. 1903 .JAJ DeaT.AB. O.W.-Ut.6a, lOtl.MAS 78% 13J i.'97.JAJ IIM) La. d.lst M., 7*. 1993 JAJ do aaaaotad .. 76% 78 Sadford Bord. A K.-Tal7oaI9n »0 I.AM.. UtM..7«.l><;(7 JAJ DaaTB.P.APa&— lst,7s.l903 MAN 81% Bndfjnd.A Oaba-lal.aa,IM9JAi fa. A l>ak., lraat3%LS. A., 1411 33 0aCnak,l*tM..6a.l9l2 AAO >£> MhMral Pt. DIt.. 3a. ll> .V T>»k.— lat M.. 6s. 1919.JAJ 1MiaA'fltu«T.. lat,7«.'90.JAJ 38 Okla. A L> 8op. DIt.. V. V 8. <1tjr-lat.3d DlT..'94. JAJ 108 WamaA Pr'kln.l«t,7*.'9«rAA Via. AMloa. OlT..3a. lu. . A.V.AP.-lat.7s,ir..l90OJAD HO •aaA8a«lllwaa(.-da, I908..JUU TvatfalaSa. lwl4 j.u K»«t Peaa.— latM.,7a.l888..MAa "" •v. a B.A ll.-lal.Sa,aaw,-08JAD Dabama DIt.. lat. da, 1990.JAJ 110 B.Tean.Va.Aaa.-ist.7a,10OOJAJ OmmlIM Aeal. Ir., 5a.l9M AAO tSh Wli. Vat. DIT.. lat. 6*. I930.JAJ l«lt% Ut. oaaaoL. Sa, 1930. Tr. rao.JAJ 95% aUna. A 81. U. la'. 7a.gaar. JAD PkrnASaaUi.- «a.aaa. 1984.JAJ do ex eoap'a 9 to 1 1. Tr. reo. a Bap.I.P.A K..1«t.6a.r»90.AAO 110 111% CWejMlr.-OBoaoL. 7a,191».0-r 14J lannaiaida. 1931. Tr. reo _ da laCBa. 1991. ...AAO OmmL, told. 7a, op.. 1908. Jad Ut OlTMaaal. 5a, 1980 JAJ 103 ^Mar. Pa«.-iat M.,7a.ce7.JAj ioo' i; ia do rw JAD 143 B. Teaa. A Oa., lat,8a.'8S.8eJAJ M|L.«i.S^a«aPaa!7'80JAJ —Mat raad. 8a. IWS AAO 11» STaaD.AVa..aBd..6a. 1886. MAN „ 1 iTf BA »a0er.>, 8i. 1808.JAJ do Aa,1929 AAO 10% A. Oeat., lat, 6a. 1814 JAJ • . . .»X _ «a «• *. 1S08.JAJ do dabaac. Sa,1833.MAM 1 eMt BoKfe. Ills.. 1st. 5a. 1910... 110% Mc Vernoo— lat, ea AACl iii' JM iMrt. 7a, 1909. qoar ...JAUI''" OhIr.R t.A Pae.-6a,1917.ooap JaJ 142 143% BTaaaT.T.H.*Obl.—lat, «a, K.MA.V lot maLtt. V. rML,la(a,«a,'9S.MA.<« lu«l>d 8s, 1 117. re« JAJ PltehhBnr-5a.ll1899. ..AAD 112% 108 >a I9.'U tll4 V8M. CDoaa 7a. 1809 MAM Bxtea. AM>1.5a. JAJ lis , 5a. 1900^1^ ...AAO AtBkUk rii^P% lat. 6a. a, MAB 103 0kie.AB.ir..lst,7s.8nor..'98t,I 8a. 1897 AAO tl20% AIdLOaLAPaa., 1 at.0a, 1 9050.- r I08*a Ohla. A8LUMl»-l7aB, 1916,1 7s, 1884 AAO AtakJ.Oa.AW..lal.6a.l90S.q,-P lot>a 0Ua.8t L. A P.-lst.5a. 19S8.AAO 100 PltBt A P. Mara.—M. 6a,1920.AACj «*«. af Oa.-l«t. ooaa., 7a, "OUAJ 111 owe. A UU Baat., lat, 7a, oa-tW. 100 Holly W. A iC 1st, as. 1901. JAJ OaMiMMiaf ladaMadaaaak 8a OaL A Im'. C. lat ILJa, 1804JAJ 1122 Pt. MadlaonAB.W.. Ist7s.«r..l0a'i «t8t. towa-Waw lat., 7a , '99. JAJ ^O* 111 do 2dM.7a.ia04.MAM 1U7 Pt. Worth A Dear. C.-lst, 6a. 1921 taa.t«Bda."dabteana.-'.7a,AAO -•-• Ua-A Uifaaap..lal,7ii. 1000.AAO • 116 • Prem't Klk'oA Mu.V.—6a.l933AAO I Bawlan btr.. lat. ««, 191S..AA0 ** 70% CbL A Chl«. A. L., 1886-'00 tlOO do do Unstamped . ^nia. DIt., lat, «a. 1912 AAO 89 70% 0hlajBI.P.MBi.AOin.-Con.6a, 1930 > :a%, li3 %i Q^Hsr.AS.A.—lst,0a,ir..l910PAA Otan ar B. J.-lat M.7i^l880.PAA lit 08.81. P. A Mmn. lst,6a,19l8MAM l27% i;dmort..7s. 1903 J*D 117 7a, aa«T. 1908, anaa«a«....MAN 117 14 Wise., lat 6a, 1U30... 14i UlT. Ut, 5a, 1931. ...MAN Borth JAJ I West. 117 lU IJ9 1.M..7iLl889,a inlit^-J 81, PaalA9.Ut7. lst6s.l919jiAO ; do 2d,aa, 1931. ..JAJ Wada, 7a, 1908MAII 106% 108 Okia.Arnnaah.-6a 1120 132 {aal.Hoiis.A Hen.— lat,5s AAO 71 76 .8^ 1908 MAR aa Ohla.AW.tDd.-8,fd.6a. 1919 MAM UOoonrl»-7s, 1883-90 JAJ t MM8 MAM« Oaaaralmort . da, 1932 ....O-M 110% ! 8a.l'<89 JAJ

< \ 109 Am. Ilk.A !•. oat. 8a,1891 . JA Okla. A W. MIeta. 5a, 19il. ..JAD t01%!|0< rkmriria IlKlflo-lst. 6a, 1922. JAJ Ci*.A irittaa»rqMLIaa.,'9«,MAN (Ha. Haaa. A Dajrt.—CbnaoLSa AAO till 112 2(1 riiort 30% 134 Oaatel. mort.. 7a, 1905 AA') Ii7% Uu I Ur.Kai>. A lad.— lat. I.K., «'d, 7*, g. 1116 do 6a. 1903 AAO 11^0 121 ; latM.,7a,l.«.,irulil,nut<0iiu-.AA0 CMt. rae.-Iii«,8a,MM,'iM8.J4 Ola. B. A t.. Ut M., 7s. 1908JAJ )114 114%' Bxlaodcrant. lat7a,'W9 lUO 8. Joaqaln. Ut > Baatem-lat. 7a. 1898 . 37% Cimanl 5«, 1924 MAS 80% 82% M!!C«.180aAA< Ota. A JAJ "28' GU. A Or«8M. laCda^.'SaJAJ lUi >t 9daMrt.,7s, 1900 Or.B'yW.ASt.P.— Ut,0«,lUll.K.AA lOS 107 104 |i 33 89% _^ do s«M8Br4kl8M I OMHal.,nU.6a,1912 6 16 Zd, locoraea. 1911 OatAOr. CLP.ba«to.8v^8 JAJ •Ill IIJ Ola. L at. U A Chlo.-Oon. aa, 1930 1105 110 !uulf r 1 1 >lllaa.Aat.Jo.-Oon. 0*,1lill..MAe )!!% It I 96 ii 0DUkA.-0saa.,7a,*95 J AJ iBdlaaapollar;. AL.,7sornri<.k(-|n.,lat.7a.'88.AAO'll03%!tO9% 6a, 1913 JAJ 2d, iVs" Oharasr ADar1.-latM..9a.'M M l.«f.A('li.'l

Maart.,7a ' II. Niirtlieni.-lat.6a.cold,l9i0.i 33 40 Wast. DIt., 1st, 7s, K., iHUl .. lAJ 103% C>aa.».OM»-rar.»aii»TM..l.')P'). 1'^%...... Un.Bleh. AChlc—lat.7s.'99.JAJllll5%' M WaooA W. W..lst.7s.if..l90<.JAJ oS« r alaa pajra aoonMd latanat. 1 la Londoa. i Ooiipoa „JA. ' .. J T \JXJ0 ^* *J***> UHitUXMi^ijiu. I 18 THJs OBNKRAL QU()TATI0>I3 OP STOCKS AND BOMDS-Oont.nced. P««« of qaofHon.. r«r .pta.Mtoa* jf. Not., .t «»ad of Fir.* Bid. Ask. Bid. Ask. Bailboad Bonds. BUL Ask. Railroad Boiros. BAII.*OAt> BOXM. 6i« N.Y. Pa. A Ohio.—3d mort. Ino j4ifl Meroph.A Cliarl.-la^7;, 1916JAJ 125 88 Ti». on.- (Oonl d)- 124 Leased L. rental truat,pordeb. 4s 186 BOMUiD * 84 mort., 78, extended JAJ 52 Oau.iaort..»>. 1913 A*o 88 89>fl 117 120 West. ext. eertifs, 88, 1876..JAJ 148 68 lit conaol. 78. Isp-i-joiVit^ do 78, guar. Erie 148 52 Om. imin. a*. lt>21 A&O Hen. 78.1915 JAJ 126 do ii'i' 1st, oon8..Tenn. N.Y.Prov.AB'n—Gen.78. 1899.J AJ But. A Br.Top-Ut. 7», OO.AAO 1924 101»B i'diJis FAA ll«>a Oold.6e. v-iVAi-iri S.Y. Phil. Nor.-l8t, 1923 ..JAJj iii" II4I3 M«ort.,7.,«..lW>a HeT.-lat, 6a, 1908. JAJ 118 119 A AAO 98 osy Motrap'n 112>4 Income, 68, 1933 AAO 62 <« 64 0aBa.MM7(&.189& 2d&.1899...... -...---, MAN 83 117 .JAJ 33>a 39 N.Y. Suaq. A W.- lat, 68, 1911.JAJ ^82 14 107 Mexican Cnt-lst. 78, 1911. }60 64i« 37 38 Debentures 68 1 897 FAA Healed 48, 1811 JAJ Ooldls'- J*J 100% 8>4 8\ Mldl'd of N. J.-lat,68,1910.AAO 1071a 112>« iBoomea - "i':'a ii)Ul...F&A 63 0* N. Y. Wood.A Rock , 2d inc. 1912. MUds .-. 1903 A*0 :io9 65 »4 Norf'k Gen'l M.,68,1931 MAN lllk StMllDK. B. K. K.. 1889 65 AW.— :ii» 117 Borlp 108. ;,::„—--AAO^^i 80 New Kiver Ist 6a, 1932 AAO lOSif HI tl08 110 Mexican Nat.-lst, 6a. 1912 ..FAA 97 981. 111! ill iim' J*D 1902.MAN 'iio^ Impr. A Exten,, 6s. 1934.. 11 127 MIcb. Cent.-Con801.,7s, Q.—M. 97 Okle.Bt.AK 0.-l»t ooii.7i, 1897. 1902...... M«> AdjuHtment 7s, 1924 JAl* iYs' Oonaol. 58, liVoifi Ill Conv. deb., 68, 1894 JAJ 82% M.6.. 1907 Air Line. 8a. 1890 JAJ M*» lat M. on 1109 110 Norf k APet«rsb.,2d,88, '93. JAJ 120 Sk?Bii.7..1897 117 Line, 1st M., 88, Knar- .MAN sold JAD Air 123 South 8ide,Va.,l8t, 88,'84-'90.JAJ 112 •.,1951. 1909...... MAS II.OJMk.*Ot,N.2d8«.etf«.A*0 112 6s. MAS 109 109)4 do 2d M., ext.,1899.JAJ t di>bt AaO 112 a«,oonp..l931 6B,'86-'90.J&J tllO do 2diuurt. 1931 MAS do 3d M.. tad.Bl.AW.-Ut, pr.,7t.l900JAJ 117>« Ss res., ti09»s iioia Va.A Tenn., 4th M., 88, 1900.J&.1 tl29 A40 102 • KaliSba«)oAS.H.,l8t,88/90.M&S extended 58,1900.JiJ 107 IMmon.. 5-a. 1S*)9 L.A8aJt.NortbExt.,88.'90.M&N do 6-6. 1909 AAO 81 83 J 1888. M&N Mnort., Con8.l8tM.,88,'91.M&8 iis' North Carollnar-M.. 8b. lBeoBi..l931 30M do 105 North Penn.—2d, 78, 189G....M&N 127% 08 68.1891 .MAS BMt.DiT..lrt niort.6.,1931.JAO 97 do 120 Gen. mort., 78, 1903 JAJ 136 106 N.Ind..l8t,78 (jroar.M.C.) tad. Dm. ABP.-1M, 7(, 190e.AA3 JoUot A loan, 68, reg., 1905 MAS 113 Ohlo-l8t, 68, 1923 ..MAN New ad iDort.. &., 1911 J'tJ Mich. A i'ou Northea8t.,8.C.—l8tM.,88,'99,M&S 133 34 Un. Wat. Gap-lst mort.. 9d, laoome. 190e,Tr Co. mrUAJ MIdd. A 70 mort., 88, 1899 MAS 133 . . 621s 2d f>a. quar. N.\ . 8. A W iiiort. Os. funded 2d mort. 1907. .JAJ 115 .w IM 115 W.-fst M..68.1621.MAN 118 Northern, Cal.—lat, 68, I)ld*poU«A 8t.l..-l«l.7».1919.Var. 1112 MIM™ A 118 Northern Cent.— 4i« per cent.. JAJ 109 112 11115 Mich. I>lv., iBt. 6«. 1924 ....JAJ Ind'apoUikk Vlu.— Ist. 7s.1908.FAA 116 3d mort., 6b, 1900 AAO 123 1102 Ig Ashland Diy., lat 6s, 192o..MA8 124 Sd mort.. 6*. g., KUikr., I900.MAN 100 110 Con. mort., 68, g., coup., 1900.JAJ US'* lat, Incomea tat. A OCMortl>.-lst,6.,1919JIAN 109 68, g., reg., 1900 AAO US 91^ P. E. A Or. Tr'k, 1 at, Ruar.. 6s ODap.6.. 1900 MAS St. 105 Mort. bds., 59, 1926, serieaA JAJ 110^ li'liii 112>( No.—lat, 68, 1910.... JAD lHl.ALMI.IIiff-l"t8s.'89. ..JAJ MU. A 1021a do aeries B 109 110 lat, 68, on extension 1913. .JAD ;115 117 tVlimatrAWe•t.-lt.78.1909M^k8 135 Con. mort, stg. 68, g., 1904... JAJ I134 ndli A Blolu C.-lat. 7s,'99AAO Mlnn'p. A 125 Northern, N.J.—Ist M.,68,'88.J&J tlOO 102 95 Ist M., Iowa CityA W.. 1909.JAD 104 . Jtftanoa—H.wl'r Br. 7b, '87..JAJ 105% North. Pac, P. D'O Div.—68, MAS. luort., 78.1891 JAJ l»t mort ., 7b. 1889 JAJ 102>i 2d 104 Ext., lst,7B,1910.JAD Mo. Div. 68, 1919 MAN Jefl. !*«.1.AIn(l.-l»t,78,1906.A&O 115 lie Southwest. II514 116 1921.. Gen'l 1. g., Ist, 6s, 1921 JAJ mort.. 7«, 1010 JAJ tll5>i Paclflc Kxt., Ist. 68. AAO 2d 94 95 Gen'l 1. g., 1st, 6a, reg JAJ Imp. AEqnIp. 68,1922 JAJ icon's 2UMloa(PtiU.)-lBt,«>.B.1907 JAJ 101 Gen. land gr.,2d, 68, 1933.. .AAO 100 113 Minn. A N. W.—let. 58, 1934.. JAJ MnMt..6s. 1900 AAO iif mo James Riv.Val.— l8t,g..tis,'36JAJ IO914 1091. Kan. CCUnt'D A BprinKBeld— U,&b 105\ 106 Mlaa.ATenn.—l8tM.,88,serle8 "A' IO5I4 106% 1119 120 eerlc8"B" JAJ 113 North. Pac. Ter. Co. -l8t,68,'33.J&J KAItAwttA d.-lst.7B,1908 JAD 88, 115 M., 68.'97. JAJ tll9% 1201* fl27>i l'^8>s Mo.K.AT.-ron8.a88..1904-6.FAA 116 Norw'h&Worc'r—1st nM..HlUAI>eBotO, l8t,7B,1907 94 95 lstM.68,'97,J&J 1105 106 *• »112»i 113 Conaolidated 68, 1920 JAD Oi;d'n8l)'g&L.Ch.— C Lawr. A So. 1st, 68. 1909 8II4 82 Sinking fund. 8s, 1890 MAS tl09 112 78,1907. JAJ 127 128 Consolidated 58, 19aO JAD 103 SXXBtJO..AO.B.-M. 105 Consol. ,6s, 1920 AAO KX}.Sl>r.Ali»D.—lst,6s.l923.HAN 110>s 111 iBt, 6e. g., 1899. (U. P. 8. Br.)J AJ Income, 3s A 681920 321s 33 KoBtiudqr Oentnl—«8. 1911.. .JAJ BooneT'eB'ge,7s,puar,1906.MAN 110 Ohio Cen.— Riv. DIv., Ist, 6e..l922 121s atUDMd 48, 1911 JAJ 67»» Han. A C. Mo., lat 78, g.,'90.MAN 103 Income, 6s, 1922, Tr. rec 51s K«>kiuAr>ea lat.Ss.Kuar.A&O 110 Mo.Pao.—l8tmort.,68,gld,'88, FAA M.— llOis 112 OhloA Miss.—Cons. 8.F.78,'98.J&J 119 122 KnozT. A Ohio l8t.6a, I93,'>...JAJ lul 101^8 Conaol. 6s, 1920 MAN 119 122-3 96 lUoome,7s. 1899 23 Car. B., Ist mort., 6s, g. '93..A&0 911. 124 iBtgen ,58, 1932 JAD Buiduitky Dlv., 6s, 1919 ...FAA 85 3d mortgage, 7b, 1906 MAN lBtmort.,8pringf.Dlv.,1905 MAN 's's do Income, 1920 14 18 Income, 78,1892 MAS 10358 104 59 6b, 1921 . . .JAD Lar.BI.AMun.,l8t, 68,1919. HAM 101 Mobile A O.—1st pref. debentures. Ohio Southern— l8t 34 2dlncome, 6s, 1921 35 36 do Income, 7s, 1899. 2d pref. debentures Old Colony—68, 1897 F&A 1122 I2214 iMkt Sbora A Midi. So.— 3d pref. debentures (1191* 120 OL P. AABli.,Dew7s, 1892. 4th pref. debentures 68, 1895 JAD .AAO II418 MA.« tl22ia 1231. Boll. A E., new bds, M.,7*,'98.A AO 1281* New mortgage, Gs, 1927 JAD 78, 1894 413S, 1904 AAiO 112 113 Bnff. A State L., 7s, 1886.. ..J&.I Collateral trust 68. 1892 ....JAJ 103' 1111 1111. 120 1927 Bost.C.AFltchb ,l8t,78,'89-90J&J DetJIan.A Tol.,lst,7s,1906.FAA lat extension 68, (J-J 113 1141. 107 107 "s La.ATex.,lBt,6s,1920J&J B. C. F. & N. B., 5a, 1910 ..JAJ K'«lainMooAl.AGr.R,l8t,88.JAJ Morg'n'a 126 tl21is1J;??« 1231. lat mort., 7a, 1918 AAO 129 N. Bedford RR., 7s, 1894. .JAJ KaLASoboolcraft. l8t,88,'87.JAJ 113 Essex— iBt, 7b, 1914 Oreg.&Cal.—I8t68, 1921 JAJ KaLA Wlu Plfteon.lst. 78,'90..J AJ Morria A MAN 115 2d mort . ,78 DtTldMid bonda, 78, 1899. ..AAO 124>a 2d mort, 78, 1891 FAA 1021. l<.B.AM. 8.,oons.,0PM lat,7«.JaiJ 131 Bonds, 7b, 1900 JAJ Oregon&Trauacont.—68,1922MAN 1125' 129 mart., 134 Osw.&Rome—l8tM.,7s,1915.M&N do oon..,reg.,lst,7s,190O.O— General 78, 1901 AAO I35I8 111 ii's" do Miia.,op.,2d,7s,1903..JAI> 1^4 125 Conaol. mort. ,78, 1915 JAD 1361a Panamar-Sterl'g M.. 78. g. '97.AAO . 111 do eonB.,reg.,2d, 78,1903. JAD 134 Nashua* Low.—6b, g., 1893. FAA Sinking fund sub., 68, 1910. MAN 112 ii'03' ioft" Uahonhig L'oS KR. 1st, 5s. .JAJ 5s, 1900 113 Subsidy bonds, Eng. issue, 6s 127 50 lAwreQco—Ist mort., 78,1895.FAA Nashv.Cli.A 8t.L.-l8t, 78,1913 JAJ Paris&Dec'fr—l8tM..78,g..'92.J4fcJ 123 123% Penn.RK.-Gen.M,6s,cp..l910Q*-J iss' Ltiugh Val.— l8t,6s,ooup.,'98.JAl> 2dinort.,68, 1901 JAJ 133 1st mort., 124 Decatur-lst,78,1900.J&J Gon'lmort., 6s, reg., 1910. .AAO 68, reK., 18$8 JAD Nashv.A 123 128 Id mort., 78, 1910 MAS 143 143 is Natchez Jack. A Col.— Ist, 78. 1910 Cons, mort., 68, reg., 1905.. Q—M 104 coup., 1905..J&D 125 128 Qtm. M., 8. t., 6a, g., 1923. . . . JAD 135 Newark A N. Y.—1st, 78, 1887.JAJ do 68. 112 ill' 100 103 Collateral trust, 4138, 1913. .JAD L. Miami—Kaiewia5s,1912.. MAN New'k S'set&S.-1st. 7s, g..'89.MAN 111 IkBoMA FtS.— 11S>« 116 N'biirgh&N.Y.-Ist M. lOOH CouBol. 58, 1919 JAD lstJ.gT.,78'95JAJ 7s,1888.JAJ 111 Looff Island—lit BlV.?8, 1898.MAM New Jersey A N. Y.— Ist mort 100 Penn. Co., 68, reg., 1907 O.— 93 107 Ut oonaoL 5., 1931 lis N. J. Southern— l8t M.,new 68.JAJ 100 do l8tM.,4iaB, 1921.JAJ Q— 111 1191s Bootli Sid*. Ist, 7a. 1887 MAfc 100 N.Y. A Can.-£ M., 6s, g.. 1904.MAN 113 Penn.A N.Y.Can.- Ist. 78, '96. J&D - „. nrtown A Fl., lat. 78, 1891 N.Y.Cen.&H.-Debt aert. ox.5sMAN 1051s 106 1st mort., 78, 1906 JAD ----- US i<.I.UUr FluslilnK— coup., 140 Pensacola A Atlantio-lst m..FAA •--- A Ist, 6s.l911 Mort., 78, 1903 JAJ 1171. >.T.A Mas. BMoh. Ist 78,'97^AJ Mort., 78, reg., 1903 JAJ 136 Peo. Dec. AEv.-1st, 68, 1920.JAJ 11* <'* 67 lMi*r.aA LUL— lst,7s,'97 J^U(e<) 115 116 Delientnre ."IB, 1904 109% Incomes, 1920 MAS lion's 1121. •d mort., 7s. 1907 116 117 Sterllngmort., 6s. 125 127 EvansviUe DIv., lat 68,1920.M&S AAO g., 1903...JAJ } 67 lonlsT.A Nash.—OonsoL l8t,7s.'98 120 120>« New York Central—08, 1887.JAD 10.51s 106 do Income, 1920.... OMdllan Br., 7s, 1907 108 N.Y.Chio.& St.L.-l8t,68,192l.JAD 97 100 Peo.APekinUn.—lst,68,1921.Q-F 110 112 MAS 101 I 118 120 N. Y. Elevated.-lst M., 1906.J.fcJ 127 Class B, 1926 AAO 108 lf.*Clark*T.jf«.6a,K.,1002 FAA 'll6 119 N. Y. A Greenw'd L.—Ist M. Ino. 30 32 Phila. A Erie-2d M., 7b, 1888. JAJ 109 68 129 M. O. A MobU.. 1st 68, 1930. JAJ 100% 101 2d mortga ge income 6 Gen. M.. guar., 6s, g., 1920. .JAJ tl'.i7: do Sd,8«, 1930.... JAJ 86 N.Y.&Harleiu—7B,coHp. ,1900.MAN 134 13514 Sunburv&Erie, l8tM.,78,'97.AAO 128 fwnauul a DlT.,Ut,6s,I920..MA8 86 N.Y. Lack. A W.— lat.Sa, 1921. JAJ 132 Phila. A Read.—1st, 68, 1910. JAJ ., „ •t. DiT.. Int. 110 113 U^is 120 UmU 6., 1921 . MAS 110>t 2nd, 58. guar., 1923 FAA 2d, 78, '93 AAO _ do 2d., 8s.. 1980. MAS 54 55 N.Y. L.E.AW.-l8t,78.'97,6xt.MAN 125 Debenture Gb, 1893 JAJ 25 Baah. AOeo., 1st 7s, 1900...JAJ ISO 2d mort. exten., Ss, 1919 ...MAS 115 Con80l.M.,78,1911, reg.A cp. JAD 128 130 K.H. AN., Ist6s, 1919 JAD 114 116>a 3d mort. ox. i^a, 1923 MAS 111 Consol. mort., 6s, 1911 JAD 116 Oul mort., 6a, 1930 JAD 104 105 4th mort.,ext., 59, 1920.. ..AAO 113 Improvement mort., 68, '97.AAO 104% 107 o.ANo.Ala.,S.P. 6s, 1910 AAO 106>« 5th mort., 7a, 1888 JAD 106% Gen'l mort., 68, 1908 JAJ 98 99 lat mort„ sinking ioe 110 '135 is fund, 8« .. . lat cons. M., 78, g.,1920 MAS Convertible, 78,1893 JAJ 109 ^nat bmida, 6s. 1022 o—m 101>s 102 New 2d.cons. (is. 1909 JAD 14 Cons. 58, IstaerleB MAN 59 60 SI»Aat7 6s. 1924 dAN 89 do ex June, '8(i, coup. 96 Cons. 5b, 2d series FAA 30 35 - *» A AU.-lat.6s,gu,'21.FA 85 86 Collateral Tr. 68,1922 MAN Conv. aiy. scrip JAJ 53 54 X^JI.A.ACiito.—lst.es,1910. 115 116 Slis JAJ Fuud.5s, 19B9 JAD Scrip for 6 deferred H coupons . . _Qmk.mion.6t, IBU A,ko 98 lat con i. fund coup.,78,1920 MAS Deferred income 3 10 £ol1aTjr.O.ATez.-lst,6s,1934MAS 91>4 2d ooni. f'd cp., Income mort., cons. 7s, '96, JAD 52 53 Mala. 58,1969 JAD Oeal—Mort. 7s, 1898. . .JAJ 1121 123 Kcorgnnizat'n ist lien, Gs, 1908 112 CoalA I.,guar.,78,'92,ex-cp.MAS 27 Kztan. bonds, 6«, g., 1900.. .AAO. till 113 Gold income bonds, (is, 1977.... 67 Phila. Wil. A Bait.—68, 1892. .AAO U07 109 )l|13l CHma. 78,1919 AA< 133 Loan Dock mort., 78, 1893. .JAD 116 116>s 6b, 1900 AAO 115 118 AaditMooR.A Km., 68, 1891.kaa >i lod 107 do con. g., 6b, 10J.5 ..AAO 116 58,1910 JAD tl08 109 iMda A Farm*Kt*;11,68, 1B96.JAJ till 113 129 « 10218 K.Y.A X.Eng.— Ist .M., 78, 1905JAJ 1291s Trust certs. , 4b, 1921 J&J 101 k VtlTti. A K.A '4111 M., 6«, 95.AAU 112 114 lat mort., 68, 1905 JAJ 119% 120 Pittsli.Bradf.A B.—l8t,68l9llAAO 60 681. JO 107 108 2d mort., 68, 190'i loan, 110>4 Plttsb.C.A St.L.—1st, 7s, 1900.F&A 124 M>i KAA .Ta, 1909,H^U< 88 2d, 6a (scaled to 38) FAA 9238 94 2d mort., 7s, 1913 A&O 124 «»1 '.ir.AO.,8s, '91! 116>« iYs N. Y. N. ii, A U.latr.4a,l903.JAD 110 112 Pittsb.Cl.&ToL—l«t,69, 1922. AAO 108 6<^ MAS 110 111 N Y.Ont.AW.--l8t.K.,68,19U.MA4 109 Pittsii.&Con'llsv.— l8tM.78,'98.J.feJ 125 1 JAD 103<4 I0S\ N. Y.Pa.A O,—lat, inc.,8cc.78, 1905 ;43ia 441s Sterling cons. M.,68, g.,guar.J&J 1130 132 en, . Wcat).. JAIJ 9» 9ui in.iri .«». I(M)7 lOX ion 2il mort. Inc •2il '139 | ;ll 12 mort.. 7s. 1912 J*.ll * Pnae Bumlnal; no laM inuisaaitoas. t Poraliaaer aUo pays aoorued Istaratt. } In Loudon* i CoupDU otf. ' '. ', J . ,

JtiLT 8, 1888. J THE CHRONICLE. 19

GENERAL QQOTATKJNS OP STOCKS AND BONDS—Co>msuBD. Vor BzplaamUoaa 9e« Itotsa at Head of Plrat Pa«e or Qootatloa*.

Baiuioxo Bovos. Railkoad Stocks. Bid. R.ULROAD STOCKS. Bid.

Pl«».Ft.W 1 f l.l.> _l <, Unton Paeiao— Pontlnned— Oeatral Massachnsetu ..4.1001 -5% Sdowr' 138 CoUatcral Irnst, 5a. 1!M)7....JAD 94 do pref...lOO 23 mub. M vj Kaiu.Pae., iHt. 6a. 1895. ...FAA CeDtralof New Jersey 100 54% Pitt-'- • 76 do latM.,6B. 1896 JAD 112 Central Ohio. 50 ios" 114 For '. .;., liKMUAJ I 100 do Denv. Dlr.. 6a MAM do Pref 50 V .•.JB91..MAK 35 do latcons.M..6a.l»19MAN 107i« 107% Central PaeUo 100 41% Por 105 C>teKOo8llort-L.,6a.l923 .. PAA 107 107% Charlotte Col. A Ang 100 34 l! -59 J*J 8ft Utali Cen.—1st M.. aa, c.,1890 JAJ 90 95 Obaaapeake A Ohio, common ..100 9 Bt: 141 iV4' Utah Bo..Jan.. 7a, 18M JAJ 81>I 86% do 1st pref. ..100 16% 10% . 7s. 1930.J^U A eztaa(,7s.l»09JAJ 76% do 2dpref....l00 77 77H Udea A Bl'kB.—Mart.,7s. -gi.JAJ 109 Oheahlra, pref 100 9S M*» Var. A Maaa.—Oaar.Sa, 1003 MAM 112>s i'13'% Chlea«aA Alton .....100 143 •a A "- •'•0..1IAS IM Ywkab. A Mar.—Mew Ut mort. 90 Ohloafo A Atlantic - .. .._T. 115 51 T, a«a«ni J*J I 2d mort Chloa

.^^ A*<' 10« Va.Mldluid-lst aar.,aa.l906.MAS 131 Chlea^o A Canada Soathem .. 2 I Wtv ic—li«.extJAJ 3d letlea, 6s, 18U MAS iVsii 180 Chleago A East ruinols 88 mmt,7- J*J Sd aerln*. 5-da, 1818 MAH 109 Chlea«o A Grand Trunk 6 Uek-iP'p. t '-* 93 Chleaao A North Western 100 114%: MAIC 103 105 Wsba--- •^- ^t.,7«^«90,ox.PAA 111«« 141 do Pref., 7.. 100 i .'.'. . * rttUL. i»t.' eai i 92 i' f*a 113 ill7>a; Mor 1909 AAO 70 Chloaco Rook Island A Pao 100 124% Mat, as. 1923 j*n lOA 107 . 3di; .:. 1883, ex.. MAM 99 Chlo. St. Louis A Pitta 100 11% 0* laeotna. 1921 GiT..aa. 18n ....JAD Ctn. HiuUltoa A Dayton 100 145 nil IllM ni 1903....MAH Ul-.l\ 113 Drlrolt I)iT„ ea.^Ml JAJ 80 84 do Pref 106 Wti>s '96% Bratonant. Sd oorL, Ba . ...K4tA QulDOT Mo.A P..irt,8a.RTiar.l909 80 OIn. Indlaaap. St. Louis A Ohlo.100 SVJ&AOr. Ill'*—lsMMr.aa.I935. loa** lie'* Cmlrvhir.. Ha. lOsTTT. JAJ Cloeinnatl A Mllford 85 69>* 3d aorU laaaaaaTS^ 1935 69 , Osu. mort.. 7^. IflOT.eon. 86 Ctaotnnatl M. O. A Tex. Pao. ...100 85 8kL^lLAT.a.-la( M., 7a. "Si-IAJ 116 1st. 8t.I-..l -ia.. 103 li Cin. Baadosky A CleTelaad. 60 16 M iMrt.. pnf. 7a. 1 JM .... PAA 118 Ot. Wf«t., ; -18.. ..PAA iim 112 do Pref., 6.50 52 MiMaMa,Ta.l8M. MAM 106 lllil I do ''S.. MAM 100 CIn. Waahlogton A Bait 100 8 jMt. baada, 1894 0>C7J A Toi.. 1 - MAM do pref.. 100 6% i; Ball«TJk8.tIL.laC8.P.aa.-9S.AA(> Han.an. A Maples, i MAM Clar. OoL CIn. A Indianapolis. .100 64 1' Ballaiv.* Qv„ lat 6s. 1 933 . . JA n ULA 8.Ia.^Bt, •;- FAA 92% CtoralandA Cauton 4 •k Laala A I. KL-l*t.7i. 93.F.V 8kUK.O.AM. ir.Mt.A K.i, 7*. MAS 113% lis do do Praf 20 Mmait.,7*,it.,l»V7 Ma do Om.Dlr.,U(7a,1919JkAO 104% 101 ClST. A PIttabnrKh, gnar., 7 50 151 Aik. Br. I. «.,»«.. 7». «.. •».'v J.. do our. Br.. 6a. 1819.. PAA 76 Oolnmbiu A Xenta. Kuar., 8 50 166 CMto Alk. A T.aai.7s^..V7.J A I do Mo. Mo., lat, 189ft... JAJ 118 CoL Book. Val. ATol 100 32% —ad.ra,1900 .AAO Oaaliary A Morwalk 50 kU Aaw.. lst. "88. . lai waaiBWsatra-- Aia.—Ala.—tatia« .,K., M>a^ -m . AAO Denver A Bio Orande 100 St. 1. W. AW., Os. 1919 M.'. ad iMirt., 8aijpHr.,'fO. AAO un do Troat On. recel|tla. 36% ,^~ B«L.VaiwLAT.H.-latM..7a,'97.J.v r» Harrrd-KidJiUi^i1880-IAJ 104 Panvar A Bio Grande Weatem. . . 17 td mart.. 7a. 1898 MA> la* Biart., 6a, 188C. JAJ 104 Daa MolMa A Port Ood«e 4% •d. 7a.mar.. •« MAM Bad., 3d mart., 86^1885 JAJ 101 do do Pref 11 HI. P. A Dalutt-lat.Sa.1931.PAA 3dmart.,PT«f.,6s,IS9n JAJ lot Dat. A irortham, com .100 60 >' ^»"**"f LPJOaBUk Maa.-lat 7S.19O0 J .<. "111. Waab. do do Pref. 100 101 M«a.l90» A.^ kI.. 6.soL6s, 1911 luo I'm' do do Pref., sss. pd 100 14 U'B, taC Oa, 1883 Ia WaaraPaan.— let M.,«« 107 Bastam (MaaaO. 100 86 St^P.Altor.er.Toa,— lal.6a,l933J'.i Pitta. Br., lat M., 6s. 114 114% nrtanla M.H. 100 99 BMdaakrMaMf.AM.-lal. 7aju wbssllngA UBHa-lat ' BelBlTcr 100 . .^ SavIPVAW.-AUk0..aaa.7a.V7J ^viauta A Waatan-ln' BUsabeth Lax. A Bl< Baody....lOO . »«» iOa.A Pla.. Is4 M. 7<. 1 iroo. M A WIlB. OalamMa A Auu« 116 ii'o' BloilraA WlUiaaapart, 5 60 & d3 • i 8lMa VaL-lat, 7s. «J , WILA Weldon-«. P., b, g^'MiJAJ 108 do Praf., 7.. 60 ( 62 t«aart,7%sinkV «0 62 eft WlaaoMla Cent.—lat asr., 8a. 1909, 91 82 Brie A PIttaburK, miar., 7 60 106 .7s, i.tj 60 1910... 2.1 Mwlas. 7s. 1908, tf aanad .... 41 43 BTaasnUe A Terra Haute 60 86 f iPaL lst.7s.l0OU JAJ tll>-CBaT.,7s. \teklaoa Troaka A aaaWa. . lOOi 89 Oraen Bay Winona ASt. Paul. .100 10% SlatM IsL Bs«d Traaa/-tat BKT itiaau A CtaMlatta Air line 97 do Praf.. ..100 •• •It Brl-Iat. 7a. 1808 Ja Atlaotle APaiMe... ..100 8 Harrlabon P. Mt. J. A L.. iruar., 7.50 . 8Mb.Baa.AW-B.—lst.SaJ938MA lOAoata A Sa*aanah,laaaed .1001 Houston A Texas Central 100 33 f 84aart.,6a,lsS8 MAM lOJ ,1UJ nallliiinia t rmin ..100 160 ifts' HuBtlafldOB A Broad Top SO 10% 8n»B ABlWaM.-lst M.,7s 1110 do lstp(«r..6. ..100 do do Praf... SO 36 * 8 r3tai2M.T^-aoaaol.7a,-06AAOj 131 do 3d.JBK..„ 127 nUaeUOMtral 100 188% 1] Tea. OmI. - 1 st,sk. fd. ,7s, 1M9MAM < WaaUnatoa Bnaii. 100 330 do I Hasnd Une^ p. e, 100 98 lat mart., 7s, 1911 MAMl Packar^buicaraa*. 100 6 'Is' Indiana Blooalncton A weat'n 100 20 1 TMOS A Mew OrlaaM-lat,7s.PAA Haaton a Albaap- 100 188 188% Indian. Deeator A Sp.,coai 8aMM l>lT,lat.8*. 1918.. .MABI .'kwt. Ooa. A Montreal 100 do dn Pref. ..100 TaSM A Paa.—la(,aa, >.I9oe MA8) too "68 - do Pref..S...100 100% Iowa Palla A Sioux City 100 iaDLBiart..6a,calXl80».iA[7 Boalon BoaaaoTnn. A Weatarn.... 8 6 Jatt'v. Mad. A Ind'p's, leased.. 100 79 . aad laad cr„ !•«.. 191ft.Jiitv 100 •I BoatMALowaD 100 138 134 JoUetA Chicago, guar.. 7 130 lat.PaiL.lal,8i,*ald.l980JAJ {63 et Kerere Beaoh 127 138 Ctty CIlDton SprlnKTUI.lOO 43 < ; Boatoo A L(Hu . 100 Kan. A TsMtAMlJoSi-lalAklSlOJAD JBronklyn Rleraled.. aaw 39% 33 Keatttoky Central 100 Uaad «tMt. iassMas. 1880. llBrooklrn AMoMank 100 10 KoekokADes Moines 100 "1 Mo.AA(k.OlTnlat.6a.... 1911 — 1910 Cairo A Vlnn^nnes, praf UtUeBchuylktll, leaaed, 7 50 68 1 do saia llaa^laa. 68,1010 Oallfomla ParlBe "ft Long Island SO 98 ( T«I.AOMaOBat.-lst. 6a. ini.lwj ' 'Mlfomla Buutbrrn 100 9'a, lu% LoobtanaAMo. BIT., Com.'.. ..100 16 Tt m '.'saadlan PactOa .../ 60% 67 Aufcusta 100 I Maeoa A do aa.l9ol M 'atawlaaa .'>o 30 21%l Maiaa Osntral 100 134 i CM*. A AiDb.,aart.. 64, 'h'i m do 1st prnf 50 57 59% ManohesterA Lawrence 100 302 3 Oatoa PBalAo-lat,8a,«.,'V do 24 mr....«, 60 66 56% Maabattao Beaoh Oo 100 IS lAadOiaat.7a,l.Ciftfli?' '-«dar Palls A MliineaolK. 100 13 M^h^s^« B'y, ooBsoUdated ..100 127% I' ' Mitral of (laatcla 100 73 75 Mar>i. Houghton A Oat 100 34 SS^8%&8 <'«attalIowa 100 17 18% do Praf 100 97 tari.'aBVir.V^>6!A do Mtpraf

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CHBONICLR [Vol. XLIIL 21» THE BOMDS-Comtinoicd. fiieVRRAL. OUOTAXIOMS OP STOCKS AMD

Ask. MlSOELLAHEOCIi. Bid. Ask. Bid. Ask Mmocllaxeoub. Bid. Stocks- MUCBLLAITBOOI. JdpjMM* Pl'n.MasslOO 133 137 12\ STOCKS Jamaica UUcaABlarkRlT.lOO ISO TBL'PH Lawrence, Mass.-.IOO 140 142 MaM..I'*ea.e.lOO 136% 137 AND UO>DS. 100 193 19» Vl.A 4>« Ami'r. Ulst. IVl... 100 41 ;I.oweli Meridlaa 8>1 Mass., G.L..100 102% 10« kl... Tiekato. A Aiucrloan Tol. A Cable 65 6:» Lynn, Mrxi do pref 7 Melrose. ..100 104 105 l.r«l 10 Aiueriean Rapid bonds 21 23 |>lal(l. A 18 ..100 130 13A 0blo.... TlrRlnlaMldUDa... Paciflo st'k 45 65 Newton & Wat'n 4 roro.cert 17>« 17% AUauUo A 101 105 I VaKvb Piir. 3 Salem. Muss 100 do rra(. 100 30 30% Bank's A MercU'ts. 100 2% Hi 113 Oat. ...100 72>« 74 do Pref. mortgage 8 iBrooklyn. L. 1 25 SlctaU>a War»'D(HJ.).r«'d,7.50 1st Brooklyn. 20 70 75 idUaAotMrwJemy SO Rfoelvers' certs 80 Citizens', «reatcb.A PlilU.,pf.50| -..-• Metropolitan, U'klyu. 87 91 Ma. l^ake 8. A W .100 M 57 Oenoral mortirage... 5 5% , VaatJrrMT 50,4 25 ISassau, Brooklyn ..2f> 115 122 do praf.lOO »7 48 Baltimore >.. 100 10 II Cent. A So. Am. Cable "io 90 I Marjland.... B'klyn .50 139 141 MIBO UlU*8.H....ft0 &l>5 65H Waatam Commerclnl Tel. Co. 35 40 'Williamsli'K, tX*t OolWBbta A AUK. 113<« 19 MlbDMip.* M.L..100 Wn. Preferred 101 105 lCharlost'n,8.C.,Ga8.25 4« WoldOD, 7.100 150 Coke. IOC i'ls" do l*r«*...10O «5^ Om. A 18>3 19 .Frsuklin 100 25 33 IChlcaso G.& 30%| Wlieanaiii OentnO.... Coke . 193 195 MlMut Ku> A Tu.lOU MM 30 31)% UoUl A Stock 25 84 !>0 Cincinnati G. & .100 IW4 do Pref. 102 Hartford, Ct., G. L..25 32 35 |UM<«ir1 Pactflc. xl37 138 Bonds I 10 irareterANaiibna . 100 Hol,ok'n2Q 155 160 M«MI»AOblo 100 u Han liattan Telegraph. 10 Jersey C.& Hi 144 BONDS. 110 120 People's, Jersey C 40 60 ll«tTl«*fc'».(tu..7.50 67 CANAL Mexican 100 115 120 irMkr Chkt.A Bt. USA 55 Cheaap. A Delaware- Union 100 Louisville G. L 156 15b .Mutual 50 60 ((•>l>uaAlAwaU..10O lit inort., 6a. '86 JiU N. Y. Mutual Un.TeL. 67 Central of N. Y •70.q.-J N. Y.lOO "78% 78'% He« b'li Unlch. A Coon Cnie8.AO.-^. Mutual Union 6s 78 80 Consolidated, l>t AH.-7»,'91.JAJ lis N. 115 120 do do pnt Oel. 118 N'west.. 7h. 1901 .J&J lOd Equitable. Y 2 1801.. MAS of N. Y....100 107 110 A ». Y^. latext.. . 100 % Mutual •« Jerw 20 120 Postal Telegraph. I0.i% 104 d* Pni- Conn. TH. 1894. A&O Bonds, let 68 6 N. Orleans Q.L. ..100 Jenqr fooUiern l«t V».IJ.cp.,7s.M48 140 % 2 ' Portland, Mo., O.L-.iO 62 63 Hmt Postal Tel. ft Cable Co 5300 N. Loud.A HottK'DlOO LebiEh Na\-l(^tlon- raort. b'ds 23 25 it. Louis G. L 50 105 Is 105 \ 112 |8o. Tel., iBt }90 92 M.Y.CMikA H.Wt.100 4's*, 1914 (J— iBontli'nA Atlantic. 25 05 75 Laclede, St. r.«ul8.10C 8>* 84t ',Q-1 Ud . . "97 " 51% jr. Y.ctucA Bi.1.. 100 RR. 6«, rei?., Western Union 100 65>« 65% Carondelct.at.Louis 50 do Prcf.lOO OonT6ii.K.r|r.'94MA8MM 114 118 120 Francisco G. L 58% 59 230 UH 7». iHiio. >r. *N.. San . T. AHvtom ....»0 66,(t.,op.ArK..'07JAr 117>f Wash'ton City G. L-20 38% 39% IVd lu« 7sJ*U TELKPHONE II.T.L.AW..CTi»r.5.100 28%' 0on».M.,19U STOCKS. COLDASILVEK M.Y.U KrIeA WMt. 100 Penn.—6«, «oup., 191C 90 188 189 iniNING STOCKS^ 63 >• American Bill 100 do Pref.lOO 02% Schuylkill Nav.— 100 111 (N. Y. A SAN. FRAN.) 4U^ 40 3» Amer. 8iieiiking...lOO H.T. A N.EiuUuid.lUO lat M.,G«, 1897.Q-M 102«s 24 Alice 1-75 12d 12s« 70 Colomliia APan...lOO I 68 •45 Plfit.lOO 2dM.,««,1907..JAJ ,!50 1 do 2US East Tennessee. 200 Alta Montana 0( H.A HartMCO £05 op., '05JAJ •03 0-4 a.T M ml* 19\' Mort.es, Erie 26% 27 Amie H B.Y. Oiit.AWe«t..lOO 6a,lmp.,cp.,'80MAN % Barcelona h Olobe •10 . T. Penn. A Ublo 6«,l)t« Mexican 20 V.Y. Sum. a Weatern. 7«. coup., 1903.. J&J Molecular I Bodie IOC IC Pref. 19\ 21 do 2>«' STOCKS. England 34 3> Bulwer IOC ISO W««(Bboi«AB. 1»» CANAL 10 'New H.Y. 7 75 loo B. . . . . lOi 13% 13«9 Cbeaaprakfl A Del M) Qoi. iN. Y. State Overland. Caledonia H WeaU. oom . 100 99 1-30 ort.A 37»» Del. A HudHon 100 ""^Peoples 1 Consol. California. IOC do pref. 100 87'e •5C •60 7S«« Del. Div. lensBil, 8..50 .Southern N. England Chrysolite 5i PenBarlvaiits..SO 78 i50i4 50 >« 750. o. 801* .82 Lehlifh Navigation.. 50 Troploal 10 Chollar IOC grtiieriiCentiml . . . M> i •60 '25»« Moms, guar., 4 100 I Teloffr. Tele.lO I Consol. Paciflo. ... IOC N. Hamp.lOO 125 — 206' W. A Otb'n do pf., guar.l0..100 Crown Point 100 l^UC arth'D Pacoom.lOO 27 27>« ELRCTRIC •40 59 Pennsy 1 vaula 50 Dunkin do Pref. 100 t>ilH -s LIGHT STOCKS. 177 179 SobuylklU Nav 50 Brush 100 Eureka Consol 100 i-60 Rorw.A Woroeater. 100 i-uu 17 li do do pref .50 Brush Illumlnat'g 100 loo Father DeSmet .. 100 Ocd-A L. Champ. 1<>0 110 140 uEioOntral 100 ISUCLLANBOCS (Ct Unit I'd States Green Oknton(Balt.)— £ 6B.7., 30 45 Hale Norcross. .IOC 2^2.'; Old Oolony 100 X16.V16<% 102 >9 Unitiil Htates 111. Co.. A "2"95 11 Mort.e«,K.,1904JAJ| CO.'S Horn Silver 2-91 Orev.AI'*]. HM pd.llM^ Dn.RR.,lBt, end.,68.{ 114 THUST uo 21 114 SrUUKS, N.V. Independence 100 •Of do'Pief.aaf.pdlOC do2d.end.6a,K.MANl 1-9.T 2'Yo 28 29 v« Vm. Loan A rrust.lOO 108 110 Iron Silver 2C Oi«soB nrart Une Col.CoHlA Iron— l«t,(>8 98% 99 •09 32''g Brooklyn Trust 2f> 23 J 235 Lacrosse IC •08 OncaalVsnaOoDt — Cov.ACIn.Bjce. 5s,3-5y lom •28 120 102 >• Central 100 390 lie ad ville Consol IC •2tj Oawefo A Syr., guar. .">«, 5 years MAS - 100 110 III Farmers' Loan A Tr.2S 405 Little Chief 5C •2o "•46 la 63 neiiil'iiBi1(U«0»,l93l 109 112 LittUPito •3 rWanla KR. .50 i"6i >t Manposa—79.'88 Knickerliockcr 100 6 5'8 100 145 Mexican G. 8Uv. 100 •40 lAAUanUo. Or. Imp. Company— rx)ug Island A 33 Mercantile 100 144 Navaio 100 •60 •SO J Dee. A Bt.. 100 l«t,6j 1910, J.AD. 90% 91% 03 03 1« 119 125 Ophlr 10 Meirton I0( Oreg. R.& N. l8t.6B,JAJ 111 Metropolitan 100 »27 100 Potosi 100 •fiO rkUa-AI&le 50 Debenture 7s, 1887. N. Y. Guar. A Ind..lOO ^'4 490 1 •11 •12 24V i'05>« 106 N. Y. Life A Trust . 100 Rappahanook rhUa.ABeadliiff...50{i Onn. 5s 1925 J.AO.. •05 Union 100 380 . Kml Elephant 10 do Pref. ...50 ••uUm'n Palace Car— •50 ruia. wnia.A Balt.50 *V7 United JtatOB 10<1 480 Robinson Consol. . 50 3d serlea, 8«,'87FAA ISierraNevada 100 •60 Pttu. C'lD. A St. L.. 50 4th do 88,'g2FAA N.Y. dc BR>KLYN PlMa. A Ooti., l'ied.50 HOBSB BBS. Silver Cliff 50 Deb'nt're,7B,'88AAO 29 30 do Pref.... 8Uk,7s,k..188.'>AAO BleeckerSt.AFult.P'y jpriug Valley 1; l8t moit., 7s. 1900.. 114 118 itauclard 100 100 ntta.n.W.A C.jma.7 It. 1,. Bridge A Tim— 10 19 165 175 Union Consol 100 Pltuborg A Weatern 1st, 7e,K.. 1929. AAO tl3t 134 {Broadway A 7th Av. 131 132 92 1st mort., 5s, 1904.. 102 103 BOSTON MINING, Port-SaooAPortaJad 6 r«nn C.&(.,cnii.6« I 3 100 103 Port Boral A Aa«a*u Soutli rilU. Ist. 6«.. 2dmort., 5s, 1914... STOCKS.^ 7orU.Ot.F.A Con. 10b 69 70 B'way Surf., gu.,S8,'21 100 Ulouez 25 130 135 niSC'LLANKODS 100 itlantic 25 . A Woro'uar.lOO Guar., 58. 1905. ABartoga..lOO STOCKS. Brooklyn City 170 180 Brunsw'k Antimony .5 9 106 110 .AAllec.. reo.... Amer. Hank Note Co.. „. I 1st mort.,58, 1902.. Calumet A Heoia...25 IBond A INUIT. 100 150 Aapluwall Laud 10 6% °J|! Brooklyn Crosstown.. 1.50 160 Oatalpa Silver 10 Bob. r. A P., oom. 100 95 SoatonLand 10 7% '?lj lat mort., 7s, 18S8.. 105 112 Central 25 4»8 do Onar. 7.100 Soaton Water Power J;8i Bushwiok Av. (Bklyn.) 140 150 Copper Falls 50 4o do e BrookUne (Ma«s.lL,'d5 3% '' *||Central Crosstown... 160 165 Franklin 25 lArb'K.lOO lanton Co. (Bait.). 100 Ist mort., 1922.. 115 120 Huron 25 200 Bs, .AWeatPolDt.... 32«« S2H Cot. a CUi. Bridge, pf. Central Pk.N A E.RIv. 135 Minnesota 25 lYarfcB.AC. 98 100 Keeley Motor.. 10 Consol. M., 7s, 1902 120 125 National 25 20c. 400. rA PlMa. 100 4>t 6 Varerlek Land.... 10 m 1% Christopher lOtb 8t. 130 132 Osceola.... 25 11 12 x97 100 A .AOKd...l00 75 77 !i.E.Mtg.8eour.(Bo8t. Bonds, 78, 1898 110 116 Pewab'.c 25 1% 1% 100 7 7>e .S. Hampahtre Land 25 Dry Dk.E.B.A Battery 180 Quinoy 25 45% 47 Pr»f..7..10O 30 30% .V.YA Tex.Ld.,Ltm. 50 1st M., oonBoL7s, '93 Hi 115 Ridge 25 5 Do. 75e. t JoMph A Ud Ul'd. 27>4 28% I.and scrip Scrip 6a, 1914... 105 107 Tamarack 25 86 90 ikU>aUA)l.AT.H.100 29 33 So. Rlv., cons. 100 p.o. Eightu Avenue ... 200 225 inANDFACT>lNO 20 20 do Pief.IOO 83 Orcicon tiaprovomeut. Scrip 6a, 1914 107 110 STOCKS. 103 108 M. LoaUABanPr.lOO 23 24 Oreitim Uy.A.N.Co.lOO 42d A Grand St. F'y.. 235 245 Am. Linen (Fall Riv.) 0.50 700 do Pref.... 100 48>« 49 Paotdo Mail 88. Co.lOO 54% 51% lat mort., 7«, 1893.. 112 117 Amory (N. H.) 100 100% 100% do lutpref.lOO 110% 112 PiUlm'n Palaoe CarlOO 135 136% 42it8t.Maa.ASt.N.AT. 35 39 Amoskeag (N.H.) 1000 2020 2030 ;104 106 M. L. Vaa. A f. II 8 St. Louis B'dge.lstpref lat mart.. 68 109 112 Andro.acog'n (Me.). 100 98 100 Panl Duintb.lOO 50 >« 00 150 52 Ml A 2d pref. oertifloaies 24 Inc., 6a 50 61 Appleton ( Mass.) . 1000 770 780 1107 110 do P.-ef.IOO 1U9>9 llu>s 8t. Louis Tunnel RR. Houst.W.8t.&Pav. F'y 125 135 Atlantic (Mass.). ..100 100% 101 0t.P.J(iiin.AMao.loo 115 St. Ijouls Transfer Co. 1st mort., 7s, 1894.. 113 116 BarnaUy (Kail Riv.).. 97% 100 HO. 120. tototoTaUar 6 10 SUnd. Watl Colorado Coal A 1 . 100 24% 25 1st mort., 78, 1890.. 110 115 Boston Belting. ...100 140 141 rweat., Oa., c'd. 7. 100 OoasoLUoalof Hd.lOO 25 28 Third Avenue 300 Boat. Duck (.Mass.)700 795 300 &Btn>. A N. Y.lOO Homeatake Min'x.lOO 21% 22% lat mort., 78, 1890.. 111 113 Chace (Fall Riv.) .100 90 96 alt _ Bnncli.Pa M Maryland Ooal....lOO 10 12 Twenty-Third St.... 223 235 Chioopee(Mass.) ..100 110 112 tH. i"-!' •,(> New Central Coal .100 10 12 lat moil., 78, 1893 112 114 Cochoco (N.H.).. ..500 515 525 Ontario 811. Hiii'i;. 100 29 30% OAS STOCKS. tlolllnaCo. (Conn.). .10 7^8 8% 11 lO's Pennaylrania Cual.5<) 260 Bait. Consol. Gas 50% 50^8 Coutineuta'. >Me.). 100 63 66 jiL lA>a QuloksUrer Mln'g IOd 4% 6 Boston Gaslight... 500 890 Cres't Mills (F. R.) 100 do II Mo.A Ark. do pref.liJO as 25 Rast Bo.<)ton 25 X38 39 Crystal 8nr. B1.(F.R.). ToLClo. ASt. Ix>ula .. 15a. aoo. Tenn.OnalAIronColDO 3i Rjxbury 100 190 103 Oavol Mitla(F. R.) 100 63 ToL AObloOcnlral... 23 Z4 BXPRBSS ST-CKb South Boston 100 110 115 Dougl'sAxe (Mass) 100 87 90 do Pref, 43 Adams 100 140 143 BrookUne, Mass... 100 xllO 112 .Dwight (Mii».<.). ..500 XJ75 590 Cr. WJ.RRAC.Co.lOO 231 32^%- American 100 107 10 • Caiubriil){«, 75 Ma8s, 100 xl6u 181 i Everett (Mass.)... 100 65 Daloa Parlflfl. .100 56 >t 65%| United States 100 63 65 Chelsea, Mass.... 100 xlOl 103 Fall Riv. Iron W. .100 100 V^urfn W*)U. Ar f'n loo I2'i 1 '!> Dorolin„tnr. Ma«»« 100 lOS^'lOflV) V. R. Mi"hliinn.i 100

PnaaaaialBal! no Mo t Parohaaer also pays aooruad latoresl. t In LoadoiL i ()uotation per share. .

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OEXERAL QUOTATIONS OF STOCKS A.VD BOXDS—Concluded. Wor 8t«« nt Qaad of PIrat Ptz« »r 'liiatatlon

IfnOKO Stocks. Baitk Stocks. Btd. Ask. BaKK Stocks. Bi.l. Aak. iNgDKAKCB STOCKS. Bid.

r. B. Mrriuo Co ..im lepuMlo lOCI 13d no I Eaat River in Boeton 100 140 I4»

i FUnt Mlll« iK. K.) I'M lerere _ lo<. li7 lv:8 I Eleventh Ward 2f> Bnylaton 100 97 100 "•-• »-" '^ PmnlillniMp.).... 100 Coeklui) loii, 135 i;i4 •'onal 100 lo.no '"' s Hoiuo...lO< 91 93 ai'br Y.MllU(F.U.II«M' leeond Nat 100 l.M .:iuiial...l00 131 10(> 127 130 Or»nin>(FK.» ...lorn •••arttT. i(K)| 180 30 .« 100 180 ' 195 Oreat Fkll«(N. H.)100 rnt 100 I'^OH 1^1 le 100 ;500 jiiuiiiiaotnrers'. ..100 3&>9 36 Bamilton (Ma««.) 1000 . I.£iillicr 100 lom 11/3 - itlouaJ ...V) •.too Uass.Mntoal 100 1112 115 Bartf. t'Mri-'t .<'r ii.» 100 136 '.2av 10< ;150 Mervanttle F. A M.IOO 131 133 Bill (Me uiit .'>iaoafTa..I0(i Anuuou(u«w Btuok) 20 1021s 105 t/r*lLak rooklja. Manhattan 50; 155 Aumra ftmekXn 20 100 lOO Ifarket 100 Hi Oinetnnatl 2."* iWo" !' ' :io3 liowell (.M«MI Vatlonal..... 50 Meobaalea' 2.t> CIttxeus' 20 130 135"' Lowell BlM«fciify.2' 40 Meehaatoa'ATr.. .2S| Oamraercial 2r> 230 Lowell 1 .>ilonaI SO MeraantUa loo I'^S Easle 100 100 ' omnwrelal j^nulf. (Ma- 00 MerBhants' 50J ntarprlae 20 SO 60 pbaokMter (>' tABff Ulaitd 100 Harehanta' Exch'iceAO Bureka 20 185 MetropoUtaB 100 Fidelity 100 100 Waaaan '.teehaniea*. ,. 50 50 Firemen's 20 150 .100' «awYork 100 Oermaala 20 100 103 rhartaatoa. N. Y. Nat. ETch'iPlOO Olobe 20 105 <'iiaa.yatlonal. lUO Natlonitl 100 155 Cklcaco. r 30 Sr^iirity 100 ^ laarleao li trii. Nat 25 WaalilBi(ton 20 Miaa Nalloaal 50 Western 25 180 i.lca«oNat 100 Part 100 (lIaa.)...10bo|l5 'rrlal Nat lOO' PMpta's SS Hartford, Oonn. ...VWH' Pbfntt ^na Fire lUO 238 lljto.) MBUnealal Nat ..lOOl M 115 iratNaUoaal lOU 100 Oonneotlout 100 Hartford 100 •i87 Vii(K I ^4« asd LaiUher. 100 v'lmjal.lOC National 100 130 ' r.naato'Hat.. lOo! >»nj 100 Orient lOt) 90 88 "•UMMlhrt.lOO |U't ,^tuM!.kLcaU>ar....lO0 185 ifUiwo i.alAmmt..lO0\ I37%'l40 ItXlphola* IOC Pbanlx 100 190 Steam Boiler 50 luo I r.OlaM(M : <>r rniBote.100 155 "stateofN.T 100 • (rililltv.> aoiea'* 40< .oadaa, Bac. UfaU RlT.)..IOO •ISIatea Nai.lOOl Oomasrelal Oaioa.AS 18 10 ~ 64 (rail Blv.) 100 lilladrlphla. { Ouardlan. 60 60 niaiM.n.iioiio,ioao I 100 Imperial Fire 35 163 167 tK.R.1.100 M .luo Laoeaahlre F. A L. .25 5 0<« t*S.tUaM)100 '" .N'aUuuAl no Uv. A Lniid. *aiohe.3 28 >s 20 > .*w.iP.iLtaoo uMaa 100 103 106 NnrtbnKtre*IJrB..» 4!) M laMr. ir.K.) loo :-'.«nlalI«at....M 00 North Brit. A M«r. 8% 33 >s :(r.R.)100 nooaaaltklfatSO sa QaeenFlreAUr*.. .1 a>s i.)100 ...lldatloe Nat. .90 70 KdyallninnHWW... ..8 85 86 ((Oi.ua Kxrhaa««irat30 Neir Orleaaa. i:i«i)th .Vat 100 S70 Creerent Malaal 39 >« 41>« t UBMi«cua& Wmt .Vat 100 230 tactors' and Traders' 83 85 K.r>tnn-AJUeh.2f.lO0 liTH 100 Firemen's 69 70 "a 119 It VM 19« to HUwrala. ..lB«tAn Mat, . vil no "ei' f»r-Vr<'N,lt IIX' 105 loe 65 70 lat 131 '.!.!» : 13.^ Uu 100 Nat I r Plants' Mutual ... 65 58 irat 101 M i k Cumineree.SO 54 50 IMeohaolas' A Traders 111 118 ilOlMrUr 0«k Mat.. 1001 1S3 kr.*JUch.Vat. 100 110 lii BaaMatnal. x 125' 103 tint Kat 100 Teatoatta 123>« 128 HartfardWM lOo 158_ ual 90 75 iMsi«—ins»M....iooi 10? 100 176 4-.... Ifesr Tork. 199 160 l:t<*)NatkmalKzrhaBK« V>; .f3 70 i'...... ;..,,.UlaNat..I00 330 '146 Aaserlean 50 U7 Pbn-nU Nat lOO }** SeooadNat 100 194 American Exoh...lOO 90 06 State 101' KW ao*«aUilfat 100 105 107 Boweiy ...95 145 160 UaiUMlSlalaa luo iUO psABat 100 ISO 189 Btoadwar 35 170 177 .••tivUla. liilfcn ark Vat 00 195 BiMtdlyB ...17 175 190 I ... B'nkof CMai IMOMdaD....100 108 l«5 ...20 110 ISS ...70 115 190 Baakef Kaataekjrioo ,^^tt Nat. Baak. . 101 105 City. ~ ^ •# LoDtovlDslOO WrdHal 100 110 115 UUatoa ..100 115 100 OaioaNat so 70 Oonaerolal.. ...60 30 100 Nat SO lO^ Oontlaeatal .. ..100 310 TMiaooolOu lphla.100 108 130 Eagle ...40 230 249 86 90 ofKy ...100 i«t Ma. BaaplreOI^.. ..100 Ezolianae ...30 05 103 . 51 FMiacn* * DroT . 100 itwrtandNat.. .40 50 135 nrMNat 100 QualNat 100 185 167 n^rriMfnt ....50 118 153 Firemen's. .17 87 98 0«rmaa fm. Cn.'s loo OssooNat 100 160 240 r- - 100 First Hat 100 146 Oerman-Amerloan 100 3.^0 145 140 100 Masahaata- Nat 7ft 190 193 Oenaanla SO 182 60 Ui U7 100 BaMooal Trader*' . 100 140 44a Olobe 2.^ 200 -•iiiHT. iiauRlBtf 1 0.40 ntrhasend, Va Ureenwloh lasoato 100 Hank 25 37 Ouardlan 100 72 15 108 112 r«n>hanU' ..100 : Nat 100 143 Hamilton Nat. 130 ISO ' rn<>riCr--ioo .'(••rfhatin" Nal...l 1101* Haasver —SO 13.4 141 < Nat. Bk or VlrKlDlalOO Hana. 100 Bank. 72 75 .Xat 100 Plaatern'Nat 100 Baward 40 iPh 120 127 T 100 State Bank of Va.lOO 110inm«roe. . 10" 45^ 462 .50 85 95 ' ...lOOl 380 Lafayette • Montaok (B'klya).. SO I Natkmal.lOO 125 Nassan (B'klyn).....'M> MO 150 100 pTlaais 90 95 Hat 100 National... 100 ll<>a National 87>a S.'i 160 166 .'..sol 54 Praaelaeo. N. Y. Knultable Peeple'a... 100 76 85 »«>• 4|at« Nat AnKlo.<;all fumla New York Fire.... i04>ajiiua SO 152 160 I to '(TntmiNat Bun* nf •'nllfnmla.... 171 173 Niagara. North Rlrer 2.n 103 I0« vew Tark. ,^. ;ol(l ...100 124 169 170 PaoUSo 2? 100 :... IW,!'* 100 100 »n Rseh'ifeioo 'J8 I XStIR>08 Park Oboper 20 150 r.ivlwar 2.^1 <> IMIKS. Peter ?I? PeoplaTs 50 100 tea it«b»>r»'* l>roven«3.'i| ]^i^ 'Baltiasore. 145 "Ot Aaaoolate Flrwuea's.5 8% Phonlx(B'klyn)....50 140 utral National .100 117 135 ;---- Ins. 10 81 >« Rutiters^ 35 i«s« National.... 100 EBoraFlre 100 109 1** sen's Insur'oe. 18 30 Standard 50 , . .25 80 ipd Fire.... 5 ff ,..100 69 100 50 60 ..100 30«^ MBcrland Fire 10 4t StorUn* 120 Mutual. RO 65 tuyveaant. 25 110 ... 25 mKhantu' 133 ...lOOtlTO Natloaal PIre 10 4V Onlted (Mates 35 'it>tllObmm«re* I'iO lis Iti 100 no »17 Boston. WiMlnhnster 10 Onntlnental 'gminm hti'gOttv 100 I'«7 Am«»io«n K (t %f .100 173 127 Ml. sham. ipald. I LaM pilse ads f ()uotall*a per I . : —

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deprepsion in business which has so generally prevailed I^niiestmettt throuRhout the country. As there was no regular line of Considerable AMD boats, freight cars were not fully employed. effort has been made to obtain a line of boats to ply between %nHvo%a l«teHiB«ttcc, Ogdensburg and Lake Michigan ports, and such a line has been secured by charter, six boats being used. Three other boats are also mentioned which it is thought can be obtained oompUU exhibit of Tba brmroRS'SvrnJDiKirr eontattu a at a fair rate. These boats will make a most excellent line in D. Company. tki Fumdtd I>*ht of BtaU* and Vities and of the Stocks and connection with those belonging to the D. D. published The company now pays 145,000 for the season's charter of the Bamdt qf Railroad* and other Companies. It is Detroit boats, and if it concludes to buy, the charter money is the hut Saturday every other month-^lz., February •» of to api)Iy on the purchase. The report strongly recommends dprU, June, Auffu*t^ October and December, and is fur, the propriety of such purchase. Rates of transportation are with last year, mUud withmU taotra charge to all regular subscribers of the stated as being much improved as compared are looked for in consequence. OtaonoLi, Xxtra copies are sold to subscribers of the and much improved results The report states that much of the property has been largely each, and to others than subscribers OBKUOClb at SO cents improved, some 400 tons of steel rails having been added and mt |1 per eopy. also more than 60,000 ties, against 27,000 the preceding year. ANNUAL REPORTS. GENERAL INVESTMENT NEWS. ChleafO k Western Indiana. Boston Albany.—At Boston, July 1, 1886, a rescript was (For the year ending December 81, 1886.) & sent down by the full Bench of the Supreme Court dismissing, organized June 6, 1879, and was opened The company was with costs, the information filed by the Attorney-General January 28, 1883, a consolida- for traftic in May, 1880. Upon against the Boston & Albany Railroad Company to obtain a South Chicago Western Indiana tion was effected with the & decree annulling and cancelling the issue of 17,588 shares Belt Railway Company, under the name of the Cbicaifo & of its stock from the 24,115 shares which were bought of Indiana Railroad Company. WMt«m the Commonwealth by it at $160 a share, and which have been Station at Chicago, referred to in last TIm new Dearborn distributed among the stockholders in proportion to their completed during this year and opened for busi- nport, wM holdings; and also to restrain the issue and distribution of the 18. The train sheds were also completed in October. acM May remaining 6,527 shares. The decision of the Court is that the only other construction work for the j'ear worthy of note THie company might lawfully divide among its stockholders the that upon the viaduct over the trades of the Chicago & ii shares purchased from the Commonwealth. Korthweat«rn Railway. The contracts for finishing this The gross and net earnings for May strnctore baTe been let and the worlc is to l>e done early Canadian Pacific.— as follows : in 1886. and for five months were

. . 31.-— This company had last year 183 miles and 5,086 feet of road, May. Jan. 1 to May -> 1886. 1885. 1888. 1885. were leased to the Belt Railway fifty-one miles of which Gross eaminKB $807,296 $612,587 $3,264,419 $2,617,965 Com^maj of Chicago. Operating expenses 498,196 386,482 2,347,254 1,787,048 IMCOME ACGOO-T. Dr. Cr. Neteamlngs.... $309,100 $226,105 $917,165 $830,917 Interest charges $532,320 Bantal* from Icmcm 9634,120 heavy defalcation and B«atal frooi Ind. «levat'r 80,000 Belt reotal refanded 100,000 Chesapeake & Delaware Canal. —A Beotata from hooiiM 23,883 TmsteM' commlwilonB ... 2,94 4 an overissue of bonds has been discovered in the ofiice of Bratali from laada 5,357 Taxes on aurpliu prop'Cy 1 ,907 this company. The company's officers are at work at the Otaeoant. lot. and ezoh'e 1,721 EzpeoMOf hoiuee 3,536 the questions to be decided are the amount of the Rent of derriek 210 Expeiue of detiiok 827 books, and MlaaaUaneoaaeamlnsi.. 912 Sorplos 53,678 illegal issue, which is supposed to be $615,200, the identity of the fraudulent bonds, and their status as an obligation of the Total $695,215 Total $695,215 company. It seems that it will be very difficult to identify 8iupla*I><«ember3lat, 1864 $19,718 the illegal issue. On Wednesday the company issued a notice Borplna for 1885, u above 53,678 that the interest on the loan due July 1st, 1886, will not be Bmrptaa December 31it, 1885 $103,397 paid until further notice and the extension of the loan cannot TTKUfClA-L STATEHEKT. be carried out in the mode provided for. Holders of certifi- Dr. cates of loan are requested to produce them at once at the Com of property $14,474,720 Aoonanu dne and unpaid 303,701 office of the company for examination. Cash in Tmsteee' bnoda $60,474 Cash Id TreMBrvr's bauds 8,688— 69,144 Chesapeake & Ohio—Newport News & Mississippi Oaeh In Drexel. Morgan A Co.'s hands to pay oonpons 87,500 Talley.—At Richmond, Va., June 25, the Newport News & Maurlals on hand 24,019 Mississippi Valley Railroad Company leased the Chesapeake & Total $14,859,084 Ohio Railroad. This consolidation is one more step towards Cr. making the trunk line under one management from Newport Capital slook. $5,000,000 News to New Orleans, where it will connect with the Hunt- FInt and Reneral mortfta«e bonds outstanding 8,846,66ii ington system to the Pacific Ocean. The consolidation will onchen and oarrcnt acoonnts 69,797 not affect the present management of the Chesapeake Ohio, BlUs paTable (deferrml payments on real estate) 5,000 & Ctoapoos matured and not presented for payment 8,900 as the officers of that company occupy the same positions in laeome aeooont 103,397 the Newport News & Mississippi Valley Railroad. The Chesa- Btnklng funds. 868,889 peake Ohio & Southwestern and the Elizabeth Lexington & InlaraM aoemcd on bonds. 56,433 Big Sandy have already been leased to the same corjioration Total. $14,959,084 the Newport News & Mississippi Valley Railroad Company. Ogdensburg k Lake Cham plain, Cincinnati Indianapolis St. Lonis & Chicago.—Presiden, (For the year ending March 31, 1886.) ingalls of this company recently returned from Chicago wiiere he signed a traffic agreement with the Illinois Central The aanual report of the company for the fiscal year ending Railroad Companj; which is to will llarch 81, 1886, oompareaaa follows with that of the former continue for 100 years, and jtmx. make his road an independent line to Chicago. The junction of the two roads is at Kankakee, 58 miles from Chicago. Ttfal tamimge- 1885-6. 1884-5. Intreate. E«<«l>t $373,330 #386,623 *$14.'293 Clereland Colnmbns Cincinnati & Indianapolis.—The C!!*"***' 114.241 182,515 •17,974 earnings, expenses and charges for April, for four months g«-jj^ 64,827 73,260 -8,933 and 14.706 18,953 M,247 from January 1, fiunished for the Chkonicle, were as follows: 11,7V8 10,724 1,072 • April. , April30-y ExpreM. e,ooo 6.000 ^Fmtr Mos. end. 1895. 1886. 1886. Raou.... 3,010 3,245 •235 1885. Gross earnings $257,284 $281,588 $1,084,446 $1,174,162 Operating expenses 217,305 194,400 833,600 , Total $586,409* $631,021 •$44,612 889,431 MM nae forel«n can 23,637 14.30« •9,431 Net earnings... $39,979 $87,187 $195,014 $340,.'>61 Interest, taxes, &o.. 61,483 69,083 252,616 274,578 OMMMmino . $562,772 $616,815 •$54,043 Op«raltB( expeaaes . 339,327 398,540 •59,213 Balanoe Der.$21,503 $13,103 Def. $57,632 $6i,983 Stteuimtaiti- Additions to prop'y 12,741 10,706 57,082 77,980 . $223,445 $218,275 $5,170 Dcf. $34,245 $7,397Def.$114,714 Def.$ll,997 Bkymeata from net income were as follows East Tennessee Tirginia & Georgia.—The following JMcarBlnfS as above $223 444 directors of the new company have been elected: Simuel Two cwipons, llrst mortgage bonds .V.'.'."»36!b<>6 Thomas, Calvin S. Brice, Samuel Shethar, George W. Smith, Tw» etmpnu »tohl»« fMiTtonda; 80.400 «J«««^ooo.o. mongag. U7.m Charles M. McGhee, Robert Fleming, (Dundee, Scotland,) E. H. R. Lyman, Frank Work, J. G. Moore, (Moore & Sehley, ToS inu,„, p .rn,e„uv::.-."v;:r.::::::::::::::::..?J;i^^ji^082 representing the Richmond & Danville interests.) O. H. Balance, surplus Payne, A. D. Juilliard, J. O. Moss, (Baltimore & Ohio Riil- for year $12,362 road Company,) Henry Fink, E. J. San ford, R. H. Richards. ThU balance, the report says, may be applied oa the pur- Mr. L. M. Schwan voted $13,500,000 bonds total of duHW of two new Mogul locomotivee. out of a $17,500,000. A m.ieting of Directors was held in Knoxville, Prerident HoUrt's report exi)lain8 tlie decreaao in gross Tenn., and Henry Fink, who has been receiver of the prop- br hUling that it is in part attributable g^^ to the fact erty since June 6, 1884, made a formal transfer of the property w« tiiera bM been no regular line of boat8,and parUy to the to the new owners. Satauel Thomas was elected President, : . ,

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Uenrj Fink Vice-Preeident, James O. Kitcbell Secretary and Mississippi & Tennessee.—A default was made July 1 in treasurer. the, payment of interest oti the series B bonds of this company. Gulf Colorado * Saata Fe.—At Austin, Texas, this com- At the office of E. 11. Hiirriman & Co. the following notice posted July 2: " pany filed an amendment to its charter by which its was Tlie coupons due July Ist will be cashed capital stock may be increased to $10,000,000, and proridin); at the Bank of the llanhattan Co., 40 Wall St., who will hold for branches and eztensiona now under coatraot and that ttwm as security against the advance made." hare been projected. Mew York Central k Hudson River.—The operations of ladiaaa Bloomington * Western.—Mr. C. E. Henderson this company and its leased lines, including the West Shore, haa been appointed reoeiver of this company. This is re- were reported as below at the directors' meeting, when a potted to be a proceeding by the company, owing to a quarterly dividend of 1 per cent was declared. BecMou rendered by the Snoreme Coart of Ohio in the FOB TBS qUABTKa KNOIXO iXJWt 30. ciM between this company and its leased line, the Cincinnati A-elutU. Patmy tttimalad. Haarlnsky & CleTriand rukd. Part ot the latter's line—be- 1886. P. 0. - 1S8& P. 0. OrossAamiBKB 83,603.634 tween Dayton and Springfield, Ohio, is leased to the Cleve- 87..506,0O0 — Operating expenses 3,873,873 69-22 4,SS8,000 61-12 land Columbus Cincinnati A IndiainapoUs Railroad at an annual rental of f 100,000. A dispute aroee as to the propor- Nateanilu<» 81.724,770 82,818.000 tioa of this rental to which the San,g26,0CO 03 26 hssa la esaHTSny with IM Is— fi IfeeCIodaaau aaodniikr * Clsve- DividaodsJu. Apr.* July 3.682,849 03-00 2,U32,«49 03-00 1bb4 BaHiBaA Osapaar, la nspaM to the ratsa of rantal lo i>« paid oa*sr taa Issss, Ik s l sisin i sIsMsaaartarthilrteBstractlon an amoont Deficit or sur Drr. 8399.088 Sur. 8243.151 fartsazcassoTtae valae of Ihiir bosiasss aad bajroml ihc Hi>iltt7 of New York Lake Erie & Western.-The statement of gross «Ms nsnipsiy >0Mg wttheofm saiilil Mapsa t>a levenor* n-li'-d apon teasst srlor nsd ahamss. AptocMwaic baftva tlie ccmru in Ohio and net earnings for eight months of the current fiscal year lasaHetlaaaBaMaMasMdgassiihiaartavor; from this luitxiinoi iw is given below, by montlu, and the gtoaa earnings include 03 SI«astalMa«»ihelB|nawOiMrt«f OM».«ki«b wit- 1" ' swraysarstaes.whshwekadsvstTeiyeslsltiiiii': i»r .III . f : earnings of the New York Pennsylvania & >'. mtwta« aSniad; bat bsiors tfeeaasliilaawasrr> ' .', the other 32 per cent of the earnings of titat s>s—» la »b» snssBlisMsa «< Ibe ceatt feaili iil a r>*f- ».-« iuiv U-iii)^ iKii.i as rental. The net earnings are correct as ary. whlek w ltt d la a r«*«nal of tlw Jiid«iDniit In oar — showing the actual results to the New York Lake Elrie ft faver uid tfea lairy of a Judcasnt aaaiast oa * * We Wsstsrn Company. 4ssail(a«r*aty toyeats |ska«v«r7 lat—lafe oar powrr tn foras a laanMMMlsa sf iks wbeissal|t»*t ta iba Wiisna Marti, atd. m the . -ffross Aomiiw*. . tfel Sarumat.—s SMsaMM^lBsaMsst year mnai ly aad imiaass agatniK I'luiiurrus- 188.V86. 1884.85. li^8.V6. 188445. BMataa^wlsai slsraa aiQMislalsu. aa4tBsseai»tb>lr»pi'lii»ti3.9g3 82.236.612 earJwseMlgalleaslnika «VMral ihstravlSTtly. we ar«s . .-land.-The groas and net ,VelnTkaaal. ..il . dross Jomtaff* . . Xet Sarming*—^ vbMli ii acnrd la ear tba can' .... .im nml 1885-6. 18A4-3. IS^.t-ti. 18S4-3. sUU paasMce tba aMliiy to eoi or fat iiwoi; OrLltoMsreb 31..8I.H-.iO,T4.S 8l.3''iO.60S 8^'9<*6.^ 8446,937 allhean. taklac ttm whate parlal .>;k ruinl tiiat -.-i-...... AsttI 311, ^Hi4 262,103 lOtl.057 72,287 »rO|»rtjr, '• iiliig., l» addl 303.314 260,30.') iS'J.lJO naaiolvv •.ttenuKot aad MOV 62,904 IS^tDVan. IMal 8 moDibs. 92.ta»JMl 82,otJ,ot;2 81U.4.443 8.^82,ie2 Lsl. •« -for six Norfolk Jk Western.—Tbegrossand net earnings for May moil 1 .1 18 as and Hinr^- .Tmi. 1, in 1^ and 188S, were as follows : below, ii*» .11 vM«T..i [wk^ ii»-.r» .itvi.'ir*. 1. tiiSA. I<>W. . Jfo». . ^3 m.JaH.lto Man 31.-^ OraMaaraloci „ M^T.*64 •«,».M.7(M Idp. •4e«,iaa 1896. 1885. 1886. 1885 Ot«atlB« ngnm* «,M».lia «.tev,u»7 Dec. iU6.UI8 Unw dimiDKi 8335.7U0 8103327 81.^2:,2.t 81,043,262 Oper. azpsn. Ataxes... 147.838 ]8t,049 74(i,.570 t)Se,624 VMaaialacs VI.HMiMi «I.4m.«89 Iiic.«AT0.1M I.9n.739 lJ»0.0aO Dec 13.728 ITsteamloc* 888,363 857,878 8180,691 8388,638 Northern Pacific—The gross and net earmngs thus far in .....JHL •M.IM 8lir.«54»,«49 IDC. »A83,87» [td«« 115.000 ttis fiscal years XHfH-iio and 1885-86, by months, are as follows: —^OroM Karnina*. . . Set Kaminae. iforeUMk •tM.SSe 1885-6. 1884-.^. 188.5-6. 1884-S. JalyltoDoo. 31. 83.743,360 86,647,719 83,640,981 83.3.t9.563 LealOTille A NaskriUe.-The groas and net eanungs, by Jaaoaqr 480,330 558,582 3n.032 113,008 montha, are as follows rabtaaa—.'fe... 084.340 5S9.9S4 182.708 168.009 . grass Mmmimm^-^-^ —MmMmninm lfa«eb.;r.^..T... 808.:10 691,612 409.062 237,138 _ 1M»^. 1884-3. IMft-a. 1SS4-9. Apnl 808,483 877,660 484.744 399,383 Inly 1 to Bee. SI. •8,m«.47a rr.inn.TM «?.(T«?>.n30 93.ll8,isa May 888,732 901,100 W-i,3»5 438,155 Jaoaarr lAHKnx w 4.v<0,M rebraary l,0t9.SM i 4<>4.(iS8 Total llBMatbs 810,653,170 810,-i21.U42 83,251,942 84,715,461 Mareb .^ Mai.Wft .'iTtf.lsa Land sales for the same period in 188-'>-6, 338,933 acres; Astll 067.740 1, !-..«, i',r) .U::,'i.'> 444,029 May 1,0S7,7I« :.it».tl4 3S2.t.-7 391.187 amount of sales, including town lots, $1,260,074. Philadelphia A Heading.—The result of the joint opera- Ta«airorlIaMa.glt.OiB.lM9tt,903.90e •4,S3e.*>70 V.V3B1.M2 tions of the Philadelphia ft Reading Railroad and Coal & Iron Daring the ten months in 1886-8 tKt.879 were spent in Company in the month of May, the sixth month of tlie fiscal oonatruction. and not dedooled here from net. year (including Central New Jersey Bailroad leased), was an Michigan Central—Canada Sonthera.-At a meeting of inoiease of $69,968 in gross earnings and a decrease of |159,- the Board of Directors the following statement of the business 990 in net, compared with May, 188.5. In the six months increase in 1H8)-0 for ths rtz months ending June 80, competed with that of the from Dec. 1, there was an of $959,053 in prarkmi year, was presented, Jane, 1886, being partly groas earnings and a decrease of $296,401 in net, compared sstlinsiwl with the same period in lb8i-5.

An important note states that "by retirement of bonds in . Oroet tteetiptt.^-^ , tfet Keeeiplt.—s 18H.5 th» Mwhigan Central reduced 1883-6. 1884-3. 1H8.^.6. 1884-5. annual interest charge was Deesaber 83.937,787 83,390,384 81.110. July 9, at the rate on the Schuylkill Navigation mortgage loan of 1882-1907. They . Hessaratasa.. 81,087.000 81,484.000 8i»7ooo wilt alao purchase on and after July 13 the coopons and latsress aaa isals l i i.»an.«»eo i,sao.ooo doo. 3».ooo interest on certain coal tract mortgage* at specified rates. DHhilif** majoiJo a sJaT.ooo The semi-annual interest on the Reading first mortgage Sarplas.f8»a „... 19<.ooo bonds is paid, as also the semi annual interest on the general Caa.8isiiira 9se».eCmiiifas. 47,«40 mort

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rtos* and oet earnlngB Rt JDM-Iifc * Mni«« IiUBd.-The qDpmmetctal :iii;tmeg. were follows %ht for M«y, •!><» for fl'* month*, m lO^ft IB-ft. l-'He. COMMERCIAL EPITOME. TukC (429.2 8 IM.M1 flt7.43« «l&8.»07 Night, July 2, 1886. ai«MMrnlB«Nu 243.VJO Fmday »9 ixO the termina- Op(nUD(Uf« ^___^^ The markets for merchandise feel the effectsof •'"i'" of the national holiday NHrMD«IUI> WNM» •'^«<» •i»».38' tion of the half-year and the approach the con- very good position, with Fp«DflM».—ThU company has let and vet may l>e said to mainUin a Kt LobU * 8«« values and large uiitolb.*R.'Kiv.rHnHge and pur.l,««..l the «t«*l™''» growing confidence in the stability of a ParU, TexM. L^bor troubles continue, f^thTnew rcmi from Fort Smilh, Ark., to regular demand in the near future. is said, early in them is probably not to be Seli^^^rui be open for btumee., it and complete exemption from American and are less favorable from ro^npany h-VoW to a f7»dic»te of expected at present. Crop accounts fW^.^ being exjess of rains bLker.. hided by J. & W. SeliBman & Co., $5,(m- some sections, the chief complaint fo«tan reported it la bsheved mortWe 5 per cent gold bonds at a price occasionally drought is reportel, but no^f^iere, OoS^ral is suffinent U. has any serious damnge been done. Still, there to b« about „ .u t all that give some impulse to tha speoalation in staples T*)e4o * Ohio Ceatral.-ThU road comprises uncertainty to Central Railway and of sgricullure. ,. ,. line of the Ohio , , , - , , f, f mrTr waa the main leaiing article* 1885. The groea Tne following U a stitemant of the stocks of ^or^nl«d under its new name July 1 . WM given : of thu yiar are thus re- of domestic and foreign merchandise at dates Tad n«t .Srninga for four months ported: 1885. Oron EjptnitM, including Net. 1888. 1896. June 1. July 1. July 1. laM Mamiogt. Ktntatiand Coiu'n. Earningt. 912,742 $ st,3<;0 J.52JV, •g».^' lt quarter Central & Hudoon River Railroad Cotton bales. 2»8,114 243.4 81 224,844 : 18,889 16.628 18,430 befaiK ertiroated) have been as follows Rosin bbls. Bplrits turpentine bbls, 528 1,532 1,651 SowtBrsBded DewmberSl. 1885 Tar bbls. 1,400 1,965 2,699 ^•fd'tto bags. 750 3,940 9,700 SSZttfOAri M.rfb 81, 1S8« 90?. Rice, E. I »"-"""000 tcs. 2,500 6,200 2,250 JlaMtar ended June SO. Ifch6 Rice, rtouiestlo bbls. and Liuseeil bags. lO.SOO 7,5i)0 20,000 Tot»i »3.015.714 Siltpetre bags. 16,000 17,s.'i0 13,000 J.l^a.o^o |>lvldeBArp«ld',3>iipar oent Jate butts bales. 55,750 52,400 67,300 Hanilaheinp bales. 16.481 19,930 18,408 «««.U "•••; fl^276 HUalbeiup bales. 6,909 6,345 30,36O The reault of Lake Shore & Michigan Southern s businea'i over first foe twelve months to June 30 was, net earnings The lard market has been the scene of much speculative like ehama. by quarters, as follows : activity and excitement, ending in what looks much a corner on contracts for the early months. It was seen that '.,...,„ber 31,1881 *55^ §Zi'?i5 sold, and a strong " bull party, :.r@|11 75 for new mess. Out- ' •" lt>8A 3.5'24,t)io Pork $U (In-I r-— pickled belliea sUu ended May 31. 1838 •.',793,A«t> meats and bacon have taken an upward turn, 18c. for creamery, The Pennsylvania Railroad's leased Western lines returned closing at 61^(38^0. Butter is firmerat 14® and cheese at 5^@8c. for State factory. Tallow ia lower at results over or under rentals as follows : 41«a«t«r endod 8»'pU-rot» T :io, l''85. dillplt $401,910 4c. Stearine held at 7c. 3q«rter ended Docembi(8."..«iirplm r?5'?Si Rio coffee has been active, but feverishly variable In tone Msreh 3i, 1316. rtetloir 2^H,m aSter ended and pricfs—the close, however, is decidedly higher. Fair Tw* month* ei.ded a«y 31. ls86.deBoU 176,374 cargoes on the fpot are quoted at 9S^c. Options were to-day York Lake Erie & Wefct?rn Railway reports gave The New quite buoyant, closing this afternoon with seller* at 8@8'05o. earnings ns follows : net lor the early months and 80538-lOc. for the more distant - rier«i.'l"e^ 30, 1885 $1,451,610 tere. d. d licoemhfr 31. 1895 1.7»9,7«4 futures. renileil MhT :i1. \f*^c. for centrifugal. 93-deg. !,'• to items which Wakifh St I*> A Paelilf.—In reiprd the tt-sl, but the bannass to day irao^ly miderata. M>U9Sdj ' of which have rmake up the f4,0OU,000 of liabilitieo, moit is higher at 19c. for 50-deg. test. debt, following statement has Eity ov>T the mortgnKe the Kentucky tobacco is quiet. Seed leaf has continued to pn-i'srefl for the CHRONICLB : meet with an active demand, and sales for the week amount B«erlv)>'.' Mrtlfl'-aceikud iutcrrat lo Uee. 1,18^5 $1,341,414 to 3,219 cases, as follows : 750 cases 1884 crop, Wisconsin Ha- rVaiiricnai'llUlM $»,;^8»,77'4 f.>wfl^(glli^c.; 150 case* 891.931 tnm,*e 1885 crop Pennsylvania Hivana seed, p. t.; 150 Ci^^es 1885 1to'aid«t>rmln»d lUblUUes $2,97n,H25 crop. State Havana seed, p. t. ; 419 cases 1884 crop, State do. 0»kunuluid liabilities 7T6.827 do., 10(gli2J^'\; C")0 cases 1884 crop. Olio Spanish (.zimmers), 9'^idllo.; luO cases 1884 crop, Nt^w England Havana seed, $3,747,652 Trtt«1 100 0«dnctUD52 crop. Oiiio for export, p. t. ; also 500 bales Havana, 60c.^ cuort rbargri la oiKt of forjeluaare 32.%.000 AM #1 01^ and 200 biles Sumatra, $1 25® $1 45. ''TMal *3.972,652 The gpeculati m in crude petroleum certificates has been lite last item alovu dots not include allowances to the quieter, and prices have had a downward tendency, especiiiUy receiterii and their ntfirneys, nor the master's compensation, inthe later deilin«8, closing this afternoon at B8(gb6i^c.; crude whio'i would swell Uie fl>HlinK liabilities coming l>ef-jre the in bbls. quota I at B'JOJa';., refined in bbls. l%c. an.i in cases mnrt/aip* debt to over $l,000,0()0. The car tru-it debt is 8,'.j(ai0c.; njplitha, 8}^c. Spirits turpeutino has been dull 93,1U0.UUO and is a first lien on a large amount of the rolling and droopiau;, closing tnis afternoon at \ii\^o. R >:

dir- . , M prior to the a)ip.jintment of the receivers, have if we ex :ept the sharp decline in block tin, fi,>llovvitig a mo- no pUce wi ilie floating debt, a.s the m-tea were retired and mentary c:dvance early in the week, and to-day there was a cancel' d snme time ago and the collateral was turned over to sale for August at !J2J^o, the said directoni. Ooem freijthis luve been dull to British ports, in the

A bill wns lileiltbix week in the United States Circuit Court In abse I its of corn in suitable condition to go forward, and Illinois by Cmu* H Beeis against the Wabash SLLouis & Pacific rat«i have declined, closing at 'i%@ 3d to Liverpool, S-". 10>^'1. Kiilwny "Conipanv, and others, to foreclose a mortgage for to Cork for orders and 'it. to ih'^ Continent direct. Petroleum

W.liOCOOO given Jily I, '-tSO. lo H. F. Spaulding and John T. c larters were rather mord active at 3s, I. per bol. for refined Tdrry as tnutees, on tne Chicago diviaioi) of the road. to leading port*. . , ' .

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COTTON. In addition to above exports, our telegrams to-night also giv« Frid.vY. p. M.. July 2. 1888. OS the following amounts of cotton on shipboard, not cleared Tbx MoTBOcrr or thk Chop, as indicated by our telegraaaa St the ports named. We add similar figures for New York' front tbe South tonight, ia given below. For the week ending which are prepared for our special use by Messrs. Carey, Ya.'* Lambert. thia evening (July 2), the total receipts have reached 13,510 t 80 Broad .Street.

halfw. npiin It 1 1 till bales laat week, 21,881 bales the previous On akipboard, not cleartd-for week and 23,773 bales three weeks since; making the toul Jutg 2. 4r— Leuwina receipts since IbelstoCtiepteaiber. 1885, 5,'360, 703 balue, a^cainsl enat OUm- Ooast- Ammm. ToUU. 4,716,«81 iMiea for the Mune period of 1884-86, showing to BtHabt. fbreiffn Witt, increase siaoe September 1. 18W, of 544,023 balea. XewOrleans 10.SC7 None. 2.702 1298 H,965 15 56." tfobtto Non-. McDd. None. None. None. «.3.\] Mu*ipUat- Jfon. ITS*. JM. fWai. Cbarleaton ..... None. Noor. 60O bOO 1,400 2mMS Savsnnab.. ..,. Nobs. None. None. 300 , 3t0 7,231 Oslreaton.. 89 •0 83 11 2)2 OslvestoD Vonr. None. Noue. Mube,' None. 8.2« ladlmnola. Ac. (fuifoU Kuae. None. Hone. 690 C5J 4.33) .lew Yurk Vew OrlasiM 74S 29S 1,073 137 268 314 2,735 u.OOo 7oO H.lOO None. 17,800 230.88' Other ports 6,000 Wane. 8oO Hone. a.SOO 32.4S( Mobile SI 338 S 53 12 348 1 Hands 3 2 Total 1886. 2 5,9«7 7'50 12.202 3,016 41,005 317,09 44 772 671 334 84 1.6S>3 Total 1889 5. '"45 3.S01 6,007 111 15.4ri4 27J0fl^ swXAc. Total 1884 18.478 736 7.714 lAO 27.078 306.424 OkatlastoD.... 387 330 13 34 46 843 The speculation in cotton for future delivery at this Pt Royal. *«. 24 31 market, daring ihu pa's! week tiM continu .'d to increase in volume, WDnlOfton . . 10 14 and prices, though subject to frf quent tluotuations, Hdrah'aCAr. show in the aggregate some further advance. Private accounti from Vorfolk sat r30 36* 170 1.689 the growing crop have b«en Itsi favorable than the public ITrtt Potato •04 310 413 IJM «,.:0j reports, and have had a marked effect in stiiuuluting a revival ITew York 31 8 49 of speculative confidence here and at Liverpool. There has Boston a5» 377 213 265 223 3,066 been also some speculative manipulation, lieginning with the 320 187 607 stoppage of notices for the delivery of s.-veral thousand bales on S3 63 •9 July contracts. The demand from the "short" intertst haa, IMalslhUwMk 1.8)5 I,3»' S.IK 1,4B3 I,2«b 2,3»7 18,310 for these reosoos, been quite vigorous at time.t. September coatracta have ahown exceptional strength, and there has been For oomparmi, wvgtre the foUowing table showing the week's free baying for October. To-day the Liverpool market in total receipts. 1885. and the stock to-night, theto»ijdnoeani>.l, closed, and thia market opened easier, with ihe sp-culalion aiKl the sanir iteoa the oomaDoodinf periods nf last Tfr. for very dull; but there wasagrmdual improvement, on a demand 18«»-««. 1884413. Mort and con- Wmk. 1. 1*K5. irte*. 1,1884. home snmptiou. at better prices. Quotations were advanoed l-16o. 4Mv«Moa.. i»2 69a.o»a 4*0 436.330 8.2aa 3391 on tiiuurday, and again on Monday. The drlireries on contracts lad'ooU,*a 7»l 10,»tfl 1 were bLw quite liberal. To-day Uie market wus dull, but quo- 4U.530 333t6 swOrtcsM. 1,719.633 st« 1,613.819 ttlions w«re forthtr advanced 1 lUo. ; middling uplands swio 348 Ma,2t3 43 33y,oa3 6.331 6.u7i cioaiog at 07-10o. Ftonda 3 30.117 3 78.' J 8 The total sales for forward delivery for the week are 385.000

SSTknuh. . IMt' 7»1.»j7 17 7;0.440 7,530 1,737 btltm. For inim<' saj.oas •> 8M.0I1 >,373 4 Ju/f -i. Hew Ywk... 40 3«,10<» 88 •0,031 348,137 SXMM ao 8i.e77 10.063 •310 Ordln'y.fa stnctOTd.. 3«.4S; at 4IJ88 11,84^ 3334 U«ad Old.. aaa &1,«47 16,687 4.C43 •tr.UMCM liSwMUirs TMal IS.' 01 l.*!* 4.7I6.G8I 858.989 3««3a« 8tt.L>w Mid MutdUoK... I *• With Other 7"*<*< Oood MM.. g>TO below tfao tofia a> leadiBg porta for tkx •tr.a-dJOd MuWirPatr 1883. 1883. 18jL fair ;« 107,, 10% li't tfidd-g ralr|l<.K|« ioi4„ lOH H-\ lOll,, fair. ll^B 11>* ifis «M.IMs«*k. 13.310 1,643 9.779 11.914 9.S80 10.163 U'le STAIVKD. Bat. HonTaes Frl. i2ao.7'> 4704.43 A»O4,Ba»ft*'30.07:t i703.446 I tIslS iSMia larnmsi ttuHsiwIa; Ctiarlssloa lammias ranFort HovsiRovsl. *r, Oood OrdlnaiT .fib 6^1 Wijgfce laslaaas Ma«eli'4 I— Oty ,*•.; W«strolMlaeiadasCitr/Diat.A L> lot (KNMj Onlibar;. 7»i, 7*» 7»4 Hm axpona for tha waeh andttoc thla avening reach a total U.w Mlddlloc 8 81,, «( 3»,tS3 balaa. ct wUoh 81,495 war* to Un»it Britain, S30 •«M BAUB. the axporU for the wi-ek and siaoe September 1. 1885. The total sales and future deliveries each day daring tbo Jidtl. aeek are indicated in the foUowiuK stateuient. For the con- BJVWt* venience of the reader we also add a column which showH at a O-nU- gianun now the market closed on same days. iwnt. ITMa^ BAUa or sroT a«u Tkasair. •rtvoMoa. "i.«a SrOT MABKST liXli*- M«« ttrmm *JM »j>i-. M»- OOH- Hpn- Tran- OLOsau. p»rL tHmft'ul'fu nL TolaL SaltM.

dat. rtirndr •>« adv 2A0 8< .... M60 .•(;'.8'"« 1,' 4.^ S."-.'.! o Mod Ijiilct 9 >! atlv . 7i)« ; :) ... roe* Ka»y JlIU Ml.S .... 61.3 OU 3>/t/, 1,000 Huiiily 70) 2-7 .... 71.0)H 1,5(0 Hli.»<"> 2,0110 laure l-'lt IK ... e8<3 l.JCU .... 205 .... 217 4!>,400 t^U'.et siu *'* 12, _ Tors.. 14. 1 It n6>a4 »•« 9>« roud. 3,6543,8001 .... 6,964 3B5,<00: 6,900 441 S sn lAl.^M MIS 118 rb« dsIlT dellvonei Klven above are Mtualtf dallverad the day es.TM prrrifMia to Vfeai un irUon taej srr rniiuned. Total 9»tt KMMnjat IJ8r^lM'4.USjaM tHB HAI.W ABD MUOKa Or FUTU««» are shown by the follow comprehensive table. In the lateiuei.t will >* f< und the T".| II »T.iHlh.8i».SW isij«ii.''iaj>s'a.7»is«i laa prices of sales for each month each day, and^ 39,ON6 iaily market, the Mofr.— n» wpmtafroa »•« York to Un^ Britain locladi- addition to the daily and total sales. (•ilyU,«kicti wtrst»«avOTl«4floa Uroat Brltaiu to Ballloporu. the closing bids, in 1 ' :.

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IH* Visible Supply of Cotton to-ni^ht, as nuwle up by cable •ad telegraph, U as follows. The Continental stocks, as well sa those for (treat Britain and the afloat, are this week's retumF, pflffffplprlifilfiti »nd con8e

Total Great Britain stook 683,000 890,000 923,000 1,063,900 1--^ Stock at Hamburg 5.700 4,0C0 4.100 3.900 §•••1 Stock at Bremen 40,700 46,300 69,000 50,700 Stock at AmHterdam 27,000 45.000 51,000 3C.O0O I Stock at Botterdam 400 400 900 2.400 Stock at Antwerp 1,700 1,500 2,500 8.100 5 BtookatHavre 162,000 184,000 227,000 141,000 1 1 1 I I Si I 8 Stock at Marseilles 6,000 4.000 6,000 9,900 ? Stock at Barcelona 60.000 64,000 69,000 96,000 1.;: !• I •: r»: Stock at Genoa 19.000 9.000 13,000 19,000 « : Stock at Trieste 11,000 7,000 12,000 12,000 II: II I M: 1'^ I Total Continental stocks 333..500 363,200 454,500 379,000

Total Em-opean stocks.... 1,0 1 6, 500 1,255.200 1.383..500 1,442.9C0 "*i S fndla cottun afloat for Europe. 25U.000 186.000 321.000 268.000

• a>: I •»: Amer'D cott'n afloat for Eurpe 140.000 82.000 86,000 12-.2.000 '•S= ~ its ecse >0 C«St,Brazil,Jto.,atltforE'r*pe 9.000 5.000 16.000 42,000 lin United States ports .. 358.988 28S,558 333.502 375.883 uu' web ci w>- o - Stock In U. S. Interior towns., 77.469 30.027 31,286 65,201 tjnited States exports to-day.. 1,646 3,500 2.000 7,000

22 I wu a Total visible supply 1,853,603 1,850,285 2,173,288 2,322,984 9o>: I ••: (•.": I »»: I I •»«: Of the above, the totals of American and other descriptions are as follow g Co Amenean— Wo V cocc 0*0 toco 8 a"? Lirerpool stook bales 491.000 641.000 581.000 749,000 0D» PL *JaP 0» Continental stocks 236.000 248.000 284.000 242,000 American afloat for Europe... 140,000 82,000 86,000 l'.:2.000 United States stock L'58,i)88 28:^.558 333.5U2 375.883 United States interior stocks.. 77.469 30.027 31,-28d 65,201 United States exports to-day.. 1,616 3.500 2,000 7,000

Total American 1,308,103 1,293,085 1.317.7s8 1,561,084 Ma$l Indian, JSrattl, <&— L'verpool stook 169.000 227.000 290.000 258.000 liOndonstook 20.000 22.000 58,000 56.900 Oontlnental stocks 97,500 117,200 170..'>00 137,000 India afloat for Europe 250,000 186,000 3.; 1.000 26S.000 B«ypt, Brazil, ,1(0., afloat 9,000 5,000 16,000 42,000

Total East India, Ac 545,500 557,200 855,500 761,990 TotalAmerioan 1,308,103 1,293,085 1,317,788 1,561,084

Total visible snpply 1,853,603 1,850,285 2,173.288 2,322,984 Price Mid. Upl., Liverpool.... !>He^- Si'itd. 65,9d. 59ifcd. PHoeMlrt.Upl.. New York.... O^gO. lO-so. llifio. lOkc. 0* The imports into Continental ports this week have been 37,000 bales. The above figures indicate an increase in the cotton in sight to-night of 3,318 bales as compared with the same date of 1885, a decrease ot 819,685 bales as compared with the corres- ponding date of 1884 and a decrease of 469,881 bales as compared with 1883. At teb Intbbiob Towtjs the movement—that is the receipts for the week and since Sept. 1, the shipments for the week, and the stocks to-night, and the same items for the corresponding period of 1884-85—is set out in detail in the following statement.

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^M 01 COMOSOD atoioa^'ks'. C.UOOCD»^«D'

'O' September, •-L'iKi5i'2^f'*9i5^ff*-'«a 9O0D03-)- 09 = ^«~»ber.Wbra.,T. iSr FebrSr". Wi1 .J < o.oo:jr!;.ii KIO CD»OCII,.«MCOM M C gOOWOSOSh- to OCUifOtOT r-O *.®-J laoJoded la tte More table, end itakll 'r y»io',aQn X uco,: mod' Dcn OD-J - followlnit the •hbrevtatlon •• Arer." aT«ra«« (or eae: lo The week ! elao (flTen at t><>ttoni of table TtaSKferable to rdaj. U300.; Monday 9 35i..: Tneedav 9*300.; WedDrwl lior^Uj, *5o.; Friday. *"~™'« M 10 la ' "c u, « 9-4ftc «'-'*;ts to woioo; ao>a wo^i; The followin 1 o^:; hSS: '« have been made during; the week: •n r' •*!• •" "''<'''• -^^ o>«- for Jniy. 04 1. 'Jot, 'H IS 03 |»1. t" cTch. 10,1 \-,.v. r.ir Dnc s'S! Vtooi '»'*. MU. •It i ; OtM I- 5-8 »>-»©to -5 rA,l •Oi- , ,,, ' This year's Alltf. 00 P'l I" t\. h. flgures estimated. */3|. l)..y Jiiiy lor Auk." July. •17 iKl. to eioh. 10 600 C'ct ror July The atKive totals show that the old J i Au(. interior stocks have aecr«a««ct during the week 8,460 bales and are to-night 47,443 .

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There has been rain one bale* more t***" at tb« Mune period last year. The receipts at AugUn, Texas. — on day of the rainfall reaching nine hundredths of tlie aame towM have been 2,3Si) balea more than the same week, the an inch. finely. thermometer week last rear, and since September 1 the receipts at all the Cotton growing Average 83, highest 98, towns are 713,974 bales more than for the same time in 1884-9. and lowest 64. Rainfall for the month of June one inch and fifty-three hundredtlu. COTTOS AT OTHKS M.ARKKT8.— OUOTATIOKS FOn MlSDUNQ Luiinff, Texas. —There has been one light shower daring quotations of middlinR in the table below we gire the closing the week, the rainfall reaching two hundredths of an inch. markeU for each cotton at Southern and other principal cotton Locally we are Buffering from drought. The thermometer imj ol the past week. has averaged 8S, ranging from 73 to 97. The rainfall during the month of June reached five hundredths of an inch. ouiSDM qooiXAnoaa pob Columbia, Texas. — It has rained splendidly on one.^ay of Jttlg 3 JfoM. nxs. WWm*. flbtirv. JW. the week, the rainfall reachiag four hundredths of an inch. The crop is developing promisingly and bolls are abundant. 8% 8"„ OalTastoB 8% 8% 8« s** The thennometer has averaged 83. the highest being 95 ard ew Ortsam »H an 8T» 8^1 9 D »H 8N 8< 8% Sii the loweet 60. Rainfall during the month of June one inch 81 'it B\ 8H 8\ 8H 8k and thirty-three hundredths. » 9 9 9 9 a Cuero, Texas.—We have had rain on one day of the week, 8% 8H •% 8% 8% ••u 9«« 9>9 the rainfall reaching twenty-six hundredths of an inch. The Sii- SSi' 8« I* inch. Average thermometer 84, highest 100 and lowest 60. 8% 8% 8« 8% 8

' two hundredths. .-v«w I Xm^. I UB4. I IMO. DNS. USt. MH. Stu> Orlsotw, Louisiana,—We have had rain on four days Marts.... n,no M.iT« a7jMn iosjh. i.r>a .... Shmmort, Luuisiaiia. —TeU-gram not n. I Ktmi %&nr M/«i «\n4 laajM IIJM It has rained on three days ' » »«.ia5 i b^; la 188S^ were «,778,787 bales. Meridian, Mississippi,—We have had rain on six davs o( >.—That, although tbereoeipta at the oatpar«9thopaal week the week. It is asserted that much damage has been done, wsre IV>IO balea. the aotnal mgyemsiit from pUrtatloBs was and that large tracts of land under cotton are being abandoned only S,tfTa balea, the bataaee baia( lakaa (ram the stocks at in consequence of inability to keep the grass and weeds down. the fattericr towns. Last year thoracstptsfroiBtho plantations We believe that two-thirds of a crop is all that can be made (or the same week were — bales and for 18M they were uader the moot favorable ciroumstaBceo. The thermometer 3,799 balsa. has rangsd from 66 to 03. AiKNnrr of Cottoh t> Sioor Jult S.—In the Uble below LsUmd, Mississippi.— Wa have had northerly winds fol- we giTe the reoeipta from plantatioas in another form, and add lowed hy cool nights the greater part of the week. There has to Uiem the net oreriand morenieat to July 1, and also tht been ram on two days to the extent of sixteen hundredths of takings by Sootham spiiiiisrs to tho same date, so aa to givr an inch. Oraasy crops are mdually disappearing. The substantially the amount of oottoa now in sigfat. thermometer has rangtvi from W to 80, averaging 74'7. Uslsna, ArkansoM.—U has been showery on one day and US8-M. 18$«-«S. 1M»«4. 1883-83. the remainder of the week has been pleasant. The rainfall RaetMs at the ports to J'lr 3. 3.<«6.70« «.718.<8t I.TSIUtO 8,904.9«1 leaehed fifty-one hundredths of an inch. Oood progress is loMlar stoofes as Jahr x la befaiK Bia "vtM.— It rained on Sunday and Monday, 300,000 M1,M0 WI.OQWJ 818,000 bntsinci' f>e<;n clear and hot. The rainfall reached IMallaslgkt Jidra B.t4*.«06[M—.f ft,«43,393e.)i|M«2'i ninety huii'K*-Ii>ti«»* Uk]ii<« to riier mnill Mur runc'.'d from 67 to 88, averaging 76. It ' .707.101 1.338.017 1JKW».431 t.«17J.6tB ;^ the month of Juno, and the

- and nix hundredths. The ther- will rm aevn ny inr ar^irr Uukt the loorMM* la Msoant in aUti nmmatgr > • ;k.U3. ail •i7.'>. 't>«TmaisreceiTed to-night there w>Nild seem to have been MobUe. AI-. ...nvery on four days of aKsin this week an exoass o( moisture over a consMemble the week ig ninety-fotir hundre iths of an arvain thx Atlantic and Oulf sectioo. The oondltiODS have inch. Cr i «my. On accnunt of tho excess •>re meri fiivorahla tai the (Vmthwest and VTttH, and the crop ol^pain the'ouitdiiioii lh cruiual. In s<)me sections much dam- '•n is. conso>|ii«ntly, doing well. afll has been dune. Average thermometer 78, highest 90 and HaltKnt'tn, r«xa*.—It has rained on one day of the week, lowest 00. During the month of June the rainfall reached titc ruiuriil reeohlng twvuty-four hundredths of an inch. live inches and ninety-four hundredi lis, :— ' Arorage thermometer 83^ highest W> and loweat Th Rainfall if- /l/oAama.— It ha.H rained on three days and doriac lb* month o( Jane six inches and nineteeo hundrt'ihiui. the the week has Ix-en cloudy. The rainfall Inalmmlm. nmu.—^We have bad nia on two days or the rea<- ^ and sixteen hun»^'Ht lands that they are becoming troublesome. Uplands are ther- 01 and lowest 75. Rainfall for tbe month of June two incliua ter, but the condition is generally unfavorable. The and ainety-two hundredths. mometer has avemgetl 77, the highext lieing 93 and the lowest eight Fal0tUm», Ztoos.—There has been one dellKlitful rain 67. During the month of June the rainfall reached durlair the week, the rainfall reaching one inch at.rinac the month of June the rainfall reached two inches has f (' ' '..ivery ; of |nri/l thirty-fnar hnndredth*. ^>, on

1 1 and niii' un- //// u'lt^itU, T*sea».—li has rained on two days of the week, the ' II weeils ...o«.;...ving resohing eighty-two hun(lr.>rm'imflter has sTer- fast The thermometer hus ranged from 67 to 88, ,;„,- «i ... .« 79-7. !«. #~>™ lUinfall for the month of ' ti Jlor/'fa.— : rain on of |j . hundredths. Madison, Wo :ll8, wr-ek, themfrf lil renehlT! BOfi.tUv- . r liti <>k. the

of tha week,

riiu' '1 iMiii. i/i,v >>..iiii. 1 1.^ needed to en- i uus th'.' rHiorall rei ^^^^IcikMi-l •10 the crop, wliloh ii getting very grassy. . — . 1

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tiuarii. Mi, 1384-35 1883-84. Ookitnbtu, Q^orgia. —We urn havintc too much rain, it June 30. 1885-86. baviOK f^litii uu Use daja of the week to the extent of one the Rpoefpta loantara*)— inob. It IS clBimtd thnt much damage haa been done to TUsweek plant bjr gram. FlowinK aeriousily interfered with on account Bines Sept. 1 2,872.000 3,613,000 2,611,000 tlio pant Ave wefki. The thermometer hi8 of the r«ln during TkU 8inet Tkii Since Tkit Since ten I tsntmtA 80. rMiKinx {rem 79 to 80. Rainfall for June Keek. Sept. I. teeek. Sept. I. teeek. \8epl. i. lnekMaiMl fortr-two hundredth)*. Heorgia.—TUtTf ha^ be<-n rain on every day of xporu (bales)— iummnah, 1,000230.000 298.000 ^251,000 week, but on four of the dayr quite light. The rainfall ro Liverpool th« roOontlnent ... 1,000 171,000 1,000 19P,000|j 3,000|138,000 reached two inrhfR and tix hundnHlths, The thermometer has .000' 2,000 401,0001 I.000 4H7 I 3,0001389.000 tmaftd from 71 to O:), averafiin^ SI. Total Bxirona have heavy (general rain on AugUtta, Uiorffia.—We had • A oantar la 98 lbs. we>k, wiih hiKh winds on Wednesday, very fir* 4am of the This statement shows that the receipts for the week ending in effect, The balance of the week cloudy and datnagniK June 30 were cantars and the shipments to all Europe tb(«M*ninK. The rainfall reached five inches and thirty- 3,000 bales. •even hundreixty-(lve hundredths. years 1881-84, 1834-85 and 18a5-86. , Atlanta, tieuryta. —TrIeKrara not received. Chatlestoti, South CarolitM.— It has rained on five days 18-J5-86. 1881-85. 1883-84. of the wfek, the ramfall reaching five inches and twenty-five Gross overland for Jane 40,157 17,9I0; 28,381 hundredths. The thermometer hai averaged 78, ranging Urow overiiind for 10 mouths ,19«,359 942,719 1 ,023,92»' from 67 to 80, Net overliiud f >r June P,i0? 9.235! l^.iOS SiaUburg, Bmith Carolina. —We are having too much Net over airl for IDmonths 816,^.i8 005,5661 573,605. Port receipts in June H4,715 14,239! 31,6S2. rain. It has fallen on five days of the week, the rainfall Port recripis lu lUuiontbs. ,2.^7.0iiO 4,71i',103|4 784,473 reaching three inches and eight hundredths. The ther- Exports In Jauo /28.0)8 111,280 123,547 moniPter ban langed from 07 to 90, avera^in;^ 74-8. Exports in Itnnonths ,,097,10) 3,777.6-21, 3,72D,79l I*<>rt stocks on June 30 362.;<2-S .-05,732 332,391 Wilgitn, Nurift 'iaroHna. —Telegram n jt received. Norlhftrn Hpiiiner^' takines to July 1 ,704,9 .S 1,- 2rt,'l28 1 50.i,027 The following statement we have also received by telegraph, SoutUeru spinners' takings to July 1.... 30J,000 20 1,0 JO 292,00CK howing the height of the rivers at the points named at 3 o'clock Overland tii Canada for 10 months (In- July 1. IS"", an.l .Tulv 3. \m\ cluded in net ovet land) 39,561 26.37« 21,064 ' Burnt North and South In 10 mouths 3,1 01 4,10.) 12,739 J7y l.'dc J'/y2, 'SsT Block at Nurtb'D inte.il t mirkets July 1 0,828 .^,'.79 6,66r I I Came In slight during Jimn 46, i2 10.189 29,187 **«l. inek. rt€t. Inek Amount of • rop in si^ht July 1 ;,44H,hl« Abtive low-water mark. it 3 21 4 NaabvlUe Above low-water mark. 7 4 .^ 4 East India Exports.—Messrs. Lyon & Co., Bombiy, send Bhrevepurt... Above low-water-mark. 3 3 18 2 us a detailed statement of the exports of cotton from East YlckalwrK Above low-waier-mark 28 34 « India ports for the first four months of thi) year 1836, enliog * Nnw mportod ahor* Inw-wafr mark. Instead o( tMlow hlKb-wate' April 30, showing a total export to all foreign ports during Katk an prior to October 30. 18HS. that period of 648,78:2 bales, against 464,773 bale* for the same- IifDiA CXjitos HovRMBirr PROM ALi. Ports.—The receipts period in 1885. snd shipments of cotton at Bombay have been as follows for East India Crop.—From Messrs. Wallace Oo.'s the week and year, bringing the figures down to July 1. & Cottoa aoMBAT aaoaiPTS axd saiPVSTrs ros foob TBAaa. Report, dat(-d Bombay, June 1, we take the following : More than h»lf of the receipts for the past eleven davs come from gMpmtnit thit teeek SAipmentt Since Jan. 1. Receipt*. the Dlinllerah districts. tUo high prices ruling fi>r thi< duoriplion having ffrwallOonH- Ortal Oonti- Tkit Induced holders np country to mirk^t their supplies freely ; still, it is I Sri<'n.| nmf. Total. Britain tunl. Total. Week.\ Tear. exp>!it d a oouslderablo portion of the crop muac bo uaavolilably kept back till after the rains are over. Exports to date aruount to nearly 1886 i:,000,ll,000 22.000 21)2.000 603,000 89S,000 13.000 1,2!>2,000 770.000 bales, and the toral for the six raoalhs now drtpeud« chiefly 188S| 9,000 .1,000 14.' OOt20.'i.000 4H,000 618.000 li.OOO saB.oco" upon the late or early setting in of the monsoon. The weather here has 1884 '^,000 le.'KKI 18.00O|160,OO0i579.0OO l,0.i9.(K>0 ID.OOO 1.407,000 been unsetiled of late, and unusually hot until Wednesday last, when a. 1 .•).000,~4 severe 1883 I^A.OOO 1 .000 36.000 4 1 j.OOO l.ldl.OOO 9,000 i.sii.oco thunderstorm with heavy rain coole«i»- gate some 5,000 bales on spot and to arrive at iSgOl^c for i8oo M.000 34,000 85,000 paper grades and 2(a2i:^c. for bagging qualities, though in ^f^<^f> ^4,400 15,000 69,400 some instances a fraocion more has been paid. The stock ou 8,000 8,000 hand is 0-J,400 bales, which, togetner with 111,60.1 bales on the- 18«> 4.000 4,000 way, give a visible supply of 164,005 bales agaiust 137,707 balea the same time last year. If8« 2,000 2.000 20,000 12,000 32,000 liSB a.ooo 0,000 2 ',100 23,400 48..^00 Shippino News.—The exports of cotton from the United Total aU- Statee the past week, as per latest mail returns, have reached 2,000 2.000 74,000 46.000 120,000 40,248 bales. So far as the Southern ports are concerned, these i8§:::::: e,oo6 8.000 81,500 38,400 119,900 are the same exports reprted oy telegraph, and published in the Chronicle last Friday. The above totals for the week show that the movement froii. With regard to New York we include the manifasts the porta other than Bombay is 4.000 bales len.t than same of all vessels cleared np to ThtirsdsV night of this week. week laat year. For the whole of India, therefore, „ , ,. , the totai Total ocUet.. ehjamants ainoe January 1, 1886, and for the corresponding NEW YORU.— ro Liverpool, per steamers Asturlano. 1,4>40.... peooAlof the two previous years, are as follows: Britannic. 604. ...Carolina. 1,043.... City of Chester, 1,144... Horroi. 662. ...Italy, 2,032. ...b't. Albans, 378 axpoKTS TO amtopa raoH all India. .Servla, . 1.013. ...Wyoming. 781 9.637 1880. 1889. ToH'ill. per steamer Buff.lo (additional), 295 295 1884. To Havre, per stean er Labrndor. 850 . 850 To Bremen. \tt:t toau urwoBmvpe TkU ainee Tkit tinee steamer Werra, 550 550 Mnet To Hamburg, per steamer /an. I. /an.l. IM«A. Lee-ising, i",04'2'.'.VBuevi'»,'i',258!! 2,300 Jan.l. To Amsteidiim. per steamer Edam, 200 200 2«.0W sm.ooo 14.000 To Antwerp, per steamer Westernland, 707".'.' 707 A4S.0OO 18.000 1,039.000 Ooiioa, 2,000 120.000 6,000 To |>er steamer Entoila, 30u....Iudepeni.eiit« (addi- 119.900 600 luO.OOO tional), 300 8(nj. Mew Oklkans—To Liverpool, Total. 24.00<> 1,015,000 20.000 767.9O0 _18;6004;20V.000 i>er 's'teamers'carribsan,' 2,618 ... Governor. 4,3.-j3....8aturnlna, 5.510 12,511 AUtXAHDBiA Kkcuftb AMD SHiPiucNTB,—TbrouKO arramrt^- To Havre, per steamer Marseille, 3,789 3 789 To Barcelona, per barks menta we have made with Messrs, Daviee, Benachi & Co. of Alejandro Boschi 6'7'3!!l'.Amerio»', 1,205... 2 Livtrpool and Alexandria, we now receive a weekly cable ct 19K CHARLiiSToN—To Cronstadt, per' bark Ore,' V. 100 2'luo the movements of cotton at Alexandria, Elgypt, bOBTOM—To Liverpool, 3,'464"" The following owsteameisNors. man, "' Pale*- ' receipts and tine, 2,794 Pavonia, ' n the shipments for thfe pairt week and for th* — 1,121 78T»- To Yarmouth, per 26'.'.'".' ooneaponding week of the previous two yeara, steamer Dominion,' ' 2i To Halilux, pel steamer Woiteater, 40 40 I . . .

JCLY 3, I8y«.j THE CHRONICLE. 29

Total - tofr* Waaaca., JaBe30.| Thara., Jaly 1. fr\„ July BALTIiinRr 'loL per «t«itmc>s Xeumora, 3,177 3. ik>ii J 2,OTT To Breu. iiuerllKuiuuii. 3UO «k 300 Of-. Uam. CIM. 0am Oifk Low. Okw. - 40,24-) Totml 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. Th« part'culars of these ahipments, arranged in our uaoa July BOH BOO SOd SOO BIS sia Bit BU tjrva, aie aa follows: jBlr-Aa«.. BC8 fiOS 808 BOB Bit 612 611 6 11 Aiut.-S«pt. BOO BOO BOO BOB, Bia BIS 611 BU Bre- dam, Barre- Hali- Saptaaikar- BbO tlO BOS 'bio BM BU BU BU mtu ^ A nlir'p l-ma 7 6UJ 15,189 KeT.-l>*«. • 00 too SOO BOO BOB BOS BOS 60S V OrleaiM. 3,78J 2.13S 1%«8 Daa-Jaa... 500 BOl BOO SOI t

S.IOJ S.100 Ja^-rab- . SO* BO. BOl SOI B0« 604 SOS BOS 7,379 • ..•.. ••..> >.•• a..... 6& 7*441 24«27

ToU2... a'J.a^l 2!>3 4.U39 3.150 3.007 2.733 65 4S,2t3 Below we add the cleanutoea this week of vessels carrTuig BREADSTUFF S. ^ cotton from Doited States ports, bringing oar dau down lO FUDAT, P. M., July 2. 1880. *h» The market for flour has been more active. Although the local JoBe8'>-BrljEtp*rt—«t \,19'. OAi.vCTnnr-FdcBwin— trade has bought sparingly (a« usual on the eve of a holiday), Hew oaL«AJ>»— Pt>r Uvaivooi-Jiioe gJV-inwrf Flutldlao, 5.7S8: ....acalptor, l,SO». ...Jna« 29 !««—r KallnK, 1.750, thx export demand has been more urgent, and yesterdaj'. Moarota—fur Urerpovi—Jane M—flMy Priaoe Tietor, ».3«9. BoaKW—For Urerpuol-Juu* 2 i-8(*«iaar asftaia. ««8.... Faoe Si— Stimulated by the better phase which the epeculation in wheat

. . . . Iowa, x u t.%. auamar Vcaauaa. Joae 94-MsMMr hsd aMumed, prices improved S 10c per bbl. for good linea B*LTiMO«a-FnrUrerpool-J»— «»-8lii««srM«afoff, 1.336. @ For Braaea-Joas jO -SioaOMr AoM^tea. lis. of low extras, all that wai desirable to be had at $3 and un- riuLaaatraur-rwUTerpoul-Jsaa SS-acsasMr Lm4 iiouich, 779. der being taken up. No general aivanoe in prices can be have been as follows: Ootson frei^hta the past week quot-Ml, however, aa trade brands are still bard to sell. Rye floor and oom meal are firm. iMT. Jfsa. fftas*. VMaa* n«ra. fH Tne speculalioa in wheat was rather vluggisb, theexportde- tivsrpoel.itsaiarf. 'a**,^ %••, ••••.4 .••.. mand being very slow and home millers quite withdrawn U> iai\...d. ..»• .*...... from the market, and prioea were feverishly unsettled down »M >>ts »a> iim ».. »l. bu«ioess, turn for Do lail «. .. .. to the opening of Thursday'* when a II. amiiKMi, aMam-.c '»•• n» «'» "tt >«» the better set in ; the expert demand slightly improved, Uo aaU....*. ,. >•• ...... aod the bull pirty took h<)art from tha reiuoed visi- AaaUMftbaMMSA Ss •u »i. •is •l« •li supply, the indications that the wants of the Conliaeot Pa iK...^ ble regarding crop proipaots in the »i« aMTV 3J«7V JSt7>a |3.1«7V 3S*7it* are large, and a-lvdr*a repirtt Do aaU...*. , spring-wheat section ; a brisk buyiag movement then gave an ••va'.aMam....i«. •*«•»» «».« •^ «<« »».4 W.4 upward turn to values, which was continued this morning, d ... Oa aaO oa laportf looking to a " oomcr" on this crop; but the export •aa»i. ••••w ••••k •••h >t*«i« 1. bosiiMO* was checked. BtAlklte OAnOA^ . . . . 4 "m*"* ^•«* '^•'« »«i»>* '•««4 1|>**4 raioas or ao. aao wnrraa wbbat. T ..a . d a^as »».«'• «S»»"» >V4«<* u^a-. "..••4 DaiLr Obuaosa i

>'. ' '•amrf •s >• >s >s • >• aoi. Man. ISm«. Iffd. Thun. slsvasar 84% f>4>l 85 84% 85 >a • far l«M ina. Ii am iaIrdallvarT 8t 8t>« 84 >« 84 >4 Lttkbpooi. —Bjr oaMa traoi Livanool, «• hava the foUowtan Aai0Bt4rttv«rT 8414 t<4>4 84 >« 85 86 « ataiement of tbr week's sales, stoeka, Ac. at that port. W« salswiisi 4«Uvef7 84>s Ht>t 85 is 65 • 5H 86^* 86 84 86% 87»* «ld previnoa wtwka for flnmparisoa. OSKSor detlverr 85>s e5>t llsasitiiii mmvary 87>s H7H 87 '« 88 88^ 8»T, Jaouarv drllrery 88^ 8>'» «iU 89 >s 90Ta 05>4 J.at \l Jul— it JvOft l(..y « Indian cum ha* been unaettl»t and widely irregular. The of the w»rk halaa* n7,JdO Sl.OtO Moot No. Of wnl'lt oxt'Tter* t'«a . a«to S.OO'.' i.ooc partial "oornat" on June contracts carried the price of S I«.ODO 1.000 s,joo 4.000 mixed upward, aod oauK 3t.««u«, 4iOUC' &9.0(<0 4Aea t«Oi S.OtK M.OOl' but with the b -ginoing of this m inth there was a material de- 1 8,000 (t.OOO ^>nal«toek— 64t,a«u «71.00r Mt.OOC cline in com on the spot; eirly futures also fell off, but the more Of SOO.OOO 4»t.00n distant deliveries were nearly sustained. Crop aocouats are latal hapurtletc tbawaafe. »7,00( • t.00( 70.000 or wilak Ai 4l00r 59.000 54 00c good enough, but the impres.ion giins ground that there maT" '•vaaas aioat. 932,000 tSvOOi St»,000 IMJIOO b» a deficiency of sound qualities in the present stock. To-daj Of wliiek Ai»Ml<>aa . lot 000 13l.«>O0 109,000 79000 oora on the rp'H was stea'iier and futures Bli,(htly dearer, Uvarpool f jr apota tataras «aob Thatooaof the market aad ii&iLr ouiaua raioaa or so 3 mizbd ooita. Jol/ and tlia daily prices •A^j of the weak aodiag % eloainc tat. Man. Tut. Wid. Thurt. Frt. W spot eottoa. have bsaa aa foQowa: Jaljr dallverr 4iH 4rt 46 45 45'* 4S«a aaaoat deltvarv *iH *!>''* <-^U «A<4 ^'^'s 45^ ••VtMalter S 4<4 40' 45% 46 46% Ossabar aativarr 46's 48>a 40% 46% 48% 46% Markat, ModMata U*r4m'< Okta were quite depreised early in thi week, but recovered { inaraaa'a Fltm. llarilaa^. on OK aetire demvid from the regulu trade, with some MM.Dal'di • >S 8S.« Ml. rarival of sp.«uUtive conttdeoca. To-day there was some IM.Orl*aa. »»I4 6'* &>4 5<« K.OllO .0.0 li.iMJO it.ouo 14.000 further aJvani:e, bjt not much activity. paa.*wtp. 1,000 000 1,0)0 1,000 IXMO i>au.r OLOSOia raioss or ao. 3 oats. Mat Hon. Tua. Wtd. J hurt, firt rtttmrm. lalrdellverr 33% 33% 33% 33'^ .14 34% VfArbaf, i taadr tt 32% DalL Slaair Aoxatl .(.aivorv 3/ a: 32 3i% 82 -kX iur.a.) a4MUa«. Sa|««wber iMlTerr 31% 31% 31% 31% 31% 31% Barley malt haa be?n dull and M.rM. < Rye is quiet and nominal. turn. •toalr- 4 r. K. ( weak; the cool, wet seaton hat thus far been unfavorable to Tne opeuiDK, highnrt. \omim and "'"^"g pncea of futures at the beer trade. Canada peas are quiet but firmly hel4. trverpoul for each da/ of t!eraiia i 50a 3 25 StiaUusm Daken'and 4 0-044.. ana 6 01 mmn* » I-«44. 4ntiii< wlirat extra*, U 6S » 3 iO family brand* 385*485 tf lao. (*:«t.r auii »ZTu*t, J •.5 a 4 ao aviMloar, •uperHiie.. 3^5*3 40 Wint 'rtlii|>pVezlraa. diin 3 70 Flue 2 30* 2 70 aai.. Maa.. Taaa.. JaaaflO. JaaaOO. I Jaaa 90. — Wiaier XX .k XXX.. 3 76a 4 7> Oom mail 2 40« 2 75 PavnUi . 4 .sua 5 00 WMleru.Ao 4U wina, 3 70* 2 7» '**» •«•••(«• A j*M Htfk !>>«•. a— vwJj»n moen...... 3 00a 3 Brandy Ao—

I 4 1 «. 4. 4. 4. 4. 58 • 60 *«s • ta 5C*i • Si • 10 tio SIO • Id Vhaat- Kye-Waatem SfrmK.pnr bosh. 75 • 87 SUiaaud Canada... 81 • «3 J 1 .. 7iir ' SSi >« as* »«S • •• •at •« BW Snu SOV • ou abrlnxMo.Z. Si • Hi Oata—Mixed 33 • 37 jiir-Aiu. • M BM • M • St • « %m ••a • 0* • OS • OS tow too 87 44 Sal win^ '.or, Ro.S 85%* 8tl% Wmte • i91 SO? ft«7 tm aot • «• BM • 10 910 B<« too Kel wlator r-> 89 Ho. 2 mixed 3i%» 36 *•> so; B«7 • •7 • s> • OS sot • 0» t 10 • n tlO 9 in Wh!'.* 7^ 87 Nn. 3 white 39 • 40% Bnrley Malt- S«0 »oa »«a •a* ••t • *• •«• • •ft • OS • OS tot • 0« Osn-Weat. mlzaO 35 4S 47 Oanada 90 0105 oai.-5iav~. • Of »«s •«0 •a> tbi »•! • SI • •I • Of • •* so: • Si Watt. mix. Vo. 2. 46 wiilte 45 48 Btata, two-rowed... 78 • 78 HoT^na*... 4Si 4SS • •• net • XO • •I • 01 SOI • 01 Wa«u 4«t 4M W«at.y«il<>« 45 44 8iale. •Ix-rowed.... 80 « 83 Dac-iaa... • SS «sa 4«S 4iS • OS ta> tts toi • 01 sot • 01 Wl>lta8ualbera.. 48 63 Paaa-Oaaada 05 • 60 raUowttuatkam. 45 49 .

[Vol. XUI£. 30 THE CHRONICLE and woolen goods of home manufacture has led to a liberal movement or bre*l«tuft« to marlcet w mdioated In the The first hands, and many fall from the flguree of the Ne»i movement in these fabrics from brtemeP*- oelo". pwPMWi by IM winter g:,774,ee8 81,706,481 ie,»6e,iso 8,717,051 situation has vastly improved since the early part of June, ia receipts of flour and grain at the seaboard porta for the TtM fieely admitted by the best-posted merchants and manu- ended June 36, laSd, foUow: week facturers, and a good healthy fall trade seems to be pretty floHr, Wheal, Oom, Oats, Barley, Bye, At- bbU. bush. bush. b

Total stock (pieces) 306,000 1,394,000 1,334,000 614,000 Hie visible supply of grain, comprising the stocKs in granary t the principal points of accumtilation at lake and seaboard Dark prints and ginghams were in moderately good d^manp satisfactory porta, and in transit by rail and water, June 38, 1886 : by p3ickage buyers on the spot, and orders for Wheat, Oom, Oatt, Byt, were booked by representatives of commission Barlti , these goods In ttort al- bush. buth. buth. buth. bush. in hosiery in ew York... 2,826.><17 2.009.380 081,327 54,516 1.522 houses traveling the West. Cotton continued Do afloat 192.000 58,100 8,300 good demand and firm in price, owing to the meagre supply Albany 1,000 32.000 31,000 17,000 6.000 Biiflalo 1,05^,315 225.251 20,012 10,600 17,509 on hand. I)u afloat feeling, Ohlca^o 7,864,8;«5 2,750,638 313,078 14,048 23,504 Domestic Woolen Goods,—There was a better and Do afloat much firmer undertone in the woolen goods market, and a MUwaakee. 2,719,843 7,145 54,493 Do afloat large business in some descriptions was transacted by the mill LBlutb 4,776,777 agents. Clothing woolens, cassimeres, worsted suitings Do afloat as and loledo 533,865 445,931 22,592 1,953 overcoatings, were only in moderate demand, but there was a Detroit 617.590 3,072 9,404 523 OawegD 60,000 12 0,000 63,386 76,364 liberal movement in these goods on account of former orders, Bt-Loula 19J,836 1,299,263 28.731 8,94T 10,433 CloaKings were in irregular demand, but Jersey cloths have Onoliinatl 85,000 4,000 13,000 15,000 5,000 Beaton 58,850 137,658 447,817 2,007 19.877 met with considerable attention from the manufacturing XtDroDto 351,177 8,008 1«,211 trade. Tricots, ladies' Montreal S48,.'t21 58,163 63,190 43,064 8,917 cloths and soft wool dress fabrics were FhlladelphU 229,907 70,928 217,334 in very good demand for the coming season, as were all-wool Peoria 1,221 02,157 222,551 10^093 IndlanapoUa 80M0 3,500 16,500 cashmeres, diagonals, serges and worsted dress goods, and Kansas aty IBS.STK 113,965 220 430 are very Baltlmcra ir>3.(!10 885,423 1.945 prices firm, and higher in some instances. Flannels MlnneapoUi 3.072.660 were quite active in some quarters, and quotations are firmly at-Pauruf.... 780,C00 Oa HtiatMtppl. 98.600 13.200 maintained by agents, some makes having been subjected to On lakea.. 1,284.469 1,076.094 53,709 a slight advance. Blankets continued in demand, and Oo canal. 004,000 473,100 1 10,800 24,900 good stocks are so well conditioned that prices are stiffly held* Tot.Jlln^26. -86. 29.483,663 9,4.58,143 2,881,763 283,334 240.360 Tot. JuiK- 19. 'X6. 30.909,101 9,388,335 2,730,982 288,833 232,080 Carpets were more sought after by buyers on the spot, and Tot. Junr 'M5' 27. 37,U17.6'.*5 6.599,642 3,653,684 207,395 08,790 Bome very good orders were received through salesmen on the Tot. JiMii- 28, '84' 14,222,258 7,750,430 3,921.494 435.527 275,554 Tot. June 30, 83* 19.418,915 13,06.5.984 4.005.007 1,837,011 486,922 road. Wool hosiery, heavy underwear and fancy knit

* Minneapolis and St. Paul not Included. woolens were in steady demand, and the recent advance in wool and yarns has imparted great firmness to prices of hosiery, &c. THE DRY GOODS TRADE. Foreign Dry Goods.—The market for foreign goods has New York. Friday, P, M., July 2. 1886. presented few new features calling for special mention. The There was dnring the week under review a continuation of general demand continued quite moderate, but there was a fair business in silk velvets, prices for the improved f-eling lately developed In the dry goods traf'e, which have considerably advanced of late. Dress goods and silks were rather slow, and and a ver.v saiiufstctory business for the time of year was tl>e demand for linens, white goods, embroideries, laces, atocompliahed hy domtstic commission houses and leading hosiery, &o,, was chiefly of a hand-to-mouth character, and jobbers in thin city. The upward tendency of 8ta|)le cotton light in the aggregate amount. July 3. 1880.J THE CHRONICLE. ii

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Sao. Bnumaaa. Pm*!. F. W. Ooocix, Aat. Caak i INTB8TMKNT BANKKRS. Samuel G. Studley, DBNVBR, COLOBADO. North-Western Nat'l Bank, I YS t*'?.?° Jian^ and for sale arst-cIsM Coantj COMXISSION STOCK BROKER, •ad aphool Boodi aod othar oholce •ecurltlas. Wa CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. oonaarratlTe InTaston our j ffJJWHaJl^ffS'RH,'? No. 4 SzcJiaoca Placa, Boom Ho. 4, RBALMTAT^LOANSon Improradaty and Faim caribu, faootooo. sorpiiu, fsojooo. BOKTO.\, IHAfiH. 'n»aatlfatlon of Utia aod Talaea, aad can be trana. ni* Buk hold* In addiupa tl JtA^. D .>-««« or i!II?i**"''2f-^">"«!P"ndonoa aoUdtad. UlKbest MBtBaad«Bt pw.nt««(«l br '***««»R nnarnv jtot-k RxmAitaa. ^faraBoaa Baat and Waat. tk* mtMUOB 0< If WMtOMI |li>ii»»»bo»»hiifrlolt»t^MW b; th« NORTH- I Real Batata Morttnirea on CUT —M • PMt a< Ito laiSiifylM. lo avaM vkM w» Uiak PHILADELPHIA BANKERS. aod Parm Property, worth two —taadi — WESTERN to four tlmaa amoouta of niort> mtea. laiereai fiTerceat to 7 percent, principal and inter. Loopwioc J. Hiu, B.B.lfcCAin>Lni. a.w.Biu GUARANTY <^ eaf absoloteir tniaraoteed. . rimt im t. CMhiar. Tl«*-Pi«*t Narr Gerlach, _ & LOAN CO., eorltlea for cuaranty held by the TBI BARKKBa AmeHoaa Loan A Tnut Com- AND BKOKBRB, MIX.VEAPOLIB. paoy. of Boaton, Maaa. Ho. 437 CtUSTHUT STKKBT, Saad for Gate City National Bank Pald-Up Capital, olroalara to PBILADBLPHIA. •iOO.OOO. NBHKR Oi CARPENTER. ATLANTA, aBOKCIA. »» »> of tha PhUadalphla aad Naw Tork 8tock Aathorli'd Capital Bankera, Troy, N. Y. Kzoka- i-i.OBO,BM. Eaatem Maoagera niiltnmtid o/ U« Untud Blatm. for Company Arovftery Cabia Tmaafata. Btlla of emfUml •« aarplaa, • • fSOOiOOO OO e% ioa. M. MoniAUB, Boaaas M. jAncar. 7% 8% The Aaierieaa lavpataieBt foBpaar, of Bm- BMtabnra, Iowa, Incorporated with a paid-up captUI of BaOO.OOO. with brancheiat Huron and Mitchell, win Mt M aMBi rnr tlM InTf rot of Ml* sad [os. M. Shoemaker & Co l>»li<>ta, olTer ar»t >l<>nitHK<* Kitriu Ixwna In Iowa, Niftailta*^ BHtksorladlTtdMl*. Minn.. i>atuta,an(l.Neb..)Hah Prinrlpnland Inter- aar aaUr* and rowta* I* alwan la b aMy oaay AJtO raitiaaraBirrd. Al.oA i>rr ccni Uebpnittre Bond, Oar f>t«* rwMiiibIb, Otr* w a ulaL BAHKBR8 STOCK BROKKBS. lobliaailuna of tha Companyi, running lUyean.«e- cored by Mortaaica loans depoalled with the Mrr> aaAX ». Jawm.Praa.ioaiABJcwarT.T.Praa V*. IM BOCTH THIBD WBBBg. f.aaroaDB]nB.-Ma* Tark, K en AND 013 CHBSTSUT 8TUKKT. rBuk: DatoaBaakof L w BALTIBOBB. PBILAOBLPBIA. (IHTBITMK.NT aad BOOTIUnUI a W.T.BLACKwau.i>raat. r. A.Wit»T. rartl». UCUWTUeB A Btborlaad Capital *>-(>$$<0S5 "* "^ - - - Bd iBfeimaUoo fur- Pal4-ap CaMtaJ . (100,000 The Bank of Durham. Aeia aa Bzaeator.itor. AdBlolatrator, AaalaoaAaalaoao. etc y. T. CVcTaapoodaoU-McKlw Br»l^«r• A To. aad aiaaataa traau of arary daaariptlon known to BVBHAB, N. *Hala*. C AU tiaat aiiili kept aapataM ftan tboaa of tba Pay SyMlBl AttasUra U GcllacUoBi. Robert Garrett &Sons, ra»T.CLAw rAciunn. Proof Bafaa to raat at WWo WO par anannu BANKERS. at IB »aalU Itkoat i liiJB i. Hoeka aad oikar valaablaa taken nadar R*. T BOLTH STB BET, foaraotaa. Paiounaa. Stataary, BrooMa, ata., kept in rira. BALTIMOBE, Proof Vaulta. Mooay laoalTad oo dapoalt at lataraat. TBAMBACT A GBKKKAL DOMWTIC AND JAiL LQNO. PraaX JOHN O. RBAI>I.VO,T.-PreaX German National Bank, VOB8IO.N BA.NKIMG BUHIKWS. MAULON B. SfOUHL Traaanrer * Heeratary. ILITTLK BOrK, ABKAHBAB. b. K. PAITTEBSON, 1 rust Offloar. Dt«irT<>aa.-JaBiaa l.un«, Airret aUaMlaa (fraa l« BANKERS. John T. MnoToa. W. J. Naad.Thoniaa R. Pattoa. John a. RaadlBii. Wb. U. UiraikU. Uayea Aanawni. U., Jaa. I. Keafa, Roaact^^taraoot Tbaodor C. teyel. Jacob Haykw, Tkna. O. Rood, K>i«>rd I,. Parklha, Lamprecht Bros. & Co., "-""'•' HKiiii. i>LI.Pa.S B. B. Bcaatraa. Pnat. A. E. WAUiaa. Oaaklar. PBH*i""*"'" B AHKBRB, Dr.Oaom W. Iteily. HAIIRlnl" KIBIMOO AlHaa. BimTiNouuM; ll«nr> - i^kadIXOi First National Bank, II*. llf BCPEBIOB 8TRBBT, BJBHiiin Duty, Mivvuxtuwn; ». «v. U. DaTia. DpTl.aaTuinti R. B. Monaihan, WMX OTWi wiLniNcnroN, n. c. CLETELAND, OHIO. OkM. w. Cooper, ALUorrowH. fWlmi aai aada aa an p—u of tfca UaMad Mataa. mxKmkvnr national bame, United States Trust Co. BICaavNB, TIBBIITIA. OF .rSW TORK. CMaMoaa^ada oa No. 4» dTALL STBBBT. aU Soatkara polau aa baat BSTABUBHBO WTL Capital aad Sarplaa, fi6,000,0OO P. F. Keleher & Co., Thla ooaapaar la a lenl depository for moneya paid lata eoart, aad la aDUoHaad to act aa mardlan ur THOMAS BRANCH * CO., MS OUTB BTKBBT. ST. LOHS. BABKBBS AND OOtUtUHOM MBBCUAMTt. INTBRBBT ALLOWKD ON DBPQ8IT8. Baalara la Waalam SacarlUaa. which Biay be nade at any tin>a.and withdrawn after KioRROBB^ vnumiA. a daya' aotlea. aod will be entitled to lotereat for • aad lIUiHXat Ike wboMtlBatBayauy remain with tbeoompaay. laiaillt. Good Inraataaal •• . aaflaa froa Bxeonlora, adBlntatraloca, or traatees of aaUtea, •»»•. HarlnaMt aar ttr >)« aad famalaa aBaeciiatoaed to tha traaaactlon of bosl- ass^issi, aaaa,aa wail aarellKloaa aad kaoaroleDt Inatltutloos, will Bad tala company a egorealeBt depository for Chas. H. Potter Co., ooay. JOHNA. BTBWA RT. Prealdent. & WILLIAM H.MACY,Tloe-Prealdent. WBW BMCM^AMP BAWKBRS. nvEsnuoiT babkbrs. JABlEti H. CLAUiCtieouiul Vloo-Prea't CLBVBLAwn OHIO. Tttusnas: Dan. H Arnold, iW. W. Phelpa. [John H.Rhoadaa. Brewster, Cobb SML ThomaaSlucomb. D. Willis Jamea, Anson P. Stokaa.

~am""'^"'PKKioH i.to frrnrKti, Charles B. Bill, John J. Astor. i Ktjbt.B. Mlntom, AND 8TBBBT KAiLlit>AI> BBCL'EITfBa Wilson O.tl ant, John' ' A.Htvwart,^ Geo. II. Warren, & Estabrook, ~rm. If. Macy, &M. Bucli'Khxm (Jeii. Bliss, llntoo OUbert, . R. Ijawrance, William LIbbey. BANKERS. I). I.ord. Isaac N fbi-lps. John C. Brown, Bmstun Corning.,Ing. Bdward. ... Cooper, l^arm ^ovtgfiQiia. .moan. - N«. Low, 8. B. rhittenden,IW.Bay>rdCnliUnn SC CONeBBIS BrniBBT, Chaa. t*. timith. THE WESTERN BBNRT L. rraORNBLL. Saeralary. BOHTON. -iOm n. HAklPTO't /inftK'^f s-ocreury. BKMBgBB or THE VKW TOBK AHD Farm Mortgage Co., •osToir STOCK ExcRAaon. LAWBBNCB, KANSAS, The Brooklyn Trust Co. AlJUt, 9^n to tnTaaton tha baat aaaiiilUaa la tha auwkat Cor. of Moatacne h Clinton sU., Brooklyn. N. Y. Doairr* In nanlrlpal, Statr, riRST MOBTOAOI UTAHS UPON IMPROVBD charter to Railroad lotaraat aad pnnelpal Thla CoBBany Is aothortiad by special rARMB. paid on dar of BtA' guardian, executor or ad- and Vnlted Statea Bonda. larttj la Naw Tort. Paada Brautir olaoa^ Larva act aa reoefrer, traatee, "' Blnlstrator. laa. No lo«aaa.__iBJ r aiJaf. fafaraaoaa j aM It can act as ageot In the sale or manasament of aaforaia. r. M. 1 Idaat4 J. T. raal eatata, collect loierast or dlTldends. recelre H . A JAcaaoi.. .Tlaa-Prart^X. WiuJAH KxiTiTrya. raclstrT aao iraaafer books, or make purchaaa and f. QlhLWrr.Tn .T. Aadltor iaiiaof OaramBant and other secnrltlea. Wilbour, Bauirtoaa and charitable Instltntlons, and persona Jackson & Co., transactioni of buslnaas, will "Bnaeaastoaiedlaeaastoaied to the Farm Mortgages and this Companyany a Miicruife and convenient depoaltory BAKKBIW ABD BRUKBBS. for money. HIPLKY KOPB^.Kol'B^.I'nialdeQt.Proalde BUMUNI) W. CORLIBHrTloe-Preat. Ha. C« WBTBOanCT STBBKT, la Sbbs of $100 BBd UDWsrdR on In- THU8TBR8. Henry R Rbeldoo. " - " dlBBB bb4 Ohio Laa4a, Joslah O. I. rOR PAMI'III.BTT^ Alex. MoCoe, John P. Bolfe, AbraB- B.- Barlla JOS. A. nooKK, Mleh-Chaanoay. B. W. Oorllae. n. W. Maxwell. Wio. Bnaodall,H.B.Plarrapoov"- WMMMbb Toik aad BoatoB. 4 Baat Slarkat St.. ladlanapolla, lad Jab. Boas Cdbbajt, BaerMary. Tfi kTHE CHRONICLE. [Vol. XLIII.

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Union Trust Company BBA»T JiritT 15. or NBW yOMK. 7t Broadway, oor. Rector St, N. T. haivo-book: OFFICE.OF THE CAPITAL,- ...... f 1,000,000 Oir »vmri.vd,- ...... |»,ooo,ooo AMtiiliiit la Mt w aixialnr. AtatfaMntor Oaafttao, ll«wl t«c. or Ti—> »«. aaa I* Railroad Securities. ATLANTIC A LSOAL uaposiroMT roRMOinr Aaamu ilMUBiwf«rac«D«r aadradMrrorilatka, BtMUatTnMMol BoctcaaM of •orpanttoiM. JVLY, ISM. AUow» Uimm 00 ««».la(bMk atilckt.aad allow* loiaraM A DtsocRimoN OF Stocks and Bokds, and NEW YOEK, January Z3. 1886. aanathaiaiaMmidaUTkalaaoia. look okaek* pan A 9TATIINBNT OF THR INCOMK for fuUT iSniiwh UMOMita* HoaM^ y«an paat and FixKU Ciiahoks. Tbe Tmsteea, in conformity to tbe Charter of the Company, submit the following Statement Wb. WUttWTlcbt. JamM M. Mel Hl^liegt and Lowest Prices, Xonthlr.— " iiT_A. Kaot. AmbrtM* C.I. KlndUodKliunI of its affairs on tbe 31st December, 1885: B,T,'. Wllaoa, Jam« U. OcllTta, UMITKI) STATK8 8KCLH1TIKS Mild RAILROAD Premloms on Marine Bisks from &Wm.r.BM.to. 8. T. rurchlrchVld. BUNU8 AND 8T0CK» IN NKW YokK, BOSTON, D. WotMl, 1. FTOtblnvhAin, H. PiiiLAi>Ki.i-iiiA and Baltimore, 1st January, 1885, to Slst Oaoma A. JarrU, for tbe C. Tandvbilt. ytnr 18S5, and to July In 1880. December, 1885 $3,856,618 66 A. A. Low, Premiumson Polidesnotmarked O. Q. WtllfaUBS. Tea Year Ran^e of Prices— _^ R. O. Raauaa, oil 1st January, XS85 1,339,525 10 B. wnlar, J. B. Johurton, Yrarlt Ranoe of Activb Stockb—Date of Soball, hlKbeat and lowe»t nricea made In tbe Tpara ^ S. IMAJfb. Bdwanl TotalUarine Premiums $5,196,143 76 flaona B. (aiaait, Amaaa J. Parkar, 1877 to 181:5, locluslvf, und to Julyin 1886. BaofT Mokaa, Bamael r. Banar, Bobart Lanoz Kmnady, Oao. C. Macoan. DlTidends.— KXBCUTITB COMMITTBB: Premiums marked oS from 1st Wm. Whltswrlcht, O. O. WUIIami, i>iviDKSi>« OK Railroad Stockii paid in January, 1885, to 31st Decem- JaoM* Mca^aii, B. B. Waaiar. ycHro. to M six 1880 1885, Inclusive, and ber, 1885 $3,770,094 30 J. B. J"hiiMoa, CD. Wood. prior to July in 1886. D.CUin, A. C. KlnnlaDd. Losses paid during the same KOWARO KINO, Praaldant, Railroad Earnings.— JAMBS M. MrLBAN. Ftrat Tloa-Praat, period $1,915,020 67 JAMBS H.OU1I.V1K. g««ond Tloa-PiWt. Obom and Net Earnings so far im reported A O. BOWALDBON. BtcrataTT- in 18tie, in oomparison with 1885. Betums of Premiums and Ex- penses $776,712 42 Metropolitan Trust Co., Price in Red Leatlier Corers, - • $1 00 The Company hfua MlUa Building. 35 WaU St., New York To Subscribers of tlieClironicle, 76 the following Assets, viz.: PAID CP CAPITAL, $1,000,000. United States and State of New* l legal Depository order In Qoantity, witli Card on Corer, at D— gp»tad «« a by of So* York Stock, City, laamaCoan. KaoelTedepoalta itnMDayonlntaraat, Bank and act •< aaoal or tranafar acant, or trrntaa foroaroora- Reduced Prices. otherStocIis $9,034,685 " ttona, and aeoapt and azeenta any lagal traata bom panooa or oorporatloiu 00 aa faTOcabIa tanaa aa Loans secured by Stocks and othar almllar oompanlaa. W^ILLIAn B. DANA &. CO., otherwise 1,438,60 TUOMASHll.l.nonBB. PraaManL VRBUKRIC D. TAI'PKN, Til in TliallMII 79 A 81 WILLIAM STREET, NKW YORK Real Estate and Claims due the BRITTl.N. WALTBR J. becretary. Company, estimated at 530,000 00 l^isceHvLUtaus. Premium Notes and Bills Be- MtevLtoBhipB, oelvable 1,508,143 53 Cash in Bank Crenshaw & Wisner, 228,897 88 OBTLT Amount $12,740,326 46 71 WALL ST., NB^r YORK, connissioN Direct Line to France. herchants, SIX PEE CENT INTEREST on the outatand- Ing Member! of the Cotton, Coffee and Produce Exch's certifloates of profits wlU be paid to the GENERAL TRaWaTLANTIC CO. AOE.Nxr or holders thereof, or their legal representatives, THE HAXALL on and after Tuesday, the 2d of February next. Batwaam NEW YORK aad BAVRB. CRENSHAW CO., KICH.UOND, VA. THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATES of rrom Plar (nawj iS, North Rlrar, root of Moctoa 8t Standard Traralan bjr thia Una arold both tranitt br Baallak Brand, of Klour for Shipment to Warn the issue of 1881 will be redeemed and paid to Climates always railway and tha dlacomforta of oroaalna tha Ohannal on hand. the holders loavmall boat. thereof, or their legal representa- ORIENT GUANO MANUPACT'G CO., tives, on i"^ ,'f;;'.K*,'.'.'*'^?l!2"<«'-- Sat. JnlT 8.7A.M. and after Tuesday, the 2d of February J.A <;iIAMl'Aii,VB.Traiib....8at..Jalyl().l«»P.M. ORIENT, L. I. next, from which date all iaterest thereon will ^ «r»»'«0"8«-'»'V 17.9J0 A.M. Standard ST.W I..\lf V JiHK.NT.£?J."."- Superphoepbatee. I>an»(nao Sau, Joly M.4P. M. oease. The certificates to be produced at the LABKAIK.11. p. d'Haatarira ...Sat:. Joly 8l.« P.fi: SULPHUR MINES La B;'ur«.«ne(n«w) An«.7;LaChanipa«ne(naw), COMPANY time of payment and canceled. lU. 14 ; La Normandla. Saturday, OF VIRGINIA. Aaa. (I. A DIVIDEND OF FOETY PEE CENT is Puca or PAaaaoailnoladlut wtnal:—To Hxtt*- Hl«h Grade Pyrltea free from Arsenic declared on the net earned premiums of the Company, for the year ending 3l8t December, ry radsoad rataa. Ctaackson Baoqna BrinckerhofF, tlqaa, llaTraaadParla,UiaiiioanUtoaalt. Turner 1885, for which certificates will be issued on and Bpatilal TrmlB nroaa Harra t« Parla. after Tuesday, the 4th of May next. & Co., By order of the Board, ..T.**S"1**£'* Ojoo™!* TranaatlanUooa dallran MlUomoaln Naw Tork apaolal train tlokaU from Maaofaetaran and Daalars ! 25k!? 5" ^"^ H—***}, <*«»^ thronah to Pmrli J. H. OHAPHIAN, Secretarr. wttboat axaailnaUon at Havra. prorldad paaaanaara kaTaUkaaama dallrarad at Ua CompaDjTdool Is 2'^°.'*''2«'**.''';'"''y»"''x" of fioftoirst: COTTON SAILDUCK at Maat two hoara bafor* tha dapartnra of a itaaniar. LOVIB DK BRBIAN, Acant, And all Unds «t "lo. 3 RAWIIna «rM>ii. OOTTOB CANTA8, FBLTINO DUCK, CAl OOTBRINO, BAOOING, RAVKNB DUCK, SAIL TRUSTEES: TWINBS, *C., "ONTARIO" 8KAMLB88 1. D. Jones, SECURE BANK VAULTS. BAOB, "AWNINO 8TRIPB8. Adolph I.emoyne, Charles Dennis, Robert B. MlntHm, Also, Asanta W H. H. Moore, Charles H. Olf ITED STATES Marshall, BCNTINO CO. James Low, Frederick H. Cossitt, A fall sapply, aU Widths and Colon, always la Moot A. A. Raven, William Bryce, Wo. 109 Doana BtraaU Wm. Sturgis, John Elliott, BBTABLISHED ISSS. Benjamin H. Field, James G. De Forest, Josiah O. Low, Charles D. Leverich, WELDED CHROME STEEL Eugrene Thomas B AND IRON R. Cole, Coddlngton , John L. Riker, la Boaad aod Flat Bara.aadb ply PlataaaadAaglaa TATIOIfER AND PRINTER. William Degroot, N. Denton Smith, rOB SAm, TAOLTB, Aa. Horace Oray, George BUss, (kaaot ba 8awa«. Cat or Mnad. aa« _?SK.'?'if.?*°*»- ?"»"«. stock Brokers and Corpo- pcaatlaally rations with oompleu oatau of Aoooont Books William E. Dodge, Henry E. Hawley, Banrwr- Proof. mationary. and William H. Maoy, WUliam D. Morgan, CHKONE STEEL WOKKB, °'*»°"^ 'rtll baye tbelr ordars piSE'iSj'iSSSta' O. A. Band, Isaac Bell, <*—'"» ywe. BROOKLTW, W. T. John No. 1 WILLIAM STREET, D. Hewlett, Edward Floyd-Jonea, William H. Webb, Anson W. Hard, William W. Porter, Charles P. Bnrdett, Thomas Maltland. Attorney and Conniellor at Law Edmund W. Corlles, Ko. 023 WAIJJUT STREET, JOSEPH CI LLOTt^ JOHN D. JONES, President PklladalphU, Fa. Corporal CHARLES DENNIS, Vloe-Presldent. on. Traoaportatlon aa4 Ooamarclal I.aa STEEL PENS W. H. H. MOORE, 2d Vioe-Pres't. 4kaJa«(«ioO>r

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addltlona, ImproTementa, rapatrs, renawala and re* posausaioifKBs* and tbi;stbks> pUoamaoU mada, to, on or upon aald railwar aad tauvraph Una*, or any nart EQUITABLE ^''AAUIOrTHB PROPBRTr OF TBB DBNVBR or poruon thereat, ali corporate * BIO ORANDB RAILWAY C01U»AHY.-In franchtaaa of»f the aald railway company, of A8*»IRA\CE SOCIETY, aar nature relatlnc tkarato, InclndlOK the'^g^te' LIFE power* •«llltT.- CHARLES r. WOBROHOFFBa uti and franolilaaa itranted. to and 120 KEW YORK. conferred KROADWAY. Oiban n. THE UEXVER A RIO ORANOB BAII^ upon the aald raUwaj oompanr. Ita aucceaaors and aaatma, under and bj Tlrtno of the acu HE>Hir H. HYDB, Preal4eBt. CX)MP.V.VY of Conicreaa WAY uiit oUMn. No. LBTH—Notlo* 1> intha aald bUl raofud. and alao tha franchlM to h*r«b7(lT«i thu andar and pwiaaDt lo a daeraa anraT, looata. conatmct. maintain, na«, and oper- ABewn,jAmAwmtt.imt. l*M9M*Z& ate aald railway and taleiraph lln*e on mjmi^4Bm aaUtad In tha ibora antltled eaaaa tka Clicvlt or alona Uie UABiUTm,i|MrMatTainrttaa.. br root* or rootaa oMnUonA In aald oartlflcateolflnoor- Ooan of tha nnttad 8tat«a forth* DtaUlat of Oalo- pocattaa,toolBdlnc the 8URPI.C9 riant to enter the pabUc ndo,OBth*«nhda7o(IU[T, UBa,aadla ai—rtlo* Iaiida.awiun lal a.aiid nMlba aaai*. aa In aald acU of Ooamaa proTlded. which the aald railway (BarplB* OB N. T. MuUtard4ai Wlk. IflWI. faph llnai halon«ln« or tn any wlae apoertalnli^ NBwAMrHAircslaiaa. lS>fii<'99 al aianlil br tha lald Th* Danar * Bio Onada aad tka rararaloa or rereralona. remainder and ra- OtmwAKDtaa AanTBAJiai miMMtttS aw ln ilwr a. toUa. Inoooea, rent*, laaoea and proOU Ball f Ow»ia7. to B« «a T i aal iai. BaflwH hOTtas t r f all ^ .Uotfntmitm 7jMjaan» — ka eo . and tka eatat*. riaht, title, lnt«r*at. prop- •alamOrsuiliaUaa mM.,in» eaefuad fa tha paTmaot of tta ytlaalpal and Istar- arty, rn aaaial on. cUlm and demand whataooTer, aa wau at law aa In equity, praaent aatof tha hOBBi aaearad b7iald BaaB of Trait, wo or future of tha aald railway ooapany, of. In. and to the aame and erery wUl. eo th* twdrtb da7 of Jalj, IBM. at Danrar, part ^ tka aaae and erary pareal tkaraof, with tka The United States Life ColaraBo.attharroatdoarefth*>aipui7, Urttj. •f •aHraBwv tt, la. «t<'t* th* t. ^^^'Sa2^nnf8Es^J'ss.^5^ gM Ti M li n asd prupartf batoc dai nrH il aa fol- aa Waal aatoikalWn by aald tmat deed eraatad; AU FnllilM I—«d >y IM* Osa»*a7 an nfDHroT' aabjeet. abo, aa to eo aaoh of tha aid railway and AU^anartktw j—. AUtka fW^t. titla aad iBlaraataf tk* aald Tha l el ^aph Uaea Bnt above «*aerlb*d, aad the aqntp. Danrar B Be Oraoda Raltau OaaMaar, la aanta.fianrhl ia and othar propertr .--_, ._. appartalnlnc AU l iMlk Oil— pMd iiBuui omoomrt m isoa IM MB ^^aklafa ef tk* aSk^ aalaaal ^^ adoffnrther MMttatiMMtT ynxMlt k«V« bMB IWMTIi aaayaa l kail u , day of NoT- aba, IBM. aad and axeeatad by aald railway liMai aa (oraa of _ . 7 aaaaaaVMdarHaaoporat* aaal aad the alanatnra y-M Tyaldaiit aa^Bacralary. reapaoUyaly, and = diBaanBlaaaldLoBi* H. Mayer, aa aola aarrlTlnc i aaBta—latoa Traalaa, to tha Uaa by aald daad of BIO Uraad* rnmtmma on Tootla* Pnllrtw. i oa tka to Iha lnTant

ward. *ta Aoloi -^ . deeeripWonof TarrliaaT of Ma« Hasleo,.!* *>a a n rtiawt pnalaaa. wMSdeaerlptlon alao In- Xala^w, waM' dadaeaUaddltlaaa to tka a-ortcHad prDp*rt7 aad k la Maw Umto. tatafaaaiLii Oilofado: 'nor to ba aad* by tha RaoelTer, and ' BorUward lo ivaMoi^ In Ban Jaaa alaa all railroad aappUaai whleh th*R*c*|y*r may •Mr. ^ijJgy-»-^ ay aeqnira »««7- y OOOD ..-lKJ!g?g!?tJF!B' ''* aiU ba Md a* ao an. AOBm. d«Mwi to tlaaty MaalhiMewlad lanaa aad aoadMaaai PM7. an IsTlUd lo *4di«a J. B. OAFmT. •»«• lat. Th* ^arekaaar or parehaaara will Uke tha

Coal B lf*a Oaaaaars tn Iraalitaatnoa Alaaoaa i byt ar company, Kottov. to W^aa-Whaat Gap. aad fma fii -_H. Mayer la aow thsaol*t aar- -TaHu. and Kb I TtrtadMdr -- Tinlaa,and to all tha richta, lautaauand I wheh It auy h«*aft*r b* deter. Blaedlhatithat th*t' Mtd UmB* H. Mayer, a anrrlTlns " "" "" G. Schroeder & Co., Tiaalaa, or ^ p^„ l, pm trualont •ban be entitled to aadar aad by rlrtaa of any claim, nailer. i,r thlasaat forth In tha peUUon of aald l,ouia II. MeyaBadnnldeonrt oa th* Tlhdayof COTTON OOMinaBION MIBOBAim. April, ;8IMt and aaMael. alao, to all executory oon- traeUaudatI auoa byay thalaa naaarwBaaalTW anda th* aathorlty of CttttBB ExehBBce BBildlB«, eoart,a, aad eabjact. alao. to tha debta and llabintlee a Uaatvm, and aald dabu aad lUblUUa will WKW YOBK. M a Haa aaoa Iha praalaaa tUI diaehannd. irj«S,'"affvSS'h;"i]Kss"?yX Perkins eoart, Iha balanoa of tha parehaaa Dennis & Co., —'-* aonay mnat b* paid wnhlawit thtoty am daya thaeafta, but the par> oorroir bbob:xb8. aaaaaa— "-ll bare Ika ildhl to antldpaU the day of !•• Paart »•••, Haw Yark. - .. Tha aoftaaaa boad* and orardaa eouponi ) DaiTa • Mo Ofaada Ballway Oomtmnj, Ordan lor laot Oatt«a aad rataraa araaaui aadwaadaajaradbythaaonaaaaordaadof trmt of Janaary >, UH, aad known aa the "-oonaolU datad" awwiaaca, will ba racalTed In payment of tha f»9«^ and to th* »oBga aai«a balanee of taa pniihaae BH>nay bid at aucb aala aa ames F. 6c ^'!^f* ar aloaa tha J Wenman (Jo malaaaatoBawa: mm a VOlat alar Mar Ae*aala aqnlralaat lo ao aaok la caah of tha aald purohaa* CX)TTOH BBOKSBS. atoraaald ap th* raUar nf tha BaiBkJEai^Tar aaaayaa will badieKlbatabia and payab;a tharaoo. lato th* toalh Park,PaL . and tb*a«SEEBUllaB •d. Tk* B*aa**rwlU raaaan hi p naaal oa of tha Caann (itr I**, lis rSAVL BIBBBi , R. V. wHh th* naafnai lo L_ anrtiaiad paaBBa* with all powara harwofora or froai Maoltoo kaaaWir ai i i tha Ut* Paaa toward I > Blrar aw id. aalB tk* eooTayanoa tka rrtaao wffl eorrae' aaar niwtaaanli trow afniiin i . —Mkaa- aad k**p a eorrwt aeooaat of the earning rtdaat ftjM tNdoa aftrraaMdowB the ralln_ of l a ieaa of|f .la*la* praapiiMpraaiiae aocmlnKaocrnlnK a>t«r thethe. dayda of riLioim, iOHNSOii * tilbston, tkaiiaa Birar to iia JvaeMaa wttk th* OtaadiwdKlTar aalak aad If tk* ada Mali ba conflmMd. tha pur- daaa.oa ilall ta j of poaaaaalon by the BaealTW, C4TV9II, mftmm, bonb*, **., will b* aa l li l i d lo r«aal»*lf*th*a*tth* a*t Inooia*I and earn*

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' - 'rdOT. la raiar aa' ai aaaud at M. T. Oottoa Kaek earapanaant WALDK02I «c TAINTEB, dSSrOBoaaaa of tk* raport of aale, and I lo Idha abt pam Juiawaai* apoadaaaqaafB^ wHk tk* t«rBa of ale by th* CXnrON MSBCHA.NTS, Moatroa* ifjimimtfjSmf^t' ehaaar^tha aadafukpiad, M apedal Commlaalon- COTTO.^r RXCHA!««K RIILOINO. Oap afoc aad aaTraalaaa aadar the aid deed of truat and fMaa ttrvrtoa afforaialdlotoreaald to thaiij^iBad UoBBtaliloutalo ailiMa; ' I offBftka janntaea aad the Denra B Bio BTBOAI. ATTBimoB TO OOTTiis iMCiaalU afur*aal>t aplka Talla*of tha f Ooapnoy will azecnta and dellrar a , rUTUBBi. Btrar toCkaiBa aforeaaid I and froaBipaaollolaafor^ » lo tk* parchaaer, and th* pai^ Mi bo Al»aqa*r*ne In N*« 1 or aacoeaaora In Interaat, win Twiaa with lu rallwi rtchl. utieaad Jloaof thepmpaitrti bliss, habyan 6c Co., Maaa of. la. and t/> the »n ami alonff Jao, at tha aama ItaM, b* anuued to raoelTa all line baa r . w auaa, papa a, raoorda aad doeamanla of tha If«w T«rk. BBBtoa, and par- Daara B Bm Oraada Ballway Coanuiy, and of th* PklI«4elphU, tlanr Maaiamiil and bam, localh*, alao. wwltball R*eaTa relatlaf aad appertalnlns to th* fraacblae* Indnded la the decree of aale abore- BtmiO AOBBTB FOB LBADINO BBAJTDB aatare '^•" ••Wn A RLRArnKB BHIBTIIfCB If tha aala ahall not be oonamad by the eoart, Iha amount of pnrchaae money paid by the A.'VD JtilKfrri.'vGM, |iiir)inaaar will ba rafuaded without deduction unleaa nhall be to PBIBTB. bBlflllfl. TICKS, DCCKK Ba. -_ or lo any th* iioiwiunai aiatlon thereof due tha 17a, aide Irarka, faalloflka parekaaa, In which eTcni ruch term* nhaU think Juat way* I win aa tka eourt and T*w*la,Qallia,Wftlta««e«** HaiBiri 1 of way, and ba lapoaad Mr- - • ipany.dapot aST^ba aald aala may ba adjourned byannoone*- Irafta. fc aant aaada at tha time and plaoe before-mentioned, ti>alfcwaar alalloaa, ^^_ and. If ao adjourned, such aale may be bad at the BAGGING. ear-Boaaaa,woadhoaaea, waiaho•oaaauaa time and plaoe to which the name ahall be ao adjourned without furtnrr notirc thereof. anreratraotaraa. aajitiii and Oztarw, laadqika ralUia aloah ror mora apecldc atatemcnt of the rlgbta and prop- W4RREV, MO^Kn * OBATS Ufa, ahaba aad aaehln- erty to be aold a aforeaald, and the terma and coa- aatMal whalaoora. dllione of aale. referenee la hereby made to th* tn. LOUIS, for or la daeree ta thia behalf aotarad a haratnbefore atatad •. Daad May «th.l«* Maaafact*r«n' A«aa«a fOriB* Ml* of Jata B«l1a« ^^„ h. MBYBK, and way aW tSBSJb noafcor mt grttBSS, or coo- JOHN A. STEWART, aaaaaaarr for fcr r utr^mrjou or raoiaat or «• it* pa puea of Special Conunlaalonan and Tmatew anah mhnr aad^telMraph Uaaa, or In aooieettan lhaiaallk.Mdirith tha baitaaa of aald raBiniyand L. S. DIZO*. Solicitor for Complabianta. lUOm COTTON TIBI. lliBJiiBBa**! Kwaika.alao, wiu aU r itiajiaita. WiLUAM A. W. 8TZWABT, SoUolto for Truat**! :

THE CHRONICLE' [Jolt 8, 18J6.

CTotton. ®irtt0tu pliBccHatije0ttB.

Waller T. HaUh. Benry P. Hatch. Woodward & Stillman, Nalk'l W. T. Hatch. Arthur M. Bateh. 'JEKCHAIITS, W. T. Hatch & Sons, BANKERS, ro!itlinililIn?,1C& 18 Exchange rUce, INMAN,SWANN&Co 14 NASSAU STREET, NEW TOBK. M'lW YOBK. BRANCH OFTICES 1 j g§ ii^Si^^it'^^e^^d^.-in IX>AN8 MADB DS ACCHrTAIlLK 8K(UrilTIK». COTTON MERCHANTS, Personal attention given st the EXCHANSBS to the purchase and sale of STOCKS and BONDS for cash or on margin. BPactAL Attentiox to okdihd run Contracts . . . ,_. DEPOSITS IIECEIVED—subject to Check at sight fm rcTCB« DKurtHT or Cotton. —with Interest upon balances. Special attention paid to INVESTMENTS and roriroN. au, cuadbs. buitabi^ to wants New York. accounts ol COUNTRY BANKERS. OK SPINNiaS orrxncD on Tiomi to Suit. Bethlehem Iron Comp'y

Street, R. Macready & Co , 40 and 42 Wall consrissioN merchants, G. E. Staenglen, Manhattan Bnlldlne, New York. COTTON BXCHANOE BGILDINO, NEW TORK, NEW ORLEANS, Farrar & Jones, NEW TORK. AOENT FOR YORK. Cotton, Cbata. Grain mn^ontk IVIlllam St., New York. BXBCUTK OUUEK8 FOR KUTL'KE DELIVEBT Williams, Black & Co., Cotton Brokers & Commiasion Merchants C O T T OM NORFOLK, VA. 1 WILLIAM STREET, •t Ihp NEW TORK. I.IVKRPOOL AND NKW OB- Liberal advances made on Cotton consignments. LKANS COTTON BXCHA.NOKS. Also orders for Special attention Riven to the sale of cotton to ar- NEW TORK. rive or in transit for both foreign or domestic markets. COFFEE Correspondence solicited^ ^^ at the NEW VORK COKKEK EXTHA.NOE, aOd PETROLEIfll, STOCKfS. GR.4ra AND PROVISIONS COTTOx\, GRAIN, attheNKW YORK PHonrcK KXrnANOK and Phenix Insurance Co. the CUIC Alio BOARD OF TRADE. PROVISIONS, COFFEE. OOBRESPON DtKTS OF BROOKLYN, Utmn. Bmltb, Bdwardi & Co., Cotton Brokers, ORDERS EXECUTED IN Office, 195 Broadway, New York City LlTtrpool. . Ju. t.«a MoLUD. New Orleans. NEW TORK, CHICAGO, ST. LOUIS, Slatemmt of Company l$t Day of Jan., 1885. LCHUA.V, STKItN A Co., LinxAN', Dritu & CO. CASH CAPITAL fl.OOO.OOO 0* New Orleanii, La. MunUiom«ry, AU. LIVERPOOL, HAVRE AND Reserve for unearned premiums S,S90,986 97 Reserve for unpaid losses **'''S' ^ LEHMAN BROS, NEW ORLEANS. Netsurplus 640,991 18 14,342,430 as Cotton Factors John L. Bullahd. Henrt H. Whkelsb. STEPHEN CROW^ELL, Prealdent. WM. R. CROWELL. Vice-President. AND Bullard & Wheeler, PHILANDER SHAW, Secretary. COVIMISSION miERrilANTfl, WM. CHARTERS, Assistant Seoretarj. COTTON COMMISSION MERCHANTS FRANCIS P. BDRKB.Sec'y Local Dep't. No. 40 EXCHANGE PLACE, NEW YORK. UKMBMMB Of TBX OOTTOH, OOtFMM A2/D PRODUOt KI0BAN0E8. ALSO BAGGING AND IRON TIES, L'p-TowN OvricE, No. 201 CHrRcn Street, iETNA (F^OB BAUNa COTTON). Reiv York. AdTances made on Cotton Constanments and Special Orders ezeentod at the CoUon Excbansoa In New Attention given to purchase and sale of FUTURE Insurance Company Tork and LiTerpool. and advances made nn Cotton CONTRACTS OF COTTON. and otber prodnce conslsned to as, or to our corres- Kndente In LiTerpool: Messrs. L. Rusenhelm A OF HARTFORD. OS and A. Stem A Co.; In lx>ndon, Messrs. B. Newgaaa * Co. Mohr, Hanemann& Co., Capital $4,000,000 00 Liabilities for unpaid losses B. F. BABCOCK&CO. and re-insurance fund 2,057,776 24 COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Cotton Excta. BalldlDg, 186 QraTler Street, Netsurplus 3,202,320 41 IT Water Street, LIVERPOOI., Aaaeta Jan. 1, 1886 $0,360,096 OS ReeelTe eonsUtnments of Cotton and other Produce, New York. Meir Orleans, La. and execute orders at the Bxchanaes In UrerpooL Hepresented In New York at the ofBoe of No. 3 Cortlandt St., New Yorlr BAMO. D. BABCOCK SPECIAL ATTENnOH OlTBIf TO THB BXEOtTIOH JAS. A. ALEXANPKB, Agent. »» Wassan Street. New York. OF ORDERS FOR FDTCRB OONTRAOTB. North British Robert Tannahill & Co., Gwathmey & Bloss, & Mercantile Ins. Co. Cotton Commission Merchants, COMMISSION MERCHANTS L.ONDON AND EDINBURGH. Cotton KxehaoKe Bnlldlnc, Neir York KO, 123 PEARL ST., »EW TORK. U. S. Branch Statement Jan. 1, 1^86. Invested and Cash Fire AsseU (3,421,870 TD peelal attention given to the pnrehaae and sal* of Orders for futara dellverr at Cotton'exeonted In LIABILITIES.: tl,199.JM7 43 ratare Coatraota Reserve for Dneamed Premiums. . . . Reserve for Unpaid Losses 150,887 77 la Mew York and Liverpool ; also for Qrain and Pro Naw York and Uvsrpool. Other Liabilities oejISO 8» .g,015,a85 IM visions In New York. ' Net8Br»laa Walter &Fatman, $8,421,870 76 cotton brokers, Henry M. Taber & Co., Losses paid In U. S. In 19 years . .S16,2'J0, 1 38 03 U. B. Bbahch Office, 54 Wuxiam Bt., N. 1, SS BBAVBR STREET, NEW YORK. 141 PEARL ST., NEW YORK. 0HA8. E. WHITE, BAM, P. BLAGDEN, Managers. F. Hoffmann, COTT'OIV. JAB. F. DUDLEY, Deputy Manager. COTTON BROKER AND AOiarT A vsncCT made on ConsUnments of Cotton. Con lr;iri« for )''uture Deliverx of Cotton bonglit and sold Commercial Union- SS RUB DB LA BOTTRSB, HATRB. on (Nimmtsfllon. JOHN U CL.I8BT A. CO., Assurance Co., limited, Geo. Copeland & Co., COITON BtTTBBS, OOOTON BBOKEBS, nONTGOmSRY, ALA. of london. S4 PBABI. 8TRBBT, NBW TORK PjMVAn o>LT on OBDisa fob a OoKMUwioa OfflM, Cor. Pine