1614C

I   ..nVnnio..n. nA1i.n.oAni .xo.trRnAi. 

causes operating. The increased "deafness of"mon-
ey may, however, have produced some eifdct.
Gold has rapidly declined-. Domestic politics
are calmer, and the importationlof coin from Eu.-
rope c_onti_nnes.' There is now such an,ac'cumnla’—
tion _of gold at this:poin_t that to .carry.*it is bur-.
'da,nsom“e‘. The, close onfWednesd‘ay,,was'at107.
Exchange, however-, has further advanced, and
prime sixty-hills go at $4 83@%4 83%. , V The‘
value o!._exports is fairly'maintIiined,_'|a'nd the
aggregate from the port. ofvNew ~,,Yorkv‘ for. the
week ending Decémber 27th was, $5,_190,39B,_
against $3,789,420 for the corresponding week in
1875. The total’ value of exports of produce
since January,‘  this year, was $273,168,287,
against 8254,507,282.for the corresponding period
in1875.‘—.  i ’  ,.  ,
The bankfistatement was a somewhat-‘peculiar
one. I There was a_g.ain;ofo $712,600 in. 3pecie,if115ll
a lossof nearly 11 millionin legal tend;érs., ' Loans
wore reduced 134 millions. By theseichanges the‘
legal reservo is reduced.bélow20 pol‘ 0611‘? .3‘o’3-ll1'§-
and of this rese'rve,_legal,teuders form_561/(psi?
cent, and gold 433/,~.~per~cent,_ against 70% and
29% one -year ago..,_Tho money market ,'conse',-‘‘
quently has beenwithout relaxation. Call loans
have been made at 406 perVc'ent,.’and discountsof
first-class paper at 5@7p'e'_r co_nt._ ,O_njW'_ednesday;;
the current rate forcnll ioa-ns,during sctivoiiioursi
was  per cent, but the close was at s5_ii1eVabate-'
ament. ' V ‘.7 in " “ '1 7'
Government ‘blonds have:'fui‘ther1improvi2d, ex-
cept for the newiour and-a-halfs, w1iion*nire‘oboop-
er, but olosingon Wednesday, as follows; 4
United States currency sixes, 121 5/3@122%; do.
65, 1881,,r.egis_teI.’e,d, _113%@_114_}8 ; doicqliiioni
.117},/.~’d1179g ;do._1s65,registored,,1o9%@1o9‘% ,
do. coupon," 109%@1_09%; do. new, registered,
lI0%@fll0/3; _ do. coupon, 11,3‘,§_@1_103%’; do.
l867,_regisLered, l13%@113%; do. coupon‘, 1163/
@116% 5’ do. 1868, registered, 11,3%‘@1l4%; do.
coupon, 118@l19 ;_do. ten-forties,;1e.«:istered,113%
.@113%; ‘do. coupon, 113%@1I37,,; "do. fives,
1881, registered, l12@112% ; do. coupon, -11 1%@
112% ; do. four and one-halfs, 108%@1081/4.
The speculation inecottonl-and breadstuifs has
continued for advancing prices, based mainly on
short crop theories. . Provisions have also taken
a strongenturn. owing itoV.the largo ‘export move-
ment..~..Goneral trade, however, is quietas usual
at the holiday season. . V .  V ~ « ’ V
Theiollowing‘quotations of salesVol' Railway
and other securities are in addition to those given
-elsewhere in our c0l11l'.Ill18':’-- . '7 V - -

Hm ‘I'ork.—-Louisiana .79, consol.,:5_4 ;; Missouri, .

6s,.long.bonds-, 107% 3 110. Fund bou,d.Ii.. 1.894--'95,.
107%; North Carolina 65, specialtax»,.3d—.;class,-
2;..du. 2d class, 2; Tennessee 63, old,..-11%; do.
newVIer,ies, 403/4-; Missouri, Kansas and‘ Texas
1t.,B..-,8 ;. Terra Hlaute and Indianapolis n. R.-,
98;,Cl.ev.eland_,and Toledo-7s, new..106;, do. 7s,
8. F.,,109}5 ;_._E,as_t_,'.l‘enn.,, Virginia. and Georgia
lst ‘morn, 93%.’; Louisiana and Misso_nri;_1st,mort.,
87 ;, Chicago, Rock Island and .Paciflc,6s, AS.,..F.,

112 _%,;,Chicago and Northwestern Interest,l:onds,_

104% ;VMarapo.sa L. and,M., 6y, ; .do._pref., 
Maryland Cool 00., 11 . The latest quotations are ;
Pacific Mail 237/,,',@24 ;,‘Western Union Telegraph,
71;g,o’.7_11/,; Atlantic nn‘d[1>,no_iao TeI., 14,i4@’15-*;

- Quiclrsl_lver Mining, 1j2@14; do. p“rer.,.1s,@2z;.

Jlariposa Land and Mining, 6%@71/4; ‘do. pref”

do. on. 65@--

B. Loan‘, 1021/2@103 _ _ _ M
.99; .North Pennsylvania, 48%@49 ; do. (is, 108

1 Ninétbenth, roo-.‘

7@8; Adams Ex.p., 102%@103; American Exp.,
567,‘-{@57 ; U.‘ S.*E:rpress, 52%@53}.g; Wells-Fan
go Express, 8‘J@90”; Chicago and Alton, 98}/g
@991}/2 ; Clevelandiarxd Pittsburg, 89%@90; Chi-

cago and Northwestern, 36V2@36%~;V-do. pref...
55%@5i5,7/8 ;_Chica_go, Rock. Island and Pacific,
1.02_@lO21/1; Chicago, Miiwaukyeelland St'.71_’aul,’
191/.'@i‘9%;' do. ‘p'r‘or., 51%Cd5l5/;_; Cleveland,

Columbus, Cincinnati and India'na'pol_is, 37@383/,3‘;
Columbus, Chicngoand Indiana Central, ?.%@4_‘;
Delnware, Lackawanna and Western, 71,1.5@.7l}{ ;
Erie,3 9}§@9% ; Hannibal and St. Joseph, 13}_{@
'14’;’;do..pref.,.26@?2'7 ; Lake Shoreand Michigan,
S01ItherIn..‘57.%.@577/3: Mictiisan Central. 44%@
447/,,; New York-and Harlem, 136 01-37 : ,N. Y.
Central. and'.Hudson River,'.101’@1O11/4; Central;
0.f.1ie.W:Jersey 35};@36; Ohio and Miss-. 6‘/4@.
6%; Panama, --@130; Toledo Wabash and‘
western, 63/,,@6%‘; ‘Union .P‘acific,,,59@60.; do.
1stVmort., 106@1O6.,14 ; do. 7s, -land __rzrant,‘l0O%
@1001/2 ;"do. sinking fund 83, £I1.@92%'; Central
P‘81‘5lfi05°S}"g¢l9: 1'.0.9'@1‘09%-V V "

‘ :PIuIadar‘pIu'a.--Sha-mokin Valley and Pottsville

,1t,.-R’. 7s","9s1;i1>niiodo1ni1ia.nnd’l Reading oonsoi.‘

noon. 7s, coupon, 961/,' ;do. i-,e‘g., 951/, '; Belvidero

Delaware 3d mort. 65, 99 ; Philadeiphia, German-
'tow'n_and.'N,orristown R} R... 991/4; Piitshurg,

Titusville and Budalo scrip, 30% ; Fifth and Six!h
Streets R. R., 74 ;‘Central Transp., 40,15; Cincin-i

naii '7.3os;. 108%_;_Pittsburg 7s, Avenue, 109.

The latest quotations aref:.City 6s, ,1 06%@1,071/40.;

‘ do. freepoif tax, 112‘/2@1l3;' Pennsylvania’ State

3., no series,‘ ion)/.@1o73/4 ,; -do. .3d series; 116
@1l6% ; Philadelphia and_R_eading, 19%@19V,;
do. Gen’l mart. 7.s,_.é.l011I)-. 961/4@_97; 5‘-lo 1'93-i 94%
@9514; do. mort. -6s, isso, 10$@104; do. 7.,
nowyoo_n_v., d1@o4,; do. 7s, 1393, 1Q4%©105:
United New Jersey R. R. and Canal Co., i37@
137% ;.CaIndén and Amboy.mort.‘ 63,1889, 109

.@l10; Pennsylvania" R.lB.,_47}f/8‘_@V47%; doiilist

inort., 109%@1101/4; do.- general mort. coupon,
l09@109% ; do. re.cz., l09@l09 ;,do‘.' Consol. mort.
6s, ’rog., 981/,@99%; Little'tSchuyl_kill R.‘ R..
41cd43;"Monrii‘s‘ Canal, 503-; do. pref., 134
cdi4_o_;s,nsq.o,n.nn1,-@-— ; do. 6s,—‘-Q67; Schuyl-
kill Nav., 5@7; do. pref., 9'7/-Q10}./2 ;‘ do. '65.
1.832,‘ 64%@6'6; do,‘ 1872, 83Vn89fi;..E1'mi‘ro and
Williamsport pref., 3834-: d_o'.__7s, 'lC_5_@-_—-0;,

' ;' Loiiion‘..coa1 and”.-?Navigation.
313/4@32_;‘do. 6s,,,,1884,‘ 103%o_1o4“;“do. R.
do." Gold Loan, 98@

@108?/,_ _;, do.'_ ‘Is, 1081/,,@l‘11'; fdo. Gen’lV mart. 7's,

. reg.,108@l08; do. chattel 71os,.1o2;5cd_1o4 ; Phila-

delphia and Erie’, 13%o_1374 ‘;' do; es,'’1o3‘@1o3% ;
do.» 7s, 96@97% ; -Minehill, 17@47%; Catawisss’

.7};-@9 ; do. pref., 734336 ;' do. new pref.V, 31@34 ;

_do.’7s, 1900, ‘100},{{@102; Lehigh Valléy,,48@
:i.8}fiV; do.» 6s,-new coupon,~106@;; do. reg.,

:l'0'7@—-; do. 75,1151/4@11'6; do. consol. mort.,‘98
_@.9_8%$ L Fim?’ 9:3‘! . Sixth‘ 5“'°°‘?5.i(t.l19'.'5‘?)’- 7337.5 3-

Second -and Third, ‘V77o79; Thirteenth. and Fif-

toentli, 38%@4.0; _Spru'co iim.€1\.Pin’e, 3l.@32%;

Green and ;Coates, 49.050; Chestnut and Walnut",
'1,43;5&i7s.; Hestonvillo, 22_@22;4 ; Cqermantown, 59
;@65:;:U;ui.o:n. 86399; I.£<>.t.nb.a.rd' and South. mo
1.9;»-Ridge Avenue, 45@-—; Seventeenth and

VI Jzozgiinoni.-Baltimore city-do, 1,375, 1072,; do.
69, 1884, 110%.; do. 1890, 112; Baltimore and

Ohio R.'R. 2‘d"pre.'.‘, 103; Maryland Defensefis,

1111/2 ; Virginia Consol. 69, reg., ex int., 65% ;
Virginia consol. coupon, July, 1877, 82%; Vir-
ginia Black scrip, 16%; Virginia Peelers, 35;
Atlantic Coal, 1.90; Santa. Clara bonds, 1 40%.

more. 75:, 99@—; Wilmington-and ,Weldon 7s,
103@_—-; Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta 7s,
30@35; Richmond and Danville 1st mort., 70%
@~.-; Pittsbnrg and Connellsville 7s,.~.1898, 105

pref., l07%@l08; do. 2d pref., 102140-; do.
68, 1880, ioitgcdioe; do. 1885, 105@l05}§;
Northern Cenlr_al,'22@2_6; do. (is, 1877, 102%@
--;do. (is, 1885,VV1~05@105 ;-do. 69, 1900, 101@
-‘—_; ,do.'6s',1900, gold, 1o2;.;.@‘-—; . Mariettn and
Cincinnati lst mort. 7s, 1892, 108@—-— ;do. 2d
mort. 7s, 86%@88; do. 3d mort. 8s, 56@58; Con-

tral Ohio, 34@34 ; do. pref. 36@42; do. 1st‘mort.,

103@l03% ; oWestern Maryland 1st mort. (is,
1890, 93@.—-; do. 1st mort. gnar., 109@-—; do.
2d mort. gua_r., ,lO9@_—-- : do. ,3d’ mort. guar., 109
@—-; do.- 2d. rnort. pref., 105@~——- ; do. 2d mort.,
iguar. by. Washington Co., l03@—; Virginia and
'l.‘ennessee:2d mort. 6s, '—_@84,;_.'dto. 3d man, 89,
74@8O ; Orange and Alexandria 1st mort. 6s, 82%
d83 ;' do. 2d'_mort.' 6s, 731/,@8o ;, do.,3d mort. 8s,
62%@64}§; -do. 4th mort. 35@401/2; Orange,
Alex. and Manassas 7s, .86%@87%V; Baltimore
65, 1875, 101%@1021/4; do. 1884, l11@+; do.
l886,1ll@——; do. 1890, 11’l%@-—; do. 1900,
111}/2@-—-; do..1900, new, l12},4_@1123/4; do.

-1902, 1110- ; do. 5”s,_95@—-_; Memphis City (is,

21@-— ; Maryland Defense 69, 1883, 11l%@l12;
Virginia ‘consol. 6s, 681/.‘@68‘%; do; Zdlseries,
34}/2’@3§v; Virginia Consol. coupons, 82%@83l/2 ;
West Virginia def. certif., 6-,1§@6% ; City Passen-
ger R". 11., 341/4@35;'Ge‘orge's Creek Goal, 115@
—; Atlantic Coal, l.85@1.95 ; Canton Co., 428
.@l—- ;, do. goid,,6s,_,94@-‘— ; _Sa_utn Clara Mining
Co., 12@17; do. bonds,-—@42. . B .

Bos,ton.-——Boston and ,Main_ef_R.: B, 7s,. 1099/4 ;
Vermont Central Equipment 8s, 28, ; Cheshire pref.,
35 ; Rutland pref., 5% ;, do. Equipment 7s, 50 ;

‘South Boston R. R , 62,; Manchester‘ and Law-

rence-R. CR., 132% ; Cary Imp., 3'7%c’. ; Boston
Land.-Co., 5 ;.Boston 6s, 1898, rog., 112; Chicago
7s, 106%';i*Fall River 6s, ‘I896, 1053/4; Roxbury
65, 1884, 106%; Portsmouth (N. H.) 61, 1-893,
103% ; Cleveland 65, 1895. 1081/41;‘ St. Louis City
63, 1906, 103%; Cambridge 58, 1893, 1021/2;
Duncan Silver Mining Co., 4%.

@" The following gentlemien have been chosen’

ro_ad,,Co.: J; A. Beau_v.a_is, Charles Rf,’ Tqickgr,
George A. Bourne, L. M. Kolloclt, William ‘R.
Wing, George R. Phillips, George Wilson. and
John H.'Denn'ison of New Bedford; L. S.’,Jndd,
Fairhaven; John H. Perry, Boston;
andllohn D. Fliut,‘Fa1l River. ,  _

 Solomon H. Howe has resigned the Presi-
dency of the Boston, Clinton,‘Fit'chburg,an_d New
Bedford Railroad Co., and Nathaniel Thayer, Jr.,
hasbcen elected in his place. ' ’ ,
 Hon. 0. D. Hubbard has been elected
President, and J ames Campbell Secretaryof the
Wheeling, Pittsburg and Kentucky Railroad
Company. ' ' 

t

T Vmf Myron W. Bailey, or St. Albans, Vt., has
-been ‘elected Railroad Commissioner of that State
for the ensuing two years. I ' L ’

The latest quotations are: Cincinnati and Balti- '

@105%; Baltimore and Ohio, 150@158 ;: do. Ist-

vdigrectiors or the" New Bedford and Fall River Rail- ”

R. T.iDavis .