RANGE OF PRICES OF GOVERNMENT SECURITIES AT NEW-YORK,

DURING THE YEAR 1877.

THE following table exhibits the monthly range of prices of Government securities at New-York during the year 1877. Compiled from sales made at the Stock Exchange:

114% 109% 110% 113% 115
114% 10% 110% 114 117% 114% 11% 112%
113% 108 109 112% 114% 112 112% 111
113% 108 110 113 116 113% 114% 111%

113% 10% 109% 112% 115% 110% 113% 110%
114% 108 110% 113 116% 111% 114% 111%
111% 107% 108% 111% 114% 109% 113% 109%
111% 107% 108% 111% 114% 109 113% 19%
111% 107% 108 111% 113% 109 110% 109%
113% 10% 109% 112% 114% 110% 111% 110%
111% 10734 108 111% 113 109% 110% 109%
112% 108% 108% 111 113 110% 11% 110%

112% 108% 108% 111% 118% 110% 111% 110%
114% 11% 110% 113 115% 112% 113 112144
112% 18% 108 111% 113% 110% 111 110%
114 111 110% 112% 115% 112 1124 112

113 113% 112

1214

123/4

121%2

123%

1231

123%. 1224

122

122%

123

1221/4

1234

1234

124%

122/

1241

May

Opening,.

Highest,..

Lowest,

110% 108% 112 109 112% 110% 108% 112% 118 111% 108%%

June-

July-

Opening..

112

Highest,..

11242

Lowest,

111%

106% 109 112 112% 113%
107 109% 112% 113
106% 10% 111% 112
106% 109% 111 112

106% 109 111% 109% 113% 109% 109
107 109% 111% 109% 113% 110% 109 10:
105% 108% 110% 10% 112 1084 107% 104
106% 10% 110% 108 112% 108% 107% 104

1254 1234

123%

123 123%

105% 107% 110% 108% 109% 108% 106% 103
105% 108 110% 108% 109% 104 106% 103
105/% 107 109% 106% 107% 107% 105 101% 120%
105% 107% 109% 106% 108% 107 105% 101% 120%

105% 107% 109% 107 107 107 105 101% 120 105% 108% 1094 107 108% 107% 105% 12% 120% 105 106% 109% 106% 107% 106% 103% 101% 120% 105% 108% 1094 107% 108% 107% 105% 102% 10%

105 108% 110 107% 108
106%
109% 11% 108% 108%
105% 108% 110 107% 18%
106% 109 111% 105% 108%

106

106% 105% 102 121% 107 105% 102% 129 1066 105% 102% 121K 106% 105% 102% 122

109% 111% 108% 109 107 105 102% 12 106% 109% 111% 108% 109 107% 105% 10% 122 105% 108 106% 1071% 15% 103 101 120 106% 107 105% 103% 101% 120

112 113 112 112 111 113 111

108% 105%

12%

109 106
10% 105%
108% 105 125

126

18%

1054 125

PREMIUM ON GOLD AT NEW-YORK DURING THE YEAR 1877.

THE following statement, compiled from sales at the New-York Stock Exchange, exhibits the highest and lowest premium on Gold for each day during the year 1877, with the highest and lowest for each month, from the suspension of specie payments in 1862:

1877.

DAY.

March.
February.
January.
101%-105 104%-104%
Holiday.
1,.....
2,..... 106%--107% 105 -105% 104-104%

April.

S.

104%-105

8,..... 106-107%

4,..... 106-107

105-105% 104% -104
S.
S.
5,..... 106-106 105-105% 104% -105

104-101%

June.
May.
106%-106% 105%-106%
106%-107% 105%-106
106% -107%

S.

101-105

106-106% 105%-105%

104%-105

1064-106 105-106% 104%-105
103-105% 105%-105%
7,.....
8.
8,..... 106%-106% 105%-105% 105 -105
9,..... 105-106 105%-105% 105 -105
10,..... 105%-106 105%-106

105 -105

105 -105
S.

105 -105

104-105

August.
S. 105-105% 103-104
105-105% 105%-105%
S.
105-105% 105%-1051⁄2 103%-103% 103 -103
105%-105 103%-103 102-103
Holiday.
106%-107% 105-105% 105-105
1034-103% 102%-102% 102% -102%
S.
105%-105% 105-105% 105-105 103-103% 102-102% Holiday.
S.
107%-107% 105-105% 105-105% 105%-105% 103-103%
1054-105% 103%-103%
S.
106%-107% 105-105
106-107% 105%-105% 105%-105% 103-105%
S.
105%-105% 105 105% 103%-103
105%-105% 107 -107%
S.
105%-105% 105-105
S. 105-105% 107 -107% 1047%-105
104-104 105-106% 107 -107 104-105% 105-105%
S. 1034-103% 102%-103%
104%-105 105-105% 105-105% 103-103% 102%-103 102 %-102% 103-103%
104% -104% 105%-106%
S.
101-104% 106%-106% 106% -107% 105 -105% 105-105% 105-105 103-108%
8. 102% -102% 102%-103%
105-105% 103%-103 103%-103% 102-102%
S.
104%-104%
S.
107 -107% 105 -105%
105%-105% 104%-104% 107 -107% 107 -10% 105 -105% 105%-105% 105-105%
S. 102%-103% 102-102%
16,.....
105-105% 105-105% 102%-103% 102-102% 102% -102% 102%-102%
17,..... 106% -106% 105%-105% 104%-104% 106%-107% 107 -107%
S.
105%-105% 105%-105% 105-105% 102% -103% 102%-102%
106%-106 106%-106% 1054-105 105%-105%
S. 103 -103 102-102%
105%-105% 105%-105% 105 -105
106-106% 105-105% 104% -104% 106%-106%
S.
105%-105% 105%-105% 104-105
1064-107
103%-103%
104-105% 104-104% 106%-107
S.
104-104% 103 -102%
S.
106%-106% 105%-105%
1044-105
S.
106%-106% Holiday.
106-106% 104-105 104-104% 107 -107 106%-107 105%-105% 105-106% 104-1041% S.
106 -106 104%-105% 104-104% 107% -107%
1054-105% 104%-104% 103%-103%

25,..

26,

106 -106% S. S. 106%-106% 104%-105% 104%-104%

107 -107 107 -107 106% -107% 106-107

PREMIUM ON GOLD AT NEW-YORK DURING THE YEAR 1877.-(Continued.)

1877.

102-103% 102-103% 102-103%

May.
S.

June.

July.

August.

September.

105 -105%

106% -106%

105%-105

....

31,..... 105-105%

....

104-105
S.
Good Friday. 106%-106%
105 -105%

....

105-105% 104 -104 103 -103%
103-105 104-104% 103 -103
106%-106% 105%-105%
S. 104%-104% 103 -103%
Holiday. 105-105% 105-105% 104%-104%
S.
1064-106%
1054-105% 104 -104

H. & L.for-

month, 105-107% 101% -106% 104-105% 104-107% 106-107% 104-106% 105%-106% 103% -105% 102%-104

Statement exhibiting the Lowest and Highest Premium on Gold at New-York for each month, and for each year, from the Suspension of Specie Payments
in 1862 to the year ending December 31, 1877.

YEAR.

1862,....

1866,..
1967,..

January. February. March.
May.
Par. 103% 102-104% 101%-102 101-102% 102-104% 103% -109 108-120% 112-116 116-124 122 -133 129 -1334 128-134 101%-131
1863,....
133%-160% 152-1726 139 -171% 145-157% 143-154% 140%-148% 123-145 122%-129% 126% -143% 140%-156% 143 -154 118%-152% 122%-172%
1864,.... 151-159% 157%-161 159 -169% 166-184 168 -190 18844-250 222 -285 231-261 191 -254% 189 -22734 210-260 212-243 1516-285
1865,... 1974-234% 196-216 148%-201 143-154% 128 145% 1354-147% 138% -146% 140%-145% 142-145 144%-149 145-148% 144-148% 1281-234%
136%-144% 135%-140% 125 -1361⁄2 125 -129 125%-1411⁄2 137% -167% 147 -155% 146-152 143%-147% 145%-154% 137-148% 131-141% 125 -167%
132 -137% 135-140% 133%-140% 182%-141% 134%-138% 136%-188% 138 -140% 139%-142% 141 -146% 140-145% 138-141 133 -137% 132 -146%
1868,....
133-142 139%-144 137-141 137-140% 139% -140% 139% -141 140%-145 143%-150 141-145% 133-140% 132 -137 134%-136% 132 -150
1869..... 134% -136% 130%-1361⁄4 130-132 131-134% 134% -144% 136-139% 134 -137% 131-136% 130%-162 128-132 121%-128% 1193%-124 119%-162%
1870,.... 119%-1234 115 -121% 110-116% 111-115% 118%-115% 110%-114% 111%-122 114-122 112-116 111%-114 110 -113 110-111% 110 -1231⁄4
1871,.... 110-111 110%-112 110%-111% 110%-111% 111 -112 111%-113% 111%-113% 111%-113% 112-115% 111-115 110%-112% 108% -110% 108% -115%
1872,.... 108-110% 109-111 109-110 109%-113 112%-114% 113 -114% 113% -115 112% -115% 112%-115% 112-115% 111%-114% 111-113% 108-115%
1873,.... 111%-114 112% -115% 114% -118% 116-119% 116% -118% 115 -118% 115 -116% 114% -116 110%-116% 107% -111% 106%-1101% 108% -112% 106%-119%
1874,...
110%-112% 111%-113 111-113% 111% -114% 111%-118% 110-112% 109 -110% 109-110 109-110% 109%-110% 110 -112% 110-112% 109 -114%
1875,.... 111-113% 113 -115% 114%-117 114 -115% 115 -116% 116 -117% 112 -117% 112-114% 113-117% 114-117% 114% -116% 112%-115 111-117%
1876..... 112%-113 112-114% 113-115 112-113% 112-113 111-113 111%-112% 109-112% 109-110% 108% -113% 108-110% 107 -109 107 -115
1877,.... 105-107% 104% -106% 104-103% 104-107% 106-107% 104-106% 105% -106% 108% -105% 102%-101 102-103% 102-103% 102-103% 102-107%

FOREIGN EXCHANGE AT NEW-YORK ON FRIDAY OF EACH WEEK DURING THE YEAR 1877.

Prepared by Messrs. J. & W. SELIGMAN & Co., Bankers, of New-York.

LONDON.

Commercial,

LONDON (Bankers'.)
Gold.

In Currency. Gold
Long. Premium. Long.

་་

19,... 5.12-5.15 642
26,... 5.13-5.14% 6%
Feb. 2,... 5.08%-5.10% 5%
9,... 5.10%-5.12% 5%
16,... 5.09%4-5.10% 5%
23,... 5.05%-5.07% 5
2,... 5.04%-5.07 4%
9,... 5.06-5.09 5%
་་ 16,... 5.05%-5.08% 4%
44 23,... 5.05%-5.07% 4%
་་ 30,... 5,06%-5.08% 5
April 6,... 5.07%-5.10

Mar.

46 27,... 5.19 -5.22

PARIS (Bankers'.)

CONTINENTAL MARKETS.

Swiss.
Long.

Ham- Amsterdam, Frank-

Antwerp.
Short.
Long.
Short. Long.
burg. Long. fort. Bremen. Berlin.
4.83-4.84% 4.85%-4.86% 5.21-5.18% 5.18%-5.16% 5.21-5.18% 5.21-5.18% 94%-94% 39%-40% 94%-94% 94%-94% 94%-94%
4.83 -4.88% 4.84-4.85% 5.21-5.18% 5.18%-5.16% 5.20%-5.18% 5.20 -5.18% 94%-94% 39%-40% 94%-94% 91-94% 94%-94%
4.83 -4.83% 4.84-4.85% 5.20%-5.18% 5.18%-5.15% 5.20%-5.18% 5.20 -5.17% 94%-94% 40 -40% 94%-94% 94%-94 94-94%
4.53% -4.84% 4.85-4.86 5.20 -5.175.16% -5.15 5.20 -5.17% 5.19%-5.17% 94%-94% 40%-40% 94%-91% 94%-94% 94%-94%
4.84%-4.85 4.85%-4.86% 5.18%-5.171⁄2 5.16% -5.15 5.18%-5.17% 5.18%-5.16% 94%-95 40%-40% 94%-95 944-95 944-95
4.84 -4.85 4.85-4.86% 5.18%-5.17% 5.16%-5.15 5.19%-5.17% 5.18%-5.16% 94%-95 40%-40% 94-95 944-95 944-95
4.84 -4.84% 4.85 -4.86 5.20 -5.18% 5 1:1-5.15% 5.20 -5.17% 5.19%-5.16% 944-95 40%-40% 94%-95 9434-95 914-95
4.82-4.83% 4.81 -4.85 5.20 -5.18% 5.17%-5.15% 5.20 -5.18% 5.20 -5.17% 94%-94% 40 -40% 94%-94% 94%-94% 94%-94%
4.83 -4.84 4.84%-4.85 5.20 -5.18% 5.17%-5.15 5.20 -5.18% 5.19%-5.17% 94%-94% 40 -40% 94%-94% 94%-94% 94%-94%
4.83-4.84% 4.85 -4.86 5.19%-5.17% 5.16% -5.14% 5.20 -5.17% 5.19%-5.17% 94%-94% 40 -40% 94%-94% 94%-94% 94%-94%
4.84 -4.84% 4.85%-4.86% 5.18%-5.175.16%-5.15 5.19%-5.17% 5.18%-5.16% 94%-94% 40 -40% 94%-94% 94%-94% 94%-94%
4.83-4.84% 4.85%-4.86% 5.18%-5.17% 5.16-5.15 5.20 -5.17 5.18%-5.16% 94%-94% 40 -40% 94%-94% 94%-94% 94%-94%

4.83-4.84% 4.85%-4.86% 5.18%-5.17% 5.164-5.15 5.20 -5.17% 5.18%-5.16% 94%-94% 40 -40% 94%-94% 94%-94% 94%-94%

5.16% -5.15% 94%-95 40%-40% 94%-95 91%-95 94%-95
5.164-5.15 94%-95% 40%-40% 94%-95% 94%-95% 94%-95%
5.16%-5.13% 95%-95% 40%-40% 95%-95% 95%-95% 95%-95%
5.16-5.13% 95 -95% 40%-40% 95 -95% 95 -95% 95 -95%
-5.13% 95%-95% 40%-40% 95%-95% 95%-95% 95%-95%
-5.13% 95 -95% 40%-40% 95 -95% 95 -95 95-95%
-5.18% 95 -95% 40%-40% 95 -95% 95 -95% 95 -95%
-5.13% 95%-95% 40%-40% 95%-95% 95%-95% 95%-95%
5.16-5.14% 5.15 -5.18% 95 -954 40%-40% 95 -95 95-95 95-95%
5.16%-5.14% 5.15 -5.13% 94%-95% 40%-40% 94%-95% 94%-95% 94%-95%

5.17-5.16 5.15% -5.13% 5.17-5.16
4.86 -4.87 4.88 -4.89 5.176-5.15 5.14% -5.12% 5.171⁄2-5.15
4.87 -4.88 4.89 -4.90 5.164-5.13% 5.13% -5.11% 5.16% -5.14%
4.87-4.88 4.89 -4.90 5.164-5.13% 5.13% -5.11% 5.16% -5 14%
6% 4.87 -4.88 4.89%-4.90% 5.15 -5.13% 5.12%-5.11 5.16% -5.13% 5.15
7% 4.86-4.87% 4.89 -4.90 5.15 -5.13% 5.121⁄2-5.115.16% -5.14% 5.15
4.87 -4.88 4.89%-4.90% 5.15 -5.13% 5.12-5.11 5.16%-5.14% 5.15
4.89%-4.90% 5.15 -5.13% 5.12-5.11% 5.16-5.14% 5.15
4.89%-4.90% 5.15 -5.13% 5.12-5 11
4.89%-4.90% 5.15 -5.13% 5.12%-5.11

5

4.85 -4.86 4.87 -4.88

13,... 5.13 -5.16%

5%

20,...

b.16%-5.19%

6%

7

4.89-1.90% 5.15 -5.13% 5.12-5.11% 5.16%-5.14% 5.15 -5.18% 94%-95% 40%-40% 94%-95% 94%-95% 94%-95%
5.16-5.14% 5.15 -5.13% 94%-95% 40%-40% 94%-95% 94%-95% 94%-95%
5.16%-5.14% 5.15 -5.13% 95 -95% 40%-40% 95 -95 95-95 95-95

FOREIGN EXCHANGE AT NEW-YORK.-(CONTINUED.)

5.22-5.20

91 -91% 294-10

94

-94% 94 -94

94-94%

2%

4.80 -4.81

4.85 -4.86

5.2216-5.20