H. L. H. L. H. L. H. L. H. L.

Adams Express..

692 48

60% 91% 64% 99%

American Express..

88% 1004 76
69
40% 40% +

120

7 7 +

704 41

Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph..

ཝ | 88

50 652 582 65

67

55

14

292

172 22

14%

604 434
25 152

Chicago and Rock Island.
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul..

Col., Chicago and I. C..

Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Erie.

pref..

38% 10

pref.

66

pref.

59

19

Hannibal and St. Joseph.

374 35
122 85% 110% 92
115 100 113% 98 1062 85
94 62 85% 67 912 53 190 663 85 31% 624 344 48%
1064 73% 92% 804 125 81% 94% 83% 116 53 74% 48 62
133% 101 125 101% 126 95% 1174 105 117% 83% 109% 92% 109%
84% 60 75 52% 64% 48% 64% 52 624 21 49% 31% 40% 28% 46% 18% 42%
96% 74 894 71% 93 71% 82% 72% 79% 43% 74% 48 674 51
22% 15% 24% 15% 42% 19% 48% 15% 32% 8
120% 1044 112% 100% 1114 102% 112 91 106 79% 112% 99
48% 21 284 204 34% 19 75 30% 694 35% 51% 26
139 90 1212 97 106 50% 57% 29 52% 15 344 22 30% 15% 22% 10% 15%
1684 123
150 129 135 117 123% 1072139 90 134% 118% 138 1272 145 130% 147
110% 754 102 84 116 84% 984 86% 97% 574 84% 67% 80% 51% 68% 43% 73% 45
217% 145 126 116 126 114 120 113 111 65 952 682 824 53 65% 34% 744 35%
217% 154% *102 86 103% 90% 101 91% 106% 77% 105% 95% 107% 100 1172 96 1094 854
22 41% 23% 55 274 514 414 49% 21 36
5
21% 324 144 24%
11% 2%
1234 42 46% 30% 58% 39% 102% 53 76% 24 51% 33% 45% 30% 39%
60 54% 60% 27% 48 2934 55
70 75 49 150 72 130 76 118 101 172
44 274 5 494 25% 46% 18 36% 22% 35
9 32 72 59 30 57 25 48 29 44
42% 61% 42% 71% 484 794 662 75% 32% 55% 18% 21%
27% 9 37% 11% 42 28% 39% 144 384
82% 36
56 32 66 334 88% 63 82 44% 73
424 124 58 35
56
56 86
84
46% 30% 71% 44% 82% 67% 94 43 83%

104 18

34 7

1

1092 98

120

3
106 120% 64% 77
124 23% 74 15

64 2% 79

* Hudson River Railroad consolidated with New York Central.

2% 8 420%

742 57% 73 594

60 65 41% 76% 49% 59% 36
69% 92% 71 90 79 90 81
68 84% 70% 80% 66% 84% 56

+ No sales reported.

410

HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES OF UNITED STATES SECURITIES FOR EIGHTEEN YEARS, 1860-1877.

PRICES OF UNITED STATES BONDS, 1860-1877.

1868

118% 108%

1154 105% 11234 10434

1869

125 111 125 109

1870

118 112%

1871

119% 1104

121

1876

124 117

1877

11534 109

123% 1124
11434 106%

1254 111% 1244 107% 124% 110% 122% 10734 122% 106% 12284 1074
116 107 116 10634 116% 10634 11434 10634 114% 107% 115 114 10434
115% 108% 115% 107% 116 108 115 107 115% 107 116 107% 114% 107%
120% 11534 1174 11234 1163% 10934 116 110% 116% 110% 117 109% 118 111% 11784 111
123 111 119 109 118% 105 120 106% 120 107% 12034 1094 120% 110 120% 109%
122 117 120% 115%
12034 113 12184 111 121 114 122 115 1214 116
126 119 123 118 11834 119 12
114% 12284 115 124 117% 125 118 125% 118
118 108 121 111% 1234 114% 1244 116
11134 105
114% 106% 117 109

109 1064 114% 105% 112% 107

1034 90
104 97%
109% 100%

120

105

108

113% 10734 111%

115 105 115%

103% 116

106

1164 108

116% 1114 115

109% 117

111 119 114

11984 11384 118

11834 119

113% 125% 117

1213 111 119

112 119 110% 128

120%

114% 107% 114% 106% 112% 105% 126

118 112 1034 109

101%

NOTE.-It is to be understood that the prices quoted were in currency.

UNITED STATES CURRENCY VALUE OF GOLD.

Giving the Currency Price in Dollars of One Hundred Dollars in Gold in the New York Market, averaged by Months and Years, from Jan. 1, 1862, to Jan. 1, 1878.

PERI- 1862. 1863. 1864. 1865. 1866. 1867. 1868. 1869. 1870. 1871. 1872. 1873. 1874. 1875. 1876. 1877.

ODS.

Jan... 102.5 145.1 155.5 216.2 140.1 134.6 138.5 135.6 121.3 110.7 109.1 112.7 111.4 112.5 112.8 106.2 Feb.. 103.5 160.5 158.6 205.5 138.4 137.4 141.4 134.4 119.5 111.5 110.3 114.1 112.3 114.5 113.4 105.2 Mar.. 101.8 154.5 162.9 173.8 130.5 135 139.5 131.3 112.6 111 110.1 115.5 112.1 115.5 114.3 104.8 Apr.. 101.5 151.5 172.7 148.5 127.3 135.6 138.7 132.9 113.1 110.6 111.1 117.8 113.4 114.8 113.2 106.2 May.. 103.3 148.9 176.3 135.6 131.8 137 139.6 139.2 114.7 111.5 113.7 117.7 112.4 115.8 112.7 106.5 June. 106.5 144.5 210.7 140.1 148.7 137.5 140.1 138.1 112.9 112.4 113.9 116.5 111.3 117 111.9 105.5 July.. 115.5 130.6 258.1 142.1 151.6 139.4 142.7 136.1 116.8 112.4 114.3 115.7 110 114.8 111.8 105.6 Aug.. 114.5 125.8 254.1 143.5 148.7 140.8 145.5 134.2 117.9 112.4 114.4 115.4 109.7 113.5 110.8 104.6 Sept.. 118.5 134.2 222.5 143 9 145.5 143.4 143.6 136.8 114.8 114.5 113.5 112.7 109.7 115.8 109.7 103.5 Oct... 128.5 147.7 207.2 145.5 148.3 143.5 137.1 130.2 112.8 113.2 113.2 108.9 110 116.5 110.7 102.9 Nov.. 131.1 148.0 233.5 147 143.8 139.6 134.4 126.2 111.4 111.2 112.9 108.6 110.9 115.2 109.1 102.9 Dec... 132.3 151.1 227.5 146.2 136.7 134.8 135.2 121.5 110.7 109.3 112.2 110 111.7 113.9 108 102.7

Aver'ge

of year 113.3 145.2 203.3 157.3 140.9 138.2 139.7 133 114.9 111.7 112.4 113.8 111.2 115.1 111.5 104.7

NOTE.-According to the officially-published quotations of the gold market in New York, the curreacy price of $100 gold reached its maximum on the 11th day of July, 1864, the quotations for that day ranging from $276 to $285. The average price of $100 gold for the month of July, 1864, was $258.10.

GOLD VALUE OF UNITED STATES CURRENCY.

Giving the Gold Price in Dollars of One Hundred Dollars in Currency in the New York Market, averaged by Months and Years, from Jan. 1, 1862, to Jan. 1, 1878.

PERI- 1862. 1863. 1864. 1865. 1866. 1867. 1868. 1869. 1870. 1871. 1872. 1873. 1874. 1875. 1876. 1877.

ODS.

Jan... 97.6 68.9 64.3 46.3 71.4 74.3 72.2 73.7 82.4 90.3 91.7 88.7 89.7 88.9 88.6 94.1
Feb.. 96.6 62.3 63.1 48.7 72.3 72.8 70.7 74.4 83.7 89.7 90.7 87.6 89.1 87.8 88.2 95
Mar.. 98.2 64.7 61.4 57.5 76.6 74.1
Apr.. 98.5 66 57.9 67.3 78.6 73.7
May.. 96.8 67.2 56.7 73.7 75.9 73
June. 93.9 69.2 47.5 71.4 67.2 72.7
July. 86.6 76.6 38.7 70.41 66 71.7 70.1 73.5 85.6 89
Aug.. 87.3 79.5 39.4 69.7 67.2 71 68.7 74.5 84.8 89
Sept.. 84.4 74.5 44.9 69.5 68.7 69.7 69.6 73.1 87.1 87.3 88.1 88.7 91.2 86.4 91.1 96.6
Oct... 77.8 67.7 48.3 68.7 67.4 69.7 72.9 76.8 88.7 88.3 88.3 91.8 91 85.8 90.1 97.2
Nov.. 76.3 67.6 42.8 68 69.5 71.6 74.4 79.2 89.8 89.9 88.6 92.1 90.2 86.7 91.6 97.2
Dec. 75.6 66.2 44 68.4 73.2 74.2 74 82.3 90.3 91.5 89.1 90.9 89.6 87.8 92.5 97.3

71.7 76.2 88.8 90.1 90.8 86.6 89.2 86.6 87.4 95.4
72.1 75.2 88.4 90.4 90 84.9 88.2 87.1 88.3 94.1
71.6 71.8 87.2 89.7 88 85 89.9 86.3 88.7 93.9
71.4 72.4 88.6 89 87.8 85.8 90 85.41 89.4 94.8
87.5 86.4 91 87.2 89.5 94.7
87.4 86.7 91.2 88.1 90.2 95.7

Aver'ge

of year 88.3 68.9 49.2 63.671 72.4 71.6 75.2 87

89.5 89

87.9 89.9 86.9 89.6 95.5

The Rhode Island Legislature is required to meet annually the last Tuesday in May, at Newport, and an adjourned session to be holden annually at Providence.