FOREIGN EXCHANGE AT NEW-YORK ON FRIDAY OF EACH WEEK DURING THE YEAR 1879.

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

LONDON (Bankers'.)
Gold.

PARIS (Bankers'.)

Long.

Short.

Long.

4.81% -4.82% 4.86-4.87%
4.83 -4.84

CONTINENTAL MARKETS.

-Hamburg

Amsterdam. Frankfort. Berlin.
Long. Short. Long. Long. Short.

94 -945% 95 -95% 39%-40% 94 -945% 95 -95%
944-9434 95%-95% 40 -40% 944-9434 951-9558

Antwerp. Swiss.
Short.
Long.
Long.
5.234-5.214 5.214-5.184 5.2436-5.21% 5.23%-5.20
4.87 -4.88 5.221-5.2056 5.20 -5.17% 5.23%-5.205 5.22-5.20
4.8734-4.88% 5.20 -5.17% 5.17%-5.15 5.214-5.1834 5.20 -5.17% 9456-947% 954-9534 40 -404 9456-947% 954-954
4.88 -4.89 5.1834-5.164 5.164-5.143 5.20 -5.17% 5.1834-5.164 94%-95% 95%-953⁄44 40%-40% 94%-95% 95%-953⁄44
4.8434-4.85% 4.87%-4.88% 5.1834-5.16% 5.164-5.14% 5.20 -5.17% 5.19%-5.16% 95 -953% 956-96 40%-404 95 -95 95-96
40 -404 95 -95% 9534-96
408-4036 95 -95% 9534-96
40%-404 95 -95% 954-96%

4.812-4.85

24.

4.85 -4.86

4.85%-4.86% 4.884-4.89

4.8534-4.86% 4.884-4.89
4.85 -4.86 4.884-4.89

4.864-4.87% 4.89%-4.90

4.86 -4.87
4.8534-4.86

5.1834-5.164 5.1614-5.1334 5.20 -5.17% 5.1936-5.16% 95 -951⁄2 9534-96
5.1834-5.17% 5.1614-5.15 5.20 -5.17% 5.1834-5.17% 95 -95% 954-96
5.1934-5.167% 5.1614-5.1334 5.20 -5.17% 5.1936-5.164 95 -95% 9534 96%

40%-40% 95%-95% 9534-96
40 -404 95 -9536 9556-96
40%-40% 95 -95% 9556-96

4.8534-4.86% 4.884-4.89% 5.19%-5.16% 5.164-5.143% 5.20 -5.17% 5.1834-5.164 95%-95% 9534-96% 40%-40% 95%-95% 9534-96%
4.862-4.87 4.89%-4.90 5.1834-5.164 5.164-5.1334 5.1996-5.167% 5.1834-5.164 95%-95% 9534-96% 40%-403% 95%-95% 9534-96%
5.1834-5.164 5.164-5.1334 5.19%-5.16% 5.1834-5.164 954-95% 9534-96% 40%-40% 954-95% 9534-96%
4.88%-4.89% 5.20 -5.17% 5.17%-5.15 5.20 -5.17% 5.19%-5.16% 95 -95% 95%-95% 40 -403% 95 -953% 95%-95%
4.8734-4.884 5.20 -5.18% 5.17%-5.155% 5.2056-5.1834 5.1834-5.17% 95 -954 95%-954 40%-4036 95 -954 951⁄2-9534
4.8814-4.89 5.19-5.17% 5.167-5.15 5.20 -5.17% 5.1834-5.16% 95%-95% 955%-95% 40%-40% 95%-95% 955%-95%
4.86 -4.86% 4.88 -4.88% 5.19%-5.16% 5.167%-5.15 5.20 -5.17% 5.1834-5.164 95 -9514 9556-95% 40%-40% 95 -954 955%-95%
4.86 -4.87 4.8734-4.88% 5.1936-5.17% 5.167%-5.143% 5.20 -5.17% 5.184-5.164 95%-95% 954-96
4.8734-4.88% 5.1834-5.164 5.164-5.1334 5.1936-5.16% 5.17%-5.15% 95 -95% 95%-96
4.87%-4.88% 5.18%-5.15% 5.15 -5.1334 5.1834-5.164 5.164-5.15 95 -95% 9558-96
4.86%-4.87% 4.88%-4.89 5.17%-5.15 5.1334-5.12% 5.186-5.155% 5.17%-5.15 954-95% 954-96% 404-40% 954-95% 9534-96%
4.874 4.88 4.884-4.89% 5.164-5.143% 5.1334-5.11% 5.17-5.15 5.164-5.1334 9536-95% 95%-964 404-40% 9536-955g 9578-964
4.88 -4.88% 4.89%-4.90 5.164-5.1334 5.1334-5.11% 5.176-5:15 5.164-5.1334 952-954 96 -964 4034-40% 95%-954 96 -961⁄44
4.874-4.88 4.89 -4.89% 5.164-5.143% 3.134-5.11% 5.17%-5.15 5.164-5.134 952-954 96 -964 4036-40% 95%-9534 96 -961⁄44
4.874-4.88% 4.89%-4.90 5.164-5.14% 5.1334-5.11% 5.17%-5.15 5.164-5.1334 95%-9534 96 -964 4036-405% 95-954 96 -964
4.8732-4.88
5.1614-5.143% 5.1834-5.12% 5.1732-5.1596 5.164-5.143% 95%-95% 96 -964 404-40% 9536-9552 96 -964
5.17%-5.15 5.1434-5.13% 5.18-5.164 5.1674-5.14% 954-955 95%-96% 404-40% 954-9554 95%-96%
5.184-5.16% 5.164-5.15 5.20 -5.17% 5.18%-5.15% 95 -9534 95%-96 404-403% 95 -953% 9556-96

4.86 -4.87

4.87 -4.88

4.89%-4.90

4.89 -4.90

FOREIGN EXCHANGE AT NEW-YORK-(CONTINUED.)

LONDON (Bankers'.)
Gold.

Long.

Short.

PARIS (Bankers'.)

Long.

Short.

Antwerp.
Long.

Swiss.
Long.

CONTINENTAL MARKETS.

Hamburg

3934-40

94%-95% 95%-9534

9434-95 954-955%
94%-9434 95 -954
94 -94% 9434-95
94 -943% 916-9134
9334-94% 944-9434

Amsterdam. Frankfort. Berlin.
Long. Short. Long. Long. Short.
4.85%-4.80% 4.87%-4.88% 5.20 -5.17% 5.167%-5.15 5.20 -5.176 5.1934-5.167% 94%-954 955%-95% 40%-40% 94%-954 9556-957%
4.86 -4.86% 4.88 -4.88% 5.20 -5.1834 5.17-5.15 5.20 -5.1834 5.20 -5.17% 94%-95% 952-954 40 -404
4.8514-4.86 4.8714-4.88 5.2056-5.1936 5.17%-5.164 5.214-5.193% 5.20 -5.1834 9434-95 954-955% 40 -404
4.84 -4.85 4.86 -4.87 5.221-5.20 5.1936-5.18% 5.2334-5.205% 5.22%-5.20 94%-9434 95 -954 3934-40
4.82%-4.83 4.81%-4.85 5.25 -5.23% 5.2214-5.20% 5.25 -5.23% 5.2334-5.22% 94 -94% 944-95
4.82 -4.83 4.84 -4.85 5.25 -5.2216 5.23%-5.205 5.264-5.234 5.25 -5.22% 94 -943% 94%-9434 3976-40
4.81%-4.82% 4.836-4.84% 5.25 -5.2334 5.2344-5.214 5.264-5.2334 5.25 -5.22% 9334-94% 944-9134 3934-40
4.81%-4.82% 4.83%-4.84% 5.25 -5.234 5.2334-5.214 5.264-5.243% 5.25 -5.2334 93-94 9436-9456 894-40
4.80%-4.81% 4.82%-4.83% 5.264-5.25 5.2334-5.22% 5.27%-5.25 5.2554-5.24% 9356-94 944-94% 3934-40
4.81 -4.82 4.83 -4.84 5.264-5.25 5.2334-5.22% 5.27%-5.25 5.2556-5.2436 93%-94% 9436-9434 3934-40
4.81%-4.82 4.8314-4.84 5.2614-5.25 5.234-5.22% 5.276-5.25 5.25 -5.2334 934-94 94%-9434 3934-40
4.81%-4.82% 4.83%-4.84% 5.2596-5.24% 5.23%-5.21% 5.264-5.25 5.25 -5.2334 93%-94% 94%-9434 3934-40

4.81%-4.82 4.8316-4.84

4.816-4.82

4.81 -4.82

4.83%-4.84

4.83 -4.84

5.2556-5.243% 5.23%-5.21% 5.264-5.2436 5.25 -5.2334 94 -944 945%-95 397%-40% 94 -944 9456-95
5.25 -5.2334 5.23%-5.21% 5.25 -5.234 5.25 -5.23% 94%-93% 9434-95 3934-40 94%-94% 9434-95
5.25 -5.2334 5.23%-5.214 5.264-5.234 5.246-5.23% 94%-9436 9434-95% 39%-39% 94%-95% 9434-95%
4.81 -4.81% 4.83 -4.83% 5.25 -5.234 5.23%-5.214 5.264-5.2334 5.2436-5.23% 944-94% 94%-95% 3956-39% 944-94% 94%-95%
4.81 -4.81% 4.83 -4.83% 5.25 -5.2334 5.23%-5.214 5.264-5.2334 5.2436-5.23% 944-94% 94%-95% 3956-39% 944-94% 94%-95%
4.8034-4.81% 4.83 -4.83% 5.25 -5.234 5.23%-5.214 5.264-5.2334 5.25 -5.23% 944-941⁄2 94%-951⁄44 3956-39% 944-94% 94%-95
4.79%-4.80% 4.82%-4.83% 5.264-5.2436 5.23%-5.21% 5.27%-5.25 5.25 -5.2334 944-94% 94%-954 3956-397% 944-94% 94%-954
4.7934-4.80% 4.82%-4.83% 5.264-5.24% 5.23%-5.21% 5.276-5.25 5.25 -5.2334 944-94% 94%-954 3956-39% 944-94% 94%-95

4.80%-4.81% 4.83%-4.84% 5.2558-5.2334 5.231⁄4-5.211⁄4 5.261⁄44-5.24% 5.25 -5.234 9414-94% 95 -954 39%-40
4.80%-4.81% 4.83%-4.84 5.2556-5.2334 5.23%-5.2114 5.264-5.24% 5.25 -5.2334 944-94% 95 -954 39%-40
4.8216-4.83 4.8434-4.855.23%-5.214 5.214-5.19% 5.2334-5.2176 5.23%-5.2114 9456-947% 954-955% 39%-10%
4.814-4.82% 4.84 -4.85 5.23%-5.21% 5.2056-5.19% 5.25 -5.22% 5.23%-5.21% 94%-94% 954-95% 3934-40
4.8114-4.82

4.81 -4.82

944-941⁄2 95 -9514
944-94% 95 -954
9456-94% 954-9556
945%-94% 954-95%

4.84 -4.84% 5.23-5.214 5.2056-5.19% 5.2334-5.22% 5.2216-5.2114 9456-94% 9536-9556 3934-40 9456-94% 9536-9556 4.832-4.84% 5.2334-5.214 5.2056-5.1894 5.25 -5.22% 5.2334-5.214 9456-94% 9536-9556 3934-40% 9456-94% 95%-95%

COMPARATIVE PRICES OF LEADING ARTICLES IN THE NEW-YORK MARKET.

THE following table exhibits the comparative prices of leading
articles of produce in the New-York market on the 31st day of
December for the last six years:

INDEX TO PART SECOND,

ARGENTINE REPUBLIC.-Commerce of New-York and the United States with,
pages 145, 173, 175.

Arrival of Emigrants at the Port of New-York, page 191.

Articles, Leading.-Imported into and Exported from the Port of New-York,
page 142.

of Produce, prices of, in the New-York Market, page 228.

Assay Office, New-York.-Operations of, page 210.

Offices of the United States.-Bars manufactured at the, page 206.
Austria.-Commerce of New-York and the United States with, pages 145, 173,
175.

Bacon and Hams.-Exports of, pages 135, 142, 164.

Prices of, page 228.

Banks of the City of New-York.-Condition of, as shown by the Clearing-House
statement, page 216.

City and State of New-York, National.-Their condition, as shown by their
reports to the Comptroller of the Currency, pages 217, 218.

United States, National, page 219.

City and State of New-York, incorporated under the laws of the State of
New-York. Their condition as shown by their reports to the Superintendent
of the Bank Department, pages 220, 221.

Savings, in the City and County of New-York.-Compared with the Savings
Banks in other Counties of the State, page 222.

Beef and Pork.-Exports of, pages 135, 142, 165.

Prices of, page 228.

Belgium.-Commerce of New-York and the United States with, pages 145, 173,
174, 175, 177.

Boot and Shoe Trade of New-York, page 65.

Exports of, pages 66, 134.

Brandies, Cognac and La Rochelle.-Imports of, page 115.

Brazil.-Commerce of New-York and the United States with, pages 145, 173,
174, 175, 177.

Breadstuffs.-Exports of, pages 132, 142.

British Columbia.-Commerce of New-York and the United States with, page
146.

Brooklyn.-Debt of the City of, page 202.

Real and Personal Estate of, page 202.

Bullion and Specie.-Exports of, pages 121, 133, 142, 158, 159, 160.

Imports of, pages 121, 126, 142, 158, 159, 160.

Re-Exports of, pages 137, 158, 159, 160.

Butter and Cheese Trades of New-York, page 56.

Exports of, pages 58, 135.

Prices of, pages 58, 228.

Canals of the State of New-York.-Receipts and Expenditures of, page 190.
Transportation on the, page 189.

Carrying Trade of New-York.-Foreign, page 144.

Central American States.-Commerce of New-York and the United States with,
pages 145, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177.

Champagne.-Imports of, page 116.
Cheese and Butter Trades, page 54.
Exports of, pages 56, 135, 164.
Prices of, pages 55, 228.

Chemicals and Drugs.-Imports of, pages 77, 126.

Exports of, page 133.

Chili.-Commerce of New-York and the United States with, pages 145, 173,
175.

China.-Commerce of New-York and the United States with, pages 145, 173, 174,
175, 177.

Cigars.-Imports of, pages 130, 142.

Clearing House of New-York.-Transactions of, page 214.

Coast wise Trade of the United States.-Statement of the Number and Tonnage
of Vessels engaged in, which have Entered into and Cleared from the Port
of New-York, page 183.

Coffee Trade, page 25.

Consumption of, pages 27, 28.

Exports of, page 133.

Imports of, at New-York, compared with other Ports of the United States,
pages 26, 126, 142, 150.

Prices of, at New-York, page 33.

Stock of, at New-York, January 1, 1880, page 27.

Coin and Bullion.-Exports of, pages 121, 133, 142, 158, 159, 160.

Imports of, pages 121, 126, 142, 158, 159, 160.
Re-Exports of, pages 137, 158, 159, 160.

Coinage of the United States Mint and Branches, pages 204, 205.
Commerce.-Foreign, of New-York, pages 143, 144, 145.

United States, pages 143, 144, 145, 171.

Commissions. Rates of, established by the Chamber of Commerce, page 196.
Corn, Indian.-Exports of, pages 132, 142.

Prices of, page 228.

Cotton Crop of the United States, page 87.

Consumption of, page 93.

Exports of, from the Port of New-York, compared with other Ports of the
United States, pages 99, 133, 142, 161.

Manufactures, Exports of, pages 133, 143.

Imports of, at New-York, compared with other Ports of the United