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A.After the Fight. Ed 458Alabama Railroads 730Albany A Susquehanna Railroad Bonds. . 272, 693American securities at London. Prices of

(monthly). See Review cl the Month.American securities at London, »rices of

(weekly). See Monetary and CommercialEnglish News.

Anchors. See Prices Current.Ashes. See Prices current.Arkansas Debt 426, 652Assay* ffieebusiness in«fu’y 171Atlantic A Gulf k.R. vs. Brunswick and AlbanyRailroad 300Atlantic A St. Lawrence Rallr ad, 495Atlanta A West Point Railroad 364Assistant Treasurership, The. Ed.. 550

Faltimoie & Ohio Railroad 369Bank of England, rates of inteiest. Ste MoneyMarket.Bank Reports, The June, Ed 134Bank statement?, Boston (weekly), See Bank¬

ers’ Gazette.“ “ New York City (weekly). See

Bankers’ Gazette.“ “ Ihi’adelphia (weeklj). SeeB inkers’ Gazette.“ stock list (weekly). See Bankers’ Gazette.“ robberies. Ed 6Bankers’ Gazette (weekly)13,43,76,107,140,172,202, 237, 268,3< 0, 331, 365, 897,427, 460,491,521,556, 589. 620, 668, 684, 716, 757, 788, 820Banks, National changes in redeeming agentsof weekly'. 9,73,104, 16s. 199,233, 264, 361, 393, 457, 488,521,

652.616, 648, 679, 713, 817“ * “ returns of .i une 12 136“ “ “ of October 9 783Barley. See BreadstuffsBeeswax. See Prices Current.Board of Trade, ational. Ed 679Board of T'ade returns. See Bri ish Board ofTrade returns.Bonds, advance i<i Government. El 325“ purchases of by the Government. Ed. 133“ City. See *a’lway Monitor.“

Railroad, Ac. S:e Railway Monitor.“ U. S. Government. See Governmentsecurities. ,“ State. See National, State and Munici¬pal securities.

“ • sold at N. Y. Stock Board (weekly). SeeBankers’ Guzette.“ sold at N. Y. Stock Boards (monthly)

; See Review ©f the Month.“ daily prices of. See Sale Prices at NewYork Stock Exchange.Bones. See rices current.Boston Bunk statement (weekly). See Bankers’

Gazette.Boston & Maine Railroad. 364Bontwell, Mr., Result of his policy. Ed 165Bread, See Prices Cur enr.Breadstuffs. Ed 326“

Transportation of. Ed 583“ Market (weekly). See Commerc’alTimes.

“ Liverpool Market (weekly). SeeMonetary and Commtrcial Eng¬lish News.

“ imports into Great Britain. SeeBritish Board of 1 rade returns.Ericks. See Prices Current.

Bridging the Mississippi ar d the Developmentof onr Internal Commerce. Ed 357Bristles. See Prices Current..British Board of Trade returns 73, 483, 588, 649Bullion. See Coin and Bullion.Entter and Cheese. See P, ices Cnrr nt.

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California, Treasnre receipts from, by ste .mer.See Commercial and Miscellaneous News.Camden A Amtoy RR , increaae-of stock 47Canal Stock and Bond List (weekly). See Rail¬way Mon:tor.

Cand.es. See Frices Current.Cement. See Prices Current; *Central Bra ch of Union P> ci'c Railroad. ... 241Central National Bana Dedication.. 70Chains. See Prices Current.Chesapeake A Oh o Railroad C83 Ed. 743Chic., Bur. A Quincy Railroad 171Chicago to New York, Diatances by Trunklines 369Chicago & Alt* n Railroad. Ed 747

Chicago, Rock Island A Pa ific Railroad. Ed.* 6“ A Northwestern R diroad. Ed 281C’n. ,Htm A Dayton Railroad 619Chinese,'J he Com:ny. Ed 70,184Cinn, Richmond & Chicago Railroad... 624Cities, Lisb lity of, for b ,nds ’esued . 593“ Indebtedness of onr. Ed s.. 732City Bond List See Railway Monitor.Coal, See Prices Current.

“ Question, The Ed 263Cocoa, See Prices CurrentC. ffee market (weekly). /Stei^ommercia! Times. ;Cion., Wil. A Za-eBvMe Railroad.,.. ......... 761Coin ani bul; ion, general movement of (month-

y). See Review ofthe Month.“ “ “

gener 1 movement of (week y).See Bankers’ Gaz tte.“ “ “ rrceints A exports of (mon'h-ly). See Rev;ew of theMonih..“ “ “ receipts A exports ot (weekly).See Commercial and Miscel-

lan ous News.‘ “ “ prices of in Londan (week y).Se* ‘^onetar < and (. ommer-

c al Eog PhNews.Columbus, Ch’c. & lid. Cent. Railroad 426Commerce and Navigation Statistics for Mayand 11 months

*.*.*. 106Commercial and Misce l-im ous New»11, 42, 75, 108,140, 17 \ 201, 235, 266, ’299,1363, 896, 425, 459, 49\ 623, 5 4, 689, 618, 851',

682. 715, *756, 787 818Commercial Epitoue (week’y). See Commer¬cial Times.

Commercial Timej (week^v) 21, 61, 85, 116, 148,180, 212, 247, 2T7, 3(9, 841, 374, 406, 437, 469,500, 533 t6«, 698 629, 662, 698, 724, 765, 797, 829Connecticut & Pa^sumpsc Railroad 272Comptrol erof the Currency’s • epo t 747Consols, daily price ot in London (weekly) SeeMonetary and Com’i English News.“ ddy p'icesoi in London (monthly).See Review of the Month.Copper. See Prices Current. 1

“ mining ftocks.(weekly). &*Min*n?,ietroleu i» and Insurance Stocks.’Cord ’ge. See Prices Current.Corks. See Price* Current.Corn. S^e Breadstuff*.i'oi meil. See dreadstufls.Cotton nnrket (weekly). See Commercial Time \“ c op of the Un ted States for year endingSept. 1, 1869 359“ cultivation and pro nction of. Ed 39lf,l ovetlind sh'pmen s 117

“ iinpo ts and exports of Great Britain.See British Board of Trade.

“ India Couimissto er’s Report.. 818goods, exports from Great B.itai i 521

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crls s, Lessons of the Ed 454“ A gold price for Ed .582“ Manu'acturers’ Association, annual report of. 5861“ consumption of Europe—Ott Tramp-r ler’s Cir nlar 567

Cnrrency, Onr. what it n eds. Ed 422LCustom House, dajy receipts at (weekly). SeeBankers* Gaz^tts.

1>.Davton & Michigan Rai'ioad 619Debt statem. nt, the July. Ed 5“ statement, the Angast. Ed -..,166“ statement, the October. Ed ... .v. -421“ statement ofthe public (monthly) 9’, 167,

295, 422, 467, 687, 718“ the public. El .262

PesMol 68yfifirey.,n«TO«!*.. >* t..l 17Detrotaid*fc> f aprepds.-? ••.*?•.•144. 72UD srouDTft,* rate ©f*i« Lozibn afld*C?)»ttneb<&r *'■

citie (w ekij). See Moneta yand commer¬cial English s.

D scoun* Market* tin*. 6!4Div:dend itJeclLred (weekly)* ISee £ac£dr*’.G&

zette. • •••••* •••••• • • *

Dry goods* marked (weekfyj.* *See CommercialTimes. , i »

Dry goof’s imp'its aid exp rt? (weekly). SeeDry Goods market.

Drugs, YDu k, ' * \Sez Prk e9 Current.Dyewo ds, )Department R porta 744* r vv ’ ;• \ * < :*

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East Tennessee A Georgia R R 464, 792ttngiand. Bank of. See Bank. •„./ r ■English correspondenc * (week’y). See Monetary.*- and Commercial English News.

FA«*Engli fc market reports bv cable (weekly). SeeMonetary and Com’i English News.“trade returns, flee British Trade ReturnsEneC al and the Rai’roads, Ed' 280Erie Railway Statement of Liabilities ........ 869“ “ New Bends.... 624“

Election of Directors... 426Evaneville A Crawfr>rd»ville R R 666Euroi ein and North American Railroads.../.. 720Exclarge *t Loudon and on London (weekly).See Monetary and Commercial EnglishNews. - • /

foreign, Daily priced (monthly). SeeReview of the month.‘ “ market (weekly). See Bankers’

Gflzctto* *’ "“ N. Y. g'g Stock Exchange.Exportefro a ork, Value of (weekly). SeeC m.r - -rial and Miscellaneous News.of spee’e from New York (weekly). SeeCommercial and Miscellaneous News,ol leading articles from New York.“ (weekly). See Commercial Times.“ and Imports our Ed 38

F‘Feath rs. See Prices Current.Financial Outlook, The. Ed ....i.. 101“ Sttuntion, The. Ed 678Finances^ th * ‘resident and Onr. Ed 741Fiscal Year. ie Ed 229! “ lard .s, Re’ief From. Ed.... ... ..709Fish, P'ice8 Cnrre. t. mFive-TwenCeSi Prices at London of. /S^Ameri-

can Securities.Fl*x. See Prices Current.Florida Railroads 47Floating Capital and New Loans. Ed 710Flour Market (.7eekM- See Bread-tuflfo

J‘ • Imports "d Exports of Great Britain(we^ y). See Voneta yand Commer¬

cial English News,Foreign correspondence (weekly). Pee Mone

tary and Commercial English News.“ Exchange. 8ee Hxchange.“ markets (weekly.) See Monetary andCommerc al E-iglish .\ews.“ TrMe. See Tr-ide.4* XiOftU # m m m • •••• ^47

Freights to the West (frai road) 495, 524Fruits (weekly). See Commercial Times.Fa 8. See Pi ices i urrent.Funding Bill and The Price of Five Twenties. 813

Ga’veston and Houston Railroad 268G orgia K ilroad 81Glass. See Prices Current..Geld be ow 120. El .... 000

trQold, the Flurry in 326Clique 486daily price of (monthly). See Review of

the month.Market, (weekly) See Bankers’ Gazette.PrPe for Cotton, Ei 6851General movement of (monthly) See

Co n and BmlltuD.“ export and import at New York (weekly).

See Com’i and Miscellaneous News.“ receipts from California by steamer. See

C.-mme cial and Miscellaneous News.“ inning stocks. See minug, petroleum,

ana insurance stocks.Government purchases of bonds..,. 488, 621Government Securities, Amount of Coupon and

Rr'gisteredAW 651»* ♦* Bonds and the Trea-

su'yifti 613»• “ market for (we kly).

See Bankers Gazette.“ “ ' Range of (monthly).

See Review of theM nth.

•* “ Daily closing prices of.See Sale Prices.

“ “ List of. See NationalState and MunicipalSt curities List.

•• “ Purchases of, by theTie sury^week y).SeeBankers Gazette.

“. “. Prices bf, at London

and Frankfort (week¬ly). See Monetary andand uommerci u Eng¬

lish News.Grain. S e Breadstuffs.

„Granary, Western, and its outlet. Ed 39Great Britain, Trade Returns See British r“ Lands under cultivation in 469On-«n'Ka«V* I'PIUlPfA.

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Groceries, Market for (rret^r). 'Set Com¬mercial Timet,

^*^ny SSh. t/S^e Price* Current.Gunpowder. )

Hartford & New Haven RR . .... 588Harlem Railroad. Bet New York and .

Hair,

Set Price* Current.

Hardware,Hay,Hemp,Bidee,Honey,Hope,Horne,Hop Crop and its product nloHudson River R.rilroad Consolidation 653

Illinois, debt of Counties and Cities in 792Imports, (weekly). Set Commercial and Mitcel

iane ue News.“ of rp cie (weekly). Set Commercial

and Miscellaneous News.n of leading a tides (weekly). See Com¬

mercial Times.44 and Export*. cur. Ed 88

India, Cotton Commissioners Repo't A®'. 234Indiana St^te » ebt, partial redemption of V - 43

lSdlgo1!Ubber’ Prices Current.Internal Revenue. Report ol the Commies’oner 752Int rest, Rates ol Set Miniog, Petrol' um &

Insurance Stockslaterest on the Public Debt, reduction of. Ed. 581Iowa Railroads, earnings ol in 1863 43

“ Centra Railroad...., 623,65244 Railroads built in 1869 761

Indianapolis, Bloomington & Western Railroad

Irory, f8ee Fricee Current.J.

Jeffersonville, Madison and Indianapolis RR. . 560

R.Kansas Pacific Railroad =. 521

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Labor in the South. Ed 294Lake Shore and Michigan Southern RK 206,241,

t<;\,272, 555Leather, \See Pricce Current. T #Legal Tender Act and the Supreme Court. * $d. 677Leavenworth & Atchison RR v*,.. 401Lehigh Valley Railroad stock increase... 464Lime. See Prices Curre t.Liv. rpool M rkets (weekly). See Monetary and

° Commerciil Encli h N ws.Loaf e, new, and floating capital, El. 710London Markets (weekly). See Monetai-y and

Commercial English News. -haloui ville, Cin. & Lexington RR. 327, 369

“ Convention, The. Ed 519“ Bridge 792“ New Albany & Chicago Railroad ... 17

Lumber. See Prices Current.

M,

Macon & Western Raiiroui 632Mahogany. See Prices Current.Maiue Central Railroad 846Marietta & Cir cimatl Railroad. Ed 230Massac hussetts, Railroacs chartered 107M-iseachuss tsln urance < ompanies 616Memphis & Charit eton RR 896Michigan cent al hailroad .47, Ed. 103Michigan Rai road Bonds 823Michigan Southeru & Lake Shore Railway.500, 628

747Milwaukee & St Pail Railroad. Ed 678Minnesota Railroads 818Mining, Petroleum and insurance Stock List

(weekly)..20, 50, 84, 115, 147,179, 276, 808, 840,373. 405, 436, 468, 499, 532, 665, 597, 628, 661

Missouri Pacific Rail'oad 17,683Mobile & MoDtgome'y Railroad 206Molasses market (weekly.; See Commercial

Times.Monetary and Commercial English News

(weekly)..10, 40, 73, 104,187,169, 199, 233, 264,'297, 328, 361, 393, 423, 458, 489, 621, 652, 5S7,

617, 649, 680, 713, 754, 785, 817Monetary stringency. Ed 261

“ 44 and advance in Govern¬ments. Ed. 825

“ situ ition. The. Ed 649Money Market (weekly). See Bankers Gazette.

“ in London ana continental cities(weekly). See Monetary andCom mrcial News.

“ Derangement of the 390“ The. 69. Ed 485 and 644

Month. Review of each.Month.

PillSet Review of the

N.

National Banks. See Banks.“ Treasury, weekly transactions of, in

regard to the currency (weekly. See• Commercial and Miscellaneous «ewe.

11 and State securities list... 79,837,433.563, 690 896

New Hampshire Debt. Ed 71New Haven and Northampton Railroad 17New Jersey Rai road, increase of stock 47New Tork City and Brooklyn Railroads,earnings

in July 80044 Central and Hudson River Railroad

Consolidation 652Providence and Boston Railroad 624Norfolk and Great Western Railroad 176North Carolina Bonds 831, 426, 524, 655North Carolina Railroad 43!, 690

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See Prices Current.Oakum. 1Oil Cake. VOils. }Ogdensbnrgh and Lake Champlain Railroad,... 304Ou Creek and Alleghany River Railroad 47Overend, Gurney A Co 43, 105Ott-Trumpler’s Cotton Circular 567

P.

Pacific Railroad, Bonds issu d to. See DebtStatement (monthly).

“ Freights on 144“ Commissioners’Report 62444 Controve sy settled 683, 792

( Central Pacific.4 • See also: •{ Union Pacific.

(Kaneas Pacific.Paints. Sie Prices Current.Panic, the, effect of on Trade 422Petroleum. See Prices Current

44 Stock L'st. £<26 Mining, Petroleum,and Insurance Stocks. --

Philadelphia Bark Statement (weekly). SeeBankers

Pittsburg, Fort Wayne, an! Chicago Railroad..9, 241Portland, Saco, and Portsmouth Raihoad.. .40,

364, 488Plaster of Paris. See Prices Current.President, 9 he, and our finances. Ed 741Prices Current (weekly) . 31,62,94,126,158,190,

222, 255, 2V7, 319, 35 , 383, 415, 447, 479,611, 543, 575, 607, 639, 672, 703, 7:35, 807, 829

Produce, Rec ipts of, at New York (weekly).** Sec Commercial Tim°s.

44 Exports of leading a’ Holes of (weekly).See Commercial Times.

Provisions. Ste Prices Current.Public Debt. See Debt.

B.

Railroad Casualties. Ed 487Pailroid, canal and miscellaneous stock list

(weekly. See Railway Monitor.“ canal and miscellaneous bond list

(weekly). S*e Railway Monitor.44 monthly earnings (week y). See Rail¬

way Monitor.'

- l* weekly earnings (weekly). See Rail¬way Monitor.

44 earnings. Ed. (niont.h’y) .102, 193,35S, 455 615, 743

“ Iron exported fiom Great Britain, 144,241, 401

4* Progress 359*l Erie Canal and the. Ed 23044 Liability of, for taking extra fare. Ed. 55044 of Iowa 76144 of Minnesota 818

Railway Mon tor (weekly).. ..17, 47, 81 113, 144,176, 206, 241, 272, 304, 335, 369, 401, 431, 484,

495, 528, 560, 593, 624, 657, 688, 720, 761, 792, 824Raritan a id De aware Bay Rrt 144, 401Reciprocity movement in Panada. Ed 647Redeeming agencies of national banks, changes

in (weekly). See banks.Redemption of »<ank Note?. E.l 37Repudiation in Congress. Ed 781Revenue, internal ,. 455,584, 711

“ report on the. 752Review of the month. Ed. .7, 167, 295, 455, 584, 711Rice. See trices Current.Richmoni and '»anv.Pe Railroad 824Richmond and Petersburg Lailroad 824Richmond and York River RR 401Robberies of Banks, <fcc. Ed 6Rye. See Biead-tuffs.Rutland Railroad 172

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St J.ouisandIrm Mountain Railroad ... 272“ sale Of PR b.nds 720

TAOSSale jprices at N. Y. Stock Exchange (weekly).

See Banker*’ Gazette.San Francisco, Receipts oftreasure by ateamere.

See Commercial and Mi sceliaue ous News.Salt. See Prices CurrentSaltpetre. See Prices Current.Seeds. See Prices Current.Secretary of the Treasury, Report 744Silver mining stocks. See mining, petroleum,

Ac., stocks.

ISd’tMj^Prl“» Carrent-South, Business changes in the 619Southwestern Georgia Railroad 81Southern securities. See Mining, Petroleum

and Insurance stock and Bankers Gazette.Southern Railroads, Suits ag tin t— 698Specie, Movements of. See Coin and Bullion.

44 exports and imports at New York,(weekly). See Commercial and Mis-cellaneou* News.

Spices (weekly). Nee Groceries.State securities. See National, State and,Muni¬

cipal Secur. ties List.Steel rails, Test of 6‘28Stock of leading articles of merchandise in New

Tork (monthly): Set Commercial Timee44 boards, shares and bonds sold at (month¬

ly). See Review of the Month.44 hoards, share* and bonds sold at (week¬

ly). See Banker* Gazette.Exchange, N. Y., Daily closing prices at. See

Sates Piices.Stocks, prices of (monthly). See Review of the

month.Sub-Treaeury, Dai y transactions at (weekly).

See Bankers’ Gazette.44 44 transactions in Ju’y. See Bank¬

ers’ Gazette.Sugar market (weekly). See Groceries.Suez Canal, The. Ed 646

T.

Tal'ow. See Prices Current.Taxation, reduct on of. Ed 618Taxes, paymentof by Corporations 300Tea. See Grocer es.Telegraphs in Gieit Britain pur hase by

Government 10, 105Tennessee Bonds 12

“ Debt.. ....518,555“ Railroads 688

Ten-Forties, substitution of for Five-Twentiesas security for Bank Clreal ition 171

Textile Fabrics, exported from Great Britain.. 511The Condition of basiaefs 000Tin. See Prices Ctr rent.Tobacco Market (weekly). See Commercial

'i imes.Toledo, Wabasb, ant Western Railroad 144Trade for eleven months of 1869; How the Panic

will affect. Ei 422Treasure receipts by steamer from Caliro nia.

See Commercial and MiseellaDeoa* News.Treasury, Certain weekly transaction* (weekly).

See Commercial and MiscellaneousNews.

44 Purchases of Bonds. Ed 133

U.

Union Pacific Railroad Land’s 176“ Circular o Stockholders 426

United Stntee securities. See Government Se-c1 rites.

44 Public De t of the. See Debt,44 Trade of Great Britain with See

British Board of Trade Returns.Usury prosecutions, the. Ed.. 192

“ ** Ed 197

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Virginia Railroads... 657W.

Wa’l Street and the Public Debt 29344 Troubles, the. Ed 889

Wells, Fargo & Co. Eipress Company 633West Wi-consin, RR 12Western Union Railroad .. 17

Granary and its outlet. 'Ed 88“ UnionTc’egraph Company Report.267,

892, 401Wheat market (weekly). See Breadstuff's.

“ Imports and exports of Great Britain(week'y). See Monetary and Com¬mercial English News.

44 Price of in i ivrpo »1 (weekly) far 5 years.Wines. See t rices Current.Wool imports and Exports of Great Britain.

See also British Board of Trade Returns.Woolen goods, exports from G^est Britain See

British Board of Trade Returns

Z.Zicc. S.e Prices Carrec!".

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