244 



ENGLISH BONDS AND CONSOLS. 



.23 pr. ct. prem. a greenback 

 dollar is worth . .813 



.24 8064 



.25 80 



.26 7928 



.27 7874 



.28 7812 



.29 7751 



.30 7692 



.31 7633 



.32 7575 



.33 7522 



.34... 7462 



.35 7409 



.36.. .7353 



.37 pr. ct. prem. a greenback 

 dollar is worth. . .7308 



.38 7246 



.39 7194 



.40 7142 



.41 7092 



.42 7042 



.43 6993 



.44 6944 



.45 6896 



.46... 6849 



.47 2162 



.48 6758 



.49 6716 



.50.. .6666 



NOTE. The highest quotation of gold at the New York 

 Stock Exchange during the war was 285, July llth, 1864. 

 A dollar currency was then worth 35 cents. Gold in Rich- 

 mond, Ya., reached 4400, Feb. 4th, 1865. A dollar in Con- 

 federate currency was worth .02J, cents. 



ENGLISH BONDS AND CONSOLS. 



Exchequer Bills are English bonds, similar to those of the 

 U. S. The rates of interest vary from 5 to 3 per cent., and 

 while 7 the Government pays the interest, it cannot be re- 

 quired to refund the principal. * 



Consols are several English securities consolidated by act 

 of Parliament. The rate of interest is 3 per cent. 



The Stock Exchange is an association for the purpose of 

 buying and selling stocks. 



