Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-12-24
noNErARY AND FINANCIAL.

NEW YORK, December 23.-MoNEY
easier at Z per cent. gold to l.l6. Ster-
ling firm and higher at 81 for long and
l0k610i for sight. Gold quiet and firm
at llls0II1T. Loans were made at
from 9 to per cent. for carrying. Clear
.ngs $50, 100000. The Assistant Treas
urer discussed S792, 600. STerting E.r-
chan0e-Bankers' bills, OF. Govern
Blelts strong and a fraction higher.
The following are the closing
quotations: q. s. coupons of 1881, 117s;
5-20s Of 1862, 1l2t; 5-20s OF 1854, 1l24
5-20s of 1865, Il2s; 5-20s Of 1855, new,
1855; 5-2os of 1857, 1851; SOS Of 1869,
115s; I0-40s, 1898; currency &c, ll2s; new,
5s, lila. Southern Securities dull and
neglected. The following are the quota
lions: Missouri, 94s; Tennessee, old,
79a; Tennessee, new, 50; Virginia, new
so; Virginia, old, As; North Carolina,
old, 33f; North Carolina, new, 10. SOCKS
irregular; Pacific mail opened weak
Erie feyerish; Western Union and
Wabash strong, with the remainder OF
the list dull and steady. During the
afternoon the general list was firm and
higher; Wabash advanced to T5s (; ROCK
Island to II2f; Lake Shore, 96b and New
York Central to 97s. The features OF
the market, however, were Erie, West
ern Union and Pacific Mall; the two
former strong, and the latter weak, sell
ing down to 75t and closing at I5s. The
market closed steady, with decline OF
from to per cent. from the highest
point of the day. The decline in the
Pacific Mail was oceasioned by report
that the steamer Montana, to San Fran
cisco, was four days overdue. The TACT
is, the Montana recently left San fran
cisco for Panama, intending to stop on
her way at the wreck of the Sacramento
to render assistance if required. There
was nothing new regarding the report
that the Union Pacific Com
pany are to institute a SUIT
against the Credit Mobilier for SlS,O00, :
600. The closing quotations are as fol-
lows: Canton, 102; Western Union
Telegraph Company, Slsi Quick
silver, 462; Adams Express Com
pany, SO; Wells & FaTgO's Express
Company, IS; American Merchants
Union Express Company, 67i
United States Express Company, 49,;
Pacific Mail, 49,; New York Central,
973; Erie, All; Erie, preferred, IS; Har-
lem, I134, extra dividend; Harlem,
preferred, 122, extra dividend; Mich
tgan CentrsI, ia; Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne and Chicago, SS2; Northwest
ern, SO; Northwestern, preferred, So
Rock Island, 111g; New jersey Central,
100; st. Paul, 54s; st. Paul, preferred,
77s; Wabash, IA; Wabash, preferred,
So; Fort Wayne, "a; Terre Haute, IA
Terre Haute, preferred, 40; Chicago and
Alton, III; Chicago and Alton, pre-
ferred, 112; Ohio and Mississippi, 4Ssi
Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati,
90; Burlington and Quincy, Ia Union
Pacific, 81 Central Pacific bonds, 1929;
Union Pacific bonds, 80; Delaware and
Lackawana, 92b; Hartford and Erie, 81.
NEW ORLEANS, December "a
Sight exchange, 498 discount; sterling
exchange, 212.
LONDON, December q, 2:30 PM
Consols, money, are 9l&99lB; account,
9I5G92. United States coupons, BIOS,
1865, 924; sos, 1867, 80; l0-40s, S64;
new fives, S9s; Erie, 49s.
FRANKFORT, December 2S.-Uni-
ted States coupons, sos, 1866, 955.
PARIS, December 23.-Rentes, 5Sf
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