Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-11-06

made fiat. Government bonds were
firm, with smsli dealings; coupons ~
1851, 1924; 1864, ll4i, 1865, ll6s;
/ 1865, new, ll9; 1867, I2l; 1865, l2lt /;
new 81, 49,; 10 400, regular, ll6;
lU.40s, coupons, ll7s; currency o.,
1874. State bonds were quiet: Ten.
nessee 6s, old, AZ; Tennessee 6s, new,
Is; Virginia 6s, old, 3S4; Virginia
6s, new, 40; Missouri 90, 1929 In
railroad ionss this afternoon there
was great activity aud buoyancy IN Pa
fic Issues; Union firsts advanced to
lU2t, land gran : 81 king fund to
IS and Cenirals 10 l05. an improvement
Of 3 10 4 per cent for the day. Michi-
gan Central - sold al 1903: Cleveland,
Columbus, Cincinnati aud Indianapolis
frsts at lO5; Morris and Essex
consolidated fii-'s 81 l07; Columb bus,
Chicago and Indiana Central firsts
dropped TO 4S3; \ nth western rOYsOli-
dated gold coupons advanced to S74(GS5s
with smsll offerings. TIE official state.
ment OF the earnings aud expenses of
the Union Pacific railroad for the month
Of September shows an Increase OF S67,-
900 IN the net earnings as compared
with the same month last year The
failure OF J. l.. Phillips d &C., fur deal
ers, was reported this afternoon. The
firm was embarrassed by extensive real
estate operations, and probably their
liabilities are large. The stock exchange
committee having in charge the matter
of obtaining regular statements Of the
earnings from those corporations Whose
shares are deSlt in Oh the stock eX-
change is making progress, andprobably
before long an official report will be
made to the board. The stock market
wss irregular I'm early dealings,
bit tOEaId nCoa became strong
and prices advanced to II
per cent. from the lowest point. Pacific
Mail fell of from IS TO 37s, aud rose to
3s3 Lake Shore fell off 10 604 and adj
vance to 60. Union Pacific rose from
62E to esq, reacted to 623 and recovered
to 90. Northwestern Common Ieceded
from 374 to $50, but afterward recovered
TO 374 Western Union advanced from
754 to IS; Michigan Central from 6lI TO
623, aud Missouri Pacific from 81 to l04,
Other charges slight. There was q de-
Cided change for the better on the stock
exchange in the afternoon, and prices
advanced in the entire list, the improve
raeat III some cases b3iDg very marked.
Union Pacific securities were the chief
feature Of the market, the stock rising
-
4 per cent, with an unusually large
business. The advance was partially
due to the publication of Mr.. BaTtiett's
arguments before the supreme count in
favor OF the company. Union Pa
cific advanced from 624 to IS, and closed
al 65G655. Lake Shore rose from SOL
to 6l1, and closed st 7l3 Pacific Mail
advanced from 37B to 80, the latter being
the closing price. Northwestern COM
mon was more active and firm, and lose
from 36S to so, with the last sales at
373. ST Paul common advanced from
SAG to 345; preferred from 623 to 634;
Western Union from 751 to 764; Michi-
gan Central from 6l3 to 63S; Ohios
from IS! to l65; Erie from
L to Ia; aud Hannibal and st. Joe to
1871, closing quotations being generally
the highest made. transactions at the
stock EXCHANGE were t59 600 shares, Of
which IS 600 we're Pacific Mail, %, 600
Western Union, Is 900 Northwestern,
5000 COIumbus, Chicago and Indiana
Genital, 1000 Erie, 5000 Lake Shore,
and 5000 Union Pacific. Quotations;
Western Union Telegraph, 764; Pacific
Mail, 3S3; Adams Express company,
1Ol; Wells d Fargo's Express COM
p3ny, rs; American Express company,
574; United States Express company,
As; New York Central, I04 Erie, 178;
Erie preferred, So; Harlem, 1872; Hsr-
lem preferred, $50; Michigan Central,
63s; Union Pacific stock, So; Lake
Shore, Gig; Illinois Central, 81; Pitts
burg, 898; Northwestern, 37k; North
~esterG preferred, 81; Cleveland and
Columbus, SGT; New Jersey, 1853; Rock
Island, 1883; St. Paul 34s; st. Paul,
preferred, 63s; Wabash, IS; Wabash,
preferred, 7; Fort Wayne, 97s; Terre
Baute, 5; Terre Haute preferred, 10;
Chicago and Alton 95; Chicago and
Alton preferred, 1881; OHIO and Missis-
sippi, l6B; Indiana Central, So; Chicsgo,
Burlington and Quincy, u; Eanni-
bal and st. Joseph, 20; Delaware and
LGckawanna, ll7&; Atlantic and Pacific
Telegraph, ISL; Central Pacific bonds,
1929; Union Pacific bonds, 10l5.