Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-12-10
MONEY MARKETS.
BY TELEG RAPH.

PARIS, December 9.-Renies, 66f Csc.
LONDON, December g.-BuliiOn in the Bank
Of England has decreased E2S3,O00 during
the past week; consols for money, 80 l5-l6; on
account, "a lie; sos OF IS, 1895; DO. 1907,
lO44; Erie, l51s; Erie preferred, 81.
NEW ORLEANS, december 9.-Gold, I41z;
sigat, 4 discount; sterling, bank, 55l. The
state authorities give notice that the January
interest on the new consolidated bonds will be
paid here and in New York, without rebate,
on and after the 18th instant. There is nearly
$4,000 in the treasury 20 the credit OF the in-
Uerest fund.
NEW YORK, Decenber9.- easy at 40
per cent Prime mercantile paper, j1@d7 per
cent. Customs receipts, $4,000. The assistant
ON. Gold opened at ll4Is, and closed nj ll416,
ali sales OF the day being al these figures.
Rates for borrowing fiat t. I-6i per dem, but
nnally per cent. vas paid 10 nave balances
carried. Governments steady; coupons OF
1881, 1881; do. 1855, ll55s; 1866. new, l20J5;
do. 1867 lL25; do 1868 l2213 new SIS, lI71; lO-4OS
regular, nv; do. coupons, ll754; currency
Is, II. State securities quiet; Tennessee is,
old, AS Tennessee 6s, new, 1917; virginia 6S
old 81; Virginia IS, new, 50: M IssOuTi 6S, l021s
Railroad bonds We're strong and higher for
Pacific. Toledo aud Wabash, second dividend,
declined to 1917. The stock market opened
firm, and prices advanced in the general list,
but after the first call & reactiO took plgce
followed later by a recovery under brisk
buy ing movement. Lake shore advanced TO
62z, declined TO 6l15, rallied to 81, and was act
i've. Northwestern shares We're strong, COM
mon ranging from 391z 20 395 and pTeferrE
from IS TO 5GH- Union racific rose to 7Sz and
Western Union 10 rs at the close prices
were lower on sales 10 realize. Lsks Shore
declined to G0A. Erie to 1917, 81. Paul to 3614.
st. Paul preferred to GGIa, Northwestern tO39l4,
Northwestern preferred TO 555s, Union Pacific
TO q, Pacific Mail TO 1875, Ohlos To I75s Attain
tic and Pacific telegraph 10 lSjz, and Western
Union To 7614. United States express advanced
to So aud then reacted to 573E. An official an
nounc- Inent was made from Boston that the
regular two per cent. quarterly dividend on
Union Pacific has been declared, payable
January LIST. The Express says that the Off
company have discovered an organized con-
spiracy to injure the credit OF the con paDy
and depreSs Its securities, They have taken
the necessary steps TO bring to Justice the par
ties engaged in this matter. Transactions
were al QUO shares, Of which u O0J were Pa
ciic Mail, 1000 Western Union, 5000 North
western common, 5000 Northwestern pre-
ferred, 900 st. Paul common, 1900 st. Paul
preferred, 1000 Erie, and 5000 Lake Shore.
Western Union Telegraph, 76H; Pacific Mail,
Fargo Express company, S212; American tx
press company, coz; United States Express
company, 81; New York Central, 1867; Erie,
l6L; Erie preferred, 25; Harlem, 1897; HarleIn
preferred, 1873; Michigan Central, 6lE; Union
Pacific stock, 1914; Lake Shore, 6O5S: Illinois
Northwestern, 37A; Northwestern prefd, 500;
Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indian
apolis SIX; New Jersey Central, lO45z; Rock
Island, 1897; st Paul, 500; ST. Paul preferred,
Wayne, "a: Terre Haute, 5; Terre Haute
preferred, 10; Chicago and Alton, 81; Chi.
cagO and Alton preferred, los; Ohio and Mis-
sissippi, III; Indiana Central, IA; Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy, IA; Hannibal and
st. Joseph, q; Delaware aud Lackawanna,
trial Pacific bonds, 1851; Union Pacific bonds,
1919,