Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-12-11
MONEY MARKETS,
BY TELEGRAPH

PARIS, December l0.-Rentes, COZ. &c.
NEW ORLEANS, December lO.-GOld, ia;
sight, a discount; sterling, bank, 5i71 &d55l1 4.
LONDON, December 1O.-The rate for money
st the street exchange on government securt-
ties is per cent. Amount OF bullion with
drawn from the Bank of England on bal
auce to-day is 10000 ConsOls for money, SO
1916; on account, "a I-l6; 5-2Os of 49, 1852: DO
1867, 1875; l0-4O5, lO6; new IS, 1875; New York
Central, 50; Erie, l41s; Erie preferred, 81. -
NEW YORK, December lO.-Money easy at "A
per cent. Prime mercantile paper, Gas per
cent. Customs receipts, S23l, 900. The assistant
Sl,035,000. CleGrings, S2SOO0,0OO. Gold opened
at ll45k, fell off to ll41z, advanced to ll41&, at
which IL closed. Rates for carrying, l, 2, 3, 4
and 80 per cent. Loans were also made fiat.
Government bonds firm and in good demand
coupons 1881, l23s do 1855, lI5s; 1861 new, 1909
do. 1866, l21a do 1855, l223S; new S. ll7; l040S,
Is, 122. State securities dull; Tennessee Is,
old, 90; Tennessee is, new, 485S; virginia IS,
old, 81; Virginia Is, new, IS; Missouri Is, l0214.
Railroad bonds were firm this afternoon.
Union Pacific frsts sold at l045zGl011s, Rock
Island sevens at HOY, Northwestern CONSOLE
dated coupon gold bonds at s31s, and Burling
ton and Quincy Fights at lis. Chicago and
Ohio hrsts, coupon, brought 81, and Hannibal
and st. Joe eight per cent. S214. Stocks in the
early dealings were Irregular, but in the main
firm. During the last hour the market was
strong and higher, the Improvement ranging
from q TO u per cent The greatest advance
was in Hannibal and st. Joe common, which
sold at 2l92215; preferred rose TO 2j1a bid. The
prominent feature of the late rulings was the
sudden advance of Northwestern to 40 for
common and 56Z for preferred, closing at
slight reaction. Pacific vail advanced 10 Al
end closed at 4J54. The Injunction restrain
ing the Panama railroad from establishing a
line OF steamers in opposition TO the Pacific
Mall has been continued, and helped
to strengthen the stock of the latter
company. Union Pac fic closed steady at
II. Western Union rose to 7t5S and closed
at 765s9761a. Erie advanced to II. New
York central was hrm. Lake Shore was less
500 a
aware, Lackawana and Western declined to
1872. The other changes were slight. The ST.
Paul earnings for the first week in De-
,ember show an increase of S23,7OO
over last year. It's announced that an agree
ment between the trunk nnes-New 1oik
Central, Erie Pennsylvania and Baltimore
and ObiO-and their connections TO Chicago
in the matter OF through freight rates has
been signed, aud that harmony is assured for
winter. Business 10 express stocks were made
stronger b. the failure OF the house of repre-
sentaJives to-day 10 pass the bill for the
restoration of old rates on third class mall
matter. transactions at the stock exchange
Pacific Mail, 1900 Western Union 600 North
western. GOO Erie, and 5000 Lake
Western Union Telegraph, z65E; Pacific Mail,
105S; Adams Express company, 1O23s; Wells&
FaTgo's Express company, s212; American K
company, 81; New YORK Central, 1857; Erie,
l65z; Erie preferred, %; Harlem, 1887; Harlem
preferred, 1873; Michigan Central, 6l1s; Union
Pacific STOCK, q; Lake Shore, 6I5s; Illinois
Central, $50; Cleveland and PitisDurg, 80;
Northwestern, 3y5s; Northwestern pref'd, So;
Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indian
apolis, 81; New Jersey Central, l0i15; Rock
Island, 1923; st. faul, 365S; St Paul preferred
661z; Wabash, 81; Wabash phferred, Z; Fort
Wayne, l05; Terre Haute, 5; Terre Haute
preferred, 20; Chicago and Alton, g15; Chi
cago and Alton preferred, los; OniO and Mis-
sissippi, I7L5; Indiana Central, ~; Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy, Is; Hannibal and
st. Joseph, p; Delaware and Lackawauna,
lib; Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph, 1871; Cen
trsl Pacific bonds, 1861; Union Pacific bonds,
1917.