Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-03-18
MONEY MARKETS.
BY TELEGRAPH

PARIS, March 17.-Rentes, 66i. zoe.
NEW ORLEANS, March 17.-Gold,
I14B; sight, ] premium; sterling, bank,
557.
LONDON, March 1.-THE amount Of
bullion gone into the Bank OF England
on balance to-day was Ga, 900. ConsOls
for money, "a 5-16; on account, "a 7-l6;
5.2Os Of 1865, I054; 5-20s OF 1867, 1O8;
10 4Os, 106; new tives, 1865; New York
Central, l04; Erie, 17B; Erie preferred, 20.
NEW YORK, March 17.-MOney act
i've at 1903 1'16 per cent, and interest,
closing at 3 per cent. Prime mercantile
paper, 4396 per cent. Customs receipts,
$4,000 The assistant treasurer dis
buTsed S15l 900. Dry goods imports,
81 4S4, coo. Clearings, SIS, 900, 900. Ster-
ling strong, 4S64@49O. Gold opened at
Il41, advanced to lI45, and closed at
1145. Carrying rates, TO per cent;
loans were also made fiat. Government
bonds closed steady, after a fractional
advance in some CASES; coupons CT 1881,
1929; do. 1855, 1l89; dc. 1855, new, 1871;
do. 1857, 1919; do. '6S, 1881; new tives,
Il85; I0-40s, regular, 1I83; coupons, lis;
currency 6s, 1865. State securities were
dull; Tennessee Sc, old, 43; Tennessee
IS, new, Al; Virginia, Of !, "a;
Virginia, new, "a; Missouri Is, 1893
Railroad bonds were generally quiet; st.
PAuPs vera weak. Stocks opened weak
and lower, with decline ranging from
I to 1t per cent, the latter Pacific Mail;
st. Pauis fluctuated considerably on the
dividend and Tumors about the sinking
fund, and on Injunction. The stock ex-
change was somewhat disturbed by ru-
mors growing out Of large sales OF stock
of the Rational bank Of commerce. AT
ter the close of business 1t trsnspired
that sales were made by one of the new
board of directors CT the Bank OF the
State of New ] ok, who is transferring
his money to the latter institution. The
buyer Of the stock is well-known capt.
talist, thoroughly converssnt with the
affairs Of the Bank Of Commerce. Dur
ing the last business stocks were irresu-
lar, but the changes were confined with
in narrow limits; Chicago and Rock
Island and Pacific railroad declared a
semi.annuaI dividend OF per cent, gay
abe on the tWenty-seventh Of April ;
transfer books close March 81. Trans
actions were 3l5, 600 shares, Of which Ia,
600 were Pacific Mail, $4,000 Western
Union. 5000 Northwestern, 2l,COO ST.
Iaul, lE,UJU I1AAC GALu A<ojO4O ANAAN hSAANN
Mr.. belmont, the newiy-elected presi'
a., 1t Of the Bank OF the State OF New
York, states INA. after very strlct eH,
animation of its accounts anu asset', IL
il found that the bank Will be an-s "
more than meet its llaHllltleei Inc
bank will probably open for business
Monday next. The closing quotatlon'
at the stock exchange were as follows
Western Union telegraph, 673; IA
cific Mail, 2ls; Adams Express comps
ny, 1871; Wells d FsrgO's Express com
psny, IS; American Express com
pany, 633; United States Express compa
| nv, rs; New York Central, 1885, Erie
49,; Erie preferred, So; Harlem, l423
Harlem preferred, 1874; Michigan Central
| "a: Union Pacific stock, 66; Lake shcre
"a; Illinois Central, 1926 Plttsb96g
| 962; Northwestern common, At
North western preferred, 81; Cleve
land, Columbus, Cincinnati and In
dianapoiis, 574; New jersey Central
10Y; Rock Island, 1lOB; st. Paul, IS
st. Paul preferred, 8ls; Wabash, 4
Wabash preferred, ct; TT. Wayne, lO4
| TerTe Bsute, Il; Terre Haute preferred
| Is; Chicago sld Alton, II Chleag
and Alton preter'd, lOt; ONO an
Mississippi, cog; lndisna gentrsl, ,4t
Chicago Burlington and Quincy, III
Hannibal and st. Joseph, l6t; Delawar
and Lackswanna, 19i; ATLANTIC an
Pacific telegraph, 194; Central Pacifl
bonds, 1881; Union Pacific bonds. lOt
Union Pacific land grants, i1Ss; pnio
Peoiac sinking fdnd, 81; Mariposa,
| Mariposs preferred, g; Panama, y
Missouri Pacific, l4s; Atlantic FaciF
-. - l04k,