Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-03-05
MONEY MARKETS,
BY TELEGRAPH.

NEW ORLEANS, March 4. - The
banks were closed to-day.
LONDON, March 4. -Consols fol-
money, 943-16; on account, "a 5-l6; $50.
Of 1866, los; 5 20s Of 1867, 1O4s; 10 40s
lO6i; new fves, 1861; Erie, Is; Erie
preferred, 81; New York Central, 104.
NEW YORK, March 4.-Money easy
at 21(63 per cent. Prime mercantile pa
per, 41@6 per cent. Customs receipts,
$3.50, go The assistant treasurer dis
bursed 1897, 900 Clesrings, S44 900, 900.
Gold opened l14s advanced 70 l14a, d.
clined to ll43, and recovered at the
close to 1l43. Rates paid fol- csTrying
were 81, 8, and p par cent. Govern
ment ponds dull tut steady; cOu-
poDs of 1881, 1888; do. 1865, 1lS; do.
1885, new, 1871; do. 1867, 1919; do.
'6S, 1884; new fives, 1lS3; I0-40s, regu-
lar, lISs; coupons, l1S5; currency s., Ia.
State securities quiet and nominal;
Tennessee IS, old, AZ; Tennessee
IS, new, 40; ViTgiDis, old, So; Viz
ginis new, 81; Missouri "a, 1045
Railroad bonds were dull ard steady in
the late afternoon dealings esr'y il
the day the transactions were small, and
ia some instances a slight decline TOOK
place. In Toledo and Wabash sec.
onds advanced I, and the St. Louis d.
vision ! per cent, as compared 1ith yes
terdsy's closing prices. Stocks were
heavy and lower throughout the day,
and the market clnsed active and weak
Pacific Mail declined to 235 and closed
at 233; Western UnitiOn fell off to 69t;
Lake Shore declined to 62B; Northwest
ern to 42s; preferred ditto to SAT; Rock
leland to ll03; Ohios TO 203; Krle to III +;
and Michigan Central TO 500. In a few
instances tneIe was fractional recovery
at the close. In st. Paul shares at the
close, sales of both common and PIE.
ferred were made at a slight recovery.
Atlantic AMI Pacific telegraph sci /
down to 1St9ISt; Missouri Pacific firm,
AID advanced to IL. Transactions at
the stock exchange aggregated Loco
shares, of which 5l66 were Erie, So, 600
Lake Shore, $500 Northwestern, 1000
Rock Island, 2,375 Pacific Mail, IA 900
st. Paul, 2250 Ohios, A 700 Western
u MON, and 1900 Atlantic aud Pacific.
The closing quotations were as follows:
Western Union telegraph, SGT; Pa
cific Mail, 23s; Adams Express compa-
ny, 1O6; Wells & Fargo's Express COM
pany, 81; American Express COM
pany, So; United States Express comps-
by, "A; New York Central, us; Erie,
III; Erie preferred. 80; Harlem, 1921; Har-
lem preferred, 1874; Michigan Central, COZ;
Union Pacific stock, 81; Lake Shore,
SIG; Illinois Central, 1921; Pittsburg,
94s; Northwestern common, 424;
Northwestern preferred, "a; Cleve-
lsnd, Columbus, Cincinnati and In
so; New Jersey Central,
l07!; Rock Island, 1lOb; st. Paul, 423;
st. Paul preferred, 79t; Wsbash, 1035;
Wabash preferred, 1O9t; Ft. Wayne, 1O3;
Terre Baute, 5; Terre Hsute preferred,
10; Chicago and Alton, 1919; Chicago
and Alton prefer'd, 1073; Ohio and
2c5; Indiana Central, At;
Chicag., Burlington and Quincy, 18!;
Hannibal and st. Joseph, IS4; Delaware
and LackswannR, 1lS4; Atlantic and
Pacific telegraph, Isl; Central Pacific
bonds, I0si; Union Pacific bonds, 1851;
Union Pacific land grants, 103; Union
Pacific sinking fund, Gig; Msriposs, 107;
MRriposa preferred, l07; Panama,
81; Missouri Pacific, 1123; Atlantic and
Pacific preferred, l043.