Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-06
MONEY MARKETS.
BY TELEGRAPH.


PARIS, August 5.-Rentes, 1867. Acc
NEW ORLEANS, August 5.-Gold
ll2s; New York sight, ! premium. Ster
ling exchange, bapksrs' bills, 54S.
LONDON, August 5.-Amount o
bullion gone into Bank Of England or
balance to-day, $4,000. COnsols fJl
money and on account, So 1l-16; 5-20s o
1855 LOG; 5 20s of 1867, lC9ti 10.40's, 1881
naw IS. 1867 New YORK Central, So
Erie, l2!; Erie preferred, 20.
NEW YORK, August 5 Money easy
at / per cent. Prime mercantile pa.
per. BOA per cent. Customs receipts
$3.50, 200. The assistant treasurer dis
bursed $780, 900. Clearings, $14, 600 600
Sterling dull; 60 days, 1891; sight, 4S9!
Gold closed at liz, the only prIce Of the
day. Carrying rates, l per cent
Government securities were dull
but steady; coupons OF 1881,
1901; do. 1865, 1854; do. 1855, new, 1I73;
do. 1867, 1871; do. 1858, 12l3; new So,
HI; lO-40s, regular, lI5t; l0-40s, cou.
pons, 1l9; currency IS, 126t. State Sc
curities quiet; Tennessee IS, old, 44s; Ten.
nessee IS, new, Az; Virginia Is, old, 274
Virginia Sc, new, %; Missouri IS, 1851.
Railroad bonds generally firm and some
what active. There was q firm under
tone to the stock market this morning,
and with the exception Of Illinois Gen.
trail, the entire list advanced / to per
cent. Business was moderately active,
large dealings having been in Lake
Shore, Western Union, Delaware, Lack
awanna and Western, Michigan Gen.
trail and Rock Island. The greatest ad-
vance was made by Michigan Central
a7G coll stocks. The market became
steady and remained so until the after
noon, with the exc aptiOn of st. Paul
common, which rose from 363 to 37s.
Stocks toward the elise were ! TO per
cent. off from the best prices of the day,
except In the case of Illinois Central,
which recovered from S73 to IS. Deal
iDgs during the afternoon were very
moderate, many brokers and operators
having left for the country. The mar
ket closed dull and steady. Transsc-
tions at the stock exchange aggregated
20, 900 shares, of which Is, 600 we're Lake
Shore, 5000 Rock Island, 200 Pacific
Mail, 1900 st. Paul, $500 Ohios, 10000
Yves ern Union, 1850 Michigan Gen.
trial, 5000 Delaware, Lsckawanna and
Western, and $500 Illinois Central.
The closing quotations were as follows:
Western Union telegraph, 70S; Quick
silver, Is; Quicksilver preferred, 10;
Pacific Mail, 231; Msriposa, 81; Mar.
posa preferred, 8; Adams Express,
liz; Wells & Fargo's Express company,
833; American Express company,
59I; United States Express company,
664; New York Central, LOG; Erie, 13s;
Erie preferred, 20; Harlem, 1871;
Harlem preferred, 1873; Michigan Cen.
trail, 40s; Panama, 26; Union Pacific
stock, $50; Lake Shore, $50; Illinois
Central, IS; Cleveland and Pfttsburg,
IS; Northwestern, 39t; Northwestern
preferred, 62s; Cleveland, Columbus, Gin.
cinnati and indianapolis, 81; New Jer.
sey Central, 6la; Rock Island, 1861;
st. Paul, 365; st. Paul preferred, 6SB;
Wabash, 2; Wabash preferred, 8;
Fort Wayne, q; Terre Hsute, 6;
Terre Haute preferred, IL; Chicago and
Alton, 100; Chicago and Alton pre-.
ferred, 107; Ohio and Mississippi, 124;
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, 94ss;
Atlantic and Pacific telegraph, 1t;
Missouri Pacific, Ct; Atlantic and Pa
cific, preferred, 2; Indiana Central, 81;
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, 194;
Hannibal and st. Joseph, 103; Central
Pacific bonds, g; Union Pacific bonds,
IL; Union Pacific land grants, 1t;
Union Pacific sinking funds, S43.