Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-10
MONEY MARKETS.
BY TELEGRAPH,

PARIS, August 9.-Rentes, 1861. zoe.
NEW ORLEANS, August 9.-Gold,
Ing; New York sight, premium. Ster-
ing exchange, bankers bills, 547@E48.
LONDON, August 9-Consols for
money and on account, 96 Is; sos Of
1855, 1861; 5.20s of 1867, 1891; I0.4Os, 100;
new IS, 1861 New YCrk Central, 96;
Erie, l23; Erie preferred, 20.
NEW YORK. August g.-Money easy
at lC92 per cent. Prime mercantile pa
per, 394 per cent, Customs receipts,
1884, Ool. The assistant treasurer die
bursed S355 600. ClesriEgs, 81, 900, 600.
Sterling, sixty days, 4S73; sight. 1891
cold opened An0 closed at lll3, with
sales during the day at 1IIf though
most transactions were at the former
r,nce. Government bonds steady;
coupons of 1881, 1891; do. 1855,
1l6i do. 1855, new, 117i; do.
1861, l1es; do. 1858, 12l4; new 5s,
HI; 10 .40s, regular, i16; l0.40s, oou-
ties dull; Tennessee Is, old, 443; Ten
nessee 6s, new, A; Virginia IS, old, 273;
Virginia IS, new, 2S; Missouri IS, log.
Railroad bonds firm aud in good de-
mand. Stocks opened with a stronger
tone and iurther advance in prices. Toe
widest fluctuations were in New Jersey
| Central, which, after declining to 6l4,
rose to 62s reacted to 6l5 and rallied to
81. Delaware, Lsekswsnna and West
ern advanced from 94a to 955 and de-
clined to 944. Delaware ana Hudson
IVES weak, declining foom 9S3 to So.
MichigPn Central and Lake Shore were
strong, the former rising rom 41s TO 43,
and the latter from 533 TO 54k. Rock
Island advanced from 1851 to 1851 AT
the close the market WIS somewhat ir.
regular, with decline from the highest
point OF the day from ! 70 l par cent
the latter in New Jsrsey Cen raj; but
prices, compared with opening rates,
were somewhat higher. Transactions
80, 900 shares; Of which 5000 were Pacific
Mail, 10, Geo Western Union, 5000 Rock
Island, 10000 st. Paul, 10000 Lske
Shore, 5000 Ohio, 1900 Michigan Gem
trial, 5000 New Jersey Central, and
1000 Delaware, Lsckswanna and
Western. The closing quotations were:
Western Union telegraph, 7l5; Quick
silver, II; Quicksilver preferred; IA;
Pacific Mail, 24i; Manposa, z; Mari.
posa preferred, u; Adams Express,
Ill; Wells& Fargo's Express company,
S34; American Express company,
OS3; UnlUeU StEtes Express company,
664; New York Central, l06; Erie, l5S;
Erie preferred, 20; Harlem, 1877;
Harlem preferred, 1873; Michigan Cen
trsl, 42g; Panama, %; Union Pacific
stock, So; Lake Shore, $50; Illinois
Central, Sst; Cleveland and Pittsburg,
IS; Northwestern, $50; Northwestern
preferred, 62k; Cleveland, Columbus, Gin.
cinnati and Indianapolis, 80; New Jer.
ssy Central, 6l3; Rock Island, 1863;
st. Paul, 37I; st. Paul preferred, 69si
Wabash, 2; Wabash preferred, 8:
Fort Wayne, %; Tsrrs Hsute, g.;
Terre Haute preferred, 12i; Chicago and
Alton, 1OI; Chicago and Alton pre-
ferred, l0S; Ohio and Mississippi, 12s;
Delaware, Lsckswanns and Western, 95;
Atlantic and P&cific telegraph, III;
Missouri Pacific, 6; Ausutic and Pa
cific, preferred, q; Indisra Central, 81;
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, IS4;
Hannibal and st, Joseph, l09; Central
Pacific bonds, 9; Union Pacific boDds,
5; UnioBs Pacific land grants, Al;
Union Pacific sinking funds, 945.