Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-05-21
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PARIS, May 20.-Rentes, l09f. S5c.
NEW ORLEANS, May 20.-Gold, I0I@
1Ol u; New York sight, Il premium. Sterl-
ing, 1891.
LONDON, May 20.-Consols for money
and on account, 962s: United States AIS,
1042{; do. 5-20s of 1867, I0S%; do. IO-40s,
1881; do. new IS, 1861; Ene, 125s; Erie
preferred, 3l24; Illinois Central, 7816; Penn
sylVania Central. 281s.
NEW YORK, May 20.-Money easy at SO
81 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, Ago
5 per cent. Customs receipts, $3.50, 900.
The assistant treasurer discussed 1888, 600.
Clearings, SIG, 100000. Sterling quiet. 4351<
@4SS. Gold opened and closed at 1908,
with sales in the interim at l0024. Borrow
ing rates, l@l% per cent; loans were made
fiat and to 3 per cent. Government bonds
exhibited marked strength throughout the
day, and prices advanced Is to q per cent,
the latter in currency IS, under a brisk de-
mand; coupons OF 1881, l0S5s do. 1865, new,
l041i; do. 1867, l04; do. new As, 1868, 100;
new 5s, 1855; new AVS, lO44; new 4s,
6s. 1204. State bonds fairly active;
Tennessee 6s, old, 30; Tennessee
6s, new, 354; Virginia IS, old, %;
Virginia 6s, new, q; Missouri 6s, LOG.
Railroad bonds strong. Cleveland, Columbus
and Indiana Central firsts advanced nearly
per cent. ne SUCK uldIhCb uCCllncO
per cent. at the opening, but subsequently
became strong, and there was an advance In
the entire list, ranging from 1@216 per
cent the latter in New Jersey Central. The
most prominent stocks were Lake Shore, Del
aware, Lackawanna and Western, Western
Union, Northwestern, and Delaware and
Hudson The market continued strong in
the afternoon, with further improvement in
prices of 16@15 per cent. In the final sales
the general list was up to the highest figures
of the day. The transactions aggregated &c.,
900 shares of WHICH l6, 900 were Lake Shore,
$500 Northwestern common, 340O North
western preferred, 2400 Rock Island, 800 st.
Paul common and 300 preferred, 1900 Ohios,
$500 Lackawanna, $500 New Jersey Cen
trail, 300 Delaware and Hudson canal, 800
Morris and Essex, $500 Western Union, HOO
Pacific Mail, and 400 Cleveland, Columbus
and Indiana Central. Closing quotations:
Western Union telegraph company, 8219;
Quicksilver, Is; Quicksilver preferred, 81;
Pacific Mail, 1885; Mariposa, lOl; Maripo-
sa preferred, 10l =; Adams Express company,
IOI%; Wells 4 Fargo Express COM
pany, 903i; American Express company, 40;
United States Express company, As;
New York Central. I0S1i; Erie, l2lf; Erie
preferred, 80; Harlem, AZ; Michigan
Central, ssh; Panama, 20; Union Pacific
stock, SO; Lake Shore, 624; Illinois Cen
trial, 771s; Cleveland and Pittsburg, 754;
Northwestern, 502l Northwestern prefer
red, 7lss; Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati
and Indianapolis, 271f; New Jersey Central,
229s; Rock Island, 1924; st. Paul, 5l15;
st. Paul preferred, 765s; Wabash, 141S; Fort
Wayne, SO; Terre Haute, 10l; Terre
Ha1te preferred, ll2; Chicago and Alton,
IS; Chicago and Alton preferred, SO;
Ohio and Mississippi, l09li; Delaware, Lack
awanna nd.Western, 561S; Atlantic and Pa
ci6c telegraph, 2024 Missouri Pacific, 1011<;
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, 1054;
Hannibal and st. Joe, liz; Central Pacific
bonds, 1875; Union Pacific bonds, 1075s;
Union Pacific land grants, 1855; Union Pa
cihc sinking funds, 9S3A.