Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-02-25

10 the heaviest shipments OF cotton OF the season
but the rate remained the same Money has been In
no better demand. Here Is the prominent feature Of
tie present season-the absence OF anything ap-
preaching 10 an active demand for money. 10 our
market exchange quoted New York, Il discount; all
points IN New England, with grace 3. discount
New Orleans discount and sell on all points at par.
county scIp quoted s2ds3 buying. ~ selling Last
sales were: Memphis gas stock, 10; Tennessee, new
Memphis gas bonds, 20, fernando insurance stock,
III; Bluff City Insurance, II so.
tEF TELEGRIPHl
PARIS. February Hentes, llOL soc.
VI ORLEANS February 24.-New York sight
pas sserling 1xchauge, bankers bls' 4soi2'
LONDON. February 2A-ConsOls-mOney, S6 D
~; lCds 'y,tais 30 BE- IsyrTad -. 30s
Of 1861, IO4; lO-iOs. Ala; new %, ga 4l2s' fss.
NEW YORK, February 24.-MOney 2G4 per
ing exchange -bankers' bills quiet, Ash; New
York gh', ASIA Government ponds steady; cGu-
iii: new IS. a.: new 4iss. 81 new Is 100 10-4Os
regular, lO2; iO-4Os, coupons, 4Ss; currency Us,
So = Tennessse IS new, %; Virginia IS, old
~; Virginia 8s, new. 2S; Missouri IS, 49,
day was active, but closing saes show decline in
almost the entire list Considerable weakness was
ment inaugurated, which resulted IN a decline
ranging from l2 TO GA Ter cent, Union Pacific
said to have been for account Of prominent holders
OF the stock. This . followed bY fractional Te
UuL GuThE the afternoon dnOtlef decline
IN, Northwestern and Kansas Pacific showing the
greatest depression. the former selling down TO
5BlI, a decline OF Z, and the latter cropping from
~ TO ltiSi The weakn' IS In Northwestern was due
10 Tumors OF a disagreement among the members of
the bull pool. Western Union iell OF from 102
= zoos. but recovered TO 1OlJs In the
nnai dealings the market Was hTmer.
with a recovery from the lowest point of
I45 i3i per cent, tie latter Northwestern common.
he Post says the decline Is due wholly TO Specula
tive considerations, there being nothing in the re-
spective properties whose shares dealt in 10
rant the changes Of the day. The COHUHerci1k eX
western and the new syndicate in the Union Pacific
OF last week are not In accord, and somebody IS sup
posed TO have been cheated. Transactions aggre-
gated 244,000 shares. OF which $4,000 were Erie,
22,OOO Lake shore, 5000 wabash, $4,000 North
western common, 30 600 preferred, 1000 st.
Paul common, 5000 LackaWannd, 1OOO New JeT-
ssy Central, IA 900 UEiOn Pacinc, 5000 UhiOs 5000
Western Union, $1,000 Missouri, Kansas and Texas,
$4,000 Kansas Pacific. ClOsiHg quotations:
Western Union Telegraph, l0I5s; Quicksilver, u;
Quicksilver preferred, 33l2; Pacinc Mall l4li Mari
pOsd, 25s; MaripOsa preferred, 3; Adams express,
l0Ila; Wells x Fargo's express, 1914; American ex
press, 4g5s: United states express, 4Sl; New York
Central 49, Erie, 26fs Erie preferred, 4Sl4; bar
lem, $50; Michigan Ger trail, -; Panama, 1873;
Union Pacific stock. 20; Lake Store, 7O3s; Illinois
Central S28i Cleveland AID PiItsbuTg, 92l2; North
western, 51Ss; Northwestern preferred, 1914;
Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis,
a; New Jersey Central. 42fs; Rock Island, 32lk;
st Paul, 394 st. Paul preferred, 81; wabash, 22i4;
Fort Wayne. 10Il4; TerTe Haute, 4; Terre Haute
preferred, l0l2; Chicago and alton, 81 Chicago and
Alton preferred, I05l2 Ohio and Mississippi l3s;
Delaware, Lackawanna and western, O3; Atlantic
and Pacific telegraph, 3!l4; Missouri Pacific IL;
and s.. Joe. 155s; Hannibal and st. Joe preferred,
}5s; Canada Southern. 56i4; Central Pacific bonds,
l0s5S Union Pacific bonds, iO9l2; Union Pacific
land grants, 113I2; Union Pacific sinking funds,