Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-05-30
EINANCIAL.

Business in financial circles yesterday was
very quiet and In fact dull Money continued to be
almost drug. and apparently there were lew seek
hrm with lght offering and In poor demand. The
New York bulletin. OF Tuesday last, says; FOR
49I574s71s and 4SsIbI 1881 for prime bankers
mis- Silver IN London advanced old per or aud
here the bullion Vnlue OF the 4l212 grains dollar al
the amended Warner silver bill bad comparatively
little effect because 1t is reasonably certain that the
biII csnnOt Become n law. New York exchange was
quoted to-day as follows at the places named
5svannah-selllnE 5-l6; buying. nominal, 3-l6.
leans-ec nmercial. IS PREMIUM; bank y
premium. St Louls-l.lQ discount count GaRic ago
MUM selling. BOston-shiiling discount *
buying par. aud selling u premium; all points
IN New England, demand par sight % DIS
count bnq ana p Money! sas per
eent. Shelby county SCRIP =, quoted 80 Duyln ~
sue, 33d35; Mississippi and Tennessee railway
nrst-mortgags bonds, 115; second mortgage, go;
Memphis gas honda 95.
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PARIS. May 2q.-Rentes. II5f. 27tsc.
NEW ORLEANS, May 30. - Sight exchange on
New York, z premium; sterling exchange bankers
bills, ass.
LONDON May 29-C Onsols. money, 993 10;
Illinois Central. 80; Pennsylvania CSntral, 391s;
Reading. 2Ol2; Erie, 2SlS preIerEeo' ozAz' he~ Ps'
IO54s; 4lss. IOs4si A., lO6ls.
NEW YORK, May 2g.-Mo1sy market easy, 215
H@ercantiie paper, sts95 per cent! ! stsT;
eTehsnse On New YORK. 4s9. Government
bonds frmN coupons Of 1881. Io7A; new S.
i245s state securities dull; Tennessee Gs, o.
B534; Tennessee rs, new, 32fSi virginia oS' Old
Y2Is; Virginia 8s. new. 81; Missouri Us. 1O1.
In early dealings there WIS fractional decline, but
subsequently, speculation became tlrm' ana prices
advanced l46iH per cent Cleyeiana' oIuin I'M Us,
Cincinnati ana Indianapolis ana the coal stetks
were ths most prominent Improvements During
the afternoon the market continued strong, anu
closed al about the best figures OF the day Michigan
Central was weak throughout, declining from SOs4
10 7a1s. Transactions aggrt gated l2gOOO shares,
OF which 10 coo we're Ere, 1000 Lake Shore, $500
Eorth western $500 st. Pauls, 400 LackawaIina
$4,000 keg Jersey Central, I5OO Ohlos 100
Western Union. 5000 Pacific Mail. 1000 Louisville
Central, and 1000 Kansas Guy and Northern
The closing quotations were as tollows
01ioksiIyer preferred. 81; IPaeihc Mall, l47s;
1arlpOsa. 81 Ma5lpOSa preferred I q Ada d7
sT0TeSs, 4sIs; New YoiE Csarsi. 1854;
Erie, 27asi srle preferred. SIS a3 1yII
Pacific stock, 1885, Lake Shore, 154; III
nois Central, 81; Cleveland and PittsbuTg S64;
Northwestern 62 Northwestern p5SierTSd; NO.
polls 5lIs; New Jersey Central. sO& Rock Island
i3g; ST. Paul, sos; ST. Paul pref BOO; WABASH
R76s; Fort Wayne, 10 offered Terre Haute. III Ca
fersd Terrs Haue preferred os Chicago and Alton,
S2ls; Chicago and Altop preferred. III; ONO and
Tern, 6s5t; Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph, 405s;
Chicago. Burlington and Quincy, ll6; mammal
Gnd SC. joe. 2lls; Hannibal and ST Joe preferred
422t; Canada Southern, 5Sla Louisville and Nash
Vile B2 Kansas Pacific, 81; Kansas and Texas,
l47s; ST. Louis and san Francisco, 10; ST. Louis
San Francisco rsts, preferred 23Sl; St Louis, Kan
sas City and Northern l54s; st. Louis Kansas City
and Northern preferred 4lgs central PsGnc ponHs
land grants, 1874; Union F2cinc sinking Iunos'
I2Sls.