Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-04-23
FINANCIAL.

II Financial matters were extremely dull and
et yesterday. There WIS literally no demand for
honey, aud although the Inquiry Tor exchange was
lr, the offerings continued light The four per
Hnt bonds were firm ana selling az lOll2. me
5W York B1ktetis, OF April 18Th, says: The ehlet
lerest to-day cente ed IN yesterdays large SUB
fiptions 70 the Uatted states four per cent bonds
I'd ten dollar certificates These subscriptions were
rgarded yesterday evening" and the greatest secrecy
as observed BY the conce ms making them for fear
laI others who we're not wanted would at the last
Il Oment send 90 subscriptions and claim share OF
be bends awarded The secrecy and misTepre
sntat;ons lnculged in suiisien, to keep fuil
ccount OF the transaction cut or the news.
apers. but w,re not sufficient to prevent
Ehat II was sought 10 avoid; for stTagsllng
i5sSIl2 70 me co an9Hnt OF IN between ,e u
rs knORn that synd cate had send bid through
be First national bank Tor & entire $3.50 100000
Rn-dOlar certificates offered by the secretary
his circular Issued On v wednesday, the sixteenth
ork sight, buying par. and selling "a preml-
IN; all points IA New England, demand par,
nd sight - discount, selling IA premium;
lew Orleans 4 discount buylng, and selling
par. Money. 500 per cent. shelby county scrip
uoied SOC, buying. but very dull Little or none
3; tennessee sS s new Issue. ssSs5: Mississippi
md Tennessee railway hT5t-nortgaee bonds; exc u
,on, lib; second mortgage, %; Memphis gas
eonds. 93; Hernsndo insurance stock. III; Bluff
Pity Insurance. ~.
IBR TELEGRAPHl
PARIS, April 22.-Rentes, II5f 32I5c
NEW ORLEANS, Al I'll ~. - Sight exchange on
New Yok. a premium; steIllng exchange, bankers
bills. 4S7ls
LONDON. April 22.- Consols-money, 90 I 10;
Illinois Central S7Ia; PENNSYLVANIA Central, 3712
Heading, 49, Erie. 2lS5; preferred, no; lO-4Os,
03l4; new 5s, 1853; new 9l2s, lOsssi new As
NEW YORK, April 22.-Moaey market easy at 315
per cent, closing at 314 per cent. Prime mercan-
bile paner. 4u5is per csDt. Sterling exchange =
bankers bills strong at 1854; sight exchange
|llly steady; coupons 1881, lO63s; new 5s,
O4l2; new 4lss, 1854; new A. l0Ils; 1Q-4Os.
registered, not quoted; coupons, not quoted: cur
Fency rs, l2!it2 state bonds dull; Tennessee IS,
bid. 30; Tennessee is. new. 30; Virginia6s old.
Railroad bonds w-re generally strong ard higher.
Kansas Pacific incomes, No. l, rose per cent. TO
cisco - eoYas ~ class A pef cent 10 SiJ: TeITe
Hauts and wabash participated in the upward
movement The stucS market today was quite act
I've, but, under tae inuGenee OF selling movement
In southwestern shafe5, md northwestern Specula-
Ton, Deciue weak ~ toite ana Will the exeep1ion
Tendency vas toward lower psiees. Ths decline
from tine highest point ranged from 5l2 TO per
cent, the latter for Kansas Pacific which, however,
recovered to within Is Of these figures. Hannibal
anu ST. Joseph prefe. red advanced from 81 TO 43,
but fell oil 10 Al. Northwestern was VI ~ weak,
common selling down from 6ll4 TO 59ls The gen
era list reooveyed l4Q24 Der cent from the lowest
was strong throug bout advancing from 2S4 to 273.
Louisville and Nashville opened 2S per cent higher,
al 3 l. dropped % -. aud Tai.isd 10 5:}7s. Alton
preferred from 81 10 II. The active demand for
Ohlos - DaseI upon - Increased earnings, and the
hands of the receiver. Transactions aggregated
81 900 shares, Of which 1000 were Erie, 10000
Lake Shore, %. 600 Wabash, 1900 Northwestern
common anu tii,;iO0 pr rrrrec, 5000 81. Pauls,
1000 LackawanUa, 5000 New Jersey central. $500
Michigan CeafTal, 3OOu Union Pacific. $500 Clevs-
land, Columbus ana Indiana Genital. 10000 81.
Joseph. 10000 Ohio and Mississippi 10000 West
ern Union. 1000 Kansas and Texas, 10000 ST.
Louis, Kansas City and Northern, 5000 St Louis
and san francisco. 1000 Atlantic and Pacific tele-
graph and 23OO Alton aud Terre Haute
The closing quOtl lois were as follows:
Western Union Telegraph, lO4ls; Qu'cksllver, ID;
Quicksilver preferred ~; Pacific Mail. 1883; Mari
posq. Sis; Mar posa preferred 5i4; Adams express,
1874; Wells q FarEOs express, 100; American ex-
press, 40; United States expTess, 4S1a; New York
Central. Ii6l2; Erie, 2 as; Erie Dretd, ASl2; har-
lem, 1873; Michigan Csl lral S2i4; Panama, 1875
Onion Pacific stock. 74ss; Lake Shore, 70l2
Illinois Central: SAG; Cleveland and Plttsburg 94ls
North western, 59Ss; Northwestern preferred, S9S4
Cleveland, Columbus Cincinnati and Indianapolis,
42Is; New Jersey Central ~; Rock Island
3ils: 81 Paul. 4l7s; st. Paul preferred, SiS1
Wabash. 27as: Fort Wayne, 10I; Terre Haute. q
Terrs Haute preferred III; Chicago and Alton
1914: Chicago and Alton preferred, 100: Ohio and
Mississippi. 1873; Delaware, Lacl1a~anna and IVES
tern, SOS: Atlantic and Pacific telegraph 85:
Chicago. Burlington and Quincs. lI3I2; Hannibal
aud g. Joe, l5$i; Hannibal and s. Joe preferred,
Al; Canada Southern, so; Louisville and Nash
vile, 597s; Central Pacific bonds, Ill; Union
Pacific bonds. HOE; Union Pacific land grants.
liOls; Union Pacific sinking fund.-. 1l3.