, 1880-02-19
Evidences of Realizing Sales, but
No Selling Short.
Another Advance in GOvern-
nlcnts-LOcnl Securities.
The Produce Markois QuIct and S,eady, but
Generally Firmer.
A Slow Whoat Deal-Packing Facts
and Prospects.
FINANCIAL.


Wh!'o the market was strong. tforo was evil
dontly some selling to rrnltzc. Ohio s Mtesis-
kifri preferred opened ut ~, ns1u Ench X, 10
kih. but nEter TINT suI down Ernr'lally n,i1cr
tho lns11scilcc ot snlcs 10 tnkc rrpts Until Rt
doI the close ind tho Invest r0lst nf tho ihy
wcre reached. This stock has bcon plnced on
tho London Stnck Exchange. 9'hls ison'y n pnr-
tinl explanation OF tho rise. an,t thnsc who nro
interested 'ro looking snlly fnr some i.'lonncc-
meht o1 Il new rntlrtNtd constellation tn which
tho oh' d M'ssiasirpi slinll rrosc to bo II party.
Tho common did not Wcnkcn ns did the pre-
dGrrcd, Opening nt'D II sold UP t03iia dccllnc1
10 10, aud cascd ht n0si. Ir0n Mountain wns
llFesy, and hnt much TIC ssmc oxrcr[eHco rs
oat0 y at'esss1ppI IhG highest price, 6'. WIS
lan'c nenr the oncntnE. mid tho stock after
INIT declinct1 to H3ss, hnti closed ut Of. ltia
natural TINT therc SHOULD Dc auch II reaction
ai'er 40 co'i'ln'l",ss an hIvnncn. II tho rlse In
Iron ainl'lituifl nntl ohtn j. Miasisalrr Ind been
on tholr ,nert's 1t IS not likely TINT we have
seer their highest priccR. Michigan Central
took start an'] rcnehed ae, Int tho belief TINT
IL was "ah ritn was not sustained by Its anh-
scsl'iont decline 10 0las. Northwestern exhibited
moro ammunition than Tor several months, aud
cloeed ut Gsas. tho highest point ut the tlny.
There woro no reported transactions IN tho lr'-
tcrrcd' ILLINOIS Cchtral went up III fow trasis-
act!ons TO Ioa1s, in't !ost of tho "!vn'1ce. Erc
ha'1 htt!e more itrc tf'nst for tho preceding
HiSos As't ~ TN A"A tito es'""t"t -
Tor the preferred, to 'aA. Tho Wnlhsh stocks
were almost llfeless. Tho colntnon defined Il, to
10, Rnd tue prcietrrl gained u, to dss Tlorc wAs
not fnlich done III the eohlers. tcndInE lost ]. to
G.A; l.neHhWnh'n was NncaafKed; Delaware s.
HUDSON advanced Il, 10 '"a. AMI Jersey Ccntral
=. t" u. Tho news OF tho reported cu'isollda-
.tion of the 1T. Fanl q Sioux City aud 81 pnnl Il
minneapolis vas confirmed. but whatorcr hen
cl!ta nro cxpcctcu to nccru9 hnvn tnnuitcstly
aa peen discounted III navaslce' Ut. faul & Sioux
Clty con't'dn lost ~ to AVA; the preferred was
unchanged NJ T.; anu HlInncnpolls inado Il, to
o'a'
Some OF tho other gains were: Lake Shore
IN 10 iGo.i' u. fltl H. to NY; tno preferred
=. 70 lNh: hock lslhhd J, 70 l5l; Illinois Cen
's a.to ~ nn NJ iuE. ..t .o y, 1,,, 10 WA !oss1io
Nashtle W 10 lsa's; ohloh iacl'te q, 10 WA;
t!"vclanu' Colutoo'ta' Cincinnati & lnlI'narolIs
A,to ~; 81 JOG w 10 4o:s: the preferred II. to
.!5; western uhlol y, ~ l1Sh; At'!lntfo
iacl'e ~ 10 4'?s' Fae!lie Mill s, to ti1l lnko
lsr'o q western ~ TO AI; Chesapeake & Ohio
- !" -'t' tho ifse PFoierretl l@ss 10 's5sss the
seoona preferred y, to III ChtclEn, st. Lofts
! q q New oeleahs n 10 w; Man''attan 4, to ~;
outfo iuhhel 'f' 10 iii; central Arizona Il, TO
lo<. . .....
inc 'ossoa were not numerous ntF1n1ton
Qhihoy decihcl !, 10 1fh' ktll's4la & Trxda 4, to
s"h. sNh frahosco ., 10 4ah tho preferred u.
toiHh; nna Central R"oislo 4, to slai.
Eric sccontI III opaeu ut RI, sold ilr to G3M,
UNI cioscH nt asa. one hrn III NOW YORK ponght
si,oV'oU o. Erlo !fsts NJ l.ih'
lta'lFp1u pohsls' IN new iorx On hlond1y, were
Mo'vo asa Kenerally higher nlthonEh tho I'm
ptovo'ncht IN solhe irstlhcea Wns rlrfinlly lost
He tho eloso, hfnlcr snles to rcAzo profits. Eric
eonAona"tea eecoiius foso 10 a3@a. And do
auhaed bs TO ss's, closing ut Nh nna
u respectively hnnlo, Watertown & Os-
.oehapufyN consolidated flrats were promi-
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