The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-03-10
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
MONDAY EYENIHa March 4.


OYrTCn OF THE INDIANAPOLIS sKNTIrEL,l
MONDAY EVENING. March 3.
There is but little to note In local financial
affairs that is OF interest. The market con-
tinues to move along quietly, the demand for
loans being fair and the rates of interest
new York Financial Market.
NEW YORK, March S.-Meney-Easy at 5g6
per cent, closing at :.
Prime Mercantile Psper-596 per cent.
Government 3onds-Moderately active and
strong.
Denver and Rio Grande, Ohio Central, Iron
Mountain, and Erie issues as favorites.
state Securities-Quiet.
Stocks-Tne stock market was active and
buoyant early dealings, and prices adj
vanced %el5% per cent, the coal stocks, the
erangers. the Elevated railroad shares and
quicksilver leading in the upward movement.
Toward the close prices reacted 14g2 per cent.
mon, however, fell OF per cent. and pre-
ferred per cent, the latter closing at recov-
cry OF ~ per cent. Quicksilver common fell
of Ia per cent. and preferred per cent. Mo-
bile and Ohio rose TO S9H and fell OFF to rs. The
telegraph shares were strong and higher.
Western Union advanced lib on a report that
the forthcoming quarterly statement would be
favorable. Relative to the excitement IN Ohio
the Graphic says: Notwithstanding denials,
there is no doubt that the movement in Ohio
and Mississippi is due to purchases for COM
binatiOn purposes. 1t is positively asserted
that money has been raised sufficient to buy
moval of the receiver, and that the road win
soon be taken out of his hands. The New
YORK Central and Hudson Railroad company
has declared a quarterly dividend OF per
cent, pays BILE April l5-
The importation of coffee into New York
last week was of the value OF &,OOO,OOO; teas,
500, 600: sugars, 1912 600.
Tie earnings of the c., C., G. and /. road
show an increase, since January 1, OF SlSi,OCO;
st. Joe earnings, increase of $1,000 Tor Febru-
airy; the Kansas and Texas gains Sl3l 90 In the
same month, and the Wabash and Pacific
shows increased earnings since January OF
1915 900. Mining shares are more active.
Transactions on the Stock Exchange to-day
reached the aggregate of 402 600 shares. of which
1890 were c., c. and I. C., 1900 Chesapeake and
Ohio, 5000 Central Arizona, q 900 Lackawanna,
1870 Della ware and Hudson, 5000 Erie, 500 st
Joe, 800 Houston and Texas, 2,2OO Iron Noun
Shore, 5000 Lake Erie and Western. 300
Little Pittsburg, 400 Michigan Central, 200
Mobile and Ohio, 5000 Northwestern, 100
IA 600 New York Central, 400 Northern Pacific,
A,000 Ohio, 400 Ontario and Western CLOSING
at 295s, Il 900 Pacific Mail 1000 Reading, l2,tOO
st. Paul, 1910 st. Louis and San Francisco, 900
Union Pacific, 10000 Wabash and Pacific, $500
Western Union, 900 Illinois Central, 1000 st.
Paul and Minnesota, l,6UO Burlington, Cedar
Rapids and Northern, and $500 Quicksilver.
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
sterling, so days....4Sl& New per cents~.-lOS1s
sterling 4S71z u. s. 4Hs........ ......lUO
U. s. SIS, New u. 3. .O6sz
bonds in Indianapolis varies from the New
York quotations H9l per cent.
STATE BONDS
Pacific Is of '95..-..l25 Tenn. Is, new BIZ
Louisiana 71&s....... 48%l Virginia Is 20
Missouri 6s--.......--l09 Va. IS, new....-.... Y
st. Joe......-.. .....l07 Va consols. %
Tennessee 6s.......... So1zDo. deferred...-.- "a
GENERAL STOCKS.
Rock Island. ......--l5l lSt. l.. and San FRI IS
Panama...............-lS2 g. L. and 9. F. pfd 50
Pittsburg .............Iii Chi, st. L. 4 N. o. AZ
IIlin lis Central..-.l0Il< Kansas and Texas. 451S
Chic, Bur. and Q--143ss Union Pac1nc silks. S32S
Chic and Alton. $3.50. 100 Southern Pacific. 50
o. and A. pfd.......-.ll9 Northern Pacific 3iA
". Y. Central....-...-lS2LS Do preierred...-.. %
HarIe on........,....lSI Louisville Il Nash. 5Slz
Lake Shore ......... 1897 Houston & Texas. S61s
Canada Southern. 6S5z w. u. Telegraph lilo
Michigan Central. $50 A. and r Tel...-.... 4o2s
Erfe... .......... 4tt Pacific Mall ~
Erie preferred..... IL Little P1ttSOurg-.- 1l12
Northwestern-...... 80 Reading IIss
NOrthwest'n pfd.-.lJI Adams ExpreSS....lll
st. Paul Sl1s Wells & Fargo Ex.lO6
st. Paul preferred. lC41 American Ex........ 81
st. Paul & MIMI. So United states Ex-. 465s
st. p. & Sioux City. 1917 2lsz
Do preferred......... so Quicksilver pfd...-. 703
Del, Lack. and W. S65kl Leadvil e-........... 81
Morris and Essex los Cent. Pac bonds--ll25z
Delaware & Hud... S2JSl Union Pac. 6rsts..-ll25s
n. j. Central SS12l u. p. land grants-ll314
Ohio and Miss. 40A UP sinking fund-ll0
o. and M. pfd... 7618 Lehigh & Wilks...-llS
Chesapeake & o.. "a st. p. Il 8. &. firstslOi
Mobile and Ohio. 70 c., Q. 81 L. @. drsts..
CleVe Il Column. ~ Do seconds
O.. @ and G .. 10 Erie seconds ......... 9l3s
Burl., Cedar Ran. 66 Lou, n. A. & Chi.lOI
Alton d Terre H.. 23sz Central Arizona ~
4. Il T. ii. pfd...- Carbon 90
W., st. L. and Pac. 4S5 Excelsior
Do preferred ...... 6S5s HOmestake............ 33
HannibI and st. ]. 3g5z Ontario ................. ~
X. and st. ]. pfd.... I3 Standard. 2o1s
iron Mountain...... 63lz Lake Erie West. 351H
-'0fered.