The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-05

and all carry full reserves. Counter and mall
business were very brisk. Eastern exchange
soc to 81 discount
The New York Money Market-Stock Trans
acknowledging Prices of Government Sc
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of General Stocks
NEW YORK, Sept. 4.-Money easy at 202l2
per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 5le06la per cent.
Produce exports for the week 7,173,000.
Government bonds were steady.
Railroad bonds were firm.
State securities active.
The most active stocks. those which have ad-
vanced most in the last three four days, we're
all lower this forenoon. The general market,
however, outside of half dozen active specu-
ative stocks, sympathized but slightly with
them. The features of the morning were North
ern Pacific, coal shares, Lake Shore, Central Pa
rltic, Burlington g. Quincy, Missouri Pacific
and Denver, all of which were
firm at to So lower at IL O'Clock
than at the closing figure last night. From this
extreme decline there was a recovery of e to e
before 1890. the latter on Louisville & Nash
Vile, so that the net decline on the most active
stocks was % to 19s, and other stocks 1e b.
In the hour and half between 1890 and the
market was stronger, and the greater part of
the laat hour the market was more active and
higher the advance ranging from ls to Il. The
strongest stocks in the last hour
were Canada Southern, which adj
vanced 1ss, to 55as; L. ~ N, 81 to 48l9;
Illinois Central l, to 128s4; st. Paul 81, to 1851
Western Union S. to 79l4 Northwestern 5s, TO
1858; Northern Pacific common q, to 43$;
Denver 81, to 26s4; Lake Shore So. to 1908, and
other stocks fraction. AS compared with last
night, prices up Il to lie per cent, except
for Central Pacific, Lackawanna, New Jersey
Central, Texas Pacific, and Wabash preferred,
which were le to q lower. Among the special
ties, American Cable companies l 81, to 63s4; Chi
pago & Alton 119; Illinois Central le, to 1881;
Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western pre- ferred l,
to 40, and Norfolk & Western prefe FRED l, to SO.
East Tennessee preferred declined l per cent,
10 16. The decline of the forenoon was on base
less rumors of financial disturbances at Paris
and reports of damage to the corn crop In the
matter of the crop. trustworthy advices
we're received of an extremely favorable char
Rcter. 1t stated that the crop east of the
Missouri river has been made, and, with GOOD
weather, corn west of that point would be safe
within a week or So
The earnings of some of the leading north
western raj ways FOR August were made public
to-day. They showed large gains, and this mate
rally assisted the upward movement which set
In shortly after midday
Inc Evening -IOsU says. Inc STOCK MARKET eA-
hihits continual evidence of substantial buyers,
not only by experienced operators in the street,
but also by persons out of the city. Evidence of
this latter will he found in the increased buying
orders received by the commission houses,
which, though not large, are vet sufficient to
show the tendency in that direction. There is
still large short interest outstanding in many
stocks. and the bears have not yet become
alarmed though very small portion of the short
interest was probably covered to-day. There is
prospect of attempts to break prices for The
purpose of covering, which may cause great
Ilvlty before the end of the week.
The transactions at the Stock Exchange to-
day aggregated 100000 shares, as follows
Central Pacific 5000, Delaware, Lackawanna q
Western $1,000, Denver & Rio Grande 1000
Erie 1000, Lake Shore $4,000, Louisville d
Nashville, l 900, Missouri Pacific 5000, North
western 5000. New York Central 5000. North
rrn Pacific 1000, Northern Pacific preferred
$4,000, Reading 1000, Milwaukee & st. Paul
$4,000, Texas Pacific 6,0O0 Union Pacific H.
9o3, Western Union 5000, Oregon & Transcon-
Hnental $4,000.