The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-04
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
MONEY AND STOCKS.


NEW YORK, March s.-xoney-Easy at ~ per
cent.
Prime Mercantile Psper-s95 per cent.
Government Bonds Quiet and unchanged ex-
cept the Der cents.. which are "A. Der cent. lower
at loI bid.
state Bonds Quiet aud steady.
The stock market wss extremely dull on slight
fluctuations, most OF the day traders showing no
disposition 10 speculate on either side. Fluciua-
lions were consequently within narrow limits. as
Ia shown by the fact that from the opening OF the
board until nearly O'Clock Lackawsnna sold at
loss<@loi; Pacific Mail. 5e5zs657z: Lake Shore 81
@6sH; New York Central. 937E@9314; northwest.
ern 9s1z99,T; ST. Paul. 725z97214; Kansas ami
Texas 1s7S@ls1s, and Louisville and Nashville
315k93ls4. Thee were among the most active
stock on the list during the day. The feature in
late afternoon operations was the trading ia
Northwestern. A dispatch from Chicago was cir
culated on he street announcing that the earn
1ngs OF the company for the fourth week OF febru-
arg showed an increase O. $1,000. Folio wing this
announcement the stock rose 10 9614 on heavy
transactions Lacfauanna followed by selling at
1917, and Lake Shore touched 6i1k while the rest
OF the active list made only slight advances Later
IN the afternoon a second Chicago dispatch
given out, correcting the first one by the statement
that the earnings showed a decrease of Sol QUO Tor
tue fourth week and a much larger amount for the
montn Oh FEBRUARY. Inc Wnoie maI8e, Decane
weak, ana Northwestern, on continued activity,
stesd iiy sold downward until IL reached y5s. and
clio ed a. that price, with sales In the last hour o.
p COO shares OF more than 40 per cent OF the
business done during the day I'm that stock
AT the Cfiice OF the company in this city, Vice
President sykes says he has not Jet received com.
piete repo Is for the last week in Febru sry. aud
does not know what they will be. Among the ru-
mors afoat In the afternoon was one TO the effect
ttat the next dividend on New York Central will
be rejuced per cent. aud the stock OF that COM
pany fell to and closed at Ga loss OF = per
Texas has attracted moot attention the total sales
for the day amounting 10 over $4,000 shares, IN
be en- the case until recently. At the same time
the price rose 10 1875 and closed unchanged at
1s4. Prominent houses report buying this stock
for both foreign and Washington account. In the
last nall hour Laokawanna fell from 1921 10 1885.
and closed weak at that price, with sales OF only
10 eco shares for the day. On much restricted
but the stock was almost neglected In the after
noon. Pacific Mail sold as high az 81 early in tue
cent. New Jersey Genital was also q per cent.
and Omaha preferred shows gain OF = per cent
at lss4 on light dealings. Missouri Pacific Is -
sso,is show small declines compared with last
evening. The market closed weak. with total
shares sold OF 2l2,soe about the same as yes.
ferday.
ond market rather quiet exceptfo Erie seco IDS
new; trading in when amounted TO sla@ CO. OF
opened at 56A and sold down 10 55]z IN the fore.
noon. In the afternoon they were entirely neg
Of $4,000 at 5614956. closing at the latter price
There was only limited trading 10 other issues.
and prices generally 81 only fractional changes.
W Jersey Central hrsts. coupon of, were, nov
ever per cent. higher at Ill. aud there was an
equal advance in oregon improvement COMPANY
firsis ats. Afchison, Colorado and Pacific irsis
rose Ia 10 OH and Mobile and Ohio tirsts are u o
81 1861 Erie sevens, consolidated gold, sold at
ia Kansas Pacific frsts, 1885, at 10 and Long Dck
touds at 1l6. so per cent higher in each case.
There was a sale OF Great Western frsts at107%.
advance OF ~ 1begieitest declines were in some
Of houston Texas Central issues. 1rsts, Western
Divisions coupon OF showing loss OF ~ at 764.
and seconds. main line, per cent at II. Texas
Ceatral irsts are down ! per cent. at 81, aud
Texas Pacific terminal Axes sold at 49, net decline
OF ! per cent. Union Pacific sinking funds
registered also cent. lower at 1i5. St.
Paul and Northwest issues traded in were firm,
ana Nickel Plate Is were u lower a. 30 The total
sales were g, 329 000 an increase of ss55, 600.
Transactions Stock Exchange aggregated
2l2CO0 81 ares OF which 10000 were Lackawsnna,
80 OO0 Kansas and Texas, 600 Lake Shore, 5000
Louisville and Nashville. coo North western. u.s..
600 New York Central, Is, 900 So. Paul.
There was less business in mining stocks during
the forenoon than during the same time yester-
day. the total sales having been but $500 shares.
Annie sold at 8: Bodie, 275 seller To- Belle ISLE Il
Consolidated Pacific. 95 Consolidated California
and Virginia, co.
GOVERNMENT sECuRITrEA