The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-04-29
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
HONEY AND STOCKS.
Kew York Financial MARKET.

EEW YORK. April 27.-Kcney-On call cOntin-
ues easy ct lg1< per cent. closing at Ia per cent
Prime Mercantile Paper-95 per cent
Bar silver-Is UNCHANGED at los
Foreign Exchange-ls very dull Practically no
business done. Actual business is done at 1859
SIS.
Government Bonds-were very strong this after
noen. the As advancing a and the AZ per cents
e per cent, with sales of the IS at FPS
State EOnds-Were quiet Quotations are gener-
ally about steady.
There a well distributed business in rail-
way bonds, none Of which, however. were active,
except the Chesapeake and Ohio. Prices this
evening show a greater number of advances than
declines, compared with previous sales but the
Changes in many cases are for only small fractions.
Considering the dizziness of the general market.
the investment demand for securities this class
is very good The total sales TO day were SSZl 600
decrease from Sa urday Of s67, COO.
The stock market continues dull but vita
strong undertone; Prices at the open ing this
morning were a shade lower than the closing fig
ures on saturday, but the decline was immediate
" checked; and the upward movement. vhIcn
the ate noon, when on some realizing and the
publication of news TO the effect that cutting OF
retes in the west was spreading, the market re-
acted a fraction, but closed firm at prices which
IN most cases are fraction higher tnsn they
closed last week.
The war news has ceased TO have auy decided
eject upon the market. To days business. 81
ihough light was almost double that OF Saturday,
the total sales being 1872 600 shares of which St Paul.
New York Central, Union Pacific, Oregon Trans
continental, Northwestern and Lackawanna con-
tribuied nearly 56 per cent There was considera-
BILE activity and strength in New York Central this
forenoon on report that negotiations were az ain
unoer way looking 70 settlement OF the direr-
ences between that compsny and the West Sn0re.
/ The stocz advanced per cent from the opening.
In the afternoon the next quarterly dividend was
offered al q OF per cent, ana the stock reacted,
closing at a net loss OF = per cent. Lake shore
quiet and shows q gam OF = per cent at the
close. There wss good buying OF the Changers
during the early part of the day, North vest seng
felred advanced to n. The advances were suose-
guentiy lost, Northwest closing a lover. and s.
Paul was unchanged: Omaha preferred Is sill
up14
There was unusually active trading IN Oregon
TTanseontinental, which closed this evening =
per cent higher. both the activity sud the al
vance being attributed TO the operations OF inside
parties who claim that this stocx has not
pOnded 10 toe favorable influences attending tue
negotiations for Leasing the Oregon Navlgation
and TTsnscOntinental lines 10 Union and North
( ern Pacihcs, Advices from Boston, recsi sed on
the street this afternoon, state that joint lease
! OF the Oregon Navigation has practically been
sgreed upon. Missouri Pacific is e higher. e is
officially stated that the earnings o. Pacluc Mail
for the month of April, partly estimated on the
/ business between New York sud Aspiueall
amounted 10 slOl,12i, gain over the Sd me month
last year OF ,7sS The stocs, however is = lover
/ this evening on very small business. Union
/ Pacific shows a gain OF Is per cent.
Ghe sales of stocks to-day aggregate l62.0iS
sbsres, including the following: Delaware, Laeka
/ Nva .rf Central, SO 500: Pacific Mail, $500 -
( Pau, Il Union Pacific 2l,SO; Western Union,
/ 800, - oregon Transcontnental, $500.
Thar L u q osed with tha follovving DrieeS mid.