The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-28
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
MONEY AND STOCKS.


New York Financial Market.
Exw YORK, April 27.-Aoney-on cali contin-
mes easy at 1@1H per cent, closing at IA per cent
Prime Mercantile Psper-a95 pez cent.
Bar silver-Is unchanged at los.
Foreign Exehange-is very dull. Practically no
business done. Actual business Is done at 1863
zse.
Government Eonds-were very strong this after
nosn, the IS advancing 4 and the ~ per cents.
x per cent, with sales OF the rs at 1221s.
State onds7Vere quiet Quotatians are gen@r-
ally about steady.
Their was a well-distrisuted business IN ratl-
way bond, none OF which, however, were sctive,
EXCEPT the Chesapeake and Ohio. Prices this
evening show a greater number OF advances than
declines, as compared with previoui sales, but the
changes IN many cases are or only small fractions.
Considering the dullness OF the general market.
the investment demand for securities OF this class
is very good The total sales 10 day S822 COO
q decrease from ss'urday Of S67,Ic
Inc stock market continues duh. but with
etrong uudertone. Prices at the opening this
morning were a shade lower than the closing fig
ures on Saturday, but the decline was immediate
Is checked. AND the upward movement when
Immediately followed continued until late in
the afternoon, when on some realizing and TIE
publication OF news 10 the effect that eating OF
ties in the west was spreading, the market re-
acted fraction. but closed nrm a. prices Which
IN most eases ere a traction higher than they
The war news has ceased 10 have any decided
efect upon the market. TO DAYS business, al
thongh light was almost double that Of saturday,
the total sales being i5 900 shares of which II Paul,
New York Central, Union Pacific, oregon Irsns-
continental, Northwestern and LsekaNanna con-
triouled nearly 90 per cent There Was considers
activity and strength in New YORK Genital his
forenoon on report tha. negotiations were again
uncer way looking 10 settlement ol the diner
ences between that company and the West shore.
The stock advanced Der cent from the opening.
In The sf' ernoon the next quarterly dividend Tss
offered at Il of per cent, and the stock reacted,
closing AZ q net loss OF - per cent. Lake shore
was QUIET and shows a gain OF y per cent az the
close. There was good buying OF the Changers
during the early part of the day, North west selling
ND 70 %, and ST. Paul TO 7l5s while Omaha pre-
ferred advanced TO u. The advances were suDse-
quently lost. Northwest closing q lower, and ST.
Paul was unchanged Omaha preferred is Sill
uph.
There WAS unusually active trading In Oregon
TTanscontinental, which closed THIS evening -
per cent higher. both the activity aud the ad
vance being attributed TO the operations OF inside
pended TO u e favorable influences attending tae
NEGOTIATIONS for leasing the oregon NAVIGATION
anC TranEcOntinoni8i lines TO Union ana North
eTn Paeifcs, Adviees from Boston, received on
the street this afternoon, etaie that Joint lease
OF the Oregon Navigation has practically been
agreed upon. Missouri Pscihc is - higher. II -
officially stated that the eaTntsgs OF Paciuc MAI
for the month of April, partly estimated % the
amounted 20 STOP. i2i. gain over the same month
last year OF s res The stocx, however. Is lower
this evening on very small business. Union
Pacinc shows q cain OF Is per cent
The sales OF stCcks 20 day aggregate 1908
fhareg, including the following: Delaware, Iacka-
wanna and Western, $40, Northwestern. li,2D.
New York Central, 30 800; Pacific Mail, 6,S0O. 81
Paul, 81. 400: Union Pacific, 21,50: Western Union,
$500, ana Oregon Tfanseontinental, $500
The market Closed with the following prices DID: