The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-10
EXCITING DAY ON CHANGE.
4 Very Large Attendance of Traders Re-
suits in a Brisk Fight on Prices.
Eovember Wheat Opens at Ninety Cents and
Closes at Slightly Higher Figure-Pro-
visions Firm at Unchanged Prices.
MONEY, BONDS AND STOCKS.

Continued Activity in Railway Bonds-Stocks
Very Active Daring Part of the Day.
New YORK, Oct. 9.-Money on call was easy
ut 102 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 405 per cent
Foreign exchange was active at 81. S3a for sixty
days, and 81 851 for demand.
The total stock sales to-day were 362, OIL
shares, including the following Delaware
Lackawanna e. Western. 1864; Erie, 33, l40;
Kansas & Texas, 22,345; Lake Shore, 1900:
Louisville & Nashville 7,0S5; Missouri Pacific
I2078 Northwestern, 1880; Pacific Mail
1890 ST. Paul. 90 $50; Texas Pacific, 40 $50;
Union Pacific, Il, 255; Western Union, "a, 9O4;
Oregon & Transcontinental, &c. no.
Government bonds were dull and steady; the
registered tours are lower.
State bonds were active and rather lower and
heavy.
The railway bond market continues very
active, the sales to-day being 100000 Erie
second consols contributing $1,lS7,000 East
Tennessee, 1872. 900; Texas & Pacific issues,
$500, 600; Missouri, Kansas & Texas issues, $2l7,
200; Denver & Rio Grande issues, 5000, 600, and
West Shore trust receipts, 1852 600, leaving over
81, 800 900 for the remainder OF the list. Missouri
Kansas & Texas consolidated skies are up 81
and the consolidated fives show a gain of 2;
3; indianapolis, Decatur e. Springfield
Ok. second coupons. l; Ohio Southern
incomes, Most of the others show gains of
from to r. Houston & Texas seconds are
down 2. and Mobile g. Ohio firsts IL
The stock market was quite active this morn
ing, but dull from midday until o'clock, and
more active again in the last hour. The total
sales were Boz 900 shares. Of to-day's business
more than one-half was done before midday
The result of the days operations shows moder-
ute advance for nearly everything on the active
list There were rumors throughout the after
noon alleging that a prominent firm on the
street was In financial trouble, but no develop
ments were made. Among the features was
the advance In Missouri Pacific; the sales were
IL 600 shares, and the stock advanced from SO to
10l4, and closed with net gain of g. Among
the other Gould stocks, Pacific Mail exhibited
decided strength, selling up to SO and closing
with net advance of II. There is good deal
pf buying in this STOCK and the general belief is
Eshed next week, will show net earnings at the
rate of per cent per annum. The Vanderbilts
were remarkably dull, and at one time heavy.
Lake Shore sold down to rs, and New York
Central to 1908. The low-priced stocks con-
tiuue to attract increased attention, and
the transactions in Texas & Pacific to-
day were larger than in any other
stock on the list, the price at the
same time advancing Il, and closing with net
gain of H. Missouri, Kansas & Texas is up 3;
Oregon Transcontinental, Z, with sales of over
Be, 600 shares. Oregon Navigation was quiet.
Rnd closed unchanged. Union Pacific closed un
changed after fluctuations of only per cent.
There were rumors that there had been hitch
in the negotiations for providing for the floating
debt by borrowing $3 0O0 600 of trust company,
and it is stated that some of the trustees of the
company object to the collateral offered. North
western is up per cent. The only decidedly
weak stocks on the list were New Jersey Cen
trail and Reading. the latter losing Ii and the
former per cent Minneapolis g. st. Louis
preferred is down per cent.
The market closed with the following prices
bid: