The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-01
a BRISK DAY ON CHANGE.
Higher Prices for Wheat and Corn, and
Lower Figures for Provisions.
Renewal Of the Quarrel Between the Chicago
Board Of Trade and the Western Onion
Telegraph Company, and Its Effect.
MONEY AND STOCKS.

The New York Market More Active, with a
Retter Distribution of Business.
New YORK, April 30.-Money on call con-
tinues easy at 101a per cent, closing at / per
cent
Prime mercantile paper. 405 per cent
Bar silver $1.0Sa.
Foreign exchange continues very dull; act
ual business. "a. Sc and 81 Ss.
Government bonds have been quiet and quo
tations unchanged, except for the fours which
are sc lower There was sale of the threes at
1O2s, and the fours, coupon, at 122
State bonds are steady. There was a sale of
Missouri SKIES of 1889 at 1l3
The sales of stocks to-day aggregated 1873, GAG
shares, including the following: Delaware,
Lackawanua q Western, 1850; Kansas & Tex
as, TO, 100; Lake Shore, $4,000; Northwestern,
ESQ., Pacific Mail, 10, 100; st. Paul, $500; Union
Pacific, Il, 400; Western Union 1900 Oregon &
Transcontinental, $500
There was about the usual amount of business
Of late in railroad bonds, the total sales being
1881, 900, but there was more activity in a few
issues, and the business, therefore, was poorly
distributed.
the stock market has been little more active
to-day, and there has been somewhat better
distribution of business. Prices wers strong at
the opening Pacific Mail being the feature,
and later in tho day stocks were steady
and then heavy. Before 3 CLOCK
they became strong again, and closed on a slight
reaction for many stocks, at prices which show
net gain of a per cent. for the active list and
from to per cent for the inactive stocks A
few stocks are shade lower
The European news this morning was inter
I'D
fict between England and Russia at very
early day. Later there were vague reports that
the outlook less warlikc but before the
close of the board the Indications as received on
longer be maintained. The total sales to-day
were 133 067 shares, of which Lackawanna
Pacific Mail, ST. Paul, Union Pacific and Mis-
sour, Kansas & Texas contributed So per cent.
Over 80 per cent. of the business Of the first
hour was In Pacific Mali, which made
net gain of per cent 1t is stated that the
amount of business in sight for the company is
now greater than at any time heretofore in its
history; also, that, on the line from San Fran
cisco to China shippers are Withdrawing freight
from English bottoms and sending by steamers
under the American flag. The tonnage already
offered the Pacific Mail taxesit capacity to the
utmost Union Pacific was also strong, closing
higher. Missouri, Kansas & Texas shows
gain of !, and the other advances for the active
stocks are for smaller fractions. Oregon Rail
way and Navigation closed at gain of Il per
cent Parties opposed to the lease of the Ore
gon Navigation claim that Union Pacific has no
legal authority to make the lease without
the. consent of Congress. The stocks which
show declines are the Northern Pacific, Mis-.
souri, Pacific AMIDST. Paul. The total sales of
stocks for the month of April have been 4,S21 6S7
shares, decrease, as compared with March, Of
1,674, 1886 shares, and there was one business day
less in April than in March. Prices this evening,
as compared with a month ago. are higher for
nearly all the active stocks. the greatest gain
being in Union Pacific, which is up g. percent.
Other advances are Al per cent. for Pacific Mail
and Missouri Pacific, 4 for New Jersey Central,
q for Delaware & Hudson, q for Western
Union and smaller amounts for other stocks
Lake Shore is the only active stock that is lower
II per cent
The market closed with the following prices
hid: