Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-11-28
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BY Telegraph.
NEW YORK, November 27.-Money on call,
80 per cent. Prime mercantile. paper in de-
iS5 for 90 days and 4S5 f r demand.
bonds we're dull and steady
Io,Gay: state bonds were quiet and steady, Rail-
orally steady, to strong. The total sales we're
$1,000; and the sales of Erie second consols
Stocks-The market was weak and unusually
InIl, the sales amounting to only 400 600 shares.
Kansas and Texas, Lake Shore, Northwestern
Texas and Pacific, L~ackawanna, and Oregon
cent. of the. dej's business. At the oSening
prices were irregular, but the first quotations
snoWeG, in most instances, advances of 4 to- "a
Ter cent, generally, about the best of the
day. There was a decline in the 70, enoon of
! to Ia, in which the VanderbiIts led, followed
by a dull aud steady market for a time and re-
newed weakness later in the day that was checked
given to the final dealings; resulting in the clos
est figures, reached. The market closed barely
steady-, The only activity worthy of note was
de.bilts after midday was traceable to the eircu-
Iallon OF reports respecting an effort on the part
OF the New York Central to secure the vacation Of
the Injunction restraining the company from
teasing the West Shore and guaranteeing the
bonds OF the latter company. This and the decla-
ration OF a seml-annual dividend by the Chicago
and Northwestern Company OF per cent. on the
common, and a quarterly dividend Of Ia on the
preferred stock, and a dividend Of 8 per cent. on
the preferred stocx of the Chicago, st Padl, Min
neapolis and Omaha, furnished about all the i'm
portant news of the day. Nine railroads, eight of
which report earnings for the third week Of No.
yember, and one for the second, show an increase
in the earnings, ranging between small amounts,
and SII so by the Northwe tern Company, except
the Louisville and Nashville, which shows a de-
crease of S23,6N, as compared, with the CORE
spending weeks last year. The movements in
circulation. regarding the property conflicting.
IL closed with a net lose of | per cert. Llcka-
wanna is off IA, Reading =. Delaware
and Hudson is up Z, ex-dividend OF
~ Ger cent. The net loss in Lake Shore was IL.
aud in New York Central " per cent. The
grangers were decidedly weak St. Paul lost IL,
Nebraska and Northwestern Ia per cent: Union
Pacific is down IL, Oregon Railway and Naviga-
ton, rs; Erie, Pacific Mail, Texas Pacific and
Northern Pacific common, each l per cent;
Northern Pacific preferred, lH; Omaha common,
IA; Oregon TranscOntinental, 10; Canada
southern, rs, and others generally fractional
amounts. Missouri, Kansas and Texas was prom
iueDt Tor its strength, selling zp to So md clos
ing unchanged, l per cent. lower.
The total sales of stocks to-day were 40l ,2l2
shares, including Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western, 1900; Erie. 1850; Kansas and Texas,
$3.50; Lake shore, 81 1000; Louisville and Nash
vile, n,l20: N~orthwestern, 23,600; New Jersey
Contra, 1885,; New York Central, Is. 100:
Northern Pacific, $3.50; Pacific Mail, 1O,3l5;
t. Paul, 55.265; Texas Pacific, 2,66; Union
Pacific, 1880; Western Union, 10, 600; Northern
Pacltc preferred, Is $50: OREGON Transcontinent-
al, Il 100. Closing quotations: