The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-23


KEW YORK. Feb. 2l.-IoDsy--l9l1. per cent;
closed - - per cent.
PINE Mercantile Paper -4s5 per cent.
Governments 1isf.
state secnritiss-stronv.
rhe stock market vas less active to-dsy, but
business las been well dstrfbut. and dealers re-
port good demand lc- ell classe~ Of securities.
including some which has been neglected for
msuy months past especially low priced stocks.
Liquidation, witch was The feature Of lat trad
ing yesterday afternoon. clndnued his morning
and stiil lower prices was recorded for almost
sTeryfhing On the list, the decline ranging from
=. 10 * per cent During the forenoon the market
duli nd irregular. but after the first
faJl.hous ONE Of the weGksst stocks on
the list including ST. paul and aIisssuri
gas e pTonife of again being the leading featorsg
or the day, began 10 move upwards, and by noon
and Delaware and Hudson was established. IN
the same time New iosk Central gained ! per
cent. and the rest OF the liss showed fractional
advances Persistent STRENGTH, with moderate
transactions was the feature of the afternoon
bfslness. The gains over midday prices were not
lFrae, and The movement upward somewhat er
rattle and nOs steady in the advance OF the whole
eolum, but at Gne close OF the Board prices
sbC1t The best OF the day. and from = 70 3 per
cent. higher than at the same time yesterday.
Coal stocks were conspicuous Tor their strength,
Deian are and HUDSON advancing on small trtns-
resterdsv a. rs O1iy 500 shares OF
from that time Until the close the board price
fuctue ed between 100 and lcC5f and closed a.
10s4. II was claimed that New Jersey CentrsPs
ecnoiiicn would be improved ~ canoe lat'ol
lease 10 The Reading, ana thai suca change
would likely be elected soon, on which the stock
further advanced in the afternoon until II sold st
ga 80 which Il closed. gain OF 4 per cent IL
va positively denied during the day that Van
deroiit had anything 20 do with the recent adj
vance IN New York Central and Lake Shore, but
hsd lately conference with the railroad Off
eials for the purpose OF adjusting the diff
feEences between the New York Central and West
shore, as these statements were affirmed only
yesterday, and both New York Central and Lake
shore took less prominent positions IN to-day's
stock market. AT the close Lake Shore Is at the
highest price OF the day at CO.., gain OF =; aud
central was up = az as. after selling at 9il4
northwestern gained l1s per ce1t; at 81, and 81
Paul tee most active stock on the Is as measured
by The number Of shares traded in. i q per cent
hlcher Al rs after selling between ~ and rs
Northern Pacific, common. was up s per cent. at
colorado Coal and c. ntral Pacific saned each
J. per cent az lZ5s and SSts respectively. Other
advances were for fractional amounts, snd with
few exceptions closing prices reached
Yesterday 8, Important exception oelhg the D9ia-
ware ana Hudson, Northern Paeifes Gnd Central
Pacific. Comparing prices this evening with thu
closing quotations of last Saturday, the creates
advances are SHOWN in coal stocks, the pTiac.pal
Gains being Delaware and Hudson, rs. l. lckRwan
na. IL. and Jersey Central. ,. LAKE shore
= while among less prominent stocks Central
ferred 81 ano Louisville ana Nashville "a sn1
Union Pacific is y and Missouri Pacific a per
cent. lower,
Business in railroad to1ds well dIstributed
bat ding for comparative small
kmounts IN each case. Total sales amounted
TO 1,i73000, and quotations for this
class Of securi les continues to advance,
very large gsins being made 70 day for severa Is
sizes. Colorado Coal nd Iron 6S were not tra8el IN
bsfore the regular bond call, but then opened Ia
nIgEer at e. aud during the afternoon rose 70 IS,
Win sales. for The day only. OF I6 GO shares.
The was also gain OF a. per cent in Lake Nrie
and western ir comes At %, and = per cen. n IS
al -. In Denver and Rio Graude. irsts there ,y~s
advance at 81 OF per sDt. from last pre- Ei0us
sale. February Is. Oregon improvement Gonna
nv hrls.rose 2iper cent 10 20. Louisville AID Nasu
vile. New Orb ans and Mobiiesec )nds showj4 in
Of ~ cent. at 6ft4 aud &c. 40 6's -
East Tennessee. Virginia and sorgla fret -.
FoustoH and Texas entral fiTsls main lice
eonsol. and Chicago and 81 Paul. Minnesota
trsts, lls: each per cent higher. Oregon Kali
Wsv aud Navigation irsts camel = per cent, a.
IC91&. and WABASH. st. LOuis and Pacific tChicagO
pivisionl 20 per cent. g. Texas Pacific land
grants are up "a per cent at IS, aud Rio SIrande
Division firsts coupon are = per cent. at IS.
Transactions Stock Exchange aggregated
2S.60O shares, of which 10000 We're Lscsawanns
$4,000 Lake shore, COCO Northwestern. IL 600 New
Jersey Central, 81 900 New York Central II 900 St.
Paul. - Western Union.
6ovKRNSsNT SECURITIES.
Sterling. 60 days.....4ssis o. s. 41Ss..... 112IS
Sterling, sisht........4S512 New q. 2
3 per oent. bonds..--.l0l
NoTK-The purchasing price for Government
bends liz indianapolis varies from the New YORK