The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-26
FIRM AND STRONG MARKETS.
Wheat Closes at the Highest Figures
Scored During the Past Six Days,
knd Only Three Cents Under the Best Prices
Of the Month-Proyisions Fairly
Active and Strong.
MONEY AND STOCKS.
Dull ut the Opening, Dull Through the Day,
aud Dull at the Close.

Dull ut the Opening, Dull Through the Day
and Dull at the Close.
NEw York. April 25.-Money on call con
tinues easy at l0la per cent, closing at pei
cant
Prime mercantile paper, 405 per cent
Bar silver, $lO8
Foreign exchange is extremely dull actual
business is done at 81 sc and 81 So
The sales of stocks today aggregated 76, 500
shares including the following Northwestern
600; New York Central, $500; Pacific Mail,
$500; ST. Paul, $500; Union Pacific, Is, 200;
Oregon & Transcontinental 5000.
Government bonds have been quiet and steady,
with an advance of in the quotations for the
coupon four-and a. half per ce.sts. ana decline
Of for the tours There were sales of the four
and-a-half per cents, registered, at ll2l and of
the coupons at 112s.
State bonds have been very quiet, and quota
lions, when made, show no important changes.
The railway bond market was less active.
Prices this evening are generally higher as COM
pared with last previous sales. The ..oraI sales
to-day were So..,vu0, decrease Of $78, 600
There was one stock on the list to-day in which
fourth of an average days business for
an active stock. The sales of Union Pacific
were 1880 shares, bat the business
IN no other stock on the list
amounted to as much as 10000 shares It was
dull at the opening, dull all day, and dull at the
close. The total sales were l68. 600 shares. The
range of fluctuations has been in most eases,
within small fraction of per cent, and the
closing prices this evening for the usually
active stocks are about equally divided
ka4u adj aud isx.no 81 1 90
per cent Omaha preferred is down !
per cent, while Oregon Navigation Is up
1; Oregon g. Transcontinentai was unusually
active. for that stock, and is higher this even
ing 1t is learned that the suit OF the Northern
Pacific against the Oregon 81 Transcontinental,
Is not expected to como up for trial until
October. A director of the Northern Pa
cifc Company says that before Mr. Wizards
retirement there was an acknowledged debt of
about 5000, 900 owing the Northern Pacific by
the Oregon Il Traneontinental Company, but
the present managers claim that the books now
show counter-elaim against the Northern Pa
cifc of about 49, 100000
An injunction has been issued on the Union
Pacific company, restraining it from leasing the
Oregon Railway e. Navigation Companys line.
This injunction was granted year ago to a
holder OF Oregon Steamship Company stock,
and it prevents the Oregon Navigation Company
from issuing consolidated bonds, and forbids a
lease Of the navigation company to the North
without fling an indemnity bond to
the amount Of 100000 The injunction
just served can be set aside, of course by filing
such a bond. The total sales for two weeks have
been 100000 shares, and prices generally show
only very moderate changes from those of last
Saturday evening There was drop in the
Omahas, the preferred being Al lower; and there
was gain Of q in tho Missouri Pacific, these
being the two extremes.
The market closed with the following prices
bid: