The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-02
FINANCIAL And COMMERCIAL.
MONEY AND STOCKS.
New York Financial Market.

NEW YORK. Feb. 2s.-Mo1ey-Easy az l92 per
cent, closiuga per cent
Prime Mercantile Pzper-s95 per cent
Recommendations and = pei cent. higher
Tor per cents At Oh bid.
state Ronds-Q1iet and shade lower for s0Ele
issues
The STOCK market was less sesive than at any
time since last Saturday, and the extreme fuc.
tuations wete generally within the range of
little over per cent The day passed without the
development of any important rEmors tending TO
influence values. There were early dealings st
IIices q shade lower tnsn the clio ing quotations
,esterday but after the first fifteen minutes ri
II aTket rallied, without maniiesting shy remark.
able strength. and prices before II o'clock were
seLeFally small fraction higher than last even
ing there was considerable activity in early
traDsGctions but after the rally the market be
came dull, with only slight huetnatio1s, ana con
there were further fractional gains In the last
hour the market became heavy sgaln, bat
prices wh,ch in most cases show gain I'M Tor the
day OF only small fractions. Over CO per ceut. OF
the days business consisted in trading IN the fol-
loving four stocks: Northwestern. 50, $50; Lacks-
wanna Al. 99S: Lake Shore, 43, 605, and ST. Paul,
Sc 09o shares. Leckawanna's lowest price was at
tie opening, when II sold al l02 aud from which
II forenoon 1929. and later 10 10 ~
IN The last hour IL dropped 10 1927, rallied 10
1885,. sold again 10 1927, and then MP TO l03 and
closed finally at 1021zi net gain for the day OF e
Delaware and Hudson was a higher at 1914 after
saetBsting between that price and III, and IN
this respect being an exception to the general
Central New Jersey was quiet a
OF j. lake shore opened "a lower at 6is4, rose in
the first hour TO IS, and throughout the re-
mainder was heavy, selling down TO 6]1s In the
forenoon. and on reduced business. after midday
rallied to the opening price OF 64sz, net loss of
81. New York Central, on little more than
naIf the business being Gone in Lake shore, was
wss steady in the morning at about 90. sales
being made at the same time AZ elA seller 60
highest price, and after a slight reaction closed
finally at that figure. gain of Is ~. Paul was
steady thro ghout the forenoon az 71ss97lS4, and
which IL rallied TO 724 and closed at 74Is
tain of % The largest transactions were
opening al 9i5s, but did not sell above 9i5s until
the afternoon, when IL toucned $50. declined
again 10 9f5s ana closed at 945s. gam OF "a per
cent. The greatest advance OF any OF the active
stocks the LIST was made by Pacific Mail. which
on light demand closed 81 the highest price OF the
day; &C. an Advance OF l per cent cent one OF the
highest at the opening and lowest at the close ths
extreme prices being 49, and 901s. the final price
snG on %ised lcs Rfs closed sr cent
lower for common at 251s and II per cent lower
for the preferred o. Sc.
The result of operations for the month which
closes day is general advance in almost every
thing OF the active list. The gain in the most
All coal roads, however, were prominent in the
advance. Delaware and Hudson gaining So per
cent, and Central New Jtrsey "a, New York Cen
CT tnul gains only =, and Mss8usi Pacific 81 per
cent. lower, Union Pacific loses IL. but Mannai-
goes up rs and Louisville and Nashville Sts
There was reduced business in railroad bon IS
but large number OF issues continues to be
SPECULATION in Erie seconds new, which opened at
$50, sold down 10 So, rallied to 56E and closed
nnslly at 5ss4. West shore frsts w"ra = per cent:
higher at 365z, afterward selling low rs - and
Nickel Plate hrsts show decline oI = per cent az
81. Among other important advances in other Sc
Missouri Pacific thirds at lO5H and an eouai adj.
vance in Ohio Central frsts At 6l%r
ST. Louis and San francisco general moTtgage
seconds OF class declined Il 10 par aud seconds
of Class were unchanged at the same price. At
isntie and Pacific, Western Division. frsts gaine "a
tI4A. and incomes lower al IL: Houston
and Texas Central hrsts Western Division, were
npl at 81. and md hrsTs OF main line coupon on e
1Z In New York City and NOIthera General
Mortgsse Trust Company certificates at sos, and
IL in the Pennsylvania C0mpang's ~ per cent.
COUPON. st Paul MINNEAPOLIS and Nil 1aukee
consolidated skies went up = at 105 Among the
bonds showing the greatest losses compared with
last previous sales are Denver Division hrsts
which are down "a per cent. at 90. while consoii
dated fTsts are per cent lower at "a. Canad
southern seconds sold at 1894. drop OF pc.
cent, and Great Western frsts show an equal de
cline at loo. Lafayette, Bloomington and Munei'
% az 60 0Ht e Per eent
100. Toledo and Wabash frsts are down = pc
cent. TO los. and st. Louis Division 6rsts are
per cent. lower at 1olH, o.her changes FOL
snsaI IIaetlons Inc totai sales amOunteu u
sl,227 Geo. decrease OF sj6l $50 from yesterday.
Transactions Stock Exchange aggregs teC
29SCo0 shares, of which 5000 were Lackawanua
10000 Kansas and Texas, Al, 600 Lake Shore 1000
louisville and Nashville. 5000 Missouri PacidC
5000 North western. 10000 New York Central. 8s
eoO 81. Paul, 10000 Union Pacific, 1900 Western
Union.
The sales of mining stocks during the forenoon
footed up g. 500 shares. of which 900 were Ami
stOi; 100 sutro Tunnel 40, 100 standard, go: o
Navajo 100: 100 Maryland Coal, leo, 100 HOrl
~ yer. 10: 100 Consolidated Pacific, 81, and 10
Consolidated California aud Virgins, %. In tn
sitegnoon 400 Plymouth sold at l69l64 aud 10
COnsondated California ana Virginia al 50.
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.