The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-11-18


NEW YORK, Nov. l6.-Money-On call easy at
2@3 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 41za51k per cent.
Foreign exchange quiet al is2112 Tor GO days and
49, for demand.
The total sales of stock to-day were 767,96l
shares, including Canada Southern, $3.50; Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western, ll.57l: Erie, co.
so; Kansas and Texas, S5,0a5 Lake shore, 42,S2S;
Louisville and Nashville, cole; Lake Erie and
Western. $3.50; New Jersey Central, 3lls; North
western, 100; New York Central, 1880; North
ern Pacific, 1880; Ohio and Mississippi, 1900;
Reading. 800: st. Paul, lG5.55; 81. Paul and
Omaha, 1920; Texas and Paelfc 1910 Union
Union $3.50; Northern Pacific preferred, 1861;
Oregon and Transcontinental, 300.
Government bonds were dull and steady.
state bonds dull, with q tendency to weAkhess:
Notwithstanding great activity in the railroad
stock market, the trading in railroad bonds was
Sey S TT hS h's al fs @ nearly ey d.
vided between Erie second consoiS ana Atlanuc
and Pacific incomes. The remainder Oh the Oust'
ness was widely distributed With q few eXcc{'-
tions prices are higher. Atlantic aud Pacific in
comes were particularly active during the after
DOOn. and closed with an advance OF "a, Etc
seconds made net advance OF per cent,
This was another extremely active day or the
stock Exchange. The sales during the iirst two
hours of business were never exceeded IN Tie same
length OF time. The Total sales of the day amount
ed 10 IT'S 00t hare> The business continues 70 be
y.
Western Union, Erie, Northern Pacific preferred.
| Lake Shore and Missouri, Kansas ana Texas con-
| tSibused 500 shares. ST. Paul was again the
leading feature. The transactions foot up l6j,6Oo
shares and for the past days BIZ. 600 shares, or
more rhan the total capital stock. common 81 the
company. IL j now generally conceded that the
| yublic was.an active buyer OF stocks last week
| Tbegeneral market was very strong at the open
| ing. The gains range from i 10 a per cent. for
tire active list. In some cases there were further
! slight advances, then the market became heavy
| and lost fractional amounts. By II O'Clock an
1 other upward movement hsS begun, which ear
| ried quotations as q rule TO highest prices OF
| the day. some time before O'Clock.
| After o'clock the movement was downward
| although there were reactions. The lowest quo
1 tatiOnS reached were in the last nOsr, IN many
cases few minutes before the close. In the hnal
| dealings an upward turn was given, and the mar
| ket closed apparently strong. The strength how
/ impart but little trmneSS 10 the dealings. The
/ movement of prices throughout the day was ir
| regular, and for most of the time ievcrish. The
| low priced stocks, that have been dormant lOr a
/ long time past, were not forgotten. There was
active trading in Atlantic and Pacific at 10 e@11i :
4 closing NJ lOss, with sales OF 1880 shares
1 IL is understood tnat a strong bull poo
4 has been formed in the stock, anC
sold At - alJ}4 and closed at Is: -. Paul and
Duluth sold from Dol To 3D.. but closed at 20
| and the preferred advanced from 912 10 49,
l closing at Gyls. The closing quotations this even
i ing a. compared with Saturday, show generally
4 advances ranging from - 10 over per cent
Among the Old active list Western Union. Pacific
Mail and Northern Pacific are the only stocks tina
| show net gain OF a much a per cent. Their
/ was decided activity in the Wabash issues. tb'
4 sales OF the common amounting 70 1900 shares
/ Ii closed with gain OF per cent at l., ate
| selling at Is. while the preferred closed with
| gain OF - The only important declines are il
4 Louisville and Nashville, =: st. Paul, -; Lax
/ shore aud Lackawanna each a; Northwestern
| Michigan Central and Texas Pacific ar un