The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-20
CONDITION OF THE MARKETS.
Wheat Fairly Active, Accompanied by a
Stronger Tone and Higher Prices.
Corn Dull and Weak Under Liberal Offerings
Oats Firm and Higher-Provisions Act
i've at Practically Unchanged Prices.
MONEY, BONDS AND STOCKS.

Stocks Quiet, Closing with but Few Changes
of Importance-BondsL Less Active.
NEW YORK, Oct 19.-Money on call was act
I've, ranging from to per cent, closing at
asked
Prime mercantile paper 405 per cent.
Foreign exchange was quiet and steady; actual
business at s. 80a 0481 for sixty day bills, and
e4.A 04844 for demand
The total sales of stocks to-day were 3e2, 1863
shares, including the following: Canada South
srn. $500; Delaware, Lackawanna g. Western,
81, 600; Kansas & Pexas. 1900; Lake Shore,
9,170; Louisville 8 Nashville, 90, TAO: Manhattan
Consolidated, 1866; Northwestern, 4,OOU; New
Jersey Central. So 12O Ohio & Mississippi. 1850;
Reading, 37,450; St Paul, 1920; Texas 6 Pa
cihc, 1920; Western Union, 1868; Northern
Pacific preferred, 8,055; Oregon & Transconti-
mental, Is, 435.
Government bonds were dull and steady.
State bonds were dull and steady.
Stocks we're quiet and at times dull, the coal
stocks and Louisville & Nashville attracting the
most interest In the early morning drive was
made at Jersey CentralS which became feverish,
and, after several wide fluctuations. was de-
pressed about 2 per cent. 1t received support
later, lts hnal loss being fraction only. Read
Louisville 81 Nashville was active and strong
throughout the entire day There was some
Lon6on selling but it had little effect upon the
general market The opening was irregular but
generally lower, the changes being for small
fractions only, except Delaware u Hud-
son, which was up 4, and Hooking Val
ley Z The early dealings were marked with
much fevershness and irregularity, especially in
Jersey Central but the general list was firm, with
frequent fluctuations until about o'clock, when
it became dull and prices remained stationary.
There was some weakness in the last hour, but
the market closed about steady. Most of the act
I've list are higher tonight, though important
changes few. Louisville & Nashville and
New England are each up II. and Hooking Val
ley is Il lower Other changes are for fractions
only. Sales, 362, 1907 shares. Jersey Central
furnished 90. 100 shares; Reading, 81 $50 shares;
followed by Louisville & Nashville, Lackawanna
and Hooking Valley in the order named.
Railroad bonds were less active, but outside
Of the Jersey Central issues the Detroit, Mack
lnac & Marquette issues; the Ohio Southern,
And Atlantic d Pacific incomes. and the Fort
Worth g Denver tirsts. extremely unin-
cerestng. Sales. 81. $4,000, of which the De-
eroit, Mackinac IL Marquette land grants furn-
ished $2l2000 the Ohio Southern incomes,
0206 000 and the Atlantic & Pacific incomes,
0173,000 Prices were irregular and show insig-
hihcant changes only in a great majority of
cases. Jersey Central bonds, however, were
QonsDicuously weak. and the frsts lost 81 at
hos; the convertibles, 4. at 110a; the adjust.
o. The Macknac & Marquette frsts rose 2,
Seconds %, to "a. Closing quotations were:
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