The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-01
CONDITION OF THE MARKETS.
Wheat Opens at the lowest Figures of
the Day and Steadily Advances.
Less Interest in Corn, Which Fluctuates With
in Narrow Range-Mess Pork Declines,
and Closes at Wednesdays Figures.
MONEY, BONDS AND STOCKS.

Railway Bonds Dull and Generally Firm
Decreased Business I'm Stocks.
NEW YORK, Sept. 30-Money on call loaned at
colo per cent closing at per cent. asked.
Prime mercantile paper, 405 per cent.
Sterling exchange was duh and unchanged
The total sales of stocks to-day were 399 O44
shares. ircludng the following: Canada Southern,
R1, TAG; Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 800;
Denver g. Rio Grande, 4175; Erie, 81, 1875; Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Texas. 10, $50; Lake Shore, 81
702; Louisville & Nashville, 7345 Michigan Central,
7,224; Manhattan CONSOLIDATED, 1851 Northwestern,
$50; New Jersey Central 1885, New York Cen
trail, 5, 115; Pacific Mail $3.50; Reading 1885,
st. Paul, AZ, $50; st. Paul & Omaha, 14.36O:
Texas 8 Pacific. 9,765; Union Raeifc, $3.50;
Western Union. 90 1876; Northern Pacific preferred,
8, 167, Oregon & Transcontinental, $500.
Government bonds have been dull, but very strong
for the fours, and firm for the other issues.
State bonds have been dull and steady
Railroad bonds have been dull and generally firm,
but without feature of any kind. The business
amounted to 81 ,273 900. Canada Southern seconds
furnished S1s6,O0o. Prices followed closely the
fluctuations in the share market for while in the
morning but yielded later. Final prices show irregu
lar changes, but declines the moro numerous
Jersey Central convertibes lost O. at III; Northwest
ern debentures 1lo at 1882; Albany & Susquehanna
SKIES pig, and Indianapolis Decatur & Springfield in
come trust receipts. 2, at 81.
The transactions at the Stock Exchange to-day were
the smallest for any day in two weeks. This may
have been caused by the fact that to-day is Jewish
holiday.
The Vanderbilts were again the special features es
pecialy in the early trading but after the
ment that there dividend on Lake Shore, Can
ada Southern Michigan Central, these stocks
sold freely. New England was again active
and non.--Atiyely steady, though it shared in
the advsnce Of the m.-aing and the decline of the
AFTERNOON. st. Paul much moo active than usual
of late but It's fluctuations were small and of HIT
significance In the afternoon, Manhattan and Mani
toba advanced sharply heavy trading, for those
stocks. Prices at the opening irregular differ
ranging from le to So per There was some
hesitation and feverishness in the first few minutes
but the market soon became strong throughoao and
continued until nearly noon, before viii time the
highest prices of the day recorded The market
became quiet, after reaction, and was generally
heavy until the last hour, nen realizaons caused an
increase In the amor-dc of business done and de-
cided weakness "a prices. The market closed quiet
but weak at sne lowest of the day The business
399 Ga shares; New England furnished 46 800 and
St Paul AZ. 318 shares Final prices were almost in
variaby lower the only exceptions being the Wander
bilts and c., O., G. s. l.. which were up per cent
but Lake Shore the other hand, is down s.; Cen
trail Pacific, liz; Jersey Central IN and Kansas &
Toxas per cent Closing quotations