National Republican., 1886-03-12
THE MARKETS.

Dizziness stili Reigns Supreme in Wall
Street, with Light Trading-Condi-
tion of the Money, Grain, and Pro-
vision Markets.
NEW York, March 1.-THE stock market
continues to run along in the same rut into
which 1t fell about a week ago, being very dull,
with fluctuations generally within n range Of
per cent for the whole day, and with final
changes of only small amounts. This morning
the market was generally a shade lower than
II closed last evening, and in the early dealings
in many cases further small declines were
established, but from that time until the close
of the board the market was firm to strong, re.
covering all the earlier losses ana advancing
fractions by O'Clock. In the last hour prices
were about steady until near the close, when
there was another small rally, and tho final
figures are for all the active stocks from "a TO q
per cent. higher than yesterdny-thc latter
Reading and Pacific Mail, but Lackawanna Is
up. 5S, Canadian Pacific, Texas Pacific, and
Lake Shore each n, and the rest small frac.
tions. Among the inactive shares the Wabash
ana Northwestern were very g strong, ron gainlnS
on small sales, and ST. Paul aud Duluth Is up
~ at dS5S, after selling at iSjI and onn limited
business. The exception to the general rule
was Western Union, which opened "a lower NJ
6SJS declined early to 67}S OH comparatively
large transactions, then became steady, and
slowly rallied to GS1A and closed 4 lower with
uet loss Ol per cent .
Tho rumors of the day were of q more than
ordinarily vague and uncertain character, but
they evidently were intended to show better
state of affairs. II was said this afternoon that
the strike on the southwestern system OF roads
would be settled in tho next iorty.elght hours.
and the statement was supposed to come from
inside sources. There were also rumors that
the Reading reorganization scheme would be
given to the public this afternoon, but no
knowledge of anything ofthe kind was known
TO the representatives OF the syndicate here.
There are indications that the Trnnscontl.
mental fight will be settled at an early date,
but nothing definite in regard to any of these
matters was known before o'clock. The to-
tai sales were only 270,25j shares n decrease
from yesterday of $1,000 shares, and of today 8
business six stOckS-Roading with ", $50, Lack.
awanna with 33 l50 and Western Union, Lake
Shore, st. Paul, ana Pacific Mail, with com
bincd sales of $3.50 shares-mado up over
100000 shares of the days business. North.
western earnings for the first week of March
show loss of $1,000 compared with the same
week last year. but the announcement had no
effect upon the price of the stock.
Money on call continues easy nt to 2I3
per cent, the last loan being t219. Exchange
on London continues dull and steady. Actual
rates, 4S1l1 for G0.day bills and lS9H for de.
mnnd. Posted rates, iSS for 60.day bills and
400 for demand. Government bonds are dull
and steady. State bonds have been neglected.
Treasury balances-Coin, SlG9, 1901 1888; cur
rency, Sll,5ls,25O.
Quotations OF Thursdays Stock Sales
The following daily market reports have beer
furnished by j. Vance Lewis, broker, lie DrOi