The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-31
CONDITION OF THE MARKETS
Wheat Rules Heavy During the Day,
but Rallies During the Afternoon.
Germ Declines in the Forenoon, but Closes a
Trife higher than on Priday-0ats Lower
Provisions Very Quiet and Steady.
MONEY, BONDS AND STOCKS.
Stocks Less Active but Firm-Railway Bond
Firm aud Higher

Stocks Less Active but Firm-Railway Bonds
Firm and Higher.
NEW YORK, Oct 30-3ioney on call was quiet at
Ato per cent closing at 50512
Prime mercantile paper, 495 per cent.
Sterling exchange was dull but steady and un-
changed.
The total sales Of stocks to-day were 255 963 shares
including the following: Canada Southern, 5000;
Delaware Laekawanna s. Western, 1900; Delaware
g Hudson, 1886: Erie 6 200; Kansas & Texas
$500; Lake Shore, sc. $50; Louisville & Nashville
$500; Missouri Pacific, 3 OO0 North western 4, 100;
New dorsey Central g. 915; Ohio g. Mississippi, 300
Pacific Mail. 4.53O; Reading, g. $780, st. Paul. H.
$50, Texas s. Pacific, $500; Western Union "a, $50;
Oregon IS Transconti nental i 900.
Govsrrxnsas bonds dull and steady.
Stats bonds were dull and steady.
Stocks showed much less activity. but prices, with
very little Interruption, were firm to strong through
tho day Western Union and Lake Shore attracted
most attention among the active stocks and the latter
was specially active aud strong in the last hour. when
the advance in tie liss checked. Among the act
i've stocks, the Southwestern roads were all
9 Ohio became conspicuous. The money mar,
continued free SIMPLY of the Inducements to
buy. Tho ma<xst openod irregular. but generally
heavy though the changes were Insignificant, except
IN Pacific Mail which was up is. There a mod
ara%8 business only. but prices firm and
timed uI1tt the last heur, when liberal reazations
checked the general advance except for ST. Paul The
marketelased frs at the best prices reached
SaaeS 265, 963 saaros. Western Union furnished
-, 500: Lake Shore, 2 $50. Final prices almost in
varSabiy show advances. and ST. Paul s. Duluth is up
6a1; Lake, Shore. Ia, Richmond & West Point. lo
Colorado Cea, 1aa: Mehile & Ohio. 1ls: Delaware S
Hudson l. and OTHERS fractions. Sales for the week
17Se O59 shares, against 2 ESQ IT'S for the previous
week Prices generally higher, but for small
amounts only in the active list.
Railroad boards much more active; sales So
0S4, 100. The eonsseooasiy active issues Fort
Worth & Denver ifrges with sales of $218 900; Erie
seconds VITA $a68yG0O. aud West Shore frsts, with
$b15, GOO. Prices 4rm throug hout the day, and
6nAl prices generally show advances. IIehigh &
WAkesbarre eonsols, assented to H. Lake Erie
~ Western, frsts, 81, to 1o43t; Milwaukee & North
ern. frsts of 1910 4, to LOG; Ohio s. Mississippi
Springfield fsAs. 2In. to 3d. Fort Wayne, frsts 2 to
LAS; Mobise e Ohio. 6rsts debentures. g. to 3d. the
SeSond debentnres A. to So The sales for the week
wsre SO. OF against $40, 165 900 for the prev
Gus week.
The weekly bank statement shows the following
changes:
SSSSerVe, increase p9Z3 1Oo
1A0stlSs oScrease Loo, @OO
@FSC<S increase oOL, SUI
Legal tencsRs, increase --.---.--- ZOO,9oO
Clrculataon- decrease ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 11.oOU
Tho banks now hold Sc, 1893, 675 in excess of the
70 cent. rule.