The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-17


New England sight, / discount; New
0rleans,4 discount buying, par selling.
BANK STOCKS.
Bank of Commerce l46 Did, 149 asked
First National ...".*147 bid, l52 asked
German Bank..... 1852 bid, 1876 asked
State National. "l45 bid, las asked
Union and Planter $50 bid, Isl asked
Mercantile Bsnk...135 bid, 1874 asked
INSURANCE STOCKS.
Bluff 100 bid, -. asked
Herpando.............. l02 bid, 105 asked
Home ........... ...."...75 bid, so asked
Memphis City 1929 Did, 105 asked
PEOPLES. S28 bid, SO asked
Phoenix. ........ 100 bid, 102 asked
.."lU3 pa IUo asked
Vanderbilt. ...."........25 bid, 70 asked
Arlington. bid, -. asked
Factors ............... .........".."20 asked
MsOELLANEoUs.
M. and @. R.R. shsres..97 bid, -. asked
NIT. R.R. shrs, ......45 bid, so asked
NJ. & G. consols, 7s...11S bid, e. asked
NJ. & L. r, lat m. 8s... los bid, -. asked
Miss. & I R.R. cs, A.. III bid, l1S asked
Miss. & TR.R.cs, B...l06 bid, l0S asked
Tenn. WITS. ser D.......90 bid, SO asked
Tenn. WITS. ser. Z TO J..S2 bid, So asked
Shelby Co. 6s........-l0S old, 10 ssked
Tax. Dist. A, 6s,.... 96 bid, 81 asked
Tax. Dist. e. ....... .104 bid, l05 asked
Mem. Gas bonds, ..... los bid, e. asked
Mem. Water bonds.....96 bid, =. asked
Hanauer Oil Works.. e. bid, 80 asked
Am. Cot Oil trust, ...3l2 bid, 329 asked
Pioneer Cotton Mills. 25 bid, 30 asked
Mem. Stor. Com, Oo..100 bid, l02 asked
Mem. Gas stock......78 bid, 50 asked
"Ex-dividends.
New YORK, July 16.--Money on cal
easy, ranging from J. ! to 2 per cent,
cloiing at II per Cent agkei. Prime
mercantile paper, 4(95 Sterling ex-
change dull; 1851 for sixty days and
487l for demand.
Bonds - Government bonds were
dull but fun, with the tours strong
aud in demgnd. State bonds were
dull and steady. Railroad bonds were
in fair reques sa es, ~, 10000. The
Texas and Pacific Issues we're again
feature, the Rio GrsDde SKIS, coupon
off, selling slS4 ,0W, and lard grant,
$l89,O00 hero is considerable uu-
certainty abou. the d1ings Of the elf.
ferent committee fOrmeijto re1rganize
the Texas ard Pa ifiG road, out hold
eis Of the two active issues mentioned
above feel confident thai they viii APP
preciate in value no matter which plan
Is adopted. Closing prices generally
slow advances. HOus. on aud I, Xa9
general SKIES are up at 6S; Texas aud
Psc fic terminal skies, q a. 424; Cen
trail IOEa, Eastern Division likes are
down 3 at 81.
Stocks Stocks opened with more
decided feeling 80 favor Of higher
pricee, more harmonious relations with
the CHICAGO snd Atlantic serving 10
help the speculation in Erie. Elk en-
siye buying for London account was
also a factor In the rise Of the morn
ing. Sterling exchange rates We're =
duced ou account Of a batter supply Of
hi Is drawn against securities lately
purchased 10 this market but the let-
ter fac. was lost sight Ct when the
market became too top heavy to suit
the leaders aud prices we've let down
toward midday, the market sinking
into the usua midsummer dizziness
until Western Union was again taken
hold OF and iited, the entire market
following. The weak spot OF he
market was LackswauDa, which was
attacked from several different quar-
tiers at once ard dropped quickly over
per cent. A noticeable feature OF
the decline in this stock, however,
WAS the small lots traded in.
After the movement IN West
ern Union, the market went along
slowly and closed about steady. Il IL
largely believed that the shorts