The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-01

| Outstanding short interest is sill very
large. The other coal stocks, especi-
ally Jersey Central, were features of
| the day. The latter was aGvsnc d ia
the morning upon the renewed cond
dence that the Baltimore and Ohio
would carry out its contract. The
5 u hwsstsrn stocks, particularly Tex
ss Pacific snd Kansas and Texas, at
tractsd much attention, and Western
U3ion wss very largely traded in.
Union Pacific vas rext iavoriie, after
! Reading, upon rum1Is from Washing
ton Of favorable CevelopmeDts to the
compsny. The CHANGERS, with the
exception OF st. Paul, were quiet and
comparatively steady, as were also the
trunk line sbarea. The opening was
strong, first prices generally showing
advap ces over last evenings closing
figures OF from ] to J per cent. a few
stocke, however, were small fractions
lower Business was extremely active,
but prices 8 gged off little 10 the eaily
trading, New England being specially
weak. The entire market, however,
coon became strong, j srse y Central aud
Union Pacific making the largest ad-
vsnces. Reading became Suddenly
more active aud snoDg after IL O'Clock
but the upward movement eliminated
before l o'clock aud a general decline
followed, in which all the strong
stocks OF the morning were noticeable.
A fractional rally was followed by an
other decided break in the last hour
end the market finally closed on a
rally, feverish and irregular. SAFES,
Y0l .877 shares, Of which Reading fur
nished $40, 465; Union Pacific, SO, 1875;
Texas Pacific, $4,000; Western Union,
50,S20; Jersey Central. 43,23l, and
Kansas and Texas, 4S,035. Notwith-
standing the large advance for the
day, up to ] O'clock pm, in many
stocks, not single one on the active
list records net advance for the en-
the day. Chattanooga, however, Is
up per cent. Richmond and West
Point lost 5 per cent; Michigan Cen
trail, 2; Delaware and Hudson, II;
Reading, IL; New England and Hook
ing Valley, each II; Canada South
ern and Norfolk and Western, each
It, and Lake Shore and Western
Union, each l per cent. Rail-
road bonds were less active;
sales, 1888 900. PIiCes were strong
In the morning, but in sympathy
with the share market gave way to.
ward the close, and though majority
show a net gain for the day, several
material declines were established.
Denver and Rio Grande 4s gained 4
upon sales of $3S6,000, Texas Pacific
income trust receipts sold $3l4,000 at
loss OF per cent, Detroit, Mack.
mac and Marquette firsts rose %, to
100; tbs land grants %, to so; Lsfay-
ette, BLOOMINGTON and Muncis 6rsts
2, to 108, and Susqushanna and Wet
ern debentures, coupon off, 2, to "a.
Richmond and Allegheny certif Gates
lost 8, at "a; North Missouri firsts 80,
at 1864, Mining shares were active
and strong. Rsppahsnnock led, with
sales of 10000 shares; Bulger, IT'S;
Consolidated Imrerisl, 154, Alice, $50;
Desdwood, $40. Petroleum opened
firm at 16c, remained firm till noon,
sold down to 774c, rallied, advanced
steadily to 79Sc near the close, when
under heavy selling orders it broke,
and closed weak at este. Sales, 4,767,-
600 brls.
The total sales of stocks today were
90l ,847 shares, including CsnadaSouth-
ern, 1915; Central Pacific, 6125; Della.
ware, Lackswanna and Western, o.
no; Denver and Rio Grande, $500;
Erie, 10, s95; Kansas and Texas, 49,
OBS; Lake Shore, l7,l67; Louisville
and Nashville, 1855; Northwestern,
11,2T5; New jersey Central, 1921
New York Central, 1896; Northern Pa
cific, 500; Ohio and Mississippi,
$3.50; Pacific Mail, 1920; Reading,
$40. 1855; st. Paul and 0maha, 1850; |
Texas and Pacific, G0,090; Union |
Pac fc, 99,l96; Western Union. So
$40; Wabash Pacific, 1910; Northern !
Pacific preferred, 10, 225; Oregon and |
Transeontinental, 1855 Hooking Val
ley, 1895. Closing quotations.:
GOVERNMENTS.
a1as, coup, lllA. Pacific 6s Of 1875, 1854,
BONDS.
La. stamps, As, S23s. Missouri IS, 1C8I$.
Cent; Pac; lists, Hex. Den 4 RIG. lsts, lie.
N X AT. Gen. IS, l0415 North. Pac. lists, 11714.
North. Pac. 2ds, 1903. N. Western con- 1879.
N West deb .5s,l08. St.L.S.F Gen. NJ ia
81. Paul con, 1873. St.P. .&P lists, l20h,
p: land grants,bO. 4. p. X lex oOu,75l9,
U. p. lists, ICY, West Shore, 1857.
Tenn IS, set mt, lC6. Tenn .5s set mt, 1929,
Tenn. 81, set mt,7S54.
STOCKS.
Adams Express, 1856. Morris&E., of'd, 14191.
Allegheny Cent IL. Nashville q q SO.
Alton 4 I. H" $59. N,J.Gentral, 52H.
Il .H.,pfd., So. Nor.& w .pid, 5l56.
American Ex., l071a. Northern Pac. ,2816.
y. q. Il. * N, 30. Northern Pac pfd, 63A
yanada Pac., So: ca N. W. ,ll9.
Ianada Sou. 659s. C.&N.W pfd. ,14S.
central Pacific, 40. MY Central, 1li3s.
chesapeake i 0.,9. N.Y.C.& st. ,l4%,
Z. y. lst pfd, -. N.Y.C.& st l.. pid ,2S%
J. d o. I'd pfd,ll%. Ohio Central, =.
;hicago AL Ohio x Miss. ,391s.
J. az A. pfd ,l6O. on Miss .pfd, 81
=, y: Y ,l3lM. Ontario q West, 2114.
=, st. u. n o. Oregon Nav, log
J, st. P, II. Oregon Trans, 35Js,
J. st. La P.pfd, 500. Oregon Imp, IA.
!. ). a. e.: 20. Pacific Mail, $40.
!. e, ia. Panama, IS.
J. Il IL. Valley, Az. PeOria d. 4 E., 3S14.
Del. Hud;, l04M. Pittsburg, 14S.
lel., l.. y ~, l4lY. Pullman &C., H1%.
len. d Rio G 41s. Reading, 49S.
erie, 3l1s, Rock Island, 1T.
lrie pfd, 1s1z. St.L. 4 ST. S315.
Jew East Tenn, ~ .St.L. &S.F pfd, 691.
JewE Tenn. pfc, 20. StL.&S.F, lst D, lib
'Ort Wayne, IA. O. NJ A ST p 93%