The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-24
CONDITION OF THE MARKETS.
Wheat Opens Easy, but Quickly Becomes
Active, Firm, and Even Buoyant,
Under the Influence of RumOred Injury to
FsliEewn Grain-Corn and Oats Also Adj
vsnee-Provision Slow, Closing Dull
MONEY, BONDS AND STOCKS.
A Day Of Great Dizziness, Relieved by Occa
siOnal Dashes by the 'Bears."

A Day of Great Dizziness, Relieved by Occa-
siOnal Dashes by the ''Bears."
NEW YORK, Oct. 23-Money ON call was quiet at
406 per cent, closing at 405.
Prime mercantile paper, 4a5 per cent.
Sterling exchange was dull at $4So4 for sixty-day
bills, and 4.s3la for demand.
The total sales of stocks to-day were 220,O21
shares, Including the following: Delaware, Lacka-
wanna b Western, $500; Erie, 3,710; Missouri
Kansas 8 Texas A, 800; Lake Shore, 1885; Louis
vile g. Nashville 5000; Northwestern, $780, New
Jersey Central, &c $780, New York Central 5,762;
Reading, Is, 245, st. Paul, 1885, Texas Pacific
1900; Union Pacific 1850; Western Union, 80, 055.
Government bonds were dull and steady.
State bonds were quiet and steady.
To-day's stock market was the smallest for month
or more It was dull almost from beginning to end,
the monotony being relieved only by dashes made by
the bears" There little done except by the
professional traders, and only three stocks showed
Union and st. Paul. The efforts of the "bears''
principally were directed against Jersey Cen
trial. but il resisted stubbornly, the widest
pressure was removed It again recovered and for the
FIRST time in many days shows net advance at the
close A drive was made at New York Central in the
early part of the afternoon, and its price was de-
pressed 11s, but it also recovered later. Western
Union attracted considerable attention, and was
eceably strong throughout the day runpr was cir
IN this stock. which induced buying by the room
traders. st. Paul rather weak in the early part
of the day upon selling by the room. but it also
cred later The general market quiet and gener-
ally firm, with fluctuations confined within narrow
range. The opening was heavy to weak, first prices
showing declines ranging from lease. The market
became firm and dull before noon. Efforts were made
TO depress prices between II and 2 o'clock,
but. had little effect except upon special
stocks In the last hour there more activity,
eompanied by increased strength, and the market
elosed quiet but firm close to the best figures of the
day Sales, zee, 2IO shares; Western Union 80, 055;
Jersey Central, %, $50; St. Paul. 22,555 There
were very few net declines for the day. and in only
two cases Western Union, with Ia and Texas Pa
cifc, with l per cent were the advances for more
than fractions. The sales for the week z 2S9,
779 shares against 500. 1S9 for the week previous
Railroad bonds moderately active. Sales, ST.,
D35 600. The Kansas &Texas iss were d feature,
and both the fves and skies strong, while the
sevsns were weak. The sales of the SKIES foot up
SAG OOe The Detroit. Mackinae g Marquette land
grants also active and strong upon the fact that
dividend equal to 10 per cent to be declared
these bonds shortly, Their sales were $I93. 600.
Kansas 8 Texas fves rose %, to 9la4 Mackinac &
Marquette land. grants 23 to Asia; Jersey Central
eonsols lost g. at 107; Denver s. Rio Grande Western
Nssented, ga, at IA. Sales for the week. $11 $685..
600. Closing quotations were: