St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-27
FINANCIAL.
Now York.

NEW YORK, Oct 26.-Money on call active
at 1907 per cent, closing at asked. Prime
mercantile paper, 495. Sterling exchange
dull but steady at $4.S01s for sixty-day bills
and $4.S4 for demand. Government bonds
were dull and steady. State bends were dull
and steady. The stock market until the last
hour presented the same general features
that it has for several days past, four or tvee
stocks monopolizing the great majority of the
trading, and prices slowly Sagging of upon
limited business ana narrow fluctuations.
Jersey Central was again feature of the
trading, and was strong almost all the way up.
Other coal stocks were quiet with the excep-
ton of Reading, which became one of the
leaders in the last hour, both for strength
and activity. Louisville q Nashville was re-
markably strong and active all day, prlncl-
pally upon buying by London, which also
traded to some extent in Northern
Pacific preferred. Among the grangers St.
Paul was the only one showing any life, but
it followed the general market. Union Pa
cific was the special object of attack by the
bears and it broke u per cent. i'll the morn
ing, but in the afternoons rise the loss was
entirely recovered. The special feature OF
the trading toward the end of the day was the
extraordinary advance and activity in Nash
vile, Chattanooga & st. Louis which gained
over per cent. The opening was firm to
strong, first prices showing advances over the
closing figures of last evening, ranging from
&c to &c generally, while New England and
Union Pacific were each up PC. The aiding
was quiet, the only feature being the weak
ness in Union Pacific and the strength in Jer-
sey Central and Louisville s. Nashville. The
general market was heavy and dull and so
continued until the afternoon, when break
occurred in Pacific Mail. There was tnen
some improvement in prices, which in the
last hour became decided upward move
ment over the whole list and the
early losses were regalned in almost
every case, the market closing strong at or
near the best figures of the day. Sales, 315
2I5 shares: ST. Paul 81, 100: Reading $500:
Jersey Central %, 400; Union Pacific 2I,600.
Final prices show advances for nearly every
thing on the active list. Louisville & Nash
vile is up 21l; Canada Southern, ~; Nickel
Plate preferred. ~; Michigan Central, IA,
and Lackawanna and Jersey Central l "a each.
Railroad bonds were quiet; sales, S1,47 600;
West Shore As contributed S245, 600; Kansas Il
Texas IS, S222, 600; Houston Texas IDS are
up "a, at Sc; Peoria, Decatur Il Evansville lists
g at lis; Hannibal & ST. Joe consOls are down
2 at 121, and Lake Erie & Western incomes at
$780, The total sales of stocks to-day were
315,215 shares, including Canada Southern
9815 Delaware, Lacka wanna & Western 5000,
Erie 11,315, Kansas s. Texas $50, Lake Shore
l0,3O1, Louisville & Nashville S. 1855, New
Jersey Central 1880, Pacific Mail 1880,
Reading I3, $40, ST. Paul 37,l00, Texas Pacific
$3.50, Union Pacific 21,630, Western Union
IL, S75, Northern Pacific preferred 4, 52O Ore
gon g. Transcontinental 4,515
R. NJ NEWPORT Prest., MICHAEL DEFIEL. V.-Pres
w. B. EVANS, Cashier, c. A. HAWKS, Asst Cashier.
THE SEVEN CORNERS BANK,