The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-21

BANK STOCKS.
Bank OF Commerce. LAC bid, 149 esked
First Nation a! ........160 bid, 165 asked
German Bank ........ 1876 bid, 20) seked
State National ...... 145 bid, $50 ask6 d
Union and Planters. $50 bid, 1853 ked
Mercantile Bank. ..... 1876 bid, 372 asked
INSURANCE STOCKS.
Bluff City..............l00 bid, -. asked
fernando ........."... 100 bid, -. asked
Home ...........75 BID, S0asked
Memphis City 1924 bid, los a'ked
PEOPLES ......,............S0 hid, S3 asked
Phe 98 bid, 100 asked
Planters l07 bid, -. asked
Wand rbilt .................25 bid, 20 asked
Arlington ........,.........30 DID, -. asked
Fac .oTs ................... ...20 asked
MISCELLANEOUS.
M, & @. R r. shares. 36 Did, -. ssked
M. & 7. R. r. shares. As bid, so asked
NJ & G. consoIs, 7p.....1l9 bid, -. asked
M. & L. r. Isl m. &c.. l05 bid, -. asked
Miss. & T.R r. cs. A. 3. Ill bid, 113 asked
Miss. & L. R.R. cs.B..l0l4 bid, lob asked
Tenn. WITS. ser. D.......90 bid, SO asked
Tenn. WITS. str. Z to j ..S3 bid, SIS asked
Shelby Co. s.. ..,......l0S bid, ITO asked
Tax. Dist. a, IS. .....972 bid, 9S3 ssked
Tax Dist. Is ..,..... l049 bid, 1864 asked
Mem. G bonds......l04 bid, asked
Mem. Water b onds.....97 bid, -. asked
Hanauer Oil Works.. bid 65 asked
Am. Cot. Oil II ust'......54 bid, So asked
Pioneer Cotton Mills. ..25 bid, 80 asked
Mem. Stor. Com. Co.,. 106 bid, ITO asked
Mem. Gas stock ....."..75 bid, 80 asked
New YORK, Sspember 20.-Money
on call active al 400 per cent, closing
at 5 per cent. Prime mercantile
paper 4@5 per cent. Sterling exchange
quiet, hut steady, at 4SlA for sixty
day bills ard 4S4t for demand.
Bond;-Government bonds were
dull, but strong State bonds were
dull aud steady.
Stocks-The stock market was ex'
tremely active, the sales being the
largest for any day for macy month";.
The trading was accompanied by a
great deal Of excitement at times, and
prices were throughout quiet but
feverlsh. Although the advance
seems TO be entirely dHe TO the devel-
opments in Reading, thst s ock today
failed to reach the highest price at.
tanned on Sa urday, and finally closed
but a SINAI frsc ion above the final
figure Of lest week. This stock also
assumed secondary place in the
dealing', Lackawanna coming 10 the
front on heavy purchases by insiders,
which was helped by rumoTs of en- in
crease in the dividends in const qusnce
of the present heavy earoines of the
road. Western Union was also chief
feature aud rumo OF sett ement
with the Baltimore and Ohio were
again reviewed. The Vanderbilts
were all notably strong, and Lake
Shore wss icularly active, there
being cons derable aiding in it. The
Chargers were remarkably quie,,
although thers was squirt in Omaha
just after noon. The purchasing was,
TO large extent, entirely new buying,
and although there were heavy resliz.
ing Gales during the day, the demand
was so great that marketed advances
were made over the whole list. Read
ing, Lake Shore and some Others OF
the trunk line stocks were sold
heavily for foreign account at ono
time, and Pacific Mail YVES broken.
The recorded Transactions are prob
ably much below the actual business
DONE. The sales of the first being
l,rger than the frst two hours ON
Saturday. The opening was strong at