National Republican., 1888-05-08
MODERATELY ACTIVE.
The Room Generally ina BuIiish Frame
of Mind.

Ntw NouK, May T.. Tile stock market was
only moderately active to-day and while weak
IN the forenoon recovered somewhat later in
tie day. aud closed firm, though NJ fractional
losses iur the day In the most of the active
list London was buyer at the opening and
ihiS gave strong tonU to the early trading,
first prices being from to per cent. Hh,yc
Saturdays close, The room Wus generally In
y bulish frame Of mind, hut the traders and
professionals were seeking for u further rc.
action aud the unfaNurablC statement ui the
Atyhson was used ugninst The lisi In general,
Hld special pressure was brought against thu
Gould stocks. which were found to yield more
readily than he rest Oi the list
There is an impression that tli" market has
hcou weakened by PARTIES Interested in de.
loan IN unduu. and Reading was weak ut one
time today though II was never a leader In
prices UI the day. generally wrrc reached.
and the shorts then .tartcd In To- rovcr. which
rallied thg list, though little progress wns
made until during the lnfi hour. when III" ul-
vance gained force, and most ui the list were
brought ~ near opening ligmrs. The close
was quiet and dull.
Money on. call has boon easy ranging from
y to-? last loan ~ :, aud closing ut Il to :.
sterling exchange Is dull, but hrm. Actual
business NJ i,Gi Tor W.day bills and ISs. for
demand. Posted rates ~. To- ih9 Govern
nCnt bonds have been dull, hut triu, state
bonds have been dun and strudy.
Treasury halnnres Coin, Slil,s0l,0!l eur.
rrury, S13 s!9 iOi
The following were the closing bid quota
tiuns;
Is. couuon IaO!; Ns, coupon iO;f: Pacific Is.
81 l1l; District nr columbia 3iJs. llS Georgia
-, new, gold. t0U; Louisiana Is. .Oi: Missouri
O., le9; Nmlh Carolina consolidated Is, ~:
do a.. 81; Tennessee new Js. lOj; do, js. Gf
do 'is i0l; Virginia Gs. II: do. y Nat coupun.
q: central Pacific iirsts, ~; D., re. ~ y.
itdS, ~; Missouri Kansas and Texas gen. rs.
90: do, iS, 57.; northern Pacific iiIsts. lis.
do sorDnds itu: Northwestern consolidated.
iiV; do. debrnturr. l,r,; 81. Louis aud san
Francisco. ilGl; 81 Paul Consolidated. igS: 81.
Paul. chicago and Pacific Rrsts, ~: south.
EN- Paci1" tirNts. l13, Texas Pacific Il. q. -;
| nlon Pacific tlr,ts III; West shore. lo@l;
Adnms ENErcSs. tlS; Alton aud Tonc iiautc,
~ 90. preferred, ~: Amriirnn Express. lW;
Boston All Line prriuired %: u. q. n II. ",
.a canada southern. inl; canton, 10: Central
Pacific. 81: Chesapeake and Ohio. Il, Chicago
Burlington and Quincy l?!l; tiHy. CO.u.. ~
Consolidated Coal, ?o Delaware and hudson,
uh.; Delaware, lMcknwnnra aud Western,
l!g.; Denver aud Rio Grande. ISL: Erie. -. .
do preferred. "a: Fort Wayne. ljt: Harlem,
GlG; Houston and Texas, -; Illinois Central,
~; Kansas and Texas, ~; Lake Erie and
Nashville, Hi M9nmttnn Con, W.; Memphis
ana Charleston. bj; Metropolitan Elevated,
Gh Michigan Central, ;nl; Missouri Pacific,
'i# Mob. so. $; Nor, a H., Ms Nashville
81; Norfolk aud Wcstetn preferred, ii!: North.
ern fncii,, 30 do. preferred %; Northwest.
en-. Gn. do. prciorrrd, ti3 New York Cen.
iral, iW', New Nork. chicago and 81. Louis
10; dn. preferred, G. Ohio and MiSSis spi, 2i.;
do. preferred. 50: Oregon Navigation, ~: Pa.
zinc Mail, 8j.: riu.hurg, 1905 Reading, d2. (;
hchmund aud Allegheny, !; Richmond aud
West Point Terminal, ~; Rock Island. III;
81 l.. y :. j.. So; do. preferred, Gii; first pre-
i'irtd. ii@ - Paul, i.ig; do. preferred. ms:
ST. Paul and Omahu 3h!; do. preferred. los,
Tennessee tUal aud Iron, -; InNas Pacific
.ds; l,uiun Pacific. al'; United states Express
i!i: Wabash. St Louis and Pacific, IL: do
preferred, 81; Wells Fargo Express, 1876:
Western luion, 10; Silver Certificates, 9,!:
American Cotton Oil. III; Quicksilver, 10; do.
prrpupI. Al