National Republican., 1888-05-17
INACTINE BUT sTRONG.
a. Builish Buoyancy Peryades til
stock Market.

Nrw YoRR, May lG.-The stock market was
less active to-day, hut was strong almost
throughout after weak opening, and prices
advanced almost without check leaving the
list ut about the best figures reached at the
close. The London prices received before the
opening were all materially lower than our
last evenings prices, und thesuspicion was
entertained that the market had been rigged
for effect upon this one this morning. The list
moved up Immediately, however, and II be-
came the general belief that the leading bears
were covering. This brought In new buyers,
and while there was no animation in the deal.
ings, the tone was decidedly strong.
There was little feature to the market from
the end of the first hour To delivery hour
though Manhattan showed marked strength
and the announcement Of the small offerings
of bonds caused temporary reaction In the
confident feeling for a time. The market
finally closed dull but firm at about the best
prices of the day.
Money on call has bccn easy. ranging from
] to =, last loan at J. and closing offered at H.
Sterling exchange Is quiet and steady;
1881 for demand Posted rates 49, to 1891
Government bonds have been dull and
steady. State bonds have been dull and
steady.
Treasury balances Coin, st3?, 49, SO; cur.
rcncy, Sli, Oh
The following were the closing bid quota.
tions
Is. coupon i27: dJs, coupon 1911; Pacific Gs,
s5, lsl; District of Columbia 3,G5s, 1ls; Georgia
Is, new, gold, 10il; Louisiana is 80: Missouri
Is, lO9 North Carolina consolidated Is. 1i9l;
do. ss, 1Oi Virginia 6s l9; do. Nat, coupon,
ID; Central Pacific lirsts, llj; D., Il. q. 81 n.
hrsts, ~; Missouri Kansas and Texas gen. 6s,
u; do 5s, 5s.; Northern Pacific iirsts, ilsl;
do. seconds. 1906; Northwestern consolidated,
| liOl; do. debenture, 1901; 81. Louis and San
Francisco, llGs st. Paul consolidated. l2I; st.
| Paul, Chicago and Pacific irsts, l9l; South.
| Union Pacific hrsts, llil: West Shore. 1O3l;
Adams Express. 40: Alton and Tcrre lIaute,
96 do. preferred, 80; American Express, los;
90; Canada Southern, 30; Canton, 40: Central
| Pacific, 32t; Chesapeake and Ohio Il: Chicago
and Alton 1874; do, preferred. 100; Chicago
burlington and Quincy. ll5; Clcv. Colo, is;
Consolidated Coal, 20; Delaware and Hudson
lC9l: Delaware. Lackawanna and Western,
l29i; Denver and Rio Grandc, 1s; Erie, 2ii
Snson and reSns tSFs Msy"H 81 o; cenFn
lSO; Kansas and Texas, isi; Lake Erie and
Western. ~: Lake shore. gls; Louisville and
Nashville, SG.; Manhattan Con-; OBJ; Memphis
1881; Michigan Central, i0t; Missouri Pacific,
IGi; Mob. IL o., s; Nor. 4 f., 1i2; Nashville
snd s5. Nnst NGhasttt2no3gS ~; New Jersey centra
ern Pacific, 2is; do: preferred, 5li; Northwest
ern. lOsi; do. preferred, 1ia; New York Cen
trail, lOG; New York. Chicago and st; Louis,
do. preferred. so; oregon Navigation, 0ii; Pa.
| cihc Mail, 3ii; Pttsburg, l5S; Reading, Gil;
| Richmond and Allegheny, I; Richmond and
West Point Terminal, 2ll; Rock Island, 100;
st. h. & $. f., asG; do. preferred, GIs; first pre-.
ferred, iii: ST. Paul, ,?.; do. preferred, ilis;
st. Paul and Omaha, 3st; do preferred. 100;
Tennessee Coal and Iron, 26t; Texas Pacific,
| 72; Wabash, st. Louis and Pacific, 10; do.
| preferred, 25i; Wells Fargo Express, 135;
| Western Union, 76i: silver Certificates, 99i
American Cotton Oil. 3l2: Quicksilver. o.; do
preferred 81.
| Washington Stock Exchange.
The following list of the most active stocks
| dealt in on the Washington Stock Exchange Is
furnished by Messrs. Bell & Co., Bankers No
| 1887 PENNSYLVANIA avenue: