National Republican., 1888-02-14
EVERYTHING LOWER.
a Very Duii Market with But Little
Interest in the Trading.

NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-The week at the stock
exchangel opened with a very duh market, in
which tho transactions possessed little in-
terest except TO the traders and scalpers
There was very little newsof character to
affect values, though what there was favored
the bear side, and q generally bearish feeling
was prevalent, especially in the early portion
of the day. The usual flood of rate-cutting
advices was missing to-day, but the news
obnpaeter w tsomsS n he heayest M pIessure Yrom
the bears was directed against the Vanderbilts,
Canada Southern and Lake Shore being
affected most by the raids. The transactions
In the remainder Of the list were generally of
q scalping order, and fluctuations were con-
fined 10 the parrowest limits. The coal stocks
were comparatively firm.
The opening was very dull and heavy, and
further losses were sustained in the. early
trading, which. however, were for small frao-
tions only. The movement was not OF long
duration, however, although, the declining
greater part Of the day. But the market be-
came intensely dull after the first hour and
few changes in quotations were made. A bet
and the close was dull but firm at near OPEN
ing figures. The net result Of the days bust
ness is that almost everything is lower, though
losses are confined to fractions only.
Money, on call has been easy, ranging from
2 to 2L, last loan at "a, and closing offered
at 2. Sterling exchange is dull but firm.
Actual business q a. 70 ddSM for Sdsy
ratcs4s5 to 4S7. Government bonds dull but
steady TO finn. State bonds entirely neglected.
Railroad bonds dull and Irregular.
Treasury balances-Coin. sl3o.74i,is7: cur
the following were the closing bid quota
ps; sSSS sS, n fJ lS e. ssG +. s' sss 81 o. P
La, Cons. 81; No. 6s oaf 'ss, lOOIS; N. q. Con.
g. ioqGi do: 9, 90; DO; do; 'as, .o,G91; Soh'
40; Cen. Pac. frsts, 1i8; Denver and RIO
do. s., 595s: Northern Pac. arsts, 1856; do.
debenture, l1sH; St. L and San Fran, ,illl; 81
Paul con-, 1885, st. p. c., and Pac. 1st, ll9;
southern Pac. Col. arsts, iI2l@; 7. ?. r. g. & G.,
lS6;S; Adams Express. IS0: Alton and i. +.
Zine ~; pfG, G N B. 9. piVss and +. n, 25 Canada
sSes sna S San91; Can csSs S sSs Gsn As hsS @
land and Col, 50 Con. Coal. %; Del. and
Hud: iO92S; Del. & Lack, 1927 Den. " Z, g.,
Harlem, 2i5! Hoas &fex.. To- @ III Cent, iiS' iS;
Kansas d Texas. 10; l.. E. 4 W. l5;
LaEe MdN Shore, 9Ss; Ly. and and Nash Nash 5sA
y; H. /, 49, @iss %sh. Gen. H. ST &sis NJ. ,BsSs ,Bscs
n: Chat, ;615; n, J. Cen. 7s35; No Norfolk and
WesteSn Pd Northern d 9Sc 40 gi9
Z. Cen: iCs}s; Chicago and 81. I t., iOjE; do. 10.
pfd., GA; Ohio and Miss. 23I55; do. pfd., SO;
Oregon Nay. SO; Pac Mail, 81; Pitts.
Rich, and W. r. Ter, "a Rock Island, iii:
81; Louis and San. Fran, 8iz;. do. pfd.,
NJ; do. first pfd., liz; ST.. Paul, 75h; do: pid.
c. and l., 3O54 Texas Pac., 252s: Union Pac.,
547s; U. s. X, II: Wab. Pac., IA; do. pfd., 257a
Wells Fargo. 12S; West. Union, 731t; Silver
Certificates, 9,2S Cotton Oil Trust, 3lSs: Quick
silver. 0: do. pid.. 8i1S.
asked.
Grain ana Provisions.
Following is the range OF prices in the Chicag
market, furnished by D. X, Plain Il Co., Bt. Cloud
IN rnrnar tntf md r. atr