National Republican., 1888-04-10
THE MARX Els.
No Special Features in stocks Closed
Dull and Heavy.

NhN loHE, Apr ., The transactions in thr
stock market to-day except for those ni III"
first hour were dull, tame, and uniutcrc sting,
with general drift toward lower vHiurs.
md accompanied by small aud Insignificant
fluctuations There was some buying
for foreign account tu which was due
tlc. advance shown at the opening
ANA what little strength marked the deal.
lugs ~ old times; hut the liQUidatiuns u, the
past week were continued, though on u
smaller scale, aud oi this The bears were quick
10 takc advantage. There was no special
pressure noticeable, however. except In Wis
| Hnnri Pacific, uiOn Pacific. Burlington aud
| Quincy. and few spcciHltra. The Richmond
| and West Point stocks. however, were a
mtrlCd rXcpptOu tn the general rule tho
| nuliug IN them being very good. anil early In
| the day Sharp advance, were established
| which lGtd tie effect also Of rdilNmg tn" g'n
Cral list.
The opening sales under the demand from
| Tire foreigners were made NJ advances over
saturdays closing figures 81 from to per
| cent hut the bears rAidcd the market iminu
| ulHtrlN, paying special attention tu luun
| Pacific aud Burlington and Quincy The latter
| dropping q pcr. cent, The decline wa.
checked uulekly. however. aud the Rchmonl
! and West Point stocks displayed marked
/ strength, but the market then became dull
and in the afternoon the general i.t broke
away from the Richmond aud West Point
sl"rks and Norfolk and Weston ,pr'ICr'%d
slowly settling down until the gains ui the
morning were completely wiped ont. ami
losses IN addition scored. \ small ~ctbIck
occurred in the last hour hut the market
finally closed duh and heavy NJ close tu the
lowest prices Of the day. The days business
| amounted TO sla.sOS shares.
Money on call has been easy, ranging from
. TO D last loan at B. aud closing offered At t3.
STERLING exchange is firm and active; actual
business Ut 1891 for Go.dHy bills and .isi !
for demand. Posted rates $50 10 'sS. Coy.
| ernInrnt bonds dull. but steady tu firm. state
| bonds very dun and steady
Treasury balances Coin SaI,09G;e9 rn.
| rcnry, Sl9.Gl1nbl
=. TI,c following We're the closing bid quota.
tionS:
~, coupon. 12l!; t,s. coupon iOG:: Pacific Is.
'S5, 1sn District Of tuumbiu 1865, ,isg t;eorgiil
Is. new, gold, lol.; Louisiana j.. 10; Missouri
~, lol.; North carolina consolidated GS. rs:
DO. ds. M,; Tennessee new. Is, 100; do. -. n!l:
de-. :s, GS; Virginia lis. ~; do. \ Nat coupon.
.'Gl; Central Pacific frs,s, iil: D., H. G. 4 y.
iiistS, rs; Missouri, Kansas and Texas gen. rs,
G5l do. 5s, SO: Northern Pacific tlrsts, ny;
dc. seconds. lu3: Northwestern on.uli lated.
iis do, dcbrnture: 10; St. Louis aud Sau
Francisco, iiG: 81. Paul consolidated, 19ll; st.
cin Pacific hrsts. nj; Texas Pacific Il. g.. ~:
Union Pacific tirsts, III; West shore, lO?,
adams l,Spless, 49,: Alton and rerre llaute.
30: do preferred, 7o: American Express, iOi;
BOSTON Air Line preferred. 81; B. G. S Il. ~,
%: Canada southern in' Canton. NJ: Central
Pacific, ~; Chesapeake and Ohio, I; Chicago
Burlington and Quincy, 49, rlnv, colo, G7;
| Consolidated Coal, II: Delaware aud Hudson,
| lUti; Delaware, LHckawunnu and Western.
| i25.; Denver. and Rio Grandc, lIs; Erie, NJ;
| do. preferred. hT,: Fort Wayne i5! Harlem,
| slj: Houston and Texas, II: Illinois Central.
| u.s.: Kansas and Texas. i3.; Lake Erie aud
| Western. ~, Lake shore, sa.; Louisville and
| Nashville, 5if; Manhattan Con, 81; Memphis
ard Charleston. 81; Metropolitan Elevated,
! 49,; Michigan Central. 81; Missouri Pacific.
/ ~; MDh. 4 O.. :; Nor ~ H.. 1bS; Nash, lille
! and Chattanooga, 10; New JCrscy Central
! ~: Norfolk and western preferred, ij.: North
| crn Pacific. ~; do preferred IL; Northwest.
| rrn, 1867; do. preferred, lili; New York Cen
| tral, 1oil; New York Chicago and ST. Louis,
| u. do. preferred, Gj: Ohio and Mississippi, ~
do. preferred, 80; Oregon Navigation, 81: Pa
cfc Mail, 3i!; Pttsburg, 1861; Reading, 81
| Richmond aud Allegheny. -; Richmond and
West Point Terminal, ~; Rock lSlaud, 100
81. l.. $, r., 2G!; do. preferred 60; first pre-
iCired, 1OS.; ST. Paul, 20; do. preferred, no..
s.. Paul aud omaha. 81; do preferred. toj,
! Tennessee coal and Iron. ~; Texas Pacific
! ~; Union Pacific, ~: United States Express
| ~; wabash, 81. Louis and Pacific, l}; do
| preferred. -; Wells Fargo ExmcsS, i33
| Western Union, ;3i; Silver Certificates, 0;s
American cotton oil rs; Quicksilver, ~; do
! pTcfcned, 3hl.
| ASKED. 'EX.dividend.