National Republican., 1888-05-04
CLOSED HEAVY.
A Tcvcrish Market with Alternating
Prices.

Prices.
NEW YoHK, May 3.-The stock market was
less active to-day and It's course was irregu
lar, though generally weak In the forenoon
and fcycrish, but stronger later in the day
The London prices this morning were again
higher, and purchases for London account
were made this morning In this market which
gave strong tone to the early dealings, but
the traders were not yet ready for an advance
ana there was very heavy selling from them
for both the long and short accounts, and the
Improvement was quickly stopped.
The advances at the opening extended 70
per cent, but there was little further I'm.
provCmept and the market almost mme.
diately became weak, declines ranging up
TO per cent being established. The course
of prices was turned upward before nOOn
however, and Northern Pacific preferred be:
came the leader of the market The tone Of
the dealings was very feyorish throughout the
afternoon,and frequent changes from strength
70 weakness, We're made, aud the market
cllnes from last nights figures.
Money on call has been easy, ranging from
u to 2, last loan at z, and closing offered
steady. Actual business al lsG TO 1856 for 30.
day bills, and 4SS to 1881 for demand Posted
rates dsGl to. 49, and iss 70 1881, Government
bonds have been dull and steady. State bonds
have been dull and steady to firm.
Treasury balances; Coin, sl3l ,s3Sii5; cur
rency, Sl3,5G3.ii6
Is. coupon. 1861: dis, coupon 1915; Pacific Gs,
's5, l2l; District of Columbia 3G5s. ilS; Georgia
Is, new gold 10i: Louisiana a.. .0l; Missouri
Is, l0? North Carolina consolidated Gs, llg;
do. is, Q3i; Tennessee new ds. l0i; do. 5s. 9j:
do. 3s, i0l; Virginia Gs. ~. do. X Nat, coupon,
| ,5. Central Pacific tirsts, 11ii; d. X. q. & ".
iirsts, iIs; Missouri, Kansas and Texas gen. Us,
| C0l; do. 5s 81; Northern Pacific frsts, iis;
| do. seconds, 1861; Northwestern consolidated,
40; do dcbenture, 1Qs,; st; Louis and san
| Francisco. liG; st. Paul consolidated. 1861; ST.
| Paul. Chicago and Pacific firsts, 100; South
| ern Pacific iirsts; ll3; Texas Pacific r. c., i2;
Adams Express. i8S; Alton and Tcrre IIaute,
| 3Nl; do. preferred, "a; American Express, 1O9;
Boston Air Line preferred, 81: B. G. Il K. N,
| 25; Canada southern, 52; Canton, 40: Central
Pacific, 32!; Chesapeake and Ohio. Il: Chicago
and Alton, 13.; do. preferred, 100; Chicago
burlington and Quincy, ls3i; Clev., Colo, 5O
| 100: Delaware. Lackawanna and Western,
| 1901; Denver and Rio Grande, lsi; Erie, 25l;
| do. preferred, 5i9: Fort Wayne, l5l; Harlem,
! sl9; Houston and Texas, 4; Illinois Central,
| Western. 1ds: Lake Shore, 93i; Louisville and
Nashville, 81; Manhattan Con, 81; Memphis
II; Michigan Central s0l; Missouri Pacific,
sOs; Mob. Il o. 81; Nor. & f., III; Nashville
and Chattanooga, 7Gl New Jersey Central
crn Pacic, 81! do. .I preferTed, ssi NortGwesf %
| ern, Ill; do preferred, 1885, New York Cen
trail, 1911; New, York. Chicago and st. Louis,
| ins'uo' pTelerTeu' oii ONO anu Misssslpl' :ls'
| do, preferred. so; Oregon Navigation, 0j; Pa
| citc Mail, 3O.; plttsburg, 100; Reading, G9.;
| Richmond and Allegheny 1; Richmond and
| West Point Terminal, 9O;. Rock Island, tlsl;
81, l.. Il 5: T., 3oi; do; preferred Gs; first pre-.
feTed. 1l3l: st. Paul, 5is; do. preferred, llG;
St Paul and omaha, iOl; do. preferred. no;
Tennessee Coal and Iron 2sl; Texas Pacific,
| =; Union Pacific. 5Gs; United States Express,
i2l:, wabash. st. Louis and Pacific, 1iI; do.
| preferred, 2ji; Wells Fargo Express, l3j;
| Western Union, ~; Silver Certificates, g1s;
American Cotton Oil. 81; Quicksilver. 10; do.
| preferred, 3il
Washington Stock Exchange.
The following list of the most active stocks
dealt In on the Washington Stock Exchange Is
| furnished by Messrs. Bell IL Co., Bankers No
| li31 PENNSYLVANIA avenue: