The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-08-15
IN THE WORLD OF TRADE.

NEW YORK, Aug l3.-Money on call easy at Is
az per cent; last loan, ?; closed offered at 2
Prime mercantile paper, 1861. Sterling exchange
quiet and weak at s4s41l for sixty-dsy bills and
S4SI for demand. The total sales of stocks to-day
were 160,375 shares, including Delaware, Lacka-
wanna Western, 1880; Erie, 500; Hooking
Valley, s,165; Louisville Nashville, 1884, Missouri
Pacific, 4,47O; Northwestern $500; Northern Pacific
preferred, ass; Oregon Transeontinental, s,s25;
Reading, Al 99j; St. Paul, 1870; Texas Pacific,
$3.50; Union Pacific, $40; Western Union, 6sS5;
Wheeling Lake Shore preferred, $685.. The stock
market to-day quite dull, except in spots, and
few stocks monopolzed the interest of the specua-
ton. Except in one or two stocks, the movements
were entirely Insignificant, though the absence OF
number of usually active brokers told against the
animation. The news of the day was of general
favorable character though Chicago being arrayed
upon the bear side in stocks there disposition
shown to make the most of the reports of
damage TO the crops in certain sections. Heavy
selling by Chicago was principally responsible for
the fractional decline In the forenoon, though the
traders lent helping hand. The buying by
London and commission houses, but there was no
progress made until the selling abated, when,
on smaller business, prices regained the early
losses and something in addition throughout the
tire list. In the general list the coal stocks pre-
sented the rmest 'front.' but the features of the day
were the advances in consolidated gas, which was
more active than usual, and Pullman which re-
sumed Its upward movement which has been inter-
rupted Tor some days. The Northern Pacific group
Of stocks were prominent for strength in none but
Oregon trans-eontinenta was the gain made of spe-
cal importance. The business at the opening OF the
market was very quiet, but the first sales made
at advances over Saturdays closing figures of from
= TO q per cent The bear pressure, however,
sagged the list of, and fractional declines ranging up
to e per cent. were established The activity, such
as was ceased upon the cessation of the pressure
and the market became dull and somewhat irregular
Tor some time, but toward noon the Northern
Pacihcs became stronger and the general list fol-
lowed slowly. The upward movement made very
slow progress but lasted until near delivery hour,
when the advance checked though the best prices
were well held throughout. Consolidated gas the
feature of the afternoon, and Lackawanna
became quite strong toward O'Clock. The market
finally closed dull and about steady at fractional adj
vanceS over the opening figures. The declines are
very few in number this evening, and the advances
generally for small fractions. The railroad bond
market fairly active to-day, but outside Of tho
Reading issues there was very little animation any
where in the list. The movements were quite irTeg
ular and generally for fractional amounts only the
only important change in quotations being in the
Hooking Valley bonds, which showed marked
strength on light transactions The days trading
footed up ,974 000 Of which Reading As contributed
S346, 900, the second incomes S251 000 and the first
incomes Sl5S,O0O. The final changes irregular,
and the gains include Hooking Valley, the 6s, to
S2l2; Indiana, Bloomington Western income frsts,
TO %. Government bonds are dull and steady.
state bonds dull and without feature.