National Republican., 1888-02-29
A VERY DULLlMARKEr
The Tone OF the Dealings. However, Is
Firm 10 Strong.

NEW YoEK, Feb. 2S.--The stock m lrket was
again very dull to-day, but the tone OF the
dealings was Ia marked contrast to that Of
yesterday, being firm 10 strong for most OF the
day and the buying was ofa much better
character throughout. The strike on Blrling-
ton and the other railroad troubles of the
northwest have given increased impetus to
the movement TO take the question of rates
out of the hands OF the railroad managers and
place II under the control of state commits.
sioners. Notwithstanding the strike, how.
road business In tho west, operators were dis.
posed TO walt further Developments before
selling and the announcement that Congress
Will probably in short time take some action
feeling, In stock circles, and the market
showed marked strength In some direo'
Sss,s,aa1 tiSns; The apparent selling by London
deveiopments. seems 5 to h have been boip'y an
attempt by the bears to break the market
There were very few selling orders in the
exhausted, though they had temporary 81.
feet upon prices.
The opening was In marked contrast to that
ana although the Improvement was not main.
tainad the heavlness was Of short duration,
and the upward movement began again. The
market, market, however. quickly settled down to
tone, made no progress In any direction until
the last hour, when the Richmond and West
Point lstock led decided advance. The
close was dull but firm and strong at the high
est prices reached. Almost everything is
higher to night, though advances are for frac.
tional amounts only.
2to 21s, last loan at 2lS,. and closing at to
21S,. Sterling exchange Is dull, but firm. Actual
business at 4s5l1 for 6O:day bills, and
ASS. Government bonds have been dull, but
lected
Treasury balances-coln. si2o,a53,7io; cur
The following were the closing bill quota
., coup, i2s2s; AZ, lo7lSi Pac. os of ,95, l2o,
Ia. Cons %; Mo. os otf IS, ioi;' N @ q, con.
Go, l2O; do. Is. ao6; Tennessee new;
G., III! do. IS .9S; do. Ss, 6oi
Gas G cen. pac sis nG 49, Denver ay ana SUaps% RIo
Grande frsts. 72; NJ. X, andT., gen. IS, GSA;
do. 5s 59 Northern Pao. hrsts, ll63!s; do.
aeebenture, lo7; 81. / and San Fran, il5fS; 81.
ssSihsgn Fac COL i. tIsis, iiai1 H1 4 ri g. G.
S,6i%S ,6i%S Northern Pacific i;t, 49,: West shore
Line pfd., es: b. 9. and L. n, Is; Canada
ssSSulherna sSnl So1s Canton Gan d5 Gen. pac; 295;
land and Col, 80, Con. Coal, 20; Del. and
Hud. Jos; Del Lack, l2gld; Den. 4 K. g.,
Harlem. ZIG; Hons, 4 rex, IS: III. Cent. ii5;
Kansas & Texas. liS; l.. +. Il W., Is;
Lake Lake shore, 9}T; Lvl; and Nash 57}25i
N; & L., 1856; Mich. Gen., sS2 Mo. Pac.'
So; Mob. and O., l,A; Mar. and E.. 1881 I;
n; Chat, ~ N; ]. Gen.; 81; Norfolk and
4a1s;. Northwestern, 1919; do, pid., 143; N,
Y. Gen.: 1915; Chicago and st. L., Is: do,
pfd., co.,. Ohio and Miss. -221l4; do pfd., 81;
burg. 155; Reading, 6515; Rich. and Ale, 6;
Rich. and w. P. Ter, 2i Rock Island, ll2I5:
81; Louis and San. Fran, 831a; do. pfo.,
H dS. frss sPs pfd ll1aS g. PsS sS M "a. Do pid
o.. and l., 805 4; Texas Pac., 25113S: Union Pac.,
@24 US. X, 72; Wab. Pac., 135s: do. pfd., 25 y;
wells FtarEo l2s West nj pPion o1, 7 Silver
silver. l01a; do. pid.. s5A.
sAsked.