The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-24

Delaware & Hudson, 1857 OfqTon Trans, az
Del, Lack 4 W, 1905 Pacific Mall 80
Denver Rio q, II Peoria. Dec & 4, lSN
Fast tennessee, l0H Pitisburg 1856
Fast Tenn lst pid, % Pullman Palace, iilH
fest Tenn I'd pid, ~ Reading 6Ccs
Erie q Rock Island lI3
Erie pfd, 81 stIodis K Fan Y, "a
Fort Wayne, 1881 HtI& San pfd, az
Fort Worth 4 Den, 10 slLGsF lst'pid, liz
Hooking Valley, II 81 Panl, 779I
Houston IL Texas, 10 II Paul pid, 1l5H
Illinois Central, il6 stPanl N 4 NJ, 1854
Ind, Bloom a. West, 10 stPath 4 Omaha, SS]s
Kansas 4 Texas, 1911 stP,s Omaha pfd, ios+
Lake Erie West, i5y Tenn Coal & Iron, ci%
Lake Erie d w pfd, 46T Texas Pacific, 26M
lake shore, 9l1f Toi Il Ohio Cen pfd, oil
Louisville 4 Nash. 5g4 Union Pacific, 6dA
louis. ,, 4 \ Albany. upitedstate, ExPfe,sss7sh
Michigan Central, 81 WstL & p pid 91s
MI, Il Sd W, O. walls& Fargo Exp, lS
n, Ls q W pid. % Western Union, 7St
Mn Y = Louis, Va American Cot Oh, S%
LoSDoS, Feb. 23.--4 p.m.-Bar silver, AID
per .ouncc. The Bank Of England gained
f54,0 600 OF bullion on balance today. The
bullion In the Bank OF England increased
l2oOoOO during the past week The proper
ton OF the Bank OF England reserve TO
liability Is now 1878 percent.
PARIS, Feb. 23.---Threc per cent rentes ST.
811sc for the account. The weekly state
ment OF the Bank OF France shows an in
crease OF 5,025,0O0f gold and 3, 475, OOOf silver.
BANK cLrAnfsos.
CmcAGo, ILL.,, Feb. 23.---Bank clearings,
81, $4,000
BosToS, Mass, Feb. 90 .-Clcarings, Sli,o5i,-
070; balances, S905, 900.
New YoRg, Feb. 20. --Clcarngs, 0l,Fi,-
232; balances, A,Si0,l30.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. 23.---Clcarings, 3012,-
| l68; balances, $il0008l.
BARRYMORE, Nd, Feb. 23.---Clcarings, 81
| Os2,O2i; balances, Sl73,S4
PnILADELrnIA. Pa, Feb. 23.---Clearings,
sll,0il, 100; balances, $l,G4d 1913.
Grain ana Provisions.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Feb. 23.--Tho markets on
Change started in fairly active today, with
prices wcnk and tending downward. The
greatest depression in all the pits occurred
before II O'clock am, when mess pork for
May sold at $3.50 lard at sJ.S2H, May
wheat ne l03sc, corn at Bose. At noon there
was slight reaction, with pork at Sli, wheat
at S0Lc, corn at 5OKc. The lowest points
touched, compared with the closing sales on
Tuesday, showed pork 2jsc lower, wheat
| i6@lc lower, corn Just ic lower There was
general dullncsa after the first hour Of trad
ing In the wheat market the depression
was caused by the mild weather and the
| hflllilg ol utltc u iol Oi lOilR Whcdt anu lllc
reaction by the purchasing Of nearly l,00D,
900 bushels Of wheat by single house. May
| opened az So saS0isc, declined 10 ID}sc re-
acted 10 SOC, and finally closed at the
lowest figures reached, 79,sc.
Corn was also affected by the mild wealth
er which was freely used as O bear argu-
ment. The receipts too, were fairly large
AMI arr expected to Ice still larger tomorrow.
May opened at 5Ilkm5ll4c, sold of 10 50ssc,
reacted slowly TO JOlsc and closed at 5OAc.
| Oats were easier, being influenced largely
! by the weakness OF the other cereals. May
| opened az SIC and closed at the lowest figures
of the day, 307sc.
Provisions were moderately active early,
/ but later IN the day became dull. The same
bear party who hal been hammcring the
market Tor several weeks resumed their usual
tactics, and sold the nroduct more freely
| than buyers were able 10 take Il. 4 weak
| and unsettled feeling developed and prices
on all speculative articles ranged lower. aud
although inside figures wcrc not maintained
Of the closc, last sale Was alta decline II
! i2ii.t on pork. safe Oh lard, and 7lfc on
short ribs from closing sales Tuesday. May
| pork opened 10 Sll05. advanced 10 sll05 i.
/ broke 81 Si3JO. rallied aud closed at $ll.Do.
| MAY Lard sold at S7.S2JlltT.S7is. and closcd
at sT.S2 sm7.Sj. May short ribs declined
from s7.iO@7.32,s and closed at 1880
5.37iS.
Tho leading fixtures ranscl as iollowG
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