National Republican., 1888-05-15
\ VERY DULL MAitkEr.
The Purchase of Bonds Regarded OF
But Little Importance.


NEW YonR, May ii.-Thc stock market to-
day was very dull except during the first hour,
and while the general drift Of prices was up
ward In the forenoon they reacted later in the
day. The trading was more uninteresting
than ON any day during the past month, and
the features of the market were only so by
comparison. and outside of Il few shares there
was no movement Of any kind. The London
figures came higher this morning, and this
market responded to u limited extent, first
prices being from to per cent above those
of the close on saturday but there was very
little doing.
The annual election AT the stock exchange
though the interest was not extreme in II. In
the afternoon the market became very dull
and somewhat feveriSh, with n general heavy
tone; The comparatively small offerings of
bonds to the government Were given Us the
prctCNt FOR this movement, but II did not
reach very large proportions as the state of
the money market ut present renders the pur
chasing Of bonds Of very little Importance.
Toward o'clock the market became stag
nant, aud hnully closed dull and about steady
AZ irregular changes for the day.
Money ON call has been easy, ranging from
u TO !? last loan at J. and closing offered ut u.
sterling exchange j. fairly active and steady,
Actual business at $50! for GO.day bills aud
lssl for demand, Posted rates *; To- isal.
Government bonds have been quiet but
strong; state bonds have been entirely ne.
elected
=
rency, Sli,i2i,2GO.
The following were the closing bid quota.
tiuns
4s coupon. 1876: ils, counon 1919; Pacific Gs,
50 III; District Oi Columbia 3G5s, ltS Georgia
Is. new, gold, l0i; Louisiana Is, 0l Missouri
Gs iOa; North Carolina consolidated Gs, 1l0;
do. Is, M,; Tennessee new Is, l0i do. IS, ZOO;
do IS. 1O!; Virginia Us, ~; do. y Nat coupon
~; Central Pacific firsts, IFS. D. il. q. 4 n
irsts, -: Missouri, Kansas and Texas gen. Gs
g; do 5S, 80; Northern Pacific hrSt3; lis;;
do. seconds, i0d; Northwestern, consolidated,
liO,; do. dcbcnturc, i09; 81. Louis and san
Francisco. llG, ST. Paul consolidated l.i! st.
Paul. Chicago and Pacific frsts. l2l: South
eln Pacific irsts. ll5; Texas Pacific X. g.. T0i
Adams Express, l3S; Alton and TcITc llautc
3b.; do. preferred, %; American Express, lO0
Boston Air Line. preferred. %; u. G. " IL. ~:
%: tanada southern, -: canton, 20: Central
Pacific, 33l: Chesapeake and Ohio u: Chicago
and Alton. lHG; do. preferred 100; Chicago,
burlington and Quincy, il5l; Clcv. Colo, III;
Consolidated Coal %; Delaware and Hudson,
lsa.; Denver and Rio Grandc, y; Erie. 25;
do. preferred, 50: Fort Wayne, Isl; Harlem,
sG; Houston and Texas, .i2; Illinois. Central,
Western. 1lil: Lake shore, 01.; Louisville and
Nashl lille. 5Gs; Manhattan Con, 02,; Memphis
ana Charleston. 51 Aletropolitan Elevated,
iG.; Mob. so. S; Nor. ~ f., li!; Nashville
and Chattanooga, i5,; New Jersey Central,
~; Norfolk aud Western preferred, IS; North
elll iHCli'' silf 90. preferred, DlI' Northwest
ern. los; do. preferred, ii2; New York Cen
tral, 1866: New York. Chicago and st. Louis,
Iii do. preferred, Is; Ohio and Mississippi, %!
do. prcfcircd 50: oregon Navigation, 81; Pa.
cihc Mail, 35l: pittsburg 15s: Reading. Gi!;
Richmond and Allegheny, !: Richmond and
West Point Terminal, a5.; Rock Island, 100;
ST. L.. ~ $. f., IS,; do. preferred, So; first pre-
ferred, ll3: st. Paul, i9i do. preferred, III;
st. Paul and Omaha. 3S; do. preferred. IN
Tennessee Coal and Iron, ?T!; Texas Pacific.
20l Union Pacific, Sii; United States Express,
20; wabash, St Louis and Pacific, IA; do.
preferred, 2ji: Wells Fargo Express, l3j;
Western Union. 10y: Silver Certificates, g2i;
American Cotton Oil. 81; Quicksilver. o. do.
preferred, 81
*AskCd.
Washington Stock Exchange.
The following list of the most active stocks
dealt in on the Washington Stock Exchange is
furnished by McssrS. Bell Il Co., Bankers, No.
li3I PENNSYLVANIA avenue: