National Republican., 1888-05-24
DULL AND HEAVY.
Prices on the Active List Show Frac-
tional Losses.

NEw YoRR, May 23.-Tho stock market was
very dull to-day up to thc.last hour, when the
bears made a combined attack upon the lead
ing stocks and forced prices of TO the lowest
Of the day. Tho feeling this morning was
fevcrish though London was buyer of It's
speCalties. but II was reported that a new
bear pool had been formed and the traders
were, putting ont stocks toa a limited extent,
which, under the small demand for stocks,
were sufficient TO give the speculation heavy
tone.
The opening was made at advances over
last evenings figures for most OF the list,
ranging up to per cent, but the reports OF q
Pacific Mail steamer in danger had the effect
OF opening that stock on H., The market
seemed to respond to this decline, and while
there werh only two active stocks the losses
in the first hour amounted to from 10 per
cent. There was the usual decrease IN the
amount Of business done after the first hour,
but the, tone of, the market experienced no
change, being dull but heavy throughout
The market became more active ana weaker
toward the close, which was weak and, quiet.
at about the lowest prices of the day. Every
thing Is lower tonight In the active list.
Money on call has bocn easy, ranging from
] to 2, last loan at II, aud closing offered at
y. sterling exchange Is fairly active and
steady. Actual business at 1864 TO 1866 for 60
day bills and iSO for demand. Posted rates
49, to 400. Government bonds have been
dull and steady. State bonds have been dull
Treasury balances - Coin, si3sS5O,1iO;
currency, Sli,520,i5l.
=. The following were the closing bid quota
tiOns:
Is. coupon. 1875; ais. coupon i0si: Pacific Gs,
's5. l2l; District of Columbia 3Gjs. lis; Georgia
IS. new, gold, lOii; Louisiana is. O0i: Missouri,
Is, iO2; North Carolina consolidated 0s. 100;
do. 3s. f2l; Virginia Gs. is: do. X Nat. coupon,
30; Central Pacific trsts, ll5i; D., X. q. " N.
frsts, 7ll Missouri, Kansas and Texas gen. Gs,
Ga; do. 5s, 5Gi; Northern Pacific frsts, ilsl;
do. seconds, 1861; Northwestern consolidated,
1i0i; do. debcnlure, 109s; st. Louis and san
Francisco, Fi11; St Paul consolidated, l2I; st.
ern Pacific tirsts. 11is; Texas Pacific X. G., IOs
Union Pacific trsts, ll51: West Shore, 103.
Adams Express. l9s; Alton and Terrc llaute
80; do preferred, ~; American Express, 100;
Boston Air Line preferred, %; d. g S II. N,
25 Canada Southern, 40; Canton, 80; Central
Pacific, 3ll: Chesapeake and Ohio. II: Chicago
burlington and Quincy, iia; Clev., Colo, l7;
| Consolidated Coal, 20: Delaware and Hudson,
| 10: Delaware, Lackawanna and Western,
lssi; Denver, and Rio Grande, +; Erie, el.'
| 2l6; Houston and Texas, i3; Illinois Central,
| llai; Kansas and Texas, l3l; Lake Erie aud
Western. iil Lake shore, Wi; Louisville and
Nashville, t5i; Manhattan Con, 9s; Memphis
| ana Charleston, b3; Metropolitan Elevated,
| 49,; Michigan Central, 'si; Missouri Pacific,
15l; Mob. & o.. s: Nor y T., III; Nashville
| So; Norfolk and Western preferred, i6i; North.
ern Pacific, 223,; do; preferred, 5oi; Northwest
| ern. lcsl; do. preferred, 1i3; New York Cen
| trail, 1851; New York. Chicago and ST. Louis,
| lido. preferred, 65i; Ohio and Mississippi, 1871;
| do. preferred. so; oregon Navigation, 03l; Pa.
eihc Mail, 33l; Pittsburg, 15Ti Reading, 6ll;
Richmond and Allegheny, 4: Richmond and
West Point Terminal, ~; Rock Island, lO9;
ST. L. & $. T., PSI; do. preferred, 81; first pre-
st Paul and Omaha. 36l; do. preferred. lOG;
Tennessee Coal and Iron, 25l; Texas Pacific,
1gi Union Pacific, 5ii; United States Express,
II; Wabash, st. Louis and Pacific, 10; do,
| preferred, 2ii; Wells Fargo Express, 1876;
| Western Union, 20: Silver Certificates, 92i;
American Cotton Oil. 3ls: Quicksilver. 0; do.
preferred, 3ii,
| +Asked.