National Republican., 1888-06-05
INTENSELY DULL MARKET.
Prices sag on in the Last Hour-A
Slight Improyemcnt I'm Prices,

New YoRR, June i.-The stock market was
again intensely dull to-day, and while strong
In the first hour and the last half hour, was
quite weak and somewhat feverlsh throughout
the day. The opening WIS made at slight ad
vances over Saturdays final figures, and the
market showed an improving tendency during
the first hour, which carried some OF the list
to he Teighsohcd Sd Of point sp2ye ne Sggn SSgn
most conspicuous. The feyershness then ap-
peared and prices sagged of, but u was not
until the last hour, when the lowest prices. of
the day generally were made, that It's decliuc
reached anything like notable proportions
The dullness was intense throughout after
II O'Clock, the only relief to the, stagnation
being drop of in Burlington, followed by a
recovery Of per cent and an advance of per
cent, In Rock Island and II per cent. In Pull
man. The decline however, was accelerated
and prices rallied Immediately, the close be-
ing dull but firm, at something better than
Money on call has been easy, ranging from
1itop last loan at II, and .closlneat Il bid for
small LOTS large lots offered at I, Sterling
exchange Is quiet and steady. Actual bust
ness at 49, for Goday bills "a and a for dc
ment bonds have been dull and steady To firm.
state bonds have been dull and stendy
Treasury balances - Coin, si330si,sI;
The following were the closing bid quota.
tions:
d. coupon, 1871: Ais, coupon ioT; Pacific o..
S District dd @ q Columbia scI .2 GsSrs9
0s, i02; North Carolina consolidated Gs i2l;
do. ds, o.; Tennessee new 9s, lO6: ldo. js, 0o;
do. 3s, i0;; Virginia Gs, IS: do. Nat. coupon,
frsts, III, Missouri. Kansas and Texas gen. Us,
Gi!; do. 5s. -: Northern Pacific firsts, i1Q;
do. seconds, 1868; Northwestern consolidated.
tii; do. debenture. 100; ST. louis and san
Francisco, Ii7i; 81 Paul, consolidated, l2I; 81.
Paul, Chicago and Pacific frsts. 100: South
ern Pacific arsts, illl; Texas. Pacific r. Co.. -;
Adams Express, 1888; Alton and Terre Haute,
i0i; do. preferred, ~; American Express, l0oi;
Boston Air Line preferred, 0T; b. G. II. N,
20; Canada Southern, 49,; Canton, 40; Central
Pacific, 3Ci: Chesapeake and Ohio. ": Chicago
and Alton, 1876; do. preferred, 1855; Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy, 1871; Clev Colo, 45t;
Goal @ agd WSstcgn
l2si; Denver and Rio Grande, Il; Erie. sis;
do. preferred. 5ii: Fort Wayne, 1ji; Harlem,
KSnsss AND and Texas Texas ~ S sEe fTe eSegad aad
Western. IA: Lake Shore, 81; Louisville and
Nashville, b3i: Manhattan Con-: 50; Memphis
ana Charleston, '5S; Metropolitan Elevated,
1O!; Mob. & o.. s; Nor. 4 E., 1927; Nashville
50; Norfolk and Western preferred, i5i; North
ern, iO9l; do. preferred, 1l3; New York Cen.
tral, 1o5!; New York. Chicago and y. Louis,
u; do: preferred, o. Ohio and Mississippi, 90;
cific' = Mail, 5sE Plttsburg, i51i; Reading, CO.,;
Richmond and Allegheny. 0; Richmond and
West Point Terminal, 2si; Rock Island, lo7;
St. l.. & $. f., est; do. preferred, G5.; first pre-
| 81. Paul and Omaha, 35l; do preferred. 1881;
| Tennessee Coal and Iron. 20; Texas Pacific,
| 11s; Union Pacific, 0il; United States Express,
| Il; Wabash. st. Louis and Pacific, 12i do.
| prcforred. 2]l; Wells Fargo Express, 1872;
| Western Union, ,5s; Silver Certificates 99t;
| American Cotton Oil. 3al: Quicksilver. 0; do.
| preferred, 50.
asked.
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