National Republican., 1888-05-18
FAIRLY ACTIVE AND WEAK.
The Market Fails to Rally from the
lnnrns sinn.


NEW Yonk. May H. The stock market to-
day up tu : O'Clock was almost without tcI.
turc but after that time was weak and fairly
active, finally closing at material concessions
from last evenings prices. The opening was
made NJ irregular changes from last nights
figures, and while there was an inclination 20
weakness early upon the selling by the
traders, II soon recovered H. tone aud began
to advance, though the only movement Of i'm
lurtanCc was Inv New England which uttIr %
loss Of : a cent rapidly rcgaincd the loss Nni
something IN addition. The market soon
sank into the most intense duluess. Rich
mond and West Point again showed weakness
In the afternoon, and while i was still NJ u
premium in the loan crowd i became very
evident that some one was selling the stock.
There was no recovery from the depression
IN the last hour, and the close was fairly ac'
tive and weak at about the lowest prices
reached.
Money ON call has been easy. ranging from
I to .. last loan AT 2 and closing offered ~ tO
H. sterling exchange is active aud lirn,
Actual business ut 49,! for BO.day bills aud
4SS. for demand. Posted rates isI tn $50,
Government bonds have been dull but
firm. state bonds have been dull and steady.
Tie following were the closing bid quota
tions
Is. coupon. i2,!; Ais, coupon los; Pacific O.,
SIS. 12i; District oi Columbia 3ti5s, Ils Georgia
Is. new. gold. iOil: Louisiana Is. ~. Missouri
Is, IC2; North Carolina consolidated Us, llg;
do. Is. 8.; Tennessee new Us. lOi: do. -. 30;
do. 3s. III; Virginia Is. 20; do. Nat, coupon,
33; Central Pacific lirsts, 49,; D., X. q. n n.
frsts, 81; Missouri, Kansas and Texas gen. 6s,
Gel; do. IS, 5Si; Northern Pacific trsts. llh.;
do. seconds, l0G,; Northwestern consolidated
| 40; do. dcbcnturc, l0n.; 81. Louis and san
Francisco, llG,; 81. Paul consolidated, l2ii; St.
Paul, Chicago and Pacific hrsts, l2l South.
| ern Pacific irsts, lliH Texas Pacific r. e. ,O.;
| Union Pacific iirsts, M; West shore, i0},;
| Adams Express. i3s: Alton and Tcrrc llautc,
| SO: do. preferred, ~ American Express, lOl,;
Boston Air Line, preferred, 81: d G.. u. M
| Pacific, 3l,: Chesapeake and Ohio. Il; Chicago
| and Alton l3j; do preferred. 1905 Chicago,
| Burlington and Quincy, M! Clev, colo, Is;
| Consolidated Coal ~: Delaware and Hudson,
| lO0l: Delaware. IackawHnna and Western,
| l2g,: Denver and lilo GrundG, ~; Erie, III;
| do. preferred, 81: Fort Wayne, l3!1hlarlcm,
4lG Houston and Texas, 10; Illinois Central;
llei;. Kansas and Texas, i; Lake, Erie and
Western. ~; Lake shore, oO,; Louisville and
Nashville. 55s Manhattan Con-, 9!i; Memphis
ana Charleston; 81; Mctropoitan Eleyat,Sd' n,s
iC! Mob. so, s. Nor. \ f., .li!; Nashville
and Chattanooga, iG.; New Jersey Central
So, Norfolk and Western preferred. iii: North
ern. iOi,; do preferred, 1is; New York Cen
tral. lOj.: New YORK; Chicago and ST, Louis
1ii;do. preferred, ca; Ohio and Mississippi, ?0!
SRi Siic Mail, I.; PhtS6Hrs, is; Reading. Gii
Richmond aud Allegheny, I: Richmond and
West Point Terminal, eit Rock Island lOa
ST L. y $. T.. 2Si; do preferred, g; first pre-
ST Paul and Omaha, 3i.; do preferred. 'iQo
Tennessee Coal and Iron, %; Texas Pacific
2o.; Union Pacific, 53.; United states Express
Ga Wabash. st. Louis and Pacific, ~; do
preferred, -; Wells Fargo Express, l31
Western Union, ,Gi; Silver Certificates. 9!i
American cotton Oil, 3i.. Quicksilver. ~ do
preferred, 81
#Asked.
Washington Stock Exchange.
The following list of the most active stock
dealt In on the Washington Stock Exchange !
furnished by Mcssrs Bell n Co, Bankers, M
1887 PENNSYLVANIA avenue: