National Republican., 1888-04-24
ACTIVE AND FIRM.
The Market Advances Steadily
Throughout the Day.

NEW YoRK, Apr, 2I.-The stock market was
very active and firm at the opening th's morn
ing, most Of the list being small fractii
above the closing figures Of saturday, and
with the exception Of a small setback In the
first hour and u shading OF toward the close
The market continued To- advance steadily
Throughout the entire day. Tho prevailing
sentiment was bulliSh and the buying by com
mission houses was IN excess of anything soon
during the present advance. and In >piteui the
free rcalizntiOns In all part of the list, with
unfavorablc western runJrs circulated. II was
SUFFICIENT To Keep prices moving upward nearly
all day.
The upward movement was checked In the
last hall hour by free realizatlOns. but prices
were very stubborn and the iinprc ',iuu mndc
uron them was insignificant. The close wn9
firm at ur near the best figure of the day.
Money on call has been ensr, ranging ir IN
| 10 !, last loan NJ g., and closing offered NJ =.
sterling cXchangc T. quiet, but steady ~ firm;
actual business ~ iSt for GOday bills aud iSS for
demand. Posted rates, iSi to ISI. Govern.
ment bonds have been active and strong.
state bonds have been dull aud steady
Treasury balances Coin, Sl3i,?!"G!d; cur.
The following were the closing BID quota.
tiuns:
Is. coupon. 19j; iis. coupon rO;,: Pacific Is.
70, Gl,:District of columbia 3.GjslisEGeurgm
Is, new, gold lOi; Louisiana IS. ": Missouri
Is, To-; Nurth Carolina consolidated Is. 10;
do. Is, Ri; Tennessee new G~. 100: do. *. ~;
do. 3s, 90 Virginia Is, ~; do y Nat, coupon
30: Central Pacific iirsts, ia; D., Il. q. " y.
irsts, ~; Missouri Kansas aud Texas gen. Is,
e2. do js ~: Northern Pacific lirSts. ils;
do. seconds. 10i!; Northwestern consolidated,
49,: do. drhenture, l0i; ST. Louis and san
Francisco, 1lbl; ST. Paul consolidated l2i ~.
Paul, Chicago and Pacific tirsts, l.1: South.
| Union Pacific hrsts. III; West shore, lO!.;
| Adams Express, 13j: Alton and 1cwc llautc,
| 36i; do. preferred. ~: American Express. lOJ:
| Boston Air Line. preferred, ~: d. q. " II. ~,
| 25 Canada southern 81: Canton. ~ Central
| Pacific, 30. Chesapeake and Ohio. T.: chicago
| nnd Alton. 13j; do. preferred 100: Chicago
burlington and Quincy lgl: Clcv. Colo, ~;
| Con'Ol.datcd Coal ~: Delaware ami Hudson,
| 100: Delaware. lackIwauna and Western,
l2O; Denver and Rio Graudc, ls: Erie, 25l;
| do. liofCrrcd, b.: Fort WAYNE. .l5l; Harlem,
siG: Houston and Texas, X; Illinois Central,
| western. Is: Lake Shore, ni; Louisville ana
| Nashville, 55l: Manhattan Con. SDS Memphis
| ana Charleston, 81: METROPOLITAN Elevated,
| 13i!: Michigan Central 20: Missouri Pacific,
~; Mob: x o., VI; Nor n H., lini: NaSlNi'l lie
and Chattanooga, -; New Jersey Central,
S3 Norfolk and Western preferred, iG.; North
| crn Pacific, 30: do. preferred. 49,: Northwest
| ern. los; do. preferred. 1i!l: New York Cen
tlHl. 1861; New York. Chicago and 81. Louis.
p; do, preferred, So; Ohio and Mississippi, 81;
cifG Mail, "a; pittsburs, l5o: Reading, Gli;
l!iclmona and Allegheny, I; Rlchmnnd and
| West Point Terminal, -: Rock Island, llOi:
-. Il. >. r., 30; do. prcferrCl, BGs: first pre-
| ierled, III, St Paul, III; do. preferred, lisE
| st. Paul and omaha 3Gs; do preferred. 9lJ1
| s5s; Union Pacific, 81; United States Express,
| i3 wabash. st. Louis and Pacific, l3; do.
| preferred. 2ll; Wells Fargo Express, 1876
| western Union, ~: Silver C"rtihCatcs ~;
American Cotton Oil, ~: Quicksilver, .; do.
! preferred, 3d.
| HA.k1U.