The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-27
81 TELEGRAPH.


Nav NuuG. dee 2H-Mnncy on call wa
easy NJ 30 iD,b per cent lat loan .. closed.
offered ut 49, Primo mercantile pip'r Size
o. sterling exchange dull hut steady at
sl,i'i for -iNty.dny bills, aud siNsls Tor
dcmand.
Government bonds were dun aud steady
State bonds Wrrc duh hut firm.
owing 90 The al.ruC II foreign Orders the
market VS. lr. luImu -. though London
scut ,umr buying ord r.. In the Wander
hilr pnd Lake Shore in particular them
WIS fire realization tu.lly uu the advance ol
the pIst frW DAYS. Tut the bears tuuk ud
vantage Ut thp holiday iu London Ia make
some demonstration against the lisi. Good
buying made an irregular aud somewhat
irycrish market which was Nuctuuicd Tor
most stocks within a comparatively nurruw
mugr Prices on the whole were maintained
and the rraCtiun. wcrc not sustained, except
| Nv the gangr- aud clilUrs. rmuns which
/ NJ Paul was weak IN thc afternoon after tlp
I publication ~ enfnirrs for the Third week iu
December which showed dcrrcIsc 20 v
l tN,U1 Delaware \ Hudson Wa almost
neglected, bat u sold ut n marked de-
/ cline from H. lust recorded sale aui ],
| Ia ouly s'uyk showing material luss n. ~,
| result ~ the dIy's operations. lake Shop
W., the rr1t icltur Of the dly, anil in con
| sequence II thc lirm byiici on the other sid,
/ that tiyrr VII De- Hn Increase in the tate o
| dividend this month. and buying order
wen placed in the s'ugk fnr foreign account
| which. added a. the heavy Purchasing iui
| domestic account nui, toe Stock cspcClull,
/ prominent bath Tor activity aud strength
| There W. some buying uf Richmond A Wcs
| Point late iu the dgy hut the improvement
| in the price amounted a. "a small fraction
/ only. Among the inactive shirs Big Fou
was specially strong while Rock Island va
very weak nrain In the forenoon, though !
recovered handsomely later In tie day. fh'
market opened with q very Hctiyc cuisines
nni tint prices were all up fum tu y tc
| cent from Monday hnnl nguUs, Tho Van
drrhilts wcrr .trung. bat the r'-t ~ the lis
showed considerable week.-mrs., aud rrtiryd 9,
| fractions below lrsi prices, while lake Shnu
quickly became The feature and r.c Owes
point right ui the start After the iirt huu
I ihcrr WIS u steadily decreasing volume %
business. while tendency Ia nd
vance Appeared u was checked by th
publication II the loss In cgtnings ul
the st. laul and M the afternoon the bust
ncss done dropped 10 midsummer prupOr
lions. while little prrrrrss wns made 10
either direction. IN the last hour The mar
kcl developed considerable activity again
aud especially In Lake shotc, which ono
more shot ~ point aud the rat followed
The market closing hgtiVc and firm. thougl
generally ~ slight fractions under the open
Ing iiruws. The hnal changes ar Irregular
but generally fractions lower while lak
shnw roso ~ and Delaware \ lludtoi
lostt
Railroad bonds vcrc quiet, the sales reach
Ing only u, 3Nu1. II which Reading sec
onds' incumeS supplied tiGh.ulu. aud Nickl
Plate fuuu tlnNun. The market was with
out other special feature but rrmancd firm
all the way out, aud final prices general,
show advances. Columbus a Cincinnati
Midland fuls use , "a 80. Eric thiris. p,
| me-; Union laCih, collateral lives 90 W
ani Alton a fcrfc llautc hrts, 2 to ~.
The total sales Of stock today were 25p,G6
shares Closing quotations.