National Republican., 1888-03-20
A srRENGHTENED MARKET.
Advances Recorded in Most of the Ac-
tive List,

i've tiNt,
NEW York, Mar 10.-The stock market
to-day presented q marked contrast to that
of last week, being strong throughout,
though quiet to dull, and marked advances
were established IN most Of the active list.
The rcvulsiOn Of feeling was In greater part
due TO the sudden collapse of the Atchison
strike, and this morning there was rush
TO cover shorts Afterward the impression
gained ground that the Gould interests were
buying their specialties, aud some good
buying for the long account cnsued; Lon
don also purchased the leading shares, and
the report OF the Gould stocks strengthened
the general confident feeling. Later the de-
cision in the Bell telephone case started
liberal demand for Western Union, and It
showed the greatest strength Of the day.
The contradiction of the report that the
Louisville and Nashville Company had sold
the treasury stock issued for dividend pur-
poses created a better feeling in that stock
and SO aided the improvement. There was
no bad news to-day, and while the bears
and traders resisted for time the upward
tendency, they soon started In to cover
finding the attempt to be futile. The first
sales were made at advances over Saturdays
closing figures Of from ! to Z per cent.
and further gains Of small fractions were
established In the early dealings, but the
bears were enabled to knock the list of to
shade below the opening prices when the
early demand had been supplied. The up
ward movement was resumed before noon,
however, and from that time the course of
prices was steadily upward on constantly
increasing volume Of business. The i'm
provement was most marked at about de-
livery hour and the best prices were re-
corded In the last hour. The market finally
closed quiet hut firm ut about the best
prices of the day.
Money on call has been easy, ranging
from p to 3, last loan at aud closing offered
at 3. Sterling exchange Is dun and steady
Actual business at 4S5l to 1861 for 60 day
bills and 1871 TO iS72 for demand. Posted
rates 4SG Ia iSS Government bonds have
been dull and steady. State bonds entirely
neglected
Treasury balances-Coin, Sl29, III ,o9s;
currency, Sl2,ilO,G43.
The following were the closing bid quota
tions:
Is. coupon. 1e3s; AIS, coupon, 1861; Pacific 0s
80, 100; District Of Columbia 3.65s, i1G; Georgia
Is, new, gold, 1OO; Louisiana Is, 90: Missouri
u, 10l; North Carolina consolidated O., 120;
do. ds ~; Tennessee new Us, 100; do. 81, o.!
do 3s GSl: Virginia Us, is; do. y Nat coupon,
S,ial; Central Pacific firsts, III; D., II. g. Il n.
iirsts GS; Missouri, Kansas and TcSas gun. 6s,
G7l; do. 5s, 5jl; Northern Pacific lirsts, III:
do seconds lo5; Northwestern consolidated,
Francisco, 1lG ST. Paul consolidated. l95; st.
Paul, Chicago and Pacific firsts, 49,; South.
en- Pacific iirsts 10: Texas Pacific r. c., 6ji;
Union Pacific iirsts, 1l3i; West shore, 1Os;
Adams Express, 40; Alton and Tcrre Itaute,
2Gl: do. preferred. 20; American Express, lOT;
Boston Air Line preferred, %; u. G. y r.. n;
25; Canada southern. 5li Canton, Is; Central
Pacific, 2E Chesapeake and Ohio, 81; Chicago
and Alton l33; do. preferred, 100; Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy, 1g3; Clev Colo, ~;
Consolidated Coal, -: Delaware and Hudson,
1lGs; Delaware, Lackawanna and Western,
12I; Denver and Rio Grande, IL; Erie, III;
do. preferred, 81; Fort Wayne, l52!; Harlem,
2i3; Houston and Texas, -; Illinois Central;
Western, 1872; Lake Shore, 00s; Louisville and
Nashville, 54i; Manhattan Con, $50; Memphis
and Charleston, f53l; Metropolitan Elevated,
1881; Michigan Central, IL; Missouri Pacific,
and Chattanooga. 10; New Jersey Central,
ISL; Norfolk and Western preferred, IL; North
ern Pacific. 2Ol; do. preferred, f3l: Northwest
ern, 101e; do. preferred, 1iOl; New York Cen
tIal; 1915; New Ynrk--Clicaeo and s.; Louis,
"a 40; W;c.tped G5l Ohio aSs Mississippi e1I;
do. preferred, so Oregon Navigation, ss; Pa
cifc Mail, 3i;, Pittsburg, 1856; Reading, 6l.;
ltichmond and Allegheny, b; Richmond and
West Point Terminal, 21i; Rock Island, 1lO.;
81. j.: y 5; f., sN; do preferred, Gs; first pre-
ferred, 1lll;, st. Paul, ~ do. preferred, li5N
r. rSg snd oS 9mah nn@ IS a9 @
2t; Union Pacific, S3l; United states Express,
~; Wabash, st. Louis and Pacific, 12.; do.
preferred, 23i; Wells Fargo Express l9O;
Western Union, 71! Silver Certificates, 05.;
American Cotton Oil, 2Tl; Quicksilver, oE do.
preferred, 35
ASKED,
Washington Stock Exchange.
The following list Of the most active stocks
dealt In ON the Washington Stock Exchange Is |
furnished by Messrs Bell n Co., Bankers, No. |