National Republican., 1888-03-27
MODERATELY ACTIVE.
The Market Weak and Declining Most
of the Day.

NEW YoRK, Mar. 26..Ihe stock market to-
day was moderately active aud especially SO
during the morning hous.and while there wH'
very little feature of importance to the trad.
ing, the market was weak and declining dur.
ing most Of the day. The feeling ON Missouri
Pacific seemed to have undergone II change
for the better to-day, and though the declaii
ton of u Il per cent. dividend was not made
until too late To- have any immediate effect
upon the course of the stock II was firm to
strong almost throughout the day and rose tO
II uoint Il per cent. above saturdays closing
figures, irOSt of which was retained Ht the
close. The bears again turned their attention
to Reading, and there were several stories
anUat IN regard to the property, though the
one which had most inhnenco upon the price
Of the stock was io the effect that the com
pany would not after all he able To float It's !
Sr cent loan EG r'1," ioyy was oyG ySE !: IyErs m
was forced down from TlI To- 81. the transnc.
tions being heavier than hgN. been seen In
some months.
j'he 0therstocks which received special at.
t,ntion from The bears were Canada south
EN-, Union Pacific. and 81, Paul which gave q
weak tone tO the general list. The most OF
the list We're comparatively quiet. The open
ing of the market this morning was irregular,
with changes extending 10 per cent. either
way, but the weakness made itself felt i'm.
mediatrly. and prices declined from the first
sale. Reading was the special feature, being
extremely active rs well as weak. Frequent
rallies occurred during the day. but there was
= ~.
M; hut the dealings We're feNcrish and TN
| settled and the close was generally heavy at
hut little better than the lowest figures.
The following were the closing bid quota
| tiuns:
A.. coupon. 1851; ils, coupon, lo0.; Pacific is,
So l2Oi district of Columbia 3G5s, ,llsg; Georgia
| is new gold, 1857 Louisiana Is, ~ Missouri
| Gs, IOl; North Carolina consolidated Us. 12i;
do. Is. 500; Tennessee new Us, 100; do. IS, ";
| do IS, tsl; Virginia is ~: do. x Nat coupon.
asGl; central pacllir, tlrsis, lii' p, u. g. 4 y.
| iirsts. GG: Missouri, Kansas aud Texas gen. Us
81; do 5s, 80; northern Pacific irits, M;
do. seconds. 1861: Northwestern consolidated I.
lill; do. dehentire, i0ol: 81. Louis and san
Francisco. llj.; 81, Paul consolidated, l?ii; 8.
| Paul chicago aud Pacific iists, I'M; South
| crn Pacific iiisis, lli; TcSaS Pacific r. g.. %;
Union Pacific iirsts, li}; West shore, loil;
Adams Express. no; Alton and lerre liaute,
3I' do, preferred. ;O; American Express, i0''
| NoStOn Air Line preferred, W H. e. n r. n,
$50: Canada southern, ~; canton, ~; Central
| Pacific, !I,; Chesapeake and ohio, /; Chicago
Burlington aud quincy, lge; Clcv. colo, i5
Consolidated Coal, 20; Delaware aud HUDSON
l0ai; Delaware, Luckawanna and western
lsTl' Denver aud Rio Grande, ~; Erie, s3
ais; Houston aud Texas, Is: Illinois central
lld; Kansas and Texas ~; Lake, Erie and
Nashville, Hls Manhattan CGny s.; Memphis
and Charleston, 81; Metropolitan Elevated
1870; Michigan central, ~; Missouri Pacific
i3!; Mob, x o., 5; Nor, X f.; liS; Nashyill,
-; Norfolk and Western preferred, i3l; North
cin Pacific, 90: do. preferred, q; Northwest
ern, 1856; do. preferred, l3!li New York Cen
| iIal, 10i!; New York, Chicago and 81. Louis
i3; do, preferred, Gil; ohio and MISSISSIPPI, ~
do. preferred, 50: oregon Navigation, ~; Pa
ciiC Mail, SOY; plttsburg l56; Reading, 5i'
Richmond and Allegheny, 3; Richmond an,
West Point Terminal. iii; Rock Island, 100!
ST. J.. Il $. f.. 20; do. preferred, Is; first pre-
fcrred, no.: 81. Paul, ~; do, preferred, ~
81. Paul and Omaha, 3il; do. preferred, tosl
TppppsSpp
2ii: Union Pacific sos; United States Express
30; Wabash. ST. Louis and Pacific, III; dc
preferred. 2ll Wells Fargo Express, 1lt
Western Union, ;3.; Silver Certificates, 81.
preferred, 81.
ASKED.
Washington Stock Exchange.
The following list of the most active stock
dealt In on the Washington stock Exchange
furnished 10y McsSlS. He'll ~ Co.. Bankers, Ne
lll.- InnIS S,.lN.lil - AuIiIL..