National Republican., 1888-03-29
A SYMPATHETIC MARKET.
The Leaders Show Weakness and the
Entire List Follows,

New YoRR, Mar 2s.-The coal stocks aud
the high.priced grangers were the leading fea-
lures of the stock market to-day, and those
being weak, the entire list sympathzed,
though to II limited extent only. There was u
finer feeling again this morning and the list
tion encountered a flood of Reading for sale,
which under considerable excitement, broke
the stock about per cent. The statement
for February, showing a loss IN the net earn
but the old story that the per cent loan cOu |
not he lOated was still used with some effect.
The Could stocks were strong. aud y was
supposed that buying orders had been place !
in all of them. The opening was strong, at
advances extending to !, and while there was
q momo ontary weakness in the early trading
the list quickly recovered and slowly adj
yancCd. The gains In the general list amOunte |
TO fractions only. and in the afternoon II gave
way and the early, advances were lost, with
something in addition. The rallies Were
slight and of no Importance, and the close was
heavy. AT the lowest prices reached.
Money ON call has been easy ranging from
TO b last loan at 81, and closing offered ut -.
business AT ds5i TO isGf for GO.day bills and ~, !
70 ISs Tor demand; Posted rates lsGl "a, iSsi
heavy. state bonds have been very dull anl
steady.
Treasury balances Coin, Sl9oOj3GiO; cur.
rpncy. Sl235i,OG2.
The following were the closing bid quota
items:
Is, coupon, 1851; ils, coupon, 1OGl Pacific Gs
So l2Oi District of Columbia 3,G5s, llsA; Georgia
| Is. new, gold, 1851; Louisiana iS S0l Missouri
| Is, l0ll; North Carolina consolidated Is, 100;
DO. Is, ~; tennessee new is, lCO; DO, 5s, "91;
do, 3s, Csi; Virginia Gs, A.; do. y Nat. coupon,
F42: Central Pacific tirsts, 11il; D., II. q. Il n.
| frsts, GG; Missouri Kansas and Texas gen. Is,
| %; do. 5s, b5.; Northern Pacific iirSts, llGj
| do. seconds, 1851: Northwestern consolidated /,
| 1i1l; do. debent,irc 1904; st, Louis and San
| Francisco, l15i; st. Paul consolidated, l2il; st.
| Paul, Chicago and Pacific firstS, 1lOl: South
en- Pacific frsts, 115: Texas Pacific r. c., G5
Union Pacific frsts, li3l; West Shore. 1O!i
Adams Express, .i40; Alton and Terre lIaute,
| 30: do. preferred, 30; American Express, i0i;
Boston Air Line preferred, M; B. G. ~ X. n,
| aG; Canada Southern, 4Dl Canton, ~; Central
Pacific, %; Chesapeake and ohio, IL Chicago
| and, Alton, 1873; do. preferred, l6O Chicago,
burlington and Quincy ii0i; Clev, colo, Is;
g,nsol!dated Coal, 90; Delaware and Hudson,
| lC3l; Delaware, Iackawanna and Western,
1874; lenvcr, and Rio Grandc, 49,; Erie, %
90. preferred, 53l; Fort Wayne, 49, Harlem,
| 80; Ecuston and Texas, l2; Illinois Central,
| Western, 19!; Lake shore, So; Louisville and
| Nashville, S3s; Manhattan Con, Sji: Memphis
and Charleston, 81; Metrop9!tan Elevated,
iGg Mob. ~ o., r.; Nor II T., 49,; Nashville
| and Chattanooga, -; New Jersey Central
~; Norfolk and Western preferred 49,; North
ern, 1o5l; do. preferred, 1885,; New York Cen
tral, 1C3i; New York, Chicago and ST. Louis
-; do. preferred, G3; Ohio and Mississippi, III
| uo. pIeIrireu, GU; oregon NaNlghtlon, S't; IA
cihc Mail, 3Oi;, Pittsburg, 1876; Heading, 5o!
West Point Terminal, 2Oi; Rock Island, 1O8i
st. l.. x :. F., -; do preferred, G3,; first pre-
ferred, 100; st, Paul, ;0!; do. preferred, III
St. raul and Omaha, 3il; do. preferred, 10?
Tennessee Coal and Iron %; Texas Pacific
| 81; Union Pacific, Sol; United States Express
20: Wabash. st. Louis and Pacific, l2j; do
| pleferrcd, 22i: Wells Fargo Express, l3D
| Western Union, ;3s; silver Certificates 07s
American Cotton oil, %; quicksilver, s; do
| preferred, 81.
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