National Republican., 1888-05-01
FRACrIoNALLY HIGHER.
The Stock Market Aiternates Between
High and Low Prices.

hIEn hOW
NEW YoRK, Apr. 30 stock market was
very active and strong IN the forenoon, but
reacted and became quieter later IN the day,
and a large portion Of the gains was lost,
though the list, as a rule, were fractonally
higher this evening and marked advances
were scored in a few stocks. London prices
came very much higher than our closing
prices Of Saturday and there was heavy
foreign demand for stocks seconded by lib.
eral purchases for out-oftown parties. This
made very strong opening, and IN spite OF
heavy reallzations on the part of tho bulls the
advances were not only maintained, but in
creased, though the pressure 70 sell fnally be-
gan TO show when the demand Stacked OF.
The news Of the day was ON the whole not
favorable, but the street paid lttlo or no at
tention 10 it, and u had no appreciable effect
upon the course of prices, The opening was
Very strong and active and first prices were
from TO per cent above Saturdays final
figures. Tho general list, after slight further
advance, retired to the neighborhood of first
prices, but later more strength was shown and
fractional gains were made throughout the
list. There was very little change in the tone
of the dealings until the close, when better
feeling was shown, and the market closed
Money oil call has been easy. ranging from
ITO q, last loan at 9, and closing offered at 2,
Sterling exchange Is fairly active and barely
steady. Actual business at 1885, 10 lSSl for
d0.dHy bills, and 4Sii to iSS iop demand.
Posted rates ds, to & 49, government bonds bonds
have been quiet and firm.
Treasury balances; Coin, siSi,iii,oii; cur.
rency, Sls,19S,10s.
The following were the closing bid Quota
Is. coupon. 1861; as, coupon iC7i; Pacific es
S5 1al!; District Of Columbia 3.G3s. iiS; Georgia
is, new, gold. 10i: Louisiana r.. 0l; Missouri
Gs 1O2; North Carolina consolidated Us, 10;
do. ds, 03i: Tennessee new Us, l0l: do. IS. %;
do 3s. 5o.; Virginia O., ~; do, X Nat. coupon.
-; Central Pacific frsts. 1iil; D., X. @. 4 n.
HIqi ~. kunauu r,iu
COY; do. 5s. COZ Northern Pacific hrsts. ilS;
do. seconds, 10jI; Northwestern consolidated,
l4s; do. debcnturc,. III 81, Louis and san
Paul, Chicago aud Pacific trsts, 100; south
en-, Pacific trsts il2 Texas Pacific 4. g., ~;
Union Pacific irsts. 'lldl; West shore, iO3;
81; do. preferred, u; American Express, 100;
Boston Air Line preferred, o1: B. G. & II. N,
%; canada Southern, h2s; Canton. 49, Central
Pacific, 32l; Chesapeake and Ohio; i Chicago
aud Alton, I3I; do. preferred, 100; Chicago
Burlington and Quincy l25l Glow. Colo, 20;
Consolidated Coal, 10;. Delaware and Hudson,
lS9: Delaware LHGkawanaa wanna and VI. MGstern g,
do. preferred 90; Fort Wayne, lji; Harlem,
elG; Houston and, Texas, ~ Illinois Central,
lali; Kansas ,and Texas, ia; Lake Erie and
Nashville, S0l; Manhattan Con, 0dI; Memphis
ana Charleston. 81; Metropolitan Elevated,
ltl3: Michigan Central, Sli; Missouri Pacific,
and Chattanooga, Is; New Jersey Central,
S3,; Norfolk and Western preferred, iSs; North
ern Pacific, 2iI; do. preferred, 80; Northwest
| ern. 11li; do. preferred, III; New York Cen
| trail, l0it; New York. Chicago and st. Louis,
i6l; do. preferred, Gsi; Ohio and Mississippi, ~
| do. preferred 80; oregon Navigation, 03!; Pa
| cifc Mail 3it; Pittsburg, 100; Reading, GA
| Richmond and Allegheny. >; Richmond and
| West Point Terminal s5s; Rock Island, Ia;
st. l.. q S. f., 81; do. preferred, Gsi; first pre-
| fcrred, liz: st. Paul, ,5,; do preferred, llGl;
| st. Paul and Omaha, III do. preferred. ll0;
| Tennessee Coal and Iron, 29y; Texas Pacific,
| "a; Wabash. st. Louis and Pacific, Is; do.
| preferred, GTi; Wells Fargo Express, 1876;
| Western Union, iSl; Silver Certificates, 07s;
| American Cotton OIL 3el; Quicksilver. lO3; do.
| preferred, 35i.
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