National Republican., 1888-04-11
IIIE NI.NRK ELS.
In the Last Hour Missouri Pacific Took
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NEW NoRK, Apr. 1O-The stock market was
stlll less active to day and the decline was
continued, resulting in fractional losses for
the most of the list. There was very little
news of character To affect values during the
day, and even rumurs were less numerous,
ana while the foreigners still continue TO make
small purchases In this market the local
operators for rise have assumed the waiting
attitude, again leaving the trading almost ex.
glnsiNely In the hands OF the traders and pro,
ishly inclined, The market was unusually
barren of feature, there being marked move
tnents in only two stocks Union Pacific and
Missouri Pacific The prospects for the former
IN congress were looked upon as very slim,
and though Mr., Dillon publicly denied his re.
ported candidacy for the presidency of the
company the bears, made, II the object Of q
slSciai attack IN the early dealings, and It's
prize was forced down
The great event of the day was the drop In
Missouri Pacific of per cent. The stock ut =
which was lower thnn last evenings figure,
and in half an hour II had touched 1is, rally.
ing only at the close. The market became
very duh for most of the list, and some i'm
provement was made IN quotations, which
were generally brought M tOtle level Of those
OF the opening. The heavncSs reuppearcd In
the afternoon, however, but the losses were
entirely insignificant until the last hour when
Missouri Pacific took u header, bringing the
rest of the list down with II.
The following were the closing bid quota
tiOns
Is. coupon, 12i; Ais, coupon 1861; Pacific Gs
IS, l2Ol district of Columbia 3.65s, ,llss; Georgia
7s, new, gold, l03i; Louisiana IS, 30; Missouri
Gs, 1Oll; North Carolina consolidated Is, 1is;
do. ds, G39; Tennessee new Us, 1OO do 5s, Hgj:
do. 3s, GSl; Virginia Us, ~; do. X Nat coupon
S42l; Central Pacific iirsts 49,, D. Il. q. & N
hrsts, ,G7l Missouri, Kansas and Texas gen IS
G5t; do. bs, hGl; Northern Pacific iirsts 1l1l;
do seconds, 1881; Northwestern consolidated,
lill; do. debenture 1l0; 81. Louis and san
Francisco, 49,; st; Paul consolidated, 1855; St.
hnNt1 gt,N.l EVasa
ern Pacific iirsts, III; Texas Pacific II. g., OS;
Union Pacific frsts, @ilI!; West Shore, 1921;
Adams Express, i35; Alton and ,Tero lIautc,
Boston Air Line preferred. %; ii. L. IS IL. a.
70; Canada Southern, 49,; Canton 10; Central
Pacific, go; Chesapeake and Ohio, II; Chicago
and Alton, 1870; do. preferred, 100; Chicago,
Consolidated Coal ~; Delaware and Hudson,
100; Delaware, Lackawanna and Western,
1855; Denver, and Rio Grande, II; Erie. 2il;
ZIG. Houston and Texas, s2O Illinois Central
ils!; Kansas and Texas i3s; Lake Erie and
Western. l3t Lake shore, 50; Louisville and
and charleston, "5i; Metropolitan Elevated
1870; Michigan Central, GG.; Missouri Pacific
1ili Mob: o., s; Nor \ f.; 1891; Nashville
and Nn,,S NCn,at,tSanoSg% ~; New Jersey Central
ern Pacific, 81; do. preferred, Az; Northwest.
crn, lO5s; do. preferred, III; New York Cen.
tral, 1oii; New York, Chicago and st. Louis
| do: preferred, so: Oregon Navigation, sii; Pa
ciic Mail, 81; Pittsburg 15T; Reading, 5Gl:
Richmond and Allegheny, 3: Richmond and
West Point Terminal, 2ls; Rock Island, 1Oa;
St. l., & $. f., %; do. preferred, G5l; first pre-
ferred, l0s; ST. Paul. Gbs do. preferred l0g
ST. Paul and Omaha, 35i: do. preferred. 1O5!
Tennessee Coal and Iron. 2i!; Texas Pacific,
~; Wabash, st. Louis and Pacific IL. do.
preferred 23: Wells Fargo Express, i3O:
Western Union, i2l; Silver Certificates 0is;
American Cotton Oil, sTi; Quicksilver, 81; do,
preferred, 3G!.
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