National Republican., 1888-04-12
TIE NIARkETs.
Fluctuations Narrow and In Mos
Cases In-truitIcunt.


Elw NouR, Arr 1.-The stock market wa>
quiet and while firm to strongl the forenoon
reacted later IN the day. and lual prices show
irregular changes from tho-Cuf last evening.
The transactions were for the most part done
by tie professional and trading elements, and
tie tuutuato ions were narrow AMI except In
few stocks-cutircly Insignificant There
was diversion IN the ranks Oi the trdlers,
and While there was considerable buying from
that interest IN the forenoon, the sellers wore
in majority In the afternoon, aud London
was a purchaser Of St. Paul. Union Pacific,
and Louisville and Nashville. the aggregate ul
The buying for that center not being specially
important.
The general list continued steady With u
firm nulCrtuuc, while uiou Pacific naIr u
iIHc'iunal Gain toward noon, but after liAi
tine there wHs absolutely no feature what.
ever until toward delivery hour, when wax,
ness was dcycuIci IN the NHndcrbiis and
Lake Shore, and uituIwald Canada southern
kct Symrathi2cd tou limited cNtcut. nul tn
close was duh hut heavy Ht close tu the Oprn'
ing prices IN most Of the list. Closing prices
are irregular Hs compared with those Of yes.
tCIday and except losses uf ! I'm Rock j. ami.
Il in Lake Shore. and In tniala southern.
the final changes are for fractional amounts
only.
Tie following We're the closing bid quota.
tiuns:
d. coupon Ie3H as, coupon 1oGl; Pacific Gs,
80, l|ui; District of CulttmhM 3t1S, ,llSs;Gcorgia
-
g. lol: North Carolina consolidated Gs. llS
do. Is. ~: Tennessee new Is, loO; do. IS, 3Nl
do 3s. GS, Virginia Gs, ~ do. y Nat. coupon.
siej tcntral Pacific hrsts, ll5; D., X. q. N y,
irstS, GS: Missouri Kansas and Texas gen. H.,
Gil; do. 5s, b5; Northern Pacific ilrsts. lls
do. seconds. 1903; Northwestern consulatnd,
l;2 do. dchcnturo, 40; 81. Louis and san
Francisco, ll6; 81. Paul consolidated i2i!; 81
Paul, Chicago and Pacific iir.'s. IN: south
crn Pacific hrsts, nv; ToSaS Facln' Il. g., o.;
Union Pacific HrSts, lli West shore, lO2.
Adams Express, l35; Alton and Tcre iIdutc.
-: do. preferred, i0;, american ESprcSs, l0';
Boston Air Line preferred. ~ H. G. n r. ~,
-: Canada SuutlIurn, ~; canton, ~; Central
Pacific. 2S!: Che apcHkC aud ohio. Il: Chicago
Burlington and Quincy, liil; Clcv.. colo, i5
tunsy yldatcd Coal, II: Delaware and Hudson.
l0G; Delaware, lackawama and Western,
lej.; Denver, and Rio iinlde, ~; Erie, @t;
2l6; Houston and Texas, ii: Illinois Central,
49,; Kansas and Texas. l3; Lake Erie AMI
western 49,: Lake shore So; Louisville and
Nashville, 81; Manhattan Con. 81: Nicmphis
l"Ui; Michigan Central. 10; Missouri Pacing,
;2,: Mob. ~ o., $; Nor. y r.. l39i; Nashville
and Chattanooga ~: New Jersey Central,
cm Pacific, 20; do. prcrcrred, a.; Northwest.
crn, 1Od; do. preferred. III: New York Cen
trail, lCii; New YORK. Chicago and 81; Louis,
| ~; do. preferred, ": Ohio and Mi''s,ipi, lli;
do. preferred, so: OrCCon NaviMtion, ny: Pa
| ciic Mail. 3O,;. pittsburg 10; Reading, 3dl;
| Richmond and Allegheny :: Richmond and
West Point Terminal, ali; Rock island, lu;;
feTed, 1Osl; st. Paul, Gel; do, preferred, no;
| st. Paul and omaha, -; do. preferred iOi!
| Tennessee Coal and Iron, .ll; Texas Pacific,
.sl; luion Pacific, BIZ; United Statcs Express,
| preferred. ~; Wells Fargo Express, l3';
| Western Union. ~; Silver Certificates q, /;
| American Cotton OIL -: quick liver, 10; do.
| preferred, 81.
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