National Republican., 1888-04-19
AZ UNSETTLED MARKET.
Fluctuations in the Prices of stocks
Small and Unimportant.

NEW YonK, Apr 1s.-Thc stock market tp.
day was somewhat unsettled for the general
list throughout most uf the day, anl, whllr
fluctuations were small and unimporlant, a
few stock, displayed marked weakness. The
offer Of the Treasury Department 10 buy
bonds caused rush 10 cover In the carly
morning and the market wns FOR short time
quite strong, but the selling by foreigners
soon neutialiled this influence and the traders
started IN 10 sell the entire list, finally wiping
out most Of the Improvement.
The opening was strongnt advances extend
ing 10 per cent, and further gains ranging
up to were established In the first half hour,
but the advance was then checked, After
noon the market became stugnant, though
Missouri PaCihc was weak, but toward .
O'Clock the movement In thC CO1lcrs ttHric
and the general list responded TO u limited
extent. There wasnO turthrr feature aud the
close was barely steady. The active stocks
slow irregular fractional changes for the day.
Money ON Callhas been ursy NJ per cent,
last loan ut =, and closing offered at :.
Sterling exchange is active and strong; actual
business at is5i to iSi ior GO.day bills and
iN;l 10 iSS for demand. Government bonds
have been fairly active, and state bonds have
been quiet and steady.
Treasury hulanccs-Cuin, Sl3i,iaj,ii2; cur.
Tue following were the closing bid quota
tiuns;
IS, coupon. 1915; Is, coupon 1911; Pacific Gs,
80, 1911 District ot Columbia 3,GisJls Georgia
Il. new. gold, iOt: Louisiana Is g0i Missouri
o.. il!; North Carolina consolidated Gs. lls.:
do. IS, Nl; Tennessee new Us, lOO: do. 5S, "91;
do. 3S. Ull; Nheinin 6. y; do. Nat. coupon,
g3Cl Central Pacific trSts, M y, X, @. u y.
frsts. II; Missouri. Kansas and Texas zen. is.
Wl: do. Is, IS; Northern Pacific iir,tS, hi;
do. seconds, l0l; Northwestern consolidated,
Francisco. 49,; 81. Paul consolidated 1851; 81.
Paul, Chicago and ruchc iirsts, iln; south
ern Pacific ilrStS, il9; Ic%aS Pacific H. g., ~;
Union Pacific irsts. III; West Shore, l02
81: do. preferred, -: american Express, los;
Boston Air Line preferred. ~; u. &. ~ Il, ~,
-: Canada southern, II o.; canton, ~: Central
Pacific, 20l; On, >nuuuko aud ONO. l.. Chicago
and AIT on, l35: do. preferred, 100: Chicago
Burlington and Quincy, In: Clcv. colo, Il;
Consolidated Coal. ~; Delaware aud hudson,
10! Delaware, Lgcknwanna and Western,
i2s: Denver and Rio Grandc, Ia, Erie, 2i.
do. preferred, 55,: Fort Wayne. l1}l; Harlem,
2iG; Houston and Texas, l5 Illinois Central,
ll0l: Kansas and Texas. l2.; Lake Erie and
Western. ~; Lake shore, 50! Louisville and
and Charleston. "5}; Metropolitan Elevated,
1909: Michigan Central, Tit; Missouri Pacific,
~; Mob & o., !; Nor \ ET i3O; Nashylll,e
si.; Norfolk and Western preferred, g.; North
ern Pacific, 2lg; do. preferred, iJi; Northwest
ern. l0il; do. prcfcrrcd, III; New York Cen.
tral, iO5; New York. Chicago and st, Louis,
do. preferred. ~: oregon Navigation, So: Pa
ciiC Mail. ~: pittSburg, l50 Reading, jSl;
Richmond and Allegheny. I; Rchmond aud
West Point Terminal, 23i; Rock Island. ltOt;
=. l.. \ s. 7, q: do. preferred, 6'i: first pre-
fCirCd, 1lOi: st. Paul, ill;d preferred, tli;
St Paul and Omaha, 3G; do. preferred. iO5 |;
Tennessee Coal and Iron, ~: Texas Pacific
| ~; Wabash. -. Louis and Pacific, III; do.
| preferred ~: Wells Fargo Express, lIj;
| Weston Union, -; Silver Certificates, 9,s;
| preferred, 3jl.
asked.