National Republican., 1888-03-30
a LESS ACTIVE MARKET.
Irregular Changes in the Course of
Prices Though Many Advances Re

Prices Though Many Advances RE
corded.
NEW YoRK, Mar, 2o.--Thc stock market was
less active today, and the course of prices
was quite irregular, leaving prices irregulnrly
changed ut the close Of business, though most
Of the list show advances The approach Of
the holiday made the bears somewhat more
wary than usual during the previous days Of
this week, and while there was short selling
at odd times during the day, the feature Of the
trading, especially In the forenoon. was the
covering Of short contracts
. There was very little pressure 20 sell at any
time In the day and evidences Of support In
nSst TSs of the leading stocks were not wanting
The opening of business and succeeded In
bringing about fractional declines over the en-.
tire list but the resistance was too great and
the shorts then went into cover, which brought
mostsof the list materially above first prices.
Toward delivery hour, however, there was
free rcalizutions by the early buyers aud most
Of the Improvement was lost throughout the
list. The market rallied in the last few min.
utes, however. and the close was steady 10
firm at irregular changes for the day.
Money G 9n i cal m tas bee been easy ranging from
sterling exchange II dull and steady: actual
business at 1851 TO dsG for COday bills aud 49,,
TO iss for demand; Posted rates 1857 TO 1881,
Government bonds, except the currency o.,
have been weak state bonds have been On.
tirely neglected.
Treasury balances Coin, si9O6o5,s53; cur.
The following were the closing bid quota.
tiOns:
IS, coupon, 1876; .ils, coupon, 1861; Pacific Gs,
10, 1901; District Of Columbia 65s, llSi; Georgia
Is, new, gold, 1861; Louisiana Is, s9l; Missouri
Cs, l0l; North Carolina consolidated Gs l2O
DO as, ~; Tennessee new Gs, 100; do IS, "0J
90; e,S 3s; Is; Virginia is g, y; de- Nat coupon
iirsts,. o.; Missouri. Kansas aud Texas gen Gs
gii do. 8, Si; Northern Pacific tirsts, ll7.;
90. seconds, slO5,; Northwestern consolidated,
1911; do debenture 40; st. Louis. and San
Francisco, li5i; ST, Paul consolidated, 12iI; ST.
Paul, Chicago and Pacific frsts, ll0i; South.
eern Pacific tilstS, M. Texas Pacific X. g.. Gl!;
Union Pacific iirSts, ll3i; West Shore, l0ls;
30; do. preferred, 20; American Express 1906
Boston Air Line preferred, 90; Il. G. & X. N,
$50; Canada southern, ioi; Canton, 10; Central
and Alton, 1885, do. preferred, 100; Chicago,
burlington and Quincy, 1881; Clov, Colo, IS;
Consolidated Goa, 90; Delaware and Hudson,
lOil; Delaware, Lackawunna and Western,
1851; Denver. and Rio Grande, IL; Erie, ~;
do. preferred, 81; Fort Wayne, l53; Harlem,
elG; Houston and Texas, IL; Illinois Central,
Western, 1sl; Lake Shore, ss,; Louisville and
Nashville, 53l; Manhattan Con, SGi; Memphis
and Charleston, +bl; Metropolitan Elevated,
fs MOB MibSh,Ea6 fSn,T & MSr g NT;Snr s Ssy,, r9SiIG,
and Chattanooga, 49, New Jersey Central,
| 15l; Norfolk and Western preferred, 49,; North.
ern Pacific, sol; do preferred, %; Northwest
ern, l05.; do. preferred, 1894; New York Cen.
| trial, 1881: New York, Chicago and st. Louis.
l3i; do, preferred, 63; Ohio and Mississippi 49,;
| do: preferred. SO; oregon Navigation, NJ: Pa.
| citc Mail, 30; Plttsburg. 1J6; Reading, Bot;
| Richmond and Allegheny, 3: Richmond and
west Point Terminal, ~: Rock Island, los!
81. J.. & $. f., .; do preferred, G}l; first pre-.
icrred, 10S; st. Paul, 70l; do. preferred, Iii;
| St. Paul and omaha, 3i!; do preferred, 1903;
| Tennessee Coal and Iron. 20; Texas Pacific,
| Ell; Union Pacific, 81; United states Express,
! ~; Wabash ST. Louis and Pacific, II; do.
| preferred, 2li; Wells Fargo Express, 1870;
Western Union, 7} Silver Certificates, 9is
American Cotton Oil. ga; Quicksilver. =; do
preferred, a.
| 'Asked tEx.dividcnd
| Washington Stock Exchange.
| The following list Of the most active stock.
| dealt in on the Washington Stock Exchange 1.
| furnished by Messrs Bell & Co., Bankers, No
| 1i3' Pennsylvania avenue: