The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-18
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Money. uond.and sio,h.

Nrw NonH. Jan. i7.-Mnncy on call easy
AZ ~ tn 3 pr cent; last luuu, . per
cent closed offered at . per cent. PIN,
mercantile paper. iAdG'l per cent. StCI
linz exchange dull hut firm Ssjis Tor sixty
day bills and SLSs' Tor demand.
Government bonds were dull but firm.
State bonds we're dull and steady.
The stock market WIS less active today
with fcvcr',h tome, although rather heavy
IN the forenoon sud stronger later In the DIV.
London WIS not 80 much 1T factor in this
market today the disposition ON the other
| side being a. await action hy th' local opera.
| tors ~ tlCrr is considerable disappointment
| over the failure uf the mafArt tu respond
more freely a. the Development, If the past
week Chicago was n seller To- moderate
extent and especially 1T cotton oil. aud the
news from that center WAS of a mixed
character. some cutting oi rate, being r..
ported while st. Paul aud other road.
were said tu hc reducing expenses m
many WAYS. st. Paul was sold rather iicsN
but there Nas q demand Ter All the stock puf
out, aud while there was some di.lppulnt
mcnt that tie earning, lur Tia second week
in January did not make q better showing
covering uf short. was Ia order aud yer,
little impression was made upun the sturt
| either way. The coal stocks were the great
feature uf the day, aud considerable pressure
was brought upon Reading and lhcklNnnnl
aud the last named steak was quite weak boz
| the forenoon, but later recovered handsome
| w, aud u one Of the few showing 70 material
| gain Tor the day this evening nrlawar, 4
Hudson was unusually active and strung.
aud moved up rapidly uu IMPORT HAT their
would he an Increase iu the rate of dividend
or an extra dividend At the next meeting
outside IT the three soCks mentioned
Reading. lhrkRwunna aud 81 Paul IN the
regular list aud Cotton oil IN the unlisted
department., there was very little interest
in the Transactions, aud fluctuations wcrc
small aud unimpuriaut except Ia Chi
cnru Gas Trust which recovered some ui
the los, IT the past few days First prize,
were about steady, bat the market iu
the succeeding transactions became quite
| ivyCrish. aud except leo ihc ,ualcfr and
the trusts. there wps very little movement
outside NJ Delaware a Hudson Prices were
generally q shudc higher NJ noon aud after
| that time the market white becoming dullcr
was muw settled aud stronger. bat 10 va.
not until after delivery hour that the up
/ ward movement became amy way marked
I The mirkct closed quiet aud firm ~ fuc.
| tipnal advances Tor the day The final
| changes are almost ull loo the direction ot
/ higher figures. and Delaware 4 Hudson B.
/ up p per cent, Chicago Gas Trust l !, aud
| lhckaWanna per cent.
The transactions ln the bond list showed q
marked falling oil to-day, being only 4. iSS
/ 90, against - $1,000 yesterday 10 this
| amount thc Reading u contributed s2l2uuu
! und The Atl.ni.c a Pacific IA sili.up. but
| thcp was No. other special animation IN the
/ list There scented Ia b, generally less lie.
mand lUr bonds, while no pressure 10 srll
| WIS noted, hut the nual price, Boo some cases
show declines, although the majority arr
| higher this evening
The total sales III stocks TO-DAY were go
| isi shar's Closing quotations