The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-19
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NFw Noug. Feb lN-MDnry ON call easy
40 I y Ia per cent. CLOSED offered no per
cent Prime mercantile paper tttb per
cent Sterling exchange dull but steady nt
tisj'. Tor sixty day bills and sLSs4 Tor
dcmand. Government bond, have been
dull bat ffm. state bonds have been dull
and steady.
hcstotk market to-day was fairly active.
but while irNyrisi, irr pulnr and unsettled
In the forenoon, was decidedly strong. c.pc-
cinlly fur the sIyrlltics. w the afternoon.
aud final decline, arr few iu number
There was % generally lullish temper at the
opening this morning. but London figures
came lower aud tlnt center was apparently
u n. Her ul 10. specialize. m the early deal.
inrs aud the lurBl unl Chicago bear, also
Wcr doing their utmost tu dcprrs the It,
s. Paul became the special point ~ attack,
aud declined q point Zoo The FORENOON. while
tho impression made upuu the ret 1T the
l.si was slight uud in most eases tlr decline
WIS over iu the hrt few minutes. while loo
NOT few instances The opening hgurJs were
thy lowest ul tlH daN. The market was not
long BOO showing mari 81 struuF undyItunr,
Hut thp publication of the earnings ct tiy
SL Paul gud thr Northern Pacific roads fur
thr s,guIi week. iu February each ct
Which hu "Ui u.us ul Wurp than sIIwu.
turned fhU iir 800 over ihr lisJ. lnd every.
bcJlmr 70 feature, and uu lbrgr dealings
90 ihHt stHyk was advanced over points
and with thutiuruu.f which ruzC = per
cent, led the upward movement iu the
active list, London Wns % purchaser ot Erie
uul That stock, With New England and st.
Paul. were most active although thrir due.
tultIUUH we're SMALL The cull stock, aud
trunk lines were very quiet aud iraiurrlrsy
tllIuu. shout the vutifD dHy The concession
FI.
tended tu 's per cent, and thr market vas
tp,rrsh and Irregular with regular weak
tome iur the first few minutes when the
general list developed Co., same sfrlur tome
which hIs been 20 marked feature for
suW' dHNs past The fluctuations WrfH
sWtl aud Irregular throughout thp tint
hour hut h.iuu noon there wore fractional
gains ull over thv list, With Tennessee coal
leading with % cain ui over point The
market quoted down materially after noon
hui ihc upward movement became more
general, and Manhattan took thp lead in the
advance. followed later hy Chatuuulrn and
and Chicago gas. There was uu further
change Boz the temper ui thr speculation. aud
the market finally closed active aud stu,nF
~ about ihc test prices of the day Tho
active stocks arr almost invariably higher
this evening the decline, being few and
uuIWpuriHut while Manhattan nusr Ii aud
Chattanooga 20. thc other gains being inc.
tiuual
Tho railroad bond market wls again active
today, the sales ui 90 issues reaching .1.s3t..
on and tu that amount Chicago uus aud
Coke uris contributed sl3Luu. Denver a
Rio Uuudc West 200 assyuiyd siii.ub mf.
liugtou a Nrhrlsks luur SIMON. and the
Richmond & West Point Trust a. tituUn
/ There was more decided s'r,uFth shown Than
ON any day ior week past. and while there
were few marked declines. such ns iu the
International scrund and the Ohio Indiana
a Western Issues, thv gains were uniform
ami extended throughout thc list
The total sales OF stocks toby wrrr DDS
| 3ii sharrs