, 1873-05-07
WALL. STREET,
Nov1ovv OK tho Money, EOld4 Bont.
Stock, and Produce Markets.

Koviow OK tho Money, Gold, Bond.
Stoci1, and Produce NInrltcts.
SpcctaI DtsuatcA to The Chicago Tribune.
NEW YonK, May 0.-Monoy was oasy to-lay at
6to 7por cent. Tho banlfs nro offering moro
froely to brokers, and pressing thom to tnko at
and undor tho legal rato. Tho increased oaao
In money caused bottor fooling In financial
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aT0ONH.
Tho stock market was alternately woak and
atrong, though, rs compared with yesterday,
prioos woro highor. In tho general List tho
marriott opened firm, but soon fell
OH fraction, ana "a quickly
recovered the doclino. Prices continued to ai-
Vanco uptil about midday, whom d downward ro-
action onBuel. Tho weakness lasted until IN.
warda 4 o'clock, when another advance occurred.
thia timo continuing until noar tho close. whoa
TIC h'ghost prices OF the day wero generally cur
rent. Rock Island mado sharp and steady ad-
vance, on favorable reports from tho Wost.
Union Pacific took long stride upward this af-
ternoon,, considering that 1t has been going
backward 40 long. But early in the aftornoo3
can came Ia the report, Tint tho 1lon oakos Ames
stock !edistsy fol- @ SSez''s pos ana eont shs
and a tho samo tfmo party Il, Tic street larroly
Interested In the stock sold blocks Of consider
ablo amount at tho. current price. Inter,
account OF purchases BY tho Clark party to in
augurato bull campaign. Anos' stock Ia aaid
to be 30 tied up that 1t cannot come on tho mar
ket for year, which probably explains this new
combinations in Westorn Union arc effected, tho
price 9f that stock will bo sent to par and main-
tanned at near that figure for tho summer.
Nothing definite eau bo predicted with regard to
Pacific Mail. Operators on the stroot take very
ittle M ntock in tho rosc;eo1ored lo,ter Of preai-
dent Watson, Of tho Eric Railroad, to tho Eng
hsl managers Of the road.
GOLD
advanced Under tho pressure Of Hono large pur-
chasoa for speculative account Tho advance in
tho interest rato OIL the Continent to G por cent
has aomsthing 10 do with this strength, and tho
"bullR " Bay shat the Bank Of England cannot
long koop its ratio at per cont.
EXPORTS,
Tho produce exports for tho wcok Isl, ,51o. .679)
arc tho largest in the history OF tho paat and at-
tract mucli attontton. Only twice in tho past
havo weekly exports reached anything like tho
present large total, ono occasion having been
sid another, Doc. 6, 1S1os when tho total waa
S7,047,220.
Govornments woro atrong at an advance Of Il
g por Gent oil through tie liat Of por oenta
PRODUCE
Flour was fairly active. Shipping brands ara
quite scarce and tlrmor. Medium grades are
uull Alu heaVy. dood superiine III i'll fnir de-
manl and steadier. Choice family extraB aro
firmly held, but do not soil freely. Sales, o,700
brls; receipts, 7,lGG br1s. Wheat was lower but
moro activo, tho donantl being chiefly for export.
III winter there ia littlo doing, tho snp-
ply boing light and holders firm. Sales,
72,400 hu. receipts, 20,370 bu. Pork
Was quiet, and prices rather unsettled, in
tho ABSENCE Of business of Importance. New
Twenty-Five barrels extra prime mesa sold at
SLATE. Receipts, 740 pkgs. Cut meats wero
very quiet, and prices moro or less nominal. Dry
sailed shoulders, howovor, wore firm. with 70
bid. Two hundred boxes special brand
sold at TIC, and 5000 TBS, 14-tb
picked bellies at 011o. Receipts, 2.568.
pkgs. Bacon waa dull aud unsettled !, 90 brls
short clear, OIL dook, aod Mt $50. Long clear ID
quoted at oe4@oNo; short clear, 059@10o. Lnrd
was moo derately active and very firm. For Vest
ern, 4pot, 7-1Go bid 25 tcs city sold al 9Ao.
For future delivery, tho business reported om-
bracod 500 tce, Juno, o21c, md $50 tcs, May,
o15c. Receipts, 1,292 plgs.