Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-14
Wall Street To-day.


article says: The stock exchange markets,
while less active than yesterday, are strong,
and as rule prices are higher. The changes In
prices are less marked than the change in tone,
although Ii IS by no means certain that the
market VIII not again be unsettled before a
further considerable rise. It Is reported, but we
cannot confirm II by the principals. that the
leading speculator on the Bear side" yester-
dollars from the prominent insurance
companies. 10 enable hiX 20 carry
stocks recently bought including
York Central and Hudson stock II II is
true, 1t confirms opinions heretofore expressed
that one OF the main purposes or the recent
demonstration against prices was 70 acquire
stocks. and indidate that the specuator referred
TO, whatever intermediate interests are 10 be
served by rfdoing the market, is In the main
bull The street" which two weeks ago
was bullish ana long of stocks, is now bearish.
and either short Of or without stocks Prices OF
stocks at the opening were a fraction above
iaa's. which has been followed by an advance
or i al l. the latter Wabash. The other spec
ulative stocks notably strong are Kansas
and Texas, Erie, the coal shares. and
Wisconsin stocks, Nashville ami Chattanooga
has been exceptionally weak. In the list OF
investment stocks Rock Island has advanced TO
l!i the highest price ever reached New York
Central aud Hudson has been steady TO strong
at 131 < al3l q; railroad bonds OF a strictly In
yeStment character are strong. and the Specula-
tive bonds are higher. Government bonds are
StloIS 81 ulCfdi5eu QUOTATIONS.. In the money
market per cent. Is the ruling rate for demand
loans on stocks. ana 4dj the quotation on United
States. Time loans and prime mercantile paper
are sac per cent. Currency IS fowlng from all
quarters. Any purchase OF bonds by the Trea-
suTy in excess or 81 .000.O00. or below thar
amount, will be a surprise to the street.
The Markets.
BALTIMORE, April l4.-Virginia SKIES de
ferred, ~ asked do consols, 531 bid, do. second
series. 24 asked; do. past due coupons. s41a bid;
IL n tor "A t.afR-t rfN
BLTIMoRE,, April lt.-Cetton dun and lower.
s;sSsS,as; sity mills l5l ssarsT 7sas; s. ao:,
Rio brands, 6. .7oa7.O0; PataEsco family, 1855.
Wheat. southern lower and dull western lower.
srSt and April; lSIf May, 2Sl,al: 2se June:
steady; western lower and dull southern white 81
ass; do; yellow. 81 western mixed. spot and April.
IS. Oats steady-seuthern, 42a43; western white.
.2a42hi .2a2 do. mi mixed, d, Ia42H: PENNSYLVANIA, 42a
kss au and ~ Hay Pac
visions quiet-mess pork. II 75al2 70; Bulk meats,
*. Hams. iOEaliK. Lard. &: Butter quiet
Is, Eges easy lIai2. Petroleum dai~crude nom
inal refined, ~. Coffee quietaKio cargoes, 1885,
s1saf ana in faEar ar atmas of II Thsas r to
Liverpool per steamer steadycotton. lid; hour
wheat los, 600 bushels corn, 79. 100 bushels oats
>, 400 bushels Shipnents-wheat, las, 423 bushels;
corn, 81. GAL bushels. Sales - wheat, 6J2, 600
bushels; corn. Il $40 bushels.
NEW YORK, April l4.-St5cks lower. Money.
Sac Exchange. long, 4S4s; short 4s7s. Govern
ments quiet.
NEW YORK. April l4.-Flour dun. Wheat active
and lower. Corn dull and lower.
LONDON, April IA, u 80 2. m.-U; $. bonds.
new fyes, 1861. Atlantic and Great Western first
mortgage trustees certificates, 20; Atlantic and
Great Western seconds, 80. Erie, 447G; do.
second consols 90. Illinois Central, Ito. New
York Central, l36.
NEW YORK MARKETS THIS AFTERNOON.
The following quotations were current in New
York to day at 2. m, as reported by Lewis John
son 4 Co. u. S. per cents 107le; U. .. ~ pei
cents, 10SAal09; ID. of {. 3.65's, 92k asked, S2s$
bid; New Jersey Central 79zs; Ohio and , M,ssis- A
nf6al and st. Joseph, 347s; Lake shore lo7zl
Northwest. g5A do preferred. Ios1s; Iron I'M MeIn a
preferred, lc31 Wabash. St. Louis aud Pacific.
40'4 do. preferred, 81 Kansas and Texas, 3s ;
W Q. Telegraph. l04s; @. @. and i. O., 10;
Pacific Mail, 40L.