, 1880-03-13
Stocks Weak, but Not as Weak
as They Might Be.
The Market Irregular, ToverisIl, and
Very Uncertain.
Governments steady-foroign Exchange
Firm-Local Finances.
Thu rrodnta Markets Irregular, but Average
Stronger-rrc1lslon, Qnet.
Corn Moving out Freely, under Liberal ssot.
ago Hsbases-Whcat Nervous.


a4D neuatG3-WNuAl NHItVuAs
FINANCIAL.
stocks were weak, md, after a day Of fever
ishncss md irrcEt1tnriiy, clnscd with ITO decided
symptoms Of recovery. nlt the 1,ot result Of |
tho dny's fluctuations was By no tncans ns dis.
hstrn1ls rs had been frArrl.
There was an ntfnost complete absence Of
"points." It WINS stated toward the olt'*p that
Secretary Sherman Ind announced that bcgltl-
ntuQ with noxt Wednesday, he would devote nil |
surplus revenues 10 tho purchase Of bonds. Any |
policy TINT would tako away tho personal roll- |
ton Of tho secrcsary Of tho Treasury rs an nct- |
tvo force In tho huuey market wntild DO vel |
coined by tho majority Of the public. 1t IL felt |
TINT It Ia no part Of his mission to keep tho
money markct easy or tight, or 10 Interfere /
In fnvor Of ctthor aldo III stock speculation. !
Tho Sccrotary will io the host for himself and |
tho public It ho n,,op.s corso that will he self
acting and permanent ns fur nS possible, md |
th0n makes no chnngc except upon ample mo-
tic9, ltttsscll SaHc's brokers wcrc reported to
be liberal buyers Of stocks during this decline.
There Is excellent anfhUrity-,lo less than hlr.
Gould hIntsolf-for the stntetnent that Gnn'd
has not soE,l out his Wabash stock, despite tho
abiding ramor to that effect. Ono of tho cnfl-
solidatlers eAid to bo in tho near future ts tho
unlosi OF tho Missouri rnc!fu md Kansas i
Texas. Chesapeake & Ohio Ia declnrcd to ba oil
tho eve ct higher prices. Confidence In the
" 1. 1ao e."l .,os,,ot H. Tns w,. i.
ns ~ S.'n. " inann,,a a,r,,.,,s
While the taIiuf that higher prices than any
now prevailing will bo ntdo this ycnr II ns firm
ns over, the Immediate future Of tue stock nnr-
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a"tlnuon innny bits nro rc,'sonal'ty expected;
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Of M pr"yld!ng themselves With titno money:
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6ozsiA. Posted narks were as and nix, anl c,,,l-