, 1881-04-29
BUSIN ESS.
Stocks Very Doll-sharp Decline
in Reading, %
Weakness in tho General List at tho
:, olose-The Elevateds.
Wabash and ". Joe Earntngs-Flnaaces
=, . at Chicago.
The Produce Markets NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
- Quiet, but Pork Unsteady
Lard Firm.
Wheat ytry Weuk, Us a Consequence Of Improving
Crop rrusMets-olhtr Grain Lover III
synpuiby.
FINANCIAL.

Stocks wcre duh nil day. There wns some.
thing mnrr IT Il hutter In tho Elevated atncks,
mud at tho clpso iile uo:l stocks, with IlrnhiT ut
tho hcna. ram OF sevtrr, 1N'tnts. Lake Shoro
WIS anInttg tho most nctlvc Of tho 1lst. and
kteic wis said 10 oe pt1ying to COVER hls shirts.
and tho general uorlI1o ut tho ultse WIS ascrlbctl
th,tIantpnlntions tn of tho benrs who hid found
themselves unable to hug tho stock they wanted.
c. i. uslkrne's ttlice wna ruportej to DO FREQ
ac1!er ot Luke ShorU 4 Michigan Ccntrnl. nl.-pretly
auo,l evidence that they werc buying. Ruasell
aaEu was distributing tho inflammation
Tint Luke Shore would cuntlnnN to
pnr 8 per cent II year oven u pnrnlle lite wcrn
rtnstrncic,1 Oh enoh s,l'e Ut i. President Ncw-
ctl, vt the Lake shore. was quoted lit tho New
Yurk dispatches as atlrisinH his friends 10 hold
thor Luke Shore, Of which ho owned great
Debt, and which he would buy freely II It reached
10. s-... ...,..' ..-
fexns racI1o WAS n9aln said tn be working to
ohtnn the contrnl Ut Iron Mountain.
Windsor Hotel operators wcro bullssh III tho
oxtrelno yosteriay morning. Tho usual result
followed.
htr. Uutl.i tns postponed bis trip TO 81. Louis
uutil next wuck, Iuu kecnp Ia snll to hAro
Abandoned his vislt tn Eurnpe.
Tho Elevated alpeks .lgc!!ned. hut tho street
Wis without It's usi,nl full supply Of misinf0rma~
tton about thenl.
Mr. Gowen hns sent communication 10 tho
President 0f tho New rark Stuck Exchange
stating that the the iteatlne nuad has nut nban-
dot,ed the Issue uf tho daforred bonds. Nung of
the subscribers TO tho bunds werc parties
to tho litigation recently decided by Judge
McEcnnan, md thpr rights wcTc consequently
not adJudicnlcd. Tho casc has bccn Rpncnled to
the supretno Court Of tho United States. and thu
Stock Exchange Ia requested tu defer hct1on uil-
I'll tho cNso Is decided In tho court Ut nual re-
sort.
Watnsh earnings Ia tho third week of April
werg 500 m increase of $50; et. Joe earu'
fnga decreased sa,3*s. ...,.,
Tho fennsytvania laat'road earntnGsfor March
increased sao00o. ...,
The casnlnss OF tho International s. Great
Northern Hallway Increased the Third week IN
April $l4,uN0 .,....
Tho earnings Of tho Indiana, Bloomington y
Western Company Increased during tho flrst
week In April S4,15s. Tue tnurclse III tho 81.
Louis & Sun Frano!sco earnings Tor tho third
weak ia April wns $l',D01: aud sinco Jan. ].
s1l5Ess:. Louisville & 4'aahr'!e earninys show
MI tncronse during the th'rtt week VI April OF
$tS,0o0: and since .|hti. l, $D0S.1.H.
Thp Rcn1itw Railroads total gross receipts
hnvo hcali f9'Es,,hsa.Sl for tue four tnonths to
dAto, hEttnst ~ Tor tho same perio'I IN
tho preceding year, vnr, handsotno gain; but
as the cxpcusoa have Increased from $1a0'.-
4E}.tB Tor lust ycnr to $dri0saI ~ thlH year, tho
net prostt ls not Ro grcat by stu. .s8tas. The
upar,tIuns ut tho Conf g. Iron Conrnuy show
a pra!lt OF fsiG,:saM up 10 late, aya'sat II loss
or Sol S.6l Inst year. or net gain In both
companles Ut fesss. s.lal.t0. ,..,-.
Pullman sold cx-rlHhts to tho new atock Mt i'll.
It was afterwards offered ut lso without any
buyers Hereafter 1t VIII be nn"tch ex'rlghts'
At tho annnat meeting 'rucst'Ay of tue lSoston
| Wster.Power Cnmpatly, tho Treasurer Reported
| thAt thu debt OF tho Compntiy hud bech reduccu
| s1llrug tho paat your *l,ol'ss5. Iae A"o!ltt'ea
now Amunnt tU XI,fO, III, Ni1u tnt As81k8 QtG