, 1881-11-03
BUS1N ESS.
Stocks Open Active, and Close
Dull but Strong.
Unusual Activity in Eric on Reports Of
Purchases by Vanderbilt.
Advance in Northwestern - Fl.
nanccs In Chicago.
The Produce Markets Unsettled, with Less
Doiug-Provisions Very Weak, with
Hogs Lower.
Wheat and Corn Hanged Higher, but Tile Latter
t1nvni To,ua-rta fJsare
Wheat and Corn Hanged Higher, but Tile Latter
Closed Tamt-,yc lleass.
FINANCIAL.

Stocks opened with tho appearance Of saw
age boar raid bn II was observed that ull stocks
offered for snle n,itrr tho pressure 0f mhnrtt.
lAted money and unfnvorahle minors found
rcady buyers. Ono ur thu now features of tusl.
r,css wns tho upwnri tnuvcn,pnt If Eric. which
went up from, AN tu HIM. cln.snw ut iJ!t. van.
derbtlt and GnttlA were b0th reported to De
luycrs Of It. Tho former Is HnIl to lInvu de-.
tcr,nlnea tp punish Jaweit for his opposition 10
tue Ohio consolidation. and 10 he seeking tho
rontrol for that purpose. Northwest an1 ~. Paul
were fairly nctivc, and were strong. Northwest
especially 60. NorthweR. went up u. to lS1,
M the stntcEcnt that Vanderbilt, who owned
onn.thlrd Of 1t, was about IN pay 10 per cent 'lst.
blends on II. 1t. ta1,l WIS III delnAnh in farKn
blocks. Western Union wis largely dealt III,
hut tiuctuntrd within nnrrpw limits. Vanderbilt
wns said to br seller nf l.kn Shurc. which docs
not explain why It advanced from 1sla. tn 1.'ss.
Cnton Pacific WIS one OF the obJcuts Ut attMck
by tho bcnrs In tho Fnornn9, and was forced
down to lln!t. but cIo.cd Mt 1.Dti. Pullman WAS
puutotl nj lJlt., cx-dlvllrnd of 2 ppr cent At
tho close tho lnnrkct was very quiet md strong.
The frequency with which ynnuerblls's name
Ia mentioned In Wilt street gossip, ard tho ina.
nlpulations that nro frcely attributed to him,
must lie very 1nortifylng to him II no is gpntta-
snnn Of high and noble c|,arl,rter. tsho would
hot stuOp 10 swell his millions br lecrirIny bis
less fortunate fellow t,en. Here. for instnncc.
!s n paragraph front Ksernnna Wall atrcot nows
repOrt uf MOndny:
4 meeting Of representatives Of Vanderbilt
hn,lscs " understood to hive tecn held Saturday
afternoon far the purpush nf considering tho
slt,.atipn. Ihcsp houses aro sat, u huvc in.
sluttli shUtt snles un pn!nts fru'n Mr. Wander.
bllt, aud they RTo anxinus to know II hnuther
Western Unlon ,iea! has beeu perprtrated.
The posscss0r OF fEl.tM,.1M Vt ! per cents
nnt MS much more IN other securities ought to
bu nblr ~ I!vc I!fc that would rnlse him nbuvo
tho possibility Of such grave isnputntIona on his
hpuc*,y, It's ought nj lcpst to be Nbc to nIupt
tho suggestion uf tho recent meeting of .aIts.
ters In the city. who advised feiluw Clergyman
found guilty OF stealing and tying 10 "Knard
aEnlnss tho appearance Of llke o!fenacs In
future"
ThcWoer,snoollcr pool wore conspicuous In
the efforts tn advance prices.
The rn!tlnan's Pnlacc Car Company hnyo de-
ctnscsl II quarterly dividend Of $2u0 per shuro
trotn net earntuxs. paynbiu on anu after Nov.
II, to stockholders Ut record ut close Of business
Eov. !.
The earnings Of the st. Paul. Minneapolis s.
Mnnlthbn Hallway Company for week ending
t,ct.al. 1851. were sliu5sa.as: for week ending
Uct. n, 1syl. $Dl,3ti.h:': Increase. s'1aJa.fi
The tUnlnetr'nl AMI FiAa,icldl t'hls,mtcIe has
prppnrel tho following tnblr. exhibiting tho
number II! miles ut t,gw railroad undertaken tD
be built FROM Oct. /, 1881, tn Dec 1T, lsSaa. tho
cost tu construct md equip WHICH Will prouahly
uRKrex,tts ncurly S,oo00 u.00, ut low es,tranto:
tituraphrai dirt,ton. Niles
At ss; aS sia sss q 9"S a. vs. 's ss
tulnn.ae :..*...;,.... @,'A
y is S:tts I'll IN IND s
:S W Sifs .sS M' HI r aas. 81 %s': u t.
HesMse Ill, l;;;ciy s;ia;.. iii, liz si.sii:: E'
sppl Ltirur ana s"uttt Ut ta Inttuuo nf si- 80,
t. wsrt % II tSi ocIy SS
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