, 1881-12-10
Stocks Close Weak, Although Money
Is Ensier-A Good Buying De-
mand Reported for Stocks.
Renewed 1sllmors About Wabash
observation-disclosures iii
Chicago.
The Produce Markets Generally Easier,
Except Oats, md Mostly Less
Active. -
Provisions Tame and Disposed 10 hsayiness
-Broads,ntis Unsettled. but Good
D. Shipping Demand for Corn.


Stocks wpre more aCtlvo tltAn Tor tile preced. |
ing day, hut wore by no means lively, Money |
WIS easier. THIS brctnaun rose only rs Nigh NJ
!. ~ OF per cent, and ut the close tho rAc WIS
per cent. During tho day g0ud htlying de-
,nati was reported Tor Stocks and It was los.
tered by sunlo prcpostnrous stUrtcs intended as
stltnu1nnls. II WIS said, tnr Instance, TINT sec-
retnry FolYer will Som boRiu 10 buy $h.000,0o0
ho.ils week outright. ind IN addltion Will
without rebate tho payment Ut the
bonus covered ny the lust call, which
natures jan. ~. Among uthcr pull arguments
circulated abnut Wall street wcro pt1rasca cor.
ceratuE tho "pIusperity Of the country anu
prospccts Of cusy tlonvy.' Nothing Is 'nore cur
inin thun thAt tho prosperity Ut tho country,
about which tsiurc eau bd 10 dispute. will pro-
rnnt tho immediate tccurrerGo or any soch
period OF easy rnuney rs we havo hnd IN this
country tho raht two or three years. New cn-
tcrprlsea r,ro calling for cnplta1 fl every direc-
tioil. For two years maney bus been competing
fur securities; now securities will compete for
money. Securities have boon rising; now lnouey
Will rise.
Wabash preferred opened At s3.z, bit was
weak In tha afternoun. and sold down to ME. II
Is Inserted auatn tho street that the preferred
will not pay It's Fcbruary dividend. These state
tnents hnve q better source than street Eo4sp
usually has. ii tho dividend Ia plssctl tho effect
will be bud. not only u, Nil othor Wabash securl-
ties, but un those of Southwestern roada gcnor-
MY. AHierEhh f"iiroaa 1."ons :" i'".o.o W..
suHor I'll value. iae aut1n't ~ na ,,, p'u-
1cffoo o'VfoenuA eo'". ,".,..o.'
serious mterrnpuon ~ Mo Nv "".msn .'.s
tro9raan' WHICH was ~ pay a.s1os'as w ."u
ferfch a'la common uhll 'ne n!.et ," cu"'u w
marketed AZ nhr. Que aoou tat's lnat .'sU
out or tho d!sAstee "'il 10 sne ahn'aao WV u"
10 'r. a"n!u sepuaou no ~ W. =.
be pcoYod 10 ~ not tne 1n'n'uefao1e su.o' ~ u
nav oe!!eFea 10 ~ W n.s ao4io"et7' "uo at""
cheeks nl1nolS III n!s o1ua'og'
WABASH IL the snpleet OF eoou MA"s nuMs
pafeefpns sowh""Yo' netnun . News 80, AeoneS
reports thaE uifee1or III nho9sn shss 'ne GUN,
Vany has alteadf earned aalVl"enu Va p1sl e.teu
stoeh' Iuu euAs w. ..,.> n--,.,.rs
nut an stnpossIi'ity. Accosu'ng ~ .ue u!.W.'e ~
NE doa'll ~ sa'a ~ aase a"',ssu WIS ls'enas ~
cover w enofts 10 MMoAsn' va auefo ntc ssa "
et onlS Apout uooou sn"ses y. ~ , p.s.sI'Iu :.
stock III LUIS Gnm.sy ~ M u"u nv 49, .''s -
est'shateu VI d''"p snares' 11csnoft 'nso'e0s on
the common u saener sess.
~ mn ncavy stocRhoiaet' ~. uum ,'a,, knvw
wara uooat tn1s 'n8tteF, sal'! hs' ".1llain u ~.
VatderbIlt IutssaaJ e'oh1nB. "oeh askea "a"t
he thonEht aboat stt+ Jay uonlo pto!ctt y, u
terminus aa nc" orM tos tne ~" 1ot* NJ"
EsiEluud luslrtm'. ~ H'ay ue h.ese StucN- 10y,
1abb'nE opefauol'' ano IL nia5 oo s'nu'ne' i"os
nlnht coI1au4t NV noo ""So NV n'S"''' VI