Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-16

stakes. Ih0ra Cr1ckmore ana Ripple are heayt-
ly backed. The first pool sold on the first race
on the track as follows: Patti. 100; Jake White,
50: Bouncer. 40; Papoose, 50; Field. 80. First
race-A five furlong dash; Papoose came i'm first
Bouncer second. and Jake White third. Won by
three lengths. Time, 10Ss4.
Wall Street To-day.
STOCK MARKETS FEyERISH AND UESErTLEp.
NEW YORK, July 16.-The Posts financial ar
tlcle GAO pm. edition) SAYS: The stock ex-
change markets continue, far as specu alton
controls them. to he feverish and unsettled
prlncipaliy because there are as yet no signs of
termination of the Trunk railroad war and
because it is a critical crime with crops in the
parts of the country where the railroads are
largely depended on good haryests for a paying
traffic This being the situation even those
that believe that prices will rule much higher
have not the courage to buy at present.
many timid holders are selling and the only
spirit shown is on the part of the bears. who ac-
cordingiy have the market. In word then it
may be said that the bull interest" is slowly
liquidatng, while the 'short interest is steadily
increasing, having the courage of recent success
to back it. The weakest stock to-day has been
Milwaukee and st. Paul, which sold as low as
1l9. The other stocks which declined most are
Northern Pacific preferred Canada Southern
Missouri Pacific and Central Pacific.
The Trunk line stocks have declined
less than yesterday. Western Union Telegraph
has been strong and higher than yesterday after
noon. The Elevated Railroad shares have been
quiet and about steady. As we write the ren-
eral is steady to strong. United States bonds
are higher for the extended 6s and lower for the
As. State bonds are lower for North Carolinas
Railroad bonds are 14aH lower. Messrs. Wins
low. Lanier Co. report good demand for the
gold 5s of 1851 of the Chicago. st. Louis and
New Orleans railroad. which they offer for sale
The money market is easy at 2Isa315 per cent.
for call and time loans. and 3ai per cent for
prime mercantile paper. The market for foreign
exchange is dull aud rather weak There is no
change in the posted rates of prime bankers
sterling bills.
The Markets.
BALTIMORE, July 16-Virginia 6's consols.
81: do. new ten-forties, 55i4 bid to-day.
BALTIMORE. July l6.-Cotton quiet-md-
ding. ll&. Flour unchanged. Wheat southern
active and firm; western lower and fairly active
southern red. 1.lSal %; do. amber. 1al ~, No ?
western winter red spot, LIS al i; July I.5s
ls3ss; October, ais. Corn southern quiet:
western quiet and easy-Scuthern white 60: do
yellow, IS; western mixed. spot and July, IS ga
western whte. ;ssa:s9: do mixed asa:y7 rive nom
inal. Hay duh and unchanged Provisions
Bulk meatsloose shoulders and clear rib sides.
none here; do. packed, ~ and 10. Bacon
shoulders 81; clear rib sides, l0s. Hams. Isals
lard-refined, l24. Butter quiet-western fresh
grass l3a17. Eggs easier and dull. IL. Petroleum
lower-retined, ~. Coffee quiet-Rio cargoes,
a. "A
10. Whisky steady. 1llJ4alI2 Freights un-
changed. Recaipts-flour. LOGO bushels: wheat
,5 sG bushels; corn. Il; 3 $50 bushels. Shipments
wheat. none; corn, =, GOO bushels. Saes-wheat,
554 $50 bushels: corn. 1903 bushels
NEW YORK, July l6.-Stocks lower. Money.
Sa5E: Exchange-long. 4s,';<: short, 4S51l. Gov
NEW YORK, July l6.-Flour dull and un-
changed. Wheat @4a2s lower. Corn heavy and
LONDON. July Is, go p. m.-Atlantic and
Hteat western first mortgage trustees certi-
Gates. Gates. 81. Erie. 1875. New York Central li7l4.
IIhnols Central l43. Pennsylvania Central, 6G X
New York Ontario and w Western 35E. Milwaukee
and st. Paul common l2S.
NEW YORK MARKETS THIS AFTERNOON
The following quotations were current in New
York to-day at 2:30 pm. as reported by III. III.
Dodge, of $50 18th street, by special wire
Western Union, 9lz%; do. new stock. -: New
York Central, IA; Lake Shore E23z: Michigan
Central, loo1s New York. Lake Erie and Western,
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, laaIa: New
Jersey Central, 90; Delaware and Hudson. 100.
leading sf P s. N1,shwsstern , We lsSh do preferred
E Rasic iss H. K and Raf'fssa; f. AZ s HaaniSai ensa
do preferred Pacific Mai NAH, s<;sSEp ssS; z and G.
T. c. 3 Nsrthsrn s, s Pacific com. 4sHalsas; do
preferred, =; do first preferred. -; Central
Pacific. 9d; Rock Island. 13s; Chesapeake and
Ohio, 294; Louisville and Nashville, IOsss: Nash
vile and Chattanooga, =; Ontario and Western,
Ss+; Manhattan Elevated lS9E: Illinois Central
lbs; Canada Southern. elss: District of Colum,
bia 3.65 bonds, -; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy; 16S; Denver and Rio Grande, los Z:
s. st. Paul and Omaha. Al; do: preferred. 1O8: {.
c. c. and l.. -; Erie and Western. s.; Chicago
St Louis and New Orleans. 81: Col Coal. 90:
Ohio Central. By; Texas Pacific 62sl; Texas
Pacific L. G., S}k
Closing Government Bonds-6s extended, IoaH
eoapons e coupons ix,i,s. Is EXTENDED: aeseas la
Is, 1l6Ea1l6x: coupons ll6X