, 1881-06-16
Stocks Disturbed by the Troubles
in the Pools.
Prices Show n Declining Tentl-
cnty-Invcstn,ents Neglected..
Laokawanna Threatened with Competition
Finances IN Chicago.
The Produce Markets Fairly Attist--pras'slon,
Sttady and q Shade rirmer.
Wheat Unse.llod and Ea.Ier-spot Corn Buoy
anl-0als stronger-Ryc Weak.
FINANCIAL.

FINANCIAL.
From tho oponing stocks wcrn fpvcrlsh nn1
lrrtYlinr. rhn tut,drnoy wns downward. lu,t
there ,vcro nIsGr'o1is declines. Money was fary
e.sy, hut thGup t0aits cut figure III tho cna-
cntious Df operators. whu had tIolr oyes fixnd
OIL tho trtaIl,les I'll tho trunk linn pool ana thnt
In tho Southwest. At tho c1hsa tho market wns
tint. flepurts Of heavy failures III I.uIlslUn III
tho FortMHhtty settlements on tho l.nfitiHll
stock Exchange had 0nIy pnaslnx Influence
on Dlr markets.
IL wns announced Mt hii early hour TINT Cum
fnEs,Gr Fink Ind removed nil restrictions us
to rates, and TINT t!U nKuntH Of tho different
freight ltnrs wGre making contracts ut atlGsi
terms TIA they cni1 put. This wIts explained
mt tn l,e ii wnr betwcen tho lines, hut simply
permission tU nh tho lines 10 mike such rnts M
tho Cutnpcttton nf tho 1aKcs rendered nccrs.
anry. Tut In thu Southwestern tnol tho etmn-
nttnn IL virtually II rallroad war. Tlu nGotlnV
hrtl IL '|nyfsD II nnw arrangement for rntos A.l-
jn,lrncts without having sucCctsfGh IN 'lOlng M.
mud tho different ncilittors Of tho Asshctn-
lion nr4. left FREE to tnnkD Whit C0utractA lhUy
GnfI. Later III tho Summer tho rrnrHBcntNtlvea
Of tho rnnl'a vii! lncot MHan alla Tx Up new
pu0ling arrangement III, tho lasIs 0f thu hsl-
1 hIws they hnyc succeeded IN getting. Ono HlI.
| Jcct Lf throwing open tho enst-b,iina pool II
believed to tto Il, etinbic tha different rou.ty to
Rtr1lre cGnlrncH tr0In I'LL tho tnrgc shippers ut
sat, rata,s IN nru attractive to thcn III ct,itpnr-
| lsOii with luke rntnk. When tlcsD nrU gotten,
| anil tho s,tmmer rail- lhssitiuss provided
| '"s' nu l'" WI ": ial4''" "ant. iat'
1hl's '''n'ot'f'. ~ '..' "y .'.1nt ~ .'.S'.Is'
ne" ohs'''css "!''1 t'"'t ,ttnaue" W Snn a''.p
prs VIM "EH '!ot "'aa' 'n.so e"ntrac's ~ .ne
This Trick III Ii nothing better thnh trlck) nls
bcun played hGfurn, md r,Hy he IN trial mxaIH.
Neithpr III tho trunk lines nor In leHntth-
wes'efsa o''l 1'o "esetoF'ne".a '"o'' Ie"n's''
| Fatcs pF"'uee '''y "A'tH"'s 'te'tn" s''"he "'fe
weaK' pnt ~" 1int SCI o1 "S t"s,'Hn "os Rs'.a'
"ahRer Ill hol"'hg l"ahl "cfc 'osescon ey III
sHless. ..........,.-
Ceh1ral lhe1llc WIS actise' anu wei '.stnlnoa
III pfice' TIM soat' has tot'1l'ea eoh.Fo, vi INC
s4alVcstotas ilhrfls"ur9 a. sal' 4tltoh'o 'toau' ~
ro'lheeioh u a'fna'S bc'nR ptl'lt ~ Wa'en t"o
Ee'tral Facstsh WI soeur" III i!"tputl"F't a1u
'mporfhnt mttlnt IL tho UNI withh cishts
iA'lcs ti New of!e1hs. hu''s" arlea 10 opta'''
poascssst''l or ms foi''' bnt Huntington 'or
o'lc5 nntstrtprct! him. .....--.
laokawiltit't t'ec'!trtl icca'sso Is threatened
win eonlpeeltto'' III i's coal b''slnes'' Iho
Scranton Construction Company its sec'lre'' t1e
''csessary fnn.'s, ctns l'''lds, ''t,d contracts
su'lclcnt TO c"tnrlcfo 1s ROAD 10 scfahtot'.
1'alr'l'ellhH tho l'aeRnwa1lnsa'
Heh1lltig declined to ~ simultaneously with
thu publication VI n statement coming from Alr.
0owcn th'1t tho roaa III May earned. IN EXCESS ot
last Nays onr'1ttgs. Ea00oo not; that 1t would
curn III June $iU,o0) net over Inst Juno; nnd
tfmt 'lu estllnHsctI tlo July earnings TO SHOW
Ealtl nf $slN,uN nGf.
a few days nro Toxins f'ncis,o WIS to no leased
to Missouri Pacillc. Yesterday u wns doenrc
thnt Missouri Paclila would Do lcnaesl tn
Texas FaolIlr. III this way hostile Stuto lrEis'
Mtlpn wnttld bo escaped, nad tho road would be
Rlyen the full benefit OF tho TEXTS FAcifc
National ca1trtcr and lnrgo Tcxa'' laud graft
Tho4o t!'c0 Hr'. lnaapd.
A tlosnl Of Hight is thrown on tho crop situation
" tho fnct TINT tho iasgest reai'or mAn'ahctorS
III tito contry vii! this yesir mike 10 Oo0 rcl,pcrs
aK,inst :l.t&M last ycar. \ few weeks ngo II