Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-25
kilograms to The Star.
! EXCITEMENT IN WALL STREET.
Wholesome Effect Of Secretary Sher.

EXCITEMENT IN WALL STREET.
Wholesome Effect Of Secretary Sher.
mans Action.
NEW YORK, Feb 25.--The Post, 10 its f1uau-
clal article to-day, SUBSTITUTING the first
hour and half Of business the Stock Ex-
scene Of Ms AMI
highest tension. Excited stock brokers bid / Is
Per cent for money for one days use, IN add:
the leading stocks e Ell to gu per cent p rallied
ha1 per cent, again declined haS per cent, and
with frequent fluctuations the market was ex.
tremely feverish. United States bonds fell
Foreign exchange became unstable. and
the leading drawers in reacting for a
ae This sae Of asncs mel ne
ABOUT 1l:30 O'Clock, when news again came that
the Treasury had given relief. On Inquiry
Mr.. Sherman had at last va dsne e' somethins
practicable. and then, as yesterday. there was
sudden change in the whole situation, and
to an AFTER TO sen
was somewhat modified by the experience
Of Yesterday, but Oh examination 1t Is found
relief, and it will be strange If this does
not turn the tide which was running
So strongly toward general panic and not
per Gay. Since the treasury began little
before twelve O'Clock to pay out money for
i've e aad six per and cent nj bonds
az h hour SaI the Treasury has paid out over
s ssoo Sona lawful money for and PER
that a well-known banking house has
ss.OOo.OO0 OF these bonds, which will be put 10
at once. AS soon as the money for the
81 600, GOO bonds comes out return to the nor
NAL condition of the money market is to be eX-
pected. United states bonds at the first board
WeTe down 9Sn 70 TO- 1921 for the tours 1 for
for the SKIES. There has since been recovery
OF Las. Railroad bonds early In the day fell
Ha5 per cent. but have since recovered 4 a221.
The market for foreign exchange was very
weaksearly in the day, but has improved since
the receipt OF the Treasury order noted above.
The Markets.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 25.-virginia skies, old
enfor:es ts do ten.for ts'e Coupons, q
B ,BAIffMioRE. Feb. 25.-ootton quiet-mid-
ana western STERN 2s f ssrs
as 81 h a0 ss s15 sSs fss1 1Y y:y
% sasrs rsa se sm5a4 m s.
ilea Msreh 1 Gpr ana il7 hssGTq w.
sSaassn shs eo
ssSs sssSs; 5fSsSs Isl: 5ssssS S5 Ts
; S sna no receipts Rye qq,et. l02al0s.
a n iaS to eS sna
sesay' 06b IL 9t trade pork ola
sdss nome erns ds
ssss a. H "a saq fs clear o 50
"a "a, se 1891 co Egss g9iets ls Petroleum dull
5s;i o?ss %qaas a1sfsss W5.i Y
R e ss IS s.4s sS.
~, o42 bushels corn, 6S, ga bushels. Shipments
sass 49, 9sshs a DSse. ssin 81
sehf rs' IN 9s To sas
E ase1s os1 Ion long $50 short 4s2 Govern
nSEW YORK, FEB IS Flour quiet sna steady.
Wheat at m \, active. Corn quiet
oIsnss esI Fh 2 Stock Marie,
t. Ok sharp downward turn, Western Union selling
ST pr cent onar New ssss Lks
ard Nashyil!e, Pacific Mail, 81. North vest and
sa faSo raa snG Dsr cs sna
tie rest OF The e, list declining to 2a per cent:
os and ID s 70 s Rsf
sssls ns r aa sens ss. bod.
Atlantic and Great Western irst mortgage trustees
seeons New YORK aen @
Illinois Central. 1876 Pennsylvania Central. 66f4
NEW YORK MARKETS THIS AFTERNOON.
The following quotations were current in New
Dodge, of $50 18th street, by special wire -
Western Union, 1CS; American Union, n: New
York Central, l447s; Lake Shore, 124H; Michigan
Central. ia; New York. Lake Erie and Western.
ware. Lackawanna and Western, ~: New Jer-
sey Central. 1t0A Delaware and Hudson. LOG;
Reading, .65; Northwestern, 1885,; do preferred,
=; st Paul, 1851; do. preferred, =; Wabash
Pacific, 1lei.; NJ, K. and r. AK; Hanniba Al and
st. 10, 5414: do. preferred, 10I: st. Louis and
Iron Mountain, 5719; Ohio and Mississippi, 414
do; preferred, M; Paeitc Mail, az d. c. and
|. c., 2219 Northern Pacific com, Az; do. pre-
ferred. TO- San Francisco. com. =; do.
preferred, 60; do, first preferred. -; Central
Pacific, S52S Rock-Island, 1874: Chesapeake and
Ohio, I2h louisville and Nashville, s1n Nashville
and Chattanooga. 81 Ontario and Western. S3a
Canada southe5p; 79,s' district Of Columbia ss5
les; Denver and Rio Grande. 81; st: Paul
and Omaha, 42A: do; preferred, l0IH; Erie aud
b3h; Texas Pacific and l. g.. s21d.
Closing Goyernment Bonds:44: l.1OAal.l;
cony ons, .ll2lal. IL; AZ, 1.121al.l2 coupon,
1123.al.12as.