Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-26
Wall Street To-day.

NEW YORK. August 25.-The Posts financial
article GAO pm. editionC says:-The Stock EX-
change markets are generally lower than yester-
day. the foreign news being ofa disturbing char
acter and there being nothing of an assuring
kind to cOunterbalance this. either as respects
trunk line railroad affairs the condition of the
President. Respecting the President, it is COM
ing to be a settled opinion, that as soon as ii is
certainty. either that the President will re-
cover or the reverse. his condition will
cease to have any commercial influence.
If, unfortunately. he should die. the
general Judgment is that there might be tenn
pOrafy flutter in the markets. and that bulls
and bears in stocks would alike become buy
ers particularly if it he true that settlement of
trunk line and railroad affairs is deferred until
the uncertainties respecting the President are at
an end This We give merely for what ii is
worth. as the tenor of the bulk among the better
informed Wall street spectators. US. bonds
are lower for the Is. and Is lower for the Az
and extended SIS State bonds are dull and st eady
Railroad bonds are irregular. but generally lower
notable decline being drop to 81 from g. last
previous sale. i'm Iron Mountain 5s. The general
decline ranges from Ha1 per cent. The net re-
result of the fluctuations in the stock market is
decline of 1a21S per cent, the latter Union
Pacific. Denver and Rio Grande is down lSl:
Rock Island, IA; Wabash preferred, ~: Mis-
sourl Pacific. rs; Illinois Central Il; Northern
Pacific pref d, 4. and Jersey Central per cent.
Among the outside fancies Memphis 4 Charleston
dropped to n from a at the close yesterday.
and is q as we write The Trunk Line stocks
continue to be notably steady, and what NAV
be called the leading stocks. although lower
have not shown decided weakness. In the
money market 5a6 per cent is the ruling quota
tions for call loans. time loans and prime mer-
camille paper. The movement of currency TO
and from New York is reported to be rather
small this week
The Markets.
BALTIMORE August 25-Virginia 6's cOnsols
7Szs; do. second series. 3s1: do past due coupons
VI bahTfMoaE. Al. rf RE August 5Gotton So s steady-md
ding, 121s. Flour firm and without change.
Wheat, southern higher and active; western
ai4s; do. amber. I.4dai.sc 10. western winter ter
red. spot and August. l42a1.42A; September. l.43
49, oorn Southern 5Irmer Western higher" "
southern white. ,3a 10: do. yellow, .3a75 western
mixed; mix .a spo, and August September TIA IA
steamer. 69. Oats firln-southern, 5la52; western
white. 5la.2: do. mixed. +9a5o. Rye quiet, Los.
Butter firm western grass l4a2l. Eggs firm. 1sa
10. Petroleum nominal. Coffee quiet-Rio car
ss ain t9 fair ale 1ST DUN
and unchanged. Keceipts-Hour l.5.. bushels;
whsas a is5s.s bushels; corn: 1881 bushels; oats
s:ales,wheaf. sS7..Os bushels; corn. sol.4o4
NEW YORK. August s5-Stocks quiet. Money. |
tas Exchange-long, 4.ahaisoli: short &ssa LASS
active and shade gsfSangcr. Wheat unsett;ea
and fair speculative tracing. Corn fairly active
and s4al cent higher.
LONDON. August Is. l2:30 p. m.-Consols-
for money. 100. for the account, 100 1-l6. u. s.
bonds. per cents. 118k. Atlantic and Great
Atlantic and Great W Western seconds, ~. New
Jersey Central l30. Erie. .<3H; do. seco1d con-
OILS. I64: Illinois Central, l3sx. Pennsylvania
Central. 65H. Reading. 3lX. New York, Ontario
and Western3l1. Milwaukee and St. Paul com.
mon. liz. The Bank of England rate Of discount