Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-31

The Markets.

BALTIMORE, March 5l.-virgfnis SKIES de-
do ten. forty coupons. 95 bid to- day.
ding, loh. Flour STEADY aud unchanged. Wheat
soutlern scarce aud steady; western steady aud
l.2b: No. 2 western winter red. spot and MarcSr
!. .20ilal. 2o2s; April, 1 2OXal. 20k; May, l. 2pLs
Corn eoTtRen sR White .tssGy ana S% yeoM
western stealy-southern white, e6: do yellow,
APfi. t5xass,.; May. 544s5fx%: % june. 0is59 SisS9s
steamer. 50 53a5Sq. Oats stesdy-western white. .5a
higher, liz. Hay unchaHsef. Pr1stsions dull
but without quotAbIe change. Butter dan s,oept
Petroleum pominsi Caiiss duo s 1S,s. osrsoes. e.
Ordinary to fair, lnal2 Sugar siesdy-A eoft, s1s
per steamer steady and unchsnsei Receipss~
nSqr; &c r;s l6a2 barrels whest 4190l bussls; corn.
wheat, none: corn. IS, 900 bnshels saes--whes,,
Sss, ooS bushels: corn. las, 7In bushels.
Money, 5as E1chanee-Ions. zsca; short. ss2s.
e'SHeTRmsas Ssw Y6Rk 9aet ssrcp ana 5eh'nsed b s
unchanged 1lifi Wheat dull and unchanged. o0n
NEW YORK. March 81. II =. ru.-rhe atocf
Market opened irregular, but the nsiD finn and
higher. and prlces advanced s,eaoiy, the improve
Rio Grapde. Desware aud Hudson, Hanni osI ana
81 o Sessspt, Nor1hstn Pacific pret,rred and Lake
Indiana. Booiningtou and western, which closed
gseSSSS loNnSSS ';Mias MaseS sa a. = % 20 81 .
for no2sy, ~ 10 10: for the account 400. 4. 3
Ip9t%s IS hySs. ; 1os; Eie 81 90 second eonso.s
York. OIita, io and We tc n, 371a
eHR4N fsI ~ Magh 81 sy 30 z T dvs1 3 hDpds ,ss
SsFsGee;s .aft en- New York Central 1917. IN
HE@ YORK MARKETS. THIS AFTERNOON.
The foG2sine quotations were current In New
fofG to-cSy - 2 80 p. r., ss reported By II. Il.
Dodge, Of 0Ss 18th street. by special wire
Western Cnioo, lltH. do neg stock, 1s&: New
Genira ii< New YorE. Lake Ere re and aan @esseri
ware az and R @ee ssqnd 2s psa ser
Jersey Ce9tgal lt2,.; Delaware and Hudson, III !.
and pacfc, zs do @ rsferIe p9sferred s9x 1na 6nioa
% lnd Jo .I ss Do Pr RfeeT io. St das aann91 ana
n 5ron MfS9ptSHn 69 Ono a.. Shd msssissSPt a..
|. O.. 2Ssss Northern Pacific com. a.; do.
preferred. 73h; San Francisco com, =; do.
c s Eoek Issbd FEefssFh s 3snF ana
ohio; 26,s; Louisville and Nashyle. 224 Nashyiile
Ganadsn soasSsrn SIX District Of ooain6is s. s5
Denver ana Rio Grsnas, los; S. Psui sai 6naSs
III DO. ETesezred, 200, o. Q: o. and l., s79;
sl'E; TsIss psciic. SC; ,TeIss Psotae /. a.. ssN
oonpons S5tss T2 iS1 ss Ii4aii4 coaron:
l5sl .l6,s: 80 l.2,sal Ol.: COUPONS, I921ss ,1ss
DIPLOMATIC DAY. - To day being what Is
Known as diplomatic day at the State depart
ment SECRETARY Blaine, although at his of1ce,
refused 10 zee any callers but those attached 10
the diplomatic corps.
ALREADY on DUTY.-Thosc who say Senator
Conkl.ng is anxious 70 have an executive ses-
sicn. so that hessrs. WoodfoTd aud McDoagal,
his friends nominated for judicial oaices IN
New York. can oa confirmed, forget, perhaps.
| that these officers are already acting under
| their appointments. both being reappolnt-
ments Before even the President nSds the
! reappoint ,ne1ts, beth were acting under the
! con mission cf TIE court. Mr. Conkulgs
! friends ale already Oh duty.
TEE DEAD LoCk.-TRere Is nothiEg new in
the matter OF the appointments OF Judge Rob-
erfSon 10 he collector OF the port OF Neg York
and Nm. T.. Chandler 10 be solicitor General
The former appointment the PreSi tent VIII not
withdraw, nor the latter, unless at Mr. Chan
dler's request. Ii may be. in view of the atti-
tude OF The democratic Senators toward Mr.
Cbapdler's nomination, that be Will request the
President 20 withdraw It, and thus relieve him
OF any embarrassment Ia the promises. IL the
dead, lock i'll tie senate Is 70 DE continued In
definitely as threatened on both sides. OF
course no executive business can De transacted
Il is because OF this dead lock the President is
sending ia 50 Iew nominations
ExsscRBTARY EvAR7s was at the State de-
pertmept to-day he has received the sealed
which will guide The American commissioners
before tie monetary conference at Paris HIS
iDstTuc ions wili not be opened until Paris is
reached by the commissioners Their character
Is In Keeping with the public sentiment IN
favor OF bi metallic standard. Mr.. hyarts
VIII go 70 New ork to-mcrroT TO meet Com
miSsioners Thurman AID dove preparatory 10
sailing for Paris,
The PRESIDENT 1EyITED 10 BALTisoRE.-Col
Webster. Gen. w. T.. W. Ross and others. o
Baltimore, called az tire White House to-day.
They carne to invite the President to be presen
at the olnner OF the National Veterans Asso
ciation. TO be he'd at the Carroiton hotel Apr
Sth Tho President could not answer definitely
as he did not know what might require his at
tert,on at that time. Ee said ne would notify
the committee IL be found that he could acceps
the invitation.
{. S. CURRENCY outstanding at this date Is
as follows: old demand notes. So, O,645; legal
tender notes. all issues. s34s, ,6SI. .ol6; one year
notes OF 1863, si4 ,965; two year notes OF 1863.
sl2 400: two year coupon notes of 1863, So $50
currency, all issues, SIS, 90. .25 total ss62.
565, ,5I3.25.
THE UTE COMMISSION have been In consults
ton for several days, and have come TO an agree
ment as TO the plan Of their work. They win
leave for Colorado in few days, under instruc-
tons from secretary Kirkwood TO the effect
that while the utmost nberslity viii be used In
constituting the law so as TO provide the Indians
with good agricultural lands, the terms or the
treaty must be carried out,