Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-27
Wall Street TO-Day.

New YORK. Sept. 27.-The Posts financial
article GAO pm edtiOn) says: At the Stock
exchange the disappointment respecting the
Treasury bond program has been, SO far as prices
to-day are concerned, fully offset by eypecta-
ti0ns respecting railroad matters such as the
settlement Of the Trunk line war and the taking
OF Jersey Central out of the hands of receiver
We have not official word yet from the Grand
Central depot, but understand that at the meet
ing their quarterly dividend of per cent has
been declared on Lake Shore and that no
statement for the quarter will be issued. We
also hear that no dividend will be declared on
Michigan Central. During the first two hours of
| business the prices of stocks advanced La2sS
per cent, the latter Reading to 725s; Hannibal
and st. Joseph and Peoria advanced 1s< each:
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western TX; Rock
Island IL; Pacific Mail 13s; Northwest IL:
Lake Shore and Kansas and Texas IS each, and
the remainder of the list less than l per cent
Since noon Michigan Central has fallen u. and
the remainder of the list fraction. United
states bonds are d higher for the rs and x for
the 49, and funded SIS, the extended 6's are
unchanged State bonds are dull and steady to
strong Railroad bonds of speculative charac-
ter are irregular. The rates for call loans to-day
are 5a6 per cent. Time loans are about 6 per
cent. Prime mercantile paper is 511aa61z per
cent.
Horrors that Follow the Fire.
CHICAGO, Sept. .27.-Typho-malarial feyer. bill
i'tus collie and pneumonia are playing sad havoc
among the persons rendered homeless by the
recent forest fires. Many deaths have already
occurred and several of the sufferers are now
lying at the point of death.
The Markets.
BALTIMORE. Sept 27.-virginia 6's, consols.
81 ~; do. second series, 80; do. past due coupons
a 1n1Hts De nsG ssn-ferties. erds ssss 6ia to-day
ding, 117s. Flour firm and unchanged Wheat.
southern shade higher and firm; western higher
15Oa1 56 No. western winter red, spot and Sep,
tember. l4SAa1.48sz October, 1.4Szsa1 49,; No
vember. 153'sa1 53h: December, asal.57. Corn,
spot and September. 75s&a75k; October, 755sa!6
steadysonthern, a 56a5sk; western white White. sSas as
do mixed 49aIO; Pennsylvania, 50a52 Rye quiet
Lee. Hay firm and unchanged. Provisions firm
inai. Coffee frm.Rio cargoes ordinary to fair,
Whisky quiet. i: 1:iaal.leX Freights dull and and
unchanged. Receiprs.four. 2,s5s barrels; wheat,
$751; bushels Gosg seS bushels oats sSS
bushels corn, 56 GAG bushels Sales-wheat, S45' '4I
bushels; h corn; eorn; sss0l5 bushels.
4a5. Exchange-long. $50; short, 1891. State
bonds quiet: Governments strong and higher
for AS; extended 6s, Il lower. Cotton steady
l7.s5; two months hence, n:ss; three months
manSs nsmSs; E; hence fs:sf months hence 2s five
NEW YORK. Sept. 27.-Flour fairly active.
Wheat za76 higher. Corn aaX higher Pork
active. Lard quiet and steady. Freights quiet
and weak
LONDON. Sept, q. 1890 p m-Consols-for
money, 80 7-l6 for the account, 99k. U S. bonds.
As, ll9s< Atlantic and Great Western first mort
Western seconds, g. Erie, f5A; do. second con-
soils, 1O6X. New York Central. 14S1. Pennsyl-
vania Central, 68. Philadelphia and Reading,
36. New York, Ontario and Western. AK.
NEW YORK MARKETS THIS AFTERNOON.
The following quotations were current in New
York to-day at 2:30 pm. as reported by H. H.
Dodge of $50 18th street. by special wlre:-
Western Union. s7A; New York Central.
49,: New York, Lake Erie and Western.
45S: do. seconds. 1O9A: Delaware. Lack
awanna and Western, 12Sss: New Jersey Cen
trail e. u: Delaware and Hudson. u0. Reading
rs; Northwestern. 1864: st: Paul ll44: Wabash
and Ps raes 1 dR prsaie5TEed sna T m s h.ansa uIea
and St. yo preferred iisa; Ohio and
I. c.. 2lK: Northern Pacific common, 40,s:
do. preferred. SOY: San FranciscO2 common 46H:
Central Pacific. N,S: Chesapeake and Ohio So
Louisville and Nashville. sSl<: Ontario and West
Central: issN; Canada Southern. s4k: District
a1snde. @ ss: @ s.. Paul l and omahs. OMAHA l az dao dc
preferred l0i G. c. G. and T.. Nx: Erie and
Western. 53x: Col. Coal. 55A; Ohio Central 81
Texse Pacific. 81; Texas Pacific L. G., 78a7s
Closing Government Bonds-Ge. l001al00f<; S's
cOupn1x ll54al13k; &c req uSXaIl7: coupon,
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