Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-30
Wall Street To-Day.
DULL STOCK EXCHANGE MARKETS

New York Central and Mr. Jewell are in confer
ence to-day to arrange preliminaries for settle
ment of the railroad war. What there may be
in the report We do not know. The advance in
stocks is fractional, except for c. c. C. 81,
which is up ~. Central Pacific lsS, and New
York Elevated ! per cent. OF the other ele-
waited stocks, Metropolitan is up Is; Manhattan
opened q higher than at the close YESTERDAY.
then fell per cent to 1872; advanced to 2o1z fell
to 20 and is now 20X. The exceptions to the
general strength Of the market are
Hannibal and st. 10 preferred, which is TX. and
Lake Erie and Western y. There is no quota
ton for Hannibal and st. 10 common. At one
time Wabash and Milwaukee and St Paul We're
weak, falling la1I. Government bonds are firm
and S higher for the extended 5's Southern
state bonds are strong for Arkansas issues, and
lower for Virginia and South Carolinas. Rail-
road bonds are irregular, but generally lower
There is no disposition to touch the new specu-
lative issues, many millions of which are
waiting for buyers. The money market
continues to be fairly active at about per cent
on call. Time money can be easily lent at 6 per
cent, and prime mercantile paper is 51sa6IS per
cent There is no gold coming from Europe,
warranting gold imports. The sub-treasury
was this morning debtor to the clearing house
$741, 70S. AZ. The market for foreign exchange
is quiet but fairly steady.
The Markets.
BALTIMORE. Sept 3O.-Virginfa 6s. deferred.
Is; do consols. 81: do. second series. 80; do
past due coupons, aA; do. new ten-forties. 521s
BALTIMORE. Sept. 30-Cotton quiet and
steady-middling. 1I2s. Flour higher and strong
s.rsss and fs%iIn do
super. a.ssas:o9 do. extra. e.5os7 90: do family.
8olas2o: do. Rio brands, s0s Patapsco family, g Is.
and weak-southcrn red. 1.zsai 30; do. amber. I.s5
and October: Isssi ~; Seve%bsr. @ % isssi ssl Ss:
and dull; western quiet, closing easier-southern
99.1s %,I:S = sps, :sS sspts%Sss, s5s;sx: Sssobs5
SOK. Oats steady - southern, 5laS3; western
white. 5la5S; do mlxed, 50a5i; Pennsylvania.
@ ss ss and Kay ssyana %ss2s g.
meats@shoulde1s and clear lib rib sides. ss packed.
sides. R1. Hams. Nxal6 LArd-refned l3K.
Butter nrm-western grass, l5a25. Eggs lower,
s,h 1sa1s. p! Petroleum dull-refned, 7sa5S oHGss
Sugar strong-A soft, I0h. Whisky steady. l.l9
al. .lsx. Freights to Liverpool per steamer
ss e barrels wheat. Fssa %
bushels; corn, 3,6el bushels oats. $50 bushels.
superintendent. S.0O0 bushels; corn, 23,0Oo
~ Iss S,,sSs1s Ses-wneat 'Ss's ousheis' corn'
NV 81 'SsSsk, SoRk. Sept. s-stocks firm. Money.
bonds dun and nominal. Governments quiet
and firm: Cotton steady.
NEW YORK. Sept. 30.-Flour quiet and steady.
Wheat 1sa4 lower and less active. Corn un-
changed and fairly active. Pork firm, 1915.
Lard strong, 12.55. Spirits turpentine, 53h.
hosln. go. Freights dull and weak.
=. LONDON, Sept. 30, 1880 p. m.-C S. bonds,
Is, 1l9x. Atlantic and Great Western first mort
gage trustees certificates. 56R. Erie, 467s; do.
second consols. I06k: New York Central. lf1f.
Atlantic and Great Western seconds. -. Illinois
central. 1851. Pennsylvania Central. 6S1s.
Reading. 35x. New York. Ontario and Western.
IA. Milwaukee and st. Paul common, lis, ex-
dividend and new shares to be allotted.
NEW YORK MARKETS THIS AFTERNOON.
The following quotations were current in New
York to-day at 230 pm, as reported BY HI. HI.
lodge. OF $50 18th street. by special wlre:--
Western Union. S6x; New York Central,
MSx; Lake Shore, 125H; Michigan Central
wy: New York, Lake Erie and Western
49k: do. seconds. 1Hh: Delaware. LAck-
aWanna and Western. H74: Delaware and
Hudson. 10ek: Heading. nX; Northwestern.
1S6s st. Paul, l124: Wabash and Pacific 5OA:
d. preferred. 9lx; Onion Pacific. l20H: II,
=. and T.. 42k; Hannibal and 81. Jo. preferred
M6s Pacidc Mail. 81: C. c. and L c., Hk:
Northern Pacinc common. 0k: do. preferred.
D4: Central Pacific, aX; Rock IaIand
l55af; Louisvile and Nasavilie, SsK: Nah ma
"a. *; 8sec:esss Hsessed % e: ssc psss:. No..
Central N; District of Columbia SS honds
0ga10os Denyoe anA No 0sande ~: - ~
Western. ~: Texn9 HActnc, tx.
CassfnE 0ovesuDent noaAS-6S lookanoos. ga
reg- Mtxal0aA; lN'e SeG. HSEaflsx: a.