Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-01
WaIE street Eo-day.

change the share peeulation at the opening was
lrreS,llar 1Gt pl IS are generally higher than &c
tile close There WfS nfSt m advance of IA then
decline OF "a :. Per cent, the latter Wabash
preferred 10 S3'a, when the marhet again became
strong, and the general list has since then adj
cent, ana l. q \. "a Is considerable .saogpf1 g1
interest IN the last named stock, and the recent
ADVANCE IN rates hy the company and reduction ia
expenses has stimulated the covering OF these
Short sales The MT r Ults of the fluctuations I'm
the general list Is, up Ia the time we write an
advance OF ia1 per cent, 2. in Louisville and II.
IN Chattanooga The strongest stocks aside from
those named have heen d.. L. & W, which Is up 70
The weakest stocks have been Wabash
common and preferred. The recent
death in Paris of eN-Jutga Parsons, who was
heaIily interested IN this property, AMI who had
much 10 do with introducing the stock
10. 70 the a.hS foreign marset, may account for
dividend OF 81 per share. Railroad bonds. as
rule are quiet 5nd strong. The feature continues
TO be Hartford and Erie firstS, which early sold
79 as we write. Government bonds are
strong for the extended llveS. The four and a.
halfs, EXTENDED SKIES and currency SKIES are
quoted plus Interest Tho United - tes sub-treas-
ury was this morning debtor at the clearing house
in the sum o. 81. SOS o. Ia the loan market to-
day SIX per cent i the ruling rate for cali loans on
stocks. The government bond ctlers are being
acc@,nol no.. 3ted "a az ? cnt Time loans are
camille paper is 6a' per cent
The Markets.
II; do. consois. 7Gia do second series. 40; do.
BALTIMORE. December l.-Cutton firm-rnid-
aaY, II = zoe fopF Fl nm anehaEed ] but easy Mheat
southnrn red l5e'lJ5; do s;uber, l4oal:i5; Ne.
anar M s Sr $ M s FellrS a DSSfTtF sl sa e. MsTss ss
Ia ii5 ,ss 3sssd , Corn sothf5n tady western steady
!s1usf3 s5 81. sa1ty' s55s Nay & sSi
s Ssoq53; do mlzed tsa4s: PennsylVania, ioa52. Rye
changed Butter, choice scarce and higher-western
hsgSed aSaag' roll sSaS9 legs fir 2se2s petro-
70 & fair 81 ,s4sio,.: Sugar rirm-A soft, 81. Whisky
hahvd % s5 s5rSG ef rs fsafE e. g9 ga
s;,sileis sS corn H. 79s Sises os Les bushels;
bushels. saies-weat, els. $50 bushels corn 10000
NEW YORK. December 1.-stocks fairly steady.
Money, g. Exchange 4S0. short. 4S4. STATE
@ bonds inscnve "o'ernnents quiet AID firm. Cotton
SEw YORK, pecenlher l. Flour quiet and steady.
quiet and about better Fork quiet and and steady.
money, 100 s-iG for the account lco9. Aiiante and
do seconds, ae Erie. @ Il - New York centTa i.ss;
PENNSYLVANIA Central. 65t.. Ontario ana Western,
NEW YORK MARKETS THIS AFTERNOON.
The following quotations were current New York
to-day at 2:3o nm, as reported by III. H. Dodge of
5ss 18th street. by special w1re-B III. and y. firA,
Chesapeake and Ohio FIRST preferred s9l; Chicago
oncy QUO A 49, et chsago SsH.Sa st fSas and
New Orleans 81; =. q. c. aud l.. 3d.; q,
9. and /. G.. 20's: Col. Coal 49sI: Delaware aud
Hudson. lDSi.; D-ls ware, LackaNanaa and Western,
1874 Denver andE.9 .iTande, 7es District Of Column
bs j. 90 bonds. l0TaloS: Erie, 45 do. preferred "a;
do. seconds. l05: Hannibal and st. Jo. 90 Illinois
Centra 134e; l. B aid W, 5o's; Lake 'sh l2l3s;
Louisville and Nashville 1905; Michigan Cen
tel g3' NJ. a. snd 4, to't Missouri Pacific 1888;
Metropolitan Eieyatod. %: Nashville aud Chsse-
tsneogs, 81; ,SeS SeS JeTsey Central s5. New
ferred, 5I74 Northern paciEc. 39.s; do. preferred
81 Northwest. ltS's: ONO Central, 26s; ONO and
Missssipp, 900: Ontario and Western, II 4. Pacific
Mali; 49, peo.. ID. ana T.. 40, Reading. C7;
ST. LoIs end san Francisco, preferred, Ca ~. Paul.
1854; st. Pau aud Omahs. a9': do preferred. l02a;
Texas Pacific. 534; Union Pacific 1lSAs. Wabash aud
Pacific, A do. preferred. sIAs; Western UIian s5ss
Closing Government Bnds.-Gs reg, l0lal0l9s.
s. reg, l02sal02t4; As reg., ll3gall3ss do.
coupon ll39all3S> As ll64 4allo,s do. coupon.