, 1881-11-29
BUSINESS
The Market VarinbIe-On the Az.
erage the Bulls Had the
Advantage.
Tho Produce Markets Irregu1ar--(srnin
Active md Wcak, Bccnuso Whcat
NYas 1lcayy In New York.
Only Moderate Trailing IN Provisions
Pork and Meats Stronger, with
Lard Easier.
FINANCIAL.

Tho market for tue tlay hid Its UPS and downs,
but oil thu nvcrapn tho bulls hnd tho AeeLlod
advantage. At tho Uroniny 1t was Hliut. but
atroNg. transactions wcro comparatively f1w
Mt nrst; but rs tito tiny alvNticgil tho market t,e*
cN.l,u strong mud with trailng rcactton grew
more 50 III abunt II q. IT,. when dutncss sct.
tied down Upon It. This was followed by II stnrp
and rnpid ndya,lco III n hnlE llunr bofnr1 tho
close, wtclt prices In sun,o properties full OF u
OH. 1'hfs was followed aaaln by n renotfon, III
which tho vandcrblts, Granrcrs, Cleveland.
Columbus, Ctnennuti l. Indianapolis. Louisville
& Nashville, Unton Pacific. md Denver tuok tho
lend, soine OF tholn showing great strength,
while 0rrgnn SINK several points. 4 ptptninent
hoilso soil i.1N1 of Western Union ncnr the
close, which k,,ookcd town tho price 4.
Tic two farturs likely to affect tho mnrknt,
spoken OF Inst wcck-yz.: tho purchase of n
large block IT uovctnucnt bonds by tho Sccrc.
tnry Of tho Treasury md tho settlement OF tho
r.lltwny war, and on which hill movement
might bu hascd, wpro actively discussed during
thu tlay. tits believed thpy Woutl cause nta it'll.
McdtHlo and nutlyu movement Of tho wholo list
upward. Several ncot!ngs to settle. II possible,
tho railway war. wcro held Inst week; Gnt tho
reports from thein arc so conflicting that It Is
impossible to tell whether prospects of a settle.
neut grow better or worse. ilowcYer this lnny
ben better feeling wns manifest In rc9nrt to tho
Vuntlcrbts. The earnings OF tho Western
Union nre reported hutvy, rcnchng per
cent, II Is claimed. OIL tho cnttrc
cnpltnl. Tho short interest In Wabash In
reported TO bo very large, nna
II Is believed that with fur general market
the price Ut this stock must ndvnncc. IL Is sHli
TINT tho strong rail last week III Dcnycr brought
nut but little stock, the urgcs amount Of which
w.s III, short sulrs. 1nSlllcrs assert TINT 1t Is
earning both interest mud dividends, and that 1t
will continue TO pny them.
.]Ii,l9o Iathsgp Inns, It Is safd, determined 10
make m npp|lcntion to tho Chancellor bcforo
tho ycnr closes to take tho Ecw Lcrscy fContral
ont of tho hntlds Of tho ltcceiver. Prominent
Directors of st. paul Ar6 rrpnrtctt to bo lArgo
buyers ot tho stock 1T over per cent decline.
4 much better fensing prevails In Boston. anli
largo Sums Oh lis account Nre utfercd in New
York below tho ciCarlng house rate-vfz.; 0 pet
cent.
Tho following arn tho approximate increase In
rniIwny earnings for tho secoud week In No.
votuhor over tho same patlud last year: Chica-
10 s. Alton, <5,4s4; East Tennessee, $36l1;
I.ouisvIllu S Nashville, 81, Kansas s. Texas,
sl0,aig; Missouri raolnc, <ssa,.1l5; Northern pa.
cltlc, $al.ik:: pcurln. Decatur s. Eastern, $14
Union Paclsc, o.dll; Wubash. sA,B4:. The
following are for tho third wcuk IN November
ugalnst tho gnun week In 1870: st. rNul, f..
40a; Denver & Ito GranIo S6l, ,Cts8; NJ, H., s. W.
$3,01l; st. Paul, Minnesota s. DtanttobA, $Ga 50Os
dorrense, Ounhl, $1.1lJ.
Tho market MS Il whole closed arm,
Tho opontng and closing prices Of stocks With
tho variations for tho duy, will be found In the
following table: