National Republican., 1882-12-30
THE MARKETS.
A Dull Day, with Light Trading in the Wall
Street Stock Exchange.
The MARKET weak. with n Downward
Tendency AZ the Close.
rifE DAY ~ WALL STREET.
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NEw lory Dec. In.-Stocks opened gem
eraily Improved except St. Paul common,
which was depressed by room traders who
circulated story about a probable issue of
ncw stock next wear Go the extent Of 10000
sharos aud soli short au.inst reports of fur
ther trouble De the Nebraska pool
Denver F8s tbc strongest on the list, upon
uory thnl Ecgnc had been caught short and
tint the p.'ofn Tafty was going to turn the
ircs.ut management out.
nriawnrr and lactaWanna rose point
ou thr dc,iawii,n Of its regular quarterly
dividend ul psr cent, and increased earn.
iprs of pa.t eleven mouths.
Western Tuiru. Norib Western. aud most
OF the lisi rs.c ffini, except Oregon Trans.
toutireufui. which rose rcr cent. North
sru Pacific an,s were strong.
nu thc a,,oud Jail stocks rated q per cent
oH a iull market.
Money W. in demand NJ :. Stocks loaned
atGtoD O. sterling exchange was very weak.
tHteruHtnf 'rrd were Hrn and unchanged.
lu,t uftlr ? b. %. stocks stilcncd at nearly
the brst hpur-, but trading was dull aud
hght During the last half hour the market
rcari,d from a. per cent, and closed weak,
with downward tendency.
kcen,'s spasmodir uils. he said were made
Co kJrp tlc market down in order 10 get in
the stocks cnm.nr due ON puts o. Saturday,
and De- o. very largely short Of tho market.
Gen. Eckcr ,ays tho placing ~ 10000 in.
dcmui,y forfeit bonds by the Western Union
comptny wns % genuine surprise 10 the oppo.
siiilu. 1ho brokers say the new short in-
ttIcst in Western linton has been ontnpped,
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out by parties who supposed they had a sure
thing from law circles
tammack Is bull ON Denver; 40 Is Smith,
sv,tt, Wocrishoder, and Osborne. II Is an.
Huun,ed that the Osborne pcorlr now control
Denver. aud Charley" bas been offered the
laning of thr new board. which Is liable 10
chance ~ soon as the property changes owner
ship
IoNpoN. December ~ Bonds opened un.
changed. Illinois Central declined 4, Reading
I, and 81. Paul leommonl 4.
POINTERS.
some large Wagcrs have hccu made in the
board that the next dividend on Ohio aud
Mississippi tprcicIrcdl will not be ~ much a.
H. and that the common will go down points
before IL rises {, The st. Paul-Omaha ex'en-
Fl'H - Fhit W W NAuhNAth 7 NNNlNF anu lllN
company will not pool these earning but will
maintain good rates. The 81. Paul people say
they have no intention of issuing any new
stock, and say they have all the road they de-
sire for the present.
Brokers report that st. Paul has been sold
down partly ON telograms from the west Of
some fresh troubles among the railways and
partly by the manipulations Of bears. George
+. Dickinson offered this stock down aud
there was a story started that the company
would have to make 10000 shares of new
stock and sell them TO make good the money
lost by the war Of rates this year Dickinson
bet Chaplin IL, 600 that such an issue would be
made in 's3. The brokers say Osborn caught
keeno short of Denver this morning. and
forced him to run. 1t is reported that Osborn
and friends will turn the Palmer party out Of
Denver property next week.
The Chicago Tribune of to-day says the
meetings of the railway managers held there
yesterday were stormy and unsatisfactory
and there were complications which threaten
serious trouble il not speedily adjusted. The
managers endcayored 10 form pool ON busi-
ness to Nebraska points, as under existing ar
rangements the rates are not well maintained,
but nothing was accomplished.
The general managers aud eastern freight
agents in the Southwestern association also
endcavorcd TO reach an understanding on
various matters, but finally adjourned until
next Wednesday.
The Milwaukee and st. Paul extensions
into Nebraska have caused the trouble.
The Philadelphia coal trade is very quiet
but better business after January l is c.
pectcd.
Reading scrip is in good demand.
The suit of the Western Union people
against the Mutual Union, to annul the lat
Gers charter, has been decided against the
plaintiffs.
The Hatch suit against the Western Union
company has been settled
dividend Of 2 per cent. has been declared
by Delaware and Lackawanna, payable Janu-
ary 20. The earnings for eleven months show
over II per cent.
The Chicago Tribune gives tho particulars Of
very important scheme, arranged in New
York city by the joint executive committee
of the trunk lines, and only just announced
for pooling all the passenger earnings, both
east and west, between Boston and New York,
aud Chicago, st. Louis, and Cincinnati, giving
the percentages of business allowed each road
up to March /, after which the agreement will
be extended TO all diiIerential fare points.
IA Rochester, n. Y, dispatch says the re-
.iver of the City bank is in dilemma. He
has furnished Hiram Sibley's bond for 800,
000 but cannot get possession, as the bank,
building, and contents are in the sherif7s at
tachments for New York creditors.
STOCKS.
The following are the opening, highest,
lowest, and CLOSING prices of the principal
stocks for the day, as corrected by special wire
reports received by Bateman & Co., bankers,
No. Corcoran building: