Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-27
Wall Nsreca Isl-siay.

NEW YORK. March 2,-The Posts finan,iaI ar.
tele says:-The Stock Exchange markets are all
quiet to-day. United States bonds IRE a, higher
Tor the As and 4ks, the former haNr g reached the
hlgh price or 1874. southern state bonds are
steady and railroad bonds are un 4 3S pr cent
for speculative issues. The share speculation was
dull ana halttng early In the day but since II O'clock
the market on smaller transaotions than OF late
mas been strong, and the net results OF the rurtu-
atoms for the day up Ia the time write is an
advance OF La. the latter MIL & ~. Paul,
which has been bought up 20 1l67s. Denver his
advanced to co.,; Tex. q Pac., 10 l6lt; Western
Union Tel, TO s0h; Louisville, In ia; Northern
Pae. preferred, TO 7e:s; Kansas a Tex, to S6H:
New YORK Central, 10 l3A Jersey Central, to Ks \,
ana Colorado Coal To Joss. The other changes are
unimportant, and have hot carried prices above
the highest OF saturday OUTSIDE specialties have
huctuated widely aud toward higher prices.
There do not appear to-day 10 be any OF what
are called peg price" Orders are in the market
for Lake Shore, Missouri. Pacific and Western
Union telegraph, and the indications I'm the talk
as well as I'm the market, are that the leaders I'm
the recent rise now consider the market strong
enough not TO require special support. In the
loan market Tor stocks the rates for the leading
shares are as follows: Del. Lack. Western nat:
Lake Shore lag per cent for carrying; NY Central
Northern Pacific pfd., W. L. Tel, Jersey Central,
per cent for carrying. Other active stocks cost
ABOUT per cent for carrying. Plain call loans OF
money on ordinary stock exchange collateral are
4a5 per cent Ihirty-day money on this class OF
at r. C. On L. s. bonds the quotation is 3 D. G
Prime mercantile paper is Sac p. c. The market
ior foreign exchange Is duh and about steady.
The Markets.
BALTIMORE, March 27.-virginia 6s consol.. GO:
new ~ ten ~ -if,Srties, 4s bid to-day. '''
121s. Flour quiet and sieady~Howard street '' and
western super. 3. 5oa4. 75 do. extra 5ooae 90: do
do Srsnds IS Pat PataPsc sS family. s1Fs
and ped s5 do Suis5 s@s
Vital I4asI as No Maryiand i.2 bid; No; western
May iSsi r'' June - as sssai ALL 5s.
s south 2 1n and .c August xsl, 1870 Corn
Write 80: do yellow, rs; western MIXED. SPOT 7ha
sa7 aass f91b bid ssna May . ass'"; oas
hrI.southern, sa55 western white. 53a5a do. mixed.
Ss sns hssSS aaS
and Clear rib . sides packed a RSk
Shase"n-fhonlders 81 'ssr rib sides l Hams IS
sg. s a"lss r Fessss
fg Isr,d ls4als Mhisty steady liz F5Ehs @
Sar lF rTan. ndnsg g. hSesss sSr
2s,i barrels: wheat ls. 1873 bushels; corn. 30 $50
sheat none corn. 81 bushels saIescwheat 80 $50
Dsfss YORK sS s3s Sgsneli moderately active
Money, 6. Ekchange-long, 4s6; short, lsg. State
ssRSTa 6!sher cotts@ dull O and easg hfin and
NV, new YORK. March 27.-Flour steady and quiet.
ana shade better Pork firm and quiet 10. 5Oai7. S2
m aU S March inr e I2sU m
S sS tsS Central 6 Reading
IMPRISONMENT FOR Two HoURs.-About noon to-
day, In the Criminal Court. Judge Wylie called up
Louisa Ruffn the colOred girl, convicted on FRI
day last OF petit larceny. The court stated that
since the conviction he had received comtnuntca.
ton from the jury asking that the sentence be re-
mitted, and also communications as TO her caract-
or. He had entertained doubts as TO whether She
was guilty oflsrceny but he could not go behind the
finding OF the jury. He would have TO carry out
the law, and In this case would announce . The
sentence OF the court is that YOU be Imprisoned two
hours" Louisa not hearing well asked timidly,
How much, your hOnor?" The court tsolemnly,,
1.-TWO hours" Louisa's face was wredthed in
smiles as she walked TO a seat pointed out by the
m arshals oficer, and sat down prisone, for two
hours.
PuGfLIsr SULLIVAN publishes a card that he
never again Will fight with bare knuckes but
Will fight any man in the world-he To Use gloves,
the other man bare fists. He is ready for fight
to take place in one month from the time of publ
cation, II the man is In this country, and two