National Republican., 1882-12-12
THE MARKETS.
An Active Day in Wall Street, the Granger
Stocks Leading.
The Northwestern Calls i'm It's Loans and
Buys Omahn.
THE DAY IN WALL STREET.
.cpecidl dispuich.

special dispatch.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-The market was ex-
cited and irregular from the opening until the
second call in the afternoon, and the transac-
tions wero more than double Saturdays.
The Granger stocks were active and buoyant
features, and rose to y from the opening,
Denver went from 422 to A, and was traded
in heavily, and the Northern Pacific stocks
rose about 1 point. After the second call
everything became dull, and the leaders of
the morning fell Off about l per cent. Union
Pacific was one of the most active, but was
quite irregular, selling at 9S5 and down to 954
The Vanderbilt stocks were generally dull
at Saturdays prices, except New York Cen
tral, which rose 1per cent, Canada Southern
rose !. The coal stocks were quiet and a
shade frmer, and the Texas stocks were very
dull but fraction higher.
Later in the afternoon the bears attacked
Northern Pacific preferred, ON threatened
Washington legislation, and the stock fell to
s?l.
Keene was very bullish this forenoon and
bought great deal Of Denver and Northwest
Henry N Smith also bought heavily, and the
Vanderbilt brokers bought the Omahas. Union
Pacific was bought mainly by Work, Strong,
Beden, Ogden, and John Benjamin.
The latest news from the st. Paul pool con-
ference was that the subcommittee would re-
port at $3.50 that no progress had been made,
and request further postponement until to-
morrow.
Money loaned 5@5l@6.
Government bonds were strong to-day, with
q good demand for all kinds Sterling ex-
change steady ON light supply of commercial
bills.
The market early in the last hour, was
dull, but the Grangers remained firm The
Omaha stocks lent fiat. While there is noth-
ing of definite nature to base predictions
on still the market acts as though the mag
mates at the Windsor Hotel conference had
fixed matters up. Tomorrow will perhaps
tell the story. Should the market have a
strong rally on such settlement, stocks will
undoubtedly be good sale, as the public
are almost out of stocks, and very little bust
ness is being done except for Gould and
Vanderbilt brokers. The short interest is
only fair.
The action of the Pacific railway committee
in the house of representatives in calling for
an itemized statement of the floating debt of
Union Pacific railway, together with Com
missioner Armstrong; report that full set
tement had, not been made by the United
States management, owing to some dispute,
will no doubt force the price of Union Pacific
to lower level.
1t is positively stated that the Chicago and
Northwestern railway has bought control of
the Omaha road, and that the present man
agement will be ousted.
The Union Pacific earnings increased
$4,000 the first eight days in December. The
Northern Pacific increased $79,5iS the first
week in December.
North Pacific scrip, the dividend ON the
preferred stocks is quoted at about 90; sales,
"a and 92f. ,". "'.'n'1 1881
The Chicago and Northwestern railway
company to-day called in the balance of sew
eral millions of dollars, which have been lent
out upon the street. in some cases, as long as two
years. 1t is intimated that the funds have
been used to buy the control of Chicago and
Omaha stock.
STOCKS.
Opening, highest, lowest and closing prices of
the principal stocks for the day, as corrected by
special wire reports received by Bateman Il Co.,
bankers: