Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-17
WALL Street To-day.

A FEvERISH, IRREGULAR AND UNCERTAIN MARKET.
New YORK, February 1.-THE Posts financial
article says: The Stock Exchange markets are
less active than yesterday. U. s. bonds are a
higher for the As and 4hS. and are otherwise I'M
changed. Southern state bonds are dull and
steady at fractional advance. Railroad bonds
are steady to strong at AN advance of IIa1I per
cent, the latter Boston, Hartford and Erie trstS
which were bought up to 56A. Instead OF a con-
tihuance or upward reaction, which appeared TO
be gathering strength up to the very close yester-
day, we have had thus far to-day a feversh,
result OF the futuatons up to this hour the gene
raj list Is fraction higher than at the close yes
terday The strongest stocks have been those OF
the trunk lines, Milwaukee and St Paul and North
west the weakest stocks have been Louisville
and Nashville, against which a determined
drive is making apparently for the purpose
Oh getting control at low price, and Western
Union telegraph, Hannibal and ST. Joseph per-
ferred. which is nearly all in one box. advanced
and is now 81 Denver and Rio Grande was
weak at one time, but has since advanced to
nearly the highest figures of tie day. 1t is re-
ported that the control OF this stock is
wanted, but at lower prices The Elevated
Railroad stocks have been Strong for Metropolitan
and weak for Manhattan. The local money mar
ket is easy at 5a6 per cent for call loans on stocks
and 2a3 per cent on United States bonds. Time
loans and prime mercantile paper are unchanged.
down to 4a4k per cent, although the posted rate
of the Bank OF England is still per cent This
cheaper remittance than the shipment OF gold.
The Markets.
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NEW NEW YORK; February I7.stocks fairly active.
State bonds dull but fr1ner. Governments UNCHANGED
~ FORK Pebruarg unchanged and
dull Wheat heavy and sZ cent iower Corn weak asR
az; az a about cent owfr Pork firm and quiet L. 75a
aoND2S sb so9 IL l2so ,
e, ll91 Atlantic and Great Western first mortesxe
zos New Yors Central 1885, So nois central s 49,
Pennsylvania Central 613s. Ontar1o and Western 25s
Some OF the star route witnesses from Oregon
before the grand Jury to-day report they left cold
weather there, and while waiting to give their
testimony they sat In their shirt sleeves with open
windows
PROBATE BUSINESS was transacted by Judge
Hagner, to-day, as follows: Estate OF A. L. Yerby:
final notice issued. VIII OF Armsted Bundy; ad-
mitted to probate and letters issued to Armsted
Bundy; bond $500. Estate Mary N. Whitan; final
notice. w. r. Stansbnry appointed guardian to
Rose s. Stansbury; bond 81 500
News from Benning.
THE WEDDING OF MISS MARY E BAKER AND Mr.
CHARLES N. FAIR took place at All Saints chapel
Benn1ng, wednesday evening, at O'Clock, Kew.
John B. Williams Onfciatfng, Mrs. DR.. Julian W.
Dean at the organ The church was filled to mOn
than its utmost capacity.
SOME THIEVES knocked down one OF the cattle OF
Mr.. F. Aagruder the other night, butchered it,
cOOlly carried OF a quarter, and made Mr.. n.
present OF the rest by leaving It In the Held.
SOME SALES OF LAND have been recently effected
near Benning, price 500 per acre, but a small cash
payment go being demanded, and several years
time being given on the remainder. John Carpen-
ter and T. Duniip were the purchasers
The faculty OF Wflliston Seminary, at East
Hampton, Mass, has 90 far expelled seven
students Most OF the senior class are Stn in re-
0ell0n, but with tho other classes the trouble is
thought to be substantially over.
The civil tribunal q the Seine has given judg-