Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-02
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Wall Street To-Day
NEW YORK. May 2-The Posts financial article
says: The Stock Exchange markets are some
what more active than of late. United State bonds
the extended ss The Is are e lower and the he
AS 4 lower. Southern state bonds are dull and
flrm. Railroad bonds are up Ha1N points Choice
OF money from United States bonds by means OF
the continued calls tor redemption and the present
and prospective low rates for money being
advance ringing from " to IL points. The Van.
decline but the strongest stocks have been Jersey
Central, Denver, Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern, Louisville and Nashville, Northern Pacific
preferred, Michigan Central and the southwestern
stocks The local money market continues very
easy for call and time loans at unchanged Rates
prime 20 day to months In the market R for four
eign exchange short date remittanceS are firm,
while GO day bills are only steady.
The Markets.
de- g. s Msy ss4s 6 LIZ
~ q s s.adans
~: 40; .%ssT sal .; 10; western winter red.
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g June 81, sssssa ms ss ~ s's 81.
and nc a.s q"ies and sS;sU
'ns I
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soft sn snG sS & .sa
bushels; oats. SIC bushels. shipments-wheat. is 600
corn 4O2: 5se bushels.
Ma s se ns sssis as
dull Governments generally unchanged. Cotton quiet
wSi.s x SoRK May rour steady and quiet
nd n frif bette Pork firm, in
Is So Lard strong. II Co. '''' fofA Hf"' ''' ''A
s. o & ss d. ssdond o. s Ss@ YORK ca
ts l2' g rinGs .n Central lsM Pennsylvania
District Government Ar airs.
The commissioners have informed Mr.. John
Conners and others asking for an increase OF pay
for carts and horses employed on the public works.
that there will be no change made.
The contract for resurfacing certain streets, bids
for which were opened yesterday, was to-day
awarded TO Col ii. L. Crawford.
NO FURNITURE FOR THE NEW SCHOOL BuILDINGs
There is no school furniture I'm the hands OF the
District property clerk suitable for the three new
school buildings in course OF erection, tnclu ling
ImS nsn os SCHOOL, nor nave tne
recent District deficiency bill has in it clause APP
propriating $4,000 for this furniture, but it has
not yet been acted upon.
MORE POLICE CHANGES.
The following police changes went into effect
this morning: Privates j. g. Harper, Ell Riley
and w. T. Benton, transferred from the third to
the fourth precinct; w. Z Gates, N. Fisher
and c. w. Cramer, from the fourth 70 the third
precinct
THE CABINET MEETING To-DAY.-An tho men,
bers OF the Cabinet were present at the meeting to-
day, except the Attorney General who is con-
fined to his house by q severe cold, COM
tracted while at Fortress Monroe recently
The Cabinet session was long one. The COW.
boy troubles in Arizona were considered at
length, In connection with the recent dect Ion OF
the Senate committee that the President Is clothed
with all power necessary In the case. The Cabi-
net did not agree with the decision, but decided
that the only course to pursue was for the Pres-
cease, which he will do at once. The Fttz John
Porter case was also under consideration.
petition was presented In the Senate to-day
signed by nearly all the army officers stationed In
Washington In favor OF the passage OF the COM
DulSOry retirement hill.