The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-06

opened to points lower, but the in
quiry after the call sufficiently exceeded
the offering to lead to an advance Of s to
10 points. There appears to be little or
no outside demand, the cause is proba-
bly, to be traced to the covering of short
sales before the holidays. This cause
next week Will doubtless be regulated by
the reopening of Liverpool stocks of all
kinds, and will continue to increase
there. At the third call April brought
1929; June 1926; August 1888; Septem
Der 1926; October 11.60.
NEW YORK.
MEN YORK, April 4.-Stock market
| opened sol per cent lower than yester-
days closing prices. Lake Shore, Rich
mond and Allegheny. Manhattan Beach
and Western Union were prominent in
the decline. In early dealings a decline
Of 1sq% per cent. took place; the latter
for Northern Pacific preferred, which
was succeeded by an advance of IL per
cent. Lake Shore, Reading, Denver and
Rio Grande, and Missouri Pacific being
most conspicuous in the upward move
ment. The market then reacted 1l(0lL
per cent, the latter for Lake Shore, but
at IL O'Clock general recovery of LdZ
per cent. took place, Western Union lead
ing therein.
Stocks dull. Money sac per cent. Ex-
change long 1851. Exchange short 1891.
State bonds generally unchanged. Gov
eminent bonds irregular.
Cotton quiet, sales S45 bales: uplapds
II Lice; Orleans 1873. Futures steady;
| April II .0Sa12. 09c; May 12.1Sa12. Ice; June
12.33al2.34; July u 4Sa12.49; August
12.61al2.62; September 12.22a1i "a.
Flour quiet and firm. Wheat dull and
3c lower. Corn opened 1S@s<c lower,
subsequently strong and recovered.
Pork firm at S16 5O@17 621I. Lard firm
at Sill Az. Freights dull and weak.
Cotton quiet; sales 9Ol bales; uplands
II 1-16; ORLEANS II SIG. Consolidated
net receipts 1892 bales; exports to Great
Britain $3.50 bales; exports to continent
5103 bales.
Net receipts 1913 bales; gross IL .42s
bales. Futures closed quiet and steady;
May 12.19@l2 20; June 1885; July p asa
1880; August 12.63@l2. "a; September
1225@1226; October 11.6O@11 81: No
vember n.4l@11.43; December l1.44C0
IL 40; January 12.56@12.5S.
Coffee steadily held, trade quiet and
prices unaltered. Sugar firm and quiet;
fair to good refining 5-16(07%c; refined
firm; standard A 9Lc, Wool about
steady and trade light; domestic fleece
| 34d47c; Texas 14(130c.
Money per cent. Exchange 1851.
Governments strong; new SIS coupons,
| 1929; new AIS coupons, 1151S; new AS
coupons, 11Sss. State bonds inactive.
Stocks opened weak but closed steady:
| Alabama, class A, 2 to 8, SS1z; do. class
A, small, 83T: do. class b, SIS, 80; do.
class G, As. S45s. Chicago and North
western 13); do. preferred 1897; Erie
3l15; East Tennessee 1874; Georgia 1865;
Illinois Central 1861; Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern 1431S; Louisville
GRdr,.. Nashville "! SOL j, Memphis and
nooga IS: New York Central and Hud-
son 1929; Pittsburg and Cleveland
guaranteed 1871; Richmond and Allie
| gheny 321; Richmond and Danville 145:
Rock Island 131; Wabash, st. Louis
and Pacific 344; do. preferred COZ;
Western Union Telegraph 80.
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS. April A. - Flour quiet
| and unchanged. Wheat opened lower
] and advanced and closed fairly firm; No.
2 red fall S1.284 for cash; Si.3lH May,
Corn lower at 72s4c cash; 711lc for April;
72Hcc for May. Oats slow at 54slc cash;
SOC for May. Pork slow; S17.5O bid
cash; S17.55 bid for April. Bulk meats
quiet firm aid unchanged, only jobbing
trade; shoulders 500; ribs 1913; clear
SOLO: Lard nominal. Whisky steady
at $1.1S.
Cotton quiet; middling 11%c; low
middlng ll%c; good ordinary 1Oslc; net
bales; shipments 1S11 bales; sales 49S
bales; stock 43,713 bales.
| ST. LOUIS. April 4.-Hogs firm; light
to good Workers S6.30a6.60; Baltimores
S6.65a6 70; packing S6.25a6. 70; butchers
to fancy $6.S0a7.2 20. Pigs-receipts 1900
head; shipments 1000 head.
Il Naff 10 IN 4
| ceipts 700 head; shipments none; medium
to fair shipping steers S5.75a6.25; good
steers, 1200to 400 pounds, S6.50a6.70; no
| exports from here. native butchers
steers S5a6; cows and heifers S4a650;
stockers $4.25a4.75; feeders $4.75a5.5O.
| Sheep scarce and firm; receipts 352
head; shipments none; selling at $400a
$50.
| CHICAG o.
| CHICAGO. April 4.-The board having
adjourned from yesterday till Wednes-
day, there was no business done on
'Change to-day. Corn sold on curbstone
| at 7212912Mc, about yesterdays prices.
There were no dealings in any other ar
| ticles.
CHICAGO, April 4.-Hogs - receipts
$4,000 head; market active and finn,
closing rather easy but not lower; ship
ments 400; light Sc 50@6.9O; mixed
| $6.40@6.S5; heavy $6.90@7.40.
Cattle-receipts 5000 head; market &C
| tive, strong and unchanged; exports
| S7.25a7 80; common to choice shipping
| $5,75a7.25; butchers steady at S3a5; can
ming $3.5Oa5.2O; stockers and feeders
| So 25a5.25. There will be no market
| quotations from here to-day ON account
of the elections.
| BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, April 4-Flour steady
and more active. Wheat - southern,
| quiet; western closed quiet; southern red
81 36@1 80; amber 81 44(0l As: No. 2
western winter red. spot, 81 37Ha1 37M.
| COrn-southern steady; western a shade
easier; southern white 88c; yellow Sic.
Oats scarce, firm and higher; southern
$4,000; Pennsylvania 60@62c. Pro-
visions firm; mess pork $17 IS
ais 30. Bulk meats, shoulders. clear rib
sides hacked IS 00a10 70. Bacon, should
ers SIS 70.
| NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, April 4. - Cotton
quietand steady; sales $3.50 bales; ordinary
10asc; good ordinary 11sc; low middling
15sc; middling lie; good middling 12Nc;
middling fair 129sc; far 1870; receipts,
net, 1868 bales; gross 2199 bales; exports
to Great Britain -. bales; to continent
1888 bales; coastwise 1854 bales; stock on
hand 245, 1884. Futures barely steady; sales
81, 100; April IL 1901 CSC; May 12.07@
12.08c; June 1219@12. zoe; July 1850
IL BIC; August 12.5Oc; September
1l.6S@11 .69c; October 11.33@11 .35c; No.
vember 11l9@11.20c; December 11.19@
11.20c.
Flour steady and in fair demand; xxx
S5.75@6.00; higher grades S6.371a7 rs.
Corn, fair demand; mixed firm at Soc;
white lower at 971Ic. Oats higher at 640
6jc Corn meal quiet; ordinary steady
at SO. 75(13.90; choice easier at $4.00. Hay
scarce; prime firmer at $27 so; choice
lower at 500 90. Pork firm at S1S.371<.
Lard steady; refined tierce S11.371f(1
11.50; keg S12.00@12.25. Dry salt meats
in good demand; shoulders higher at
SIPS; clear rib and long clear $1,000;
Gear, none. Bacon higher; should
ers 90; clear rib andlong clear $10.95@
S11.O 90; clear none. Hams firm; choice
sugar. cured canvassed $11.0O@12 so.
Whisky steady and unchanged; western
rectified 81 .05@1.2 20. Coffee firmer; car
goes common to prime 71l011Xc. Sugar,
common to good common 61H@65kc; fair to
fully fair 6sz(079sc; prime 10 choice TO
Sc; yellow clarified S1<SSssc. Molasses dull,
common 45050c; centrifugal 40@60c; fair
4S651c; prime 56@59c. Rice strong;
ordinary to choice 5sl@7Hc. Bran firm
at S1.25.
ing bank 1861. Consols 6S1z@64H.
LIVERPOOL
LIVERPOOL, April 4. - Noon = Cotton
easier; uplands 65Ed; Orleans 618-16d;
| sales 8 900 bales; speculation and export