National Republican., 1883-10-11
BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET.

BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET.
BALTIMORE, Oct 1O.-Virginia 6s, consolidated,
Az past due coupons, i6; new 10-l0s, 32; new 3s
5l; North Carolina 6s, old los bid to-day.
NEW YORK MARKET.
New YORK, Oct. 10.-Money easy at 2921S per
cent closing at per cent on call. Prime mer
camille paper COZ per cent. Bar silver l1O9s, sub
sidaly coin 4 discount buying; selling par. For
egn exchange steady at 4SlM for long and 4SiM
ior short sight. Governments strong State bonds
quiet; Railway bonds generally firm; Texas Pa.
clhc incomes weak at 49@5O; West Shore firsts,
however, were the features. The trapsactions
were enormous, and the price rose to ~ The
sock market was again erratio in its course to.
day Al the opening prices were "a to e per cent.
lower but after the first transactions there was
brisk demand and rapid advance off, to ~ per
cent, New Jersey Central leading with sales up to
soui pacc to? To s agIG Reading E0S9 rseon
5o5S, and St. Paul . i55 ffi Ills comparatvS @ & @
1OSO a. m. the Wizards and VanderbiIts were
severely hammered. Oregon Transcontinental
broke broke per s Gent iG 5S Northern Pacc ps Pre-, Pre-
and Canada Southern 215 to 4911 The other ac-
tive shares fell off in sympathy, but the decline
per cent, selling down to s61S; Western Union u
to 7SA, Jersey Central IA TO SO1, st. Paul u to
99924 Central Pacific g to S53s, Lackawanna z to
rally of "a to N per cent took place, the Wizards
leading During the afternoon the market was
at tines While others WE'RE quite weak WESTERN
Union recorded the lowest figures of the day after
p M, selling down to 7Sh. The annual state
stock in face OF the eStraordinaryh expenses in
rates during the past year. Thereport shows that
1eGPs P 9 s os smS years
Of S2O5iS 3S1S6 On account OF these assets stock
distribution was declared In 1881 to the amount of
go 800, dedncting which leaves balance of
cOInDauy
ketable assets in the treasury, and also 900
stocks Of telegraph companies whose lines have
either been leased, purchased or merged into the
Western Union system. As showing the remark
able growth of the telegraph business, the report
states that the number OF messages increased from
5,S7y2s2 in 1867 to 40 5S1 III In 1888 and the net
profits from S26249l in 1867 to S76603 3i9 .in 1888.
Another feature of the day was the activity and
ADVANCE in West Shore flrsts. Nearly Sl,0O0000
of the bonds changed hands and the price rose
from 1878 to M. The principal buyers were those
who have taken the bonds for over week past
and include at least two of the wealthiest firms
on the street. The advance in the bonds Is re-
garded as significant in view of the fact that a
for Europe on business supposed TO be In connec-
tiun with the finances ofthe West Shore road.
in Western Union, Louisville and Nashville, and
Union Pacific for $4,000 shares each, and III the
Willard shates for larger amount Prices recov-
cred q to ~ per cent near the close, the latter in
oregon Transcontinental. As compared with last
nights nights closing n stocks are to ~ per cent, lower
eya lIr nrse rentro "u n KANSAS S anu anu
ierred, and Union Pacific, lwnich, arc q TO per
cent, higher. In the speciaties Alton and Terre
and Western to %, Minneapolis and st. Louis
p,eered 81 to AZ and New York and New Eng.
gland u to2l. Ohio and Mississippi advanced IA
to 2Sl5. The governing committee of the New
York stock exchange held their regular meeting
today, but transacted no business of public i'm
Transactions aggregated Sl0,O2s shares, includ-
lng Deiawqre Inv Laekawanna ma and Western. $4,000;
EEie, S490 @ Lake Shore, 200 Louisville and Nash
ern, $500; New, Jersey Central, 5000; Northern
Pacific, 34S0O; Reading, 640O; st. Paul, q 7OO
Union, $500; Oregon Transcontinental 4O,3OO
Northern Pacific preferred, lS,lOo; Denver and
RIO Grande, O7OO.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET,
BALTIMORE, Oct. 10-Cotton firm; middling,
lOIac. Flour quiet andsteady; Howard street and
western supertlne, So 256D3 65; do. extra, SS 756
A. i76; DO family. 50 oO@6 0oi city mills superGIe
- zoos 90; Patapsco family, Sc 5O do superative
psIGnt 6 nWhoSsSnhSTH nomia west os
H. DO amber, 81 1901 Is No. l Maryland, 81 liGo
0655S October, 81 06@1 O6JS November, 81 07{SS
al l27{, Corn-southerD iirmer for white, yellow
eHsior western dull; southern white, 66GD67oi do.
yeloNw, w. Gl%S6i western mixed spot and October,
steamer, Soc bid. Oats higher aud firm southern,
SS5@30ei western white 3198Jc do, mixed Sb@86c;
quieG prime 70 choice Pennsylvania aud Mary.
land, Sl4 G09l6 90. Provisions steady: mess pork,
Sl3 90 bulk meats, shoulders aud clear rib sides,
packed 7@so bacon, shoulders, 71se clear rib
sides, S1ci hams l6@l7o lard, rehned, 034e, But
ter quiet; western packed l0@2Jc creamery, 200
2sc. Eggs steady at 23&2ic. Petroleum quiet
and noninuli refined. s4@s96c, Cntiee strong
Rio cargoes, ordinary 10 iair, lOH@lllzc Sugar
firm A sof, SAc, Copper refined trm at liA@
liHc. Whisky quiet NJ 81 lS@llSH. Preights 10
iAyeTpool per steamer quiet cotton ll,0ld.i flour,
Is. 3D., grain, sd. Roceipts-BlOur G2S barrels
wheat 2l,Q0O bushels; corn 5000 bushels OATS,
5000 bushels; rye, 400 bushels. Shipments--Wheat,
43 600 bushels; corn, 5000 bushels, Sales-Whoat,
3lD .uOU Dushals. hughalg