National Republican., 1883-03-09
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.
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NEW YORK, Mar. g. Money during the greater
part of the day loaned between and u per cent.
but In the last half hour dropped to per cent
and closed offered at2. Exchange was dull and
heavy at 4sOI4@ISO& for long, and 4s3@4SS4 for
short sight. Governments were unchanged ex-
cept 416s, which advanced "a. State bonds were
neglected. Railway bonds were active and higher.
The opening was firm and H9ss per cent higher
than yesterdays close, the latter Denver and Rio
Grande. Thence till near midday the market,
though dull, was strong and recorded an advance
ranging from "a tO ~, in which Indiana, Bloom
Western Union, St. Paul Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western, and Louisville and Nashville were
most prominent. shortly alter midday there was
reaction OF I@15, but the news of a shipment of
specie to New York from England again started
the market up, and when near 2 o'clock an i'm
provement OF Hgl took place, led by u Mon Pa
ciic. In III late trade the list receded TO the ex-
tent OFFS per cent, which was recovered at the
close, the market closing quiet and firm at an i'm
provement over yesterdays closing prices Of Ia
~, Denver and Rio Grande, Union Pacific, Omaha
preferred, and Louisville and Nashville being mot
g conspicuous therein. Transactions aggregated
2s7,o00 shares, including Delaware. LacEawanna
and Western, g., ,SOo Denver and Rio Grnnde, 9,SOO
vile and Nashville, $500; Missouri Pacific $500
Memphis and Charleston, 100; Northern Pacific
CU St. % P4n Gd 4$ s1o Teas ,pacic $500 Union
Union. 25,5OO; Oregon and Transcontinental, $780,
BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET.
BALTIMORE, Mar. s.-virginia bs, consolidated.
40 do; second series, Si14 new lO.4Os, 81 new IS,
80 bid to-day. ...,
NEW YORK PROD ucE MARKET
New YORK, Mars.-Cotton steady; sales $50 bales;
middling uplands, 10 3-l6c; middling Orleans,
exports to Great Britain, 1ol97 bales; TO France
2S5 bales; to the continent, 1888 bales. Flour
SSn1hern u unchanged s and dull sales 200 barrels
do, S5 3097 90. Wheat-Cash L(G$c higher; op-
pened A97se lower, aflerward recovered from de-
shade under the best rates: moderate export in.
curry less active, speculative trading; . spring
nominal a. SppMgreded M red q Oo@l %; No. 3 red
81 l9 No. red. 81 242spl % and 81 2s@i 28J5 u1.
graded white, 81 05GDl 2sl+; No. do, 81 07@f 07
Corn opened 1s@9sc lower, afterwards stronger
and advanced N@lc, closing with n slight reac
lion iair speculative and export business re.
;April, 7l24@7?1s. oaIs 14194c lower options
olenea easier SuDse9nentiy, ADVANCED 1S@24c,
sloiing ;poi steady steady; No: S5i4e. Hops dull and nom
steady; No Rio, March, 81 25@D7 30; April, 81 45@
80; May g. 6597 20; jane, 81 soy 0O July, SIS o.;
IS zoos 20; November IS 8oGs DO; Defender @ IS IL
as co. January S. 4O@s 6Si February, nominal;
spot, % 80. Sugar firm aud in fair demnnd Brazil
SIC: ST. Domingo, 754c; lair to good refining, 1-l6
@7 3.l6c refined about steady; c. 75s975sc; extra
Z, 80; white extra G. l.l6ci of A, SIE9s1Ec;
crushed, lSSjsc; eranuiated, l5leSoc; &c cubes, 6
5SSsoc Sl sales goo ebSi Rice steady and quiet;
ensler ut 5lc. Hides steady; demand moderate.
Wool irm and quiet. Pork stronger and more
%ssi y sPSt ss s S2 % 09 ossr s1S MSx
Sl9 25. Middles quiet and firm. Lard 7@9 points
higher, fairly active closing with slight reactions
OF grade SO s March si 4 ii 5S Sn3pq %pT iii 81
Oh o. Freighls weaker; cotton, Nd wheat, "A
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
nATE MAJ o
middling, lO@iO%c. Flour unchanged and quiet;
Howard street aud western superhne, SO 5O6g4 25;
DO extra 81 S7@5 cog DO family, s5 1896 25i city
do. Rio brands, Sc 25G6 5O Patapsco family, So Isl
do; superlative patent, 81 6O wheat-southern
sSs m4 Re sns o s@Gps 81 % smSS ssaaY & s@a dG u
No; Maryland, 81 22gl 22ISt No. 2 western winter
si sfd5 S,iPPS iiP9 e. q lgASi lS& MG5Sh 81 l9 April
2iN, Corn-sonthern steady and quiet; western
very duh and late options flrmer; southern white
65IgeScj 90 90. yellow, 65@6se; western mixed spot
May, zoe bid; June 69c bid; steamer 6o1l@6bc
Oats quiet ana very firm; southern, 53@56c west.
ern white. 65@56c do mixed. 5l@5Sc; Pennsyi.
Vania, o3G5Oc. Rye quiet at 72075c. Hay un-
ehgnGed 9nd quiet; prime TO choice Pennsylvania
and Maryland, SlS OQ@l6OO Provisions steady with
tar Jobblng demand; mess pork, $40 90; bulkmcats,
shoulders aud clear rib Sides packed, s540Siic;
bacon shoulders, 9Ac clear rib Sides l2c hams,
packed l5@22c; roll, 15@isc. Eggs dull at iSGD
l9o; Petroleum nnchanged refined, 7SsdD72lc.
CoHee nfmi hlo cargoes, ordinary 10 Mir, SGDgHc.
Sugar firm 4 soft, &c, Copper. refined quiet at
l6@l6Hc Whisky steady at 81 lSl$@1l 10. Freghs
10 Liverpool per steamer unchanged; cotton, 5.32
oslo; Hour Is. I'd; grain, Cd. Receipts-Flour,
1888 barrels; wheat 1900 bushels; corn, $4,000
bushels; cats, 5000 bushels rye, 100 bushels.
5000 bushels; corn, 5000
bushels; sales-Wheat, l2iOOO bushels; corn, a..
OO0 bushels.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, Mar. S.-Flour dull and UNCHANGED
What unsettled, but generally higher; regular |
81 0S3s March; 81 OSA April; No, Chicago spring,
l3l5o No. 2 red winter, 81 l016. Corn unsettled |
but generally higher 57JS959c cash: 57JS@5sc
Marohi 5SSlse April. oats quiet; 42I4o cash and
March; 42}A April. Dressed hogs noIninaly un-
changed Pork unsettled, but generally higher, |
closing steady at SIS 05dlS 10 casn and March, |
ilS POOLS 22% April. Lnrd active. timer, and |
higher Sll 20 cash aud March: Sll 32IS61ll IS |
April. Bulk meats in fair demand; shoulders |
81 6O short rib 50 95; short clear, $40 90 Whisky
steady at 81 II.
PITTsBuRG OIL MARKET.
PITTsBuRG, Mar. SOL was dull and depressed. |
The market opened at 9l31c declined TO oO1c, and |
rallied and closed steadior at 9OAc. Trading |
light.
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near Boston has adopted an ingenious method of |
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