National Republican., 1883-10-10
wnN Corn. Oats. Pork. Lard.

BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 0.-Virginia 6s, consolidated,
40; past due coupons, i5; new Ss, 5l North Caro-
lima. .6s. old, 1O5 bid to-day.
NEW YORK MARKET
NEW YORK, Oct 9.-Money easy at 202% per
cent. on call, closing offered Mt per cent, last
loan at ~ on call Foreign exchange firm at lSl3l
fOr long and 4siA for short sight. Governments
strong and higher, except for 81, which are lower
at l0OM State bonds quiet Arkansas sevens,
Fort Smith issue, flrmer at % bid. Railway mort
cages active for West Shore frStS and lower for
the Texas Pacific issues. In the first hour of busi
bess ut the stock exchange the market was very
irregular. There was, however, fair demand for
Transcontinental, and Northern Pacific preferred.
The former was favorably affected by rumors of
the probable falling through of the much talked
of new cable company. 1t was stated that the
company had been unable to procure the neces-
sary funds to carry on its work. The Wizards
were strong on buying by inside parties. About
II a. IN. Texas Pacific was raided and declined .
per cent. to 2315. Wabash fell Off TO 90 preferred
10 So Missouri Pacific Ia to 951a, Kansas and
6O15, Northern Pacific preferred ~ to 63J4, Omaha
preferred ~ to 80, and the remainder OF the list
about a to "a per cent. Near midday rally of
sharp driye'was made and the Improvement was
not only lost, but many shares sold down to the
lowest figures current for some time past The
decline was important in many cases, Texas Pa
cihc selling down 21s to 221S, Kansas aud Texas 8
to q Il, Oregon Transcontinental to 50N, North
bash IL TO l0N. preferred ~ to 3iN, Michigan
Central ~ 70 iS2s. Louisville and Nashville 2]S to
4Ss Missouri LIS Pacific 2s e 94A, Western Union
to o94l9. The weakness prevailed throughout the
greater part Of tho afternoon. After 2:l5 p. m,
however, there were free purchases to cover short
contracts, and rally of u to 15s per cent. ensued.
feature of the day was the strength exhibited by
Union Pacific. The stock was well held and did
not participate in the weakness to any marked ex-
tent When the market turned in the afternoon
the stock moved up easily TO 's79s, which is per
cent. above last d, nights closing - The, shares
SOutnwesterls was due 10 reported damage to cot
ton and tobacco The bears IN stocks were talk
ing Of a cotton crop Of 1900 goo bales this year;
shares Is that large block of Texas Pacific was
ordered sold to-day and the bears took advantage
of tho order to hammer the shares. As compared
with last nights closing prices arc down u to 2
per cent. for Omaha preferred, the southwesterns,
and Western Union. Central Pacific Chicago,
Lake Shore New York Central, Reading, New
Jersey Central and Union Pacific were n to per
cent. higher In the specialties Bloomington and
slssippi 2M to 27A and Colorado Coal u to 20.
Manhnttan Elevated rose 3 per cent. to "A and
Wells Fargo express 10 11712,
Transactions aggregated 39l, 900 shares includ.
ing Delaware. Lackawanna and Western, 80, ,l0O
Erie, 300; Lake Shore 500; Louisville and Nash
Charleston, 5O0 Northwestern, 1890; New Jersey
Central. s. 800; Northern Pacific, 14s0O Reading,
Pacific. 81 1905 Western Union, 500; Oregon Trans
continental, $500; Northern Pacific preferred,
27,S00
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 9.-Coton frmer middling,
l0l5c. Flour unchanged and quiet; Howard street
aud western supertne, SO 25GD3 75 do. extra SO 70
9i75: do family S5 00@6 90; city mills superfne,
50 00GD3 70; do extra, "a 00@G 25; do Rio brands,
So 75G6 90; Patapsco family &c 80; do. superlative
patent 81 90. Wheat-Southern lower; western,
Irregular and lower, closing shade better south
ern red, 81 0SGDl 10; do. amber, 81 1901 l6: No.
Maryland, 81 1877 bid; No. 2 western winter red,
spot 81 0534ll O6; October, 81 05l$l 06 November,
81 075SDl O7s4; December, 81 l0%0l t034 Janu-
ary, 81 l2N@1l2H. Corn-Southern steady; west
ern entirely neglected. southerp white, 65GD66c
do yellow, 66@G7: western mixed. spot, 5S@5Dc
November, 57g59c january, 53955c. Oats steady
and firm southern, 3htD3Sc; western white. 36@D3Sc;
do mixed, 3l@S5l2o; Pennsylvania 35d13sc. Rye
quiet ut 63@6ic Hay unchangeh: prime to choice
Pennsylvania and Maryland Sli l091G 90. Pro
visions steady and quiet mess pork el3 90; bulk
meats, shoulders and clear rib Sides packed, Ia
Sc; bacon shoulders, 7l%c; clenr rib sides, S3zc
hams, l6@l7c; lard, refined, 9Ac. Butter quiet
western packed, lOCD2Oc creamery, 2O02Sc. Eggs
quiet and easy at 23@2ic; Petroleum. dull aud
unchanged; refined. Sl4@0s2Sc. Coffee higher Rio
oargocs, ordinary to fair, lO4G9lr4c. Sugar firm
a soft, SIC. Copper, refined firm Mt liA@li15c
Whisky steady at 81 ls@llSL Freights to Liver
pool per steamer unchaugedi cotton, ll6id.; flour,
Is. 3D.; grain, sd. Receipts-FlOur, 1859 barrels
wheat $1,000 bushels; corn, 5000 bushels oats,
600o bushels; rye 6050 bushels. Shipments
Wheat, $1,000 bushels; corn, 1000 bushels. Sales
Wheat, $4,000 oushols; corn, 5000 bushels.