National Republican., 1883-10-06
VIII. Corn. Oats. Pork. Lard
BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET.


BALTIMORE, oct. 5.-Virginia Is, consolidated,
f4l6 bid to-day.
NEW YORK MARKET.
New YORK, Oct. 5.-Money quoted at 2lSCD8 per
cent closing at per cent. Foreign exchange
weak at 4sl15 for long and 4Sil4 for siort Sight
Governments strong IS state bonds Arkansas
(Pine Bluff dropped to IL. Railway bonds irfeg-
ular Speculation opened strong aud higherwith
an advance OF to "a per cent IN prices, the Vii
lards showing the greatest Improvement. Before
1880 the most violent raid of the year was made
from ll9j4 to 1l7l4, about 100000 shares changing
occasioncd by reports that the Delaware and Hud-
son Canal company had reduced its price for
! eoai to July figures. The whole market Weakened
declined ! to 3lJs, preferred ~ to 5934, oregon
Iranseontinental IA TO 40, Union Pacific II to
s616, Northwestern ~ to l2l4, and the rest Of the
active list u TO per cent. Alter II a. m. the mar
ket was irregular, but in the main firm, prices
generally showing an improvement of a to y per
midday II was officially announced that the Della
ware and Hudson Canal company had not re-
ansed ira rates S a., as reported and the early Eumors
filling few old contracts at July figures. This
had little or no effect on the market. Later on the
attack on the coal stock was renewed with great
yigor, the shares being forced down TO the lowest
point of the day. Lackawanna fell of TO 1l616,
New Jersey Central to 10, Delaware and Hudson
made the lowest of the day at S55s. In the mean
time the Villards had been strong and were stead
lly on DelleI Jllht Jne companies ana
their friends had at length decided upon a
plan OF action whereby the finances of the roads
would be Strengthened out The buying of the
shares mentioned was of better character than
for n long time time past aud IA handsome advance
was established. Northern Pacific rose l9s TO 3Sh,
preferred 34 10 631S, Oregon Transcontinental 81
to 5lM, ana Oregon Navigation to 12i. The sharp
rally induced purchases of the other list for both
accounts. Lackawanna rallied 70 HISS, Delaware
and Hudson to 106l Jersey to S0ss, and Reading
TO sos. The market left off very Strong. As COM
pared with last nights closing, prices - to ~
per cent. higher for the general list and IA TO
per cent. higher for the Vlards. The coalers
were "a 10 Il lower The selling OF Union Pacific
was due to rumor that the Company's earnings
last month show decrease OF $500, 900 and to re-
ports that Gould and Sage would enter the North
Terro Haute declined - to Az, Boston Air Line
p eerred "a tn S01, Manhattan Elevated first pre-
terrcd 10 81, aud Milwaukee, Lake Shore and
Western preferred > to 40. Memphis aud Charles
ton rose TO Al,
A meeting of the coal company representatives
was held this afternoon, aud 1t is said no reduc-
tion of rates was looked for. The Northern Pa
citic company has made application to list $780,
600 general mortgages, ana Reading to list S3i 300-
900 deferred income bonds. The latter company
III Its application states II will earn from to per
cent on its share capital this year. The transac-
tions at the stock exchange were heavier than for
some time past
The directors of the Northern Pacific Railway
will meet tomorrow, when some action will prob
ably be taken relative to the proposed new issue
of new bonds.
Transactions aggregated GO2,OOO shares includ.
ing Central Pacific, 5000: Delaware, IRckRwanna
and Western, 10000 Denver and Rio Graude,
$3.50; Erie, 1000; Lake shore. 1o,000 Louisville
aud Nashville, 1000; Memphis and Charleston,
200; Northwestern l2370; New Jersey Central. $50
New York Central, G3O0;sNorthern Pacific, % l3U;
Reoding 29200 81, Paul, lS,aO0; Texas Pacific
1900 Union Pacific, 62,llS Western Union, $500;
Northern Paclc preferred, 69,30O; Oregon Trans
continental, 5000,