National Republican., 1883-10-04
BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET.
BALTIMORE, Oct. S.-Virgnia Os, consolidated,
42h bid to day
NEW YORK MARKET.

42R DID to-day
NEW YORK MARKET.
New YORK. oct. 3.-Money oasy at 2llGD3 per
cent. on call, closed at 2ls per cent Foreign ex-
change weak at 4sll5@4SlM for long and $3.50
4s515 for short sight. Governments weak; the 41Ss
and 4s were u lower on the bidding prices. In
state bonds Arkansas Red River issue, brought
AZ. Railway bonds declined in sympathy with
weakness in tho share speculationi West Shore
firsts down to "a. This was bear day at the stock
exchange. In the early trading the Wizards were
continental leading. The decline in the other
stocks was less important. Subsequently there
was slight rally, but after midday speculation
was characterized by weakness The depression
continued throughout the afternoon, when prices
fell oil rapidly and the lowest figures Tor some
time for many shares were current. The Wizards
and the GrGngers bore the brunt of the attacks.
Northern Pacific declined "a per cent. TO 3lM pre-
ierred3 3 to 6OM, Oregon Transcontinental 39s to
491s the lowest figure ever touched), Northwest
ern l2S TO l22 preferred to li3, Omaha 2s to 30j,
preferred "a to 9719, and St. Paul II to l01, In the
other active shares the decline ranged from u to
l1s per cent, Kansas and Texas and Texas Pacific
suffering the most. The market generally closed
ut the lowest point of the day. The weakness was
credited to manipulation by the bear syndicate,
which is II strong one and to the absence of sup
porting orders. The break in the. Omnhas is due
to reports that the company will issue new stock
to cover new mileage II is stated that the sharp
decline in Oregon Transcontinental was occa-
stoned by the forced sale of round amount of the
stock. The bears also reported that the Gould
party had Joined their ranks and pointed to the
decline in Kansas and Texas and Texas Pacific as
and Pittsburg preferred dropped per cent. to 40,
Houston and Texas to 5S, Memphis and Charles
ton . to 40, Minneapolis and ST. Louis l1s to %,
Ohio and Mississippi "a to 29l3 Oregon Navga-
ton ~ to 1884, Peoria, Decatur and Evansville
rs to -, Pullman Palace to l2S, and Richmond
aud Danyille "a. Alton and Terre Haute pre-
ferred sold at 81, decline of IL per cent as COM
pared with the last previously reported sales be-
lore to-day. The stock opened at S5 this morning.
Western Union was well sustained until near the
close, when IL touched 70, the lowest of the day.
The stock opened at sO]s9SO3i, and ranged be-
tween s0l and SOA through the greater part of the
day.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET
BALTIMORE Oct 3.-Cotton Steady middling,
1873 Flour firm, with fair local inquiry; Howard
street and western snpertlne SO 25@3 60 do, extra.
So 1901 TO- do. family, S. 0OG6 90; city mills su
pcrfne, SO 0O@3 20; do, extra, SI 00GD6 25 do. Rio
brands, 50 1905 90; Patapsco family SO so; do. sl
perlatiye patent 81 90. Wheat-Sou hern steady
closed firm and quiet southern red, 81 0S@l ~ do
amber 81 l0@l 10: No. Maryland, 81 lIGDl 14l6;
No, western winter red, spot, 81 OS49i 0S}& 00c-
december, 81 l3A@l iiIs January, 81 lGla@l 1873,
Corn-Southern steady western dull; southern
white, 699G6jc; do yellow. 6g@67; western mixed,
spot, 59G69I5c October 5S2S@59@c: November,
5SA@50tsc year, 5Gc asked January 53@55c;
steamer 5Sc bid. Oats lower; southern, 85sSsc
western white, S695Sc do. mixed 3l@S5ci Penn.
sylv9nia, Sb@3So; Rye qule, at 6j465c. Hay
steady, with good demand; prime TO choice Penn
sylvania aud Maryland, slfUO@l6 90. Provisions
steady: mess pork, slS so bulk meats, shoulders
shoulders, 73c; clear rib sides, S94o; hams, 1890
l6'4c; lard, refined, lOc. Butter steady; western
2i925c. Petroleum quiet refined, S1@S2Sc. Cof-
fec hrmer; Rio cargoes, ordinary 10 fair, gN@lOAc.
Sugar active aud firm; a soft, sAc. Copper, re-
llSl2. FreighN To Liverpool per steamer dull;
cotton, ll-64d,; -four Is. 3D. grain, 5d. Receipts
Flour, 2sD barrels wheat, 1900 bushels corn,
1000 bushels; oats, 5000 bushels. shipments
Wheat, 5000 bushels; corn, 2.0lO bushels. Sales
Wheat, 2jl,00O bushels corn, 1900 bushels.