National Republican., 1883-02-28
COTTON MARKET.
The following were the opening and closing
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET
AssDci1bd Iiress


NEW YORK, Feb 27-Money on call loaned be-
tween and per cent closing offered at4. Ex.
change was wenk; the nominal rates declined 80
to 1921 for 60 days and 4S5lS for demand, actual
business being done at lSlIgd4s2 for long and
4s4lS9is494 for short sight. Governments were ir-
regular. but generally heavy. State bonds were
duh during the afternoon and without particular
change. Railway bonds were firm on modtr 10
volume Of business. Speculation on the stock ex-
change to-day has been dull but generally strong.
The market opened 81 per cent. higher than 1t
closed yesterday for st, Paul. Minneapolis and
Manitoba and generally L9s4c higher for the re-
mainder Of the list. fractional reaction oc-
curTel in the enr.y dealings after which the mar
ket became str ong aud recorded an advance of I
al per cent, n which Rock Island, Missouri Pa.
cifc, and Wabash preferred were prominent, while
st. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba advanced 3
per cent to 1i1;, During the next 40 mlnu es the
market was dull ana 81. Paul, Minneapolis and
MnniIoba sold down 3ls Rock Island ia, Rich
mOnd and Danville 1, u d the remainder of the
list 1E99s per cent but curly In the afternoon this
was followed by an improvement extending Ga
pee cent, Wabash preferred aud Oregon aud
Transcontinental being conspicu9us therein, while
per cent. About o'clock there was partial re.
action, but during the last hour the market was
the lead of the GranRers and Southwestern stocks
and Michigan Central prices advanced Il To "a
per cent. The mnrket closed at the best figures OF
closing prices, ST. Paul, Minneapolis aud Mani.
toba, the Grangcrs, southwestern, aud Vanderbilt
stocks icing mo'tpiominent IN the days advance.
Transactions aggregated $4,000 shares, including
Delaware, Lackawnnna and Western, b6,JO0 Dem
yer aud Rio Grande, 745O Erie, TO- 100; Lake Shore,
1O,100; LoniSvile and Nashville, l0700; Michigan
Central. 6,lOO; Missouri Pacific. 1850; Memphis
and Charleston, 4O0 Northwest, 13,0O0 New jersey
Central, 5000; New York Central, G3O; Northern
Pacific, lS,4OO; Reading. $780, ST. Paul 355lQi st.
Paul aud Omaha, s, 800; Texas Pacific 1905 Union
Pacific, 3230O: Wabash Pacific. 1900; Western
Union, G.760; Oregon aud Transcontnenta, $500.
BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 27.-yirginia 6s, consolidated,
%; past due coupons As bid to-day.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YoRK, Feb. 27.-Cotton weak; sales 1904
bales, including 1000 in transit; middling uplalds
10 3-l6c; middling Orleans, 10 7-l6ci consolidated
net receipts, % $40 bales; exports 10 Great Brit
ain, 1O,l55 bales to France, 920G bales to the con-
tlneut .43g bales. Southern flour easter aud IN
moderate demand; sales 400 bbls common to
fair extra, 81 6O@6 30 good tn choice do. So 35C0
bsSer mSdcrSs t0s G OPT, P,S rs is
speculative trading. closing strong trIfe under
the outside rates; ungraded winter red, 81 O5@
February, 81 229l 2215, closing ut 81 221S; March,
u 22Dl 22, closing AZ 81 222s Corn opened rather
eesier, subsequently ruled stronger and advanced
aD34c, closing very firm; far export demand; &C.
tive speculative trading; ungraded, bS@7ic; No,
2 February, 7l@7l91c, closing nj 7l9IC; Ma ch, nj
@7l34c closing at nee. Oats M@56c higher and
Grliye; No 3 FebruarS, 5l65iI1G; do. March, 5ics
5l3sc Hops dull aud nominal. Cuficc agin higher
ana tirmi Padang, l7@l7l4c, September aud De-
HpF a gSo sSS7 81 May 81 w 35ST tS 3d. Jane ri g09' y cS&
775; July, 81 S0g7 80; Octhber SIS 90; August, e. 10
az %; September y s5@s l9i November, SIS QUO
spot, 81 90. Sugar firm and rather quiet; centriu-
gal 74c; refined ensier aud quiet; conf etiouers'
lated, S54c. M1asses quiet nnd steady. Rice firm
and quiet. Rosin firm and quiet Tur entiue
stronger AT 52@52136. Hides quiet and Eold firm.
Wool firm anu In good demand. Pork firm and
more active; new mess spot, $40 25; clear buck,
So 21922 so; mess June, SO bO July, $40 o. Mid
dies iirmj long clear, lOH@lO}sc. Lard 600 points
higher, fairly active. cl sing very strong; Urine
steam, spol, 81 55@ll 20; March, Sll 59Qll 66;
April, sll 7l@I1 49, Frelghts dull; cotton, 14d
wheat, 6d.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 27.-Cotton quiet; middlng,
lOHc. Flour lower for his er trades; Howard
street aud western superhnG 50 50@4 20 do. extra,
376 %; do family, So 25G6 20; city mills super
brands SO 25@6 80; Patapsco family, Sc 75; do su.
perlatiye patent 81 co., Wheat-southern steady
S Ss'sT Smber ah?s 81 az TTd @
81 223{@i IS; May 81 2s4 4Si aa%, coSfn"soatherii
white. 65@6S1sc; do yellow, 65G6S1aG western
March, 6SIsS6s34c;. April. 0sJ5@G6o; May, 600
50@5ie; western white, 5l95ic do. mixed. 400
5lo; Pennsylvania. P0B5ic, Rye quiet at 72975c,
syIyaniS and Maryand, ss oS@iS SS.O' 90. ProVs
ions unchanged; mess pork. SO OG bulk meats,
shoulders and clear rib sides, packed, 8lgDl034c
bacon shoulders, 916c clear rib sides, ll54C; hams,
l4@l6c; lard, refned, l2l&c. Butter quiet; western
packed, 20925 roll, l7CG22o. Eggs ensier at 20',
Petroleum unchanged; reliued, 794@7lse. Coffee
firm; Rio cargoes, ordinary TO hiir, 71S@S94c.
Sugar 1rm; 4 son, DC. Copper, rrhned quiet at
l6@16Ac. Whisky firm at 81 1S11@1 10. Freghts
TO Liverpool per steamer unchanged; cotton, 3'l6
@Id.; -four Is. 3D.; grain, 694@7d, Receipts
Flour 9,S7l barrels; wheat 5000 bushels; corn,
10000 bushels; oats, 1000 bushelsi rye, 7l,0OO
bushels. Shipments - Wheat, II 900 bushels
corn, III, 900 bushels. Sales-Wheat, 800 900 BUSH
els; corn 100000 bushels.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO Feb, 27.--Flour quiet and unchanged.
Wheat irmer; regular 81 074 February; 81 07H9
0S March, No, Chicago spring, 81 O7lIgl OS; No.
irmer, and higher 5615l957c cash; 56lI95696 Feb.
ruary; 669sCa5634o March. Oat- stronger; 40Ho
cash. 409s@4O4c February; 401z@4056 March aud
April. Dressed hogs flrm: good mi Xed 81 COOS 90.
Pork weaker, closing steady SlS 059lB 10 cash and
February; SiS l00l8 M March. Lard steady;
81 409n 4215 cash aud February; S1l 421f@l1 45
March, Bulk meats in fair demand; shoulders,
~ 10; short rib, 50 0O short clear, $40 10. Whisky
steady and unchanged at 81 II.
PITTsBURG OIL MARKET.
PITTsBURG, Feb 27.-The market is active, but
Irregular. better feeling prevails, and trading
Is heavy The market opened at 81 O0A advanced
to 81 OF, declined 10 995lc and rallied and closed
tirmer at 81 00A.
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