National Republican., 1883-08-30


NEW York, Aug 20-Money easy at 2@3per cent
on call, closing ut per cent Foreign exchange
quiet at 4SlA@iS2 for long and lSsl9@iSS4 for
coupon AZ and IS. State bonds dull. Railway
bonds irregular. West shore firsis lower at 69l3
and Denver consols higher at so bid. The former
subsequently, rallied to T09S bid. The share mar.
ket opened strong aud prices rose a to IA, North
western, Union Pacifc, Louisville and Nashville,
Northern Pacific preferred and the coal shares
leading the upward movement. The best figures
of the day were generally made about this time.
After the first hour the market was irregular and
generally weaker. Speculation during the alter
noon, however, was weak and depressed. There
was considerable pressure to sell the Vilards, the
eoalers, Denver, Louisville and Nashville Lake
Shore, and New York Centra aud u decline of u
to 3A took place, the latter in Oregon Transconti
mental. The room traders were conspicuous sell
lers they having discovered that there were no sup
porting orders in the board. The depression in the
Nanderbilts was due to rumors that the dividend
rate on Lake Shore and New.York Central will be
reduced to 8 per cent. per annum. As compared
with last nights closing, prices are down u to 2
per cent, except for Central Pacific Chicago, Bur
lington and Quincy, Chicago and Alton, st. Paul,
higher. In the specialties Boston Air Line pre-
ferred rose to 81, Memphis and Charleston TO 3S,
Metropolitan Elevated % to 9l9{, milwaukee,,
Lake Shore and Western preferred q to 39A, Pull.
man Palace 10 1877. Quicksilver preferred to 81,
and West Point Terminal IA to 30 New Jersey
Central lent fat to 1872, New York Central fiat to
1-6i, and other stocks fiat to per cent. for carry
ing, Commission houses report better inquiry
for stocks from small investors. Small lots are
being taken and paid for.
Transactions aggregated 4l5,0 900 shares, includ-
ing Canada Southern, $500; Central Pacific, 400;
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, 5000;
Denver and Rio Grande, 1890: Erie 300; Kansas
and Texas, 100 Lake Shore Sl,4OC Louisville and
Nashville 26,0OO; Michigan Central, $3.50; Missouri
Pacific, $500; Memphis and Charleston, 400
Northwestern, 400; New Jersey Central 10000;
New York Central, 2i,65O; Northern Pacific, 12,-
500 Reading, Is, ,s0O st. Paul, % T00 Texas Pacific
$500; Union Pacific 232OO; Wabash Pacific, LOO
Canada Pacific, 45lO; Northern Pacific preferred
1880; Oregon Transcontnental, 1920.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET
BALTIMORE, Aug. 29.-Cotton quiet middling
1oYc. Flour steady and quiet Howard street
D5 100; do. family, S5 25@D6 90; city mills superhne
$S 25@S IS; do. extra, 81 0O@6 so; do. Rio brands
sS ooS6 81 PataPsEo family % 10 DO superSitiyS
steady and inactive; southern red 81 129l 10; do
amber. 81 149l1s; No. Maryland, 81 10; No
western winter red, spot and Auust, 81 10 bid
November, 81 2Ol4 bid. Corn-southern and west
ern dull southern white, 60@62c; do. yellow, 62@
6ic; western Mixed spot, 6l@6l1ac September
6Oll96O5Sc; November, 6O}4c asked; January, 60
inquiry; southern, So@3Sc; western white, 369Ssc
do. mixed. 9S@S5c Pennsylvania. 85@3Sc. Ry,
quiet at t65@67c Hay SLOW and easy: prime to choic
ions eady; mess pork. SIS co. bulk meats, shoul
ders and clear nib sides. packed, 7S69So; bacon
shoulders, sl4c clear nib sdes SO: hams l5a4
ern @ packed. sSi6c; creamery, iSS2sc; Eggs sss
at 20c. Petroleum nominal; refined 79s@715C
Coffee quiet and firm; Rio cargoes, ordinary Il
ir s4SS&c' spganr p.YncSSIiG Sgiie SSit Ssc, Copper
steady at 81 1901 1917 Freights to Liverpool pc
steamer dull; cotton, 9l6d.; hour Is. 3D.; grain
3D.. Receipts-Flour. 1850 barrels; wheat. l47,
rye, $4,000 bushels. shlpments-Wheat, $685.
bNshels; corn, 1900 bushels Sales-Wheat 800,
900 bushels; corn, 1000 bushels.