National Republican., 1883-08-08
GOVERNMENT poNps
COTTON MARKET.
The following were the opening aud ClOsing
nALrIMoRn srocK MARKEr.

BALTIMORE STOCK MARKER
BALTIMORE, Aug. 7-Virgnla 61, consolidated,
49, pnst due coupons, 40; new lO4Os, 33y4; new 3s,
62 bid to-day.
NEW YORK MARKET.
NEW YORK, Aug L. Money in good supply at 2
@2lS per cent, on call, closing at "a per cont.
Exchange steady at 4s3lS for long and 4S7l4 for
short. Governments lower for d aud 49, Soe
bonds steady. Railway bonds somewhat ffmer
The opera tons at the stock exchange to- day were
more important than for some time past. AZ the
opening there was fair demand and an advance
OFF, to per cent. This was followed by sharp
per cent, Wabash and Kansas and Texas showing
the greatest decline. The break was occnsioned
by report of failure Of an Elmira bank and by
statements that the Baltimore and Ohio telegraph
operators would strike at noon. The rumors were
partly confirmed later in the duy, but nevertheless
the complexion of the speculation changed Gu
tirely and prices advanced sharply under an ac-
tive covering of short contracts. A feature of the
afternoon was the buying OF the vanderbilt shares
As compared with last nights closing, prices are
u TO ~ por cent. lower, except for Burlington and
Quincy, jersey Central, Northwest, Lackawanrs,
Pacific, New York Central, Omaha common, ana
Union Pacific, which are q to u per cent, higher:
In the specialties Alton and 1erTe Haute declined
and Ohio first preferred "a to 90, Long Island IA
to 70I2, New York and New England Ia 10 22sL,
and San Francisco first preferred to %. q. c. G
Pullman Palace sold down 1lSto 1854 and rallied
to 130 bid Bankers and Merchants' Telegraph
advanced from 1913 10 130 bid reports of a dec
laraton of 9 per cent. dividend and to rumored
extension of the company's lines in the south.
Transactions aggregated 100000 shares, incIud-
ing Central PactC, $500; Delaware, Lackawauna
aud Western, 10000; Denver aud Rio Grande, 49,
600; Erie, 7,400; Kansas and Texas, lO,4I5; Lake
Shore, $780, Louisville aud Nashville, 9,QOO Mis-.
souri, Pacific, lS00; New York Central, ll600;
Northern Pacific, 1920; Reading, $500; ST. Paul,
1890; Texas Pacific 1885, Union Pacific, 19OOO;
Wabash Pacific, 6,450; Western Union, 1876; Ore
gon rranscontinental, 1890; Wabash preferred,
1900; Northern Pacific preferred, 1900.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET
BALTIMORE, Aug 7;-Cotton steady; middling,
lolSc Flour firm and gsnshanged q Howard street Ct
GD475; do. family, S5 2)@6 co. city mills superine,
So 25@S rs; extra, s4 OO@6 so Rio brands, $1,000
0 25; Patapsco family, So 75; do. superlative pat
ent, 81 50 Wheat-Southern actveiand finn; west
ern higher but inactive, except spot; p southern
81 16N@l II; October, 81 1s349l 1873; November,
scare and firm; western shade better and dull;
southern white, 62@6214c do. yellow, 6S9eic; west
ern mixed spot, 6l24c BID; August; e23le asked;
Der, 60@6115c; steamer, 666c bid Oats steady;
southern. 8sd4Sc; western white. 4l@4Sc; do.
mixed. 39@4lc; Pennsylvania. 40@i3c. Rye quiet
sylyania and Maryland, sll Oo@17 co., Provisions
dull and heavy; mess pork, SIG 5O bulk meats,
shoulders and clear rib sides, packed s@Szsc; bs;
61l6c lard, refined. 10Ac Butter dun western
packed, s9l6c; creamery. ls@23c Eggs quiet at
fee irmer; Rio cargoes. ordinary TO fair. SA@94o.
Sugar steady; soil, Ss4c. Copper, refined steady
nt 14A@14Isc.. Whisky quiet at 81 l611@1 ~.
Freights to Liverpool per steamer unchnuEed ;
cotton, 532GD3-16d.; -four, Is. Sd. grain, 6H@6d.
Receipts S,5l3 barrels; wheat, 100000 bush
els corn, ,t99 900 bushels oats 5000 bushels; rye,
200 bushels. shipments-Wheat, $4,000 bushels
corn, 10000 bushels. Sales-Wheat, $4,000 bush
els; corn, "a 900 bushels
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, Aug. 7-Regular wheat in improved
demand opened easier but closed stronger sales
81 oCM August; 81 O2@l O2llS September; No. Chi,
cago spring, 81 OO34; No. 8 do, s71Sc; No. 2 red
winter, g o.. Corn active finn, and higher 6S19c
cash; 522s952l@c August 50349504c September.
Pork frmer, with light trading Sl2 769l2 S7lS cash
| Sl2 75@l2 so August; sl2 S212@l2 50 september
Lard steady with fair demand; IS 35DS 37lS cash
and August; IS 4O9S 421S September. Bulk meats
easier shoulders Sc co. short rib 81 l5 short clear
| 81 60.
The DroverS Journal reports: Hogs-Receip'e
| 10000 head; shipments, 5000 head; weak and S@
10c off; mixed 81 9O@5 2O heavy, S5 2O@5 40; light
| IS 1905 60; skps So 50G5 40 closed steady.T Isl n-
QUEENSTOWN CATTLE MARKET
| WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.-Cattle -25O head were
sold to butchers at 5@55sc. Sheep and lambs--7S,
head were sold as follows; Sheep, 4@ilsc; lambs,
| 6D6Ac. Cows and calves brought $50 00g50 90
The state of the market was fair.