National Republican., 1883-10-26
THE MARKETS.
Active Trading During the Early Hours in the
Stock Exchange
A HnntIsomo Advance Followed by n De-
ciine-The North Pacific Suits.
GOSSIP.
SDectdi Dfspdich.

NEW YORK. OCU' SO'-hT ~ w mliio Saiu
last night that Vanderbilt told him that the
short interest in Lake Shore was 100000
shares, and he wouldn't lend single share OF
stock. Chauncey NJ. Depew says the shorts
cannot begin to cover their New York Cen
trail stock. The general feeling is in favor o I
higher market, and the best posted people
say that Vanderbilt aud Gould made the sud-
den change, but people arc "skeery" about
going long, because the insiders sold so many
stocks yesterday Cammack said he didn't
caro- to fight such guns as Wander
bilt or Could and he had covered
his shorts, but wasn't bull, and
remained firm in the belief that there was no
more outsiders buying that last summer
Sam Barton says par for Michigan Central
and st. Paul to-day, and says he bought lots
of st. Paul yesterday. The short interest in
St. Paul is enormous, and u prominent room
trader who has q great deal OF shorts out is
liable to go under. Morgan continues bullish,
but admits that he marketed bundle oil
stock yesterday, which showed handsome
profits. He thought st. Paul should never
have sold below par. There were points TINS
morning for q rising in Jersey, Omahas,
New York Central, and Erie. 1t is claimed
by the Vanderbilt people that Woerishoeher
is still short Of Michigan Central, but that
Smith has not been short of this or any other
Vanderbilt stock. Rumors of heavy losses
by Mr.. Connor on twists, and selling tele-
graph are without the slightest truth. lie is
q great bull on Western Union. Seligman y
Co. say they shipped many millions oil SOUND
American securities to Europe last week.
LONDON, Oct 25, 12:30.-American bonds,
consols bank rate unchanged; American
railways higher all around; New York Cen
tral, II higher; Pennsylvania, Central,
higher; ST.. Paul, II higher; Illinois ana
Reading, fraction lower.
1t is reported that good many Vanderbilt
stocks, also Lackawanna have been called in
this morning Northern Pacific preferred
lent at 1-64 to 1-32; New York Central at
1-16; Jersey at 1.64 to 1872; Denver at 1-64,
bid Union Pacific fat, Others at money at
g. Busby bought 1000 shares of Union Pa
cifc, Lennon bought 5000 of Erie, and J. o.
Stephens sold 5000 of Reading. In New York
Central the largest buyer was Seymour.
Hunt Coleman, Benedict, Flemming, Minton,
and Sternberger & Fuld sold. In Northwest
ern Hughes and Horton bought, the sellers
) were scattering. In Lake Shore the largest
buyers were John Amour. Lee, and r. q J.
Is. Newcomb. Drummond was q seller. In
st. Paul Harton, Barton, Blood, Clews, and
Oswin OBrien bought. In Lackawanna Con-
tent sold 5000 shares, and the buyers were G.
+. Timpson & Co. and Barlow and Berdan.
Brokers consider the market "toppy," and
trading is mainly professional. Outside and
foreign buying is fair Harmed bought Erie
up TO 81, and Bogert and l.. l.. White also
bought; Vermilye q Co. sold. In Western
Union A. A. Drake bought 1000 shares, sup
posed to be for Gould and Slayback. In Lake
Shore Hartman sold heavily, and the buyers
were Grant Co., Dominick Co., and Les
lie Chase. In New York Central j. D.
Stephens sold. The buyers Nicholas and
Zerega. In st. Paul McMicken and Jameson
bought, and Gillay sold. Powers & Co. bought
Louisville ana Nashville, and Brownell sold.
Stocks are slightly easier, but the bulls alb
sorb everything, and feel confident Of higher
plices Probst & Won Hoffman have sold o
good many stocks for European account The
New York Central jump to 1191 was on stop
orders, and Heath bought. The cotton goods
trade is very dull.
Louis Bell bought 1000 shares of New York
Central at 19E and 1000 at 20. The other
buyers were White & Co., and the sellers
were Minton, Osborn, Hallgarten, and Worm
ser. Bissell bought Oregon Transcontinental,
st. Paul was bought by George, Chase, and
Elliott. The Northern Pacific railway peo-
pie say there is no apprehension whatever
regarding the result of the SUITS as they are
known to be brought by the Woerishoefer
bear party.
1t is reported that $4,000 shares of New
York Central were called in to-day, and Cam
mack bought 10000 shares of Lake Shore this
morning
Sustaining orders in Western Union were
suddenly withdrawn this afternoon on the
second call, and Slayback offered the stock
down / per cent. Sternberger & Fuld sold
1900 Lake Shore and Hamilton and ConnoI
sold 5000. Bissell bought 5000 of Lake
Shore. 1t was reported in the board that
Keene has sold his stocks, and the bull pools
are about sold out The quarrel between
Union Pacific and the Denver road is about
over, and old rates will be restored.
REVIEW.
Tho market opened lively with stocks ! tc
dearer, but with no change in the profess
sional character of the speculation, though
a further slight increase in the outside ele-
ment was noticeable The heaviest dealings
were in Delaware and Lackawanna, Union
Pacific, ST. Paul, Louisville and Nashville
Reading, and the Vanderbilts Tho advance
in these stocks in the first hours trading
was to "a, the latter on Michigan Central.
The Wizards improved 1 to 2. By IL o'clock
however, Michigan Central had lost most OF
the advance, with the market lower on real
izing sales. At 12 o'clock prices were
with only two triaing exceptions
higher than last nights final prices
Money lent at 3 per cent; governments firm
sterling firm. The attorney OF the Northern
Pacific company says the company has M
apprehension at all regarding the results
of the suits TO restrain the issuing of thu
second mortgage. On the second call WesterI
Union sustaining orders were withdrawn.
Prices were lower all around ON the second
call, being off in some cases 1 to II from tht
highest prices of the morning, Stocks CLOSED
fairly steady at the decline
STOCKS.
Tho following are the opening highest
lowest, and closing prices Of the principa
stocks for the day, as corrected by special wir,
! renorts received by Bateman & Co. bankers