National Republican., 1883-12-05

pei. cent. Foreign exchange weak at 1872 for long
and 4SiH for short sight Governments strong
State bonds quiet. RAILWAY bonds generally iitni.
The stock market TO- day was weak aud lower.
The Nillnrds were the features OF the speculation,
Oregon Transcontinentel dcclinug irom faH to
46&, Northern Pacific from 291s 90 2lIR, aud do.
preferred from 6sI4 to GO3z. The decline in these
shn res was due to unconfrmed reports that inc
Oregon Trans directors had decided TO pHss the
January dividends and that the company hnd
heavy floating debt unproyided for. The pressure
70 sell the Nllards had an untavorable effect on
tue other active shares Noithwes,ern was h lower w.,
west. The stock sold down from l26 to 1925. 81.
Paul fell off u to 9i2s, LackawannaA y 70 us Lou,
to 55N, New York Central 70 49,, Reading TO
5214, aud Union Pacific u to S7l4. The market
closed weak at or uear the lowest price OF the day.
As compared with last nights closing, prices are
y to 23l per cent lower the Wizards showing tho
greatest decline. In the spccinlios &. g. z. " /
dropped 2y4to G9A, Manhattan Elevated x To- to 5I
Milwaukee,, Lake shore and Western preferred .
to 3S, Ontario and Western "A to 209A and Mime.
apolis and ST. Louis preferred to 3S Pacific Mail
Sales today aesreFated | 9ss ol6 sRaTcs ncudnp
Delaware, Lackawanna aud western, So,3OOi Erie
| l6,S0J Lake Snorc, lI400 Louisville and Nash
vile, 1890 Northwestern, l6,000 New York Cen
tral, 200: Northern Pacific, 1920, Pacific Mail
1920: Reading, 6,50g ST. Paul, 22,40O Union Pa
citic, lO,lOO; Oregon Transconunental, AoyOi Can
adian Pacific, 7,100; Northern Pacific preferred
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 4.-Cotton dull mlddling, 10l,
| 0105Ac. Flour unchanged and quiet; Howard stree
aud western supeffine, sS 00@3 60 do. extra, So q
d4 20; do. family, s. 00@5 75 city mills suporine
81 000a IS; do. extra, Ga 00@6 20 do. Rio brands
y 10000; do Patapsco family, 90 JOi do. superla
/ tive patent 81 co. Whent-Southern fimCr; west
ern frIner and inactive; southern red 81 0s6bl l3
do. amber, 81 10@l 10; No Maryland, 81 l2@l i2J9
| No. 2 western winter red spot aud December
| 81 0734(d1 O7JS January, 81 1901 1915 February
! 81 i2J4@1 12IS. Coru--Southern tirmer western
| dull, but nominnliy higher southern white, 900
| Gle do. yellow, hl9c0s; western mixed spot 62
| bid January, 6l4@62c; February, .6lA@6215c
Oats firm and quiet; southern, 3oqlic; western
| white, 40D44c; do. mixed, 3S@39c; Pennsylvania
3s@iic. Rye quiet at G6@bSc Hay hrm anC
| steady; prime 20 choice Pennsylvania and Mar!
land, sl3 00@16 co. Provisions hrm, without change
mess pork, 81 so bulk meats shoulders and clea
rib sides, packed 61a@sc bacon shoulders, 20
clear rib sides &C. hams, 14l9@l5c. Lard. refined
04c. Butter firm; western packed, 1OlD2lc cream
cry, 2593jo. Eggs steady at 3ec; picked dull az
| Coffee dull and easier; Rio cargoes, ordinary 4
fair, ll@12c. Sugar dull IA soft, SIC. Copper, re
fined easier ut 1i149li1&c. Whisky steady at 81 l
| al 1SIS. Freights to Liverpool per steamer un
changed; cotton, l1-6id; -four, Is. I'd; grain, o.
@6d. Receipts-Flour. 3,27l barrels wheat. 400
bushels; corn, %, 900 bushes oats, 1900 bushels
rye, COO bushels. Shipments-Wheat, $1,000 bush
els corn 5000 bushels. Sales-Wheat, al 900 busl
els; corn, 1l5,0O0 bushels.
QUEENSTOWN CATTLE MARKET.
AT the Queenstown drove yards, on the Metro
three miles from the city-Lewis ID. Means, pre-
prietor.-Cattle-114 head sold TO butchers at $40
53sc, and none remained over. Sheep and lambs
776 were sold follows: sheep, 3@4l2c. lambs A.
CyGc. COWS and calves brought S3O96O. The stat
Of the market was fair.