National Republican., 1883-10-09


a. past due coupons, i6; new 10-0s 3d. new IS,
5l2s North Carolina 6s, old, 1Oila bid to-day.
NEW YORK MARKET
NEW YoRK, oct. s.-Money easy at 11S@2 pei
cent on CALL closed ut ~ per cent. Foreign
exchange quiet at IolI5 for long and dSilI6DlSII:
Tor short sight. Governments firm. State bonds
dull. Railway bonds active for West Shore llrsts
the stock market was characterized by consldcra.
BILE irregularity, but the result of the days trad
ing was general improvement in prices. The
opening was ratherquiet. In the fist half hour Of
business however, Northwestern and ST. Paul
were pressed for sale and declined about 1 pei
cent, This was followed by a good demand fol
the Wizards, which rose "a TO IL per cent Oregon
Transcontinental leading. The general market
also improved About II II. IN. Michigan Central
Lackawanna, Union Pacific. and the Wizards
weakened aud speculation was unfavorably AT.
iected thereby. From midday until after p. m
the market was very irregular, except for the Viii
lards, which exhibited more strength than for a
long lime past. In the last hour the trading took
definite character and was decidedly bulsh
All the active shares moved up and the best ele-
ment showed signs of nervousness owing to the
heaylly oversold condition of the market. Many
stocks commanded premium for use and rs high
nS l-l6 was paid for Jersey Central this morning.
Deliveries are poor. The belief generally obtains
that the large purchases of Oregon Transconti-
nental and Northern Pacific were for the account
OF inside parties, who are also interested in the
successful placing of the second mortgage bonds
authorized by the directors on Saturday last. The
persistent buying of these stocks to-day undoubt-
tdly induced other operators to give stronger
support to Union Pacific. st. Paul, and the coal
shares. The improvement ranged from y to 23i
in the rise, AS compared with Saturdays closing
prices Northern Pacific preferred Is "a per cent
higher, Oregon Transcontncntal 19s, Northwest
ern eS, Lacknwnnna Il ls Lake Shore ", Union Pa
clilc Il, Wabash "a, New Jersey GentraflT, and
Western Union a. In the specinlties Chesapeake
Rensselaer, and Saratoga . to IN, Chicago and
Alton declined TO 1873, Illinois Central n &c
l2724, Long Island to TO- Richmond and Ale.
6heny l1S to 51S, san Francisco frsls preferred 2
TO SS, aud COLORADO Coal ~ to 20A.
Transactions aggregated $4,000 shares, includ-
ing Delaware. Lackawanna and Western, 43, $50
Erie, 6,5lo Lake Shore, 6,6OO Louisville and Nash
vile, 7OO0 Michigan Central, 5000; Memphis and
Charleston, 200; Northwestern, 1885, New Jersey
GOO; 81. Paul, 46,7O0; Texas Pacific 600; Union
Pacific, 3i,7S0; Western Union, 300; Oregon Trans
continental, $4,000; Northern Pacific preferred,
$1,000.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, Oct. s.-Colton steady; middling, 1O96
@lO%c Flour quiet; Howard street aud western
supe!ine, So 25(g3 20; do, extra, So 7j@Gi75: do
family, So 00@6 90; city mills superine, So 00@3 IS
do. extra, "a 0O@6 25 do. Rio brands S. 75C9G 90;
patapsco family SG so; do. superlative patcut az co.
weak and dull; southern red, 81 Os91 ~ do. am.
ber, 81 l2@l l6; No. Maryland, 81 1901 1885 No.
western winter red, spot, 81 0l1@@l 05M; October
81 l05s@l lOA; January, 81 1901 1877. Corn
Southern quiet and steady; western neglected: !:
southern white, G5@66c; do. yellow 66@67; west
ern mixed. spot, 57Gg59c; October 5Sc asked; No
yember, 57Ag57esc; year, 554c asked; steamer
65@56Hc, Oats firm and fairly active; southern,
ooUgooci western Wnlte, ob0gooC 90. mAeu 340gSJCt
Pennsylvania, 35@3sc. Rye quiet at 63@65c. Hay
quiet and easy; prime to choice Pennsylvania aud
Maryland, sl4 OO@l6 CO.. Provisions higher mess
pork, Sl3 90 bulk meats shoulders and clear rib
Sides, packed 7@Sc; bacon. shoulders, 715c; clear
RIB sides, SIC; hams l6@l7c; lard. refined, 9Ac.
Butter quiet; western packed, l0@20c; creamery,
2O@2sc. Eggs quiet at 2S@2ic. Petroleum dull
nnd nomnal; reh' ed. SI41Sasc. Coffee higher and
firm; Rio cargoes, ordinary 10 fair, gA@1lc. Sugar
quiet and easy; A soft, s24c. Copper refined strong
at li%@liAc. Whisky quiet at 81 lS@llS%.
Freights TO Liverpool per steamer steady cotton,
llG4d.; flour, Is, 3D.; grain, 5d. Receipts-Flour,
247l barrels wheat. $4,000 bushels; corn, 5000
bushels ,r-ts 5000 bushels. Shipments-Wheat,
81 900 bushels corn, 5000 bushels, Sales-Wheat,
100000 bushels; corn, 900 bushels.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKEr.
BALTIMORE Oct. S.-Beef cattle-AIarket slow;
best triile firmer aud Others shade lower best
beeyes, 5A95Jsc first quality, 4GQ5c; medium 396
@3Bc; ordinary, 3933Ic; most OF the sales were
from TO 5l%c; receipts 1929 head; sales, 2,lO5
head. swine-Fnir supply and good demand;
quotations, 6I597I3c; receipts, 6,03l head, The
tations-sheep 3@5c; lambs, $1,000,