National Republican., 1883-09-24
nALr1MoRE srocK MARKEr


BALTIMORE Sept. 22.--virginia Gs, peat due cou.
pous, 49, new lO4Os $50; do. new 3s 5l35 bid to-
day,
NEW YORK MARKEr
New York, Sept. 2l.--Aoney easy at 262L per
cent. on call. Foreign exchange quiet at l21&0
1921 for long and 4S5GJis5l4 for short sight. Gov
ernments strong state bonds dull. Railway
bonds generally lower. The Wizards were a. ain
the feature of the share speculation to-day, and
the general market sympathized with the course
OF these shares, although the changes, were not
especially important. AT the opening the market
was lower, but on the first sales the Wizards i'm
proved * to "a per cent. This was followed by
free sales and sharp decline of - ~ per cent,
the Wizards of course leading. From noon until
nearly $50 p. IN. the market was quiet and COM
paratively firm, with an Improvement OF u to ia
per cent, Oregon Iranscontnental, the Northern
Pucitics, the trunk lines, Central Pacific Union
Pacific, and Western Uuion being conspicuous.
In the last half hour Of business the bears made
another vigorous onslaught on the Wizards and
these broke rapidly to 3l3S for Northern Pacific
common to 6fN for the preferred and to 81 for
stoGE we're G S and 1 poSs isH IsdrS beiow the the
best for the week. The constant hammering of
these shares effected the whole market unfavora-
Oly, but the decline as rule wns slight, iea-
ture of the, day was the strength of the trunk
lines. which closed rs to Il per cent. above last
nights figures, except for Michigan Central,
which was "a lower As compared with yester
days final sales Northern Pacific is ~ per cent.
lower preferred 80, Oregon Transc0ntinental .,
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy llE. Lackawanna
~, and Denver and Jersey Central IA each. The
other active shares were a TO "A per cent lower.
In the specialtes Oregon Improvement broke A
per cent to SO13 and Richmond and Danvillc to
Ga. The break in the Vilards late in the day was
due to selling by the room traders and reports of
inside selling Large amounts of long stock were
sold out and were bought by some of the leading
bears.
New Jersey Central and Northern Pacific pre-
ferred lent at 1-64 premium, New York Central
and Union Pacific fat Louisville and Nashville
and st. Paul ut per cent, and the other active
shares at 192 per cent The sales of stocks for the
week were 2340,SI7 shares, an increase of G72,576
out of this weeks total the Northern Pacific fig
ured for 537,27S shares and Oregon Transcontinen
tal for 24O,69S. The weekly exhibit of the asso.
ciated banks was uniavorable, showing decrease
in reserve ofSl ,S3lQ55, an expansion of 81 9O9100
in loans, and Il loss in specie of S3,5l9,0O0 The
latter is accounted for by the fact that the banks
have been deposting gold with the subtreasury
for gold and silver certificates to supply the de-
mand for currency at the west and south The
banks now hold Sl9OI,3 $50 above the legal require
ments, against deficiency OF s2,27l,S2o for the
corresponding period of 1852.
The total imports, exclusive OF specie, since jan
were 1887 SSS5T7 against 1872 57l $50 last year.
The exports of specie for the week were 1851 ,S2S
making total OF Sll ,2s79ss since Jan. l. ag, INST
The imports of specie for the week were SITS 262,
making u total since Jan. of ll,Sl1,0l7, against
s2,S7l 5S9 for the same period last year.
Transactions aggregated $4,000 shares, includ-
ing Delaware, Lackawanna and Western. 56, 200;
Central Pacific, 07IO Denver and Rio Grande, 49,
$50; Erie, 7l0O; Lake Shore, l6l0O; Louisville
aud Nashville 22,3OO; Michigan Central, 300;
Missouri Pacific, 6,i0O Memphis and Charleston,
1900; Northwestern, 4,s0O New Jersey Central l2,-
400; Ontario and Western, 1000; Reading, %, !;
st. Paul, 5000; Union Pacific, 32,40O; Western
Union, 300: Oregon TrHnscontinental, SS 500;
Northern Pacific preferred los, ,7OO Wabash pre-
ferred, $500.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 22.-Cotton higher; mddling,
103Sc Flour quiet and easy: Howard street and
western superiine, 80 0O@3 10; do. extra, 81 00@
4 10; do. family 81 O0@6 co. city mills superfine,
50 0O@3 70; do. extra, 81 oO@6 oO do. Rio brands,
80 T5G6 O0 Patapsco family, So 90; do superlative
patent, 81 90. Wheat-Soulhern higher western
higher and active closing easier; southern red,
81 056ol 90; do amber, 81 0Sdl ID No, ! Maryland,
81 1901 Az No. western winter red, spot,
81 OSl5@l 0S9d September 81 0SN9l 0S2s Octo-
ber, VI 095S@l O91S; November, 81 l2I&0l l2>s De-
cember 81 153s@1 15lS. Corn-Southern frmer
G2c do. yellow, 63@6ic; western mixed, spot, 60 80
asked; September, 59l4a60l2c October, 5DHc
asked; November, 5sa@5gAc November and or
December, new or old 5534Cd57c. Oats firm, with
fair demand southern, 3iG40c; western white,
37@39c: do. mixed, 3@S6c; Pennsylvania, S5@39c.
Rye quiet at 62@6ic. Hay firm and ullchanged
prime to choice Pennsylvania and Maryland,
mess pork, SIS 50 bulk meals, shoulders and clear
rib sides, packed, 7l5@73Io bacon shoulders, 7Hc;
clear rib sides, SC; hams 1534@lG4c lard. refined,
l0c. Butter firm; western packed, l0@20c; cream
cry, 20027c. Eggs firm at Booze. Petroleum un-
changed; refined, sIs@SAc. Coffee steady: Rio
cargoes, ordinary to fair, 9@l0Hc, Sugar quiet
4 MtI, soft, Sc Copper refined quiet 9t 1d'1@iil9c
TO Liverpool per steamer unchanged cotton,
ll64d.; -four, Is. 3D.; grain, cd. ReCeipts-Four,
3,450 barrels wheat, $1,000 bushels; corn, IL 900
bushels; oats, 800 bushels; rye, 1000 bushels.
Shipments - Wheat, 10000 bushels; corn, 1000
bushels. sales--Wheat, $4,000 bushels; corn, 1900