National Republican., 1883-10-03
BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET
BALTIMORE Oct. 2.--Virginia 6s, consolidated
40; past due coupons, Is bid to-day.
NEW YORK MARKET.

NEW YORK MARKET
New YORK. Oct 2.-Money easy at 21S@3 per
cent, closed at 2 per cent. Foreign exchange
weak at 4S26is2h for long and isl24G9iS5 for short
sight. Governments strong. In state bonds Ala
bama class A. sold at 81, and do, class b, at lOl.
Railway bonds wero about steady; West Shore
tirsts were weaker at 7i5s@7l7s. This was another
dull day in stock circles Az the opening the mar
ket was firm and higher, with general advance
in prices of a to Ia rer cent the latter in West
ern Union, which sold up TO SllA on the favorable
decision handed down by the court of appeals to-
day legalizDig tue sl5,5l650O stock issued at tho
time Of the consolidation of the American Union
and Atlantic aud Pacific telegraph companies
with the Western Union in 1881 After II a. IN. the
market was quiet and barely steady and continued
so until the afternoon, when sharp attack was
made on G.. Q, g; & H. carrying the stock down
ftom GIL to 30. This was followed by attacks on
the grangers and Lacknwanna. Owing to the alb
sence of supporting orders the raids were gener-
ally successful, prices being forced down. 4 70
most. The common de lined IA to 123l@ s.. Paul
"a 70 1919, Laekawanna TO l20N, LOUISVILLE and
Nashville = t9 az Msh,igan Central ~ 70 sll5'
S91s and Western Union Ito soM There was yely
weak. As compared with last nights closing
prices are down = to 2 per cent. except for Wa
bash and Chicngo, Burlington aud Quincy, which
and rerre H Maue 6nSt Bote 20 g. MWa"Eoo LAKE,
Shore and Western preferred TO A. Ohio Central
11s to pa, and st. Louis and San Franci. co pre-
f9rred to A. Chicago, St. Louis and Pittsburg
preferred rose to A. Mutual Union IA to 10, and
Homestake " to lTlS The depression in North
western was occasioIcd by rumors that the com e
pany has been selling treasury stock. These ru-
mors have been used before, but not with as much
effect as to-day. 1t can be authortatively stated
that the stories are without foundation in fact;
Transactions aggregated $4,000 shares, includ-
ing Delaware, Lacknwanna and Western, q, ,lcO
Northwestern, 400; Northern Pacific, 1900 Lou
isville and Nashville, 0,l00; st. Paul, 1000; West
crn Union, 22,500; Oregon Transcontip mental, H.
600; Northern Pacific preferred, as,Soof Lukeshore
ex dividend $500. 't' t''
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET. ...
BALTIMORE, Oct. 2.-Colton steady middling,
l09s. Flour quiet and unchanged Howard street
aud western superlne, So 25@3 65; do. extra, SO "a
a i75 do. family, S. 00@6 0O; city mills spcrine,
- 00@3 IS; do extra, Si 00@6 %; do. Rio brands,
patent. 81 90. Wheat-Southern steady wostern
lower and inactive: southern red, u 0s@1 ~. 90.
amber, 81 1901 10: No. Maryland, 81 l5H@l 1875;
Der, 81 0S&1 OSJI; November 81 lOjS@l 1913: De.
Corn-southern hIghqf; western neglected and
D67; western mixed, spot, 5Ol@@5gAc; october,
593sc asked November, 5S3I@59Hc year and
January, 56c asked; steamer, 56c BID. Oats steady;
southern S6Gsi0c; western white, SG@y3Sc do.
mixed, 3j9S6c; Pennsylvania, S6@lOc., Rye quiet
at 6S6D6ic. Hay nchangcd prime 10 choice Penn
sylvania and Maryland, Sli I0@l6 90. Provisions
meats, shoulders and clear rib sides, packed 7A@
nc bacon. shoulders, nc; clear rib sides SIC
hams, lb24@l64c; laru refined, l0c. Butter firm
dD2sc Eggs firm at 25c. Petroleum unchanged
refined, SH@S2sc. Cnf1ee firm; Rio cargoes, ,,di-
nary to lair g1z@1O15c Sugar steady; 4 soft, SNo.
and steady at 81 1901 lS]a, FreighLs TO Liverpool
per steamer unchanged; cotton, ll'6id. flour, Is.
3D.; grain, 3D. Receipts - Flour, 2,7s2 barrels
$1,000 bushels; rye, 900 bushels. shipments-Mheat
1900 bushels; corn, 1000 bushels. Sales-Wheat
$4,000 bushels corn, 5000 bushels.