The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-10-17

NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. October 16. 1883.
The bears renewed their assaults on stocks again
to-day. In the carly transactions Northern Paci-
hcs were singled out and declined laer3. 10 2oa
aud 3Sk. Oregon TranscoutlnentaI, on the other
n ~ ~, Was comparatively steady on the publication
1ranscontinental still holds In ITS treasury the
amount OF stock which the annual statement is
sued June 30th calls for-nnmely, 1922 02 shares;
Norsherh Pacific. 15l20O shares preferred.
Oregon Navigation stock ranged between AK and
43 most of the morning. The general list was
fairly sustained early. and some shares improved
1stnl. In this advance Vanderbilts were consplcu-
Gus. The beais. however, near noon made si2or-
ous attack oD Oregon Transcontinenia. forcing
the stock down To 80. After this various stocks
were singled out for attack. notably Grangcrs.
Lackawanna, Erie. Louisville and Nashville. Gem
trail Pacific. Wabashes, and Texas Pacific. North
I3s4 to 1876, 81. Paul from 30 10 "a. Omaha
from 34k Ia 81. preferred from 94h 10 92t. Erie
from 29't to 274' Louisville and Nashville from
to 81, WABASH from 10 70 l7s, preferred
from 31l 10 80, Texas Pacific from 2l%
10 19li. Oregon Transconilnental also sold
down To the lowest Of the day, 3Ss. Near the close
there rally Of kG12. the BITTER In Central Pa
cihc In the final transactions another drive was
made In active stocks, and the market closed
weak. II was rumored to-day that a change IN the
presidency Of the Northern Pacific was Immi-
nent also. thar the second mortgage loan has no,
been placed. Both of these rnmors were pre-
nOunced absurd by members of the bond syndi-
cate The rumor that Willard Is about to RE-
sign the presidency Is Indignantly denied
BY himself ana his most intimate filtnls.
who state that Willard has not sold
his Oregon Transcont mental and Northern
Pacific stocks. II was repOrtedth that a prominent
broker had transferred nearly 10000 shares of
Northwest common into HIS name during the past
few days. and WAS buying stock to-day. The
same broker was a heavy seller Of -. Paul.
a large amount Of sellers options was put
out in Northern Pacific preferred at lhm
) below the quotations for stock In the
regular way. There was a sharp squeeze In North
crn Pacific preferred to-day. which lent at Lie
per diem for use, while at one time there WAS "A
difference of l4Mlii between cash and regular
stock. Oregon Navigation sold seller 60l from
l IL to 1917. wren the regular quotations ranged
at l 4 To | 10. Some stock, were bought In, an
der the rule. for home delivery, including Jersey
Central, AT Snn ~Ol,: Northern Pacific, 259
Northern Pacific pre'erred.'6la. Compared with
last nights closing prices are down h@4N,
the latter -. Paul Denver. Michigan Gem
trail, ohio Southern. Richmond aud Dany.le,
advanced SG3e. I'm spncialties Alton ana Terre
Ilautc declined 70 49, Chesapeake and Ohio, hrst
preferred. 20. East Tennessee |, to by: pre-
ferred p. TO IL; Manhattan Elevated II, 10 40
Minnesota and ~. Louis l7s. to ls9f; Mobile and
Ohio IA. to 10; Norfolk ana Western, p. Ia
10: Ohio and Mississippi | q to 27; oregon nayl-
CATION 2. TO 10; Pullman Palace 81. TO 1?4A.
Evansville aud Terre lIaute brought so. sales,
613,SSl shares
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, October l6.-VirgInia new l0-40's
50; new Us, 81. Bid to-day.