National Republican., 1883-10-23
BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET.


BALTIMORE, Oct 22-Virginia 6s, past due cou-
pons, 46; new 10-4os 33; new IS, 5l1s; North Car
olina 6s, old, Jog bid to day s
NEW YORK MARKET
New York, Oct. 22-Mouey 2f56D3lS per cent.
paper 6@7 per cent. Bar silver, 1903 Subsidiary
exchange dull at IS0N for long and 4s8g4@ISi iof
short sight. Governments strong. State bonds
dull Railway bonds frmer..
The stock market opened active and excited.
The first sales of Northern Pacific preferred were
at 6O96O]@5ol5 against 6llg at the close on satur
In the early trade Northern Pacific common ran
off TO 25A against 27@27% at the opening The
dulnesS In these shares was due to bear manipu-
| lation entirely II being stated that n prominent
operator on the short side borroweda round of the
preferred stock and offered II at easy rates, with
the view of creating an impression that the stock
was more plentiful and not wanted owing TO the
| closing of the books. The weakness was Of short
duration. Before 1890 a. m. a strong buying move
ment set In, which gathered force as the morning
| adyanced,H The Wizards were the features nd.
vanCing ~ per cent Tor Northern Pacific common
70 Sl, 1919 for the preferred to 70, S24 for oregon
Transcontnental to iGA. and Sl6 for Oregon NaYl-
CATION to HOY The cash sales were Northern
Pacific 27l4@26l s@2719 the preferred 63H@G2@
sharp rise and activity in these shares caused a
general rush by the bears for the active stocks and
the excitement at one time was intense. About
| midday there was regular bear panic, aud the
shorts m their anxiety to cover rushed prices up
| on themselves II was rumored AT this time that
Union Pacific and Oregon Transacontnentnl and
other heavily oversold stocks were to be twisted
Canada Southern rose 19s, Canada Pacific IA to
5lA Central Pacific ~ % 6i19, Northwestern "a
1l4ls, Delaware and Hudson 1 to lO3, Louisville
and Nashville 2A to 4s)S Luke shore ~ TO 9GA
Ss% jersey % Central 3 to s5S Erie % ia to % 90 omshS
bash to 1917, Western Union "a to 76I5. After
p. m the excitement subsidized and tnero, was a
reaction of "a 20 per cent in the general list and
| 2@54 in tho Wizards. Northern Pacific sold down
TO 20, preferred TO 6iM, and Oregon Transcont-
| Ia rnu n
tons. Toward y. IN. another buying movement
set IN and Western Union moved NJ, to 1914 ore
gon Transcnntinental to i61a, Louisville ana Nash
vile to 40I Union Pacific to sS, Northern Pacific
to SON do. preferred to GS1S, and Northwestern TO
lii the last half hour the bears vigorously at
tackled the whole market and depressed prices x
| to 2lI in the general list and liI to in the VII
lards. The raid near the close was engineered by
| the operators who have been prominent ON the
| bear side for some time past and are desirous OF
checking the Improvement before public sent-
ment changes to the hull side. On the other hand,
| 1t is reported that the bull party In Northern Pa
! ciic intend to follow up their movement in the
sock,,Ond hence encourage short sales Important
| developments are expected in Oregon Transcon-
tnental, and IL is stated powerful syndicate has
been formed in the stock. As compared with
Saturdays closing, prices are "a to IA per cent.
higher for the general list and / per cent. higher
| flr Northern Pacific common at274, for Oregon
Navigation at lO7, aud W. for oregon Ttansconti,
| lower ut 6lH 81. Paul and Western Union are un-
changed. In the specalies c. Q. G. & l.sold up 2H
|
Bloomington and Western to 81, Nashville and
Chattanooga 31 to &c. st. Louis aud san Fran.
cisco preierredl 70 4S, and Colorado Coal u to
| 1871. Manhattan Elevated fell OFF to 40, and DO.
new to l34. Metropolitan Elevated declined TO %.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, Oct 22.-Colton steady; middling,
lOysc, Flour quiet and steady; Howard street ana
western SS 2oS 03 40 40 extra 20 1922 @ d f9
TO- do. extra, "a OOlgl Is; do Rio brands So Too
6H0; PGtapseo igmlIy % ol; DO snperatiye patent,
higher southern red, 81 05@l % do. amber, 81 90
@l II +; No. Maryland, ~ l2I5@l 49, No, 2 west
ern winter red SPOT and October, 81 Ol9l 0il5i
November 81 054@l Oj&; December, 81 OIH(9l 0S;
January, 81 lO@i lOlE; February, 81 l2l3Gl 12J4
Corn-Souther steady ana quiet; western lower
and dull southern white Gl0G7c; do. yellow 6l
@62ci western mixed. spot aud October, 6565Sc
November, 56@57c year, 556D56c January, 5i95Gc
Oats quiet and nominally steady southern, 800
Pennsylvania, 3G@3Sc, Rye quiet AT 6i@65c, Hay
dun aud "ISy; prime to choice Pennsylvania and
Maryland, sl4OO0lG00. Provisions easy and quiet
mess pork, w l5 bulk meats, shoulders and cleGr
rib sides, packed, G407Nc; bacon. shoulders, &c
clear rio sides, slac hams. l6@l7c; lard, refined
0Ac Butter firm for choice; creamery, 2O@2So
western packed, 1o@90c Eggs quiet at 22@28e
Petroleum dmll and nUmluni; refined, SA@sAc
Gnlee dull RIO eargoes, ordinary to iair llGQl2c
sugar quiet a soft, SIC. Copper, refined quiet al
1il$@l3Ic. Whisky steady at ST 1901 lslG Freighu
to Liverpool per steamer irmj cotton, ll-Oid, -four
Is 3D. grain, bMg6d Receipts-Fluur, 2,Sll bar
rels; wheat, $1,000 bushels; corn, OOO6 bushels
oats, 6,0O0 bushels; rye, l,lO0 bushels Shipments
bushels.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, Oct 22-Beef catte-AIarlet more
active; better grades S higher and common un-
changed; best beeves, $4,000; first quality 41S@
513c medium s9s6Di4c; ordinary, 3lD3Ic most
the sales were from 10 5%c; receipts, $3.50 head
sales, zoos head, swine-Fair supny aud moder'
ale to good demand receipts, 0,lG0 head quota
tions, 6@lHc. The receipts of sheep and lamb
were {, SAP head quotations-sheep, 3G4@5o lambs