National Republican., 1883-03-07
. The following were the opening and closing
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.
Associated Press,

NAV YoRK, Mar. Co. Money on call was active
and dGrlug the earlier part Of the day loaned be-
ail "a per cent, but during the last half hour
' anced to 10 per cent. closing at 7@Dy per cent.
Schange was steady Mt isl for long, and 4SS]S for
short sight Governments were weak and "a per
cent. lower for 5s and Is, but unchanged for as
and as. state bonds were neglected The decline
in Virginia 6s eN-matured coupon was duo to the
Railway bonds were irregular. but generally
weak, Speculation on the stock exchange to-day
has been quiet and decidedly weak The market
terday. During the first hour the ,marletwas ir-
regular, but generally heavy, and the result of
fluctuations showed a decline of 1sC95S per cent,
led by st. Paul and Missouri Pacific. Shortly after
this there was sharp advance of ~ per cent. in
jersey Central and }s@h in the general list, but
and about noon prices fell offH@l per cent New
Jersey Central, ST. Paul. Oregon and TransConti-
rental, and the Wabashes being the greatest SUI
ferers III the decline In the early afternoon there
was slight Improvement, after which the market
again became weak and with occasional fractional
rallies sold down to the close. The decline (Which
was assisted by tho stringency of money, the
latter lonung as high MS 10 per cent? ranges be-
tween q and ~ per cent, in which ST. Paul. New
ern, and Oregon and Transconunental were
most conspicuous. The market closed weak
at decline on the days transactions of
Transactions aggregated 324, 900 shares, including
Delaware, Lackawannn and Western, 81 $50; Erie,
5G LasS S9oFs amd Nashville
l5,4O6; Northern Pacific, 1880; Reading, IOi0O;
81. Paul, 1880; Texas Pacific, 1s,20O Union Pa
oitlc 2l,6OO; Wabash Pacific 1880: Western Union,
l2,2OOi Oregon and Transcontnental, 6,i50.
BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET
BALTIMORE, Mar. Cat the stock exchange yes
terday Virginia consols opened at 541S and sold
down to 5l. This afternoon they declined to Al
aud 04Os to 80. a large amount of the Issues are
snid to be held In this city and those who bought
at the higher figures will lose heavily; The ial!
was consequent to the decision of the United
States supreme court yesterday. Past due cou-
pons, 42 new 3s As bid to-day.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET
New York, Mar. 6.-Cott0n quiet sales 164 bales;
midding uplands, 10 3l6c; middling Orleans,
10 7-16Ci consolidated net receipts, 23,544 bales;
exports 10 Great Britain 5,Si5 bales; TO France,
4,34o bales; to the, continent, s57l bales Flour
Southern dull and easier; common to fair extra,
81 5O45 25i good to choice do, IS SO@7 90; Wheat
lash n,ta iois cole lower; options opened Aggsee
eS oSSter Gefw1rd lost lost the adSanee ana declined
points; light export demand; less doing Oh spccu-
latlve account No. spring nominaI; ungraded
81 2SlS; No. > red March, ST 2iSI8l 22IS, closing
at 81 2lA APRIL q 2S2s@l 2l2l, c1sing at 81 2ii
May, 81 25s4@l 2634 closing at 81 2GS. Corn
ciined l2Cg5sc closing with little more strength;
moderate export; fily active speculative trading;
lnnngtadsd, 6S97S1se No. March, 72]4973c; April,
closing weaker No. 3, 52lSc, Hops dull, weak,
and nominal. Cotfee-Spot quiet and unchanged
olined Is points, closing steady; No. Rio, April,
s. l5@7 65; May 81 75G7 90; June IS OO@S i5 July,
sS l0@S 2oi August IS 35@S 40 September, IS 500
IS 4O December IS 45 February, IS 7O March, 81 50
az 35; spot, Gi 40 Sugar quiet, steady, aud un-
Gnamged een!ndbnga n 7SsG; MnscoyI9do' 2 Lice
good refining, 7@7ISc. MoGsscs steady and quiet.
Rice firm aud IN fair demand. Petroeum---United,
& Usn Sco 5 and ac' r@ seady Sad Ta aSd
rather active, Pork dull and rather easier in
sympathy with the west; new mess, spot, $40 $50
n Tip 0Raf tad
and nominal. Middles duh and easier long
clear, lO4e. Lard 4q6 points lower, less active.
sI'S S g5 ~ sE2se Prime G o s.e9m d PS
March, sll 48@ll 55 April. Sll 5l@ll 55; May,
Sll 62@Il G6 June, Sll G591l 60; July Sl1 G95ll N
Sll boil 20; refined quoted ut Sll 90 continent
Sll 80 south America. Butter dun and unsettled.
Froights dull; cotton, Adi wheat, 3d.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, Mar 6.-Cotton steady; middling
lOIc. Flour quiet and unchanged; Howard street
and western superilne, 80 5000 25 do. extra 81 81
@5 00 do, family So 25@6 90 city mills superllne,
e3o0Cq4 %; do extra "a 606g6 so; do. Rio brands,
~ 2o@6 5O PatApsco family, Sc 70; do. superlatiyo
patent, 81 30. Wheat-Southern steady; western
81 @ No MayS6d GsS 81 ? ISL NJ N 90 %ass2 %RSG
' ss May lay q sPG ss@ III 2ss ssstSa June, ARna asi re &
southern white and yellow, 65@G9c; western
mixed spot, 6Sl9c asked March, GS16B6S5so; April
60g6g4e; May and June, 69A@7Oc. Oats higher
aud hrm southern, 52G9b6c; western white, $3.50
65c: do. mixed, 5l@53c; Pennsylvania, 52a55c
Rye quiet at 72Ge73c. Hay unchanged aud quiet
prime to choice Pennsylvania and Maryland, al3 90
10 90. Provisions unchanged; mess pork, $50 0l
bulk meats, shoulders aud clear rib sides, packed
sA@llc; bacon shoulders, 934c; clear rlb sides, l2c
hams, l40lac; lard, refined l2Ic. Butter dull;
western packed l7g23' roll, i5g20c. Eggs lower
and weak 40 iSGl3y. Petroleum UNCHANGED; re-
fined, 73I@D7JEc Coffee firm; Rio cargoes, ordinary
10 tair, sGyAG. Sugar firm; A son, DC. Copper
refined quiet At l6@lGl1c Whisky steady at sl iSlb
6gl 10. Freighls 10 Liverpool per steamer un-
changed; cotton 3l6@Il,; hour Is. I'd. grain,
6lad, Receipts-Flour $3.50 barrels; wheat, $4,000
bushels; corn, $4,000 bushels oats, 100 bushels;