The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-31
Commercial and Financial
STOCKS AND BONDS.

STOCKS AND BONDS.
New York, March 30.-Stocks opened
generally heavy, at a fractional reaction
from last nights prices. During the first
half hour there was a rally of to !. after
which the market became weak, and at II
o'clock decline of to took place, led by
Oregon & Trans-continental and Wabash.
Five's, extended, 1,03l bid; 4ps, LIB;
As, LOG; 3's, 1.044; money, 7; prime mer-
camille paper, G to "A; bar silver, ll0;; ex.
change, 4Sl, long; 1884, sight; govern
ments higher for 4l's rejected, otherwise
unchanged; stocks dull; railroads firm.
Since IL O'Clock stocks were very dull and
extremely without feature. AT noon prices
were irregular but with the general list q
shade higher than at II O'Clock.
| Money loaned from to 4;closing 3prme
mercantile paper, 6 to u; sterling exchange,
BIB, firm, Si.Sll sight, $iSl; 3 per cents
$1.0is; extended 5's, Sl.0i; AIS coupons
Sligo; As coupons, Sl.0a. Governments
extended 5's, per cent. higher; AS, regis
tered, higher; other issues unchanged;
railroads generally higher, on moderate
volume of business; state securities irregu.
lar
| The net result of to-day trading in the
stock market is fractional advance in the
majority of stock, though there are proba-
bly, one-third that show fractional de
cline. AS rule, however, stocks that are
| lower are those that are usually inactive
while active stocks show an advance. Mos,
of the trading in the last hour WAS in
Northern Pacific, Oregon II Trans.continen-
tai, st. Paul, Central Pacific, Lackawana,
Union Pacific, and Omaha, all Of which
were stronger. The project of extending
the Hannibal q st. Joe from Quincy Ia
| Chicago was favorably discussed to-day AT
Gould's office by parties interested. Trans.
actions, l0l 900 shares.
BUSINESS FAILURES.
New YORK, March 30.-Business failures
the pas. seven days number Isl, IS against
| 1876 last week, distributed as follows West.
ern states, IS; New England IA; southern
49, middle, %; Pacific and territories, 10;
New York City, 0; Canada, 32-Totsl 1876.
NEW YORK MARKET.
NEW YORK, March 30.-Beeves receipts,
2,12O; rather slow trade, but firm at further
advance Of 81 per hundred; common Ia
prime steers sold at $6l0 to $40; tops
81 so; exporters used 40 carloads. Sheep
receipts, $780, firm and steady for desirable
grades; duh and easier for common to poor
! Texas sheep sold ri S5.35; other
sales, 1925 TO $775 for sheep
SO TO $3.50 for poor &c
extra yearing lambs. Flour dull. Wheat
opened weak and afterwards advanced TO
2, closing firm steamer No. Cred, SllS Ia
Sl.ig; No. red. 81 81 to $l,2li. Corn cash
/ to lower; options opened weak and Aft
erwards advanced ] to ?, closing firm; No
3, 60 to 65i; steamer, 65l TO GO; No. 2, 66l tC
CO. Coffee dull and easter. Sugar strsnr
aud active. Molosses quiet but firm. Rice
steady with fair de'rnnd. Pork held
stronger az SOLO to Sl0.95 Cut meats que
aud steady at lOl Lard strong at ll.G0.
KANSAS CITY MARKET.
KANSAS Cry. March W--Wheat quiet
No. 9 red, 05h cash; o5i bid, April 9s, May
Corn quiot;ili cash; iig, April; i6S, May
Cattle receipts, 1900; good to choice steers
$500 to $500; stockers and feeders, S4.25 :,
So 10; cows, SO 80 TO $3.50. Hogs receipts
1900; shade better; light, $685. to 81; me
dium, S7.o5 to 1925 heavy, $3.50 10 s7.5j