National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-09-17
THE MARKETS.


street-Chlcago and Baltimore Price Lists.
NEW YORK, Sept l6.--lt was reported last
evening that the cliques had endeavored to
market their holdings. Theleading bears were
moro active than since last spring. The coal
question: a conservative broker says, has again
assumed n serious aspect and It's solution may
Affect the whole market. The feeling among
the room traders is generally bearlsh for a
snort turn, but II Is admitted that the short In.
tetot has been enormously increased, and
cautious brokers say there IL too much com
pany operation for decline.
Inc bears had the floor Mt the Windsor hotel
last evening, and were predicting lower stocks
today They hold there were no more buyers
IN INC street, and the market would be dc.
Ginning one Tor month hence.
-soine OF the brokers declared tho market was
entirely In the hands Of Woorishoilcr Smith Il
Cummack, and WOorlshoilcr wns the heaviest
seller of the coal stocks yesterday on Joint ac-
count with CnmmRCk
Morgan snid he had not sold any stocks and
no DIDN'T believe that Could had, and said
th0t the main selling had probably came from
Woerishoilet. The bulk oil the stocks sold has
been shorts, and no investment stocks had
been thrown over. Morgan said the &C. Paul
tomorrow will declare the usual "a per cent.
| and show surplus OF 5000, 900, earnings for the
| iirst six months this year.
| Tho Gould party tell their friends that the
\ pears were given plenty OF rope Yesterday, and
II Is intinated that the leading bulls concluded
to buy only sparingly for few days and allow
prices to get where they may induce liyelier
trading than OF late.
The friends of the Delaware and Lackawsnna
| says the agreement to restrict mining to the
| demand show the coal combination may bend
| but II wont break, as the managers rccolect II
cost them $4,000, 600 n few years ago TO fight.
Is claimed the market is now taking coal
enough to allow the Delaware and Lacku.
wanna to earn IL per cent on Its stock this
| year.
Mr.. Vanderbilt was at the Windsor hotel
| last evening.
Chicago special says the st. Louis passon.
ger pool gave up the ghost yesterday, follow.
ing the collapse of Freeport No open cut was
made, but scalpers offered tickets a So.
| considerable progress was made yesterday
toward the settlement of tho western conph.
| cations. The subcommittee recommended a
virtual shelving Of the trpartite alliance 1t
Is learned from coed sources that the only
| reason Union Pacific remains In the tripnrtite
alliance was to prevent railroads extending
their lines across the Missouri river.
I'm tho opening Louis Boil hammered the
coal shares, Northwestern and 81. Paul, but
without selling many stocks. lie offered
5000 OF Reading at 25i6, and NJ. S. Stornberger
sold tho latter.
a Chicago special says It is reported here
that the Western Union Telegraph company
viii soon take possession of all the Bankers
west
1t is said that Alex. Mitchell is talking per
cent dividend on 81. Paul common.
A New Orleans dispatch to-day says the
large shipments OF currency to the interior
made upon New York bills, and the free offer
,ngs OF e9mmercisl paper by local bill drawers
mas enabled the New Orleans banks to secure
liberal and superabundance of domestic eN
change, ana reduce prices to 81 discount fol
commercial and 90 cents premium for bank
ms VIII enable these banks to draw without
loss upon New York for money to replace sum.
sent to the interior to move the crop.
>, The Gould people continue to talk bullish or
Union Pacific, and apparently bought the stock
to,aay me general List was very little sup
Green 81 Bateman started the upward turr
IN last half hour. They bought 1000 sharc
delaware, iackawanna, and other stocks
Inc market opened irregular, the Wander
bilts fraotionally higher and tho grangcrs Z
lower. For the first hour tho market wa
fairly strong. Amer this the bears begat
selling Union Pacific, Lake Shore, thegrangers
aud all other stocks in large blocks. Tn
market seemed to have no support; by III
O'Clock Union Pacific was 2 below tn,
S SpS III T s.. P n9 Lake sh0gF S,I
showing lowest of the day. Nearing o'clocl
the market began rallying and gained a al
around by 2:l5-delivery hour Dull tradin
followed, the market reacted, and tho recen
gain was lost before $50. Tho closing transac
tions showed free offerings at shade abov,
the lowest Of the day, with weak, tired tone
A great deal of long stock, especially on thu
local properties, was sold to-day.
CHICAGO, Sept. l6.-Tho visible supply o
grain Sept. Is, as compiled by the secretary o
the Chicago Board Of Trade, was Wheat, 10,
$4,000 bushels; corn, 4, 1000; oats, 2lSg,OOO
yySs lVy tSs BARLEY S9C the supply
bushels, which did not include tho stocks a
81; Paul, Newport News, and Minneapolis
which aggregate J, 900, 900 bushels more.
The grain In store at Chicago Sept. 10, was
Wheat, 32lO,0OO; corn, l,222, 900; oats, 276, OO
y rye, $4,000: barley, 81, 900 Total of all kind
i,S3j,OOO, against 10,l5i,OoO on the same dat
last year.