National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-23
THE MARKETS.
Big Operators Playing Foot Ball With Stocks
and Securities,
Gould and Vanderbilt Said TO he En-
cheering n Bull Movement.
Special Dispatch.

cVtCtub DtoDutCNs
NEW YORK, Jan. 22.--The market opened
fractonally higher and soon advanced on
covering and some good buying. st. Paul,
Union Pacific and the Gould Southwesterns
led the advance, which lasted until 100 p.
M, and averaged IL per cent, throughout the
list. Northern Pacific and Oregon Trans.
continental were weak, with continued sell
ing pressure. At 1:i5 break in Northern
Pacific preferred to 45t caused q general de-
cline. During the advance many bear stop
orders wore 'scooped." Most of the dealing
was In st. Paul, Oregon Trgnscontinental
Northern Pacific preferred, Union Pacific
Western Union, and Missouri Pacific, and
Gould's support to them was plainly seen.
Stocks loaned at q premium, except Oregon
Transcontinental, which was very plentiful.
Bonds firmor and higher. Tho market closed
fairly strong.
WIN. il. Vanderbilt, in conversation with
friends at Windsor hotel last night, had little
TO say except that Michigan Central, Lake
Shore, and New York Central were oil doing
we'll. ID. o. Mills and James Seligmau be-
loved market to be much better soon.
Gould in an interview with press ro-
porter declared he was not borrowing dol
lar Of banking or trust company, and said
he intended 10 prosecute under tho penal
code people who had started stories OF his in
solvency. Further, the Wabash and Texas
Pacific were in as good financial shape as any
roads in America, and the Wabash had Just
cleared off its floating debt
10 is given out that the raid against st.
Paul was Atarted by specializing directors
endeavoring to force tho Standard Oil people
TO sell 10000 shares of stock bought above
par
Goulds people say he unquestionably sold
stocks yesterday, but picked up good many
in the afternoon, notably Texas Pacific, to
tho extent of several thousand shares, and he
bou ght Western Union all day. broker
closely identified with Gould said it was evil
IDENTIFY Gould's intention to weed out all weak
stocks preparatory to big bull movement,
in which he expects the Vanderbilt party are
willing TO join.
A Chicago special says private cables from
Liverpool state that there Is great depression
there in grain.
Itis believed in the board, notwithstanding
official denials that the Northern Pacific pre-.
ferred stock, which has been heavily sold
to-day. comes from the Oregon Transcontinen-
tai company.
Sales to-day aggregated 377,s5i shares, IN
GLIDING Delaware, Lackawapna and Western
20,406; Erie, $780, Kansas and Texas, $3.50
Lake Shore. Is, 450 Louisville and Nashville
10000; Missouri Pacific 16,700 Northwestern
13,470; New York Central, 1865; Northern
Pacific, 62l0; Reading 1000; st. Paul, $4,000
Texas Pacific, 5,215; Union Pacific, $500
Wabash Pacific, 5,72b; Western Union, 10, 12O
Oregon Transcontinental, q, 1925; Wabash Pa
cifc preferred, $780, Northern Pacific pre-
ferred, 1881; Canadian Pacific, 5,400.
STOCKS.
The following arc tho opening, highest
lowest, and closing prices of the principa
stocks for the day, as corrected by special wir
reports received by Bateman & Co., bankers
No. 14ll L street northwest: