National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-07-22
THE MARK ELS.
Traders sim In Possession Of the Stock Mar.
ket-Priccs Fairly Firm.

Sprctd DtSpdtch.
NEW YORK, July H.--Roported yesterday
that prominent shorts IN S. Paul covered Sat
urday, but 1t Is not generally believed that the
bulk of short interest has been eliminated.
Gould Is reported to DO doing very little in
the market, but he is not unwilling to sec the
short interest increase I'm Western Union, aud
developments In this connection are looked
for later on. Vanderbilt continues Indifferent
TO the market.
The Exchange place operators have been
sellers of Vanderbilt stocks There Is an on.
tire absence of sustaining orders from Wander.
bilt brokers, the only support being short
ooinlngs. Standard oil people continue 10
publish on all prnngcis,. notably St. Paul aud
Northwest common. White, Kirknor, Bell,
aud Slaybnck are also believers In higher
prices
Favorable crop reports are received nom tho
west on whcnt and corn, except some falling
of on the Pacific coast. Bears Say IL Is rather
premature to make any positive assertion
about the success Of tho corn crop.
Reports from Cleveland say the passenger
war has been arnicably settled, and old rates
practically restored.
The directors OF Texas Pacific do not propose
" market Immediately the second mortgage of
ST. 900, to be used for belterments.
The Pullman Palace Car company has de-
clarcd Its usual quarterly dividend OF per
cent
ST Paul sold of on Chicago dispatches. Won
Holman u Go. with other foreign houses re-
port London and Amsterdam orlers to sell.
| Boston shorts The other buyers were John
| Benjamin, Cannon John D. SlaybaOk, aud
Lee, Ryan & Warren. Tho sellers were ucorgc
| Greene, sternberger, II. e y. Robins, Robinson,
| Bushec & Co., J. X. Hatch, aud Vim. Wads
| worth, IIlllyer, and Hopkins bought Lackn-
wanna. Very little doing In Gould properties.
The market opened to-day dull and fraction
ally lower except for Canada Pacific. Lake
Shore, Kansas and rcxns, Northern Pacific
| preferred, Tnclfc Mail, aud Omaha. Aftcr the
first half hour st. Paul advanced, and lacka-
| wanna gained per cent, the active list gnin-
| ing 70 or "a. Trading continued dull but firth
until O'clock, fractional reactions following
| till 2:80, when the market strengthened and
SsS dn sd a % 20 shS SdesSg
strong control Of tho cliqucs. Bonds were In
active and fractionnlly lower. Nothing doing
in ex change Money easy at Ge[ cent.
steady to- firm but not many outside orders.
| Not much pressure 10 sell; bears not willing to
sell, except OH bulge. Reports from some
sections of Kansas In the morning papers indi-
cate that the crop Is not as heavy as was ex-
pected."
BY Associated Press.
NEW YoRK, July 2l.--The stock market
opened weak and prices declined 4 to y per
cent, Pacific Mai, 81. Paul, Northwestern,
and Lackawanna recording the greatest de-
| cline. Soon infer the opening speculation bu-
came active and higher on the settlement Of
| tne CIevcland passenger rate war ana inc nu-
100 pounds Prices advanced " to por cent.
After midday the market weakened, and there
was u decline OF u TO Ih, Lackawnnna, North.
western, st. Pnul Missouri Pacific, Northern
Pacific preferred, and Union Pncifc leading
the downward movement. After delivery
hours flrIner tone prevailed, and q rally OF
a to Is took place. Near the close this i'm
closed steady.
The total sales of stock to-day aggregate
16l, 210 shares, including the following: Della.
ware, Lackawnnna, and Western, 10, 400: Lake
Shore, 1923; Missouri Pacific, 6,Y5O; North
western, 10000; New York Central, A,iij; 81
Paul, 1920 Union Pacific, 26,iG5; Western
Union, 10071.
Treasury balunccs--coin, si2o,iCO,6l3; cur
roncy, 50, 742,9iS.
Quotations Of Mondays Stock Sales.
| The Following have been furnished by Bate
| man q Co.. bankers, 1i1l + street, being tho
| most active stocks in the New York exchange!
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