The Evening critic., 1884-04-28
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NEW York, April %.
The big professional stock operators VINO
have been leading traders on the bear side
generally put In an appearance at the Wind
sor yesterday, and Cemmack, woorishoffer,
Smith and their following all admitted that
Friday and Saturday. woerishofier frankly
stated that he bought In $4,000 Reading,
eomo 1000 st. Paul and several other stocks.
He thought that Smith bought In 100000
Reading, Cammack $4,000 or 10000 and
Traverse ard French considerable.
Woeriehoffer said the "tip" to buy came
from Smith, who had II direct from VIM. II.
Vanderbilt that the latter had himself bought
10000 shares OF Reading, and 80 he concluded
t to take IN his proflts, which were large. nc
the stock TO the shorte, and that Knight iiqui-
dated largely. Oammack said that the gen.
ernl market had had a big decline and might
have rally this week, and therefore IL would
be Wise for little boats TO keep near shore.
Siill ho didn't believe that Gould could make
bull market, although he know that no had
been buying stocks for three days. He re-
garded the weakness In the Changers as evi.
dence of big bull liquidation somewhere.
Cammack admitted that he covered up co.
600 shares OF general shorts last week, and II
wac mystery 10 him who sold him the stocks.
General Eckert said that the telegraph war
would be 70 the knife, TO tho hilt and to tho
death, and he would favor, IL necessary, q i've
cent rate to San Francisco.
Russell Sage said, on Saturday evening,
that he believed the market was now ripe for
an advance OF 10 to 10 per cent. points, and
that tho bank statements showed an enormous
now OF funds constantly to this centre. There
was quite a general Idea yesterday that prices
would be better to-day, the only weak spot
being the grangers, particularly Northwestern
common. But there was more confidence In a
Mitchell returned to Milwaukee on Friday,
ana before no left he strongly expressed tho
opinion that the earnings OF the st. Paul Road
would be large and very remunerative oil
summer whether the crop turned out very
large or not. ON his advice Quincy bought
stock up 10 S6lh. The feeling Is also quito
In n a. ar pla /. IN T
W. II is claimed that the New York Life In
surance Co. bought back 10000 full shares OF
White soys ho 10 not especially bulllsh upon
this stock Just Mt present, although II no saw
nt he could put It up TO 100 again.
Mr.. Kneeland continues TO deny the rumors
OF any settlement OF Elevated matters, while
Gould and Sage say 1t was an easy matter to
bid N. Y. Elevated up last week, because the
bulk OF the stock has all been transferred into
Manhattan preferred stock. Kneeland contin-
uee on the warpath.
The Memphis Little Rock Railroad passed
into the hands OF new receiver ON Saturday.
The Chicago Markets To-day.
CHICAGO, April 29.-The grain and provision
market opened ilrmer and higher than satur-
day evenings closing figures. Wheat at the
opening showed an advance OF Sole; corn,
&C.; pork, 12H@15c, and lard, 2h05c.
There was considerable excitement during the
from the opening figures, while pork dropped
12Hc. May wheat opened at 95c., and is now
DdSsc. MAY corn, b6Ac. June oats, 3OSc.
June pork opened at $3.50 and is now
s1737ia; May, s1720. Lard--June opened at
$3.50 and Is now 1916.
The cables report the European markets bet.
ter, while the weather reports from the West
are good.
The Closing.
CHICAGO, April 2S.-Good crop and weather
reports from home and abroad caused a
heavy decline in both the grain and provision
markets.
Wheat closed at q decline OF ia from open
ing price; corn, 1b91A lower; oats, ~,
lower; pork, 35c. lower, and lard, 25c. lower.
55lsc; May oats, 1880; May pork, $500;
Nav lard, S4db