Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-02
Prices Going Up.


AN ABUNDANCE OF MONEY CAUSES AN ADVANCE IN
STOCKS.
NEW YORK, July 2-Wall street, lac p. m.-The
Post says: The stock market was more active and
higher this forenoon, opening with an important
advance On the leading active stocks which con-
unued to gain until IL O'Clock, at which time they
ranged from to per cent higher than at the close
amount Of money disbursed In interest and diVi-
bends due yesterday will find investment in rail-
way stocks is. OF course one cause OF the advance
There seems every reason to believe that money
Will be abundant and rates OF interest low. The
latter features would, of course be favorable to
advance In all tnterestpaying investments in ac
cordance with the rule that the profits OF capital
must be low in proportion to the profits OF trade
and tr RAJ The low price Of wheat is
prices for stocks and especially OF the granger
roads. But If we take experience as guide this is
have, as rule, been concurrent with high prices
for stocks The market for railroad bonds was
more active and prices were higher.
The baltimore Markets.
BALTIMORE July -, 21viTsnia past-due coupons 90
Flour dun and easy-Hoxsra street - and Western
city s ss s
brands, 5eaas Pst.pseo family sos DO. saperIs
Southern red 9sal 90: do. amber lOoaIO5:. No Mary
s yuly ssas5N; August ;S!5ss7 ssP.sm6sr
August, y bid steamer, 5OIa5lk Oats very dull and
Eye ss Hay
ns anS s F. sh
easy Meas PORK i7ss Bun meats SHOULDERS spd clear
81 .as s'i sst s
sa V4assFs Ssss
soft ssS qse
sese Ssd s Sair J.. su.ss
1000 bushels: ost. 1000 bushels: rye 1000 bushels
rs G bushels cs9 900 Bushels
The Chicago Markets.
CHICAGO. ILL. July 2. ll:sO a. m.-On Change
wheat is 7talS higher compared with the closing
at o xs fsi
cs55sx SIX A sy s. septsses ss gr'ss s
October. 52h year 45a bid osts.Jnly. 2sh Aasust
2s sess SctoSss SIX
r?5sS9S l August i a0% s
The Petroleum Market.
he ss
then weakened and dropped back to so at noon.
ss1d.Ed WHIP sus re unchanged
THE BALTIMORE Postmaster IN TRouBLR.-The
Postmaster General has received notice that Solo
mon King and G. 8. Griffith, two OF the bondsmen
of Postmaster Adreon, in Baltimore, have deter
mined to withdraw from his bond. The reason
assigned by the Baltimore papers is that Postmas-
ter AdreOn, In filling the vacancy caused by the re-
tirement OF the chief Of the money order once
appointed an outsider. w. s. King, a son OF Solo
mon King, ana E. j. WEIGH. q nephew OF Mr.. Grff-
fifth, were clerks In that Office, and were not pro-
NOTED. In consequence, both these gentlemen
resigned yesterday and their relatives the post
masters bond will also withdraw their support
from the postmaster.
CAPT. CHARLES H. HORT, assistant quartermaster
on being relieved from duty at the United states
Military Academy, West Point, New York, will re-
pair this city and report person to quarter
master general for duty.
CLERICAL CHANGES IN THE p. o. DEPARTMENT
The Following transfers have been made in the
Post once department: Ben Douglass, from the
Office Of FIRST assistant to that OF the second; Miss
Helen Fowler, from the second to the ilrst; Mrs.
Mary E. Berran, from the second to the flrSt Mrs.
T. r Compton, from the first to the second; VIM.
pointed $1,000 clerk In the second assistants
ONCE
TEE Ice QuEsTIoN.-The various departments OF
the government are awaiting the result OF the pro-
posas sent out by the Treasury department, invit-
ing bids for furnishing lea The dealers are sup
plying ice for the present under the terms OF last
years contract
A BOARD OF naval ofncers appointed to examine
the most suitable kind OF coal for the uses OF the
navy, and the most available points TOR obtaining
board consists OF Commodore B. Luce, Captain
D. B. Harmony, Lieut.. Commander Custer r. Good
rich and CHIEF Engineers c. Il. Baker ana I. G. Nc
oTns e sfs the o nsT y sns
the researches Of the board wiz probably be con
fined 70 that ONCE, and the work, which otherwise
would be dfincult one, can thus readily Be &C
complained