National Republican., 1884-11-06
TIE MARKETS.
The Election Makes Trading Dull. Hut u,
Not Affect Prlees--Chicaso and Bali.mo
prlcga.

The Election Makes Trading Dull. nu, Z,
Not Affect prloes--Chicago and Bali.wO
Prices.
NEW York, Nov. 5.--The hotels last mig!
woro crowded with the brokers talking pu.
ties. There was very little stock gossip. lr
Gould party Ia very conservative, aud with a.
slaybachWhite following, claim that the air
cess Of the dcmQcratc party will not aGrc
prices temporarily, II nj all. IL was the gen
eral opinion that the Cliques will combine
prevent any organized raid on the pnrkv.
aud the bears admit that tor 4 day or two th
shorts will be the principal factors Sine
Monday there has been no change In the rail.
road situation. The Tribune extra, dated
! o'clock, admits that Cleveland Ia probably
elected.
The extra Times, @ O'Clock cdi ion says Iii
nois too is for Cleveland. California doubtful
and Michigan claimed by both. The EreHilt
| IOd has II bulletin announcing Cleveland,
/ election, and giving his majority In this city
| 10 900.
| The conservative brokers generally thought
! yesterday that even If Cleveland was elected
! there would be no particular decline In stocks
| to-day, but If Blaine was elected that the Gould
! crowd would open the market with boom.
/ The Exchange Place bears predict grea1
| break in prices.
The trunk lines report very light travel not.
/ wlthsaudlng the low prices Of tickets.
Railroad enrnings-St. puupB increase iOl
, October wns SI,S72. for the week ending Oct. 81
tho increase was S26,Dj1; Canada Pacific, for
the fourth week In october, increased S3l OOJ
At the opening tho market was feverish
/ with declines extending to ~ per cent from
! Mondays closing, Delaware. LackawNuna, and
Western leading the declines. The room
traders appear to have small orders from in
| sidcrs, and these purchases are from 100 To 10.
shares and tend TO steady the list The ticke
brokers say they are selling tickets at the bes
obtainable price, without reference to profit o
loss to-day.
Mr. John Bloodgood who feels very bulllsl
on Union Pacific Western Union, and 81. Paul
says: 81 have 10 opinion in regard to Lake
Shore and New York Central, as Mr.. w. II
Vanderbilt appears determined to carry on the
passenger war until he can get his stocks dowr
whero purchases can be effected In large guam
Titles, aud thus make up some OF the heav!
losses attributed to his sons"
In the afternoon prices slowly advanced
and at the closing were highest OF the day. Th'
tone WAS firm.
bonds inactive; only slight change.
Sterling exchange advanced 4slG). None
! / per cent.
The political uncertainty affects the msrke
! uniayorably.
BoSTOS, Nov. 5.--The September earnings o
the Union Pacific railroad were s., 400, ,27l, dc
crease from the same month last year OF sSs2
36s, Surplus earnings, s1,333,O76; decrease
slOIOoi. The total earnings for the past min
months were SIS $40 605. n decrease of ", 5l9 %
, from the same period last year surplus earn
ings, 81, 49,, S39 decrease, 81, 323. .5s6
, Quotations or Wednesdays Stock Sales.
The following have been furnished by Bnt,
man Il Co.. bankers, l41l + street, being tn
, most active stocks In the New York exchange;
, one. HIGH Lou C7i1 Sdis'