The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-04-26
WALL STREET GOSSIP.
Facts ana Figures Presented 90 "rhe
Critics" Readers To-day.

Crhtlc'hV Meh0era EO-uuys
NEW YORK, April 30.
Some Of the prominent commission houses
who are usually very conservative and gen.
orally correct said last evening that they were
expecting little higher market for day or
two, and The best posted traders said that
there was now big short interest all over the
The bulls claimed that there was not much
long selling yesterday and that there was buy.
ing by both Gould and Vanderbilt. 1t was
stated that the former bought Telegraph at
the lowest prices reached.
All agree that the largest selling OF Reading
was for Philadelphia, and the Quaker stock
poured out enormously all day. From what
can be learned regarding the troubles of the
Reading Company, they have mainly come
nom fear OF embarrassment In the Goal &
Iron Company, which has already begun to
puflow money In anticipation OF summer re-
celp's; ana u Is liable to drag tho Reading
road down with II again.
Messrs. Conner aud Keene sold Jersey Cen
rbl heavily, and IL was reported that Mr..
year.
The advance In Manhattan yesterday, Mr..
kneelaDd said, Ind no Significance excepting,
possibly, 10 cover up rottenness in Mr.. Could
hpuibNestcrn bonds, and nobody was short of
tile stock. Some brokers thought this stock
had been bid up as u sop for Cyrus W. Field,
who is loaded up with Il, and sick at heart.
There is certainly no short interest. Manhat.
tan aud the Gould-Sage-Field party hold 1t
all.
The bulls In q. Pacific we're talking rs again
Tor this stock yesterday, and were advising
everybody to be careful about lending out
their etock, etc., butthe news from Chicago this
morning 10 anything but favorable for n set-
Element with the quincy, and 1t Is even stated
that the general manager put on his hat and
left the convention yesterday afternoon In
high dudgeon. In fact, the railroad nows Is
NO, favorable from any quarter this morning
Tho western passenger agents who met III
finks yesterday quhrreled and the Trunk
standing about freight. meeting OF the
Trunk Line managers has consequently been
called here for Tuesday next to fix a pool for
East. bound freight.
MIR. Cammack said that no change in grain
rates would he made and that Penna. Central
would oppose any advance In tariff rates,
which would remain at 15c. all summer. The
opening OF navigation would now prevent any
sustained advance.
Martin, Bliss & 90. nave engaged $500, 900
worth OF gold bars for Tuesday next. and
LazaId Freres 100000 for the same day, II
possible.
Mr.. Roberts, of the Postal Telegraph Co.,
gays the W. Union bid for the Government
business twenty words for 30 cents) is only for
a 6O0'mile circuit, while his was for 1000
miles.
crease, $1,000, 400; specie, decrease, 50, $50,
100; legal-tender, increase, $1,144000; de-
crease, $30,5O0; reserve, decrease, S146,775
The Chicago Markets To-day.
CHICAGO, April 26.-The grain and pro-
vision markets opened weak and lower than
lhst evening Closing prices, on soou Woatnel
reports from the West. Wheat, asCdi2c. lower;
corn, 12c.; pork, LOG, and lard, 2lac. lower
Wheat sold of i2c. still further, but reports
OF better European markets caused reaction
OF 1870, the rest of tho market sympathizing
with wheat. May wheat opened at 011hc. and
is now 92hc. May corn opened at 531ac.; now
534sc. May pork, $17.122 now $17.20. May
lard now $500.
The Closing.
CHICAGO, April 26.-The grain and provision
markets closed nrm and considerably higher
than the opening prices, the advance In grain
being attributed to light receipts and better
European markets.
The receipts OF wheat to-day were only eight
cars and of corn but so. This is n fair show.
Ing OF the business for several days past.
Wheat closed from to Is cents higher
corn, 2&; oats, 1l2; pork, 1919 and Jerk
cents higher.
May wheat closed at 03Ac. May corn al
5bBc.; May oats, $780,; May pork, $17.171a
May lard, 1866.