National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-04-25
THE MARKETS.
Signs Of Increased Life in the Stock
Exchange
Prices Undergo Considerable FIuctuR-
tion.-The Grain Market.


New YORK, April 2l.-The stock mar
ket opened with a pressure to sell ST.
Paul, Reading, Western Union, and tho
Nanderbilts. By noon prices sagged of
/ TO II per cent? Reading and Western
Union suffering the worst. In the afternoon
considerable short covering set in, which
carried prices UP, and tho closing showed q
fractional gain on the days transactions on
the active list. A prominent firm offered
the July dividend on Union Pacific ut 1t for
any part of 10000 shares.
Boy ond reports of increased gold ship
ments by Saturdays steamers (some esti-
mates of "a, 100000 to be forwarded) and tho
stiffening of foreign exchange there were no
outside features. Bonds fairly active at
lower prices.
The report is revived that Erie paper is
being offered on tho street at high rates for
money.
1t is stated that tho Twenty.third street
party were tho largest buyers of Union racine
yesterday taking upward of $4,000 shares.
The weakness in Canada Pacific was duo to
report that Mr.. Mcintyre had marketed his
stock, $4,000 shares, before his expected
withdrawal from the company.
Within week one-third of the bond
holders Of Toledo Delphos and Burlington
and Toledo, Cincinnati and st. Louis division
have agreed to signing tho proposed plan for
relieving tho company, and the success oil tho
scheme seems now assured.
The $5,000,000 of collateral trust bonds
issued by tho Eric road were listed on tho
stock exchange yesterday.
Quite huttor was caused by the applica-
tion for listing these securities.
The $l0,000,000 trust bonds of tho Louis
vile and Nashville railroad were also listed,
and $5,OOO,OO0 stock and 1921 900 first mort
hpp nf hn IOnIaVllln
and Texas railroad and steamboat company.
A Chicago special says: Wheat looks tame
and may react somewhat after this bulge,
especially Us it is said the country has got
long" in the past two days. Corn does not
look strong to us nor acting so. 1t will be
Provisions tame.
Cotton opened points higher and the feel
ing is bullish. Much depends on Liverpool.
If it goes lower at closing to-day New York
will probably follow suit. The Germans
bought largely this morning, outside buying
orders falling off, but insiders are inclined to
buy. Port receipts very light. The move
! ment from plantations is expected to be very
! small. The Germans were chief buyers to-
day and the market has been dull one
owing to small outside orders.
The sales of stocks to-day aggregate 43O, 15l
shares, including Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western, 43,40O; Denver and Rio Grande
4,025; Erie, 1850; Lake Shore, 81, 400
Missouri Pacific, $500; Northwestern, 4,O7O
New Jersey Central, 1000; New York Cen
trail, $500; Pacific Mail, GOO; Reading, 1880
st. Paul. 55,500 Texas Pacific, $500; Union
Pacific 6,400; Western Union, 81 $50; North
ern Pacific preferred, 1890; Oregon Trans.
continental, 81 500; Canadian Pacific, 1900.
Treasury balances-Coin, $12S, $780, 31; cur.
rency, $l0,561, 1857.
STOCKS.
Following arc opening and closing prices Of
principal stocks, as corrected by special wire
reports received by Bateman g. Co., bankers
No. 114l L street northwest: