The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1885-04-14
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
PRICES ADVANCE UP TO MIDDAY.
After Noon Prices Fell Under tho Lead
ership of the Vanderbllts.


wall street Gossip.
NEW YonK, April 14.-Money per cent.
Exchange quiet. Governments nrm. Cur
I,ency 6's, l25 bid Ps, coupon, 1919 bldi
Tho stock market this morning opened
steady at about yesterdays closing
Transactions up to midday, whom they
were fractonally higher. IN tho hour
from noon to O'Clock, however, prices have
fallen " to III per cent. undor tho leadership
OF the Yandorbllte, which wero vigorously
sold for atime.
A sudden Jump of Mutual Union.
NEW Yo1K, April 14.-Mutual Union Telo-
graph stock jumped up suddenly between sat
urday and yesterday afternoon from s17t
$50 per share, ana severely caught few
brokers who had sold It short on small mar
glue for delivery yesterday for account OF
one II. O. White, who seDt his orders by mail
from Newark, When the facts wero laid before
the exchange, President simmons directed deal
inee In the stock TO be suspended till an In
vesugatlon can be made, Rs It ia suspected
that White IL both the seller and buyer OF the
stock, and that he laid trap to catch the
brokers.
what the Committee VIII 10.
NEW York, April 14.-Ohairman Mitchell
ofthe Stock Exchange eaid, In reference to the
Mutual Union deal, that the committee and
governors OF tho exchanpe will only he nbie
TO take action go far as the victimized firms
are concerned, and all transactions in the
stock yesterday which cannot be traced either
directly or indirectly to Mr.. q. II. White, will
have to stand even though holders OF Mutual
Union old stock demand fabulous prices for
these securities.
Chicago Grain ana PROVISION Mar.
Rets.
Adyices received to-day from ]. o. Cole No.
$40 Eighth street northwest, relative 10 the
Chicago wheat market, represent considerable
strength at the opening, but prices showed
q slight decline as the day moved on, and no
decisive war news came TO hand. May wheat
opened at OF y, and at 80 p. m. had fallen to
919s. The highest price reached was %.
The fOilOwfnO II. X. Plain 4
Co., St. cloud building, Ninth and streets,
shows the course OF the Chicago grain and
provision market up to p. IN. to'dgy
Wheat.
MAY--openlnE, 91Ai highest, OPS; lowest,
904l closed, 027s.
JuNE-opening, o3A; highest, o5lai lowest
90: closed, 06A,
JuLY-opening, ssiai highest, o7i4i lowest,
Corn.
MAY Opening, 4slk; highest, 49A; lowest,
AN closed, 4OI.
JUNE Opening, 40i4; highest, 40ss; lowest
Ash closed, 40&.
JULY-openlug, 407s; highest, 50Ai lowest,
%; closed, bOh.
MAY--openlng, $685. highest, 36h; lowest
$685.; closed, a6l2
JUNE-opening, 80; highest, 81; lowest,
SO; closed, 81.
JULY-opcning, 37Ai highest, 37ls; lowest,
3GlA; closed, 81.
MAY--opeuivg, $40 50i highest, s12.5O; low.
est, s12.32X; closed, S12.12lq.
JUNE-opening, $12.60; highest, sl2,6O;
JULY-Opening, $12. 72h; highest, 12.72ib;
lowest, $12.57ia; closed, S12.65.
Lard.
MAY-opeening, s7'o71a; highest, s7.O7ibi
o JuSt- g Opening, S12; highest, s7.16i
lowest, $685. closed, 1925.
OIL.
b. X. plaiu h Co. report oil quotations:
Closed last night, 10; opened to-day, 70
highest, 70i lowest, 7SA 2;35 p. M, 7SA.
LEGAL Stocks.
on the local Stock Exchange to-day prices
were strong and there were an unusually
large number OF transactions. District 3.655
sold at 113lb; Government threes, at 1O1 ;
gas stock, at 421s; Metropolitan Railroad, ut
79tli District skies, OF 1871, at 114l.
Washington SfOcbs.
The following are the closing quotations OF
tho Washington Stock Exchange to-day:
PC. DoNDs.-Per. I'm. 6s, 81, coin, 114E bid ;
1909; Market Stocks, e, 90, currency, 1l9
-. Water stock, &c, 1901, currency, I'D; -.
5oSear fSSding, sos, iS2i, Currency i1s6
| Id. 20.year fnnding, per CENT, 1869, cur.
rency, 1154; 116H; 20-year funding, 6s,
1889, coin, Ian; 1l6A. 30year funding, IS,
r. r. sTooEs.--w. G. stock, - bid; -
asked; Bonds, 115i -; metropolitan stock,
| 70l2i SOSi. Columbia, 81 -. N. Cap. Il
o-st, 80; 39qs. Anacostla, -; =.
| FIRE, GAS AND ms. Cos.-Wash. City Gas Lit.
Co, 421A; 42ai Georgetown Gas Lit. Co., 1914;
40A. Firemen'e, II DO. Franklin, =;
| dhl2. National metropolitan, 65i -. National
Union, II; =. Arlington, 1870; =. oorcoran,
| Ut =. Columbia, Iii 10. German
American, - -. Potomac, 16; -. Riggs,
6&;7.
| MISCELLANEOUS Board Public Works Green
81, % bid; = asked. Masonic Hall Bonds,
| 1913; -. Washington Market Co. Stock,
20; -. Washington Market Co. Bonds,
| 105; -. Inland and Soaboard Coastlng Co.
Stock, 10; -. Inland and Seaboard Coast
ing 90. Bonds, Co., =. Washington Brick
Machine GO Co. Stock 97i3 ,, Bank Of Wash,
Bank, no. -. National Bank OF the Re.
public, -; -. Farmers and Mechanics
National Bank, Georgetown, 146; -. olti-
zens' National Bank, 1885, =. Second Ma;
Bank, 1G0; =. Great Falls Ice Co., so; -.
Real Estate Title Insurance Co., 100; -.
Pennsylvania Telephone Co., oil; -. Ches
apeske and Potomac Tel. Co., 19H2; -. U
s. Electric Light Co, 80; -.
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