The Evening critic., 1885-04-02
chicago Grain ana Provision Mar
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Chicago Grain ana Provision Mar.
kcts.
cmcAGo, April 2.n Opening. Wheat -
Corn Steady; May, 419sci July, 49,.
poik,L?yer; little doing; May, al 7iai
LAID @ Quiet May; SO s2I4@O 50.
Ribs Nominal; May, S5 %.
The following summary by d. X. Pain 4
Co., st. Cloud building, Ninth and streets,
shows the course Of the Chicago grain and
provision market up to p. M. to-day:
Wheat.
NAY, Opening, .o7s; highest, SOY; lowest
JuNE-.openinr, s14; highest, s2'4 lowest,
JtLy opening, $685. highest, siE4; lowest,
Corn.
MAY Opening, l1'a; highest I1e; lowest
i1l2; closed, ilhs.
JtSE- Opening, 42; highest, 42is; lowest
1l7s; closed, 10.
JriY-opening, I3; highest, I3isi lowest,
Oats.
MAY, -openlng, 31as; highest, 31hi lowest,
3tA; closed, 3ll2.
JTSE.-O Opening, 317s highest, %; lowest,
3l7a; closed, ~
JCLY-Opentng, --; highest, ; lowest,
- closed, ---.
Pork.
MAy-openlng, s11 slhi highest, Sll.s7a;
luWtet, fll,Iu; closed, Sll.4U.
JrNL-OpeDing, s11,O5i3; highest, Sl1 ,07ia
lowest, S11.s2i1; closed, 81 S24.
JULy-Opening, sl1.07%; htenest, .Sli.97i2;
lowest I'll. l.O2Ei closed, VI l.92i2
Eard.
MAr-openlng, sd;s5: highest, $685.;
lowest, S6.17ia; closed, $3.50.
JUNE Opening, 5000; highest, $780,
lowest, S6s7ia; &, osed, sG.s7H.
JuLN-Opening, SO 02ih; highest, $685.
lowest, sD02N, closed, S505
Among the city Brokers.
80 AZ the meeting Of the Washington Stock
There were some sulos after tho board ad-
lourned but they were private.
All District securities and stocks are now
very high, and they continue to advance. Belt
Line stock has been In tho past few days as
high as 39i2. To-day 80 was bid for It,
L Ihe biggest Jump made by any local stock
Is that made by the stock OF the Metrlpoitan
Road. IL has IN the past sixty days jumped
from 60 to 80. To-day 70h was bid for It.
The Great Falla Ice Company is another very
strong stock and shows steady advance. Al
auction yesterday some OF the stock sol1
al 81.
Washington Market stock Is also very nrm
and advancing.
All the Insurance companles' securities are
specially good and bring big prices.
There has been n fall in tue District 3.0os.
When II was thought that tho Mcpherson bill,
which authorized tho deposit OF 3.65 bonds TO
secure National bank circulation, wonld 60
through, theso bonds went up 10 lb. To-day
1lIiI was bid aud III asked. Tne District
| 6's aid rs are commanding big pricos.
Washington Stocks.
The following are the closing quotations oil
| the Washington Stock Exchange to-day;
j.. @. BoNDs.-Per I'm. Us, '01, coiD, ia bid
11dl2 asked. Per. I'm as, 81, currency, 1lS
| l2Oi9. Market Stocks, n, 02,'currency, 40
-. Water STOCK, 7e, 1901, currency, 100; -
| Water Stock, ~, 1908, currency, 1915 ---
| inyear funding, 3,65s, 1924, currency, ll3A
| ia. 2O.year funding, per con.., $500, cur
| rency, ll1ih: no. 20-year funding, 0s, 1892
coip, 1l1'2 1l0i4. 80 year funding, 6s, l90-
coin, l2l; 1851.
II. II. .srocRs.-w. & G. stock, - bid;
asked. Bonds, 1ls; metropolitan stock
| Isl -. Columbia, 3t -. y. Cap. * o
| ct, 80; --. Anacostla, 8; 49,.
| FIRE, GAS AND ms. Cos.--Wash City Gas 1t
Co., 12l,,; 1888, Georgetown Gas 1t. Co.; 30
| I0i2. fireman's, -; 40. Franklin,
| l6ll. National METROPOLITAN, G5 ---. unIom
| II; 10. Arlington, 1872; ~. COrcoran, ----
| - Columbia, 10iai IL. German-Americnn
1872 --. Potomac, 10; --. Riggs, Gii7Ll
| Petroleum.
Last nights close, S07,. Opened this morn
Ing, 81; highest s1iii lowest, Sli now
SfA. Nothing doing. There Will DO no OF
board tomorrow.