The Evening critic., 1885-04-01

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NEW York, April l.--Flour dull ana uu-
wheat.No. red winter, April, sslac.
bid; DO, May, 0Oc.; do, June, 81 &c.
Corn No. mixed, April, 1884, do, May,
40Ac.
oaie.No. . mixed, April, 36isc.; do, May,
SIC. bid.
Rye and BarIey--nominal.
Pork-Quiet; mess, $12G13.2o.
Lard-April, SOL; May, S7.1iG7.l5.
Molasses duil--1S: for 80 test.
Turpentine-Dulla at 3fthc.
RoEin dull-Strained to good, S1,17ll,dSl 90.
Peiroleum-Steady; 0AIl10hc.
Dutter-Quieti Western Imitation creamery,
chloe, 2Oc.
oheese- Dull; ohio hat; prime to choice,
1O(010lhc.
EgesSiEasleri state, 5c.i Western stock,
1dHM1Jc.
Tdilow-Qulet; prime city, $40.
Rice-Firm.
sugar Dun; refined cut loaf, Glac.; granu.
lated, 3 l6-1Bc,
Freights- Dull: grain to Glasgow, 50.
Conee-Dull and steady fair cargoes, S7ac.
Hay Nominal.
Chicago Grain and Provision Mar
kets.
CHIcAGo, April /. Wheat Lower; duh;
May, 79Ac.i June, SliAc.
,cornI,steadyi Unchanged April, 371ac.;
n oss f wy arm ans' May, size, June.
31Ak@'hc.
Pork1rrine lower little doing; May, s1I.75;
July, 5000.
Lard-Litle higher and firm; May, $685..
Ribs-Quarter higher; flrmer feelings May,
S5.9o; June, sG.17ih.
The following summary by B. X, Plain Il
Co., ST. Cloud building, Ninth end streets,
shows the course OF tho Chicago grain and
provision market up TO p. IN. To-day:
Wheat.
MAy-opening, .9A; highest, 707s; lowest
70ll; closed, 70A.
JuNE- opening, s1;4; highest, STA lowest,
S1A; closed, Sly.
July Opening, So; highest, 1884, Lowest,
Corn.
MAY Opening, 41As; highest, 49, lowest,
49,; closed, ilA,
JUNE Opening, 417s highest, 42i,i lowest,
nm; closed, ~.
JuLy- Opening, 427s; highest, 49,; lowest,
1915 closed, ~.
MAY--opening, 27Ai highest, 27E; lowest,
27A; closed, DE-.
JuSE.-opcnlng, 3lH; highest, Sin; lowest,
31lA; closed, 31aA
3ThY--opeDinr, BIS; highest, 3l"l; lowest
Biz closed, 3lAs.
MAy-openng, Sl1.75: highest, SIl.92B;
lowest, S1l.76; closed, Sll.S5.
JuNE-openiDg, s11.90; highest, Sl2,o5j
JnGltopenine, Si9.O5; highest, sI2.1o;
lowest, sl2,05i closed, sl2.o7ia.
lard.
MAY-opSSnnilpg, ses2is: highest 1885;
io gTS, So pennr ciS "a highest 500,
lowest, $3.50; Closed. Ss6.3aA. ' ''''''
Opening, so,95; highest, 500;
lowest, $500, closed, $500.
OH Quotations.
Last nights close, Sis. Opened this morn.
Slis.
Among the city Brokers.
The market IN New York today was dull and
llstless. There was, according to the informa'
ton received here, no buying or selling.
Whatever transactions were made were attrio.
uted 70 manipulation. As Il broker said to q
CRITIC reporter, you could not today MAKE
or lose anything"
The whoat market does not show any ad-
vance. The French. Chinese complication
does not aifect the grain market In this coun-
on the local stock exchange to-day there
were two transactions. Bell Company sold
to Carson Mccartney, bankers, 200 shares OF
washington gas stock at 12Li; and Lewis
Johnson Company bought OF Mr.. Glover OF
riggs $4,000 in government four per cents.
Messrs. E. X. Willard 4 Co. to-day had ad.
Vices as follows Many OF the croakers thought
last night that Mr.. Gould bought stock yes
terday, and that soutter & Co., and some OF
the other leading scores took In line OF
shorts with tho idea of putting tho
stock out again az higher
| prices. The selling down of the Western
Union was regarded RS ruse. There is some
buying OF Kansas 4 Texas by insiders, who
| month, and strong parties are also buying
| Northern Pacific common, expecting to carry
| II above 30 I'm few days.
wheat has gone up 81 both In New York and
| Chicago, but is very quiet.
In Liverpool wheat was quiet and corn had
| downward tendency.
AT the ofllce OF that road II is said ave
shall pay no Interest on Jersey llrsts or car
trusts as we have no money"
ERIE Il. II. IL paying interest on Its 1las OK
about 100000. This Is the only interest
4 que by the company to-day.
Washington stocks.
| The following are tho closing quotations Of
| the Washington Stock Exchange to-day
| ID. q. BoNDs.-Per I'm. It's, 81, coin, III bid
Iddddia nsked Per. I'm 7s, 81, currency, 1lS
I201a. Mark Market Stocks, e, o2, currency, 40
wSsSr socI % 1899 aHi SrsSeSy i2o
| h0year funding, 365s, 1921, currency, I13A
| ia. 2oyear tgnding per cen.r 1890, cue
coin, lin; 1l6A. 30'year funding, Gs, 100
r. II. sfoScEs.-W. & q. stock, - bid;
asked. Bonds 1885, 1916. Metropolitan stock,
7sAi =. Columbia, "a -. N. Gap. & o.
FITTE Gas ASP ISs; GSs1 w city Gas
| 0la, Fireman's, --i 40. FRANKLIN, -;
| l0la, National Metropolitan, 05; ~. Union,
rs 6ol arlSs.q IS iaI SoTsGrSS
| 1872 --. Potomac, l5; --, Riggs, 6'ii -,
Changes ia the POstOniee Depart.
ueut.s
| Mr.. Nicholas Bell of Missouri, who has
been mentioned for so many places, has at
last landed In one for which he was not
mentioned He will be Superintendent OF
tho Foreign Mail Division OF tho Postolice
Department, succeeding Mr., j. f. Crawford
| OF Maryland. The latter Is at present at
| Lisbon, Portugal, attending the Interna-
tional Postal Convention. Mr.. Bell quail
fled and entered upon his duties to-day.
| The place of discussing clerk of the De.
| partment, which position Mr.. Richard
Deyens has resigned, TO take effect on the
10th instant, has hesn filled by the ap-
pOintmeut of Mr. Percy &, Smith of New