National Republican., 1885-08-08
THE MARKETS.
STOCKS GENERALLY DULIs-wHEAT FLUo'
TUAT1Na AND HIGHER.

STOOkS GhNENALL1 DULlf-WHbAI fLUU'
TUAT1Ne AND HIGHER.
New YoRE, Aug. THE feature Of
to.day's stock market has been the re.
markable strength developed this after
noon in the so.caled Gould stocks. The
market this forenoon was very dull.
After II o'clock tae dullness became in.
tense, but prices rallied a small fraction.
The street was literally supplied with
rumors, all tending to show that an un.
derstanding had been reached between
the Western Union and the Baltimore
and Ohio Telegraph Companies by which
they we're to operate either in harmony
as two separate companies or under Que
consolidated management. or, in other
words, that the Western Union had Sc.
cured control of the Baltimore and
Ohio. 1t is known that the Bal.
timore and Ohio lines were of.
fered to the Western Union some sixty
days ago and that the terms were not
accepted. 1t is now suggested, how.
ever, that negotiations since have led to
other results. Western Union rose in
the afternoon from COL to 72 and closed
! lower, a net advance Of % per cent,
the sales for the day being very large.
The strength in the afternoon was accom-.
panied by increased activity.
Money continues easy on call at TO
ID per cent, closing at | per cent.
Foreign exchange is very dull and steady
at unchanged quotations. Actual bust
ness is done at 4S5 for sixty day bill and
1861 for demand. Posted rates are 4S6
for sixty.day bills and 4SS for demand.
Government bonds are quiet at un-
changed quotations, except the cur
roncy Gs, which are weak. State bonds
have been dull; quotations are generally
strong. The railroad bond market has
been fairly active and prices generally
about steady.
BALTIMORE MARKETS.
BALTIMoRE, Aug. 7.-Cotton firm and auiet
middling, lOb. Flour. firm, ,.fairly;active inquiry
| Howard street and western superfne S3t@3.4s
do, extra. $3:5O@l .25 do family, i35Gy5 % ;city
' @ s snRG5aS RG bEsnSs S 50 49, pnp.cs sSsT s S@
ily, $50; do. superlative patent. 5000.
Whoat-southorn steady and active, wesaern
higher, and inactive; southern red, $500
spot, 95 a.Q5lc; September. 81 "a 9iic;
October. Isl ;OOl@l.OQ.; November. l03i asked,
COrn--ooutnern nlgner ana irin;western nignef
and neglected.; southern white, GOOGLE; do.
yellow. 60@62c; western mixed, August,
53l@55c September 52l@55. Oats firm and
| higher-Southern 35@3Sc; western white,
37c3Sc: do. mixed. 3iGo3Gc; Pennsylvania, 35
| Ce38c. Rye quiet Mt 6jg67c. Hay firm, prime
to choice Pennsylvania and Maryland,
| si7.0O@19.00. PROVISIONS firm, with mod
crate inquiry, Mess pork, Sll.5O@l1 rs;
bulk meats, shoulders, and clear rib sides,
| o0ckcd. 5I@G'c. Bacon.-Shoullers 53e; clear
40 sides, Tic. Hams. l2!c. Lard Refined.
! 7,c. Butter quiet; western packed. sole;
creamery, lGCalgc. Eggs quiet at lllml2c.
Petroleum nom innlly steady; refined, SGoS!c.
Coffee steady and quiet; Rio cargOes, ordinary
to fair. 7lGpSsc. Sugar easy and quiet; 4 soft,
&c; copper. refined dull mt 10'c. Whisky
stcndy Mt Sl20ml.2l.
| TO-mOrrOw-Occasion Of Gen. Grants fune-
| rnl-there will be no markets.
BALTIMORE. Aug. 7.-Virginin Gs, past educ
coupons, hj!; new l0.i0s. 33; new 3s, 5jl; North
Carolina a., old. 1ll]A bid to-day.