National Republican., 1885-04-06
THE MARKETS.
DuIlness, Irrczulnrity, and Weak
ness the Ruling ChHracterlstics-Few
New Features.

DuIiness, Irrczulnrity, and Weak
ness the Ruling ChHrecterlstics-Few
New Features.
NEW YORK, April 4.-Tue market
during the past week has been very dull
and tho tone irregular, though the weak
ness in most OF the list was much more
marked than the strength exhibited in q
few stocks, and majority closed at lower
prices than the close OF the previous
week. There have boon few new features
Of Importance to affect the general mar
ket and II has been governed principally
by tho fluctuations Of few leading
stocks.
The news from Europe has again
assumed moro peaceful tone, which
checked the strength which set In on tho
prospect of war. The stock market
opened higher for all active stocks. bu
the trading was very slow aud feature
less aud tho fluctuations were very
| narrow.
Pacific Mail Is still leading feature,
and fluctuated from time to timo as IL
was influenced by varying rumors In re-
gard to the prospects of settlement OF
the subsidy troubles with the Pacific rail-
roads, and on Wednesday by the false re-
ports that the company's property at
Colon had been burned.
Union Pacific was also influenced some-
what by the subsidy matter, but Its weak
ness was also assisted by the lease Of Con
trail Pacific to the Southern Pacific Com
pany, which was regarded as possibly un.
favorable to its interests by depriving II
OF its former connection TO tho Pacific
coast, an Interpretation which would
seem to be not well founded.
The market closed with very steady
tone and indications seem to favor higher
prices for Mondays opening.
Bonds dull, without feature. Govern
ments moderately active; prices firm aut
slightly advanced. Sterling 1851 to 4ss
money per cent.
The cotton market has been more &C
tive and buoyant during tho past week.
IL is reported from Chicago the Eng
lish and Canadian governments have or
dered some 12,000,00O pounds or there
abouts of canned meat for army use. an(
1t is point for the future il European
powers arc to telegraph this country TO
their meat supplies whenever they hsv,
military movement in hand.
Baltimore Produce Harket.
BALTIMORE. April i.--Cotton dull. mddline
II l-l6c, Flour steady and fairly active
| -'VuNntlu Iuleti western nTlncri ClOsln
dull; southern red, SSCgg2c do. amber. g59O7C
No l Maryland. ylISC1g2Jsc; No, western win
ter red, spot, S7l$c; April S71SdSSI4c; May
Sols@syj4c; June, 0l5s@Gpl5sc. Corn-Souther
steady; western ilrmcr closing dull; souther
white, J3@bie; do yellow. 5O6s6lc; wester
mixed, spot, 4gA@lJlac; April, 400 OAc; May
asl5@4OIsc. Oats steady and firm; southern
364sIo; Pennsylvania, 3G1Soc. Rye firme
at I2Cg I5c. Provisions quiet aud steady Cor
per, refined, quiet Rt 10l6ml01c. WhSk
steady at sl.O@l.2l. Other articles unchanged
BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET.
BALTIMORE, April d.--virginia 6s, consol
dated, ~; past due coupons, 56 now S. o.
North Carolina is, old 1O7 bid to-day.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, April i.-Flour quiet and III
changed. Wheat-Thoro was good trade
the opening, prices advancing M@lc, 1t
fuenced by o strong demand from shorts,
gradually fell back "a and closed "a hghC
closed %; May, sQ34Gsl93s closed si94i No
spring, 16@7SIS; No, 8 spring, 6g@7l15; No.
red, SIG Corn IN good shipping demand bl
speculation light Prices ruled firm, an
closed Is over yesterday Cash, 371s0Il; Apri
S!24@3i1s closed 375s May, 4lJs69i2, close
mand; prices ruled 1Sdj3 higher early, bu
fell back, and closed about the same as yese
day; cash, 2sl4@3l1S; April, 2si 4@2sSS. close
Sl5s. Mess pork ruled somewhat stronger. carl
advancing l0dl5, but settled back 7ISGl0, an
closed steady; cash 1l.6j@ll.7O: April 1000
il.O5; May, llIO@llSO closed ll.7O@l1.72L
Lard quiet. but steadler with prices averal
ing trlhe higher: cash and April, 6T6; Ma,
6.SO@Gs2%. boxed meats steady; dry saltc
shoulders, ib06i60; short ribs, b.S60l5. .S2I
short clear sides, 63j616iO. Whisky firm I
LIS. Sugars unchanged.