The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-22
STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS,
A Heavy Decline In Prices Through
L, oil Iat

a Heavy Decline In Prices Ihrougn-
out the Whole List.
New York, Sept. 21.-What has been ex-
pected and foretold, and what the bull
operators in the stock market have vain
ly sought to avert. came to pass today
The reactionary spirit took hold of the
market, and heavy decline resulted In
the level of prices throughout the whole
list The heaviest losses are In those
stocks that have undergone tho most
marked advances. That the movement
of the market today is a natural and
inevitable development of the progress to-
wards improvement in business and in
dustry which is going on in the country
is obvious A sustained upward course
of prices Is almost always unchecked IN
Ill II has exceeded the reasonable Valua-
ton The conviction has been gathering
strength for a long period that prices of
stocks were passing beyond this limit and
that reaction was imminent, Manipuia-
ton by powerful financial interests is one
thing that has deferred it, Another thing
has been the continued plethora and
cheapness of money. inviting to contin'
ued speculation. The marking up of call
loan rates yesterday and their continu-
ance at high level today crystalized
into certainty the impression In many
minds that prices of stocks were excess
sively high, and as a consequence the
demand TO buy fell below the offerings
to sell Closing bids;
BALTIC. & Ohio. 10 Lehigh Valley. 3Gas
Chesa. * Ohio. 2;ss N. ]. Central. 9cls
Del. 81 Hudson, liIA N. Y Central. .1llh
D.. l.. & W.....l59Is Pennsylvania :. 57h
Erie. ........... 1GB Reading. I'd pr. SO
Lake Erie & w. 20 ST. Paul......... 9Sh
General Markets..
Philadelphia, Sept. 2l,-Flour weak;
winter superiine, So 50aS.75. do. extras,
$3.75@3s0; Pennsylvania roller clear, $3.50
OATS; do. straight, S.75Q490 western
winter, clear, s4.50Q4.75; do. straight. SAFE
as; city mills, extra. s3Sodp4. Rye flour
firm, but quiet. at $3.50 per barrel for
choice Pennsylvania. Wheat declined;
contract wheat. September 9dlaQ95.ac !;
No. Pennsylvania and No. Delaware
red. spot aGi4@9G1ac.; M. red May,
9iAc; do. September. 9Se.; do. October.
9G4,c.: do. December. 95c. Corn declined;
steamer corn. spot, 32hM32lac.; No. 2
mixed. September 3Sa4 G3ic.; No. yellow
for local trade, Csc: October, Sac; No
vember S5isc,, December, SGc. Oats quiet
and steady; No. white, CARROTS, 2Gk@27c.
No. white. September to December. 2Gia
@27c. No. 8 white. 26l4426l2c.; track white
26t.fl33cS. track mixed western. 2ll2u 2Gc
Hay in fair request for good, choice tim
othy, $l2gl2.50 for large bales. Beef firm;
beef hams. s21.JnG2S. Pork dull; old mess
$9Qg.25; new mess. s975Ql0. Lard easy;
western steamed, s4.Ssu5 Butter firm;
western creamery, 13U25c.: do. factory,
9dl2i.c.; Elgins zoe; imitation creamery,
11IaGlic.; New York dairy, 1lalSc. do.
creamery, l3n2oc. fancy prints iobbing at
22t25c.; do. extra Pennsylvania, whole
sale, 2lc. Cheese steady; large white
9isc.: small white, 9iac.; large colored
9lsc.; small colored, 9i2c.; part skins, $50
&c; full skins. 3l144c. Eggs firm; New
Yorl. and Pennsylvania, l6iaul9c.. west
crn. fresh. 1TUl7Rc. Potatoes firm; Jer-
seys s2,25 Long Island. s25On2 rs: sweets
81 3aIl50. Tal!ow nominal; city, 9&c.:
country, SIC. Turpentine firm at 30a46
3l4c. Cottonseed oil firm, prime summer
yellow, 2GlEc.: off summer yellow. 25laD
95c. Pig iron warrants barely steady at
sos bid and $7g5 asked Copper un-
changed at $ll25 Tin unchanged at $l3 rs
bid and $3.50 asked. SpeIter unchanged
at sl25Q4.35. Lead tirmer at S.27ia1432H
Tomatoes, per box or crate as TO quail
ity. 50GlT5c. Long Island and Jersey cab
bage, per 100. 81. Coffee closed barely
steady; September. sjl5; October. $6i5GD
$50, November. $615; December, Sc 55aD
Gr5; January. Sc. i0uG75. March. $6gJu1.
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