Currency nixes, 1XSH bid; fours coupons, 120J4 ;
fours and 1U?4 bid.
Tne stock market opened quiet with Erie and
Jersey Central hhaies strong, but shortly after
the opening a dhpatch Irom Chicago announcing
that the Rock Inland railroad had cut rates on
freight to Oinulia fully 40 per cent, resulted In a
raid on the Oiangers and a decllno of to i
'ler ce .t. At tlm first call a buying of Jeney
Central and Erie was begun, and continued wltn
lutl.ttle Interruption until noon. Ths buying
resulted In stiffening up tho list, and at tho hotit
named )t Ices wero tip H to 9 per cent. Tne market
has since continued strong.
Bur. & Quuuy....l34 Missouri Pacific. 107
Canadian faciilc B3 N. Y. & Erie
Canadian Southern 43M N. Y. Central. .. 10u
central r.iemo..., aosu. .k (.'nan. ...
Chicago & Alton 13'J Northweste u
U. C. V. A. I mi Northern faclflo au
Del. & Ison..., twi, do preferred Siy
Del.. Lack JCW...180$ft Ohlo& Miss ..... uy
Demerit Klu Q Ohio Central,
Erie seconds.... , Pacific Jlall,
East TeunebS ev Heading
Illinois Outrul . Hock Island lSi
Jersey Central ,. St. Paul . w
Kansas & Texas. do preferred
Lale Shore Texas & 1'acillo..
Louis Wile & Nash Union I'aclfto.. .. , St)
Mich. Central 74 Western Union... , 07
ClUClUIIHtl.
FLOUR-Faney, SS.'MiJl.SS: faintly, 53 60
3.M.
WHEAT No. 8 red, C9S76CS No. 2. W37S3.
J mixed. 37Hj(533c; No. J mixed,
88wyc
OATS-No. 3 mixed, 3131c; No 8 mixed,
8WVc: . "lilte, 3J(!0.i3lio.
fOIlK.lainUy, Sll.UiXaM.liirt; regular, $10.37
tg(ioai!.
clear sides, 7.12$7.15o. '
WftOkjc.
CHEr.BU1'rlme to choice Ohio, 07c; Northwestern,
8-'.VJ.
POULTRY Spring ohlrkeni, 51.2S2.60;
to rail old, W.73 3.J.00; prlmu to uhulce, $3 30
(93.73; duos, x! 00.fW.UO; llvttturJteys, 5c.
