The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-12-29
From Nov York.

New, YoRK, Dec. 2s-Nearly 5000
bales OF Government cotton Were sold
to-day at auction. Memphis middling
fair brought 59Nc; strictly middlinS
625<; low middling 501S, and ordinary
The official accounts of Simeon ORA.
per, as Collector of this port, to Septem-
Der, 1885, have been audited aud APP
proved at Washington and the bonds
given by his sureties have been re-
leased. . :
A correspondent, whom the editor of
the Evening Post says Is responsible,
writes that Mr.. Harlan has no Intention
Of resigning and Mr.. Doolittle will not
under any circumstances leave his
place In the Senate.
Several merchants of this city, largely
interested in the trade between the
United States and Chill, recently adj
dressed a letter to Secretary Seward,
soliciting the friendly Intervention of
the Government of the United States
with the view of mitigating the heavy
losses to the commerce of citizens of
this country likely to arise from the
Spanish Gillian difficulties. The Sec
rotary replied that the officers of the
Government of the United States have
already been rendered to that effect and
are being continued with deep Interest
and not without the hope eventually of
securing a result satisfactory to their
interests and to those of the United
States.
The Commercial says the stool.
market shows rather more activity and
hrmness-the result apparently of the
growing ease in money. There are,
however, as yet no Indications of any
important clique movement, every
thing of the kind being left over
to the next week, which is generally
looked to for the starting of an active
speculation in the railroad list. The
chief movement was upon the New
York Central-the purchasers of which
were quite large on anticipation of a
favorable result of the Legislature at
Albany relative to the road, This.
however, IS the old cry and no better
grounds for confidence apparently than
heretofore. Government stocks are not
anecteu by the adverse tone of the Lon
don adVtces. There is a steady demand
for government stocks now in all pnrts
OF the country, and the larger dealers
anticipate higher quotations. Railroad
bonds continue dull. Bank stocks are
hrm and are held out of the market in
anticipation of the January interest,
Inc miscellaneous list is quiet, but
generally firm.
The money market continues easv ::
the demand from stock brokers is quite
moderate and largely supplied at s per
cent. on prime collateral, perc cent, be-
ing an exceptional rate. TIE increased
supply of money, though accompanied
WITH a reduced supply of paper. has
produced no quotable change in the
rates of discount, though there is more
disposition to take bills at the old rate.
The banks are not receiving any large
amount of endorsed paper from the
Western Banks. Indeed the indications
all around betoken general quiet of
business. Prime bills are quoted at =
per cent; other grades at 1O@I5per cent.
The advices of a growing strinHency in
money at London, has rather strength
ened the rates for foreign exchange.
There is, however, no pressure for re-
mittances from this side, and conse-
quently the increased demand has re-
suited from the tenor of the news,
Leading bankers are asking l O9L for
sixty days sterling.