Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-12-04
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
QUIZ MIDNIGHT HARRIET hEpssr.
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NEW YORK, December ?.
RAILWAY STOCKS.
Railway speculation was dull this morning, and
there was a general decline early in the day. The
general dullness Of Wall street was slightly relieved
today BY a batch Of sensation rumors from Wash
ingtop- The eeeTetery's report was said to be
strong on contraction, while the Presidents mes
sage favored the enforcement Of the Monroe doc
trine to such an extent that the French minister
had demanded his passports. These reports caused
some slight fluctuations in the stock market.
The following were the closing prices at 4:3OP p. NJ.
New York Central g714; Erie 9lH; Hudson River
1857 Reading ll5h Michigan Southern 75l<;
Cleveland and Pittsburgh 925s Rock Island 1863;
Northwestern 353s do. preferred CO.; 1T. Wayne
1854; Canton 4512; MariPOsa l53s; Ohio & Missis-
sippi certificates Is,
FREAsURY BUSINESS.
The Assistant Treasurer to-day redeemed 1924 800
of per cent. notes.
Closed firmly at 14sH@14sA.
MONEY.
Money market very easy at 7 per cent-, and some
balances were let at 8 per cent.
STATE BONDS.
State Bonds dull and steady.
MISCELLANEOUS SHARES.
Miscellaneous shares generally lower, with less
doing.
PETROLEUM STOCKS.
At the Petroleum board there was some activity
in Oceanic and Bennehoh Run, but the balance Of
the list was quiet.
The following were the rates of sale:
IvanhOe no; Kentucky $40; Palmer 265; Ben
nehoh Run 1900 buchanan Farm 20; Bradley rs;
Provost llZ5; Cherry Run 20 Empire City IS;
Fee Simple 20; First National As; Hammock $40;
Germania 81; Highgste IS; Manhattan AZ; Oceanic
"a; MingO 560i Oil Greek $50 Pithole Greek I4O7 +;
Shade River 27i Northern Light 800; Uaited States
$3.50; Webster 100.
PETROLEUM.
Crude is in fair request but refined is less active.
Sales 2UOO bbls crude on the spot at 44c 1000 bbIs
all the month at 6l%; 1000 bbls for January at
4eZ, and 1000 bbls refined in bond at 6s@OO.
DRY GOODS.
The following are the quotations from he Dry
Goods Exchange:
Brown sheetings-ApplstOa's A. s21z; 10. H. 81;
Booth 20; do. o. "A.
Bleached ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS As; wiIliamsviIs
SCI Lonsdale 3d. Hifis 30; ~; Bartlett 3lh-
Prints-Merrimacs W q; Cochero ~; Sprague
23Ll; Dunn 22A.
Standardization Wooden Co. %; Lancaster
&c; Glasgow, %; Hartford y.
Colored Cambrie-Washington %; Portland 10.
Brown Drilis-standards IS; Lack II. 80; Fair
Corset Jeans-Peppered 40; Newmarket 33Is;
Kicks Amoskeag d. ~; Swift River IS; Albany
%.
Stripes-Thresded 40; Cassvile IS.
Canton Flannels-salmOn Falls bleached so; do.
DO. brown 42h.
spool G~ottol-Coat's 1917; Winiamartic 90.
Hoop skirts-Bradley's Duplex Elliptic, 20 to so
hoops, sT15 to los per dozen hoops; Meyers 1 X L
10 Hoe; Empress trail lbs.
DISPATCHES.
The following dispatches were received at the
Exchange to-day
Chieago-Trade quiet, it being Saturday. The
weeks business has shown more activity in wooden
goods.
Phiiadelphia-Cotton goods unsettled and dull
Buyers holding of for lower prices. Woolens quiet.
LOuisyille-Week's trade very fair. Prints p
to q; s~heetings 81 to 81.
Money easy.
Enthusiastically dull. Cotton market quiet.
BOston-Market closes cheerfully and stock will
be reduced Prospects are that gods will be higher.
The Rost has the following review of the weekly
Wholesale market
There has been a depression in the -four market
during the week, owing to large arrivals and great
increase Of stock. Some grades have declined 81
per barrel The stock now exceeds half a million
bbls.
Wheat has arrived freely and has been pressed
upon the market, particularly common qualities.
These have deelined from 5 70 Toe per busheI. The
fall In prime qualities from 2 to &c. At concession
more business was done for export.
Barley has arrived largely and declined rapidly.
Market closed heavy at concession.
Rye has also arrived freely and rapidly declined.
Oats are hrm and 29Sc hover, owing to liberal
offerings.
Corn, Notwithstanding the active demand. has
declined 2@3c per bush, and the market is heszv
at the decline. Stock very large. Sales IS .onn5
mixed have hesR made at 95996c. NeS corn has
arrived freely aud is in excellent condition owing
to the dry season This Is selling at 92ag3c.
Pork market has been active up to Wednesday
Prices have declined "a per barrel since that time.
Market closed quiet.
The Commercial says:
The stock market shows less hrmness than yes
terday. In regular transactions the prevailing
disposition was TO sell. The clique in Cleveland /
PittsbuTg are sellers Of cash stock in time transac-
tons Bull cliques are the only operators and put
a good line of long options, especially on Cleveland
& Pittsburg, Michigan Southern, Northwestern
preferred and Fort Wayne. The prevailing dispo-
The railroad list was generally about u per cent.
Miscellaneous stocks were dull and mostly a frac-
ton lower.