Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-01-17
Rose q Pren1Iss' Provision Market
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
OUR MIDNIGHT MARKET REPORT,
Special Dispatch to Western Associated Press,l
New YoRK, January 16.
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Special Dispatch to Western Associated PresS,l
New York, January 1s.
RAILWAY STOCKS.
The stock market has taken another spring up
ward. Bulls hope to realize by the improvement
upon covering of short contracts, and therefore
sustain the market. At the same time the Bears
think the market sufficiently short to give their
opponents the advantage and are putting out but
few options. The outside public stand aloof from
speculation, and brokers operating a rise have to
carry the whole burthen of the market. At the
morning board prices about recovered all they lost
yesterday afternoon, but the market was not &C
tive. 1t continued strong during the day but
weakened somewhat toward the close. At the last
Board there was great excitement and large bust
ness on Pittsburg.
QUOTATIONS..
The following were the closing prices at $50 IN. !:
New York Central eS54; Erie 9215; Reading 1O2;
1875; Rock Island 1917; Northwestern 3lH; do
preferred 5S$s.
GOVERNMENTS.
Governments are quiet but on the whole firm
Gold interest bonds are supported by the expecta-
tiOn of higher quotations from London by the next
steamer. BIOS were Il better. 1905 are in steady
demand.
MONEY.
Some firms having determined to employ their
surplus funds in the payment of interest on 7-30s
it has contributed further ease of money. Liberal
amounts are offered at 5 per cent.
GOLD.
Gold is firm and in better demand for custom
duties. There is little speculation and very slight
huctuation. Closed at 1897.
STATE BONDS.
State bonds dull with but few sales.
MISCELLANEOUS sHAREs.
Miscellaneous stocks were steady but generally
quiet.
PETROLEUM STOCKS.
The petroleum stock market was moderately ae-
tive tO-daV- There was a daclina on RpOnphOT RIM
and Pithole Greek, but the balance of the list was
generally firm. Sales at the following rates
Allegheny 400. Shade River 295; Southland 90;
Bennehof Run 1900; Bradley 40; Pithole Greek
1885, First National A; United States 2045; Web
ster LOG; Palmer AIS.
PETROLEUM.
The petroleum market continues dull with sales
Of 1000 bbls crude for February at S41<c and 1000
bbls refined in bond at 451ze.
DRY GOODS.
The following are the quotations from the Dry
Goods Exchange:
Brown Sheetings-Augusta A 30; Boot b "a
Bleached shirtings-New York Mills 521z; VAN
sutta so.
~Prints-Cochero Is; Hamilton rs; American "A;
Richmond 5.
Observation-Disclosures 90; Pacific 20,
Observation-Disclosures 30; Glasgow Is.
Brown Drills-Pepperell 80; Winthrop 20.
Corset ~Jcans-Pepperell SO; Bates SO.
Canton Flannels-salmOn Falls, blOsched, Al;
do. brown 81.
T~icks-Amoskeag A. SIX; do. B. 62L.
Stripas-Whittenden A. 40; Albany ~.
Dennins-Ncw York 45; Wide World 37L.
Hoopskirts-Bradley's Duplex Elleptic and En-
press Trail, 20 to so hoops, in good demand. Mey-
ers' XXI n inch tapes, 20 to 40 hoops, 4s to 20;
inch tapes IS to liz.
DIsPATCHKs.
The following dispatches were received at the
Exchange to-day:
Chicago-Trade inactive, owing to the inclemency
of the weather.
st!Louis-Trade quiet and prices tending down
on account of New York advices.
Philadelphia-Trade is dull to-day owing to the
storm. No change in prices Of cottons or woolens.
kProvidence-Trade dull. No change to note in
prices.
BaltimOre-Market inactive. No material de-
cline in goods.
Boston-Market quiet, but most styles Of goods