Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-28
Financial


The Commercial says:
The stock market has recovered its late com.
posure and hrmness. The general tone Of railroad
stock is undoubtedly decidedly strong. The STOCK
Exchange has decided TO observe Good FIR day as q
holiday, and the petroleum and mining stocks
boards have adopted the same course. The bond:
and stock of the Chicago and Great Eastern rail.
road Co: were to-day placed in the regular list Of
the stock Exchange.
BANKS and brokers report a more active demand
for money from the street, the rate, however, re-
mains steady at 7 per cent. on call. The late &C.
tive demand for prime paper has diminished the
supply Of that grade, and there is a partial scarcity
thirst class names The rate Of discount conss-
quently favors sellers, but I per cent. is still the
predominating rate, with few exceptions at ~ per
cent. Good names pass at S@9 per cent,
There is more than the usual amount Of caution
respecting dry goods paper, the result Of losses 10
VIII CHI that branch Of trade is exposed from the de-
cline in prices.
Gold has been hrmer during the morning, chiefly
from tbs scarcity aud large purchases 70 cover
short contracts. The price has ranged to-day
l26A9l2s15. Gold is loaned at e per cent. per
Exchange for to-morrow's steamer is very active
but at low rates. The fall in gold has brought in
porters in the markets, and a large supply Of bils
has enabled bankers TO sell sterling freely at IO7L.
New York sIarkeI-Mareh 81.
CoTToN-Rather more active. Sales st Ssa4Oc
for middling.
FtOvn-ln moderate demand Dull and heavy
for common gtades.
oo ~ HAs1N4arD AN tAtEh bLALes Ch.lU
/ $3.50 for extra round hoop Ohio, aud IS, B56
ll,UO for trade brands. Market closing heavy.
W~HIsKY-Steady.
Sales at 81, 2G%g2,97 for western.
WHEAr-pun, heavy aud common grades de.
Ginning, with only small sales.
club.
RYE-Dun and heavy,
| BARLEY-Duli and nominal.
HARLEY MALT-Dun and nominal.
CORS-Rather more active.
Il -, agzrD.
mixed western; &c in store and delivered.
0ATs-A shade irmer.
sUeAR-Dun. Sales of Cuba Muscovado at
I1Z@IlHc.
9otAssss-ppu. MuscOvadO at 45@4sc.
COFFEE-Dull.
PEFROLEUM-Dull
Sales at 24@25c for crude, and ss@sao for re-
RIeE-Dull
PORK-Firmer. la
Sales At s25,7592G,00 for new mess, closing
81 $z3s7E regular s2LOG92t,5 SO Cor old do. and
S2l, z69Zz,O0 Tor prims. Also, 1850 bbls new
mess Tor April, May and July, sellers option, at
BETT-Lower
Sales at SIS, OO@is,oO for new plain mess; 5000
@24,0O for new extra mess.
BEEF HAN-Heayy. Sales at SIS, 5O@37 so.
Cumberland cut at i41z6r5c;
I54@l5zSe for shOit ribbed, and l7Nc for long cut
Cur MrArs-steady.
Sales at 1Isl21 Tor shoulders. and ls@1sAe
o Idmt.
LARD-Quiet- Sales at l65la1sc. u
B~gTIrE-ooie.- Sales at z5s4sc for Ohio, and
6HEEsE-Du1. Sales at ls@22c.
FREIGHrs TO LIyERPooL-Qniet.
NY. Cattle MarkeEnareh ~.
The current prices for the week at all the mar
kets are as follows:
BEEF CATTLE-lst quality, 9head. SIS 5oA-a m. |
fair to good quality $15,5OGlS,CO common 0uality
l4,OO@l6,OO; inferior quality SI3, OUta 4 %.
Cows AND CALvEs-Extras9 head, sou, OOalOO 90. |
ISL q1ailty SsOsODGSosC9 ordinary $685. rs 90: 4
S41O0a5O,00. S
VEAL CALvEs-lst quality q n, 14aI5c; ordips.
~ quality l2915ci common quality IO5%aIILc. /
inferior quality lOGIO15c. @t
SHEEP AND LAABs-ExtraS 2 head 50 OO6i0 m
quality sT,g09S,Ooi ordinary quality s.. 500
80; common quality s5,oOG5,5 Oi Inferior quality
s~W1sE-Hesvy corn fed per 70, II%c; Light
medium 1l@llI; still fed Ie15dI1,
Ihere was a sharp reaction in the cattle market
TINS week IN consequence Of the limited re- eipts.
the total supply falling considerably short O the
requirements OF the butchers, which were rendered
greater than would have been by the extreme cold
map which set on Monday. Prices went up on
IN average Of &c on the pound, though the cattle
we're only orftaery, and common sto k sold as
as 16d1ss 2 10
Veals active I'd frmer.
Sheep and lambs in good demand, except for
stock.
Hogs active and higher as aboye. afi Tasf
Total receipts Of all stock for this week and last
This II s,ss1, cows lis. veal c.Iv..
l6. sheep and lambs 175lGL, swine 5 $50. :
Last veek-Beeyss h32a, COWS I59, veal caIve. !
o., sheep snd lambs l4,sO7, swine 1901. I
n. Y. Money MaFket-Mareh 81.
MoEE-Qoiet at sac per cent,
,s1,s1I E1cHAssE-Ip moderate request at (
SsID1fscit.d and higher, opening at 1857 ana !
u 81