The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-12-06
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL.
MARKETS. ny TELEGRAPH.
splrit OF the New YorK Mnrket,


Spirit of the New YORK Market,
DECEMBER 5.-The Post says: Anincreased
demand Tor currency ut the West to move the
hay crop has sprung up within the last few
days. The prospectus OF a first mortgage, 7
per cent, loan free of Government tax of the
st. Louis, Jacksonville * Chicago Railroad, Is
advertised here.
DRY GOODS.
The dry goods market WIS quiet but steady
with fair tTade. The meeting OF Congress
and the Presidents message was entirely
Mitnout enect upon the market. Win low
er prices for cotton, dry goods must naturally
soften little, but holders are too confident
TO learn any prospect of any further decline
than The decline in raw material, aud the
actual cost of production is reduced. The
margin OF profit In the manufacture OF cot
ton goods is reported MS great enough to war.
rant mills running on reduced time. Some
mills are freputing lower wnges as n prefer
able step to stopping, and throwing numbers
OF poor people out of employment.
Brown sheetingS and shITtings are quiet
with the exception of standard and other
leading prime marks which are &c higher in
JobbeTS' hands. In bleached shirtings and
Sheetings there is a light, steady business
i'rintS are without quotabe change. Trade
Is quite uniform in ticks, nut stripes are with.
out particular moment. There Is little or no
demand for canton flHuuels, and quotations
are nominal. In cambdcs and seliseas there
Is steady demand from home dealers, aud
prices are steady. Drills are quiet and lower
The price OF deniIns and cottonadeS will be
reduced little to correspond with the prices
of other goods Wooden goods are unpTece-
depted. The mlldlweather OF the entire sest-
goods. The short time OF some mills and
stopping OF Others Is somewhat favorable TO a
better market, and holders of goods show n
better feeling, Delaines and liuseys are In
only moderate supply, but sufficient for
present light trade. In cloths and CaSSImCrS
but few goods are called forexcepting leading
styles for immediate manufacture into clOth-
Ing or some other grades for ready made
clothing Tor spring trade. The market for
from lighter importations, and Il rather more
prevailing demand consequent upon lower
prices. Fashionable styles of goods are steady
ana not very abundant, but most other goods
are very low. The auction sales for TO NOR
row are a special sale OF British, French and
German dress goods, silks, shRwls, &c; sale Of
black ribbons, a sale OF blankets, and a sale
OF hosiery and common low goods.
REGULAR REPORT.
CoTToE-Lower; better demand; 331S995Ilc
for middling. =,
Fourth rather better request but prices
are generally without decided alteration;
market closing heavy; xtra state SO 65@tlO 20;
s. 50gl0 60; choice do $40 7UglI 50, round hoop
OHIO sl09l %; trade brands sI2 2OGl3.
GRAIS-Wheat-There Is little more
steady feeling to-day but transactions have
only Oeen 10 q very limited extent; 81 90 for
CON. s,n No; Milwankes: Rye-Heavy and
tive at lower prices; 90dt9Ic for Canada West
in bond, and 81 10 for Canada West free. Bar
ley Malt-Dull. Corn-MOderately active at
about previous prices: 81 Is for shipping
mixed western IN store; 81 l5di IL for do
atioat and 81 10 for white western in store
Oats-Declining; 0l@B2$c for Chicago and
Milwaukee; 6259Cg63c for new Ohio.
PRovIsIoSs-Pork : Opened heavy but
closed with less tirmneSS; go 3Ol12O 30 Ter new
mess; $40 62g2D 50, for old do, closing mt so 10
regular ana SID for pTiTAe. BeeE-DuII and
heavy; unchanged: Cut Meats-Heavy and
dull; 9gl0Mc for shoulders and llal3c for
hams. Bacon--NOminal. Dressed HOGS
Quiet; SI<@014 for western. Lard-More ac-
tive but heavy at ll1S@l3c.
BUTrER-Dull at i592Sc for Ohio; 2ssa3Gc for
State and 4O9ti5c for Orange county pals.
GIEEsE-Quiet at SgI6E5c.
WHISKY-Dull DOTniUalINy
IILAALLow--ln moderate request at 81 l8IE6
LEATHER-fIemIocll Sole outlet and prices
without decided alteration.
NAVAL SToRES-1eavy at 7057lc for spirits
tuTPentine ana 81 21Gl0 70 for rOsin.
WooL-In fair request and steady at 45d67c
FOR domestic fleece; 45G50c for pulled; 2ISt2Sc
fo y, Texas; 2I@Slc for California.
GROCERIES Coffee More active. Drices
rnther heavy. Sugar-In moderate reSt,gst:
Cnba 91Idl01zc. MoIasses-DuIl and heavy:
saleS by auction OF 100 bbls New Orleans at
trs@S0ci iJO Dds Cuba at 589o5c; and 51hhds
81 PErRoLEUM-DuIIa Mt zoe for crude and 82as
SIC for refined in bond.
o FREI IGl TO t1yERPooIr-.Fir at Sd for
corn, ~ for barley, per san; ~ for wheat
and corn per steamer.
MONEY AND STOCKS.
MoNEY-RatheE more active, at 6g7 per
cent: sterling-Flrm but quiet at 1872
GoLD-Lower; opening at 1909, declining
to lSs4, and closing at 1857.
At the second board Gold was 1881
STOcKs-LoweT; Rock Island 1867; Fort
Wayne 4D5ls; y Northwestern 1875; do Preferred
20; Illinois Central ll71<; Hudson l2OGS; Siichi-
gan southern SJ5S; Reading lllL: Erie SIJs:
New YORK Central ll2;; ohio & Mississippi GER
GOVERNMENT SToCRs-SIxes of 1881, cou-
pons 1885 Sixes OF 1881, registered. 1857 5-Js
coupons OF lss2, lOSE; do, 1854 1865; do, 1885,
Buffalo.
DECEMBER 5.--FLoUE-Quiet;N No. spring
Sll: western spring, bBkerS, $40.
IL flI los
terms, C6Tn-Held by cargo at 81 90. ear Iots
q 10. OaIs-Inactive at about soc barley
s s!aIe n 70; Canada held at 81 OO9l o. Rye
PEoyIsIoEs1 aProrls-s2l So Lard-Iic.
WHISRY-S2 %.
DECEMBER 4.-ReceIpts of Hogs to-day 1000 |
head. SaleS at 81; market at close 81.