Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-02-24
MARKETS BIZ TELEGRAPH.
QUE MIDNIGHT MARKET REPORT.
Especial Dispatch to Western Associated Press.
NKW YoRk, February p.

RAILWAY STOCKS.
Railway speculation opened firmly this morning,
and there was q general Improvement OF pr
cent bat business was on a very small scale, o.
eeDt on e few leading shares. After regular ses.
sion the market became weak and the advance
was not susta ned. Stocks are very plenty on the
street and brokers as Offering to lend them freely.
The market was dull at the second and last boards,
and there was but little change in quotations..
QUOTATIONS..
The following were the closing quotations at $50
p. M:
New York Central 81; Erie sos; Hudson River
I021S; Reading 99H Michigan Southern 6eX ;
Cleveland 3 Pittsburgh 7sk.
SOLD.
Opened with a strong upward teRSency, but the
Government brokers sold nearly ~ million doll
lars, which caused 3 reaction. It closed at 1861.
MONEY.
The market is steady, at ! per cent. on call, With
a fair demand.
STATE BONDS
Were quiet, but the market was hrm.
GOVERNMENTS.
Governments are dull, but generally steady.
Five-twenties were sOmewhst weaker
PErnLEUN STOCKS
Were In demand and generally hrmer. Excelsior
was quiet and rallied to l02. Oil Greek was in
large demand and rose TO SEQ. Palmer was in re-
quest at AIS. Hamilton McClintock was heavy
and ell to 400 under the pressure to sell.
QUOTATIONS..
The ether sales were at the following rates.
Bennehof Run 1850; Bliven so; Central 800;
Pithole Creek 800 Union $50; United States l6IO;
Clinton It's.
PETROLEUM
Is dull at 291S for crude and 45@47 for refined in
bond.
The following are the quotations from the Dry
Goods Exchanges:
Brown sheetings-stark A %.
Hoop Skirts-Bradley's duplex elliptic, 20 to 50
hoops, and emrress trail, LIS.
Prinis1Merrimae W 2si sPrague s311i Dunnsll
q; Arnold 10.
Brown Drilis-stark A %; Winthrop 90.
Corset Jesus-Naumkeas 80; Naumkeag Ssttsn
CaneOn Flannel-Hamilton IS; Nashua 27%.
Tieks-COBestOgs c G A 52H-
Stripes-Amoskeag As; Arasapha %; Albany 20.
DISPATCHES.
The following dispatches were received ct the
BaltimOre-Market quiet. Buyers holding off
for lower prices.
Cineinnati-Trade very dull.
New York MarkeI-Feb. ea.
OorrOs-Dull and dropping. Sales at 45@4sc for
middiing.
FLoUR-More sctive. Medium and good grades
steady, while common and inferior are loo lower.
Sales at S7,l5@7,7 30 for extra state; 50. IOG
$50 for extra round hoop Ohio Ss,5O9l0,75 for
trade brands. Market closing dull.
WHIsKY-More active and hrmer. Sales at Sc, %
g2,2s.
wHEAT-Dull and dropping. Gales Of new No. l
Milwaukee at sl,G7; common new amber Michigan
81 10.
RIE-In moderate request. Sales of Western at
T5@s2.
BARLEf-Quiet
CORN-Heavy aud dropping.
Sales at Tl@79c for unsound, 75@7s for sound
mixed western in store and delivered.
0AIs-In moderate request.
Sales At 55S54e for sound western, and ss@4s
for unsound.
c~oFFEE-Quiet, with a firm demand. Sales Of
s~UeAsz0uist and firm. Sales of Porto Rico at
MoLass,s-Quiet and unchanged.
PKTRoLEUM-Dull.
Sales at 2sc Tor crude, and 4ee for refined in
bond.
PoRk-Quiet and lower.
Sales at Szs,O0g2S 37h for new mess, closing
at s2s, 12L cash S2s,e5 for old do. So. 6O62O.75
Tor prince, and 3D. 5 for primemcss. Also. 35O0
bbls new mess for March and April, sellers and
option, at So, iZ1S92s,S7
~BEEF-Steady. Sales a. 81, uO020, 90 new Main
mess, $50 sO@z4,O 90 for new extra mess
BEEF HAMs-MOre active. Sales Of Western at
slI ,O0G41, 50.
B~AcoS-Firm. Sales at I5Lc for Cumberland
l6H@I54c for short ribbed.
Cur MEATs-Firm and more active. Sales at
LlA9l2%c for shoulders; l6%91s%c for hams.
DRESSED Hoes-Firmer. Sales at 1zZ9ISc for
LARD-Exeited and higher. Sales at I7a1oHc.
Use. 1900 bills for Marcel and April, sellers option
tg@ia}{c.
BvFrEs-Firmsr. Sales st 2ss49o for ohiO.a and
for stste.
C-HEEsE-steady. Sales at Ie92a.
Chicago Market-Feb. "a,
fLOUR-0niet.
w~HEAT-Quiet, with more sellers than buyers.
at 81 n for Mol E
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0ATs-DuI.
HIGHwTNEs-Inactiye.
PR0vIsIOSs-Mess pork dull at S2s. 81.
ENGLISH HEArs-Firm. Cumberland middlss Al
BULB MEAfs-From rough sides Iss4@I4.
GRCES MEATs-Packed, quiet.
HAMs-Salesa at 10.
LARD-Quiet, at I7L@1sc.
HoGs-Artive- sales at So, S7%.
DRESSED ~ Sales at Su, .25.
REcEIPTs-flour $500 bbls wheat Ia, son ba;
Urn % ,Opo hu.; live hogs 6,OO0; dressed hogs !, $50
sHIPNENTs-FlOur $50 bbls.; wheat II, 90 bush;
ITS 300 bush. .
n. ". Money Markef-Feb. -.
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