The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-12-29

legal rate In currency was paid with com
per cent. These are among the dearest ratei
| ever paid in Wall street, and there can be nC
| permanent Improvement until after the
quarterly bank statement is made, as most oi
| tue banks are poor. After bank hours It.Ia.
per cent; was bid for money for tomorrow
iS M IN 1Se re very dull, the nominal rate
sTERLISG-pnil at loslt tGll lOsIs,
/ COLDS wlthoutdecidedc change and quite
dull, though the undeTtone Is strong In. ex
tremes To-day aye l3i%4Sl3 closing rates
| l3I1h6l35
G0YERNMENT sToCKs-StrOup. actIve and
| higher; leading dealers report extenFiye iu-
| vestment; demand principally for Issues on
which interest is due January lst. Tnefe hal;
also been considerable purchases on specn9
| latIve account. Coupons 81. llf49ll5: do.
62 lIl@lll14; do. 81, los; do; ;65, IG.I.GS
llll4: do. IS. lllI9llIIlIi 10 IOs, loI114SlOd.
sroC6S-Ihe market was active and buoy
aIrHg NE RogR ta Ssw 1G6
ern, Northwestern. and Ohio & Mississippi az
the leading shares, while pittsburgh, CIeve-
largely dealt in and a higher market con-
tlnueu until after the second regular Board, (,
at which the Central sold at ibSls, Ohio &
Erie 4Oss; Toledo i0II 1cI IOIIs; Northwestern
Sll4, anu preferred S3iS; Rock Island lO75ss.
a ugntness III money, and closed unsettled
$50 Prices: Pacific Mail llSauSlt: Western
tTal, l6S14@l5S5s; Erie, 3yssaSgIs; Hudson,
1910 1917; Reading, 9S1S99SI4; 1erre HRute,
Paul 6SSS6sE; f Fort Wayne. oIflnSti finfS.sftiis g:
Ohio a mississippi, 3.1sG3l1<; Michigan
Central, III@lI4lS: Michigan Southern. slssz
GSIss; ILLINOIS Central lilGe lis; titIsburg, S3S
9S3i4; Toledo, lOO1S9 1907: Rock Island, 49,
9ldb; Northwestern, ~ sITgls.
The Indications are Luat the two great
cliques controlling the Erie and Central,
Grand bnii ma ni9n iHnfGiet n are Intending
enable them TO unload respectively OF Erie
anu central at nigh figures. AS yet the
movement is mostly in favor or Western
Hopes arc entertained OF a favorable SET
uement OF the affairs OF LathrOP, Ludinston
q Co. A statementOf their affairs is soon TO
be laid before their creditors
EMPRESS SHARES-Wells. Fargo & Co. 255{
S26; American, II; Adams. ISIzCfiStt; United
states, 45Si6; Merchants Union, le@l5A.
Cincinnati.
DECEMBER 2S.-FLoUR-Unchang fam
lily s. 5O9SOO.
GRAIS-Wh Whoat-DuII at 81 =5 for No. / red. |
Closed hImer and III demand at 81 IS for |
No. !, bull 1t is held higher. Oats-Duu ut 90 |
GLBlc. Barley-Unchanged anu quiet.
CoIToE-Unchanged; middlIng 2E4c.
WIIIs6Y-Firm nj 81 %.
HoGs:-Firmer; live sold at sIoCf 10 so; dress-
ed SlI 2o@l2tO. Receipts l2O head.
rRoNISIoSs-Still unsettled. though hrmer /
f. ling, but some forced sales OF country |
IL sats unsettled the market; bulk EldeS,
three weeks IN salt, country, sold at l21<c,
and shoulders, fully cured, Mt 10 5-lUc, but on
and sides l3c, and hams HISc; country pack
ed mess pork sold at 81, but city sold ut SIS.
Lard Prime kettle sold at I71SC, and steam
nj lTc, but 1t is generally held &c above these
rates; there was no consumptive demand,
and spectators are timid. though tile eG-
treme light receipts OF hogs make more rest
less under the impression that possibly the
hogs are nearly all IN.
BurTER-FlTm ut 369iOc for fresh.
OILs-LiGseed on--Held at 81 Os in a large
way. Lard oii-sI SOL 50. Petroleum-29Gs
S0c for refined.
GRocEKIEs-QuIet. Sugar-Shade easier.
Coree-FIrm at 2lCs25c,
GoLD-Iitf buying.
ENcHASoE-Dnlla and rates unchanged.
Toledo.
DECEMBER 2S.-FLoUR-QuIet.
GRAIS-W at &c lower; sales OF
amber at 81 $50 so; cloIing at inside nguresi
no, 2 Ohio ut 81 Us; No. 2 spring At 81 80;
Sc for new; sales OF new at 6eIz9 6S1Sc7 new
yellow ut Csc; do rejected at 5sc- OAts-lc
better; Michigan Mt 59c. Rye-Lower; No.
SEEDs-CIover Seed--At SIS 50.
HoGs--Dressed Hogs--Unchanged at lO4@
sEovrsIoSs-Porlz--25e lower; sales of new
at $3.50.
st. Louis.
DECEMBER 2S--GRAIS--W Wheat--Quiet
OIts-AL 5i15sc. Rye-Unchanged at sI 25.
wHIsKT-At 9sc-
POrk-NOminal at ssS %. Bscon--shouIders
At l3l4c; clear sides at 17I9c. Lari-At l7c.
HoGs-Unchangeda at 99s1Sc-
milwaukee,.
DECEMBER 2S.-FLoUR-Duu and prices
GRAISNW Wheat-Firm at 81 20 for No. in
BunaIo.;.:.
DECEMBER 2s.-Market generally sing
nent, quotations unchanged.