The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-12-17
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NEW YORK, December 16.
bales at 81 20 for middling uplands.
FLoUK-ClOsed shade nTmer on common
grades: moderate demanp Tor export
GRALS-,W Wheat-NeTy nIm and Quiet:
at 77c in store; 70c afloat for western. Com
Dull at 81 l2Cg 10 for old mixed western in
store and afloaE, and 81 UO9l Us for new mix
PRovIsIoNs-Pork-Fi mess Mt 81 30
seller January, and Sc IS seller February.
Beef-Steady and moderate demand. Cut
MeaIs-Quiet aud steady. Bacon-ln fair
request and steady prices. LaTd-Firm at
l6,49 l!c fair 10 prime steam,
DRY GOODS.
A fair business doing in staple cottons for
season; prices hardening although no ma
teriGl advance set established except on
few brands OF unDIeaChe1 and DIeRcheu mus
Inns already reported.
MONEY AND STOCKS.
MoSEY-Market active and hIm at per
cent on call. discounts fairly active Mt 799
rs PSSsTERIfsji-FIrm at slOgIsaIOg3
GOLD-Opened Tirm at 1851, advanced TO
1895, under the general impression that Seil'
atoE MOrton's bill. If adopted, will directly
however, anu the AFTERNOON reacted TO iS5,
on the report OF the senate Finance Com.
mlttee, at which rate closing TRANSACTIONS
GovERNMKNT sroCKs-Quiet and firm
GonpSns G9 psp a5 S5 s5 iG@iGs III 90
new, llOIL9 liU4; do. 81, lIU1E9IIO11i uU. rs,
llOI56 IlU5S; l0.i0s, lO5749lo51S,
STOCKS-DuIi and wIIuOut special feature;
the market was tirmer IN the forenoon ana
heavy and lower IN the afternoon. A sharp
contest is said to be going ON between the
likely in a short time 10 ELECT prices The
latter have already put out shorts To con-
we'll Rs gold, while 1900 shares of Rock IS
land were promptly delivered at call OF bulls,
showing they arc plentltuliy supplied with
cash stock. 1t il limited that lhey at any
moment may throw 1t on the market, call IN
loans and lock up gTeenOacks. Express and
miscellaneous shares dull.
ern Union Telegraph, 35; New York central,
I252k9l251<; Erie. 4JgI0Isg iGis; hudson, 1854;
Readlng SI54g96ls; 1aIlem llU; IerFS HsGte
35G3s; Wabash, oJlf91lIs; 81. Paul, 4!!s5Sf4
Fort Wayne, ITO; ONO * MIs,isslppi S9H9
29L; Michigan Central, lls55; Michigan
southern. .SG1s dS6 s Illinois CenIral l439 Ifisz;
Rock Island, lUi1sS SlUIl4; SorthwesteIn, 5o1E
6f7554; MarrleLtiI aud Cincinnati hrSt prefer
red Is.
The Milwaukee & st. Psul directors have,
II ls stated, agreed on diviuend OF per cent
in cash. and 10 per cent. on common stock
on preferred shares, and 70 per cent. in SO K
on common like stock, all subject 10 1attnca-
tion of the estockholuers.
EXPRESS sIFAREs-Wel;s. Fargo a Co., 2414
united states, 4O9Io; Merchants UnlOn' Lo74
gl5's. ,
DECEnBER 16.--FLoUR--Firn ana un-
RkTSeWheSiUFirm; No ats 81 Corn
-Steadyat Gs6yTUc. Ohts-At 6iY65c. Rye
CoTToE-Steady; In!ddIings ut 231<c
Win KY-Closss fiTmeT; sales at Soc
HOG.-Active and higher; live Is 5@9 %;
dressed nj si0 4Oil / 10: receipts 1850.
PRovIsIONs-AdvanClnR mess pork sold
al S.6 ~. now held At 81 w. Bulk Meats
HigneI; shoulders ri lOI4c for clear; l3I< g
i4iSc for clear Tib ani clear. Green Meats
In demand at 9. l2It and lS5<c. Lari-ln nc
tive dema.-d at l7c for keItIe, and l6ISc for
BUITER-Scarce and firm at 80 q i1c.
EGGS-At &c; fair supply.
UILS-Linsesd 0ll--F'Tm nt 81 Orsl u
Lard Uil-At 81 3SGtl 10; good demand.
CIR RICERIE5-Unchanged and q LET
9GGaASSE~FHmi lilo q buying
PI1 IM1oSETsMarket remain j5s.e. az lOsIl
per cent.
DECEMBER 16.-FLoUR-Quiet at 50 s59J Il
for fair 10 g0OI spring extrs-.
GRAIS.-Wneat-SO. 1 quiet at 81 2lLGI
%; NO. 2 opened qu!es At 81 l5la, decilu=u
since cnAnRe at 81 l5l4. COrn-Q IIeL, Ine de
mand chiefly for new at a decline of l@l1zc
sales at Ig95lc, closing at soc; old stead
aud quiet at SUGsSlc for NO. 1; ear sold at 52@
sic on track; kan dried NEGLECTED. and noun
nally unch anded. UaIs-UnsetLed and quiet
sales made at 46G 1870 in regular. and at Itz4,
in special house,, cIusiuR at 4665i61Ec. Rye
Rather quiet aud declined lSG2 per bushel
NO. opened Mt 81 Is, out closeu quiet at 81 IL
Bar!ey-Iu better request and more active a
a decline OF 59Ie per busnei; 30; sold a
81 53GIl 5SIl, and rejected at 81 33dl a., clos
ing aLSl IS Tor So.2.
Toledo.
DEcEvRER l6.-FLoUR-QuIet.
notwithstanding; duII and heavy
and gaE7c lower but closed iTmer with &c O
the decline recovered: sales OF amber at 81 q
81 50; for all December 81 a: for all January
81 75tSl 50. comic lower: new at 6Se: new
rejected at 6i965c. OaIs-LOweE at 5Yc fo
NO. and MIcnlgRu- kye-UnehanRed al
81 bic for Michigan.
SIC.
DEcElrBEr 16-Flonf-FIrmer, with moi
% GaAIMS@1heat-Firm IN and unchanged
Corn-UEchRnged At 7I@sOc. Oats-Un
changed a 5TS65e. Rye-F.rm at 81 20. Bar
ley-UnchaneSd.
VHIsKY-Fnm at s4c.
PRoYisiOSs-POrk-A to S2G EOd
q o.. BacOn--Very little out OF smoke ant
prices nominal: Bulk Meat,-hlSher at 10y
ai054c Tor SHOULDERS, and l+IzS iII4c for Gear
'LARD-Pirm at l6c
BunaIo.
DECEMBER lG-FLouR-Sieady: sales Min
nesota bakers at . g; city ground spring &c
IS.-Wheat-Inactive; car lots No.
Chicago 81 80. COrn-Easier; sales fivs car
OF new on track at SDs; old u in store. Oat
Nominal at G6c.
PORR-S5 co.
LARD-I5SloHc.
HIGH WINES-Sl %.
Milwaukee.
DKcEMRER lG-Flour-Steady at yester
WnEAT-FIrm at 81 q for No. in store.
rs Bales JQte Wool TW1ne