The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-12-22
GONHERCAl AND FNANgIAI,.
aARnErs By TMEGRAPlI.
REw YoRK. pecember q.

lower sales Of ! 500 bales at 211{925Xc for
FLoUR-oioseddu dun At 4saIOe lower. -,
rS-Wheat-Dun and declining foT
spring; and quiet and steady for winter; No.
q 6S92 10. Rye-Quiei and steady at So for
western. Oats-Dun ana heavy at I5a763Sc
in store, and 7I1z97se for western ahoat.
mixed western I'm store and 1aoat, and 95c9
Sr0O for new mixed western.
new mess at ~ % regular. and 81 Is for Feb
TuRgy delivery. Beef-MDdefate request and
unchanged. Cut Meats5DpIl and unehang-
At I79I75$e for fRir 10 prime steam.
E98S-ksteadY at $50 939cs
.aeas AOSEY AID sTOCKs. ssisa +
hoHEY-Active at per cent. currency to
locking up OF greenbafss caused some aP-
sTERITNa-Adyaneed to lesseaIDgl< for
prime % days bills and llo5S. for snort SIGHT.
This has had eject on gold, which opened
Irregular and unsettled at 1915. but suhse-
Quenfly advanced to 1S53<, closing at ISS5ka
lS53S. Cash gold CONTINUES plenty.
GoEERHhCRNF STUCKs-MoTe active; and 9SS
S1iy erss option. Coupons 81. iissSs ii95S: do.
"a. ll01{ l1Q5<; do. 'B4. 1C67S91b6sz; 90. '65,
90; 60; %, ue9llO1ss;
SrooKEEhe stock exchange this moEninE
was the seene of the widest exnltemenf, the
ne fress1fer Tt Of tle New YoIS taniTsI n z
card bearing this date, that AZ a meeting Of
the directors nf the ruad, on the 18Th 1fIsi., n
Rlso e4sh dIY4dena OF 4 per can't, payable
febrpary 2Ot1, on the old stock aud on the
pew scrip certificates. a scrip dividend b
eerafesie siEnee % s. ~ Pl,,5sI11 0I o,ii
Treasurer Of Ene company. Il dss1S5ss mat
amount Of stock held BY him, and that the
same dividend sllatt h4EeAlllsr be paid theres
on as fs declared on the old capital Stock,
and that the certificates may be, Rt the oP-
ton OF tho company converted into stock,
whenever the company shall be authorized
toinerease itseapttal u an amount sufncient
forsueh conversion. This dividend Was an
Astounding surprise not to only majority of
the stock Operators At the Exchange, but to
denc6 or the controlling owner In the road.
Some OF the directors deny that at the close OF
dend was 70 be edecIATed; and Il Is reported,
but the truth Of the report we eannoB Vouch
for, that the meeting OF The directors was
Of their number that every thing had been
prepared for the Immediate contamination
OF the scheme, aud that the business was
grades OF probability are current. among
Inem one that recently there has been O pef-
and the Vanderbilt party. This theory 4
sustained py the factthAt the brokers nEm
OF the nTst named were conspicuous pur.
chaseI6 OF New York Central during the past
week. a large number of new certificates
were issued this morning At the otnc9 OF The
Union Trust Com Pany. nolders OF the stock
any LEGAL proeesdnEs can be insttlutad 10
prevent the issue. IL has been 80 often re-
SIared. and 50 ofIen dslerred, that Wall street,
RlfhOuRh believing that 1t would ultimately
be done, had become ind Inherent TO the report
used 10 friehten speculative sellers Of stock
into covering. Tne consequence Is that .
large number have bean enlTaPped and must
sustain heavy Losses. On Saturday evening
The closing quOtati0ns were 1854 1856 this
morning earliest sales at lsS9l6o. and the
subsequent counse ot the STOCK was As I0lloNe.
After the hrst open Board, and before ths
regular B0hid, the stock broke 70 1863, but
subsequently, returned TO l5l1S. The decline
lesai pToceedings were 70 be instituted ana TO
prospects of q comp pllcAted Itgaron. a res
oluaon was pasSea IN ne open ts9td direei.
Ihss regular Board In neaAId 70 calling the
stock exsdiVEdeEd tO-moTroW, At the same
tune y was agreed = sho9a 5e eaiisd to-aay
OF the STOCK it was l5l149l54i Transactions
very heavy and attendea with great excite
ment. The Eettlements OF the shorts were
| generally made At $50. Several failures are,
however, Teported, none. OF an important
| charstfef. Judge Barnart to-day issued an
o-tis,5 I,Isy, s,TIiCafIfii of Issrr n JenlCs
retnrnRote December -, directing the ottcers
| OF toe Central 10 show cause why the eom-
/ pany snould not be restrained from issuing
i Certificates on more than twenty-three mil
/ lions or stock. The order has not yet how
ever. been served. 1t eorresPondS with q
\ ny intend 10 strictly observe both Between
| twelve and fourteen millions of stock have
already been presented 70 lhe union 1I9st
1 delivered on Ehe same. The sudden Itss In
L Central has caused nrmneSS In the balanee
OF tine list, CHIEFLY by stimulating puTcha aseTs
| 70 cover previous speculative sales. The
l largest dealings next TO Central were 10
/ Northwestern, Rock Island, Michigan south-
i 8 "a and 81. PanlI all Of which advanced.
/ Paciac Mail buOyant, at close Of the market
eXcited and strong on New York Central and
Rock Island. Express shares neglected.
/ Eaart K1VAa
/ efn Union Telegraphi S374 93s54i New YoIh
| Central 1531<8lS4; ETte, 3ss reading Ss1z9
| Paul, 6S96I1E; Fort Mayne. lll119lll9li vhi5
l2l<@lE55S Michigan southern sI5<9sI9S
| TTOIefio S81Sf597; xsoeiE Island, Ilf54@IL1
| Northwestern, 7S5<9IB1k; COlumbus, Chlca
go & indianapolis Central so1S.. ...,
4 EXPRESS SHAREa-Ameucan 4094H
Adams 4s5<9fgx; United states, 459f5i Mer
chAnls niOnii55s9ls.
4 Cincinnati.
| DrcEMBER gL-FLoUR-UDehan ant
GsAIs-Whest-Unehansed and quiet
Cmn-FlFm At Zoe for ear, and ItC for shelled
Rye-Dull: no. at 81 3S. oats-Quiet n
6396ic for 30 /. B1Tiey-Nomtnhhy IN
CoTTos-FGm and in good dsmand a
WHIsKY-In rs y coed demand at fuu rates.
HoGs-4iye At g z6S9 %; dressed Al ~ 94e
i PRovtsroEs-QuIei; speculative dernani
has ceased and hardly anything dent
Mess Pork-Ctiy packed offered ~ 81: bul
} I41<c for sides Bason-SoId, 70 come out o
smoke ten days hence at 14e for shoulder
MsSIs-Elrm: scld AZ 91S9l0c for shoulder
j and 1f5I0lBo for sides and 149l4Ac 10
I hams. Lard--HeId a E1E9lse lor pTim
! steam, and Kettle rendered no demand.
BuTTKK-In demand at Ss9lge.
5l CHEEsE-In good demand ut I71z9l9a
nj APRLEs-6reen Apples-SoaLee, and prtm
. = TO cnoica would bring s. o06Sc9
OIE-Linseed On-Held AZ 81 o. LaI
Otl-Firrn Al 81 4J5l 50.
: GEEDs-No change
! 3ohD-lS5 buying.
ExcHANGE-Duh At 1sSl-lO discount buI
~ nSoSsr-Markst very close at 1oal2 p
e cent hand 10 borrow; good paper ofeIs on q
e street at lxSA per cent. per month,
: Toledo.
DEcExBEE z:-ELoUR-QuIet
GRAIN Whe1t-2e lower amber at 81 u
!. &c; No. sPring at 81 81; NO. Sd0SI 70. CO
:. l-Snade lower; new at e5lSsI; new rejeeted
j S5e: new condemned Al &c OAB-1o low
at ssc for MOL and Michigan, R4e-Quie
SEEDs-Clover Seed-Fnm AT IS 80.
Ho6s-DaesedNHog-F AZ 10SI25ze-
y BunaIO.
DEcRWRER 2l-FLoUR-DuIl.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES No. Chiea
= nominal az q q. CSrn.DEit SI At 5so for ps 9S
d Nominal a 81 IS. BaEley-Quieti u
n roued State 81 50.
PORE-Sl, heavy.
LAKD-1e1z9I71lc.
MiIWnukee.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and Pae
WHE1TGQuiet and steady at 81 IA
IL No. I In store.
n HewY York cattle lIarEef-
NKw YoKK. De9emoer . .
REcE1PEFor the week S:211 ~ 49, - sa' .
269 sheep and lambs, and ~ no.s1s, =, =,
BEEs CATILEfaiIly .tsvs ,se1a 1aIeS I