The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-02-25
mARxErs BY TELEGzAPM.
New York, February

CoTToN-Dull, Aa15c lower, sales OF
1900 bales at 29Nc for middling
uplahds.
FLoUR-Closed dull and 5a1Oc lower
on medium and good grades.
N-Wheat--Steady for spring
with limited export, demand dull and
very heavy for winter. Rye-Dull and
heavy at 81 4Oa1 As for western. Oats
Dull and heavy at 7315c for western in
store. Corn-Quiet an S9a90c for new
mixed western.
PRovIsIoNs-Pork- at S3l 75a
80 90 for new mess cash and regular
Beef Dull and in buyers favor. Cut
Meats and Bacon dull and declining.
LARD-Quiet at 10al91sc for fair to
prime steam:
EGGs-Rather more steady at 22a24c.
DRY GOODS MARKET.
Under more favorable weather; thefe
was rather an improved inquiry for
textile fabrics, although the market is
still dull enough, but prices in the
meantime are uncha nged.
MONEY AND STOCKS.
MoNEY-Continues easy and the de-
mand was promptly met throughout
the day at Sac per cent on call on Gov
ernments, and Gar per cent on stock
collateral; prime business paper at 7ae
per cent.
prime bankers; few commercial bills
offering.
GoLD-Opened at 1925; advanced to
1929; fell to 1927 on the passage OF Mr..
Schenck's bill in the House declaring
bonds payable in gold, but recovered to
l322%al327s at the close.
GOVERNMENTS STOCKs-Opened steady
though at a decline on yesterday g
highest price, the immediate cause OF
the decline being report that the Sen
ate Finance Committee will probably y
not report the Hooper bill prohibiting
the further Issue of gold bearing bonds.
In the afternoon, however. the passage
of MIR. Schenck's bill Occasioned a per-
feet rush to buy, and under the great
vauced q per cent. Before the close
there was a reaction OF Is per cent
from the highest point.
Coupons 'Sl, 1l4a1l414; do 'G2. 1l424a
a1l44; do '67, 111Lsa1112S; do '6S 1llNa
lll15; 1O.40s, lO92lallO.
STCCKs-In railways there was a
large business during, and the market
was strong and buOyant until after the
regular board, when there was reac-
ton of Il to per cent. from the ex-
treme advance. The particular features
we're Ft, Wayne, which rose to 125, and
Michigan Southern which touched 97is,
under the amicable settlement OF the
differences between the former and the
Erie Corporation, and the heavy pur-
chases of Michigan Southern by the
Vanderbilt interest. No change, how
ever, is expected in its present direc-
tion, The announcement made that
the directors of the Cleveland and Pitts
burgh road have come to amicabie re-
lations with Erie; that Mr.. Mccullough
will continue President, while Jay
Gould will be treasurer. Miscellaneous
In
wise strong and advancing. Express
shares are lower in consequence OF the
renewed litigation between themselves,
and the report that the Erie and Cen
tral Railway threaten to exclude them
from the roads. United States fell fully
10 per cent, and the others heavily, put
moi not so much as the United States
In the afternoon the railway market
was stonger, with general recovery
from the lowest point, and the market
closed firm. Express stock was lower.
Miscellaneous share were firm; Pacific
Mail ranged between 97Na1OO24, and
closed at the higher prices.
$3.50 Prices-Cumb berland 37L La39;
Pacific Mail, 1OOAalOl; Western Union
Telegraph, 371IA37}s: New York Cen
trail, l64al64I; Erie 36aSG1S; Hudson
l36Lal37; Harlem 136%al3S; Reading,
IIa92T; Terre Haute, 3915; Wabash,
67A Ae6S; st. Paul, G5a655S; 1T. Wayne,
l2374a1237s; Ohio and Mississippi, 34Isa
3SH; Michigan Central 11774al1S; Michi-
gan Southern, 974; Illinois Central
l4215; Pittsburgh, 9O25a9O5s; Toledo,
lO5 Xa1O52l, Rock Island, l2613a126sS:
Northwestern, S25SaS2N; Cleveland,
Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapo-
lis. 455s.
EXPRESS SHAREs-Wells, Fargo &
Co.'s, 3la3lX; American, 30Ha4O;
Adams, 59Ma5915; United States 42N.
Merchants Union, 1613al7.
Cincinnati.
FRRRUARY 24.-FLoUR- Unchanged
and firm; family sold at So soar 90 for
No. l.
-Wheat-At 81 80; new held at
81 So. Corn-64a65c for ear and shelled.
Oats-67aG9c for No. l. Rye-fl 40, and
the supply light.
CorroN-Dull but not lower; mid
ding at 2817c.
sales 2l5 hhds and 81 boxes lugs at
S6 2OaIO 90; leaf at Sl2a27 30.
WHIsKY-In good demand at 93c;
sales 1900 bbls.
PRoVIsIoNs-Pork - Meas irregular;
200 bbls city sold at S31 25; it is mostly
held at S32. Bulk Meats-Are held at
l2l5al4IIc; the best not saleable to any
extent at better than 12al4c, though a
small lot Of shoulders brought l2Nc.
Bacon-Nominally unchanged; it is
held at l44IG14a17Hc Tor shoulders,
clear rib and clear sides. Sugar Cured
Hams-In fair demand at 19al9Hc.
Lard-DuII; no demand and prices
nominal; city held at I9I3c.
BUTrER-Scarce and firm at 33aS7c
for fresh.
GROCERIES - Sugar-Firm but not
higher. Cotfee-Unchanged.
O1L-No change.
GoLD-Dull at l32, buying.
EXCHANGE Dull at ITO discount
buying.
Chicago.
FEBRUARY 24.-FLoUR-Held firm at
S. 25a6 62H for spring extras.
-Wheat-.Quiet and unsettl-
ed; No. opened at 81 15K, advanced to
81 l53<, rejected at 81 15H and closed al
81 15L for regular this afternoon, sell
lers at 81 15I. Corn-Dull and shade
weaker, sales of new at 5Sa59c; rejected
at 561Sa57c, closing steady at 5Sa58I4c
for new; since change seller at 59c
Oats--Dull, quiet and firm, Ha}9c
higher, sales at 53Aa541zc, closing al
531<c; No. 2 at 54c. Rye-Firm aud q
shade higher, sales at 81 1Sal Il fol