The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-05-04

ing prices of Saturday; later rather dull
feeling was developed and desire on
part of certain clique operators to sell
The more active stocks have been Fort
Wayne, Michigan Southern, North
western, Rock IslanE, and Cleveland
& Pittsburgh, The excitement In Van.
derbilt's stocks subsided, but prices
were steady at the first board. at the
afternoon call the market was weak
under sales by cliques. Northwestern
and Cleveland & Pittsburgh being OF
tered very freely, and the latter fell on
1a1h per cent from opening prices;
After the call the market was unsettled
with frequent fluctuations at the close.
The Vanderbile stocks advanced, and
the Western list showed great buoy
ancy on Fort Wayne, while Michigan
| Southern, Lake Shore, North western
and Illinois Central were firm; balance
of western shares, weak. Miscellan-
while the Express stocks were for most
parts steady. The market generally
closed steady.
$50 Prices: Pacific Mail g2a921I; West
ern Union Telegraph 4lXa43; New
York Central 177Na177ss; Erie 3sa2SH;
Hudson River 15615a15671; Harlem
1501<a15l: Reading 95ssa96; Wabash 72a
76; st. Paul 775sa773{: Alton & Terre
Haute 36a40; Fort Wayne 145al46; Ohio
q Mississippi 327Sa3S; Michigan Gem
tr9l 126a129; Michigan Southern l0591a
1051z; Illinois Central offered at 1463<;
pittsburgh 92se229; Lake Shore lo5a
1851; Rock Island 1S71%a1377s; North
western S6HaS6A.
EXPRESS SHARRs-Wells, Fargo & Co.
353%; American 41a42; Adams 6lNa61A;
United States 63a64; Merchants Union
15a16.
Cincinnati.
MAY FLOUR - Unchanged and
quiet; family at $6a6 25.
GRAIN-Wheat-Dul but little de.
mand: No. held at 81 S5; No. at 81 43,
but the latter sold at 81 40. Corn-Dull
at 60c for ear: not much demand. Oats
-6Sa72c for No. 2 to choice white. Rye
81 SSa1 SO. Barley-No demand.
CoTToN-Firm but quiet; middlIng at
27Nc.
WHIsKY-90a91c.
8PRov1sIoNs-There is a better feeling
and rather better demand, but not much
change In prices. Pork-Mess held at
$3l, with buyers at $50 SO. Bulk Meats
Held more firmly at 12a141zc; the lat
ter sold at 14l4c, but this rate would not
have been accepted at the close. Bacon
-Flrmer and more doing; shoulders
held firmly at 1Sc; clear rib sides sold
at 162SalGHc; clear held at tic. Sugar
Cured Hams-In demand at 1oNal9c.
Lard-Held at 1Sc, but not in demand.
BUTTER-Firm at 35a3Sc for fresh
made.
EGGs-15o.
OILs-No change and the demand
light. Linseed at 81 OIL. Lard at 81 Asa
l so.
GROCERIES Es-Sugar-Steady; New Or
leans at13Ha15c: Coffee-Steady at goa
26c.
sEEDs-Nothing doing as the season
is over.
GOLDFISH, buying.
a
mium buying.
MoNEY-Market quiet at 9a1O per
cent.
chicago.
MAY 3.-FLoUR-A trif1e higher; 81 1Oa
45 for spring superfine; IS 37Ha6 10
for spring extras: 81 5Oa7 60 for winter
extras,
GRAIN-Wheat-Fav reports
from the east and Liverpool and an ad-
vance in gold caused a firmer feeling
and prices appreciated 3a3Hc; sales
No. 1 spring at 81 16a1 1S1z; No. at
81 12a1 1871, closing at 81 13. Corn
Fairly active and higher under specu-
lative demand; sales No. 1 at 6Oa62,
closing at GI1zaGl9<; No. 2 at 5715a59,
closing at 5Sa5S&, and 54 for new. Oats
-Firmer and more active demand
nominally speculative; buyer May
sold at 81 for No. 2; at the close 5914a
go were asking and selling prices for
fresh. Rye-Quiet but steady, closing
at 81 167< for No. 1; sales at 81 legal II.
Barley-Active but easier, closing at
81 55a1 60 for No. 2.
CATrLE-Dull at 81 75aS6 90 for cows
and stockers, and S6 25a7 90 for fair to
good second class steers.
HoGs-Moderately active demand
chiefly for New York; IS 5Oa9 25 for
common to choice.
Toledo.
MAY 3.-FLoUR-Dull.
Observation-Disclosures &c better at
81 44a1 441z; white Michigan regular at
81 As; No. white at 81 so; No. 1 red at
81 Az. Corn-Shade better and mod
erately active; No. at 67c on spot and
buyer last half May; No. 2 at 64c: no
grade at 60; yellow at zoe; white at CSC.
Oats-1c better and fair opening at zoe
for Michigan, and closing with sellers
at 69&c. Rye-In request; none Offer
ing. Barley-Dull: liberal offers; no
demand.
New York Cattle Market.
NEW YORK. May 3.