The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-01-01
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL.
mAKKErs nY TELEGEAPH.
NEW YORK, December 81,

MARhETS BH 'EELAENi
NEW YORK, December 81.
COTToN-Steady, but less active; $500 bales
sold at ZGc for mIddilng uplands.
FLoUR-Closed STEADY Tor low grades anu
dull and heavy for other kinds.
GRAIS.-Wheat-(luteL and without de-
cided change. Rye-Dull at 81 5O@E2 w for
western, Odts-NOminal at 76c for western
in store, and 77ey ISc afoat. COrn-Duu at 8,
10j for new, and 81 U79l IL for Old mixed
western. ,
cash Tor mess, and S2S ~ seller February and
March. Beef-0ulet and steady Cut Meats
Firm and moderately active. Hacon-tIrm
'''iu TAnD"Qutet a i At l7I@l7sc for fair to prime
steam and lTt4c Marcn:
kGGS-Stendy at 39eSSVc'
DRY GOODS.
business is extremely dull, as the trade are
occupied i'll taKiug stock, and consequently
There IS scarcely enough doing TO warrant
anV alteration III prices. Certain styles OF
hitnchpd Inuslins, like the LangdOu, are,
however, marked up &c per yaru; the Ma
waske b!eached has also RISEN 10 I3c, and 4U
Inch brown TO the same price. All Drown
and DleaChed musllns, IN fact, are held very
urmiy. Prints steady and III limited re-
quest at I2lygl3[2c Tor dark ianGles. me
present week mas been characterized by float
ing rumOrs OF numerous failures, but we are
happy to state That they arc all mostly
gro undleSS, with tne exception Oh IAOse AZ
ready mentioned.
MONEY AND STOCKS.
NoEEY-During the greater portion OF to-
day was not as stringent as yesterday; loans
| were made at per cent currency ana s451I
commission, over until Saturday. This WAS
| Inc ruling rate, although at one time loans
were made at per cent. currency only lot
| an interval and were readily taken' ana Tue
| rate again hardened until just before ana
| alter three O'Clock the market became very
| stringent and raleS rose sharply from simple
| Interest to commissions OF = TO 4 auu = anu
| finally u per cent. Money was freely bought
| and sold III the long room at these rates and
| large amounts changed hands between three
!
| counts not being made up until 1:jO.
| STEELING-1U94SlUS's for prime, ana lO9
| for gOou ~ day DlllS.
| CiOLD-Firm, but not actNei opened aL
| 1872. and closed at lSii49tl3i -.
| CIOVERNMENr STOCkS-llAVe been strong
| all DAY and i'll an improved demand hOAtiy
| TOR registered stocks, ,whlchwere cheaper than
! coupons. AtIirsL BOARD sales were uniInpnr-
| tanI, being neId firmly, and bidding rates
| fulIy sustained. AT noon prices were DeLler,
| auu at the conclusion OF call the board hd-
| fUurncd till saturday. On the street they
| Tln-ru firm, Coupons Isl, lll14Yll0; do. 'O2,
HIII0tlIlL, do. 81, lU7% i" lO1; ); do. 10, lUogr
lUoi uO new, 1lU, sGy IL; DO. %, llIts gill =;
DO Is, IIlL4gIlI12, ~ AOs, IU6G lU6' :.
| SToCKS-Ine railway market during the
| murulug was rather qdieter than lately and
| decIineu in some cases. New York Central
| and southwestern showed exceptional ac-
| IyiLy; the former ranged between 1894 and
| l5S while Northwestern was especially
! hIroug common having sold at 81 and pre-
| ferI ed at 81 principally. holders "a new eG-
| dressed great confluence in their future value
| IA nd OtfeIeu Tor per cent TO sell privileges 10
| deliver common at ou ana preferred at oil III
| thirty days. Rock Island, ONO X N lasisSlPpi
| and old southern were also dealt IN to IA Con-
| sIderabIe extent. AT The O'Clock board the
market was strong ana active mainly ON
SII 1res above nOLeI, ONO q Mississippi sell
| INC AT 3i' :; old southern S'%4i hOck Island
! USIs. kul ultnweStern o4tsLGS-tat ana prefer red
| ~ ~ SIS. The usual suOsvHucn boards were
| Orni,Ipu IO-.uOrTOw being u holiday. Tue
| market on the street was not materially al
| fccced by tbs tIsntness III money, and CLOSED
$40 Prices: Pacific Mail. lI0GlloII; Western
| Union Telegraph, .35f4 gJ35' .; New York Cen
trail, 1851 80 1885; hIle, 3SA@1sI2; Reading
| yT' sGay7, a. / ere Haute pIe!eITed, o.; "aOasn
| 5s1.St0y ot.Paul, Gslsgb9l4; Fort Wayne, ll@>
HIloa4; OHIO q Mississippi, 3i14 eE34ts; NJ
enls"H %enEA limos So CemtTaI iI%1eii{ i
| Pittsburgh, oIGdA; Toledo, l0l}I@g .UIta
Rock Island, lIsl SO IIS14; Northwestern, olt.
EXrREss SHARKs-Wells, Fargo 4 Co. 2ig
25; American, II; AdanS, 4ocS 49,; United
| States, 500 i6; Merchants Union, lagsI9it.
Cincinnati.
DECEMBER 3l.-FLoUR-Unchange md
arm; iaIuIIy at 81 s. gss ".
| GKAIN-Wheat-DulI; NO. l red at 81 %
! Coru-Dull; ear at 6bh6Ic. Oats-Dull at -
prGJc. Kye-Quiet at oil 81.
| COTTOS-FiIm; middlings at 2lLIA'4c.
WHIsKY-FIrm at 81 W.
HOGs-Firmer at the the close for unsO'd
live at 50 75Gl0 %; Dire. sed at SIl 5uSl2 W foI
! civ and SIU .5@lI p for country.
| PRovISIoSs-FITmer and better feeling
Mess Polk-Held at SIS "; buyers at 81 SO
Bulk Metts-In good demand; large sales al
H. I3l%. II% and I5c fOI shoulders, sides, cIeaI
rio and cIear sides, fully cured. Green
Meats-F'irm; shoulders at 80 glOc; side, al
lEt.esl3c; hams at 4gl414c. LaId-FIrm but
quiet at l7@l513 for pLlmTe steam iI and kettle
| rendered.; out Is generally held i4c higher.
BUTTER-U nchanged.
Gu EESE-FITmer AZ Is L3Oc.
OILS-LinSeed Oil-AJ 81 03HGl 0j. Lard
OiI-At 81 45gl 80. Petroleum-At 2sS5Oi
| for refined.
| GoLD-l3415 buying.
ExCHASGE--tsady at ls9l-lO per cen'
discount buying.
Y-MarEet.stringent.
Chicago.
DECEMBER 3l.-FLoUR-Duu at S5g7 l2J;
for spring extras.
GRAIS-W Wheat-Quiet and firm at 4G5Iz
higher; demand chiefly speculative; sale
No. l at 81 2U9l D; No. 2 81 IiJ4 Is; closin!
at 81 l214GSl lZt4. sales No. ., seller after 5tl
OF January at 81 1911; sales No. 2 sine
Change at 81 10. COrn-Dull; demand prin
cpally for shipment; 2G213c lower; sale
old No. at 6l960c; new 4SsJ SC; No. 2 kill
sold at i9c, sellers option; closing quiet; buy
ers OF new at 4:c, and sellers at 4e12c. corn
Nothing doing tins afternoon. Oats-Dul
and weaker; sales No. al 3St2c; clO4l nj
quiet at 46c. Rye-Firm at 81 12Jl l5 for No
|, | !, and closed at 81 l49l AZ. Barley-Glule
and unsettled; sales No. . at 81 Sogl IS cash
and 81 So !, seller January; closing at lnsld
rate.
Toledo.
DECEMBER 3l.-GRAIS-Wheat-W
shade better, amber opened lc lower but re
81 SIG: 81; amber at Sl77Il as; No. red a
81 %; No. ) spring at 81 10. Corn-Quiet an
unchanged; new at &c. OatS-Shade lower
Michigan at S71ac. Rye-Qulet-