The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-05-11
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL.
mARKETs BIZ TELEGRAPH.

NE" 4oRhJ may AZ.
CorroN-Rather heavy; sales 1,5OO
bales at 28Ac for middling uplands.
FLoUR-Receipts, 7,76S bbls; closed
steady for common, and dull and heavy
for medium and good grades.
GRAIN-Wheat-Qutet and steady.
Rye-Firm at 81 SO in store for western.
Oats-Quiet at $50 af1oat. and $40 in
store for western. Corn-Very dull and
heavy at 84aS5c for new mixed western.
PRovJsIoNs-Pork-C at $3l for
new mess. Beef-Quiet and steady.
Bacon-Prices nominal. Lard-Quiet
at lsa161Sc for fair to prime steam.
EGGs-Dull at 18a19c.
DRY GOODS MARKET.
There is rather an improved demand
for staple styles of cotton goods adapt
ed to the season, but the market Is far
from being active and prices seem to
favor buyer. Methuen u plain bleach
ed cottons are reduced to Sc: Ports
mouth q do TIC; Providence Is do 10c;
Motville stripes l5c; Baltic A A brown
do F brown 13c; Dwight 13c; Abbott A
do 14Lc; Great Falls E 15c.
MONEY AND STOCKS.
MoNEY-Easy at 6a7 per cent on call.
Prime discounts Tag per cent.
an increased supply of bond bills.
Prime bankers offered freely at 1O9L,
with buying rates at 109a1O9 1-16. Good
bankers bills sold as low as 1O8Aa1OS25,
and bond bills even lower.
GoLD-Opened at 137 and advanced
to 1873, under unfOunded rumors OF an
extra session of Congress, and closed at
1372Ga1371z: rates for carrying las per
cent and flat.
GOVERNMENTS SToCks-Upon the ad-
vance of bonds in London and the re-
action in consols, became very buoyant
and prices were 1a2 per cent higher
than on Saturday morning. The mar
ket continued firm up to the close; few
bonds are coming in from out of town.
The supply here is very small and
foreign houses have commenced ship
ping. One house sent half a million
on Saturday, and sends million of
'67s tomorrow. The present short in
terest Is large. amounting in 1878 alone
to 10, ,0OO, 600, besides 1000, 600 or 5,OOO,-
600 in older bonds.
a119H; do. '64, 1l51<a11595; do. '65, ,1161<;
do. new 1171za1175S; do. '67, 1171fa1175S;
do. '6S, 11715a1l755sj 10 DOS 10SAa109; Pa
cific 106Ha1O6A.
SToCKs-Market active and strong all
day, but large transactions though with
less excitement than last week. Prices
nave auNbuCeu
the list, and the closing figures are the
highest OF the day. The feat ures are
New YORK Central, Erie, Fort Wayne,
Michigan Southern, Northwestern and
Hudson River. There is a vague ru-
NOR that the back interest on Erie pre-
ferred will be paid shortly.
$3.50 Prices: Pacific Mail 971<a971<;
Western Union Telegraph 43Na431S;
New York Central 192La182X; Erie
3OM; Hudson 1575a15S; Harlem i4S1<a
149; Reading 95Nu96; Chicago & Alton
1853; Terre Haute 471<a5O; Wabash 231<;
st. Paul u 1za775s; Ft. Wayne 154<a155;
Ohio and Mississippi 33L; Michigan
Southern 1879; Illinois Central 145a<;
Pittsburgh 92H; Lake Shore 1919; Rock
Island 1905; Northwestern S75s; Sioux
City l16; st. Joseph, preferred, 116; Co.
lumbus, Chicago d Indiana Central
46X.
EXPRESS SHARRs-Wells, Fargo &
Co. 357s; American 4OL; Adams 6OA;
United States 63A; Merchants 15a16.
Cincinnati.
MAY 1O.-FLoUR-In moderate de-
mand; family S6A6 25.
GRAIN.-Wheat-Sold at 81 30a1 40 for
No. 2, but generally held 3a5c above
these rates. Corn-Steady; sound Ga
65c. Oats-6Sa72c and steady.
WHIsKY-93c, but holders at the close
asked 94c.
PRovIs1oNs-Uncha and quiet.
Mess Pork-HeId at S5I. Bulk Meats
Held at 12a1411c, but country cured
sold nc below these rates. delivered
where cured. Bacon-Sold to limited
extent at 13Na1675c and 16Sa16Ac for
shoulders, clear rib and clear sides.
Sugar Cured Hams-1SHa19c.
LARD-1Sc.
BUTTER-In better supply and prices
risen; fresh 35a37c.
OTLs.-Linseed Oil-steady at 81 O4.
Lard Oil-$l 45a1 so. Petroleum-32c
and dull.
GROCERIES, s.-Coffee-Dull and prices
dropping; common to choice 1911a25c.
Molasses-Steady.
GoLD-137x buying.
EXCHAEGE-Steady.
MoNEY-Market easy.
Chicago.
MAY lO.-FLoUR-Quiet and un-
changed; spring extras S5 00a6 25.
GRA1N-Wheat-.Du at 3LaSXc
lower; sales OF No. at 81 Is; No. 2 at
81 11La1 121<; closing at 81 lIa1 11L:
sales since change at 81 1OA. Corn
Dull at 111a24c lower: sales of No. l at
5815a soc; No. 2 at 54a554c; rejected at
ing at SOC for No. /; and 55c for No. 3.
nothing doing this afternoon. Oats
Quiet at 1c lower; sales of No. 2 at 6OA
a6l Hc; closing at 61s6INc. Rye-QuieI
at 6c lower; sales at 81 l6a1 l611 for No.
l, and 81 13H for No. 2; closing with
sellers OF No. l at 81 16. Barley-DulI,
inactive and nominal at 81 coal Is for
No. 2; sample lots at 81 75a1 II.
Toledo.
MAY 10.-FLoUR-Du1 at seas so for
Xxx and fancy brands.
1N-Wheat-Amber fairly active