The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-03-19
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL,
MARKETS by TELEGRAPH.
NEW YORK, March IS

NE" 1OhhI MAJ
CoTroN-Less active; slightly favors
buyers; sales of 800 bales at 2S12c for
middling uplandS.
FLoUR-Closed firm for low grades;
observation-disclosures lower.
Rye-Dull and heavy at 81 33al 35 for
western. Oats-Quiet at 73C for west
ern in store. Corn-In moderate re-
quest at S7aS714c for new mixed west
ern.
Provisions and steady
at 1872 25a33 25 for new mess, cash and
regular. Beef-Dull and in buyers
favor. Cut Meats-In fair request and
steady. Bacon-Dull without decided
change. Lard-Quiet at 1Sa1815c for
fair to prime steam.
EGGs-Steady at 24a26c.
DRY GOODS MARKET.
AS intimated last week. Prices of
leading makes of prints have given
away to-day 11c per yard, and are
consequently have taken hold of these
goods now with more alacrity. We
quote Sprague dnll at 13c; Aliens and
Richmonds at 12Hc: Conestoga at 1211c;
the Lancaster and Oriental are steady
and in fair request at 1870. In other
descriptions of staple goods no particu-
lar change. The Green and Red Bank
12L<c, and the seven-eight widths OF
both makes at 1lHc.
MONEY AND STOCKS.
MoNEY-Active; sharp at z per cent
on call; some weak borrowers paid
per cent gold; banks generally doing
little for street. There is still an un-
easy feeling relative to the course OF
the market for the next two weeks
which delays bull movement. There
are reports of locking up, but no visl'
BILE signs thereof. Commercial paper
Amboy Railroad yesterday, negotiated
800. 600 pounds sterling OF their bonds
in London exchange, which is like
lV soon to come on the market, which
has depressed rates; and prime go days
bills closed at 1085s, with good bills al
lOS26a1OS15; there was rather more de-
mand at decline.
closed at 13O3Sal3OA; the room this af'
ternoon was scene of great excite
ment and the business transacted was
enormous. Foreign bankers sold 5000 ,OOC
or 10000, 900. The strength of the mar
ket was a surprise, but large short in
terest undoubtedly checked the down
ward movement. Rates for carrying
we're 2a7 per cent in the morning, and
in the afternoon fiat for borrowing.
GOVERNMENT SToCKs-Active and
high with great excitement and anima.
ton in the afternoon on the large Euro
pean orders for bonds. The new 65's
and CTS were in demand, having been
lately introduced at London and Frank
fort, and the purchases aggregated close
to SIC, ,OOO. 600. Coupons 81, u6Hall6A
do 'G2, 1195za119A; do '64, 115Ia1l5H;
do '65, 11719a117A; new do. 1l3Aall31S
do '67, 11S1sa114; do '6s, 1l3Aall4; 10 4O'
1O5Ha106.
SToCKs-The market has been irregu-
lar during the forenoon; New YorR
Central f1uctuated between 1855
on Albany reports concerning the oil
introduced in the Senate yesterday
Pacific Mail fell at one time to 9O13
Toledo was strong, and NorthWesterr
advanced; Erie was weak ana lower
The market was steady at the tWetVt
O'Clock board, except Toledo, Whlcn lei
from lO77l to 1O6K. Prices were a IFaG
ton better at the second regular board
and before the close OF the day ther'
was general advance in prices, racine
Mail touching 90, while NorthwesterI
was the feature and advanced to S411t
845S for common, and 92a92A 1or pre-
ferred. Express shares dull! ana lower
$50 Prices-Pacific Mail, 9l9sa9lE
Western Union 37ISa3S; New Yorl
! Central, 159Aa160; Erie 331za33Ni Hud