The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-01-09
MONEY AND STOCKS.


fair to prime steam.
Edds-35a3SC.
MONEY AND STOCKS.
MoNEY-Works easier at 7 per cent
currency; general rate throughout the
day.
STERLINa-Firm at lO09sal00SS.
GoLD-Strong; opened at 1885, and
closed at the same figure.
GOVERNMENT SToCKS-ActiYe and
tirmi coupons of 1881, lllszalllN; do
'G2, ll2kGll29G; do 'G4, lOS1alO0; do '05,
lO0I<al09H; do new, lOSMalOsA; do '87,
l0Sl4alOS&; do '0S, lOS]zalOSX; 10 los,
iOG9salO64,
SToCKs-Firm after a day Of great
activity In all leading shares. Rock
Island was the great feature and ad.
vanced by the combination controlling
1t TO l2SKal23IG. The advance was
sharp also ou Wabash, st. Paul, North.
western, Toledo and Pacific Mail, The
spirit OF speculation is rapidly increas-
ing on stock exchange, and bids fair to
culmlnate In further rise In prices,
The market was very active to late
hour and closed very strong. The Erie
Company having failed In negotiations
for the purchase or lease of the CInCIn.
natl, Hamilton & Dayton Road, 1t Is
stated have made a contract to build an
air line from Cincinnati TO lDAytou, the
work 10 be commenced Immediately,
Private kilograms state that the Cleye.
land u Pittsburgh Directors declared
scrip dividend OF Is per cent; cash dlvi.
dend per cent.
$50 Prices; Pacific Mail, 12l; Western
Union Telegraph, 3S5Sa3SX; New York
Central, l57Hal577S /; Erie, 4ONa4OIl:
Terre Haute, 3Sa4O; Wabash, 6l9<aG2:
st. Paul, 724sa725s; Fort Wayne, llOX
all0If; Ohio and Mississippi, 84ssa4X;
Michigan Central, ll4kali6; Michigan
Southern, 0lha9lX; Illinois Central,
!i2al43i Pittsburgh, s9AaS9N; Toledo,
l0i%alNH; Rock Island, l22Xal22sS;
North Western, S3sSaS3X; Cleveland
Columbus and indianapolis, 10.
EXPRESS SHAREs-Wells, Fargo &
Company, 24a24H; American, l0a42;
Adams, 4Sha4SI1; United States, 425a
al Merchants Union, 13Nal4.
Cincinnati.
JANUARY S.-FLoUR-Flrm and In
good demand; family 81 76aS 10.
NhhlN- " uShF-H Al III nv " ~ lOF no.
2, the market Is bare Of tho. l. Corn
Firm at G6c. 0ats-Firm at GOaGlc.-
Barley-Unchanged and quiet. Rye
81 35 for No. /.
CoTToN-Firmer and higher; middllng
uplands 26c.
WHIsKY-Dull at slOO; some sold as
low as 0Sc.
Hods-Firm. at $40 OOOal1 90; dressed
Sll 5Oal2 so; receipts 1900.
PRovIsGoNs-Irregular, with more
sellers than buyers, but holders are not
willing to make concession. Mess
Pork-Sold at $50 90, buyers this month,
and seller February; no sales for pres
ent delivery. Bulk MeRts-Firm but
quiet; shoulders sold at l2c 10 come in;
sides are held at II, 15al57Ic, but no
sales. BaCon-Quiet; not much out Of
smoke; shoulders l4C; clear sides l7Ia
lSc; no sales. Lard-Unsettled; holders
very lirm, but there is not much de.
mand; sales OF steam head and gut, at
lSc; steam leaf at lS9SalSISc; prime ket-
tie country rendered held at 100: the
speculative demand has ceased TO a
great extent, and the consumptIvs de.
mand has been quiet. Light Green
l5al5Nc. ''
fresh 38a3Sc.
EGGs-29a90c.
oILs-Linseed and Lnrd oils un-
changed and quiet.
PETRoLEUH-Dull at lSa3Oc,
GRoCERIEs-Sugar-Lc higher. with
sales Of 100 hhds. Cuba at l2I al3c. Por-
to Rico at 13al4I<c; New Orleans l9IIa
loc; Coitee-Unchanged; sales 700 bags
weight.
GoLD-l3i]6, buying.
ExCHAEGE-Firm and active at lilo
10 QUO discount, buying; par, selling.
Chicago.
JANUARY 8.-FLoUR-LoW grades ac.
tive; good 10 choice spring and winter
extras, in large supply, dull and neg.
lected; sales at s. 25a6 Is for low 70
good spring extras.
GRAIN-Wheat-Dull and weak: sales
OF No. ! at 81 2lal %; No, 2 at 81 l8al IL.
sales since Change at 81 l4H. Corn
Dull at AaXo lower; sales Mt SAC for
old No. 2; No. 2 kiln dried at sac; new
nj 53Ha68Hc, and 4SHa40IIc for no
grade; closing at 5Sa53I6c for new, and
aye Ior no grade; nothing doing In corn
thls afternoon. Oats-A shade Glrmer
and more active; sales of No. 2 at 46Ha
4Ic, and rejected at 441Sa45c; closing at
~ adONc Tor No. 2. Rye-Quiet at 10
higher; sales OF No. l at 81 l4al Is; No.
= at 81 ii; closing ut 81 l4al Az for No.
|: Bariey-Dull at 81 Gial 65 for No. 9;
closing with free sellers at inside.
Cleveland.
JANUARY s. -Four Quiet and
steady; city made, SlI so for XNX
white; 50 75al0 90 for XXX amber: IS 6Oa
$ % for NN red winter; IS OOaS Is for
m spring. Country made, IS OOaS l5
I9r Er M red and amber; 81 OOaS 90 for
M spriug, and $40 OOalO 60 for XX
white.
GRAlN.-Wheat-sales one car No. i
red winter at 81 30; one car No, 9 do, at
81 ". Corn-Sales Of five cars at 74c:
= 900 bus, seller February, at 70Xc,
Oats-Sale one car at 03c. Rye-Qutet:
holders asking 81 seal IS for No. j, and
for No. ., 81 bal 2S.
iErRoLEUM-Firm and better: rellu-
ed IN cur lots held at 2Sa29c; and SOaSIc
III Trade lois.
i, JANUARY S.-FLouR-sales amber at
50 90.
GRAIN-Wheat-Dull and 2a3c lower:
amber at 81 70. Corn-lX 10 lower: sales
new at O3a6SHc; new rejected at 59a
b9142; new yellow at 6Gc; new condemn-
cd ut 66c; kiln dried at O7c. Oals-ic
lover; No; and Michigan at 5Oc. Rye