The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-11-17
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL

CONTAMINATION anu uetteT pIiSce'
United states es OF 1881, coupons.......'iiiiaza
Fiye-twenties, (lS6o)
Fiye-twenties, (ls65) new.-....-. ..........-llzA
Fiye-twenties, (lS6I)
Five-twenties, tlSos)
New '....'''''''idoI
New Four-and-one-halfs.. iVsEa
Ten forties.
Ten Forty Coupons. ........."il47s
Currencv Sixes............ 1908
RAILROAD BoNDs-Generally firm this
afternoon; New York Central registered
irsts at l20, Northwestern drst at lo6t,
Rock Island sevens 1T Ill, Chicago u. ~
0. convertible sevens III and ST. Paul
consolidated sinking funds S53, OHIO and
Mississippi consolidated sjnkings sold ut
sc against So yesterday; do. consolidated
plain rose to So bid and second To 4222
bid, Central Pacific declined fraction
selling at 1893.
STATE BONDS Quiet at nominal
prices.
Srocks-Opened s@ic higher than
they closed yesterday except Tor ONO
and Mississippi which was ic low
er. and Rock Island which was
unchanged. During the first hudt hour
the general list declined tGJ per cent,
the latter in Milwaukee and st. Paul. In
exception 10 the general list, Northwest
ern common advanced I per cent. Later
there was all advance along the whole
line with the exception OF Ohio and Mis-
sissippi; but during the afternoon, with
weak specul ,tion, there was decline
of from I u = per cent from the best
figures OF the morning, the depression
having been most marked IN western
shares and New Jersey Central. To-
wards the close firmer feeling prevailed
and recovery Of i@s per cent took
place. Northwestern common declined
TO 32J. rallied to 323 and finally sold
st 325; preferred declined 10
57I, ana closed at 57s. Lake Shore
after selling down to 554, recovered TO
SOL, the highest point OF the day. St.
Paul common declined to l8s, and
preferred to SOL, with final sales ut lS3
and 5OB respectively Michigan Central
fell of to 5zt, and later sold at 42s. New
Jersey Central declined to 39s, and
closed at "a. The market closed duh,
with an unsettled feeling and lower.
European advIces at the close of business
were considered more wsrlike, special
Importance being attached TO the dispatch
that the Earl of Beaconsfeld was suddeL-
ly telegraphed for, end left Stafford
by the next train for London.
Transactions were l39, 900 shares, of which
$4,000 were Lake Shore, l4,5OO North
western, $4,000 Pacific Mail, $4,000 St
Paul, 5000 Ohio, $500 Western Union,
5000 New Jersey Central, and 1900
Michigan Central.
The Post SAYS outside of Wall street
business III IN complain bitterly of tue in
jury which the political complications
are InfictinG on the trade. An eXcep-
ton to the prevailing dizziness is an
UNUSUAL activity and rising of prices
in the sugar market, where both raw
and refined sugars are higher than for
several years.
Western Union. T2II NJ. Central.... "a
quicksilver Rock islaAd...... W.
do. pref...........li0 u. Ia Avs
Pacific Mall. ~ st. Paul preferd. JC5s
Mariposa ........... 80 roledo& Wabash "a
do. pref ............ I. d w. prefer'd.. So
Adams Eek press. .lU6A Fort Wayne...m.l0lI .
Wells, Fargo&Co - Terre Haute....... "a
Amer. Union. 6O14l L. III preferred. 10
United States. 57% Chicago 6AltOn.. ~
y. Y. Central.....lOl e Z. & A. preterrd.lOi
&. G. & Z. 4 I....G51 q Ohio&M iSsisippi 51s
Erie ..,.......... 90 ID. & LackaNgana. IA
lrie preIerred.... 10 A,&P. Telegraph l54
Harlem. ............l3j Missouri Pacific 81
harlem prefer'd lS3 4. & p. preferr'i .
Michigan Cent?. ~ IndianaCentrl... 3
Panama ......".....l20 II. u 81. Joc......... l212
Union Pacific. oS14 b. ~ ........ll2
Iliinois Central. 754 c. Pacific bonds. l. "
Lake Shore........ 80 y. Pacific bonds 1917
&. and P......... So}4 q. Z. Grant BIDS. 1000
Northwestern {. 321A Sinking Fund. 800
SOrthweSt'n ptd 5IL.l
NEW YORK, November 16.--Cotton-
Weak at l2(9l2 3-l6c; futurr, barely
steady; November II is lG@l- 27-32c;
December llJ@ll H-t2.'; n.@uary l2c;
February u j-32CrI2 5-l6y Four
A little better business; receipts 5000
barrels; , supertine western and state
81 2j(G5 90 common to good; IS 100
45; good to chioce SIS 50G5 60; white
wheat extra So 65(GS 90; extra Ohio
So 30@7 90; ST. Louis IS 25Go %. Rye
Flour Firmer at 81 25@5 10. Corn
Meal-FIrmer; western 81 SS@3 Is.
Wheat-More doing; receipts ol5,000
bushels; No = Milwaukee old 81 20; do
spring 81 20; ungraded 81 lS@l 20; No.
2 Chicago, new, 81 81. Rye-Quiet
western 770Slc; state 90G9lc Barley
More active. Malt-Firm. Corn
In moderate demand; receipts $4,000
bushels; western mixed new, ungraded,
5Sa60c; mixed steam, graded, 59c;
white Coo Oats-Dull; receipts $4,000
bushels; western mixed and state BOA,
soc. Hops-Quiet; yearlIng l0@2Cc
Cotfee-Quiet. Sugar-Firm; fair to good
refining 95@I0!c; prime lOic. Molasses
and Rice-Quiet. Petroleum-Firm:
crude l2iC; refined 26fc; in cases 36r.
Naphths-At lac Rosln-Firmer Tur
pentine-Easier at 3Sc. Eggs-Quet;
western 27@2Sc. Pork-Quiet but firm
at SIC 80 Bcef-Quiet long clear mid
dies S3@9c. Lard-Closed firm; prime
steam ST. 0O@l1 10. Butter-Un-
changed. Cheese-Firm at 6@l2lc.
Whisky-Quiet and steady at 81 O98.
CINCINNATI, November 10 Cotton
Quiet but steady at llsc. Flour-De-
mand fair and market firm; family So 30
as 50 Wheat-Quiet but steady; red
81 l5@l % Corn-Dull; old 5OG5lc;
new 4od4lc. Oats-Dull at 30(G37c.
Rye-Flrm at Csc. Bsrley-Dull; prime
fall 81 GOAL O6. Pork-ScsrCe and firm;
new SIC OO0l6 % spot; SIS IS seller
year. Lsrd-In good demand; steam
$40 l2!; kettle $40 5O@lO rs. Bulk
Meats-In good demand at 6I66s@
st@stc. Bacon Quiet at 7!@7s@98
@g4@ &c. Whi>ky-Steady and in fair
demand NJ 81 OS. Butter-ln good de-
msnd at full prices for choice; other
grades slow.
Hoas-Quiet; common S. 25@5 80;
fair to good light and packing So GOA !
6 so.
CHICAGO, November l6.-Flour-
In good demand at full prices; western
extra and spring 81 25M6 %; winter
extra So O0@7 %. Whcst-Active. !
firm, higher, and unsettled; No. .
Chicago spring 81 l2J@l l2l cash;
81 lSs seller December; 81 10 seller
January; No. 3Sl OBJ. Corn-Active,
firm and higher at 45!c; cash; 43c |