The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-04-13
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

TINANUlAl ANU UUmmthClAl.
NEW YORK, April 12.-MoNEY-At 4
as per cent and closed at 2} per cent.
Prime mercantile paper sac per cent.
Customs receipts s25l, 900. The Assistant
Treasurer disbursed $4,000. Clearings
$40, 100000. Sterling dull at 4S6i@
4S9a.
GoLD-Opened and at 1l3, advanced
to l1s4,with final sales at llSf. Carrying
rates to per cent, Loans were also
made fiat and per cent for borrowing.
The market was more active during
the afternoon and quite animated at in
tcrvals on receipt of unfavorable Euro
pesn news.
GovERNMENTs-Firmer in sympathy
with gold
United States Is OF 1881, coupons l22s3s
Five-twenties, lS65) ....................-.--.llS
Ftve-twenties, (lS65) new,........ ..........-..ll9
Ftve-twenties, S67)
Eive-twenties, lS6S) ....................-..l2es4
NeW a
1cu .....-lli q
Ten Forty Coupons.... ........... .......--llsss
currency SlXeS........... l26
RAILROAD BoNDs-Firm, without i'm
portant change.
STATE SECURITIES Quiet.
SToCKs-Opened irregular and in the
main weak, with decline Of !
@2f per cent the latter New Jersey
Central. Lake Shore and New York
Central were weak, partly on account of
rumors that Commodore Vanderbilt was
i'll, which rumors were afterwards denied.
Western Union advanced to 66l and af-
forwards declined to &C, on rumor that
the company was about to reduce the
rates. The market was frmer with a
better feeling at the close and prices re.
covered ! toll per cent from the lowest
point. The greatest improvement was
Hannibal and st. Joseph shares. Western
Union, Michigan Central, St Paul,
Northwestern and Ohios were all higher,
with more confidence prevailing. The
transactions at the Stock Exchange ag-
gregated l28000 shares, of which 1900
were Pacific Mail, 27,00O Western Union,
5000 st. Paul, 5000 Erie and $4,000
Lake Shore
Western Union.- 6651 Rock Island. los
Pacific Mail .... lSLlSt, Paul .............. il3E
Adams Express-lG ST Paul prefer d. 6614
Wells, Fargo&Co 81 Toledo&W abashl03
Amer. Union. ......6,5< T.& " prefer'd-lu914
United States. T12 Fort Mayne....-1t2A
n. Y. Gsntral.....ll212l ferre Haute .....-lli
Erle......... 1913 L. II prelerreu...llO
Erie preferred..- 80 Chicago 6Alton. 1U21a
Harlem ............l3S G. & A. preferr'd.l ITO
Harlem preier'd IS3 ohio&Missisip l7ss
Michigan Cent?. 50 IndianaCentrI-.
Union Paclflc."- 6il4 Is. Q....... ......... ~
Lake Shore ......... $50 IL. & st. JOIN. II
Illinois Central. 9S d. & Lacka'vana. l5
G. and P............. VI A.&P. Telegraph Is
Northwestern CA42 C. Pacific bonds. .lU7
Northwest'n pid. 81 u. Pacific bonds.lOi1s
N. ]. Central.....lVSh
NEW YORK, April 2.-Beevcs-Re-
ceipts 2,67o head against $3.50 head for
the same day last week; quality medium;
market extremely dull aud weak at a
decline from Monday OF ic; closing
heavy with forty cas- unsold; few of
the choicest steers reached lla@l2c, but
lie was the outside figure Tor prime lots
averaging 400 pounds; ordinary to good
native steers were freely offered at from
&c to lO3c. Sellers rated to.dsy's market
as the wors: Of the season.
Sheep Receipts yesterday and to-day
6,760 head against $500 head for the
same time last week; the market closed
heavy nj 3 rsduotiea- Of -rathsr-nore than
ic; very poor to choice unsheared sheep6
6Slc; former for u CARLOAD of rough Ken
lucky stays and ewes averaging 80
pounds; latter for one car load of fine
wooled Michigan stock averaging ll5
pounds; TOUR cars of clipped Ohio in
market not sold.
Hogs-Receipts for the last two days
6,920 head against 5000 head for the
lao 20 load N 0nnH
cornfed Ohio hogs averaging 100 pounds,
SIC.
Chicago, April l2-Flour-Quiet and
unchanged. Wheat-U nsettled but gen.
orally lower; No. 2 Chicago spring 81 90
bid; 81 90! asked, spot; sales at 81 0Ss@
lO4I seller May, Closed n 81 04l
seller May; 81 05s seller June; No. 3
sSc; rejected 7SG7Slc. Corn-Quiet;
No. 2 mixed 45c spot; 47la4Sc seller
May; 47!@47ic seller June. Oats
Dull; No. 2 strictly fresh 32c spot; cote
seller April; 32c bid, seller June.
Rye-Quiet and unchanged. Barley
Firm at 59c spot; 6Oc seller May. Pork
Firm at So I5(g22 70 spot and sell
Ter May; s22 42!@22 As seller June;
$22 65(622 67A seller July. Lard
Quiet and firm at Sl3 40 spot;sl 45 seller
May; $l3 60@l3 IS seller June. Bulk
Meata-Quies and unchanged, Whisky
-Fa,r demand at 81 OF.
Or call board-W Wbeat-Firm and
highrr; 81 04t@l 04 seller May; 81 O6s
seller June. Corn-Quiet and steady;
47ic seller May. Oats-Unchanged.
Pork and Lard-Unchsnged.
EAST LIBERTY, April l2-Cattle--
Receipts TO day $40 head or 20 cars Of
through stock and l0csrs for this market;
total for the last two days l,275; supply
very light, but quite equal to the small
demand; in fact some have been shipped
through on first hands; prices have fallen
off slightly, say tc; best SIS 6Otg5 75i
medium TO good S. 00(a,5 80; common 70
fair 81 OO(G4 IS; bulls s2 65CG4 20;
stockers and feeders So O0(d,3 25.
Hogs-Reccipts to-day 2,420 head AMI
for the last two days 4,3i5i Yorkers - %
@s 80; Philadelphias SO 0o'9y S7i.
Sheep Receipts to-day 1900 head and
fer the last two days 1880; selling nj
81 OO@7 2d.