The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-03-07

GoID-Opened at ll43, advanced 10
l4t and closed at ll4t. Carrying rates
TO 8 per cent.
GovERNMENTs-Steady.
United states Is OF 1881, coupons........--l2SH
looo)
(lSo5)
QS6T
ue6S)
New iiSa
Ten
len Forty Coupons. ........'.-idS,
Currency SiXeS.......... A-o/s
RAILROAD Enthusiastically steady.
Burlington and Cedar Rapids frsts sold
at 80, an advance of23 per cent, and JEFF
ferson frsts II, rise of per cent.
STATE BoNDS-Quiet.
SToCKs-The market opened weak at
q decline of / to per cent as compared
with the closing prices of Saturday, but
subsequently there was slight advance
which, however, was tollowediby press
ure TO sell in Pacific Mail and Western
Union, causing decline OF q per cent
in the former and per cent in the latter;
The general list and granger stocks ana
Lake Shore were higher. Pacific Mall
opened at 22l, fell of to 22s, rose to 22s,
declined to POI, and still later sold st
2O362O2@20, the fluctuations being &C
compsnied by various runfors as usual.
Western Union declined from 69i to 6St
on the announcement that the A. j. Z.
Telegraph Company had made reduc-
ton OF 20 to 25 per cent in the rates
from New York to San Francisco
and the principal cities west OF Chicago
Afterwards the stock sold up TO 6St
During the last hour the market was
strong and higher. The advance from
the lowest point ranged from to- q per
cent and was most marked in Western
shares, Pacific Mail and Western Union
Telegraph. Lake Shore rose to CAT;
Northwestern common to 4Ssc; pre-
felred TO 6ls,St. Paul common to432 ipre-
ferred to Coz; Michigan Central to 6l3;
Hannibal and st. Joe common to lSs;
preferred to 28s; Erie to 49,; Union Pa
eide to 81 and Ohios to 2l4. In some
cases there Was fractional reaction.
At theclose Pacific Mail recovered from
20 TO 81 and reacted to u !, finally clos
ing at 9ls; Western Union rallied
u 6Ss@ 69s and in closing
dealings iell back to GGs. The market
was more or less Influenced by rumors
throughout the Cay. In the morning it
was rumored that the Pacific Mail Com
psny WAS about TO issue 100000 in
bonGs, and later that it would sell some
of its steamers Transactions 100000
shares, OF which 6 600 were Pacific Mail,
$4,000 Western Union, 5000 st. Paul,
1000 Erie. $4,000 Lake Shore and 1900
Ohio and Mississippi.
Western Union. 69ls Rock Island. ....-llnl3
Pacific Mai 2l31S IT. Paul ............... A.
Adams Express. lu61y st. Paul prefer'd.. So
Wells, Fargo&CO 81 roledo&Wabash 81
Amer. Union .......62L7T. & W. prefer'd. ga
United States. ISl4 Fort Wayne......l0
Y. Y. Central......llji2 ierre Haute .....- 5
Erie ...... .......... Isl. T. Ii preferred. 10
Erie preferred. ... 81 Chicago 6AltOn.. lUlH
Harlem. ...........I2 C.. q A. preferr'd 1919
Harlem pre1er'd l34 Ohio& Mississippi ~.
Michigan CCnt1. 6lL lndianaCentrl.. -.
Union Paclflc..." q b. Q................. ~,
Lake Shore..-.. 64l4 Ii. & 81. Joe......... 1877
Illinois C9ntral..lR ID. & l.ackawana. 49,
{. and P..........,. ~ A,&P. Telegraph Is
Northwestern G.. AZ &. Pacific bonds 1857
Northwest'n pfd. us U. Pacific bonds. l0jA
n. j. Central....~lC'
NEW YORK, March -Cptton-Steady
a. II l5-l6c; futures closed weak; March
u 23.32c; April l2!c; May Is 5-l6@13
9,32c; June Il 9.lG@l3 10 &c; July IL
ll-l6@lS 25-32c; August l3!c Flour
Receipts II, coo barrels; superfne western
and state 81 00G4 so; common to good
81 S5Gd15 %; good to choice So 5000 IS;
white wheat extra s. soar IS; extra Ohio
81 Soar %; St. Louis 50 25G,9 90. Rye
-FOUR quiet at 81 1905 80. Corn Meal
Dull at 81 1908 Is. hest-Dull; re-
ceipts 22,0C0 bushels; No. spring ST. 50
tai &c: No. Chicago spring 81 23G;
%; No in store 81 09; No. Milwau-
kee fresh, ahOat, 81 "a; winter red west
ern no grade 81 O3@yl o. Rye-Quiet;
western SO@S2c; State S0t6.S5c. Barley
Unchanged. Aal,-Quiet. Corn
Steady; receipts $4,000 bushels; mixed
and no grade 6l!@6lsc; low mixed
graded &c. OAts-Lower; receipts GO =
900 bushels: western mixed and state
43I@y48c; white 46(a55c. Hay Firm.
Hops-Firm; eastern and western liza, !
l6c, CoIse-Quiet; cargoes l54@lSIc |
Sugar-Firm; fair to good redLing 74(d /
&c; prime &c Molasses-Duli; New |
Orleans Asa &c. Rice-In fair demand.
Petroleum-Quiet; crude Size; refined l4c;
in cases lS4M2Olc. Tallov Steady at
53@9ic. Turpentine-Firmer ut 32I@
3Sc. Eggs-Heavy; western l76l8Ic.
Pork-Dull II. $23 00G,23 %. Beef
Quiet; pl.in mess l29c. Cut Meats
Quiet; uniddieS firm; western long clear
l2sc Lard-Lower; prime steam
Sl8 52l&l3 So. Butter-flrm; western
l5G25c; State 20@34c. Cheese-Firm
at o@l23c. Whisky-Lower at 81 o.
al 09!.
CHICAGO, March 6.-Flour-Dull.
demand, but lower rates;
No. Chicago spring 5 l09c; No. 9 81
Cj97!c spot; 97sc seller April; 81 OF;
seller May; No. 3 size; rejected 69ic.
Confirm; No. mixed regular 435@
1890 fresh; 1890 4$?c spot; 423@44c sell
Ter April; 47sc Did seller May; new high
mixed 993c; rejected 35c Osts-Dull;
No. = 32.G32 &c spot; 32Ic seller April;
34G34}c seller May. Barley-Quiet
At 56ic; car lots 6Cc spot; 56Ic seller
April. Rye-Dull at 63c. Pork-Dun
ut ST. 20 spot; s22 30G20 S21c seller
April; So 5o@22 81! seller May. Lard
Quiet and steady at Sl3 20 spot;
sl3 223(d.l3 %; seller April; SIS 42}6
~ eCtlCA DulN ittaLS-N(ulcl H.
3t@l2t@l2.c. Whisky-A 81 05.
On Cali Board-Whest-Firmer and
lc higher. Corn-Essier and unchanged
Oats-U Unchanged Pork-About &c
higher. Lard-Higher at sl2 90 cash;
sl2 2j@l2 so April; 81 40 May. /
rmLApELPuIA, March 6.-Petroleum
y ominsl; refined l&.c; crude 1l@l13c.
Clover Seed-Guod request at l34l41c.
in far demand; high
grades s. 00@S co. Waest-Stesay;
red 81 40; amber 81 Il
al AZ; white 81 4j@l 55. 'Rye-At sac.
Corn Good request; yellow 5Gc; white
zoe Oats-Mixed Ale; white 44(G4Sc
at 81 90 Butter
Choice scarce; New York and Bradford
,ounty extras S5C6.37e; first, 2S@32c; 1
western extras 26o,29c; frsts 2l@24c.
western fine. l2!@l3c.
kggs-Weak; Pennsylvania New
Jersey and Delaware, fresh, ls4l9c:
Il