The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-03-11
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

Fivetwenties, (lSos)
New ........'...'ilo
Ten
Ten Forty Coupons...
RAILROAD BoNDs-Quiet but firm.
STATE BoNDs-Dull.
SToCKs-Opened weak and prices de-
clined Tag per cent. in the general list.
Pacific Mail, however, was heavily pres
sed for sale, and broke from 22I TO got
Lake Shore declined to O. for regular
and GO for seller 60 days. Erie
fell off to III, Ohios to 2O2,
Western Union to G7i. Towards
noon trmer feeling set in and prices
made a general advance, Pacific Mail
rising to 2lt, Western Union TO Gs!
Lake Shore to Coy, Northwestern com
mon to 43}, Erie to l9l, Rock Island to
Ill, st. Paul to a., preferred to S0i,
Ohio TO 2lt, and Michigan Central 10
Ga. Unson Pacific ranged between GA
and est; American Direct Telegraph ad-
vanced 25!M2G. AT the close the
market was generally strong and higher
with Erie and Western shares
as is features. Erie ad
vaneed to POI on the increesJd dealings,
the late advance being based on reports
OF probable compromise between the
English bond-holders and American
stockholders, and also the conclusion OF
an arrangement with the Delaware,
Lackawana and Western Railroad Com
psny, whereby third rail was 10 be
laid on the Erie road, from Waverly
westward, so that coal could be trans.
ported in narrow gauge cars. Lake
Shore advanced to Cog, New York Cen.
tral to ll6I, Northwestern common 10
43i and preferred to G5I, st. Paul com.
mon to a. and preferred to
Sll, Ohios to 2lt, Union Pacific to
6s. Western Union 10 6Ss,
Pittsburgh to 90 and American Direct
Telegraph TO 2S. Pacific Mail recover
ed to q and afterwards reached to Z0s at
which it closed. G. &. d ]. declined 10
53t Rock Island receded from III 10 ll0I
Michigan Central from Ga 10 G3i and
New jersey Central from l07t 70 1861.
The advance in ST. Paul shares is based
on the large increase in earnings official
ly reported to the Stock Exchange and
prospects OF an early dividend on pre-
ierred. Transaction. 2l7,0OO shares, Of
which 4l,OOO were Pacific Mail, . 2lj
Western Unien, 1000 St. Paul $1,000
Erie, 6l,OOO, Lake. Shore, and 1000
Michigan Central.
Western Union 6s;s Rock Island ......-lrf11,
Pacific Mall. ~, - Paul ..-..-........ ( y
Adams Express lCj ~. Paul pTefer'd- s!l
Wells, FargOSCo ~ IOledod wabash
Amer Union .G3i. I. & W. prefer'd- ~
United states. 7sH Fort Wayne...-lO5I
y. Y. Central .-....llb1s Ierre Haute- -
Erie ..... ........... 2J1. +. II preferred. lsh
Erie preferred IS Chicago dAltOn-lOi
Harlem. ............lB Y. q a. p1eltfT u.IIv
Harlem prefer'd ~ Ohio&Missisippi 2il.
Michigan Cent?. 6Fi4 indianateDtrI-. "a
Union Pacl fic .... J1-. T. q ..............-. j
Lake shore .....-. d . ii. q ~. Joe ......-. ~
Illinois Central--lO2tz 2 u. d LackaWana. ~
&. and P........... ~. A.6P. Telegraph ls14
Sorthw.siarn C. ~. &. Pacific bonds lOs1 .
North west n pid. lJ5s L. Pacific bopds.IOoIs
y. J. Central-..-lOoH
CHICAGO, March l0.-Flour-Quiet
and Unchanged. Wheat-FIrm; No. 2
Chicago spring 9s!c spot; 99lc seller
April; No. 3 S2ttaS3c; rejected es4c.
Corn-Firm; No. 2 mixed 4osc spot
43!c seller April; 46Ic bid seller May;
new high mi1ed 4Oc. Oats-DIll; No. 2
32fc spot; 32. seller April; 3isc seller
NAV. Barley-Firm at J5idyjC spot
54!c seller Apr Rye-Duil at oic,
Pork-Ouiet and firm at $22 lOCa,22 l5
spot: s2l 22tG,22 2j seller April; $22 as
IA 22 a.. seller May. Lard--Firm At
Sl3 l7.9l3 20 spot; sl3 27t9l3 30
seller April;.l3 47.@l3 80 seller May.
Bulk Meats-Frm and unchanged.
Whisky-At$l0 o..
On Call BoArd-Wheat-Unch apged
Wheat-U nchsnged Corn-PIrm and
unchanged. Os.s-SominsL Pork and
lard unchanged.
BALTIMORE, March 10-Fiour-Quiet
and unchanged. Corn-DCll, western
mi1ed At s2Ic. O.ts-Duil; western
white 45la,6 ,6Oc; mixed 4Oc942c, Rye
Dull. out steady a. 1olgoZc. hay
Dull and unchanged. PrOvisiCn-Quiet
and easier. POrk-A. S23 %. Bulk
Shoulders 9ic; clear rib l2ic
loose bacon shoulders l0tG l0ic; clear ri
+ l8I6l4ic; ham. l5!gl6c. Lard
stead : and unchanged. Butter-Activ'
and firm; western extras 29la3Oc; Hrsti
. 26,G 2Sc. Petroleum-Firm and not
quotsbly higher. Whsky-Dull a
81 O9i.
PlrTsBUEGH, March l0.-Piy Iron
Fairly active; So.l foundry s2i Oota
% %; No. . s23 oOs24 90, grey forg'
t ~ Oe(SZ2 30. Petroleum-Quiet; crude
s2 2l2sc at Psrker.; refined lSsG9lSt'
Philsdelphis delivery.