The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-03-25


Fve-twenties, Qsosl ......-.......-......-....iIS
New Flves..----.......-.......- -..---.iisS
Ten ..--..il
Ten Forty Coupons. --...-iIe-.s
Currency sixes.-........ l2oSs
RAILROAD BoSDs-Firm, with the
principal activity in st. Paul consolidst-
ed sinking funds at Ss@SSt; Northwest
ern consolidated coupon gold bends ad-
vanced 10 "a.
STATE BoNDs-Quiet.
STooKs-The market opened quiet and
somewhat irregular. ST. Paul shares were
higher. Pacific Mail weak and lower.
The market in :he last hour was strong,
and prices at the close were the highest
Of the day, except for Missouri Pacific,
which declined from l4a TO l2!; closing
at Is. The special feature in the last
hosr was Erie, which advanced 10 q on
revival of third rail from New York
to Elmira A special committee 10
whom was referred with power the plan
OF refunding coupons have agreed with
the foreign bond holders committee 10
recommend the funding of the first con-
solidatsd bonds coupons FOR five
years paving cash alternate, coupons. and
also funding the second consolidated bond
coupons for five years without any cash
payment. Transactions were $4,000
shares, OF which 10000 were Pacific
Mail, 1900 Western Union, 10000
st. Paul, $4,000 Erie, 2s.000 Lake Shore,
and 5000 Missouri Pacific.
The decline on the Missouri Pacific
WAS based on rumors OF hitch be-
tween the leading bondholders aud stock-
holders for an amicsble arrangement in re-
gard 10 the organization OF tho COM
pany.
Western Union.. 6ss Rock Island ........ll0S
Pacific Mail ... 201I II. Paul ............... I3S
Adams Express. los ~ Paul prefer'd- 7la
Wells, FarguSCo 49, ToledoS w abash 81
Amer. Union .......6S +. 4 W. preferd- ".
United States ... 72ss Fort Wayne.....lO21,
n. Y. Gsntral......ll3 Ierre Haute ..;..- 50
Erie ............ q r. II preferred 20. IS
Erie preferred .. 80 Chicago 6AltOn. .lOi.s
Harlem. ............ l3o%s 4. & A. PREFER d.llOl
Harlem prefer'd l3 Ohio& Mississippi n
Michigan Centl. % IndianaCentrI-. A.
Union Pacific. 81 Il. .................. l7bs
Lake shore .,....... 631. a. & ~. Joe ...... II
Illinois Central-.lOl ID. Lackawana. Ists
4. ana P............. so'a a or. leltgthph lhfs
Northwestern &. - &. Pacific bondS-lO7
Northw west'n pid. u U. Pacific bondslOi%
y. J. Central......lVt14
NEW YORK, March 24.-Cotton-Firm
at Is 5l6(9l3tc; March lSl7.S2c; April
Is l7-32c; May Is 25-329l3 3l-32c;
June IA l-l6@l3 3 l6c; July IA $500
IA 5.l6c; August IA 3-l6e; September
lD@l4tc. Flour-Receipts 5000 bs,-
rels; scarcely so active: superfne western
and State 81 4Oto,4 G5i common 10 good
$5 40(I7 rs; good to choice s. 30(G7 20;
extra Ohio IS 40Cd,7 %; st. Louis S. 40
d19 90. Rye -four firm at 81 l0Cg5 40.
Corn Mesl-Stesdy at 81 7e(aS 20.
Wheat-Receipts 10000 bushels; quiet
closing with better inquiry mixed
spring 81 20; No. 2 Milwaukee in store
81 27@l 20 Rye-Firmer; State TO ar.
rive 90c. Bsrley-Steady; No. 2 Bay
Quinte 81 90. Nalt-Firm. Corn-Good
inquiry; mixed no grade 63@63tc; do
steam aid low mixed 64t955c. Oats
Receipts ls 900 bushels; hrmer; western
mixed and State 43tG4Stc; white 46(152c.
f1ay-Stesdy ut 75c. Hops-Firm. Cof-
fce-Steady; jobbing At l5i@l9ic. No
Issses and Rice-Unchansed. Petroleum
Quiet; crude s,c; refined l4!c; cases
lSj@2lic. Ts'low-Steady at &c. Rosin
Steady at 4lc Eggs-Firm; western
l6Gl7to: State and Pennsylvsnia l7Gs
lSc. Pork-Firmer at $23 25CG28 81.
Beef-Stesdy At l21Gl3c. Cut Meats
Western quiet; miGdlings 6rmeri city
long clear l3lc; western l3c. Lard
Opened 6rmcr but closed heavy; prime
steam sl4 G5GH 37i: April sl4 900
IA 325; May sl4 4o@4 45; June
Sl4 56Gl4 52i. Butter-Firm; western
l6(a34e; state 20837c. Cheess-Un-
changed. Whisky-Steady a, 81 l3.
PmLApELPHIA, March 24.-Clover-
seed Rather quiet at l7@lsc. Flour
Less active but steady; extra 81 75;
Minnesota family s. 7otq6 10; patent
s. rs. Petroeum-Nominsl; refined
l4ic; crude lItc. Wheat-Prime firmly
held; amber 81 5O9l 81; whhO 81 500
| 5S. Rye-s2c Corn IL fair request;
prices not 50 firm; yellow t4G65; white
e4c; sail G3CdGic. Oats-In better re-
quest; white 4GGi9c; light mixed 40.
Whisky-Stesdy; held &c higher. But
ter-Quiet and stesdy; New York and
Bradford county eItrS 3sld40ci hrsts
2s(d32c; seconds 2jG27c; western extras
27Ca, ,9Oc; frsts 2OCd23c; seconds lS(g2lc.
Cheese-In firm demand and modergte
request; western 6ne l2!6l3c. Egg
Steady; western fresh lc9l7c.
CHICAGO, March z4.-Flour-Firm
and in fair demand Wheat-Quiet, and
weak, No. Chicago spring 81 l3i No.
9 81 O2Gl O2t spot; a 04l seller April;
81 OF seller May No. 3 90c; rejected
sOc. Corn-Quiet and steady; No. 2 mix
46ic spot; 45ic bid seller April; +6ac
seller May; 39c seller June. Oats
r.I; No. 2 53t@23.c spot; a5c seller
=. Bsrley-Quiet and steady al 81
T. PIP. spot; Sc seller May. Rye-Quiet
a.. steady At csc. Pork-S.eadY st
,22 45G22 so spot; t22 45tg22 ~! seller
April. Lsrd-Quiet A. sl4 4GlGl4 AZ
seller April; Sl4 O5 seller May. Bulk
Meats-Quiet and unchanged. Whisky
Steady and in fair demand Gtl o..
CIxcisxArI, March 24.-COtton-
Firm al l2c. Plour-Firm and IN.
changed. Wheat-Qyist at 81 l0(al 25.
Corn-Pirm at 49Ca5Oc. OstS-Stesdy
At ss643e. Barley-Quiet and unchang-
ed Rye-Quiet and nrm Al 74Ce75e
Pork-firm al s23 % a. country poinui
s23 25J here seller June. Lard-Dull;
kettle fl4OOG,l4 Is. Bulk Hean-Firni
shoulder, s:ci clear rib l2c clear l2,c.
B,con-Firm a. 9!l9l2iGl3tc Whisky
-Quie: and STEADY At 81 %.
Hogs-Dull; common 10 good light
s. G5laS 40; fair 70 medium heavy
IS 5OCs,s 80.
ToLZDo, March A,-Flour-Stsady
and in moderate demand. Wheat
Dull and ~eak;.So 2 a bite Wabash held
q. 81 40; No. 81 IS No. white Mich
igsn 81 25; amber held at 81 2cl; seller
Nay 81 90; 30. amber 81 Oh. Corn =
Quiet ard steady; high mixed spO: and
seller April 5lic; seller May held a. tic;
52Ic nd seller June; lov mixed 5OIe; no
grade 60c. Osts-Quiet and firm; No. 2
seller April Sse; Michigan 2sic.
NV YORK, March 24.-Dry Good
The rscE.ga trads IN dornes-ics and