The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-05-06
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
New YORK, May 8. = MONEY
Closed easy at 3@4 per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 4l@6 per cent. Customs
receipts $685., 900. The Assistant Treas
urer disbursed s86l, 900. Clearings S..
100000. Sterling firm at 4SSt@490.
GoLD-l12a@ll2s. Carrying rates l
to 2 per cent. Loans were also made
| fat.
GovERNMENTs-Clesed steady, and q
fraction lower in some cases than ut the
opening.
United states IS OF 1915, coupons.....-".l2Ss
Five-twenties, lS65)
Five.twenties, (lSS5l
Five-twenties, liS6
F1Ve-twentles, (lSoS)
NeW .............lilA
len
len -Forty Coupons... .........-ils,4
CURRENCY SlXeS............ lZo
RAILROAD BoNBs-Quiet; Michigan
Central sevens lower.
STATE SECURITIES STEADY.
SToCKs-There was great depres-
sion on the stock exchange
early in the day, and fluctua
tions were unusually violent in Michi-
gan Central, which declined Al per cent,
Lake Shore fell off l per cent, ST. Paul
common l3c. and preferred l3c, Wes-
tern Union was exceptionally firm. AT
ter the middle of the day the market was
Irregular, but in the main steadier. In
the early part OF the last hour
prices advanced and l per cent.
Later, Lake Shore, Michigan Central
and Western Union also advanced ! per
cent on the report of increased earnings.
In the last half hour part of the advance
was lost, and the market closed feversh.
The transactions were 202, 1000 shares, of
which 5000 were Pacific Mail $4,000
Western Union, 10000 St. Paul, 1000
Erie, 1900 Lake Shore 4,00U Ohios, and
$4,000 Michigan Central.
Western Union.- az Rock Island..- ..i0fs4
Pacific Mail ........ 1917 II. Paul 36
Adams Express-lO9 st. Paul prefer d. d.
Wells, Fargo&Co Sf3s Toledo.S WabashlGHz
Amer. Union...... 62 T. 4 W. preierd-lU3
United States...- 10 Fort Wayne......lG25s
y. Y. .Central.....llO rerre Haute ......l 1854
Erie. ......-.. ........... 41sT. II preferred lib
Erie preferred Is Chicago dAlton. s6hs
Harlem. ...........l35 q. d A. prefer u .lOi
Harlem prefer'd lS3 Ohio& Mississippi l6h
Michigan Cent1. 45is ID. d Lacka'gana.W
Union Pacific 6i1a A.&P. Telegraphl01A
Lake Shore........ 50 -l041s
Illinois Central. 81 b. Q........ ......... IN
C. and P............. yi II. & ST. Jot......... Az
North western &. 391s G. Pacific bonds. .lOGA
North west'u II pfd. 5Gla U. Pacific bonds l0i14
v. J. Central. S6
NEW YORK, May 5.-CottOn-Dull
at l23c; futures closed weak; May l2!@
II l7-32c; June l2a@l2 25-S2c; July
IL -32@l3c; August 1908 5-32c;
September 3l..6@l3 3 &c. Flour-Re-
ceipts 1900 barrels; moderate business
doing TOR export and home use; supertine
western and state 81 1904 so; common
to good "a 9O@5 20; good to choice So 25
as 20; white wheat extra SIS 75(d7 75;
extra Ohio 81 90@7 00; St. Louis SIS rs
@9 90. Rye Flour steady. Corn Meal
Quiet. Wheat-Quict; receipts 1900
bushels; no grade 95c; No. spring 81 10;
mixed spring 81 2l; No. 2 Chicago NOM
inally-at 81 l5@l 10. Rye-More active
and unchanged. Barley and Malt-Quiet
Corn-In good request; receipts $4,000
bushels; mixed no grade 59c; do graded
62a@63c. Oats-More active; receipts
$4,000 bushels; mixed and state 37d i9c.
Hay and Hops-Quiet. Cotiee-QuIet
and firm; jobbing at l6i@l9ic. Sugar
Firm. Molasses ard RIce-Quiet
Petroeum-Dull and heavy; crude S(G
S|c; refined l3sc; in cases l7I@2le.
Turpentine- Quiet at BIC. Rosin-Quiet
at 81 7OCdl 10. Pork-Steady at $2l 10
(92l 80. Beef-Quiet. Cut Meats
Quiet: long clear western lIc; city do
l2Ic. Lard-A shade easier at S12 s06
1895. Butter-Quiet and unchanged in
every respect. Cheese-Demand fair and
market firm at 6@l2c Whisky-Steady
and in fair demand at 81 ll3
PHILDELPHIA, May -Wool-Dull,
prices nominal and supply light; Ohio,
Pennsylvania and West Virginia Xxx
and above 42@43c; y 42(a543c; me-
dium Ala 46lc; coarse 40@42c; New
York, Michigan, Indiana and western
fine 35(G,37c; medium 43945c; coarse 80
(G40s; combing washed 800 G0c; un-
washed do 40942c; Canada combing
6Oc; fine unwashed 25(929c; coarse and
medium unwashed 30@33c; tub washed
4O(d,47c; extra and merino pulled S49
36c; No. and superfne pulled 33@37c.
CisCIsHArr, May 5.-Cotton- Dull
at l2c. Flour-QGIet and unchanged,
Wheat Firm at 81 12@l II. Corn
Dull at 49ay4Sc Oats-Quiet and Arm
ut 39G43c. Rye-Quiet at 72G74c.
Barley FIRM and unchanged. Pork
Easier, sales at S2l 90. Lard-Demand
fair and mar ket firm; steam Sl2 20; ket-
tie 12I@lSsc. Bulk Meats - Quiet;
shoulders &c; clear rib lie; clear ii la
ll:c. Bacon-Firm and unchanged.
Whisky-Qnet at 81 o..
Hogs-DuIl; fair to good light 81 5o9
: 20; fair to good heavy 81 1891 30.
PHlLADELPHIA, Msy 5-flow-
Dull; extra 81 2jCr4 10; Wisconsin and
Minnesota extra family S. 37!aG so.
Wheat-Dull; Penn.ylvanis red II 80,
amber 81 52C9l 81. Rye-At Sic. Corn
-S.esdy; yellow 6i962c. Oats-Neg.
locled; white Acc; Ohio 40G4ic- Whisky
AT 81 - Clover seed-At lG(D11!c
Pe,roleum-Dull and nominal. Butter
Steady; western extras 29(s,30c; frsts
2S(G2?c. Cheese-Demsnd fair and
market firm at l2@l2lc. Eggs-Un-
changed.
TOLEDO, May 5-Flour-Quiet and
unchanged. Whest-Stesdy and firm;
No. white Michigan 81 IS; extra white
Michigan 81 3s; amber Michigan 81 22l;
No. 3 red 81 l3i; rejected red s9c. Corn
Firm; high mixed sac; seller Nay
53;c: seller June sic; Kansas lie. Oats
Dull; No. held 34c; Michigan 35c;
rejected S2c.
NEw YoEK, May 5.-Dry Goods