The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-05-18

weakness in coal shares had an unsettling =
influence on the general market and in
connection with rumors that the Com
modore WAS worse and that an
other reduction in telesrsphic rates
would soon take plsce, caused q
decline OF / 10 II per cent, most marked
in Union Pacific. Western Union and
Lake Shore. The market was less active
towards the close, but tirmer, prices show
ing q recovery of I to II per cent from
the lowest point of the day, the latter in
Pacific Mail. q. Z. G. i l., which sold
at 48 at the opening, closed at 46 bid )
46i asked. Transactions to day 10000
shares, of which 5000 were Pacific
Mail, $1,000 Western Union, 5000 St.
Paul. 5000 Erie, $1,000 Lake Shore and
5000 Michigan Central.
Western Union... So Rock Island. ..iOils
! Pacific Mall. 81 st. Paul.............. 81
| Adams Express. ll0 st. Paul prefer d.. rs, 4
Wells, Fargo&Co SS lToledo& WabashlO2t
| Amer. Un1on...... 6254T I. 4 W. prefer'd-luS
| United States. tSha Fort Wayne.......l021ss
n. Y. Central. .l0gj4 rerre Haute ......l63Es
Erie .......... li54 L. II preferred. ...la
Erie preferred..- ls Chicago fAiton.. $50
Harlem lS9 c. & A. PREFER d.l0i54
| Harlem prefer'd lS} Ohio& Mississippi l6Ia
| Michigan Cent?. Az u. & Lacka,yana. .lUJt4
| Union Pacific. 6U5s A,&P. Telegraph IA
Lake Shore ......... 5314 IndianaCentrl ...lOis4
Illinois Central. ~ b. Q...... .........ll1 n
| Z. and P........... S II. & ST. Joe......-.lli14
Northwestern C.. $50. Pacific bonds -l0Sl
Northwest'n pfd 5S1s u. Pacific bonds.lW
n. j. Central.-.... 9l12
NEW YORK, May l7.-Cotton-Dull
at II 3-l6@l2sc; futures closed quiet;
May l2!@l2 7-l6c; June Il $500
~ 7-l6c; July II l4-S2c; Angus,
IL l5-32c; September II 10 BE; October
II 7.l5c. Flour-Stcady; receipts 1000
barrels; supertne western and state 81 10
G94 &c; common to good s5 05@5 20;
good 10 choice So 4O@5 rs; white wheat
extra So 35@7 rs; extra Ohio So 400
I %; st. Louis S. 25@9 90. Rye Flour
and Corn Meal-Quiet and unchanged.
Wheat-Quiet; receipts $1,000 bushels;
No. l Chicago spring 81 30@l S3;
Michigan old 81 90; No. 2 Chicago
spring 81 ls@1 %; No. 3 DO 81 90; No.
Milwaukee 81 23@l %; No. 2 do
81 l4lsl IL. Rye-Steady ut S2@S3c.
Barley and Mait-Quiet. Corn-Steady;
receipts 81 900 bushels; mixed no grade
G04Gy6lIc; do steamer 602@62c; high
mixed graded 6lc. Oats-Firm; receipts
$1,000 bushels; western mixed and state
35@42c. Hay d Hops-Firm. Gro.
cerIes-Steady and unchanged. Petro-
lcum-Steady; crude s'"s{c; refined
l4!@l4lc, in cases. Naplna Nominal.
Turpentlne-Quiet al 3s4c. Rosin-
Steady at 81 7O@l IS Egcs-Qniet;
western l3}6l4Ic Leather-Uncnang-
ed Wool-tlrm; pHlled 2594Oc; un-
washed l2I@2GIc. Pork-Dull at
$40 9OG2l 80. Bcef-Unchanged long
clear western middles llsc; city l2c.
Lard d-Opened lower, but afterwards
grew frmer, and closed heavy, at Sl2 %
6l2 10. Butter-Unchanged. Cheese
Firm at SC9llc. w Whisky-Quiet and
steady at 81 ll39l II.
New YORK, May l7.-Beeves Re
celpts yesterday aud to-day =, $50 head,
against $3.50 Tor the same time last week.
Market slow and irregular, with ten
dency downward; strictly prime steers,
l,45O pounds at l036pllc; fair to good,
l,2O0(Dl $50 pounds at 9!@l0lc; ordi.
nary and medium 9i@,9Ic ana 300 per
head. No Texans or very common ma
tives on sale.
Sheep Receipts yesterday and to-day
6,720 head, against 1900 head FOR the
same time last week Buyers refused To
paw the high prices current for the lat
three days and the market was easie
with reduction of about &c; ordinary 70
good unshorn sheep 7t@Sic; ordinary to
prime clipped at 6!@7!c; spring lamb;
s(G134c.
Swine-Receip for two days 6,62O
head, against $500 head for the same
time last week. None offered alive.
CHICAGO, May l7.-Flour-Qmet and
firm. Whcat-Active but weak and
lower; No. Chicago spring 81 O4lC
lO43 spot; 81 0it seller June; 81 OjI
seller July; No. 3 95c; rejected SGc.
Corn-Steady; No. 47lc spot; Acc
seller May; 45ic seller June. Rye
Firm and unchanged. Barley--Quet
and steady At 69@70c spot; Gslc seller
June Pork-Unse,tled but generally
lower at $40 50(a20 90 spot; $22 90 sell
Ter July. Lard-U nsettled but gener-
ally lower at $l2 2j@l2 q! spot and
seller June; $l2 37l@l2 40 seller July.
Bulk Meats-Dull and unchanged.
/ I'Whisky-Steady and in moderate de.
mand at 81 O74
Call sBoard-W hcat-Firmer and un-
changed. Oats 30sc seller May. Pro-
vIsions-Unchanged
EAST LIBERTY, PA, May l7.-CattIe
Receipts to-day l,l56 head, OF which
81 cars we're through stock and II cars
for sale here; total for two days 2riSJ
head. The supply has been fair, bat
light demand; in fact the bulk only be-
ing shipped on for want of buyers. The
principal prices obtained so far are mucl
the same rs last week. On common TO
medium grades the best price paid was
S. 55; medium to good S. O0G,j rs;
common to fair 81 OOtd,4 10; bulls 50 o.
d,4 OO; stockers s. 50(aI 80.
Hogs-Receipt. to-day 255 head total
for two days 30s0; Yorkers 81 300
I As; Philiadephias - G5(a7 81.
Receipts to-day 5000 head
Total for two days 1900 sellers 81 OOta
! 8 90.
PHILADELPHIA, May l7.-Flour-
Firm for choice; other grades dull; extra
a rs: Wisconsin and Minnesota extra
family s. 50la6 80. Whest-Firm
PennsylvaniS rel 81 A.! white 81 jO(l,
/ 70 Rye-At sSs,S9c. Corn-Steady
yellow Goa sic; mixed G0CdGlc Oats-
Firm; white 4lG,4Gc. Pork-firm 8;
81 62Ha22 -. Petroleum-Duil; crude
/ lOi6llc; refined IL. Butter-Quleti New
York and Bradford county extras 2Slr 20;
drsts 2Gld27c; western extras 25to27ci
frs,s 2Sld2sc. Cbeese-Qu!et al lIGl2c
Eggs-Better feeling.st l5t9fsc:
CINCINNATI, May H.-Cotton-
Dull q, llic. Flour-Quie. and un'
chan set. Wheat-Lower q, 81 l5a
1 30. Corn-Stesdy a. 5lGa53c. Oas-
Dull at S7lG42c. Rye-Firm and un'