The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-02-16


Currency Sixes...-.-. fss1ss
RAILROAD BoNps-Strong, with
Northwestern, st. Paul and Pacific issues
as the features.
STATE BoSps-Quiet
srocKs-Strong and higher, with an
advance for the day Of I 70 q per cent,
which Was most conspicuous in Now
York Central, Northwestern and Rock
Island. The closing quotations in many
cases were the lightest Of the day.
Western Union stock was weak on the
announcement by the Atlantic and Pa
cifc Telegraph Company Of reduction
Of rates from 20 to 80 per cent between
New York and Chicago and other
prominent cities. Transactions on EI
change to-day, were l4S,0o0 shares, OF
which 5000 were Western Union.
27.OO0 North western, 1900 Rock Is
land, $1,000 st. Paul, 1900 Eric, H.
| 900 Lake Shore, 5000 New York Central,
5000 Ohio and 5000 Missouri Pacific.
Western Union 1eS Rock lsland.....li0%
Pacific MALI St st Paul l-.........-.... toys
Welis. FarsoSCo SI, WabsshIos
Amer Union ....... .6elS 7. A w. preferd- lcs
United States 7,94 Fort wsyne.....-i0lr
| n. Y. Central......llcs% rerre HAute-.,..-
| Erie. ia i. II preterreu. -. sla
| Erie preferred ...- IS lndianaCentr los
Harlem. ....-..-.lts Chicago SAlton-l06
| Harlem preier'd lSi q. a A. prefer .lUsh
Michigan CentI. CO.,, ohio& N iH<isippi 22,.
| Lake shore. ........ 80 IL. a ~. Joe.....-.
niinai. HhlUa FsS,u. csntrai va b. 4 Lscrawsns. Il
| 4. and P............. W. h.df. Iclegrnpn Ds
| Sorthwesiern &, aitsC. Pacinc bonds. .i0sas
Northwest'n pid; =, U. Pacific 6onda.loSes
| N. ]. Central-..lOs
Nxw YORK, February l6.-Cotton-
Quiet at lS 1916; February u 29-S2c;
March lS ll-l6c; April Is 29.S2t9
l3 l5-l6c: May lS l7-S2c, June lSic; July
l3 l5.l6alS l3 32c; August II i-l6c.
Flour-Slghtly in buyers favor; receipts
5000 barrels; superhne western and
state 81 25(G4 20; common TO good IS %
CG5 so: good 20 choice IS $500 90; white
wheat extrs SC loaf 75; extra Ohio
IS Oo67 %; St. LOUIS s. S5(9y w. Rye
Flour dull at 81 1905 O0. Corn MeAl-
Quiet At 81 90CdS so. Whcat-Dull and
only limited export and home trade d'-
nsnd; receipts 1900 bushels; No.
spring 81 32(1l 80; rejected 81 oS; No.
2 Chicago spring spring 81 22Sl 25i No.
in store 81 O6; No. 2 Milwaukee In
store 81 25. Rye-A little more active;
state, not strictly prime, SS(g9Oc. Barley
and Malt-Quiet. Corn-Essy and n
moderate export and home trade Inquiry,
receipts 10000 bushels; mixed no grade
5sIc; yellow graded 64c. Oats-Quict;
receipts $1,000 bushels; western mixed
and State 46C64sic; white 49, $500. Hay
Firm a. 76tGs0c. Hops-Quiet. Coffee
Quiet and unchanged. SugM-Quiet;
fair to good refining 7s97ic; prime sc.
NJ GLASSES L Unchanged. Rice-Quiet.
Pe,roleum-Quiet and firm; crude 7ic; re-
fined l3i(9l4c; in cases lSi@2lc; napthA
Turpen,ine-Firm at 8Sic. Esg.-Un.
changed. Pork-Active at $22 10. Beef
Quiet. Cut Meats-Quiet; middies
firm; western long clear IL te; city l2o.
Lard Firm at Sl3 90. Bulter-Choice
firm; common dull; western ltCs2bc; stat"
2Od.3ic. Cheese-U Unchanged. whisky
Steady at 81 H..
CHICAGO, February l5.-flodr-
Nominslly unchanged. Whost-Fsirly
active; No. 2 Chicago Spring 81 OF bid
on spot; 90ic seller March 81 % seller
April: 81 O4 seller May; No. 8 &c; ro-
iected Tic. Corn--Steady; No. z 4ltc
spot; illc seller March. Oats-Quiet
and firm; No. 2 Slic on 'po,; &c seller
March. Barley and Rye-Duli and
unchanged. Pork-Quiet and hrm;
sales at s2l 90 spot; s2l 07i seller
March; $2l 37i@2l 40 seller April
s2l IS seller May Lard-Stesdy and
in moderate demand; sl2 67Aal2 66 on
spot: SI2 7Otal2 72i seller March
sl2 s5CdI2 s9i seller April. Bulk
Meats-Quie and firm; shoulders Sc;
short rib middles ll!Glltc; short clear
lIic. Whnky-At 81 OG.
On Call Board-Wheat -Firmer nj
81 OIL; February 81 90; March 81 06t;
Corn-Firm and .c higher. Os.-Un-
changed. Pork-Dull and 10 cents
higher. LArd-Dull and u cents high
er prices bid.
PHlLADELPHIA, February lb.-Petro'
| leum-Quiet; refined lStc; crude lie.
| Flour-Iess active but steady; eIth
- GOAT 80; high grades u OOta,s w.
Wbeat--Steady; Pennsylvania red " ~
al 80; amber 81 40Cel ~ Eys-So
sales. Corn-In fair demand at 51Csbsc.
.Oau-Steady; white 45(aJoc; mixed $50
45c. Pork-Firm nj SO 0otSH 70.
Reef Hams-s25 OOsy2s 90; hams in
niekle sl2 OO1Sl3 90. Lard -l3Cd lstc.
Whi.ky-Pirm 81 81 IL. Buttsr-Quist
and unchanged. Cheoss-Firn; New
York l2tc Eggs-S.ssdy; Pennsylya-
MIA New Jersey and Delaware fresh ITO
Ice; western do lG(9l7.
CIxcrxsArI. February l5,-Cotton
] Quiet nj I2ic Flour-Quiet and un-
changed. Wheat-QuIe, at 81 2SIel 30.
/ Corn-s,eady at 4Ols,4sr. Osts-Quis!
At 45c. Barley and Rye Doll and un-
changed. Pork-QUhst st t2l s7Sts22 %.
steady: steam sI2 6olsi2 67t;
Kettle 2si@i2ic. Bulk Meats-stssdy;
shoulders at Ste; clear rib llte; chN
lItc. Bscon-Yirm nj sil9l2tC1l2.c.
Whisky-DemaDd fair sad market firm
AsI o.
Hog.-Ac.ive; for light shippingt7 s5
6s 90; heavy ~ oc<ss Is.
BALTIMORE, February i5,-flour-
Quie, and unchanged Wbsst-Dull
and unchanged COrn-Shads frmer;
western mIIed Gl tc. Uats--Dull and
unchanged. Rye-Dull and unch.nged.
Pork-sZ2 %. Lard--Bettsr and un-
changed in prices. Pe.rolsum-s'esey;
crude stc; refined l4sl4t. Bat,sr-
Pirm and unchanged Whskey-ll.
ToLrpo, February I5-YIoor-Dull.
Whes,-Dull; No. 2 White Wsbssh
81 40; seller March 81 -; seller May
81 S2t. Corn-Stssdy: high mixed 4sc;
seller May 1oc; low mixed 4sc; no grade
I3c. Osn-S,eady; No. 2 &c; seller
March 3sic.
PrrrsBUkoH, February Is Petroleum
Q1iet and steady; crude ~ % st Park
ers; refined l2tci for Philsdslphis de-
livery.
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