The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-03-28

the transactions OF the day we're made
Carrying rates ], J, 2 and l per cent
| Loans were also made hat.
SILvER-At London closed at Dag pence
per ounce; here silver bars are green
backs, 1899; ll8 gold; coin at per cent
discount.
GovERNMENTs-Active and steady.
United States Is OF 1851, coupOns...--ll2h
Fiye-twenties, (lS65) lCSh
Flve-twenties, QS65)new,.-..............
Five-twenties, lS67)
Five-twentles, tlSb5)
New Four-and-one-halls..
Ten
Ten-Forty Coupons..... ....."'idv74
Currency Sixes....... ............'.....".' 1914
RAILROAD BoNps-Qulet and changes
slight.
STATE BoNps-Inactive and nominal.
SToCKs-Were weak at the opening
with declinel some cases. Subsequent
ly firmer feeling set in and prices ad-
vanced ! to Il per cent from the lowest
point. The greatest advance was In coal
stock and on some OF these an
active business was transacted. Among
the trunk lines Lake Shore
figured for the largest business and was
an exception to the general market, being
weak and lower when the rest OF the
market was firm. Pacific Mail huctuated
frequently, but within narrower limits
than yesterday, and there was also less
activity and excitement in this stock.
Erie was another weak one among the
trunk lines, and touched the lowest point
reached fer many years. Alter midday
there was considerable but not wide tiuc-
tuations, until the last hour of BUSINESS,
when the market bacame strong, espec-
tally for coal shares, the rise in which for
the day was q per cent for Delaware,
Lsckawanna and Western and Il for
Delaware and Hudson Canal; the former
rose from So to 81 and the latter from
49s to sig, closing at the best figures.
Dispatches from Philadelphia state
that the coal interests will probably be
fully represented at the meeting in this
city on Thursday. Lake Shore opened
at 49a, fell of to 4Ss, and recovered at
the close to 4Ss@49. New York Cen
trial, which opened at 93a, closed at $500
"a, selling in the interim at prices rang
ing from 93s to Gag. Pacific Mail closed
ut 2O3M2O5, an advance on the opening
price OF s(g4 Rock Island rose IN to-day's
business from to I, and Western
Union from / to !. Michigan Central
opened at AZ and sold OF ] and re-
covered to 42@42i Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy opened at 1921, declined to
1919 aud closed at l02 S9l024. The mar.
ket closed active and sttaly except the
coal stocks, which were higher. The
to-day were 10000 shares,
Of which IL 900 were Pacific Mail, 49,
500 Western Union, $4,000 Like Shore,
5 700 New York central, s, 100 Michi-
gan Central, $500 Delaware ~ Hudson
Canal and II 600 Delaware and Lacka-
wanna. The Pacific Mail company is
statement l. WAS officially
stated this afternoon thai Tho relations be-
tween this company and the Pacific rail.
road are amicablc.
dispatch from Montreal says the
stock marke: there is bolt r
Western Union. G21aC. G. c. Il l..-.". 264
Quick silver...lO5 y. J. CeutraI...... So
do. pref ....l2i Rock Island. :. lOUj4
Pacific Mall.....- W. II, 1;lu! ........... 1914
Mariposa ........... D 81. Paul prefer IL. iGt4
do. pref ............ 5hToledOS Wabash IA
Adams EZ press. 100 Fort "ayne....... 91t2
Wells, FargO&Co $50 rerre Hauje... go. =
Amer UniOn...... E}L,T. IL preierre IT,. 1870
United StatCs... 4D19 Chicago tAitCn H.. 81
y v Central GiJs C.& A. prefer d.lUI
Crie.......... 81 Ohio& NJ isSisippi 81
Erie preferred ..... AZ u. Il Lackawana. COS
Harlem ... 1877 A,&P. Telegraph Z34
Harlem preIer'd lS5 Missouri PaciticlOl
Michigan Centl, AZ IndianaC entrl.. rs
Panama ............ 20 Ii. ~ ~. Joe.--... 1919
Union Pacific. is L. u I...-..........- luz
Lake Shore. ........ 49, Z. Pacific bonds. 1861
!Iliuois Central. i55s y. Pacific bOnds.l04
&. and P,....... :. Sg19 u. p. Grant B'ds.lU34
Northwestern c. ~, Sinking Fund. S254
Serthwest'n pid 5l1sI
New YoRT, March 27.-Cot,on-
Steady NJ j lGG%ll 7-I6c; futures closed
firm; March ll2SCGlr3)c; April ll.29@
ll30; May IL 40EGll lie; June 1880
ll.64c; July ll.75t@ll.76c; August ll.S6
@ll.S7c; September ll.G0@ll.72c; Oc-
tober 1l.57Ha .jJc; November ll.4S@
IL soc; December 50@1l.52c; Jsnu-
ary 1l-59Gll.6lc. Flour-Strong and
shade higher, mainly on medium and
low grades, but less dong; re-
coipts 1000 barrels; superiino western
and state ST coos 20; common TO good
So 1906 80; coed to choice ST 35@6 50;
white wheat extra So 55@7 25; extra
Ohio sc lO@S 90; ST. ID lis Sc 1893 %;
No. 2 "a 5O9j %; Minnesota patent
process 81 75@l0 so. Rye Flour--Un-
changed. Corn Mcal-Steady; western
81 6503 90. Whost-SLrouger but less
active; the advance assisted in checking
the export demand; receipts $4,000
bushels; old ungrsdcd spring 81 80; No
3 spring and rejected in store. mixed,
81 2SG51 81; Milwaukee nominaily at
81 90; mixed spring 81 As; No. 2 Chicago
spring, so-called, in store, 81 AZ; winter
quiet and nominaliy unchanged. Rye
Steady; western SU@S2c. Bsrley-De-
clining; No. Canada 92!@95c; No. 2
S5690c; No.2 rowed State 6O965c; No.
6 rowed State 65@1Oc. Malt-More
active; prime Canada pc, on time. Corn
Unchanged; moderate trade tor export
and home use; receipts 4l,0OO bushels;
ungraded western mixed soc; steam 55t
G,55Bc. old western mixed stlost 519c.
Osts-Dull and in buyers favor; receipts
$4,000 bushels; western mixed and State
3SiG5Ic; white western 4l@5Sc. Hay
Steady; shipping at 7o@75c. Hops
Quiet; yearllngs 6@l0c; new western s
Ml3c. Cotiee-Dull and heavy; Rio
cargoes l6a@2o2c, gold; jobbing at l6i
@22c, gold. Sugar-Fair to good re-
lining ss@SJc; prime &c; refined easier
at lO@il4c. Enthusiastically. Rice
Steady. Petroleum Quiet and firm;
crude lie; refined lie; in cases 2l@:2c;
naphths ll!c. Tsllow-At 73I-32@sc.
Rosin-Steady at 81 05@2 10. Turpen-
,ine-Stesdy at 39c. Eggs-Dull and
heavy; western l5s0l6c. Pork Lower;
closed firm at Sl4 so seller May. Beef
Quiet. Middes-Easler; western long
clear Sc; city SIC. Lard-Opened lower,
but afterwards reacted and closed firm;
prime steam 50 60; 50 47!@9 so seller
April. Butter-W Western steady 1T II
@2Oc. Cheese Quiet and steady at 9
ollie. Whisky-Quiet at 81 073
TOLEDO March 27.-Flour-Firm.
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