The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-10-16

New lUz =
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Ten Forty COupOnS........ .................lUot2
Currency SlSvS......,........
RAILROAD BoNDs-Weak for coal
10 ID issues; otherwise steady TO firm.
STATE BoNDs-Dull.
SToCKs-The general stock market
WAS weak IN the early dealing, when
prices tell / to per cent, but subso.
queutly became firm and advanced / 10
u per cent. These remarks do not apply
10 Michigan CeatraI, which was the
feature OF the list, rising to IA. This
advance took place shortly after the
opening. when the balance Of the market
was weak and declining. Later there
was break in the stock TO III, which
WAS followed by an advance to n, and u
reaction to 73I These wide fluctuations
were attended with some excitement nj
intervals and gave rise to no little gossip,
several operators beng named rs
having been short The coal stocks
were next in point of interest
To- Michigan Central, and passed through
some frequent changes. There was y
decided change IN the temper OF specula-
ton during the !ast hour # business, ana
instead of strong and buoyant to
weakness aud lower prices prevailed
VI cnigan Central declined Al per cent 10
500 ard the general list reacted ! to Il
. cent. from the highest point The
sharp twist IN Michigan Central caused
many OF the shorts TO close up optstand-
ing contracts and hence the drop in
price ut the close. As high as per cent.
per diem WAS paid for the use Of stock.
The rise in coal stocks WAS engineered TO
squeeze the bears, who covered largely
during the afternoon. The trans
actions were 2lO,OOJ shares, OF which
4 900 were New York Central, 5000
Erie $500 Lake Shore, = 800 North
western common, 5000 preferred, 1000
st Paul common, - coo Ohlos, 1000
Wabash, $500 Delaware and Hudson,
10000 Delaware, Lsckawanna and West
ern 1900 Michigan Central, 1900 Hi
nois Central, 5000 Morris and Essex ald
$1,000 Western UliJn.
Western Union. 81. 6. G. c. X l........ Az
Ver........I2 y. J. Central. Il
do. prtI........... "a ROCK Island. 1887
Pacific Mall. ~ 81 raul ........... 2Sts
IHripOsa ..........iUO7s II. Pau preigr'd.. 1U14
do. pref ...........lOl TOlcdu,S WaDashlls5s
Adams Express ~ Fort Wayne. 81
Wells. FaTgOECO So Ierre Haute.. go.
Amer. Union. 81 I. II preferred. Il
United States. ~ Chicago &AitCu.. -
\. y. Central. 1919 G. & A. prefer d.tU5
rie............ H. OhiOS Vi lSS.Slpp4 l p
kriD preferred ..... p II. & lacEdNaua. Jlt4
Harlem. ...........liO A,&P. Telegraph lsI2
Harlem prvier'd ~ Missouri PaciaClultq
Michigan Cent?. G9t1 iuGi3nGt entr' -.
Panama ......... 49, IA. < St. Joe. roo. l2i4
Union paCl Ip.. too x. & ........ TO b
Lake SEOrc......... = 4, Paclnc DOnNS.Iuo'2
illinois Central. 1StA u. PAcliic ponGS-lUo
Z. and -. slj..U. =. Grant BIDS 1927
Northwestern {. 4Ota sinking Fund. ... "a s
North w"s,u pto CO.'S
CINCINEATI. October l5.-Cotton-
Quiet at lie Flour-Dull and lower;
family ST. lOM6 %. Wheat-Quiet;
red II lj6l Is Corn-Quiet at 45@1
4Gc. Osts-lu tair demand at ia 3Oc,
Rve-Dul NJ 5SG59c. Barlcy-Dul,;
Iowa spr,ng 53@5Gc. Pork-Dull nj
Sl4 90. Lard-In fair demand; current
make - 62!; kettle 81 Is. Bulk Meats
.-Nomiualy unchanged; no shoulders
or short clear Offering. Racon-ln fair
demand ut 7!@S@9@9.@9!c. Whisky
Steady at 81 Us Butter-Easieri
creamary 33@3lc; prime to choice Yves!
ern Reserve 25G26; Central Ohio 22@
23c. Lirseed Ol-Firm st 6Oc
Hogs-Duli and lower; common 81 IS
G4 50; light s. OOa5 %; packing II 80
G5 20; butchers IS 3O@5 40.
PHILADELPHIA, October l5-Flour-
Quiet; superhne 81 90; extra 70 so;
Pennsylvania family 50 1901 81; Mime
sofa family 50 5o@7 CO. high grades and
patent IS OOM9 80. Wheat-Quict; am
Der 81 45@l 90 white 81 81; mixed
81 6OIml 81. Osts-Firmer; white
western 34@37c; western mixed 32@
SAC. Rye-At 67@70c. Pork-At
SIS GOALS %. Beet Ham>-At l7@ISc.
Butter Steady; creamery SO933c; New
York and Bradford county extra 25@27c;
Western Reserve 24@2Gc. Eggs-tirm;
Western 2l@2@c. Cheese Steady; west
ern fancy l2l@l3. Petroieum-Nomi-
ma; refined l5@l55c; crude lls@n!c,
Wnisky-Firm Al 81 Il.
TOLEDO, October l5-Flour-Qliet.
Whest-W eak; Ne 8 white Wabas b
81 So No. white Michigan 81 49,;
extra white Michigan 81 IS; amber do,
spot and seller November 81 Z9!; seller
October and November IL Z9; rejected
Wabash 81 0S CorE-Duil; high mixed
spot 463c; seller November Acc; rejected
45Sc. Oats-Duli; No. , 253c.
NEW YORK, October l5.-Dry Goods
Business quiet III nearly all departments.
Cotton goods inactive and unchs ged.
Prints dull in first hands. Ginghsms,
worstei costings and mems Wear woolens
generally quiet Foreign goods slug
gish