The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-10

Z(G64 per cent, ciooihS ~ 90 Poi W.
Prime mercantile paper 4@6 per cent:
Customs receipts s2l4,O00. The Assistant
Treasurer disbursed $4,000. Clearlngs
S22 OOOOOO. Sterling easy at 4s5f94so. |
GoLp-Opeued at 1868, with sales dur
ing the day at 1861. Carrying rates z!
to per cent.
d, SILvER-At London unchanged; mere
1904, greenbscks; 1881, gold; silver coin'
&c discount.
GovKRNMEsrs-Steady.
United States Us OF 1851. coupons.........-ll31,
Five-twenties, lss2l iIS
Five-twenties, (l867) ....-iiS
Five-twenties, lS6c)
New ..''..'.''.',oIs
New Four-and-one-halfs-. w. ,,zs
Ten
Ten Forty COupOns.-.......
Currency Sixes....... i<o7s
RAILROAD BoNps-Gensrslly firm, ex-
cept N. J. Central consolidated, which
declined to II
STATE BoNDs-Qulet.
STocKs-In the main heavy and lower
throughout the day. The decline ranged
from to 4 per cent and was most marked
In Delaware and Hudson, \. j. Central
aud G. B. & z. Granger shares were
weak early in the day. but afterwards
became firm and recovered. Nj Central
declined from 2li to l9 and
closed at 19f. Delaware and Hud'
son dropped from SO to 54
with last sales OF st. Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western fell from 69f to
6S4, and closed at 6Sl. One feature OF
the dsy was the decline in Erie from 81
to 8, the lowest for very long time.
Another prominent feature was the
break in Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
from ll6a to ll3f regular and to Ill
seller sixty days. There is usually very
little doing in this stock, as it Is one OF
the investment shares. Northwestern
stocks declined to 80 for common and to
81 for preferred. but subsequently ad-
vanced TO S23 for the former and Ok for
the latter. st. Paul shares were hrmer
for common at 49,, while preferred de-
clined from 48A to As, and later rose to
47s. Western Union was strong; after
declining TO 703 it advanced to
and closed at III and p. The trans.
actions were 10000 shares, of which
$4,000 were Western Union, $4,000
Northwestern, 5000 Rock Island, 5000
St. Paul preferred, 5000 Erie, $1,000
Lake Shore, 5000 New York Central,
500 Michigan Central, 10000 Delaware,
Lackswanna and Western, $1,000 New
Jersey Central, and 1000 Delaware and
Hudson Canal.
western Union. 7l7sC. G. Z. & l..-... ~
Ouicksilver.......lli ". j. Central. 1879
do pref Rock Island. ..lOl
Pacific Mall 2i1 ct. Paul. ..-.-...,.. lSA
Mariposa ............ Az st Paul preIerd. 3o2s
do pref .... Az TOledoS Wabash "a
Adams Express.l04 Fort Wayne..-.-lOl
Wells, Fargo&Co S2% ferre Haute........ 312
Amer, UniOn.,, 5eL +. IL preferred. ii
United States. 81 ~ Chicago GAlt0n..lOl
Y. Y. Central .. lOl !. q. x A. preierr'd.llO
Erie .............. s iOhio& Mississippi "a
Erie preferred ... Is ID. & Iackawaua. So
Harlem. ............lIO A ,&P. Telegraph 1914
Harlem prefer'd 1856 Missouri Pacincl02
Michigan CentI. 441s lndianaCentrl.. "a
Panama .............. y b. q Q.....-......... ~
Union Pacific. " II. & 81. JOE. ll3
Lake Shore......... 521a G. Pacific bonds. 1874
Illinois Central. 70 Y. PACING bonds.iVfH
c. and P........... 921aI u. p. Grant B'ds.l0.A
Northwestern L. S2A Sinking Fund. VA
Nerthwest'n ptd 52asl
NEW YORK, February 9.-Cotton-
Quiet at l2s@l3c; futures closed strong
February IL 27-32GDl3sc; March l2sc;
April - 1879; May l84@3l l7-32c.
Flour-Falr trade doing; receipts 1900
barrels; superfne western and State $40
(G5 rs; common to good SIS 70(95 50;
good to choice So 90(96 20; white wheat
extra ST O5@7 IS; extra Ohio 10 100
: IS; ST. Louis IS S5(gS so. Rye Flour
In moderate demand at "a 5095 10.
Corn Meal-Dull; western 81 9O@3 10.
Wheat-Rather more steady; receipts
5000 bushels; ungrsded 81 25@l 49,
No z Milwaukee 81 Al; No. Chicago
nominal at 81 4l@l AZ. Rye Quiet;
western s2@S5c. Bsrley-Dull; good
ungraded Canada 81 "a. Mslt-Steady.
COMM moderate demsnd receipts
$4,000 bushels; ungraded 56@57c; new
10 grade mixed 563G57c; westel n mixed
59@6lc. Oats-Less active and I'M
changed; receipts 1900 bushels. Hay,
Hops, Sugar and Rice-Unchanged.
Moiasses-Quiet; New Orleans 4O(G57c.
Petroleum Duh and nominal; crude
,lllc; refined 20(92lc; in cases nominal;
naphtha l3Ic. Tallow-Prime city
S5.l6c. Rosln-Easier nj 81 l5(G2 %.
Turpentine-Easier at 43c. Eggs West
ern l6624c. Pork-More active at
Sl6 G0(9lG rs. Beef-Quiet; middles
steady; western long clear SIC; city
9sc. Lsrd-Dull; prime steam $ll 70.
hegs-Quiet; western 7s@7!c. Butter
Steady; western l2@3Oc. Cheese
Firm NJ 7@l44. WhIsky--QUiet and
steady at 81 o.!
CHICAGO, February 9.-F.pur-De.
mand light and holders firm, Minnesotl
extra Sc O0@7 70; winter extra ST GOA,
8 w. Wheat-Actrvc, firm, higher
and unsettled; No. Chicago spring
81 3lB cash; 81 81 March; 81 33I April;
No 3, 81 20; rejected 81 03@l O5. Corn
Unsettled ut Ale cash; Al March;
45s@454c May; rejected SIC. Oats
Dull and lower at 354c cash; 36tc April.
Rye and Barley-Steady and unchanged.
Pork-Active, but lower at SIC 90 cash;
SIC 22l@l6 %; sales at SIC O5@l6 As
April. Lsrd-At $40 81! cash; $40 80
March; $ll 024 April. Bulk Meats
Quiet; shoulders 53c; short rib ssc; short
clear SIC. Hogs-Closing lower ard
heavy at 81 20. Whisky-Active at
81 05(9l 06; and closed at 81 05.
On Call Observation-Disclosures AT
81 S2@l S2l seller March; 81 3Ss seller
April. Corn-Higher at 4lsc seller
March; 45I seller May. Osts-Un-
changed. Pork Firmer at SIC 05@l6 10
seller March; SIS 80 seller April. Lard
Higher at $40 92l bid; $ll 90 asked
seller March; Sll 05@ll l2l seller
April.
CINCINNATI, February 9.-Cotton -
Quiet at l2sc. Flour-Steady and firm.
Whest-Slow; red, 81 45@l 81. Corn
Demand light at 42@44c. Osts-In fair
demand al S6@42c. Rye-Quiet and
steady at 79c. Bsrley-Dull and un-
changed. Pork-Quiet at sic 80. Lard
Quiet; steam $40 75@l0 so; kettle
Sll 5o@1l 10. Bulk Meats-Quiet;
shoulders &C; short rib sic; short clear
&c. Bscon-Stesdy at 7l@9s@9.@l0c.
whisky--Quiet and steady at 81 %.
Butter-Dull; common to good Ohio
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