The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-03-08

New Four-and-one-halis.....
Currency Stxes...-........ .................. 40
RAILROAD BoNps-Firm.
STATE BoNDs-Quiet.
SrocKs-Irregulsr aud without impor-
tant features. The prices 1uetuated con-
siderably during the day, but at the close
with few exceptions, at about the open
ing figures. Western Union, the Goa!
shares, Pacific Mail and Northwestern
we're the weakest stocks, and New YORK
Central, Union Pacific and Michigan
Central were the strongest. The trans
actions we're 10000 shares, Of which
1000 were Pacific Mail, $4,000 Western
Union, ll,O00 Northwestern, ll,OOO
Rock Island, 1000 st. Paul preferred,
$4,000 Lake Shore, 10000 New York
Central, $1,000 Michigan Central, b.
900 Lsckawanns and Western, 1880
New Jersey Central, ard 1000 Delaware
and Hudson Canal.
western Union. 6i54lC. {. z. q l..-. 70
quicksilver ..ll7 y. J. Central. 81
do pref l24 Rock Islahd... ..l0lh
Mariposa '........ s st. Paul prefer'd. AK
do. pref ............ 6z Toledo& Wabash 81
ADAMS Express .lO211a Fort Wayne.-... 1914
Wells, Fargo&Co 2% Terre Haute.- ..- 2
,mer TJnion., So IT. I'll preterrei... 10
limited States 80 Chicago fAltCn. 9iA
Ny. Central. $50 c. & A. PREFER 'd.lW
krie.....-.............. .4iOnLoNMIeeieiPPi oooe
T,rie preferred . IL ID. Il Lackawana. $50
Harlem. ............loo A,&T' iSiSSiaPh ~
Harlem prefer'd l36 Missouri PacihclU2
Michigan Cent?. 4331 IndianaC entrl-
Panama ............. % II. & st. Joe....... IL
is ate sbore.,'... 50Is c. Pacific bonds. 1851
1'Iinois Central, 52% u. Pacific bonds 1887
e. and P....,.,... $50 u. p. Grant B'ds.l02h
North western Z. 80 Sinking FUND.-. wa
Nsrthwest'n pfd SIS
NEW YORK, March 7.-Cotton-Quiet
a. II 7-l6@@12 9-16c; futures closed
barely steady; March l243@12 As; April
1850; May l2.7s@l2 80; June 1850
1894. Flour-In buyers favor; re.
ceipts 1000 barrels; supertine western
and State So 35@5 65; common to good
So 50@5 20; good to choice S. 75O5 80;
white wheat extra S. 90@6 80; extra
OHIO $5 6O@7 50;Ss. Louis IS 75@s 30.
Rye FIour-Duil al 81 20@4 90. Corn
Meal--More active; western 81 65@3 90.
Wheat-More steady; receipts 1000
bushels; ungraded spring 81 1901 81;
No. 9 Milwaukee in store 81 AZ; No. 2
Chicago in store 81 40; winter unchanged.
Rye-Firm; western 8l@S4c. Barley
Dull; No. Canada 81 90. Malt-Dull.
Comm moderate demand; receipts
l0l 900 bushels; uugraded western mixed
55(956c; steam yellow SIC. Oats-Firm;
receipts $4,000 bushels; western mixed
and State $1,000. Hay-Shipping zoe.
Coflee-Quiet and unchanged. Sugar
Firm; isir to good refining 95(g9sc;
prime 9Ac. Molasses and Rice I'm
changed. Petroleum Dull and easier;
crude lOi@lO4c; refined l54@l6c; in
cases 2O92lc; naphtha lie. Tal-low-At
7s@7 l5-l6c. Rosin-Firmer at 81 90
(,82 10. Turpertine-At 4O3@4lc. Eggs
Western fresh l5c. Leather-Stesdy;
Hemlock sole, Buenos Ayres and Rio
Grande light middling and heavy weight
23625c; California 22@25c; common
l2624c. Wool-Quiet! pulled 22943c;
unwashed 1292sc; Texas 13@28c. Pork
Dull ut SIS GOALS 35. Beef-Quiet.
Middles-Quiet; western long Gear SC;
ETY. SIC. Lsrd-Dull at 50 $500 95,
Butter-Unchanged. Cheese FIRM at
9l6l5Ic. Whisky-Quiet at 81 IL.
New YORK, March bee Ike
ceipts Yesterday and to-day 2,420 head,
arsinst $500 head for the same time last
week. The market is tirmer and more
active with a rise of nearly &c on medi-
nm to good stock. No fancy or premium
title shown, nor anything very common.
The extreme range was S@ll3c for
steers, and 4@4tc, live weight, for fat
bulls: fair to good steers mainly lOt@
lO3c. About 60) bulls, ,250 to 1850 lbs
were taken for the English market.
Sheep-Receipts for two days, 1900
h lad, against 1850 head same time last
week. Prices nearly ic higher and the
market closed firm at the advance. Very
poor TO prime 4s@6sc; a few lambs sold
at &c; no extra or fancy stock on sale.
Swine-Receipts for the two days
q 900 head against 4, APO 6,40O head same
time last week Live nonlnslly quoted
at SC O0@6 l2!, with one car load at the
latter figure.
CHICAGO, March 7.-Flour-Quiet and
unchanged. Whest-Demand fair and
prices higher; No. 2 Chicago spring
81 PSI cash; 81 24A seller April; 81 2St
seller May; No. 8 81 ID; rejected 800
y4c. Corn Easier At 500 cash: 40sc sell
Ter April; rejected 35s@36c. Oats
Quiet at 33ic cash; rejected 255c. Rye
Firm at 625@63c Barley-Dull at 532
Pork-Dull, weak and lower at Sl4 20
cash: Sl4 80 seller April; $l4 50 seller
NAV. Lard-Dull at 50 35 cash; SO 42i
C,9 As seller April; SO 65 seller May.
Bulk Meats-Essier; shoulders 5sc;
short rib 7kc; short clear &c. Dressed
Hogs-s6 0O@6 20. Whisky-Sl 05.
On Call Bosrd-Wheat-sc lower
Corn and Oats-Unchsnged. Pork
lOc lower; 50 40 seller April; 50 500
Q 52s seller May.
PHILADEl PBIA, March 7-Petroleum
Refined 16@l6ic; crude lS3@l4c.
'Cloverseed-At 14@l6c. Flour-Firm;
extra IS 75@6 90; Minnesota family
81 OO67 25 Wheat-Dull; Pennsylva-
mia red 81 SO; amber 81 5j@l Sc; white
81 55Gl 65. Rye-Unchanged. Corn
Demand limited; yellow SAFE; sail 55c
fob. Oats-Firmer and unchanged.
Lsrd-At $40 OO@1O so. Whisky
Western at 81 10. Butter-New York
and Bradford county extra 27@2sc,
frsts 25@27c; western extra 21@24c,
irsts 2O622. Cheese-Firm at l43c.
Eggs-Western fresh l4@l5c.
CINcINNATI, March Cotton
Firm at llSc. Flour-Quiet ard I'M
changed. Whest-red held at $3.50
l 80. Corn-Dull at 40@42c. Oats
Dull at S6@40c. Rye-Steady at 79c.
Barley-Quiet and unchanged. Pork
Dull; S14 so bid; $14 75 asked. Lard
Dull; steam SO rs; kettle SO 25@1O so.
Bulk Meats-Dull shoulders sod at sic;
short rib held at 7sc; short clear SIC.
Bacon Quiet at 6s@9@9lc. whisky
Steady and fair demand at ST 65. Butter
Dull and unchanged.
Hoos-Stesdy: "a 90Gb Is common: