The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-18

made. Cash gold loaned up 10 per
cent, but at the close loans were made nat
SILvEa-At London remains without
quotation; here, silver bars are lZo,
green backs; ll64, goldi silver coin
per cent. discount.
GevERNMENTs-Firm.
United states Is or 1851, coupons.."...-ilV2f
Five-twenties, QS65) ......iVo2s
F1ye-tWentles, (lo6I)
Five-twenties lS6S)
New Elves.
New Four-and-one-halfs iS5i1 z
New IGs
Ten 70,
Ten-Forty Coupons......
currency SlAes............
RAILROAD BoNDs-The largest trans
actions were in Chicago and North
western consols, gold coupons, which ad,
vanced TO 95s; Milwaukee and st. Paul
consols, sinking fund, advanced to 80; DO.
gold rs to 100, and st. Joe conVertio!es
to 81.
STATE BONDS Quiet.
SToCKs-In the stock market IN the
early dealings prices advanced fraction,
but subsequently decline of to
Ii per cent took place. The principal
acntity was in Laks Shore, which rose
from 603 TO Gil, and declined to 594 un-
der sharp pressure to sell. Alter the
second call the market was generally
| heavy, and a. times there was sharp
pressure t. sell The entire lis. shared
in the decline, ranging from ! to 28 per
cent. The eaiing feature OF the market
was Lake Shore, which dropped to 5o8.
The chief csuse'of the decline was the
act that some operators VINO have been
buyers of Lake Shore 'or some days past,
were heavy sellers to-day. a r1mor at
the close OF AT armistlce between turkey
and Russia assisted the downward move
ment. Michigan Central declined from
573 TO 56; Granger shares were involved
in the decline, Northwestern common
falling from 35t to 33i, preferred from
63t to CIT, St. Paul from 36t to 500, and
preferred from Y. to II. Western
Union fell of To II, New York Central
to l05, g. G. &. and l, to BAL, Illinois
Central TO 724, Delaware, Lsckawanna
and Western TO 50,, and Delaware and
Hudson to 5lt, Union Pacific dropped to
co. and closed at GG3 and Ohio'5 recov.
cred to 833, Kansas Pacific rose to 90.
Quarterly dividends OF y per cent. on
the United Railroad of New Jersey vii!
be paid, on and after January ION, At
the PENNSYLVANIA railroad office: books
close December 10th, and reopen January
2nd. The transactions aggregated IA
900 shares, OF which $4,000 were Lake
Shore, 1000 Northwestern, common
$500 preferred, 5000 ST Paul common,
5000 preferred, 400, Ohio "A, 400, Dels-
ware, Lackawanna and Western, 2,4OO
Delaware and Hudson Canal, 900 Mich.
igan Central, 1900 Western Union, 5000
Kansas Pacific and l,400 &. Z. G. u |.
Western Union. 012 q. G. Z. q l..... S5A
Quicksilver........ 10 \. j. contra .'''.ih
do. preI............ Is ROCK IslanG.."-,lOlH
Pacific Mail. u "A 81, Paul....-..... 3lA
NurIpC.a .....,,.,.lU 81. Paul preierd.. IL
do. pref ............lO3 TCledO&Wabashll4
Adams Express. ~ Fort Wayne........ IS
Wells, targO&CO s61q Ieire haute-.. "a
Amer. Uuion..... 81 T. II pTeierrelt... 10
limited States. 46I5 Chi ago GAltC H.. TN
Y Y Centrall AZ Z. ~ A. prefer d.lUO
F.rie'. ',..,........ 8 Ohio&M issisippi So
Erie referred .... 70 -. - baCKdHaha' %
Harlem. ............l4l iA,Af. ItlSSIdPH -i/2
Harlem preier'd VI issOuri PacihcIUl1q
Michigan Cent?. J0A lndlAnaCehu !.'
Panama ......".....lZ1 IL q ~ J"e'''' ''' - q
Onion Pacific. OBJ B & tt............. lUl 2
axe shore. $50. Pacific bonds..IO74
Illinois Central. ~ U. racine DouiS.iV'J q
q and pm, 771.|U. p. Grant B'Gs.lO%4
North western &. 3}5E.Sinking Fund. HI2
North west'u uid t21a
NEW YORK, December l7.-Cotton-
Easier y, II 5-l6@ll3c. Fiour-ln
BUYERS favor; receipts $4,000 barrels;
No. 2 So OO@4 %; superiue western and
state "a 9J@5 49, common to good
So 3UG5 65; good to choice So 2O@6 90;
white wheat extra Sc 0jG6 rs; fancy
So SOFAS %; extra Ohio So 35@7 80; ST.
Louis So 4O@S 70; Minnesota patent
process good to prime 81 4O(g0 70.
Wbeat-Dull; No. 2 Chicago spring
81 rs; uugrsded red winter 81 AZ; white
Michi an 81 as. Rye Flour-Dull NJ
50 75@4 Is. Corn Moal-Dull; western
81 6503 90. Rvc--Dull; western 100
74c. Barley - Quiet and unchanged.
Malt-Dull sud unchanged. Corn
Heavy; receipts $4,000 bushels; new
western mixed and western mixed zoe;
mixed steam G0MGlc. Oats-DuIii re
ceipts Al 900 bushel; western mixed
and state 35@4lc; white western 81
G43Bc Cohec-Quiet and firm RIO
cargoes lGG2Oo gold; jobbing lG02l3c
gold. Sussr-Fair TO good refining Il
G7Ic; prime 7Sc; refined at q GlOBc
Molasses Unchanged. X ce--Steady
and in tair demand. Petroleum-Quicti
crude Sc; refined l3lc; united 81 S6iG
l 924. Tallow-Et nc. Eggs-Flrmi
western 22!@27c. Fork-At Sl2 159
- 90. Beet Quiet, western 5G54c;
midlings long cler western &c. Lard
Prime steam IS 2OGS 80 Butter and
Cheese-Steady and unchanged. Whis-
kv-At 81 10.
CHICAGO, December l7.-Flour-
Dull and unchanged Wheat-Lower;
No. l MINI sofa spring 81 COT; No. 2
81 O65; No. Chicago spring u U63(d
al C6J; No. 2do 81 06i@$l OtS cash
and seller December; 81 06S@l O64
seller January; 81 07g@l II seller Feb,
ruary; No. 8 81 90; rejected So. Corn
Steady aud in fair demand at 43504Si
cash; As! seller December; 4lsc seller
January; 4II@4lsc seller February
rejected 345c. Oats Steady and in lair
demand st 24!c cash; "a &c seller January;
24sc seller February; rejected Y. Rye
Dull and prices q shsde lower at 5532
cash. Barley-Du!l weak aud lower At
SOC. d. essed Hogs-Aeavy and dull
and holders anxious to realize Pork
DuIl, weak and lower al sll 10 cash;
SO 90 seller December; ST 77!@ll 50
seller January; Sll 923@ll 80 seller
February. Lard-Hcavy ut 81 20 cash
and seller January. 81 SO seller Feb
ruary. Bulk Mcs,s-Essier at 4lG6G
| sol. Whisky-Dull at 81 O6
CGHcINN,TI December l7.-Cotton-
Quiet Al lO3c. Flour-Dull and lower;
family s. 60G5 rs. Wheat-Qliet
and steady; red 81 l5@l 70. Co7n-Dull
and lower At 3Sa99,. Oats-Quiet and
steady at 3OG833 Rye-S.esdy AT GO
G5c. Barley-DuN, weak and lower;
good to prime western spring 53G51c
Pork-DuIl st Sll 80. Lsrd-Duili
steam 81 50; kettle SIS SOFAS 10. Bulk
Meats-DulI at 49,, Age, So, sic, &c and
6to; these prices sr, asked for fresh