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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-26
TARIFF
Iron n SUGAR Tho Geological survey.
gucu.s, 10 ne Register
"a .gtttg4rn4 EpbFuary Va

Iron and SUGAR The Geological survey
srv,.a, 10 tie Register
WAmuNaTuN, February 70.
There n a delegation from the Valley
ct Virginia here, Who are anxious that
the geological survey bill, uow bclurr
the Scnatc Appropriation Commitln",
shall pas, 80 that their state may be-
Rury,yrl aud au authenticated report ct
ita mineral resources made tn the world.
Tho West Virsiuia senator's are both
warmly iur thu hiil. by the way, there
isaEroWing feeling la parts oi Virginia
ia favor oi protection lOr o lhiS
grows out ui tho TACT that tho iron IN
tcrcst along James river, nSar lJnrh'
burg aud in other quarters,
- being developed, and prom
isp great results. Those interested
NAY thai protection go iron has madh
P,,nugylyauia the great state abe IA. 10
lI1ka now ~ II tive tarill ISSUE VIII hr
popular at the next Congressman 'I,t
tiun Ana di.trirts heretofore Tor irrC-trnde.
The WAYS aud Means COMMITTEE N dia
cus,ing sugar, aud while q great Narl'F
of opinions are oXprcssud, think the
report tu the House will iay0r a rcdu'-
tinn ai duty On that article The "uhlr,l
will not be- dispuard VI Tor u week Yet
The q]uiuiuc men are moving l"r a duty
un u%,itnin,. but will not get "a hearing
until March 81. Nj. Morrison. ct llh
uoi4. a lcudiug member ui the ways
anl Means Committee, proposes tn IA
~trolu,c a hill placing un tho Tree list TIE
medicinal barks imported from tho hSt
IndicH
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HOUSE

MIR Rlnunt. from the Committee on
Appropriations. reported back the star
Service deficiency bill. 10 VA referred
tp the Committee 81 the Whole.
The House then went into
al thc Whole on tho bill.
Mir Blackburn raised the point ut OF
dor against the hill. that while It dld not
ilcnizo the appropriation It did MOT
specify the total amount appropriated
az required by Rule a..
Tho Chair, Mr.. Scales, submitted tho
aucation lo the Committee, which re-
Ilacd tu sustain the point.
Nj Bluunt then explained The bill,
and ,n thu cunrsc OF lds speech dc
nounced, la very scyere totms, the foat-
master General and Second Postmaster
General ior their violation al the law IN
making contracts tu the amount ul 81,
,OO ON beyond tho appropriation. aud
thus placing Congress IA thc atulndc
cthpr OF endorsing thrir action ur icav-
iny the country without such matt ser
yir, for three months. II this was TO DC
tb, manner ia winch the public luntS
we're to he used. he trusted the House,
uttbout reference Ia narty, with due r..
ENTtl To- tie law VI wv NaA''H ~ 80
regard tu the gpoi administration nl
them, would resort 10 such an example
A. would drive such miserable sophiSls
out Ut the place hereafter.
AIR. BLACKBURN had read for inlorma
ton. an amendment which hc proposed
to Oder. providing that appropriations
made by the hill shall not exceed sNN.
on.
Mr. Bakur hal Rad q substitute which
ne proposed to oilsr, Tor The dot section
oi the bhI ApproPriating s'oo.OO to
meet the deficiency In the star service,
providing the compensation shall be- re-
duecd 10 the terms Of the onginal CON
tract ou any route on which the pti'o
hal been increased. aud further proyid.
ing thai nothing herein contained shall
br construed 10 lessen the number OF
trips per week on any n route The
committee then rusc.
Adjourned.
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THE raosPEorS Ar CuNUISSATI.
Uontradirtory spsoulatiOus a. to tho
Nominee
W ,suINUrpN, February %.

nptIlul lU AhN h'aRN'
W ~,suINUrpN, February 20.
Tho meeting oi the National Demo
cratic Committee ON Monday AMI ut the
National Democratic Executive Com
mittcc. Yesterday. has directed public at.
tcnt,un lnr the time, from Grant, Shcf.
man aud Riauc To- the candidates i't Tue
Cnrinuau nomination Hence any
where O. 20 iu Washington now you
hear spcculaiions a. to the chances ''
TiIdrn. Bayard, Field, Hancock, Thur
man aud the dark horse These 'i'e'"
Iatiuns arc ua contradictory IA po 0ib'r'
and a stranger with no personal kno"l-
oIy, n. to the situatinn would soon be-
come bewildCrcd at listening to them
No crowd OF squad, Democratic OF he
publican, allows Mr. hldcn any
re.i and II seems hard that Que
,,b, madr such a grand light and was
Cheated ont of the fruits Ut 10, should uf
O. barshIy discussed by political bIoth-
ron Ills friends seem used to u, ho"
over AMI content themselves WITH nov
anil then a yindiratiOu OF him. lhel
NAV that they are unable To- listen VIII
patience u men Who now charge h'iA
with cowarilcc. who were the nrS1 10
adyi.e tho establishment ot the b%ieSloral
Commission. which decided against
him. For nav own part, irDUi all near,
and that IL a great deal, ] am conylIced
that Mr.. Tildru ~ practically ont o''u'
contest "A a candidate Tor the nomlna-
tion. hut INV convictions are strength
cneJ daily that hc will 10 more than any
living man toward nominating the can
diJate. Hence. az ! have before sta',d
mo- ultra anti.Tllden man ueed hope iot
Auccesa. heard n Californian to-day
a.sert. what has been tot some time com
mon rumor, that Mr.. Tildcn - favorable
to Judsr Field. who by the way 70
apl,nd,d Democrat Ind an able u nP,
Iivht iurist. I mentioned " 10 one ei
NJ. 1Ilden's warm friends, u nc
smiled a. lao said, Why there - nothing
I'm il. for the cold man hates OlIus
Feld "A the devil does holy watef anu
no does not love David Dudley t'cid any
more than he does Cyrus he AsAep
me who | thought Dir. Tilden Prelerrea'
and / replied, and not wilhoSt reason,
he likes, In my Judgment, MT. seymour
aud Governor Randolph, OF New 'sfsSS'
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OuIcAao, February -. - Flour -
Dull and nominal. Wheat-Unsettled
and lower, No. Q red wiutsr 81 -: No. 2
Chicago spring 81 2+@i 81 cash u ~
seller February; 81 2tt- seller, hsrch'
No. 3Sl l2S; rejected 0(ee2c. Corn
Dull aud dropping at SIZE cash; Site
seller March: SisS7tc seller April;
4itc seller May; rejected Sc. Oats
Dull aud lower st 32ic ior iresh cash
3ii@3iic seller February; SHE seller
March, Nic seller May. Rye-Steady
and unchanged. Barley Easier Of rs.
Pork--Unscttled aud lower at Gil 10
cash: 81 75t@il az bid seller March,
SIl vOtaii w seller April: $i2 0SG
i2 O1i seller May. lard-In good de-
mand but nj lower rates al loo
I'LL cash 81 Ia seller March, 81 37l
seller April: 81 37i seller May. Bulk
Meats - E.ssicr nj q 25ts6 5000 10.
whisky STEADY and unchanged at 81 o.
Toledo.
ToLsDo, February "a Wheat
Weak aud lower. No. 3 white Wabash
81 81; amber Michigan seller March
81 -; No. 2 rel winter spot ~;
seller Aprii 81 3Bi seller May 81;
seller Juno 81 Bl. Corn Weak and
lIc lower; No. 2 spot held at 4lc. seller
May i3ls i3ic; No. 9 white held al t3c.
damaged 3slc. Oats Dull and nominal,
Glover Seed Steady; Mammoth u 10,
prime ~ u. No. 2N 20.
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QUESTION Or ADJouRNMEST
ToTako Place About juno 22d.
n. IL. M.----L..

ToT'ako Place About Juno 22d,
Special % tho Register
w ,aHISUTuN, February ~,
Speaker Randall and the HOUSE or.
gmrlltiun NOW think II possible To-
reach ma adjournment before either po-
Iitiral convention meets Nv owu Iudg
mont. after hearing the view 81 mem.
hrrs ul both houses, Ia that the ADJOURN.
muut wll take place about the tune ul
thu meeting nj the Cincinnati tOnycn
ton. either u lew days before or a week
afterwards.
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CONGRESSIONAL
WAsuISGroS, February %.
BEN ATE

oAaA
MIR. White asked unanimous con
sent Ia have tho bill To remove the dis
abilities oi Joseph Monroe Ilciskcll, OF
Baltimore. taken up. llciskcll served
in the Confederate army when u boy,
aud under section l2lS ol the Rv-
ylscd Statues IN Ineligible to appoint,
mcnt ia the army. lln thinks hc may
gct the appointment ~ Pnvmaslcr ln
the army, aud asks To- have his dlsabili-
tiers under EIId section removed.
The morning hour having expired the
1--we per cent bill was takcn az.
After some rrnarks by Mr.. Kirk wood
in support III the hill, aud by Mr.. I'd
muuds Ia reply, the question was re-
criyr,l uu motion Of MIR Edmunds made
several days agu iur the Indefinite post.
poncmont Of the bill. aud it was agreed
to Yeas *, nays Il.
Mt Teller moved tn adjourn. Lost
ayes 20, nays 20.
Mr. Logan charged the senator from
Vermont lFdmundsI with urging Sana,
tors To- vote against the bill because they
would be- taxed To pay grants under IT.
senator Edmunds denied this asscr-
tlOil ulu tfhh IbUh iAH tahahsNH W ~
that what hc had done was tu advise II
careful examination Of the bill ON u mo
ton o. scnd for absenteca tillibusicr-
ing rouId not bc kept up all night on
uur motion to adjourn.
The prcaiding officer uycrruled the
point oi order, aud put tho quostton oi
adjournment.
Mr. Elmunds then stated that ~ the
supporters oi the hill who had refused
at 1.-Two O'Clock a. adjourn, now wished
To adjourn, aud ~ thorc seemed Ia bo
no prospects II Coating the %Hhscnt"cs
brought In, he would not vote ior at
iournmont. lot The hill come up as
unfinished business. tomorrow
MIR Teller demanded the yeas aud
NAYS ON the motion To- adjourn. Tho
vote resulted. Yeas, u, nays, IL, and
the Senate Adjourned.
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Diod Of

ClScISNATi, February &.-Thc Ga
,dtcs New Albany, Ind, special says
John r. fillcg. agcd -, was found dead.
yesterday, on the floor in bis house IN
Spencer township. Harrison county,
horribly gnawed by rats. lie appeared
10 have been dead q week. No food
was ia the house, and nothing to pre-
pare food with. lie was refused credit
Tor -four three weeks ag0, aud II " sup
posed ho died 81 starvation, though he
had money hid away and owned u good
farm Of 100 acres. He lived alone, aud
MaA "A MInnMrT.
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THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
THE GRANT BOOM AND SOME OTHER
B00MS.
The Results IN Ne~ York and Illinois
Probable 0utsoms Of the Cincinnati
Conyenlion-The Tariff on
lion aDd Sugar.
THE NEWS FROM NEW YORK.
Just What Was Expected ia Washing

80
special D,pateh la ths Register
WAsuINGroN, February -.
The news lrom New York tonight
does not greatly rlate tho Grant men or
drprrss those Tor Blaine or sherman. be-
"a the Convention did Just what
evorybOly vNpoctod.
General logan remarked tonight that
all the Information lac haa received
from Illinois conyincrs him that il will
do just ~ New Work AMI Pennsylvania
have done. lie buliryes, also, that
Grant wall ct several Southern States
anl that his nomination is assured.
Froo Tolls ena Canal
The liouyr Couuhittrr % Canals, Mr..
C1bcJ, oi Virginia. chairman. to-day re-
ported m,youhly a bil 10 abolish tho
tolls ON the Louisville AMI Portland
canal, and Western men are Ia high
spirits at the prospects Of It's passage
Nj Cabcll says that the rcclpta ui the
canal have reached three hundred
Thousand dollars per aunum
Phs bloody shirt sttl tlauuting
Tho Republicans oi theSsuatr showed
to-day by their speeches aud votes on
the Garland amendment To a hill tO ro-
move the disabilities Of j. NJ lIriskoll,
OF Maryland. that they are a. bitterly
sectional a. they were iitecn years agu,
aul intend Ia make every possible
blopiy shirt issue in the ncXl frcaldcn
ton proposes to repeal the law which
prohibits the appointment ul CoulUdcr
ate soldiers 10 positions In the United
STATES army. The debate will bc con
tinurl tO-m0rruW
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nrnunnI I'm n hnrinp.

WAsuNaroS. PA. February -. boo.
Donley, Of Dunkard township, Greene
county, about ~ or 10 miles from this
place, cams Ia his death last night un.
der the following circumstances During
the night he was restless aud unable to
sleep. aud left his bed, He went into
the garden, where lac appears 10 have
wandered In a bcwildercd condition,
until lac fell into a spring Of water aud
there perishcd The deceased Was %
years Of age, but had never been married.
lie was a mute.
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8, Louis Opinions
p,.ps,,h ~ the Enaulpr

sycyial nlVaICh W wV An|u'I'I
NJ. Louis, February H-Tho success
Of Cincinnati In securing the National
Democratic Convention IL commcnted
mon among the politicians here as .lm'
Nv an Indication that Tilden has lost
sri,y, strength. That It MAS part OF the
Tiidcn policy to secure the
sasct Of a denomination in the anne hAil
anal under the same circumstances a.
Lnr wars ago. L. ruadily admitted by
democrats here SUPPOSED 10 be IN ms
confidence.
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pRY GOODS.
New Yoft.

New YosK. February p = Dry Goods
Cotton goods less active In first hands,
bat prices firmly maintained. Pnnis
quiet and hrm. GinghamA, lawns and
dress goods active and Arm. Hosiery
and underwear moving freely an lonner
orders. and stocks very light Heavy
xoolens for mems xcsr ia steady de-
mand, aud aannels and blankets doing
veil. Foreign gocds more active. and
silks rising.
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Death from DRINK.

HUxrISGroS, W. Va, February "a
A Mr. fmmton, a wealthy citizen 81
Ohio, living opposite this city, died ,ud-
denly Sunday morning. II - said he
had been addicted to strong drink ioI
years. Some ak weeks ago he declared
he would quit IL u il killed him. He
did 40, witbthe above result.
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l.
RinilnS IN County Armagh.

I0SDoS. February pa large ten.
albright meeting. near Port Adown,
County Armagh, to-day, was attacked
by three thousand OrAngemen, armed
with bludgcons, vho StoTmed the plat
form and dispersed the meeting. Tsen-
~ ienAntnghters we're seriously In.
jurcd. The Orange party considered
The meeting 10 be- Of a sediiiOus eharsc-
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Died

NKx YoHK, February 2S.-Assistant
surgeon Robert W. Hite. oi the United
states marine hospital service, dled 10
dsy. He vas largely Interested w sant-
tory seience, aud vas q preninenf mem
lar Of The American Health Assocahon'
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Crime Rampant IN indian Territory.

CuKrorA, IA, February % For u
long time past the leading men in Ia.
dian Territory made strong efforts 10
prevent the reports Of murders from
being circulated through the press ol
the country, consequently not half 81
the crime committed there gains publ
city. Reliable persons just from the
Territory, report that two men wcro
murdered u low days ago, near Carcy's
Ferry, the affair growing out Of the
father Of one Of tho men accusing the
mother Of the other man OF stealing
hogs, also, that n short time ago two
men were murdered near T~alcJuah aud
Font Gibson. ono Of them u white man
who was killed Tor his money. No
efforts, II IL said, have been made to ar
rest these murdcrcrs.
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Presidential Preferences.

H~uNriSGrpS. W. Va February -
A number OF Republicans we're inter
VOWED in this city la regard to their
che ice lor President Tho result 10 ~
follows Blaine. a1. Grant, 81, sher-
man, 20.
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WOOL.
Boston.

Bo~roS. February Is -wool-EIcit.
cd and higher Ohio and Pennsylvania
ssikaSitc; Michigaa and Wisconsin 52i
65lse; dslains S.i@Ssc. pulled btso9c.
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PRODUCE
BALTIMORE

baltimore,
B,LTIMoRK, February 10 Flour 30
Strong aud fairly active, western snpor.
fine - 75Cab -; do. extra ~ load ~;
do family a. b0ta7 III. Wheat West
ern dull aud lower, No. 2 vnstaTn win.
ter red, spot aud seller February, III Ssi;
seller March aud April 81 t6GAl ~.
seller May 81 isiGgi tst West
crn dull and lower, western mixed, spot
aud seller February bic, seller March
bJabJlc, seller April b3isb3ic; SELLER
May b3l6 b3lc; steamer b5ic. Oats
Steady, western white i6fat7c; mixed
i~6Cai6lo, Pennsylvania 4TtatSc. Bye
Quiet at g2Capje. lIay-Stsady; prime
10 choice Pennsylvania slI WtalS N.
Provisions Inactive. Meas Pork At
sl3 OOGl3 10 hulk Meats Loose
shoulders AZ. clear rib sides ole. 10
packed 6iCaI ic. Bacon Shoulders bic,
clear rib sidos sgi0gl2c. Latd-R To-
fined %ticfccs Sic. Butter Prime to
choice western packed 26tr2Jc; rolls
20ta2tc. fggs-Steaiy at ltc. Potro-
leum- Crude nominal, refined dull NJ
Tic. Conco-firm at li(slbic. Sugar
Lower: A soft Ole. whisk " steady
hbi uulti ~ ~ l'fN'i W
unoinnap.
CIHCissAII. February 26.-Colton -
Quiet nj l2.c. Flour Demand lair
aud market firm; family " 0os6 ibi
fancy 81 2JfrG 81. Wheat Scarce aud
firm at 81 ~. Corn strong aud higher
at i0Caiic. Oats Quiet nj DC Rye
Firm at S5c. Barley bull. ,Itra No. q
fall 70. pork-Dull aud nominal al
sl2 90. LAtI-Duil. weak and lower al
a. ~. Bulk Meats Firm. shoulders
dc. clear rib sides a. -. clesr VI 20.
Bacon-firm. shoulders SIC; clear rib
sides 1.c. clear itc Whisky ia cool
demand at 81 o.. Bntior- uieI, and
not quotably lover, Iinseci Oil-s,ssdv
al So.
MnwAuEEE, February H.-flour-
Dull. Whcai-Unseiilcd. opened at .
decline Of Ic aud closej hrm No. Mil
xaukee hard 81 ~: No. Milwaukee
OIL %, No. 2, N -. seller February
81 %, seller March 81 25i. seller April
81 2ii; No. q. 81 IL. No. 4. 81 %. re-
iected SIC. Corn-Inactiyo; No. 2, ste.
Oats -Inartiye No. 2. size. Ryc-firm.
CT NO, l, fvS, baIiey -ths'btt E'"- .
spring Coo. Provisions Quiet and l0v'
Fl. Mcp Pork-Dull al I'll 10 cash;
ell ~ seller April. IArd-Pdme steam
o. 10 cash o. - ssllyr Apnl. Live Hog.
Dull aud lover nj ~ l5ts< 10. Dressed
Uoxs-Dull and lower at "a YO~t4 ~.
Esu Orlssna
NV OKLEixs, February 3.-Conee-
In good demand 81 full pnocs; no car
gDc.. ordinary ~ prime ItSl0te.
Sugar Dull and nominal. inferior bt@
&c. common TO gcoi nommon Cfs7c;
fair 10 fully fair iCa5te; prime W choice
7i6sc; yellow clsnhed si>ste. Mo-
lasses-Duil. common 2ts,J5c, lar TO
3sc. centrifugal Do t5e prime 70 choice
l2s5zc. Rioe-Dull aud nominal; Lou.
isiAns ordinary toeboic os7ie-
On CIrr, February 9--hsstH
oteped active With sales 81 yttc, Do
eiib~d Il gsle advanced 10 &c, DEFINED
st g2se, si shieh prics e siospd. Srssiy
offered. shiprpsnts tos t4vooo banvasI
averaging 5000 harrsaes t-naenctSons
$4,000 bafrels
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PuIscasH. February Is -Petroieum
Quiet; ersds Oslo at Parker for shtp-
meat; rsaned &c Cor Philadelphia de-
Hvsrv.
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Uhsoaxs

CucAoo, February % ns D,osos
yo~rnai reports hog r.c.ipts a.0oh heal
shipments $50 head MARKET only
fairly active, but prices isiily msiu'
tanned. mixed packing ~ ayst W,
light a 2Os,t W, choice heavy " so
tb.
Cattle Reosipts 300 heal ship
ments 100 head. Dull sloS and IA
changed. shipping N00sb 90, buteh'
en' steady and unchanged ri ~ coo
4 So; storsen and feeders In isif do
mand and market lnm at " sDsA ID
Cool ,leAIsno.
sheep Revipts i2JDo heed ship
ments zoo head. Steady and IN god
demand st ~ Ost5 TO-
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nsx,uKs OK usKv cIrrLK.

REMARKS OK ngKr CArILk.
Tho arrivals Of Cattle during the week
amounted a. 1904 head, against i,vOl
last week aud l,52S head the cofrespon.
ding week oi last year, aud tho sales
during tho week amounted 10 l.Oi3
head, against 1902 last week and l,2J2
the corresponding week ol last year, ani
were On follows.
To baltimore but'her ~
To country dealers
To eastern buyef. .,4-s.a..t-.,...s. .nHsa.s..Hs NN
10 Washington city butIhots ",....a,".s. -
IUtsl silcs .ss.st.aa.s s.sss..u.ys AVt
The market has not been active 10
day at u time. Price, In the begin.
ming were generally 81 oil on all
grades. but IN trade progressed the de.
cline became greater on the middle and
common Cattle, which wetn not nu
merous. The offerings were generally
~ 4 very good order. the better TradsS
largely predominaling. aud those which
sold at ~ lowoat quotations being very
scarce. Thoso dealers Who got through
with THUR salrs nj an early hour IMPORT
no change IN prices since last week
Quotations 2sbt cts.
sILcH oows
Trade IL slow ior Nil kinds III Cows
Prices {2Otai5 each.
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Iiailroad Aooidont.

Az the express train on the Indian.
apolis, Cincinnati aud Lafayette railroad
wa coming TO the city this afternoon, II
struck the rear Of the accommodation
train al South side station, which had
not qhitc cleared the main track ~ orier
10 lot the express train pass, and the
engine and two cars were ditciied.
Frank McGinncss, conductor %! the OK
press, was thrown out OF the door Of the
baggage car aud had his collar bone lrac-
turcd. Frank Conant, brakeman OF the
accommodation, received internal inju-
rieE, which may DO fatal.
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BUYING AND SELLING.
GENERAL MARKETS sY TELEGRAPH.


Wheat Unsettled and
Lower Hogs Quiet.
rIEAkUH.
New York.
Ngw IoRK, February 3.-MoSsv-
Al GAO per cent. closing at o per omit.
Prime mercantile paper 6ts6} per ccnt.
Sterling exchange firm nj tSt sight ex-
change on Nav York 49,.
SILyKR-At London b2 7.l8 pence; bar
silver here ll3; subsidiary silver coin
i@l per cent. discount
GoyKRsAEsn-Wcak nj ~ To- lower.
u. 4 Coupons usSll ....-... ................ ..,l Wh
New -Four and Que halls .."..-... ....... isr
New foun. ....".,ra...'' .'...'.. s",'...ro. le3s
Pacific Skies Of 'pl".,."t p,.,...,"".."."..lN
RAILROAD BosDs Depressed In early
dealings, but closed firm.
SrArE BOSps-DulI.
srocKs-The market WINS generally
lower IN early dealings, the decline
ranging from 10 q per cent Western
Union, Atlantic aud Pacific Telegraph,
aud the Grangcrs. Erie, Pacific Mail aud
Iron Mountain, lad tho downward
movement during tho afternoon. The
Secretary OF the Treasury accepted
double the amount Of bonds Tor the
sinking fund which he advertised for,
that is to ray ho took two million dol
lars instead OF one million. Tho pur.
chascs were all confined 10 the
skies. For Ga Of 1851 ho paid from los 10
to loo 73, and for "a oi 1890 be- paid
from l03,S7i 10 lO3.H. This action OF
tho treasurer gave an easy turn W
tho money market and u strong tone to
the stock market, which advanced from
10 "a per cent, tho telegraph shares,
the trunk lines, the coal stocks. the
Southwestern shares and Pacific Mail
being conspicuous IN the Improvement
The transactions on the Stock Ex-
change aggregated $4,000 shares. Of
which 6,lO0 were A. 4 i. telegraph,
400 Canada Southern, $500 Chrsa.
poake and Ohio. 900 g., q. K ], O.,
LOO Chicago, 81. Louis and New Or.
leans, 900 Central Arizona, 3,BUD Del.
aware, lackawanna aud Western,
1000 Delaware aud Hudson, $1,000 Erie,
$4,000 Hannibal and ~. Joseph, 1900
Houston and Texas, 1900 Iron Noun.
tain, 5000 Kansas aud Texas, 1900
Lake Shore, 400 Michigan Central,
1000 Marietta and Cincinnati first pro-
fcrrcd, closing ut l3i, 1900 North
western, 1900 Nashville, Chattanooga
and 81. LOUIS, (which closed al III
10000 New Jersey Central, 1000 New
York Central. 5000 Northern Pacific
1900 Ohio and Mississippi, l5.0M TN.
tariu aud Western. t~closing At 1i,)
$500 Pacific Mail, 10000 ~. Paul. ! 100
81. Louis aud san Francisco, $500 ~.
Paul and Sioux City, 1900 Union Ia
ci6c, 25,OOO Wabash aud Pacific, 27,OD
Western Union aud 300 Illinois Cen.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-26

Han LanaaTT, February It-tlAtNs
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llghl indsed. siih lee buysn; tsds very
don and msny shippsd on 10 hrsi hands,
no change In phoca
Hop-- Receipts today go h"sj.
total tos t,e tso days sySSb besi;
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