The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-02-11
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the establishment Of the grain call board
hence the daily transactions are ten times
what appeared year ago. Mixed corr
fell to 62te to-day, Wheat has also grown
heavy and though there were more sales
to-day the prices were dropping, sales being
made at the close at 81 81. Oats has moi
suffered so great decline, the loss being
but one cent.
Rye has fallen from 81 O2 to o5c. Bar.
ley iS unsettled with not much demand,
and prices are nominal.
as 50 90.
Whisky has been steady in price, but
duetuating as to demand.
Hogs continue high and moderately firm.
Lard huCtuated but closed hrmerat 81 05.
Bulk meats and bacon have advanced in
price dnring the week and closed firm.
Ihe packing season soon 10 close will show
2 marked falling of from the products Of
last year.
Money is less active, but rates remain
firm at 0 per cent. Eastern Exchange Is in
lair demand, and the rates Of buying and
selling are par.
The general business has not been active,
In some branches there Is more than
usual dullness. Boots and shoes seem hard
to move under the recent advance in prices.
Inc weather has been bad, and sales and
collections throughout the country are slow.
BALTIMORE,
BALTIMORE, February l0.-Durinp the
past week money was fairly active at Q per
cent The stock market was steady.
The grain market showed much moro
activity than for sometime past. Before
the close to-day 1t broke badly AMI the
highest bids were SIC below the closing
rates Of Friday last. Corn followed in the
wake OF wheat. Oats and rye declined
from two to three cents per bushel.
Provisions irregular; responsive to the
western markets.
Butter took another upward turn, and
the highest prices for the year were de-
manded for best grades, which are very
scarce.
Cheese closed easier.
Eggs fully two cents of from Yesterday.
Coffee and sugar show no changes in the
quotations, though the market is reported
drm to-day.
Beef cattle show an advance Of Jc ever
last weeks quotations, with an ample sup
ply.
Hogs closed inactive but hrm at full
rates, with plenty Of stock on hand. Pur-
'hases are restricted by the unfavorable
weather.
Sheep have been dull throughout the
week, and, while the supply was abundant,
holders held firmly to their demand for
'ull prices.
PHILADELPHIA.
PHILADELPHIA, January l0.-The North
american OF tomorrow will say
Trade In most departments has been
iull the past week and the prices Of sew
,ral leading articles lower.
In cotton there was very little move
nent, and prices favor buyers.
The demand for flour Is limited both for
export and home use, but prices were
without material change.
Wheat unsettled and prices declined
.ully Sc per bushel.
During the past week rye and oats were
without material change. Corn unsettled
and lower.
In provisions there has been a steady
Iobbing trade doing at about former rates.
Seeds dull but prices remain about the
same as last quoted.
Wool rather quiet but prices steady.
Whisky unchanged.
BOSTON.
BosToN, February lO.-The following will
appear in the special market reports oil the
Boston Commercial Bulletin tomorrow:
The wool market is more active, with
sales for the week OF 2,234,55O pounds OF
domestic and 97,405 pounds Of foreign.
Prices are generally steady.
Leather dull. The shipments Of foot.
wear from Boston to points outside OF New
England this week were 47,3l5 cases,
against Al 1928 cases last week.
Dry goods are quiet and buyers are hold
ing of.
Cotton has undergone nominal decline
II ic in consequence Of something like
panic in "fHtures The actual consumers
II cotton have not lost confidence.
There Is no change in iron.
PITTSBURGH.
PITTSBURGH, February lO.-Therc is abso-
utely no new feature to report in CONNER.
:ial or industrial circles from last week
The markets are moving along steadily
With very fair business doing, much larger
n fact than the same time last year.
Glass, pig iron and manufactured iron
continues firm and unchanged. The de-
nRnd for the former Is increasing, while
he demand for iron continues heavy.
Petroleum was fairly active; United GER
ifcates tiuctnNted between S5sc and S5sc,
closing this afternoon firm at SIC; sales and
'esales 900 barrels; shipments 341 900
barrels.
Coal dull and depressed. The shipments
Turing the week TO Cincinnati and Louis
Vile aggregated 2,l44, 900 bushels.
CLEVELAND.
CLEVELAND, February l0.-The iron mar
lets are quiet as regards new transactions,
but the production continues large. Pig
ron is in fair demand and prices are
Iteady. There are no indications OF weak
ness, and yet from present appearances it |
loes not look US II pig Iron would go any
higher during the winter, Producers are |
argely sold ahead at remuncatiye prices,
and there are no lots Of iron pressing on
.he market for sale, All that is offered is |
readily taken at the ruling prices.
Petroleum Is steady and unchanged.
The railroads are doing fair business
both in passenger and freight traffic.
FIRE RECORD,
L t5ouisylLLIg Ky, February lO.-Bluoh.