The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-12-19
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FINANCE AND TRADE.
Tho Feature. of tho Monoy aud Stock Mar.
NEw YoRg, Dec. lS.-Money easy n, laln per.
cent, closed offered at ] percent. Prime mercantile
PAPER 4haG percent, Sterling Exchange banler'
bills steady nj 81 81 demand 81 SiA.

Fil, liStiF IpNI kGts,
NEw YoRg, Dec. lS.-Money easy nj la,x per
cent, eiesed offered at ! percent. Prime ,aesfiaii!e
bins steady nj q 81 demand 81 siN.
GovERNNES1s-Easier. 4 M "a
RAILROAD HoSps-lfrcgular.
STATE SG~pAiTiEs-s.ca1y.
lowcrand prices fell OF Aalk percent, New Jersey
Central, delaware Il Hudson and Lackawnnila
leading with sales down 70 w, 16H aud VIZ. Sub
s SsSS.1s1 ~ !n = 1Sc Mss = 4 % Y Q \ ,o,ss perrsat. 80.
Dlit's wsrs affected BY t,kc' rcpofu That tho Lake
Short dividend would 10 passed. This was Of.
Gclal!y denied. Another z tumor wRs that ths
diyidenh Of percent iot tho quarter.
Near J. !. n, selling nDAtcd aud shorts began 10
cover. Lending rates were also trlncr, tho leading
shares commanding rs TO- .l.32 percent. This
a%sisa% " "na w sn saSI Tnio o. GU: ESs mos. l sSIs:
splc,ols IN the. upward movement. Tho market
closed firm Ut The, highest point Of the day. Coal
stocks were. fayorably Influenced late III tho day by
tho revival OF reports that u new combination
would be formed tomorrow. %inckawannn WAS
.trcrgiheIed oy the scml.onlcial ainouncemC Ont
that tho directors would declare the usual quar-.
tcrly dividend. Of . percent next week.
Compared with last nights closing, prices arcA
70 IL percent higher, except for Canada Southern,
Delaware Il Hudson, Lake ashore, Northern racid
Oregon 4 Trnscontlnental, Pacific Mall hld
Omaha. which ars u e, Iperccnt lower.
= Atlla pb,hVV tktN
racihc6s Of rs, l?6; Central Pacific, ll2iI. Eric, 571s
Lehigh \ wilkes: 'Wi Louisiana consol,, ~: MIS-
i 1IS1t E T.n lGs1; 81 h s9 S,l' 'h u; a. :, l ~ i !, =. T TT,s
Pacific Laid t;Srnnts, S131l; do Rio, Granit, .63's;
Union Pacific tlrsts llSLs: do Land Gmnts, i06H
do Sinking Fund, us; Virginia d, as: .vigtlEa
Consois; exsn. mn!atca co!pons, IS; dodefetred, I;
Southern :a.331S;; Cetitul. l%acltic. 81. Chesapeake (
Ohio. S4; do first preferred. 10; DO second lte
icrred, &c, g, {. l.. 81: Denyer. & Rio Granile,
l9sh; EsIe;i4H; 90 nreierssa .; Fort Wayne, "
Kansas d Texas, 10: Lake Erie & Western. le39s
Louisville, Now Albany < Chicago, 10; Memphis
n &s SnnIISst Z cb as sfsSs 'SiH:. N M,S az FE, ra,r1i Ia Z
Missouri Pacific, va; Nashville d Chattanooga, 81
New jersey Genital. l31lI: Northern Pacific, lGM'
DO preferred, ay)44; Northwestern. sl5.: do preferred
6 lN \ 4 MY MT:,, York c ,sn. A. s S2; OHIO G SsH! b, n n;
Sail < & Sis;'' MlIsSa IA; uG '5 Es's'e issi i&H; d aAf. 81
Louts& San Francisco. l9h: do preferred, 39gH
y; Paw. ~; do preferred, 1857; Texas racliic
IN II: u o y. L. I sAf g.. ~ IN IL I p1sisirr sIa' is,i ES @ :
Fargo Express, lO7; Western Union, Ba.
HrcadstufIs nnd Provisions.
New. YonK.. Dec. ls.-rlour dull aud un
changed; receipts ?l,0oo barrels; exports 500
barrels, Wheat, spot lot. 1h}aI.c lower; option
heavy: receipts 5000 bushels; exports siOU
| 80 ANo . FlhAilH plNt llhtu lHllltl SJt.Es Nn
graded white s2!tiasic: No. = rrd January, alc
fi.,o00 bushels at 7gssSasO1.c closing nj 7yLc
February. sales 13s,001 bushels at Si,saSlGss c
closing n~tSls4c; March. sales jol 1000 bushels a
bushels al s,3sasGhe. cl Iriiii IT'S" sS1Sc c:' Nay SV %le
$4,000 bushels atS:asaSSj6c, closing III STAG; Juue
GALES 5000 bushels Ut ss%|asyAc, closing al SsLSc
Coin, spot lots TalXr higher. closing weaker
bushels: exports ~, COO bushels; ungrndeI i7njOc
yellow steamer 4Sss4a.0c; white do. I've: No. 9Dc
ccnib Der &aSe4c, closing ut $50: january 41lE
f.1+c closing at i7t1c; February 4GTa lGsfsr. cloetn,
l6N.c, closing at i6Ec.. Oats a shade lover rs e
ceips ?J,uO bushels; exports 800 bushels; west
cri mixed S2a:3c; white western 3iHSSc. la,
gutet aid steady. Coffee. spot fair: Rio quiet
r,lary s.a0c: March s :3Gls.85c; April S.isc; Ma,
S.Mas.5,c; June s.5jas. 6G. Sugar dull and nO,nf
ftas' refined firmer; confectiotcrs' 4 SIC: graui
Urn and fairly active. Eggs, western fresh qulc
nni steady for choice nj aSc. TurpcntIne duh a
@H4allc. Resin firm. Pork quiet nnl firm. lar
heavy; western steam spot d.973ssc; jauuary t.9dl
9 glc; February 6.9iaG. DC; March 7.0la7. U3c;; Apri
7.1pc; May 7.lth7.l5c. Butter dull and unchanged
CHICAGO, Ills, Dec. ls.-Flour steady and un
changed. Wheat III fair demand. but nj lowe
rates: feeling weak market opened i,rm and La1tt
hisher, then under heavy. offerings declined lnlIc
;ales ranged: December iGIGtElHc. 'e Closed tat At asss:
January, 7o14sa7l14c, closed 1T 59Ic; February Fix
a.gAe: closed AT IKE: Stay i77atSas7sAc. closed ii
atIoSc: No. 3, Csc; No. Fred 721Hsc; ~. 6 rcd SN
d919e. Corn weaker; ycar, declined lsssc; january
closed &c and May LC under yesterday: cash Sli
S7c. closed Ct :%4c yea. 3631fsa5GKc, closed At SG;zc;
January Siii4a%,Ac. closed 1T a,c; February 3iIa
3i1l4c, closed ut 3ill.c; May 3li4aa1;ZSc closed al 3isIc,
Oats; dsmand fair and market llin.er: near OPTIONS
\ shade hisiicr: cash md December .I3a,
2E4c: january 255Sa2t5%c: February 3tJSaa5c:
closed Gt 2i5sc; May 2EIa2s7ssc. closed nj sEa
rs Rye dull at sc, Barley quiet At Sic. Flax,
seed steady at siS5c. Pork In fair demuid, easic,
md loal211Ssc lower: cash $40 6OnlO 65: neccmbci
~ a.: JANUARY so 6aal9 20. closed at $40 Gali0 e.%;
February $40 70al0 80, closed ut $40 70ii0 72I, iarai
quiet and easy: cash 6.je.1l::aG. ,7Tc; January 5sa
o;6cc. closed At {. 55ae. j711GGc; February 6.6la6.6kc,
closed nj 6.G0a6.6!1I%$c:. March G.G7J. a6, TOc. EulS
,nrnts ~ hIr4enamI; shoulders I.fs5yni.75c short
rib easier at 5.i5c; sliorl clear 5.95a6.Ooc. Whisky
steady and unchanged. Eggs firm at oiLaoW.
Afternoon noard-WLeat easier; Deccmber. jsnu:
nry anu February declined nc. Corn steady: yciu
advanced ~. Oats slcalyand ara; Februss RI nd.
Sn M9a, Te: Pork nominally unchanged. Lard
ptfIy ~ u n..t. -. ~ -, - .