The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-01-08
FINANCE AND TRADE.
The Features Of tho money and Stock Mar

kets.
NEW YORK, Jan. Mooney at 1a1h percent
closed offered at1. Prime mercantile paper 4H3l
percent; Sterling Exchange bankers bills stead.
GovEENMENTs-Firm.
| RAILROAD BOSDS-Fir1n.
STATE SEcuglTIEs-QuIet.
ST0cKs-The market opened lower and there wa
decline Of x To u percent In the general list, II
jersey Central n III New York CentnIl and IL In
LackRwanna. Before the tiRt call under tho leader
ship Of Western Union. prices moved up n 10 "
percent There were large purchases Of Western
Union, which rose u percent Soon after II a. n
there was renewal OF untav0rablG rlInorS current
aIc ting the credit Of various firms and individual
capitalists, .and simultaneously bca's raided the
market with the result OF carrying prices down Y
to ~ percent These rumoS were In each and
every Instance denied, but nevertheless they were
reiterated during the afternoon and setegrfped "a
leading cities East aud West, This brought out
many Inquiries and kept tho rumors alive, but the
day closed without the slightest discovery OF any
trouble, real 0rimpending. Much indignation was
expressed IN regard q tue circulation ~ q these
mentioned arc among the wealthiest aud promi-
nent In the community. In the leading shares
Lake Shore declined III percent, Central Pacific
Delaware & Hudson ", New jersey CcntraIl j, Now
York central u, Union Pacific ~ and Western
Union ~. subsequently Stcadier feeling pre-
vailed and rally o. nm percent took place, but
near the close the improvement was partially lost,
Compared with last night the closing prices are IA
percent lower except for Louisville 4 Nashville,
Reading and Western Union, which arc 1Sa11i per.
cent higher.
Transactions Si3, 600 shares. a.
U. s. Is, 1ll y. g. 41EEs, 1895 .. s. new Is, 12lzS;
Pacific Gs Of g5, l2i Central Pacific, Erie, 6T
Lehlgh 4 Wilkes, 20 asked Louisiana consols, Is;
1tG,S; Tennessee 6S. old, u; do now 42: Texas
Pacific Land Grants, IS; do Rio GFande, $50;
Union Pacific frStS 10y; do Land Grants, 1O01Ss
do Sinking Fund, 1l644s; Virginia O., sS; Virginia
"; Adams Express, l26; American Express. vi;
Canada Southern 80. Central Pacific, 33; Chesa.
peake & Ohio do aHt preferred, W; do second
s EllS ~ 10 preferred az Fort 0 %ayns
lbs; Hannibal & 81. Joseph, do preferred, SS1
askcd; Kansas & IexnS l5tl Lake EHe & Western,
W; Lake shore, f9s Louisville Nashville, 2Ss;
Charleston, 1st preferred, 10; do ID preferred. 5;
Memphis & Charleston, %; Michigan Central, 5i1<<:
Missouri Pacific, el54; Nashville & Chattanooga,
s2h; New Jersey Central, SI1S: Northern Pacific,
icFfCd, l3+; NewYcrE Central, SIX; Ohio Central,
Pacific Mil, ~; Pittsburgh, 1886; Reading, Tx:
81 LSa P.S pESgS NJ - sRPs sG Pssa
l9s Union Pacific, 4C1f; United States Express, 50;
". St L. & p, ~; do preferred, 1255S Wells, Fargo
Express, 1oi; Western Union. 65H.
Brcadstuffs and Provisions.
INV YoRK, Jan. 7.-Flour, firm: receipts 1900
blrIplS, exports Ituug DAfteuj GOulInuu 10 ROOu
So l0a3 TO-: 81. Louis s. l0a6 so; Minnesota patent
process S. 25ab IS. Wheat, spot lots la21Sc lower
options unsettled, closing heavy; receipts 5000
bushelS; exports 5000 bushels: No. 2spfiNg Ole;
ungraded white 500; No. 2 red January, sales l92.
600 bushels at S%A90c, closing at February,
sales 3,672, 900 bushels NJ SgEa905Ec, closing Ut
S9Jfc; March, sales 17l2,OO0 bushels at 9l5Sa03c
closing at Ylkc; April, sales l,l2s 900 bushels at
99a9ic, closing at 20; May. sales ~, 900 bush
els at o. C. closing at9iNa. Corn, spot lots
$40 lower; options opened 9Ehc lower later 10.
acted @alc, closing firm; receipts q, 00 bushels;
exports 1900 bushels; ungndGd 46a62ci No. 8,
61R6lkc; steamer 6la52Ifci No. January 6O6
5l1sc closing at 5l1{c; February 4s3SifgNso,
closing at 40; March 4s51SSa4g1EC, closing al
400; April ieas9Ac, closing. at 400; May
@S%li9I{c, closing at 49Acl June $50, Oats
5iifp lower and faITy activei receipts 400 bush.
els: exports $1,000 bushels western mixed SGa18c:
white western SSGiOc. Hay quiet and unchanged.
Hops In moderate demand. Coffee, spot fair;
Rio quleti options quiet aud unchanged;
Sales $3.50 bags; january S.0Oas.05c; February
$50 April S.iba8.6Qr, Sugar quiet; 70.
fined hrmCr; Q 49sAiJSc; yellow 499saisScs gran.
ulatOd 5tSAh lb161; Cubas exc, MllASeS quiet
and unchanged, Rice steady and fairly active. |
TallnW firm. N09ln firm al st2na1 80. Turpen. |
tine steady at Sic, Eggs heavy and lower; west |
eFn fresh at &c. Pork stronger; new mess $lg o.
Beet steady, Cut meats dull long clear &c, |
Lard higher: western steam spot 1850: February |
!. Iga726c; March 72ia7.8Se; April 7.2ya737c: May
7.4sa5,45c. Butter, armpr at l6ls5c, Cheese quiet
and arm,
CHICAGO, LIS, Jan, 7.-Flour, quiet and un.
changed. Wheat, demand active; market ppGUel |