The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-03-18
FINANCE AND TRADE.
The Features Of the Money and Stock
Markets,

NEE folE, March l7.-Monsy easy at l1{as Pc
cent. Prime mercantile paper 4Rb percent SteFlin
, Exchange dull but steady q 81 S71lAl s9l.
Government BoNDS-Dull and steady,
srATR BoADs-AGtive and aEm.
RAILROAD BoHDI-Dull, Sales q $4,000.
sTooK.-lhe stock market was decidedly aetlV
aud weak. There was weak opening At hEst price
showing generally 10 sot u TO- percent, and d
terra very brief lhoW Of flrmness and very decd
cd break, which carried prices down about pei
cent before midday, the decline checked then an
) hrm tone with less activity prevailed for Al
continued 70 the close, Reading sold from rs
down - 2653, while LRckRWRnnR yielded from Y
% l25M and Delaware hudson from 1914 /
Lac in the afternoon Reading rscsed 2lL
aud closed with mot lOsInt "a percent; LlcRK
wanna les. q, Delaware 4 Hudsjl2k Jersey Cen
ttAl W pernent twas Rito{elheF gala day 10
from 70 ~ percent lower than las. evening III
stocks not already mentioned, The market CLOSED
weak,
l2sjli Pacific q q ,a5 NIX; GsatrSi sseIal
haS, lbs Eric seconds. l0lh; Lehlgh & wilkes
barre, ord, nay; Louisiana conSolsl s6i Missouri
O, lcoAi st. Joseph 100; St P, . u D. hnts, l2SK
Tennessee o. old, GU; do new, 60; Texas PRclHt
Land Grants, 8SNj do Rio 6nnde, $751; Union Plclhl
hsts, III do Land Grants, ll6H; do Sinking tnnt
ils51; Virginia Y, y; Virginia COnS9l1, extra ma
tured coupons, IS; do deferred o; Adams EXpFesg
Central Pacific, ~ Chesapeake & Ohio, l0jSSi az
hrAS preferred, l11f; do seconds 49, Co. u, ~ J.
olAi Denver \ no Gnnds, l6; EEte, ;6A; dc
2si Lake Erls 4 Western, lOls; Lake Shore, S.
L0uiSyille a Nashville, III Louisville, Kew Al
bany 4 Chicago, 1871: Memphis 4 Charleston, Y
Nashville & Chattanooga. 461f; New jersey Central
SOY; Norlharn Paclac, ~ do preferred, SIX
Chicago = Northwestern, lux; do preieIred, ~
New York Genital, 1854 Ohio Genital HI 0hlc
5lMi Pittsburgh, 1926 neadlng, %; 81 Louis 4
Paul sJli DO preferred, i9iSi Texas PsOido, mi
Union PaellC, lsISi United States Express, tii
Fargo kxpFeas, ~; western Union, 81,
BrSadStuHS and PFOViSionS.
NEW YoRK, March lT.-Flour, receipts l7,60S bar.
Eelsj exports l,76J barrels, l,Si0 SRGk4i market
dull AID heavy; sales 1900 barrels. Wheat; re-
gelpts 2, 40O bushels; exports nOnoi spot q shade
i0l6 900 bushels Of iuturss l6s00J bushels olBp0ti
No, Aspiring 96IGc; No. Chicago, g, and J., elci
migrated red SlR9Oci No, 2 red v69foj NO, white
9lgj No; 2red March nominal q gl,toi April 95'ta
0S3Sc, closing at 95Iso; May 06ag651o, closing 81
s6lkuj June D9 ylGA9l 6l6c, closing " 969Sci July
Ing A. September sl closing a gS DE-
u o. Rye dull and hoavyi western OlAsic, Corn
lower, closing .Rvyi receipts 10000 bushels; e3'
ports 1876 9ushosi sales Il99rOO9 lu heS futures
bushels Of spot SaE[%aSd H1 SsI FISSt
il5aci No. q 1885, Steamer yellow, !SHs
lG9Sc, olodng a! +6xGi April, 4G9iA!li5ll4 g
Ilns 47iSaliTc closing al iIxCi steamer hlSTta
i51saA61SGj April 1910 Oats lower aud dull re-
CGlpts $3.50 huShcsj exports ,9A buShesi mixed
western S6alOCi white DO S9AtO1S1 hay nrn thlp
laltiy AeIlYe sales u 75J hagsi March luC; Apr
l0j; May 05C; June 70JOi July 7OOci August
Olc; December 7lOc; seller car IOc, sugar dull
ma nSGmIaSi go9d 2 lStF TeIa'nS tS +,
for 30 rest, RiCe steady ana In fair qpmGHd,
hosin aud turpentine dull kgBsdull and easier
receipts 1854 DacIagOsi western lSISc, Pork duh
I'll OJGli o. Cut meats frn; picked bellies SIC;
do shoulders 4Nci hams SjlSS1C; mid.
dies dulIi long Gear tNc lard . shade
lower aud leSs aGtivei western steam SPIT 6175SN
.SOO; April B27ui May bSlaH 30C; Juno q SlQLILc;
July 6tjOi August Glial 46C; epiGIiber 5b2Ci city
steam u, load 65o Butter Ia fair demand and very
firm on tine grades; western ltaSloi klgln cream
cry sc. Cheese trm but quleti western Hat 7ayC,
CHICAGO, March l7-NOthng In the way of A
market could we'll have beCl. less Interesting os
showed less ieG HrSs Ia every way, than to.day's
SemblanCj Of i business session on 'ChRuge There
was IN extreme range up TO moon OF only 20.
The great bulk Of thy s'les were between Siza
market begin receiving lees support, aud May dc.
Clned to SIX, aud ut o'clock CoICd at yester.
days figures Flour, demand and market arm,
Wheat sales nanged; March 7a1t9S9Ic, closed Al
c Apsa faS Soss s IS SG,s sA y, S sSS
lprpg wheat, No, =, sc; No. 3, 7la12ct rcd winter
market lnacIiyei no sales. Corn, sales ranged;
March S1ISaSGo, closed at S6c; April, same as
sg];c, closed Il SIC, oatS T sales s'AS SanESd:
GCh 2Sc, closed at 2SCj May alIASltic, closed al
SlaEC; June gi14a3lsGc, CLOSED Of 8lEo Rye, No, q
9 n so,e Sgp ~; Mrlsy No. o 4OaS;C FlI$se0a
8 BAY closed al 50 Dol April q 6SsS AK, clcfsI
a. % 20; May 50 etag SIX, closed at 81 10; June
7699 s7h closed qt s. TX, Lard, sales ranged;
March oS SgSSS &C. ClC.SS a. SSGt April same
closed At 605c. boxed meats shoulders 0Gg10O
short rib lJa6 l7tc; short clear 6,JiRt4Qp Whisky
steady 81 II. Sugar cutloaf 7e1Nci ARnlRtcd G,SC;
SoaG q XIX sf ry IC seiSE VIII; G es6 X
1910, Afternoon B6Ard-Wheat weaker at Ty1Iu
March we April Siho May; S6N9 June; SGlSO
August; Corn weak and Lower a. MarChi
s ~ es asG s' aS;S SSy: j fa f PoF
steady at u 90 March; Sl6lh April; $40 May
IKE June Lard about unchanged at 6.g7tTC
March SSS APRIL GoF HSy Soc June Short
bGlISo June,
= CINCINNATI, o., March l7.-FlOur easier aud I'm,
changed Wheat dull; No. 2 red 0lka98ci receipts
IoO9 bushels, shipments 1850 bushels. Corn in
lair d9mandi No. 2SaSSc Oats heavy; No.
Changed Pork dull Gt slU ". Lard qulet at e,SSC,
Bulk meats duh; shoulder s. 62I BNOTt rib % %,
Bacon In fair demand aud unchanged, Whisky
unchanged, Eggs easier nj lOc,
PalL4 nRLPlIlA, Pa. March l7.-Flour, demand
slow. Whent lrln and IN fair inquiry; No. 2 red
aArcll 93A9SHo; April V3INgIIi may 9i1Sagi15ci
June 9t9GAg54c. Corn lower; No. 4 yellGw 46ci
No. mixed re; steamer No yellow 1Gci No
lG1{aI7pi juno 6j4al7C. Oats, demand fight and
prices barely steady; white 10; futures dull
And nominal. Eggs quiet aud eASiet; fresh laI4a
iAsnHeRr, March 1t;1,;yAsal, western steady
May 941fa9t 4c. Corn. western easier; mixed spot
45ia4J4So; April 45ISa4 May 46Sc bid steamer
ig3$ai9Ac. Oats frn with better inquiry western
white Sse4io; DO mixed SSGs7c;, Provisions steady
Rs tSFgoes Ordinary 10 ilIr sXasSc, ' 'N'S'
TOLEDO, o., March lT-whOet active and easy
cash llA92o; March 9lc; April 92c; May 02Ac,
SS lyme c Ivy Sc August &c. GS, Htet
May 98xc asked. UlOverseed firm; caSh March
aud April 90 50.
Live Stock.
CIlCA0o, ILL.,, March 1.-THE Drotct'; Journal re.
ports; Cattle-Recelpts 6,000 head: shipments 800
head; market slow and balOc lewert shipping
cows bulls aud nISSd q 5SSs 81 bulk . SSsS g.
llOgS-RQceipH 10000 head; shipments $500 head
market steady tcsSh and Ix SS PE
u iSSS 60. sReoSpS RSce!Ss StOS lead sSipneata
40 head market .BleGdyi natives 81 6Oa6 90;
TeSAnS u Uoa4 90.
EAST LtBE8rY, Pa, March 17.-Caltle, receipts
SO headi shipments 2S5 head; market very dull
aud shade lower than Tuesday can shipped %
head nsftet SOW phSIeipSIa SSaI Si
Workers 20a4 80; skps % S0a4 0ot II can shipped