The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-10
FINANCE AND TRADE.
The Features of the Money and Stock
Markets.

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NRw YoRE, Sept, 9.-Money on cal
at 4a6 percent, closing at A percent, Priml
mercantile paper 4a5 percent, Sterling
exchange quiet but firm at 81 slia4 s44.
GOVERNMENT BoSps-Dull but firm.
U. s. 80 1901; U, s. AIS ITO; Us. new A
1861 Pacific u Of '95, 1851,
STATB BoSDs-Dull and steady,
RAILRoAD BoNDs-Quiet and steady
Sales 81 ,008,000.
sToCKs-PriCes at opening were irregu
lar, but showed only slight changes
from the closing figures Of last evening
Fluctuations within q narrow range con-
tinued steady throughout the entire day,
but sagged a little in the last hour, and
market closed barely steady, close to
opening figures, Final prices show de-
ClineR in majority OF instances, but In no
case for more than fractional amounts,
Transactions 1881 shares,
Stock QuoTATloNs-Closed bid; Adams
Express, lao; American Express, l06;
Canada Southern, IS! Central Pacific, 43;
Chesapeake & Ohio, s; do first preferred,
l5l; do seconds, 0; D., O., @. & l., 504;
Denver & Rio Grande, 500; Erie, SO; DO
preferred, 75l; Fort Wayne, l47i; Kansas
( Texas, S2s; Lake Erie 4 Western, no.
Lake Shore, S7I; Louisville & Nashville,
45b /; Louisville, New Albany 4 Chicago,
o.; Memphis & Charleston, S6i Michigan
Central, S0i Missouri Pacific, ll0S; Nash.
vile & Chattanooga, 6S4; New jersey Csn-
trail, 55s; Northern Pacific, EST; do prefer
red, COZ; Chicago 4; Northwestern, 1851 /;
do preferred, l4l4; New York Central,
llOI; Ohio & Mississippi, esq; do pre-
fsred, 90; Pacific Mail, 57t; Pittsburgh,
1914; Reading, 26si St.. Louis \ San
Francisco, 2Osi do preferred, 50t; do
frat preferred, ll2s; O., NJ, 4 st. Paul,
0li do preferred, 1924 Texas & Pacific,
l44; Union Pacific, 66S; United States
Express, so; W., st, L. 4 p, l0E; do pre-
ferfed, S5t; Wells.Fargo Express, 12G;
Western Union, 67s.
BreAdstuiIs and PROVISIONS,
NEw YoRK, Sept, 0.-Flour, receipts
2257S barrels; exports S09 barrels and
8 400 sacks; market dull sales Is, 500 bar
Tsls. Wheat, receipts 95G, 200 bushels; ex-
ports 2O0SS bushels; spot lots shade
stronger, with more doing Tor export;
options 10 lower, closing steady; Gales
l'73O,0O0 bushela Of futures; 375, 900 bush
els OF Hpot; No 2 spring $40; ungraded
spring SB!c |. o. b; ungraded red $4,000;
steamer No. 3 red S5c; No, 8 red SGlaS6lc;
steamer No. red Sole; No, 9 red S74aS7JC
TO, b. No. ! red 02!C; uugraded white $50;
No. 2 red September S7ssS73c, closing AT
S7S3; October IS ll-lGc, closing at SSJC;
November 00tsO0so, closing at 00!c; De-
Cember Ol4a02sc, closing at Ole; January
93llO3!c, closing at 03te; May 9SSaOSIC,
closing at OSLO. Corn, spot lots 10
and options tslG lower, closing at
steady; receipts 1905 bushels; exports
lG,454 bushels; sales 10000 bushels OF
futures; l75, 600 bushels OF spot; uugraded
6la52c; No. 5, 4Oic; No. white $50; No,
8 September bO!t50Ic, closing at 5Olc; DC.
tober 5la6l 7,l6c, closing ut 5lsc; Novem.
Der 59a59lC, closing at 52Sc; December 52Sa
53c, closing at 52lc; January 52is63ic,
closing at 52ic. Oats a shade lower and
active; receipts $1,000 bushels; exports
nonei sales $4,000 bushels OF futures
$4,000 bushels Of spot; mixed western
33A35ci white do 36A4lc. Hay In firm de.
mand and fair. Couee, spot fair; Rio firm
options steady and fairly active; GALES
10000 bags; September 02Oc; October
0.l6G; November 05C; December 0.O5a
0.l0o; January 000l0 loo; February 0.05a
0.l5c; March 9.l0a0 zoe; June 0.25c.
Sugar firm and quiet; Martinique
4 0lCci molasses sugar 4lc; fair to good
refining 4S444o; refined steady; mould A
&c; graduated 6sG ll.lGc. Mollasses dull
and nominally unchanged. Rice in steady
demand and fair. Tufpentine steady at
S5a35lc. Eggs steady and in fair demand |;
receipts 1927 packages; western l6Ial7c.
Pork firm and in fair request; sales 400
barrels, mainly mess. Cut meats firm;
picked shoulders Ol6!a; middles firm
long clear tic. Lard 2a4 points lower and
fairly active; western steam spot 7.45c;
September 7.45c; October 7.40C; Novem.
Der G1OaU $50; December 6.77a6 1880;
January G,S7a6. SOC; city steam 7.lOc. But.
ter firm on all grades, Cheese dull.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Sept. O.-Whest display.
ed considerable strength in the early trad.
ing with free buying by several local spe-
Culators. The price OF October was held
up to 7SsC, but from that point the mar.
ket dragged and sold off slowly 10 n 3.lGc.
recovered fraction and closed at o'clock
at II 1915. There was little or no news
to affect the market in either direction.
Corn closed quiet. Oats, October closed
tirmer at 2B1c. Mess pork stronger. Lard
steady. Flour quiet and unchanged.
Wheat ruled hrmer at the opening, but
reCeded!and closed shade easier than veg
terday; sales ranged: September 7OA76Ic,
closed at 70 1.l0G; October II l3.1Ga7Ssc,
closed at II 1916; November 7gsaS0c,
closed at 10 1876; May 87bsS7 0.l0c, clos.
ed at SITE; No. 9 spring 76I a76io; No, 2 red
TIC. Corn weaker and lower; cash sofa
S0Ic; September 30ss40c. closed at 3Osc;
October Al II. lGa4l %, closed at Al l-lTC;
November 42!A4Stc, closed at AZ 7.lOc;
May 46B A4GiC, closed at 40 3.lGc. Oats
dull ana lower cash 25tc; September 243,
25Sc, closed at 24IC; OCtobar 26la2BIc,
closed at 201C; November 27ia2SC, closed
at 27so; May 32a32IU, closed at sec. RYE
dull No. 2, 4Oc. Barley quiet; No. 2, Sic.
Flaxseed easy. Mess pork frmer and
higher; cash $40 ST.; October $40 27!a
l047!, closed at $40 l64; November 10 ia
al0 30, closed at $40 %. Lard steady
cash and September 7.30A7.35Ci closed at
Z 24C; October 8.70C, closed at 605s8 B7lc;
November G60c. Bacon, short rib sides
strong; cash 6p5c. Boxed meats firm |;
shoulders6ta abort clear 7,15c. Whisky
steady at 81 10. Sugars unchanged. But
ter hrmer; creamery 16s22ic; dairy 13al7c.
Eggs, 13al3!c. Afternoon Board-The
market showed little change; October
wheat II 1919; October corn Al to; Octo-
Der oats 2O!c; October pork $40 As; 0Cto-
Der lard BO6c.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, September 0.-Floui
quiet. Wheat quiet; No 2 red 85SaS6aS0Sc ;
November SS!aSsSC; December OOAOOlc.
Corn spot steady; futures dull and nom
inal; steamer No. 2 mixed, track and
elevator 4Sac; No, 2mixed September 49ta
900; October 60tNt0!C; November sofa
blc; december 40c. Oats spot steady
but quiet No. 8 whito q 3!a3lc; No, /
white 30!C; futures quiet but steady;
No. 2whlte September 35a35ic; October
35sCj November 35S a3Olc; December SOFA
SIC. Provisions steady and fairly active.
Cheese fairly active and6rm; Ohio flats
04c.
O,yctySATt. o.. sent. O.-Wbeat firm