The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-08-27
FINANCE AND TRADE.
The Features Of the Money and Stool
Markets,


easier, ranging iromS to percent, closing
offered at 4 percent. Prime mercantile
paper 4a5 percent, Sterling Exchange
weak, active and unsettled at s. SO9a4 $50
GovERSNEST BoSDs-Have been very
dull and steady.
US IS 1901; U. s, AIS, ll0I; U, s. new A
1881; Pacific Is oil 1905, 1858.
STATE BoNDs-Entirely neglected.
RAILROAD BoNDs-Dull; sales show an
increase Of $3.50 900 over yesterday,
sToCKs-The leading feature Of the stock
market was its extreme dullness, Prices
made some slight advances in the early
trading, but soon gave way, Western
Union recording drop Of percent, The
lowest prices were generally reached
ket continued firm until the close, which
was generally at small fractions better
than the opening, The final changes are
in no case for more than fractional
amounts, the advances being In the ma
ority, Transactions rs S05 shares.
sToCK QuoTATIoNs-Clo bid: Ad-
ans Express, lSl; American Express,
los; Canada Southern, 4SI; Central
Pacific, All; chesapeake 4 Ohio, s.; do
first preferred l5t; do seconds, 10; o., O.,
O. 4 l., S.; Denver 4 Rio Grande, 294
Erie, 81 do preferred, 73l Fort Wayne,
l474; Kansas 4 Texas, 500; Lake Erie 4
Western, OF; Lake Shore, $50; Louisville
& Nashville. A Louisville, New Albany
4 Chicago, 80; Memphis 4 Charleston, SO;
Michigan Central, ISL; Missouri Pacific,
1851; Nashville & Chattanooga, 65! New
Jersey Central, 6S4; Northern Pacific, 27t;
do preferred, 5Ssi Chicago 4 Northwest
ern, llSl; do preferred, l40; New York
Central, lOS!; Ohio Central, =; Ohio &
Mississippi, ISL do preferred, O6i Pacific
Mail, 56i; PltlsOutgh, l5l! Reading, rs;
st. LOUIS 4 San Francisco, 27!; do pre-
ierred, So; do first preferred, III O., NJ.
& st, Paul, 0ls; do preferred, 1909 Texas
& Pacific, ii; Union Pacific, 64t; United
States Express, 63; w, st. l.. 4 p, 1871;
do preferred, S2s; Wells.Fargo Express,
l24; Western Union, 85I,
BrsadstuiIs and Provisions.
New YoRK, August 26,-Flour, reCeipts
II ,4S0 barrels; exports 1910 barrels and
5 Gl5 sacks; market weak; sales lO500
barrels; common to good extra Ohio Sc 70
al rs; common to choice extra st, Louis
81 70a5 TO- Wheat, receipts 200 $50 bush.
elsi exports 1856, 752 bushels; spot lots de-
Clined !A2c, closing heavy at about bottom
rates; exports demand very moderate
sales 4, $4,000 bushels Of iutures; S26 900
bushels Of spot; No. spring $50; i'm.
graded spring S7aSS4C; ungrRded S3a03c;
No. 8 red S74C; steamer No. 2 red Sic ;
No, 2 red S0SaOOC delivered; No. red
oslo; No. white SOC; No 2 red August
nominal; September SSSaS0tC; closed at
SS4c; October 00R0OSO, closing at cote;
November 0l3a02e, closing at Ollie; De-.
Cember 03ts03sc, clesiuG:at oslo; January
9lsC; May O0bcsSl cot, closing at 81 90.
Corn, spotlots a shade higher and options
tsSU lower; closed steady; receipts 7S,400
bushels; export 10000 bushels; sales ga.
600 bushels Of futures; 92S, 900 bushels OF
spot and to arrive; ungraded 5la6Sc; No. 2,
at 5ltl; September 6l4a6lsci November
62s i623c, closing at 52Sc. Gaia asC lower
and more active; receipts 10000 bushels
exports 10000 bushels; sales 10000
bushels Offutures; 1000 bushels Of spot
mixed western S2sS4C; white do 36a42c.
Hay steady. Coffee, spot fair; Rio firm
at l0c bid; options q shade higher and
active; sales IL, 900 bags; August, 5000
September s 1900; October 400; Novem.
Der S.40C; December S4OaS.40o; January
s 45,S 60c; February 5000; March s 55a
6OC. Sugar firm and In moderate dc.
mand; L glish Island 3S44S9; molassea
sugar 3Sc centrifugal 5tG; refined strong
at ~ l5i; extra 0 4Sl5fC; white extra 9
5sC; of A 5Ba5sc; powdered q U!c.
Moasses quiet anu irm 80 test l7c. Rice
steady and demand moderate. Rosn dull.
Turpentine steady at 500 asked. Eggs
easier and quiet receipts 4,O42 packages at
l6al0bc. Pork dull and eaBler at $40 % for
old mess; $ll 90 for new. Cut meats firm
picked shonlders6lc. Lard 3points lower
and very dull western steam spot closed
at Acc; September Z 40; October Q 06a
7 Doc; November 9 Sla0 Sac; December
G77c; city steam 1905. Butter firm and
in fair demand for fine grades. Cheese
firm and demand moderate,
CHICAGO, Ill, August 2O-Wheat was
unsettled and irregular to-day, within
narrow range. The feeling was easier and
the market closed 10 lower than yesterday.
The cables were less warike, which oCCa-
stoned free offerings. Corn was weaker
and closed &c lower. Oats were lower and
closed iasc under yesterday. Provisions
we're shade easier all around. Flour
steady and unchanged. Wheat weaker;
sales ranged: Au0nst 77a77Sc, closed at
77SC; September 77sa7s4c, closed at 7Sic;
October 7asaSObc, closed at 70 10 l0c; No.
aspring77Se; No. 9 red 70tc. Corn weaker;
cash Al 10; August Al Al! 40, closed at4l2c;
September Al SA42tr, closed at 42Ic; OCto.
Der 4Sss4lc, closed at 43 ll.lGc. Oats
easier; cash 26A2OSe; August 25IC; Sep.
TENDER 20! .26Ec, closed at 90 0 lG1; 0Cto.
her 279 2Sj, closed at 979i. Rye quiet
No 9, sos. Barley quiet No. 2, COO. Flax.
seed steady No. /, 81 l0Il u Mess pork
In fair demand but cloRed lower; cash
50 %! o 90; September so so o IS, closed
at 50 81! 900; October 50 90 0 O5, closed
at 50 G2s. Lard easier aad closed 5 points
lower; cash 7 223c; September I 25i7 .S5c,
closed at 25C; October OG5 0.70c, closed
at Q 073C. B con, Bhort rib sides steady |;
cash ~! 40 zoe. Boxed meats unchanged !;
shoulders 69,5jr; short clear 0Oa6.05
Whisky steadyatSl 10. Sugars unchanged.
Butter quiet and steady; creamery liza
92tci dairy l7a2Oc. Eggs dull at 12al2lc.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, August 2O.-Flout
dull. Wheat opened and closed dull No.
Pennsylvania red SStr; No. 2 red August
SSasSi ;Sentember SSlc; October S0AS0ic;
November 00A00lc. Corn dull and weak I;
No. 9 mixed track 63ic; No. 3 mixed 54;;
No. 3 mixed 6i!c; No. 2 mixed August
62a52lc; September 6llc; October 6lta
5l4c; November 81 la52c, Oats, spot mod.
erately active and steady; No. 2 mixed
32cj No. 8 white 9Sia33lc; No. 2 white $50;
options dull and a shade weaker 10 sell
No. 2 white August 34!c; September sta
349c; October 3ja35tc; November 353a
36sc. Egg firm on scarcity.
BALTIMORE, Nd, August 2O.-Wheat
western lower; No. 2 winter red spot SO
$40; August S7!c bid; September STA
873C; October sSi $50; November 8Ota
0Oic; December 0l9c. Corn, western
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