The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-08-26
FINANCE AND TRADE.
The Features Of the Money and St
Markets.

AAAEANtAe
NEw York, August 25.-Money on cal
loaned from 8 to Spercent, closing at 8 per
cent asked. Prime mercantile paper AL
percent, Sterling Exchange dull but steady
and unchanged.
GovERNSEST BoNDs-Have been dull
and steady,
US IS 1901; US. AIS, 110J; U. S. new 4
1861 Pacific Us Of '05, 1853.
STATE BoSDs-HaVe been dull and
steady.
RAILROAD BoNps-Have been dull and
generally heavy; sales $50, 800,
STOCEs-The money market In London
is working harder, and in response to the
situation there the New York stock mar
ket opened weak and lower, Prices al
the opening were lower for everything
except Omaha and declines ranged from
to percent, The market was weak
from the opening and on a comparatively
moderate business by noon, were down
from to percent, Later there was q
decrease in activity, but prices continued
heavy until the last hour, when there was
q slight rally, the market finally closing
steady at prices which are little better
than the lowest OF the day. There was no
special movement in inactive stocks and
the final prices show declines ranging from
TO percent, the latter in Lake Shore
and New York Central,
Transactions l42,63l shares.
SToeE QUOTATIONS. Closed bid: Ad.
ans Express, 1888; American Express,
1908; Canada Southern, 4SI; Central
Pacific, 42; Chesapeake 4 Ohio, s; do
first preferred 10y; do seconds, 10; O., O.,
q, & l., 6G; Denver 4 Rio Grande, 204 ;
Erie, 3I9; do preferred, "a; Fort Wayne,
l474i Kansas & Texas, 500; Lake Erie 4
Western, 10; Lake Shore, SSb; Louisville
& Nashville, 49, Louisville, New Albany
& Chicago, 553; Memphis 4 Charleston, So ;
Michigan Central, rs; Missouri Pacific,
1881; Nashville & Chattanooga, GO; New
Jersey Central, b34; Northern Pacific, 81;
do preferred, $50 Chicago 4 Northwest.
ern, ll3I; do preferred, lao; New York
Central, 1851; Ohio Central, :; Ohio &
Mississippi, 90; do preferred, 90; Pacific
Mail, SOL Pittsburgh, 1911 Reading, 24I;
st. Louis & San francisco, 274; Do pre-.
ferred, 5S!; do first preferred, ll2t ; O., NJ.
& st. Paul, OFT; do preferred, 1901 Texas
4 Pacific, II; Union Pacific, 64s; United
States Express, 63!; W., st, L. 4 p, -;
do preferred, S9!; Wells.Fargo Express,
l24; Western Union, G5l,
Dreadstufrs and Provisions.
NEw YoRK, August 25-Flour, receipts
"a 264 barrels; exports 2,502 barrels and
5,225 sacks; market generally steady;
sales 1880 barrels; common to choice
white wheat; extra 81 G044 so;
fancy do 81 500 10; common to
good extra Ohio 81 S5a4 70; common to
choice extra st. Louis 81 S5a5 70. Wheat,
receipts 1885, bushels; exports lS7, 5Sl
spot lots ia!c better, but less active;
options opened shade lower, later ruled
stronger and advanced, closing near best
figures; sales 1904 600 bushels Of futures
2l2, 900 bushela Of spot; No. 2 spring 500
ngraded red 84s02c; No. 8 red $50; steam.
er No. 2 red 8SASSfC; No, red O4c;
No. white 00O; No. 2 red, September
closed OF SOlG; October COZ 40ll 10,
closing at 0ltC; November 02i92IC, clos.
ing at O2Sc; December 03!404sc, closing
at 04sc; January 953a05Sc, closing at 959c;
May 81 00sal OF; closing at 81 Of. Corn,
spot lots laltc and options lsSC
higheri closed ti,mi receipts 1855
hushel; export 1878 bushels; sales
1000 bushels Of future; 100000 bushels
Of spot; ungraded 5la53c mo. 2, 529a53}c
delivered; No. 9 August 5lIc; Septem.
her 5lVa5lSC, closing at 6lsc; October
81 3a523C, closing at 62tc; November 52sa
63!c, closing at 69sC. Oats 1asC higher:
receipts l24,45O; sales 10000 bushels Of
futures; 12400O bushels Of spot; mixed
western S3A37C; white 3Ga49c. Hay firm
and demand fair. Coffee, spot fair; Rio
firm; Options a shade higher and fairly
active; Gales 80 $50 bags; August, $500;
October s 403S 45c; November s 4Oc; Jan.
uary S45aS h0Ci February S.5OaB 55c;
March s 55AS $50. Sugar strong but quiet;
refined firm; q 44l4JC; extra q 5ls5Ic;
yellow 4}44!c; mould A 0lc; conieotion.
ers' A Oci of A 64c; standard A 69c; cut.
loaf and crushed . 8 llA6ac; powdered
9 5 l6aGlc; grsnulatcd 1-lOa0tc. Molasses
quiet and steady. Rice firm and in fair
inquiry. Tallow firm at 4ka4 S.lGc, Rosin
steady. Turpentine firm at S5Ic. Eggs
quiet and about steady; receipts 5000
packages; lGtal63c for western. Pork
steady and moderately active at $40 80
for old Sll 00all 80 ior new. Lard, Sen.
TENDER 8 points lower; steam spot 7 45a
I DOC; September 7.40t7.5Oc; October 7.O7a
I l0c; November U S7tA 40 $50; city steam
1900. Butter firm and unchanged,
Cheese quiet and firm,
CHICAGO, I'LL, August 25.-There was
weak opening in wheat to-day, but the
warl like tone OF cables induced good
buying later on, which carried October
70sc, the inside figure, to SOLO. The finish
was within 10 Of outside prices. Corn was
fairly traded In and advanced lc. Oats
showeda light change. Provisions were
moderately active and closed generally
6rmer. Flour quiet and unchanged.
Wheat opened weak, declined 90, ad.
vanced lie aud closed 10 higher than
yesterday sales ranged: AUGUST 70Ia7Sbc,
closed at TIC; September 77SA7SSc, closed
at 7ssc; October 70s S0IG, closed at
so 0.lUc; No. 9 spring 77Sc; No. 2 red
70s Corn iirmer cash 4i4,42c; August
Al '42c, closed at 4l3r; September 42ia
a429c, closed at 42!G; October 432l4isC,
closed at 4lIc. Oats quiet and steady
cash 2Oi12Gsi; August 2O!c; September
263a27 / lGc, coEed at 20iG; October 27Ia
2Sbe, closed at 28c. Rye quiet; No. 2, SOC.
Barley quiet; No. 9, Coo. Flaxseed steady;
No. l, 81 %! Il 10. Mess pork moderately
active and firm; cash 50 $40 90; septem.
Der 50 Al 20 60, closed at 50 '67i 900; 0Cto.
her 50 76!s0 10, closed at 50 O54O O7 Lard
steady; cash 1900; August 1901 92Ic,
closed at 1905; September $50 1856,
closed at I SO47 32!c; October 079l SOC,
closed at O72!c, B con, short rio sides
steady; cash 6.17! % zoe. Boxed meats
steady; shoulders 575d5 S2lc; short clear
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