The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-08-20
FINANoE AND TRADE.
The Feature. Of the Money and stock
Markets,

FINANCE AND TRADE.
The Features of the Money and s.osl
Markets,
NRw YoRE, August l9.-Money on cal
opened from A to 8 percent, closing a
Sa4 percent, Prime mercantile paper 4aI
percent. Sterling Exchange weak and un
settled at s. sOtl4 sSi,
GOVERNMENT BoNps-Were dull and
steady to-day,
U, s. 50 9ls; y, s. AIS, llOSi U. S.
1901; Pacific " Of ,95, l26.
STATE BoNDs-Were dull and steady To-
day.
RAILROAD BoNDs-Were quiet and firm
sales 81, 400, 900.
SToCKs-rhe stock market to-day show
ed material improvement, The gold i'm
ports was the principal factor in produc'
ing this result, Prices at the opening
showed advances over the closing figures
OF last evening,
There were slight gains after the open.
log, but the market soon began TO yield
and continued heavy throughout the
morning, Peoria, Decatur 4 Evansville
WAS the first stock TO chow any strength,
but the general list was firm throughout
the afternoon, the early losses being re-
gaiued, The market continued firm to
atr0Hg at an advance, The final changes
are invariably in favor OF higher prices,
Transactions 255, 65S shares.
STOCK QuoTATIONs-Closed bid; Adama
Express, 1871; American Express, l06
Canada soutnt m, 43S Central Pacific, ~
chesapeake & Ohio, Sii do first preferred,
l54i do seconds, 10; o., O., ., 4 l., bog
Denver 4 No Grande, S0i Erie, S2!; 40
preferred, al; Fort Wayne, 1885, Kansas 4
Texas, 30s; Lake Erie 4 Western, 81 p;
Lake Shore, S5g; Louisville & Nashville,
IS; Louisville, New Albany 4 Chicago,
5l3; Memphis 4 Charleston, 80; Michigan
Central, 7S!; Missouri Pacific, I0S; Nash
vile 4 Chattanooga, 81; New Jersey
Central, $685. Northern Pacific, 2G9; do
preferred, 90; Chicago 4 Northwestern,
ll3; do preferred, l4l!; New York Cen.
trail, 100; Ohio Central, =; Ohio 4 Mis-.
sissippi, "a; do preferred, 00i Pacific
Mail, 8Oi Pittsburgh, l5l; Reading, 255 i;
st. Lgula Il San francisco, 2G!; do pro-
farred, 54s; do drat preferred, lO7; G., NJ.
4 st. Paul, Oh; do preferred, 1901; Texas
4 Pacific, lag; Union Pacific, DIT; United
States EXPRESS, 6l3; w., ST. l.. 4 T., lS3;
do preferred, S2I; Wells.Fargo Express,
l95; Western Union, Gis.
DreadstuGIs aud Provisions.
NEW York, August lO-Flour, receipts
II, sos barels; exports 1927 barrels and
s 990 sacks; market active and stronger;
sales 10000 barrels; superhne western
and state 81 l5A2 90; common 10 good ex.
ira weLtern aud state s. 85I3 Is; good to
choice do So 900 10; common to choice
white wheat western extra s. 76a4 90;
fancy do 10 00'5 10; common to good ex,
ira Ohio 81 G5t4 70; common to choice
extra st. Louis 81 G5l5 10; patent Mime
sofa extra good to prime 81 60i4 so;
choice to double extra 81 S544 50,
Wheat, receipts 9l6, 500 bushels; exports
40 520 bushels; spot lots lal2c higher
aud fairly active; options advanced tl3c,
with considerable excitement during the
early hours, closing steady with reaction
OF ! g.; speculation unusually brisk sales
l3,G7200O bushels Of futures; 100000
bushels Of spot aud to arrive; No. 9 Cal.
Cago SO!C, TO arrive ;ungraded rel SlaO3lc;
No. 3red 81! ,S7ici stenmer No 2red S7lc;
No. 9 red sol .S03G; No l red 0449; No.
! white 03c; No. 2 red August sSIa
sole, closing at S9c; September S0Ia00}r,
closing at sole; October 500 t0ljc, closing
At Oils; November 02! ,93 10; closing at
02J3; December 03} 04lo, closing at 0iSG;
January 054 05C closing al 05IC; February
O6tc; May 81 GOAL OFT, closing at 81 OIL;
Juue 81 OFT. Corn, spot lots The
and options ta!G higher, closing with s0me
reaction; receipts 0.OOj bushels; exports
81 $50 bushels; sales $4,000 bushels OF
futures and $4,000 bushels OF spot; un.
graded5l9 ,53c; No. 2, 53l a53!G; uugraded
white 56!c delivered; No. August 59c;
September 5lia52tc, closing at 62c; O1to.
her 523 i53o, closing at 523c; November
So! ,63Ic; closing at 534c. Oats a shade
stronger; receipts II OPS bushels; exports
go bushels, sales lGj .UU0 bushels Of fu.
lures; ll3 200 bushels OF spot; mixed
western IS ,3jc; white do 38i40c. Hay
steady aud In fair demand. Hops quiet
and weak. Coffee, spot fair; Rio firm
options higher and fairly active; sales
81, 900 bags; August aud September S.2Oc;
October and November s 90 s 300; DeCeln.
Der and January S25aS SOC; February
s SOC. Sugar steady and quiet; reaned
white extra 81 5lI; otT A 81 543;
standard A 6sc; con!ectiuners A s bloc;
grRnulated / lO3. MolasJes steady and
quiet. Rye firm and demand fair. Tallow
steady. Resin quiet at 81 02is1 05. Tur.
pentine firm at $50. Pork dull and weak.
or; sales lis barrels old mess $40 80; new
do $ll 0OAll so. Lard 3 s points lower;
western steam spot 742a 4 45c; septem.
Der 47a7 50t; October Z lBA7 l0j; NoVem-
Der G,vOaB 03c; December o St. u 700; city
steam 1890. Butter firm and in fair de.
mand; western l2s22c. Cheese dull aud
easier; western fiat 7fA7!c. Eggs firm
In lair demand receipts 1905 packages;
western fresh l44l4!c. !
CHICAGO, LII, August 10.-The for.
eign adviceB respecting wheat were again
favorable with free export inquiry al
the seaboard. This made an UNUSUALLY
strong market here, prices starting IL
higher aud reacted ic, but the Shorts"
were anxious 10 cover, and prices ad-
vanCed Ito, eased oil ic, rallied 10, fell oil
I; and closed 10 higher than yesterday.
Corn dull, closing 1; under yesterday.
Oats quiet and steady. Meas pork was
tame aud declined l0a12!C. Lard was
sgain firm and advanced 71ll0c. Flour
Arm, winter grades being quoted 10I
l5c higher, with spring grades unchanged.
Wheat active and stronger; closed H.
higher; sales ranged: August 7S470lc,
closed at 7Slc; seplember 7S3ASOt, closed
at 79s3; October 500 SIC; closed at Sl5.l0l;
No. 2 spring 7S.7Sic; No. 9 rud 70sc.
Oorndull and weaker, closing BLOWER; cash
42!a429c; August 42I ,42Ic, closed AT 42V;
September 40 7 l6A44c, closed at 40 7.l6C;
October "A lOa4jTC, closed at "A l5.l6c.
Oats lower End easy; cash 27tC; August
q ll.lOci September q 15.lBC; October
29k ,2O!c, closed at 29kc. Rye steady.
Barley firm; No. 2, 62t. Flaxseed firm;
No. /, 81 l2al l2!, Mess pork easier at
1OIl24c lower; cash 50 AZ! o 46; August
~ 40 50 764, closed at 50 45; september
80 47!,9 90, Clogcd at 50 473; October
80 81! 0 10, closed also 574. Lard stronger
Tor tho cash deliveries; cash 7.42!,7.45c;
August aud September 7 374T 46C, closed