The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-20
FINANCE AND TRADE.
The Features of the Money and stocI
Markets,


2 percent, Prime mercantile paper IA
5 percent, Sterling Exchange dull at
81 s6!a4 SIT,
GoVgRSNEST BoEDs-Quiet,
STATE BoNns-Dull and steady,
RAMRoAD BoSDs-GenerRlly dull sales
STocEs-Although to.day's stock market
was more active than Saturdays, the de-
clines only differed in degrees, There
was actually no news ofimportance. There
was another tame opening this morning
and the first prices were irregular and
generally showed only to percent DIFF
ference from Z. Saturdays closing figure.
There was a decline in the general list
almost Immediately upon opening, bust
ness being fair in four or five active stocks
while the remainder were dull, New York
and New England being most active.
Market closed dull and heavy close to the
lowest figures reached, Transactions only
1865, 782 shares. Almost everything 10
lower-Western Union Lackawanna +,
others smaller fractions. The advance III
New York and New England was a,
BoNps-U. s.. 8 Percent, 1901; u, s.
Is mi U. s. AZ, 1861 Pacific o. ot'95,
1904,
SrocEs-Closed bids; Adams Express,
1875 American Express, 1861 Canada
Southern, 43j Central Pacific, 42I; Ches.
peake & Ohio ST. do first preferred, 10;
do. seconds, lOi u, o. 81, So; Denver
4 Rio Grapde, 2Sl; Erie, S9!; do preferred,
10Y; Fort Wayne, l46; Kansas Il Texas,
sol Lake Erie Western, 81; Lake Shore,
Sol Louisville 4 Nashville, 42l Louisville,
New Albany 4 Chicago 40; Memphis 4
Charleston, $751; Michigan Central, 49,
Missouri Pacific, I07; Nashville & Ohatta.
nooga, 554i New Jersey Central, 55s
Northern Pacific, 96li do preferred, $50
Chicago & Northwestern, 1921 do prefer
red, l40j New York Central, 1861 Ohio
Central, =; Ohio 4 Mississippi, 244 do
preferred, 90; Pacific Mail, $50; Pitts.
bREgh, 1852; Reading, 24si St. Louis 4
San Francisco, 24bi do preferred, 40b; do
frat preferred, ll2!; O., NJ, 4 st, Paul,
02!; do preferred, l22; Texas & Pacific,
1917 Union Pacific, boy; United States
Express, 63i; W., St. l.. 4 p, III; do
preferred, 2O!; Wells'Fargo Express, 1877
Western Union, G6s,
Br0adstutrs and Provisions.
New YoRK, July l9.-Flonr, receipts
2l,00l barrels; exports $4,000 barrels;
choice Minnesota extra firm others dull;
sales ! 1000 barrels; common to good extra
Ohio S. l644 90; common to choice extra
St. Louis s. l5lS 25i patent Minnesota
extra good to prime 81 6044 10; choice to
double extra 81 sOa4 90, Wheat, receipts
1899 bushels; exports 10000 bushels;
spot lots ia!c better, but less active; OPP.
tions advanced tslC, closing firm sales
S,l04, 900 bushels OF futures; 10000 bush.
els OF spot; No. 9 spring SIC; ungraded
red S0iSS9C; No. 3 red 644c; No. 8 Toledo
led $50; No. 2 red S7sS7sc I. o. b.; No. !
red 02ci No. white 0OG; No. . red August
S7rS7!c, closed at S7!c; September IS ,sSlC,
closed at Ss4C; October S0!sS0tc, clos=d
S03c; November nominal; December
0lla0lEC, closed aE Ollie; May 07la07Sc,
at 07!c; June Q7jU, closed NJ oslo,
Corn, spot lots 10 better, but very quiet;
options dull aud tasG lower, closing weak
$4,000 bushels; exports 23,539
bushels; Gales 100000 bushels Of futures;
$1,000 bushels OF SPOT; ungraded 4iS40U;
No. 2, 473c; No. 2JulV 47ba47tp, closed at
Ale; August 47sa47Ec, closed at Ala
l7!G; September 474A4Sfc, closed at 4Stc;
OMobsr 46s44SIc, closed at 4SIc; Nov.
400. O'tshigher receipts 40, $50 bushels OK.
ports 500 bushels; mixed western 35a3SC;
white do 30A4SC. Stocks OF grain In store
July II; Wheat, 1885 600 bushels; corn.
l,0l2,lW bushels; oats, U32 SO7 bushels;
l,529 bushels; rye, 90 4S4 bushels
peas, l4,552 bushels; malt, 2Sl ,SlS bushels,
Hay firm and in fair demand; shipping
50l. Cotres, spot fair; Rio dull at 0Sc;
steady but quiet; sales 5000 bage;
July L7Oc; September 70Oc; October
7 S5c; November S5.70Gc;, February
7,05c, Sugar quiet fair TO good refining is
at 40 S.lOc; refined quiet. MUlaG-
aes dull sales l84C for 5O.test. Rice steady
and demand fair. Tallow steady. 1ur.
pentine, SAC. Eggs in fair inquiry receipts
1901 packages ut l4!c. Pork quiet and
steady; mess Is quoted at $40 6Oil0 10 for
old; Sll 25all G24 for now. Lard dull;
steam spot Q S29r August 6 S2aG S3c; Sep.
TENDER G.0lRG.92C; October 9 74lG.75O No,
vember 8,G0C; city steam 040c. Butter
quiet; western l0Al7ic. Cheese firm and
fairly active; western choice 7!a74C.
CHICAGO, I'LL, July tO.-The feature
Of to.day's speculative market was corn.
For awhile 1t bulged, then reacted with as
much Tapidity az 1t at first advanced, and
all through the session attracted many in.
tereBted spectators. The first surprise wss
o drop from Saturdays closing Of lie, all
coming from the reportso Of rainsin Kansas
1t is generally conceded that the effects OF
the drought have been disastrous and far
reaching. The opening at 4Oto for Sep.
TENDER was more or less excited, but the
decline brought in such heavy buying
orders from st. Louis, New York and local
operators that the price advanced rapidly
10 Ale. The close was Arm and
steady at 40ic. Wheat made q very
fair range but was not particularly
disturbed opened at 7SRc, advanced to
1Olc, and closed steady at the net advance.
Flour quiet and steady. Wheat, sales
ranged July 77t,70sc, ClosOd at 7Sc; Au.
gust 7Sla7O8C, closed at 700; September
SOIaS0jO, closed at sole; October SlkAs2tc,
closed ut s24c. Corn, July 3S4S0c, closed
at 3SIc; August 30440c, closed at 8O9c;
September 4OA44c, closed at 4Osc; Octo.
Der 4Oi'4llc, closed at 4lsc. Oats, July
2Ol .2O3c, closed at 29!c; Auguat 20l 42OlC,
closed at 20lc; September 20la301c, closed
ut SOLE October 30a3OSc, closed at 3O3c.
Rye, No. 2, Gao. Barley, 05c. Flaxseed,
No. |, 81 l5al l5i. Pork, July and Au.
gust 50 75a9 So, closed at 50 s.; September
50 s7!aO o., closed at 50 00; October 80 05a
10 w, closed at $40 90. Lard, July and
August o 625a6 Csc, closed at 9 024C; Sep.