The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-08-12
FINANCE AND TRADE.
The Features Of the Money and stock
Markets.

5 percent, Sterling Exchange quiet ant
lower at 81 ssiS4 s49,
Government BoNDs-Dull.
U, s. s. loot; U, 8. AIS, III; U, s. a
1861; Pacific BI OF '95, l26,
STATE BOSDs-Quiet and heavy.
RAILROAD BoHDs-Were dull and Rener
ally heaVyi salea s., $4,000
sToCKs-A large amount OF money
which had been placed on call at low rates
was called in this morning, the evident In
tention being TO take advantage Of the
higher rates now ruling, This caused the
throwing over Of considerable "long'
stock, aud as the London was q free bidder
again to-day, the purchases failed to head
the market and this afternoon witnessed
a general decline.
The hrst prices this morning were gem
orally from TO percent higher than
tho closing OF last night, but Reading
Missouri, Kansas 4 Texas were each up 4
percent, In the afternoon, however, q
decided weakness oVerspread the entire
list, and the market closed weak at OF
near the lowest figures reached, The final
prices show declines for almost every
thing on the active list, Cleveland,
Columbus, Cincinnati 4 Indianapolis being
down J percent, Omaha and Colorado
Goal eacn ! percent, and the others irac-
t!OnAl amounts.
Transactions 9l7, 1856 shares.
STCCH QuoTATIoNs-Closed bid: Adams
Express, l42i American Express, 1854 F;
Canada Southern, All Central Pacific, A. ;
chesapeake 4 Ohio, OF; do frs. preferred,
l0!; do seconds, l0!; o, O., Q, & l., So! +;
Denver 4 RIO Grande, SIT Erie, S3I 90
preferred, 49, Fort Wayne, las; Kansas 4
Texas, SCI; Lake Erie 4 Western, l04;
Lake Shore, SSt; Louisville l. Nashville,
4Bl Louisville, New Albany & Chicago,
81; Memphis 4 Charleston, 3S; Michigan
Central, S0!; Missouri Pacific, ll0!; Nash
vile & Chattanooga, 63; New Jersey
Central, 81; Northern Pacific, 273; do
preferred, d0s; Chicago 4 Northwestern,
1871; do preferred, l42; New York Cen
tral, ll03; Ohio Central, =; Ohio 4 Mis-.
sissippi, 24I; do preferred, 90; Pacific
Mail, 5Gl; Pittsburgh, l5l; Reading, 26l
st, Louis 4 San Francisco, 273; do pre-
f4rred, 5S! i do FIRST preferred, ll0j Q, NJ.
4 st. Paul, O2s; do preferred, l99; Texas
4 Pacific, l5l Union Pacific, 6G!; United
States Express, G3!; w, st. l., 4 p,
10; do preferred, $50; Wells.Fargo Ex-
press, 1885, Western Uaiou, 66!,
DreadstuffS and Provisions,
NEw YoRK, August ll,-Flour, receipts
lI4ll baTrels; exports 1000 barrels and
1894 sacks; market dull at 5Al0c per
barrel lower sales Is, 500 barrels. Wheat,
receipts 9I3 400 bushels; exports 1886
bushels; cash grades unchanged; options
opened lower and closed steady; sales
l,072 900 bushels Of futures; 4B5, 900 bush,
els OF spoti No, . Chicago Soc; uugrSded
red Is Sole; No, 8 red S2l ,S2JC; No 9
red 1913; No. l red 0S - No. white sole;
No, 2 red August 81! tS4Ic, closing at
safe; September S5! ,SGt, closing at S5a
S5lc; October sBj ,S7tc, closing at S7Ic;
November $50 sSll, closing at SS3c; De.
Cember Sol 10 5.lGc, closing at 90sc;
January 0liA0l!c, closing at 0l!ci May
OOiaO63c, closing at 00Sl. Corn, spot
lots higher and quiet; options Sls,
better, closiaG with slight reaction 70.
celpts $3.50 bushels; exports SO 4O3 bush.
elsi sales $4,000 bushels Of futures and
$1,000 bushels OF ppotI ungraded
49,6lu, No. 9 red 5O(c delivered
~" huRuet OllaOtsVt utUsihB AZ
sole; September 5ls6lsc, closing at
5llc; OItobsr 6l3A52S1, closing at 5?t9;
November 1898, closing at 52fs. Oats,
mixed steady white l4A2la lower; re-
Ceipts ", $50 bushels; exports none mixed
western 3l,3Sc; white do G0i42c.I Hay
quiet and steady; shipping 6Oc, Hops
dull and weak; state 1920, Coffee, spot
fair; Rio firm at 0SI; options fairly active
and q shade higher; sales a0,760 bags;
August 7SOl7 S5c; September 7s0A7 Doc;
October I sos; November 1906; DeCeIn-
her 7S6sB.00ci January 1900; February
7 Csc. Sugar dull and nominal; standard
A 80 49,. Molasses steady. Rice firm
and demand fair Tallow steady at 40.
Resin dull at 0ScsSl Q2I. Turpentine dull
at $40. Pork steady and anist; cd mess
$40 5OalO 70 do nsw, $40 S7l. Out meats
firm; picked shoulders, 6!a6Soi do hams
12c; middles dull long clear 10. Lard
higher and more active; sales western
steam spot 7 05r; September 7.0Sl7 24c:
October q 1856 02I; November 0.S2 Q SSc;
city steam u 700 SOC. Butter stronger and
demand fair; western l5A22c. Cheese
tirmer with lair request; western flat TIA
1lc EIgs 10 fair demand and steady rs.
ceipts 4,75S packagesI western fresh 1Sia
lac,
CHICAGO, ILL, August II. Wheat
showed weakness at the start this morn!
ing, September delivery declining to 75Sc,
but on reports oilarge freight engagements
here, the market steadily improved to 70
8 l6c, and closed for the day at about yes.
terday's figures, Corn opened easy, sell.
ing as low as 43lc for September, but ad-
vanced quickly to 4ibc, aud closed ut
medium figures. Oats steady, closing a
shade lower. Mess pork fairly active, ad.
vanCing ~! ,l5c, and closing at about thu
best figures OF the session. Lard was In
active demand, prices advanced l2!al7lc,
and closed nearly at the top figures. Flour
unchanged. Wheat opened quiet and " eak,
but rallied and closed about the same as
yesterday; GALES ranged: August 74sA75lc,
closed at Is ll.l0C; September ~ Lilo,
closed at 70 8 lGc; October 77!A7Slc;
closedat IS Lilo; No.2 spring 74fa75tc /;
No. 2 red 7UIc. Corn ruled stronger on
bad crop reports, closing 40 higher; cash
49Ea425c; August All i42s,, closed at 42tt
ago; september 4jt ,44tc, closed at Is
1l.lTC; October 44ta45tG, closed at 44ij
Oats quiet and steady cash 27tA27ac; clos.
ed at 27Sc; September 2SI ,2S 8 100, closed
at 20Sc; October 20ti2D!i, closed at 29ic
Rye quiet; No 2, Ole. Barley easy; No.
2, 693c. FlaxSeed stronger; No. |, 81 lola
| l5a, Mess pork strong and i2All5 high.
or; cash 50 69l 20 O5; August 50 b7!aO 10,
closed at So Us; september 50 G2I . rs,
closed OF 81 1901 October 50 3a0 81, clos.
ed at 50 80. Lard strong on "shorts"
covering; prices l2l ,l7lc higher; cash
zoos; August 802!G; September 6.97ia
Z. l6C, closed at l2Ic; October 6,60a9 72Ic,
closed OF Goo B,cou, short rib sides
Hrm cash O.25lG273c. Boxed meats
steady; shoulders 76I6 00U; short clear
0 O0A6 Use. Whisky steady at IL Sugars
quiet; cut loaf SA7c; granulated 09l.l00c;
standard A 6lc. Butter atmer; creamery
l4a2Oc; dairy l9al6lc. Eggs 10AllC.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, August 11.-FlouI
dull. Wheat steady; rejected red zoo; No,
red August sSl 1885,; September S4IL
sac; October s6D iS63e; November SB!A
SBlc, Corn, spot and August higher, later
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