The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-08-03
FINANCE AND TRADE.
The Features Of tho Money aud Ste
Markets.

paper 4a5 percent. Sterling Exchangt
dull at 81 s49S4 SO.
GOVERNMENT BoNDs-Quiet and un
changed.
US. Ss lOOIi U. s, As, 1llIi U, S, As
l265; Pacific 6I Of '95, 1884.
STATE BoEDs-Dull and firm.
RAILROAD BoHps-Quiet and generally
firm sales $l,S7B,600.
STocKs-1here was almost no news OF q
character to affect values to-day, Market
opened with frat prices though irregu'
lar In a majority OF cases, 10 percent
higher. Wealern,U nion was the only not
able exception, opening down percent,
Trading was quiet tor the first few minutes,
hut buying in Union Pacific stimulated
trading over the whole list and an ac'
tive and strong market followed until noon.
The market then became quiet and
prices continued about steady until the
last hour, when a slight advance occurred,
the principal feature being an advance oil
2 percent in Cleveland, Columbus, Gin,
clnnati & indianapolis, and the market
closed strong at about the highest prices
OF the day, Everything on the active list
is higher, st, Paul, Michigan Central
and Canada Southern are up ] percent,
and the others fractional amounts,
Transactions $50 7l5 shares.
Stock OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES bid; Adama
Express, 1922 American Express, 100
Canada Southern, 40! Central Pacific, at
Chesapeake & Ohio o; do first preferred,
II; do seconds, 10; o., O., O. 4 l., COT
Denver 4 Rio Grande, SOIL Erie, 3St; DO
preferred, 7G4i Fort Wayne, l47!i Kansas &
Texas, S24; Lake Erie L Western, 10; Lake
Shore, S94; Louisville & Nashville, 45s;
Louisville, New Albany & Chicago, 56i
Memphis 4 Charleston, 80; Michigan Cen
trail, SO; Missouri Pacific, ll2!i Nashville
& Chattanooga, 60} New jersey Central,
55!; Northern Pacltic, 2S4; do preferred,
6lA; Chicago & Northwestern, ll4Ej do
preferred, l404; New York Central, lllb
Ohio Central, i Ohio 4 Mississippi. Cat /;
do preferred, 90; Pacific Mail, 57i; Pitts
burgh, 1853; Reading, 2Gb; St.. Louis &
San Francisco, 254i do preferred, 6S3 do
first preferred, ll0ti O., M. 4 st.. Paul,
04!; do preferred, 1913; Texas < Pacific,
49,; Union Pacific, 57tj United States
Express, G3l; W., st, l.. 4 p, III; do
preferred, 293; Wells.Fargo Express, 1877;
Western Union, ut.
BreadstuAs and Provisions.
New YoRK, August 2,-Flour, receipts
24,4IS barrels; exports 5,25l barrels and
5,l27 sacks; market dull and weak, but not
quotably changed in price, Wheat, receipts
307,5S8 bushels; exports 100, l0l bushels;
spOt lots q shade lower and fairly active ;
options opened firm, closed weak; sales
4,32S, 900 bushels Of futures; 1884,, 900 BUSH
ella OF spos; No, 2 spring soc; No. l hard
O0a90la; uugraded red 7saS5SC; No. 8 red
~83t4S3!e; steamer do 7Oc; No. 2 red S5a
S5sc; No. l red 0O!ci No. l white 00c; No.
2 red August ~85saS6iC, closing tat $500;
september S6aSG 0.lU,, closing at S0tc;
November S0aSOtU, closing at SOC; De-
cember 00ia90IC, closing at 00!c; January
9ls49l4c, closing at 0l4c; May 96aA07!c,
closing ut 0Blc. Corn, spot lots tatc
lower and dull; options 10 higher, closing
with o slight reaction; receipts 100000
bushels; exports 25,354 bushels; $4,000
bushels OF spot ungraded 47a50ci No. 2
August 50J50lc, closing at 60bc; Septem-
Der 6la52c, closing at 52c; October Ola
53tc, closing at oslo; November 52ta53c,
closing al 5Sc. 0Ns higher and fairly &C.
tive; receipts $500 bushels; exports 20
bushels; western 38140C; white do 45a
47c. Hay steady and fairly active;
shipping 50c. Hops quiet. Coffee, spot
fair and quiet at Ole; options fairly
active; sales 3l,76O bags; August
z,70c; September 7,76c; 0otober 1900; No.
vember 7.S0I7,S5 December s 50c; jan
uary 7.00c. Sugar dull and depressed ;
fair to good reiluing quoted at 4 ll.lBA
4 1906; rttlned active and easier; of A
s 5.l0a5Sc; standard A 5 100; confec-
tioners' a 5l5 1l.lG,; cut loaf BSH; granu-
lated Gao 1l.lOc; cubes Q 3.1GIBtc. Mo.
Iasses steady. liiCe steady and in fair de-
mand. Tallow steady. Resin quiet 0Sca
$l,02!. Turpentlne, 344c. Pork firm aud
quiet. Gut meats firm picked bellies Olc;
DO hams l2c; do shoulders 0!aG3c. Nj d.
dies dull long clear 6c. Lard opened high
er and strong, closing with the advance
partly lost western steam spot 705a7. loo;
August 7.l5a7 $50; September 7,l2a7. l5c;
October G.00a7. 00c; November 6,90C; city
steam 6.55a6 10. Butter quiet and firm /;
western l0A10c. Cheese quiet and steady ;
western 7ta73c. Eggs dull and weak re-.
ceipts 1884 packages; western 1Sial4c.
CHICAGO, Ill, August 2.-The feeling
in the wheat market was moderately
strong throughout tho session on reports
Of good export buying. The price OF Sep.
TENDER delivery advanced to 77!c, then
broke or to 70Ec, and closed at II 1l.1Oc.
Corn, very steady market, with early
sales Of September at the top Of the mar.
ket, 454C; sales we're plenty around 44sc,
which was The bottom figure; toward the
close II tirmed:up to 45tc. Flour quiet /;
Southern wheat 81 10; Michigan bakers
So 50l4 10; patents 81 3044 60; low grades
81 75a2 rs; rye flour s. 25a3 40. Wheat
moderately active and firm; gales ranged :
August 74sa75lc, closed at 75tc; Septem.
Der 70Is77bC, closed at II l1.16c; October
7Sia70!c, closed at rs 15.l6C; No. 2 spring
75A75bC; No. 2 red 76sc. Corn active and
6rmer; cash 44c; August 43tR44!c, closed
at 44sc; September 44Ea453c,, closed at
45lc; October 4%5!a4Glc, closed at 40ic.
Oats steady; cash 27sC; August 271a27Sc,
clcssd at 27SC; September 2SSa29c, closed
at 20s; October 20!s20Ic, closed at 29Ic
Rye, No. 2, 52lc. Barley quiet; No. 2,
G2c. Flaxseed weaker; No. /, 81 1871.
Pork firm; cash $40 o.; August $40 023a
10 05, closed at $40 05; September $40 12i
slO 22!, cloned at $40 l5Al0 Ut; October
$40 25al0 324, closed at $40 25alO 27!c.
Lard steady; cash 092lc; August COCA
o 05c, closed at 0.073c; October 672!a0,7 5c,
closed at G.75c. Bacon, short rib sides
steady; cash 622ta0 25c. Boxed meats
steady; shoulders 0.l0a6 loo. Whisky
steady at 81 IL. Sugars unchanged. But.
ter dull creamery 1SAl73c; dairy LIZA
154c. Eggs dull at 03alOtc.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, August 2.-Flour,
fresh ground In moderate demand; Ohio,
Indiana, st. Louis and southern illinois
81 4Oa4 Us; Minnesota bakers 50 60a4 IS;
Minnesota patents "a S5V5 90. Wheat
quiet; No. 2 red August Siss4iC; septem.
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