The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-24
FINANcE AND TRADE.
The Features of the Money and stock
Markets,

FINANCE AND TRADE.
The Features of the Money aud stOCI
Markets.
NEw YORK July 23.--Money on cal
easy at l!s4 percent. Prime mercantile
paper lao percent, Sterling Exchang
unchanged.
GoyRRSMgST BoSDs-Dull with quota
tons q shade weaker.
STATE BoHDs-Qulst and firm.
RAILROAD BoNDs-Dull; sales SL,6il, 500
STOcEs-There Wss very little news or
the street to-day OF a character TO aiecI
values, The market was weak at the open,
ing, the tTst prices showing q decline o.
10! percent the latter Delaware 4 Eud,
son: The only exceptions were Louisville
4 Nashville, which was up !, and omahl
percent Further fractional declines
were made In the early dealings, though
9 partial rally was established before noon,
alter which time tho market continued
dull: without apparent movement In prices,
until the Close, which was dull and steady,
The net result Of the days business IL a de-
Glue from almost everything on the active
list oil small fractions, ranging from to !
percent.
Transactions Isl. 1888 shares.
BoSDs-U, S. 8 Percent, 1901; U. S.
As, lll5i U. S. IS, 1851 Pacific % Of '05,
1868.
sTocEs- Closed bids: Adams Express,
1875 American Express, lO6; Canada
Southern, 44I Central Pacific, 42f; Chss.
peake d Ohio S; do first preferred, 10;
do seconds, TO- 80, O 81, So; Denver
x Rio GFalde, Isl Erie, S24 do preferred,
75i Fort Wayne, lag; Kansas & Texas,
SIT Lake Erie 4 Western, 81 Lake Shore,
SG!i Louisville & Nashville, 49,; Louisville,
New Albany & Chicago, 81; Memphis &
Charleston, So; Michigan Central, rs;
Missouri Pacific, 1914; Nashville & Chatta.
nooga, OF; New Jersey Central, 55t;
Northern Pacific, 2S!; do preferred, Gill
Chicago 4 Northwestern, ll2s; do prefer
red, lI0i New York Central, l06fi Ohio
Central, - Ohio & Mississippi, 24i do
preferred, 00i Pacific Mail, 81; Pitts
burgh, 1924 Reading, 243; st. Louis &
San Francisco, 26i; do preferred, OILY; do
frat preferred, iii; O., n. 4 st. Paul,
OH; do preferred, 1926 Texas & Pacific,
100; Union Pacific, 65!; United States
Express, Ca; W., st. L. & P, III; do
preferred. 20l; Wells Fargo Express, 1875;
Western Union, 6G4,
BFeadstuRs and Provisions.
NEw YoRK, July 23-Flour, receipts
1891 haIEels; exports 1888 barrels and
200 sacks market firm; sales $4,000 bar
rels; supertiue western and State 50 25l
205. Wheat, receipts 1851 bushels ;
exports 1879 bushels; spot lots lallc
lower; options opened heavy, closing
steady; sales 6,S2S,00O bushels Of futures ;
$4,000 bushels OF spo. and to arrive; No.
9 Chicago S5s4Sjtc; No. 2 Milwaukee
S3lo; No. 9 Chicago c. I. audi. safe; No.
| hard S9llS9!c; No. | northern S4!s; un-
graded red SO4S7c; No. 5 red S34c; No. /
red 9l!s; No. l white 9Olp; No. . red
August SjiaS53c, closed at S5ic; Septem-
Der SGlSG3 :, closed at sole; October S7la
SIZE, clos d at SHE; November $751; iSS3c,
closed at SSsci December 79ii0OIc, closed
at O0s; January Ol!t9l.3, closed at 9llc;
March 03Sc; May 0j{48G:, closed at 96c.
Com, spot lots ia!c aud options salc
lower and less active, closing barely
steady; receipts ZIG, 700 bushels; exports
1892 bushels; sales $4,000 bushels Of
futures; $4,000 bushels of spot; ungraded
45a4sc; No, ., July 47sa47Sa, closed at
Ate; August 47sa4Sc, closed at 473G; Sep
TENDER 4slA4O!c, closed at 4SIc; October
4O.440lc, cIosfd at 40sc; November and
December 403c. Oats firm receipts IA
$50 bushelsi exports none; mixed western
35A4Oci white 40G47c. Hay firm and
in fair inquiry. Coffee, options
lower and fairly active; sales 81
1860; September, 7.70c; October and No.
vember 7.7OA7.75ci December 1851 SOC;
January 1850; February 7s0a7 SOC;
March 1900. Sugar dull and nominal /;
fair to good refining 4ia4Ic; refined
steady; extra G 5a5lc; yellow 4i04!C;
standard A 3 ll-lGC; powdered 6la63.lBC;
granulated GtiG3.lB3. Molasses dull; 80
test lIlc. Rico steady aud demand fair.
Tsllow active and firm. T~urpentine dull
3ill35c. Pork quiet; old mess $40 37Ia
10 6?4; new do SIl 2jill G2l. Cut meats
tirni picked bellies 7ci picked shoulders
G!c; picked mans l2c. Lard quiet;
western steam spot 6.79!3; August 676c;
September SCAT $50; October 6.70C; No.
yember 6Glc; city steam 6.35C. Butter
iirmer and in fair demand; western l0a
1Sc. Cheese dull and easier; western
for choice. Eggs dull and weak ;
receipts !, 793 packages; western fresh l4la
l4!C.
CHICAGO, I'LL, July 23.-The day on
Change was quiet and somewhat drag.
ging, with an easier tone. Wheat opened
at 75s; for August, broke off to 75lc,
rallied on reports Of a better export move.
ment to 76lC, and closed at 70c. Flour
quiet and UNCHANGED. Wheat quiet and
generally easier; July 74{475lC, closed at
7jfc; August 75!a7Gtc, closed at 76c; Sep
77ll7S!c, closed at 77lc; No. 9
spring Zoe; No. 8 nominal; No. 9 red nc.
Corn fairly active and unsettled, closing
9l!c lowe cash 40c; July 39jl40sc, closed
4O4c; August 4Ola4lsc, closed at 40sc;
September Al i42sa, closed at 4lic. Oats
opened dull and heavy, but rallied and
closed 70 higher cash 204 t20lc; August
PSI A90 l.l6c, closed at 2S3C; September
20s ,S0sc, closed at 292c. Rye steady; No.
2, 63s. Barley quiet; No. 9, 62c. Flaxseed
trim; No. !, 81 10y, Pork, mesa quiet and
easy at &c lower; cash 50 80 0 Coz; August
80 55a9 go, closed at 50 57Ia0 90; Septem-
Der 50 G540 10, closed at 50 G7!A07O Lard
quiet and easy; cash 0 SO! 0.55s; August
y 59!a860c, closed at 9 524 Is 55c; SepEem.
her 6.G0aO G7!c, closed at G60a6 O2lc.
Bacon, short lib sides steady; cash . O5a
. 07!c. Boxed meats steady; shoulders
. Oj46.l0c; short clear U 50A6 SOC. Whisky
steady at 81 II. Sugars unchanged. Butter
FIRM creamery lSAls4c; dairy 11al33c.
Eggs lie,
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July 23.-Flour
firm with a good demand for fresh ground
old straights and patents. Wheat quiet;
steamer No. $ red Sic; No. 9 red July
siSas4sc; August 81 tS4tc; September Sli
asjc; October s52.sGc. Corn, spot firm
No. 3 yellow 4SlC; steamer No. Q high