The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-25
THE DAILY MARKETS.
Money Quiet stock QuOsatlOns-ThO cattl,
and Petroleum Markets,

and Petroleum Markets,
NEw YoRK, Sept. 4,-Mouey quiz
on call at sa7 percent, closing sl4 aske,
Prime mercantile paper 4a5 psrcen
Sterling exchange steady at 4s2lLs4i
Three percent bonds closed at Sl,0Oi
United States 4as, 81 III; United State
new A., 81 27t; Pacific Is 81 '95, Sligo.
Government Bonds were dull an
steady,
State Bonds were dull and steady,
Stocks We're again extremely active, bu
unlike the previous days this week, tn
bulk Of the trade was confined to som
half dozen stocks, the remainder Of tn
list being comparatively quiet.
The opening was comparatively steady
prices showing insignificant changes iron
the final figures oil last evening, which
were about equally divided between gain
and losses, Trading was very active dur
ing the forenoon, especially in ReadinI
and Erie. Prices huCluRted within q com
parativsly narrow range and their genera
drift was upward until toward twC
p, m, The lowest prices being generally
Inada in the first hour and the higheaO
at irregular periods, In the last hou
there was q material decline, In whict
I.aokawRnns was the chief sufferer. Ad
yaHGss are in q majority tonight, the de-
Clines being for Insignificant fractions
only, while Western Union and jersey
Central are up each and Union Pacific
II. Transactions 58I050,
London houses were buying oil Erie
but aOld Reading freely, These two stoCkl
were the few features OF the early trading
hut later Western Union and UnioI
Pacific we're brought to the 'front.' pur
chasers Of these stoCks being generally at
tributed to the STANDARD oil people. The
coal stocks become conspicuous, Lacka'
wanna being strong on the declaration OIL
dividends.
STocK ouorATIoNs-Closed bid: Adams
Express, l4O; American Express, 1906
Canada Southern, 53} Central Pacific, ash
chesapeake 4 Ohio, III do first preferred,
49,; do seconds, y! u, O., o. 4 !. II
Denver 4 Rio Grande, 81 Erie, S63i do
preferred, 79}; Fort Wayne, l46; KRnsaa
4 Texas, 34Si Lake Erie 4 Western, IS;
Lake Shore, OH; Louisville & Nashville,
4Og; Louisvllls, New Albany 4 Chicago,
81; Memphis & Charleston, 40; Michigan
Central, S64; Missouri Pacific, ma Nash
willie 4 ChsttanH:cs. B6i New Jersey Gem
trail, 90; Northern Pacific, 2S!; do prefer
tou, UUs; Chicago & Northwestern, ll75j
do preferred, l421; New York Central,
1871; Ohio & Mississippi, 2S5; do pre-.
fsrred, 90; Pacific Mail, SO; Pittsburgh,
l52; Reading, $685. st. Louis 4 San
Francisco, 3l4i do preferred, ct; do
6rst preferred, ll3l; O., NJ. & st. Paul,
97i; do preferred, l2i!; Texas 4 Pacific,
II; Union Pacific, Bl!; United States
Express, CO., w, s.. l. & P, 20l; do pre-
fArred, SIT; Wells.Fargo Express, lbs;
Western Union, 7Sf,
BreadStufiS and Provisions.
New YoRE, Sept, 94-Flour-receipts,
2S 2Gl barrels; exports, 900 barrels; 1850
sacks; more aGtlVR aud weak; sales, I'll.
500 barrels; supsrtine western and State
So 25I2 90; good to choice western and
State, So 20l4 90. Wheat-Western extra,
81 G0A4 rs; fancy western extra, 81 500
400; pStent Minnesota extra good to
prime 81 60a4.75. Wheat-Rsceipts, 40s,.
700; exports 100lOl; spot lots Ia
l!c lower, closing steady; optiona opened
weak, closing heavy at outside prices;
1923 900 bushels Of spot; No.2 Chicago new
IS 1870 ungraded 70ASOlc ungraded red 8Ol
-S7tG; No, 5 red S2taS3G; No. l whitV
0jc; ungradsd white SOC; No. 2 red, Sep.
'enbsr S4l4S42C, closing at S4ic; October
SiSdS5kc closing at S5lc; November S07.lO
1870, closing, at SIC; December SSIaS0AC,
January, SO4A00l Cloling, 9Ol; May,
05S a95!, closing, 05l. Corn, spot lois,
aye, aud options t.! lower, closing, with
a slight reaction. Receipts, 2ll,1O0, OK.
ports, 1854. Sales, $4,000; futures,
1870 900, spot, ungradpd, 4O'4S;
No. 2 September 47s471c, closing at 47tc;
October 474a4sC, closing at 47sc; Nov.
4Ss I40ic ,ciossd at 4S4C; December 49la50c; ;
january 50 65a0 60; February 50 55a9 90;
March 50 65sS 20; April 50 G5. Sugar,
dull aud weak; Centrifugal 3 5.16; fair to
good refined 4 1854 $40; refined, dull;
white, extra. s l.1OA5!; offered s lilo;
powdered 6 3.l6.Gg. Molasses, dull and
noulnal. Rio, steady. Petroleum, firm.
United, Ga. Tallow, steady, 4l.G,
Tnrpentine, S71. Eggs, firm and fair In.
quiry; receipts, 2,4s5 packagesi
western, q. Wool-steady, demand
moderate; domestic fleece, 3Oa3Sc; pulled,
l4o25C; Texas, 9A25c. Pork-dull and
unchanged cut meats, firm; picked bel.
lies, 7tc; do. shoulders, 6ts6tc; do. hams,
lO2all. Lard-Septembtr, declined %
points, closing ! recovery 10 points; lat
ter month";, points; western steam, spot,
SO IS; September, 80 60AS6 so; October,
So 44as6 So; November, Sc 38afO 40; De.
csmber, S. As; January, $047; February,
80 "a; city steamed, 5000. Butter-in
fair request and very firm; western, la
2S3c; Others unchanged.
CHICAGO, Sept. 24-There was only a
fairly active trade In speculative pits to-
day. Prices tended lower early In the ses.
sion, but recovered somewhat later in the
day, and wheat and provisions closed at
better figures than yesterday. No 2 spring
sold at 73c; new No 8 spring 66lc; No 3
red 74lc; No3 red 7la7l!c. Corn market
steady at the opening, closing for the day
under yesterday; No. 3, S8ls37ic, closed
At 37tc; No. 9 3Sc; No. ., 500. Oats dull
and closed at about yesterdays figures;
No. 3 26c. No. 2 rye very quiet at 4Slc.
Barley, weak; No. 2 Doc. No. l faxseed
81 0Sa1 .0s3. Mess pork opened at 2ls6C
lower, but rallied 15j2Oc, aud ruled steady
10 close. Lard-stropger, closed steady.
Short rib sides,stesdy, cash 50 05aS7. O0.
Boxed meats: Shoulders, 50, 00aS6. 10; s., C.
S10a7 10. Whisky, steady, Sill. Sugars.
unchanged. ButterSteady and Arm cream.
cry, l8420C; dairy, 19,lSc; packing stock,
=. Egge, steady at 15iA16lc.
Flour = UNCHANGED. Wheat-septem.
Der, opened73a73bc, closed 73lc; Oc.
tober, 7Ssa74tc, closed 79lc; November,
75la7GIC, closed 75lc; May, s3aaSilc,
closed $500. Corn-Spntember, 6sa37Ic,
closed 81; 0etoher, S1ttSS, closed 37I
November, 39a99t, closed SOL; May, Asia
49,, closed 49i 0ats-September, 25ia
25S closed 25t; October, 25gl25l, closed
25S; November, 27a97t, closed ~; May,
Slfa9ls closed 3l4. Noes pork-Aeptem'
Dor, SO00's9 s2i, closed $9.7h; October,
80 G0'sO s2!, closed saS0i November,
50 GOa$9 S23, Clo,ed 50 ia January, $40 42i
aSl0 So, closed $40 66,
Tard-Septembr, 81 20lS7.25, closed
s5.26i October, g 27lafO 80, closed 50 97t,
November, $0.O7!s0l2, closed S6.l2i;
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