The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-08-19
FINANCE AND TRADE.
The Features of the Money and St,
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The Features Of the Money aud stoel
New York, August ls.-Money on cal
eaIieri ranged from l to percent, Closlnl
at /. Prime mercantile paper 4a5 per
cent, Sterling Exchange dull but stead,
at s. slia4 $50,
GOVERNMENT BoNDs-Were dull ant
weak to-day.
y, s. Ss ITO; U, s, 4!s, 1lO;; U. S. Al
1851; Pacific "a OF '95, l2i.
srATR BONDs-Dull and heavy.
RAILROAD BoNDs-Quist and generally
heavy sales $l,473, 600.
sToCHs-The money market was again
the chief factor In the stock speculation
to-day, ln early hours an active business
was done in the loan crowd at GALS per.
cent Later rates fell and Of the close to
percent.
The opening this morning was decidedly
weak, fist prices being generally from /
to below yesterdays final figures. A
drive was immediately made at prices by
the ''bsaIs," and everything declined
sharply. This was succeeded by an irreg,
Mar and somewhat feVerish market until
o'clock, when another breakItook place,
and the lowest prices Of the day were cur
rent at2P but prices rallied In the
last hour, the market closing firm at quo
tatIons, Everything on the active list Is
lower to'night-San Francisco preferred ia
down !, LaCkawsnna ], Colorado Coal
Pacific Mail and Missouri, Kansas &
Texas percent each and others fractions,
Stock Closed bid; Adams
Express, 1888; American Express, lOG;
Canada Southern, 423 Central Pacific, 4lI !;
Chesapeake 4 Ohio, ST do first preferred,
l5!i do seconds, 10; 0, O., O. 4 l., IS ;
Beaver \ Rio Grande, 2S!i Erie, SIT; do
preferred, 7S!j Fort Wayne, l4s Kansas &
Texas, 294 Lake Erie 4 Western, s.;
Lake Shore, 81; LouisvilIe& Nashville,
433; Louisville, New Albany & Chicago,
30; Memphis 4 Charleston, 81; Michigan
Central, 763; Missouri Pacific, I0St (; Nash
vile 4 Chattanooga, Cat; Now Jersey
Central, 90; Northern Pacific, 2Gl; do
preferred, 5Ss; Chicago 4 Northwe stern,
1921; do preferred, l4l4; New York Cen.
tral, l0S; Ohio Central, :; Ohio 4 Mis-.
sissippi, 23!; do preferred, 90; Pacific
Mail. 6iI; Pittsburgh, l5l; RearinG, 25t;
ST. LOUIS 4 San Francisco, 255; do pre-
lsrred, 54s; do frat preferred, los; @, NJ.
& st, PAU, 00!; do preferred, 1901; Texas
& Pacific, az; Union Pacific, 63l; United
States Express, 60; W, st. l.. 4 p, 1871;
do preferred, SO; Wells.FArgo Express,
1885, Western Union, 6lb
HreadStuirs and Provisions.
New YoRK, August Is Flour, recsipts
1850 barrels; exports 1908 barrels, 90
2l3 sacks; market firm and more active;
sales 1880 barrels; common 10 choice
white wheat western extra $500. Wheat.
reCeipts 1860 bushels; exports 2l9,ll5
bushels; spot lots opened !AGo lower,
closing stronger; options opened firm, cd.
vaucsdi slightly and reacted 81, leaving OFT
very firm; sales S,002,000 bushels Of iu.
turrsi OS,OOO bushels Of spot; No. 2 spring
S7!c; ungraded rel SlS00t"; No. 8 red S5t
ASIDE stenmer No 2 red 81! aS0c; No. 9 red
SIX $500 I. o. b.; No. red 03i; No. /
white 02c: No. 2 red August S7l4S7Ic,
closing at sac; September 81 sSsfe, closing
at SS!c; October SOla9Obc, closing a. 0Oii;
November 0la0l ~; closing at Of 10; DeCem.
Der 02tsO3c, closing at 03r; Jannary olla
OlSc, cIOslngst 9iSc; May 9Sia0O3c, Closing
at 9Osj. Corn, spot lots &c higher and
scarce options opened lower, closing firm
receipts O.6lO bushels; exports 90, l46
bushels; sales 68l 900 bushels OF iulures
and 81, 0OO bushels Of spot; ungraded ola
624c; No. 2, 81! 53c delivered; No. 3
waite $685. uugraded white 5Sc (;
No. 9 August 5l!c, closing at 5l3C; sep.
TENDER 5l4l5lSc, closing at 5l9p; October
52t '523c, closed q. 59Sci November 53th
63tc; closing at hatc Oats moderately NC.
tive receipts CO., 6O bushels; exports 20,.
FOG Dnshels; safes l05. 900 bushels futures
l2S.0OO bushels spot; mixed western 84a
3DG; white do 3Oc. Hay quiet and firm.
Coffee, spot tairi Rio tirm, 82c bid options
o shade loweri sales 10, $50 bays; August
. 2OaS 301; September y 10 8 sos; October
8 1850 25t; November s 0J, s 3Oa; Decem.
bsr 5 los so; January l5a9 $50; Febru.
airy s 2OaS 4Oc; January 8 Acc. Sugar quiet
Cranulated o.. MOlssies dull and un:
changed. Rice steady. Tallow firm at
4sc. Resin steady. rurpsntine firm al
sac. Pork dull and nominal. Out meats
tirn; picked bellies u GSc. Lard opened
a shade lower, closing 2 J points higher;
western steam spot 3Ss760c; September
40d7 Soc; October l3a7. 1855; November
O .O3aU O6G; December 6S4RO SOC; city
steam I zoe. Butter firm western l2al2jc,
Cheese firm aud quiet. Eggs in fair de.
Mand and steady receipts 1904 packages;
western 13sAl4c.
CHICAGO, Ill, August la.-Thcre was
active trading Ia wheat to-day, aCcompa.
MED by Il very unsettled feeling; the open.
ing was strong and Sl4C higher, influenced
by favorable cables, Later, tho weakness
was due In part to reported failure in the
dry goods trade at Boston. Good buying
sgain set In and carried the market up Nc,
closing about the same as yesterday. Corn
was 20 lower, but rallied and closed about
tho same as yesterday. Oats steady, clos.
irg about shade easier. Mess pork
easier, closing about 100 lower. Lard Clos.
ed firm. Flour steady and unchanged.
Wheat unsettled, closing at yesterdays
figures; salea ranged: August 7OtA77c,
closed at 76sc; September 77s47Ssc, clos.
ed at u l5'l6c; 0ctober79i 'SOic closed al
10 l51Oc; No. 2 spring 78!a76Sc; No. Q.
red 7Ssc. Corn generally easier, closing
at yesterdays fSures; cash 42AaiSc; Au.
gust AT 493I, closed at 49sc; September
43s i44c, closed at 43lc; October 4iS445Sr,
closed at 45(G. Oats easy cast 27Sc
August27 10 l6c; September q 1910 o8Ic
closed at 2Se. Rye quiet; No. ., SOC.
Barley firm No. 9, Gle. Flsxseed weaker;
No. /, S11ila1 12, Mess pork, prices de.
Clined l0al2!c, rallied 5A7ic and closed
steady; cash 50 500 52l September 50 50a
8 O2!, closed at 50 90; October 50 57it
8 4! closed at 50 62!s0 05. Lard firm
cash 7323c; September 35c; October
o S21eO 0Oc, closed at 0S7ic. Bacon,
short RIB sidessteady; cash G.20c. Boxed
meats steady bat slow shoulders 81 i5ic
short clear 0O0aG 05c. Whisky steady at
81 IA. Sugars unchanged. Butter 6rmer
creamery lOA22c; dairy 14alG!c, Eggs
l0!A1lc.
ClSclNNAri, o., August 1S-Flour firm.
Wheat nes tirpi No. ?red 77is773Si receipts