The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-04-14
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL

NEw YoRx.9April lS..-MoxIr-At
SOS Per esat, closing at q per cent.
Prime mercantile paper s&S6 per cent.
Customs receipts $SSs 600. The Assist
ant Treasurer dsbu,ed $238 900. Clear
ings S40000OO0. Dry goods imports
for week 81, ,46s, 900. Sterling nominal;
long 4S6; short 4s9.
GoLp-Opened at log, advanced TO
loot and closed At 1857. Carrying rates
l TO 8 per cent. Loans were also made
dat. The decline was facilitated BY the
sale of about s. 100000 iu gold BY one
OF the German speculstors. Part OF this
Was long" gold, and part understood 10
be for short account.
SILyIR-At London unchanged; here
silver bars 1851 green backs; llS} gold;
silver coin ! per cent discount.
GovERSMESrs-Ciose steady.
United states o. OF 1881. coupons -lisS
ftve-twenties, (lS6ol i0eE
f1ve-twenties, llsoo)new.
sIve-twenties, (lsSs)
New ...-.--...llln
New Four-and-one-hslts- h ~ -.......-.-.,lV1s
len
currency SlXes....---....... ....-.E&
RAILROAD BoSps chicago and North
western consolidated coupons advanced
10 81, and were in brisk demand. st.
Louis and Iron Mountain drsts
rose TO 94t. Pittsburgh frsts declined
10 l07.
STATE BoSps-Steady.
SroCKs-Opened firm, and under tho
leadership OF Western Union prices sd
vsnced from 10 per cent, but =
weak feeling set in, and the entire list
broke from 10 st per cent. Tho
greatest fall was in Rcck Island and
Panama, the former - ot and the lat
ter 10 per cent Alter midday .
hrmer tone characterized deslings, and
prices recovered from 10 u p,r cent
from the lowest point. Rock lslAnd
advanced from 9l to 9lS, declined
TO S6t and recovered 10 500. Panama
declined from 80 TO IS and recovered TO
S9S. New York Central rose from 92t
10 92s, declined 70 9Is. aud rallied 10 sl}.
Lake Shore rose from AZ to Az, do.
clIncd 10 AZ and advanced TO AL
Northw estern common declined from
Ia 70 Is and recovered 10 l6. Prefer
rcd advanced from 431 TO A., declined 10
Al and recovered to 42i. 81. Paul con-
mon WAS steady a. l3G9lSi. Preferred
fell from 4Si 10 AZ, roso 10 +S, declined
to Ala and recovered TO AZ Morris
IL Essex at 77@77i. Western
Union advanced from 67i to
SO, declined 10 81 ard recovered TO bSi
Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph ranged
between 2lt 10 2li Pacific Mail fell
from lGi to Isl Illinois Central Sd-
vauced from 46i 10 AZ Michigan Cen.
trial declined from 40s to 3si, and re-
covered TO S9i. Delaware, LsckawxnnA
and Western advanced from 90 10 6j1,
and rose 10 64. Al the close the market
was strong and higher, the advance being
general. The following letter WA re-
ceiyed at Change:
NEw YORK, April Is.
To N. Neic Fork Stock Exchange:
The undersigned. on behalf OF the
Stock Exchange and At the suggest on OF
the Chicago, Rock Island aid Pscii, rail
road, have made q personal examination
OF certificates Of stock ~ represented Ia
the last annual report oi the company NJ
being on hand, and they certify that the
officers produced the 40,2O0 shares of
stock called for ia SAID report, and tho
same is IN all respects correct
fSignedl SALKa 4. RUSSELL,
ADAM Is. BATLEss,
The Stock Exchange, the LAckAwAnna
rosd and the Delaware and Hud-
son Company offered 5000 each,
1900 in sIl a. q reward for the detec
tion o! tho originators OF tho story that
the Delware aud Hudson Co, had applied
10 court for receiver The transactions
ware 235, 900 shsres, OF which 1000 were
Pacific Mail. "A O0O Western Union. 80.
OoO Rock Island, 5000 IT. Paul, $1,000
Lake Shore 7,c0J New York central,
1000 Mich gan Central, 1900 Dola.
ware, Lackswsnns and We.tern, 500
Delaware and Hudson Canal