The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-21

per CtuJI ClUaluk htO. EEllue h4SAkaL' =. ~
per Gas per cent Sterling exchange ~ ezH
lstght exchange on New York " S4A.
Produce OK ports for the week $5,0SS,0OO.
GOVERNMENTS Steady. .e4
United States o. Of 1885,
New Elves cOupOnS..
New -Four aud halls coupons
New Fours coupons,
Pacific % Of 1870. ss.'''lEs
BAR sILvES-$l 1917.
RAILRoAp BoNDs--ActiVe aud somewhat iE'
regular without astrikins feature.
STATE DoNDs-Dull.
Louisiana Do new ............... 3l
Missouri 6 ..... .....l06 Do aeW........... %
St. Joseph Gov soils IS
Tennessee Gs."....... W lDeteTed..,.......". 91i
SlocEs-The market wasextremely irregu.
lar carly In the day. At the opening there
was fractional decliue, but this was quickly
followed by All advance Of halA per cent;
Subsequently the improvement was lost,
o decline OF Ha2 per cent taking place, but
during the afternoon buOyant tone prevail.
ed, and upon large purchases for both long
and short account, there was an advance OF
Ha5% par cent, the latter hicago. St Louis
and New Orleans, which rose from 3sE 10
AK; closing, however, at 4SA. Kansas and
Texas the coal stocks, the Changers, Erie and
Vanderbilt shares were conspicuous in the I'm.
proyement. Louisville and Nashville sold
down to 100 against 1l3H at tho close last
night, but later rallied TO l09IS. Kansas
Pacific fell OF per cent and re .0vared per
cent Nashville. Chattanooga and st. Louis
opened at 81 and advanced 10 S5X; closed al
SfH. Marietta and Cincinnati iirst preferred.
steady at l61sal6 Central Arizona fell off
from l6h oh, at which price inside parties
began buying and rallied to 10.
Ifha aotinu q tho a Louie mud Gan E,nn
cisco officials, in regard 10 the Pacific coast ex.
tension, which was called for to-day, has been
adjourned until tomorrow. The freight
traffic Of the road lias increased so rapidly OF
late that 10 new cars and l2 locomotives have
been ordered 10 be ready In May next. .2he1
road is now In full conn, ction with the Atehi. |
son and Topeka at scyey. The early decline
In Kansas and Pacific was due to the state. |
ments published about the consolidation to |
the elect that Union Pacific st ?ck was to be
exchanged for Kansas and Pacific stock, with |
no increase IN the share capital. The drop In |
Louisville aud Nashville stock was due TO the |
report that this company would require two
thirds OF the Nashville and Chattanooga 10 |
ratify any measure, whereas they had only |
obtained a majority OF the share capital
Tue Transactions aggregated 20S,t00 shares
Of which 5000 were Canada Southern, 1900
Central Arizona s 200 Chicago, st Louis and
New Orleans, 5000 G. @. & /. O., 1900 Della.
ware and Lackawanna, 1900 Erie, $500 ST.
Joseph, 2,300 Houston and Texas, l.100 ILL
nois Central. 1900 Iron Mountain, 10000
Kansas Pacific. A 600 Kansas and Texas, 0,tOO
Lake Shore, 1900 Louisville and Nashville,
!, 400 Michigan Central. G600 Northwestern,
10000 Nashville, Chattanooga and St Louis,
10000 New Jersey Central, ! 900 Northern Pa.
ciiic 1000 Ohio and Mississippi, 2l,00O Pacific
Mail, $500 Reaning, 1850 St. Paul, 5000 ST.
Louisiana San Francisco, 1000 Union Pacific,
| 200 Wabash, ST. Louis aud Pacific, $1,000
Western Union, G,AOO Marietta and Cincin.
natl tlsts preferred, 1900 Pittsburgh and 5000
New York Central.