Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-01-15
BUYING AND SELLING.
GENERAL MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
Money at 4 TO 6 Per Cent-Goyernments
Steady - Flour Steady and Un-
changed Wheat Weak and
lOwer-HOgs Quiet.
FIN AhCE.
New York

New nork.
NRw YoRE, January li.-MoNEv-
1t iGl6 per cent, closing at per cent.
Prime mercantile paper 5@6 per cent.
Sterling exchange dull at IS2l; sight
exchange ON New York 1871.
SlLyER-At London " j-l6d; bar sll-
yer here 1854; subsidiary silver coin
l9l per cent. discount.
GoyERSAESrs-Generally steady. The
new lours were shade higher.
D. - Coupons
New fNeA',
New FOurand l0
Pacific skies OF -
RAILROAD BoNps Active and strong.
G.. C.. 4 &C. incomes advanced per
cent. TO 49,, and closed at -. Chesa
peake aud Ohio class rose To 60 Kan
sas Pacific incomes No. |, from 10 TO
7Gl, and Wabash seconds 10 l0ll.
STATE BoNps-null except Virginia,
which, on active inquiry, rose 2 per
cent.
SrocEs The market Was in the main
huoyant on large volume oi business
at intervals. During the day there were
slight reactions caused 10y rcalizatlons,
but the highest figures OF the day were
generally made toward the close, prices
rising from | 10 10. per cent, Alton
and Tcrrc lIautc leading the upward
movement. Union Pacific. Canada
Southern, Illinois Central Erie, Pacific
Mail and the coal shares were also
conspicuous IN the advance.
The telegraph shares were
irregular aud declined ! per cent, for
the day. Nashville, Chattanooga aud
It. Louis also fell off per cent, clos.
ing at 92i. Marietta and Cincinnati,
FIRST preferred, closed ut III and AriLo-
M Mining fell 10 IL, at which price II
VAS taken by inside parties, closing at
l3l. Lake Shore Was firm on the rati-
iicaiiun traffic agreement with the Wa
bash. The sharp risc in Alton and
Tcrrc lIautc shares was due To reports
Of u new litigation TO benefit the com
pany and Of u movement among the
stockholders 10 obtain u
more satisfactory settlement with
the parties against whom
the company recently had suits Among
the Investment shares Chicago, BurIing-
lph hh'l 'tullAl N'l' Hp W if'7' t'"
Jersey Central advanced on a report
that the forthcoming annual statement
would be- favorable. The dealings IN
Union Pacific to-day were on "A larger
scale than for some time past The prl.
ccs advanced on large purchases. The
excellent condition Oi the property aud
the increased earnings Ui the company
are 1T the bottom ui the movement. Pa
cIliC Mail wa, active and sold up 10 "
(aAlB. The increased activity aud
strength IN this stock IL due tO the state
mcnts made 10y the friends OF the com
pany ui incrca cd earnings aud luturc
prospects. They say II is expected that
by June next the entire debt OF tho Ia.
Cihc Company will be paid, except one
million uf the bonds held by
the Panama Railroad Company,
which do not iali due until 1884. Should
this anticipation be realized, and the
present large traffic 81 the line seems to
assure it, q sinking fund will bo set
apart sufficient to cancel the bonds ut
maturity, aud dividends will be in
auguratcd. II may, however be con-
Cludcd by the management 10 fund what
little is now left of the outstanding in
icbtcdncss, IN which event dividends
may bc reasonably expected very soon,
as the company has been earning dlyi.
dcnd for year past. II is stated
that q per cent. can paid per annum
with sinking fund To cXtin.
guish the debt and per cent. after 1t
has been paid oil 4 meeting OF the
Joint executive committee ci the trunk
lines Of railroad is called for the 10Th
instant, ut their office IN this city. The
subjects for discussion are: First, u re-.
vision OF the per Ccntagc table, see.
und, a revision of the tariff 10 New Eng.
land and interior points, third, the
tariNirO west to south Atlantic ports
via northern ports fourth, adjustment
Of the tariff to European ports, via dli-
icrcnt Atlantic ports, fifth, changes in
clasaiiications Besides these, any other
subjects relating To the business Of the
luInt executive committee may bc
brought before the meeting.
The transactions on the Stock Tx.
change aggregated $4,000 shares, Of
which 10000 were Erie, 300 Lake
shore. $4,000 Northwestern, 1900 st.
Paul, 1900 Delaware, Iackawanna aud
Western, $4,000 New Jersey Central,
5000 Reading, 300 C., &. Il ]. c.,
800 Chesapeake and Ohio, $500 Can
ada Southern, 1000 Hannibal and 81.
Joseph, ! 800 indianapolis, Cincinnati
and Lafayette, i,IO0 Illinois Central,
1000 Lake Erie and Western, 5000
Louisville aud Nashville, 1900 Michi-
gan Central, 1000 Mobile and Ohio,
900 Marietta and Cincinnati fnt
preferred, $500 Nashville, Chattanooga
aud II. Louis 3,IO0 Northern Pacific,
800 Ohios. $500 Pacific Mail, 5000
Western Union. 1000 Wabash, 81.
Louis and Pacific, 10000 Alton and
Tcrrc Haute. 5000 Iron Mountain, TO-
600 Union Pacific, 2l 900 Kansas and
Texas and 1000 Central Arizona.