The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-12-21
Financial and Commercial.
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NEW YoEr. December 20.-MoSET-MRrke
per cent per annun and 10th per cen
per diem closing at per cent, which was
/ fair rate for the day. Primo mercantile pspe
jJ<a7 par cent sterling Exchange banker
bills strong at q Tex demand 81 50.
GoyERSXENT BoXDs Generally strong, aut
u per cent higher for ayes and SKIS.
United states 6 Of 1884,
New F1Ta eouponh
New Four and hAlis
New FouTs eoupou1
Pacific g Of lEs
RAILROAD BoSps-Kansas and Texas con
soils advanced ~ per cent to ll6, aut
later declined 70 ia; do seconds consol
advanced to T9IS, an l afterwards declined I,
IS: Erie seconds aud New Consolidated ad
yanced u per cent to 1907, and later fell 4
s9l<, closing at e9H; Texas and Pacific
Income Land Grant seven's adVaced Il PEE
cent To T7I<, then declined to 7bIf; and Dc
drst's Trio Grande Divi.ior) first rose 4 pei
cent to 81 x, then declined TO 98sk; Milwau
kee and ST. Paul hrsts IRCrotse Division
advanced per cent to 1.45f; do II & M::Div..
2IS per cent 10 / q do II sd. Div TX pei
cent to 23H, and do cousOls x per cent
to .l24h; New York, Lake Erie and Western
Income rose per cent to 81; Lafayette,
Bloomington and Muncie Income X pei
cent TO sax, and LehiEh and Wilkesbarfe In
come IL per cent to s2H.
STATE BoSDs-Modeartely active.
Missouri e.......~..ll2 Virginia Gs,............ 90
Ioulsisns COnsols..... s. ConsnS...... ......-i9t
Do V.... =. ..........~. 81
srocEs The market advanced Ha2k pei
cent in the early dealings, Metropolitan Ele'
waited, Canada Southern and Reading leading
the upward movement. subsequently pricel
declined kaSk per cent, Northwestern and
Chicago & Alton showing the most weak
ness. During the afternoon speculation YVES
atoms between strength and depression, but
in the final dealings the general list became
strong and closed at recovery OF kal per
cent. Houston & Texas advanced ~ per
cent In the morning. reacted az and rallied
per cent. The decline during the afternoon
was due in part to temporary advance In
the rates for money and report that large
Spectator who going away fora few months
sold about 60C.0 shares OF long stock which
he has been Carrying for the last two months.
The Stock Exchange hiss listed SO, 1874 COO Of
the consolidated first mortgage bontsof the
Missouri Pacific Gailroad.
A telegram from Fan FranciSco Stntes that
the Southern Pacific Railroad ops hed for bus
ines t--dsy to Deming station. This point
on the line is near AIeSsilA, 1,2l0 mills east Of
San Francisco, and forty-fve miles east OF FL
PaSO. Stages connect there for the Santa Fe
road at San AIarial, seyenty-fve miles distant
The junction is 10 be made by the roAt from
the Est In lew weeks. The graders are
keeping on TO the Rio GTande at FL PaSo, and
the surveyors are examining in Texas for a
line TO Houston or New orleans,
The Erie K K. earnings for the first fortnight
in December increased $1,000 over lest year.
The Burlington & Cedar Rapids earnings
increased the second week 1854. and t6e
Hannibal & st Joe's increase was 81 ,64. The
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific railroad
earned for the first half OF the current year
i6,067 $50 AZ gro5s, against 1905, 9l5 90 the
anne time last year. The proceeds Of tue land
saleS for six months aggregate $3.50, Geo, which
makes gain on the total receipts Of Sl,109.-
$50 81 over last year. The net earnings this
year are alta rate ofl2ptr cent End over on the
st eek. Among the asses Of the company are
IS Cs1.o00 OF its own stock and S2t-),L0U of ITS
SIX per cent bonds The Northwestern road
gained $lS,000 the second week IN December
and the Louisville & Nashville $53, COO The
Book Island declared aquarterly dividend OF
~ per cent, payable Februl y first.
Steamers arriving from Europe since SAtur.
day brought S2,O17, 0G0 in gold.
A telegram from the City OF Mexico an.
nouuces concession OF two additional lines
had been awarded TO Palmer sullivan, OF
the Mexican National Company. with sub
sidy Of. So eco per kilomstre, viz From NiorcIia
north to Salamanca, and south to EalEcuaro,
and the line from Saniuis PotOsi 10 ZlckecsS
also, that the Mexican Government had
formally appoyed Of the organic ltion and
basis OF the Mexican National Company.
Irr.ns.nt nrS l2p mn gl,h "a.