The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-02-04

NEW YORK, February 3.-MoHEY-Closed
easy at 5a6 per cent, Prime mercantile pa-
per 5a5k per cent. Sterling exchange 81 SIX;
sight exchange on New York 81 S4k.
GOVERNMENT BoYDs-Strong and higher.
United States ds Of 1881, coupons
New Four and balls coupons
New Four coupons
Pacific d Of
RAILROAD BoSDs-FirM and generally high
er.
STATE BoNps-Dull.
no new ...,....,.,..... 3I
CouSols ............. 10 Virginia 6s-"......,. q
Missouri Is ''....lO61f % neE....,...........
81. Joseph ConSOls ;......."... rs
Tennessee 6I."""...- Si1IS Deierred..""........ 81
SrocKs-The market was dull and weak in
tho early deallngsand the general list fell Y
to n per cent while Chicago, St Louis and
New Orleans fell oil ~ and Canada Southern
81 per cent During the afternoon strong
tone set In, and prices rose u TO ~, Chesa-
peake and Ohio, Canada Southern and Chicago,
St. Louis and New Orleans leading the up
ward movement. The principal activity was
In Erie and Lake Shore. Louisville and Nash.
vile was exceptionally weak and declined 2
per cent The announcement that the Treas.
ury would buy $ll 10000 In bonds for n
sinking fund had bu0yant effect on share
SpcCuIutIuh, 1He sLVHBtu III iIe buuIea, Us
well Us bonds was due to reports OF contract
with the New York Central for portion of
the New England busipessand also for some
Of the traffic Of tho Lake Shore, Michigan Gen.
tFal and Canada Southern at Buffalo, had been
signed. There was an active aud strong buy
ing OF Chesapeake and Ohio securities, based
on the fact thai the western line Is 10 be
puIhed 70 completion and the road connected
| with the railroad systems OF the west. The
stocks Of this compery rose ln2 and the bonds
J. a2. Layge purchases were made by strong
parties, who apparently are In possession OF
important facts concerning tho future Of the
property.
The reports about syndicate in Lake Shore
were revived again TO day, but nothing def
mite In regard thereto was announced. There
Is pool IN this stock, and this may be the
foundation for the report. Arrangements are
In progress With aviCw to funding the lndebt.
edneSs TO the Panama osshe Paclhc Mail. The
amount has been largely reduced during the
past year, and the Directors OF the latter com,
pany are willing 10 advance money enough
TO pay otfthe debt and fund the amount. The
agents Of the company are busily canvaSsinl
among the principal shippers for time on con
tracts on freight, II Is reported freight rate
on petroleum will be advanced by all the
trunk lines at an early day,
Tho following resolNtldA was adopted BY
the Stock Exchange to-day: That the Law
Committee Of the New York Stock ExchaugI
be authorized and required 10 take cogllsanc,
OF any complaints made hy any one ngains
any persons or firms who represent themselYe
~ doing their business through or at the Ney
: York Stock Exchange, and who II L alleget
are doing = fraudulent huSiness, 10 invest
gate fully and with the utmost care all case
that may be placed before them, and II the
are satisfied that the parties complained OF ar
carrying on fraudulent business, they shal
take oil legal and proper measures. TO brin
the guilty to justice and defeat their pun
poses"
| The earnings Of the Louisville and Nash
; vile Railroad for the third week Of JRnuaT
/. were $l48 900, against $4,000 for the sam
week last year, an increase Of $4,000, tt