The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-29

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NV YoRK. pOosmbar 2L-AesEY-iss per can't
closing a. eler cent Prime Errrantle paper ~
pr CENT Startling ESeh4pgs banksH pllA Sssay
GovElSNESIs-FiFner and 4 par cent, higher
except for extended lives, which RfS unchanged.
U, s. G, extended. LehIgh 4 Wilks,;.,,.'l9I
o. s, 81, eKtended,,,, sst l. 81 Citf !hA w
y s6 arnnis iia,l
Hicthc O. Of iWi..l91 IT, r. $. y. BOnds.,.-l2
Central Pacific, iSt llSIs Texas Pacific pdg'ts- Y
Erie secOnds,,,,,.,,- va Tex. Pas X u piV''' H5s
sOIsr0d.
RAlRoAD Moderately active, IEis second
COnsOlS being In demand.
STATE sEcugITIn-RathOr dull.
Louisiana Consols. 6Sli Virginia 6I,,,,-,,,,..,. u
Missouri Virginia GonfulH ex' -,
ST. JOseph...,....r,,-lg. TIA mat. coupons, i91S
T TsnRsssss e. S. new II sSs1cd I'''u"
srocKI-speouation opened for the general mar
kel firm and 5.a9 per cent higher than yesterdays
closing prices, Richmond and panyills opened q
lGG, vi advance OF q per cent, In the early deal
ngs rise Of LGlsS per cent took place IN the gen
eTSl list the lAIleT Tor ST. Paul, which was succeed
cd By u decline " 3sal5 per cent, VI noon, B9-
tween tho lrst and second boards the general mar
keE fell OF ir4ellOp, but IN late dealings an
advance WIS recorded In tho general list, mnging
from ySalk per cent Richmond and DanHllle rOse
per conf 10 ~ and closed VI the latter figure, anu
Northern Pacific preferred rose ~ per cent TO IA.
but declined L per cent. AZ the close the market
From Ihu Commercial Bulletin; Tho stock mar
kel was alternately strong and weak until the Close
when Il become strong to buOynt and prices closed
I TO u per cent higher than yesterday for the gen
eia list aud uB per cent for SpeciAltleS Since July
Isl tho leading stocks have declined, taking the
lowest prices Of the plst few days, from ~ to ~!
points, and several stocks on July IL twere to IA
points lower than they had been earlier IN the year
and naturally enough many Of tho older heads Ut
tho Stock Exchange think that whatever Is u bG
within the next Twelve months II Is time There
was IN important reaction, particularly ~ there
will b. from $780, OOO0gJ 10 ssl OOO Of January In
como 10 bO ruinvpslel within the next sixty dIyslnd
as The 'short interest In the markets. 50 larget Is
bynO means certain that everything iSyet ready for
such reaction w far % leading speculation
are concerned or that tho market VIII not
again DO unsettled before tho year closes,
but tho short" interest In the mar.
kot evidently began to-day to foTesee the future pos
abilities and took to cover and this covering, to-
gother with purchases Of outsiders aud BY those
Who think reaction IL In order, waS sufficient 10
rive us d buoyant market IN tho closing dealings,
Ii il bpyOnd DISPUTE that outside OF tho transpOttA
lion business nearly every department OF trado Is
prospeTouS, and that the profits OF the |
Inst SIX months have been unusually |
large. In London American securities closed |
with some Improvement, although that
market was closed before the greatest strength Of
this market was known. Up 10 tho beginning OF
business to-day there rpmnined unredeGmed Of the |
81, 900 600 OF 81 per cent bonds, which matuEed
iast saturday $50 and Of the So 100 900 called
Tor January 10Th which the Treasury has offered
for over two weeks to prepay without rebate, tl3,-
l0IG0 To-day the Treasury offered 10 take 81, co.,
BOO Oilhe latter bonds but there waG only ono offer
Of 81, 800 which WIS accepted.
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