The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-05

New YoRK. January 4.-MpETY--Epsy al
saB per cent, closing ut Il pr cent. Prime
mercantile paper 6a0 per cent Sterling eX.
Change bankers bi Is 81 93M demand p 0OX,
equal tn 81 SO1Ga4 81 under the old system.
Produce exports for the ~esk, $7,G49 coo.
uoyERHNENT BOEDs-Falrly Sctiye and gem
orally firm.
United btAts @ Of 1857, pobS,,.,.,~.m.."m"-ltlk
Nov FtTes cQp p0no.. .,.,'"- ,.".."....'''i
New -Four and q halls eOupon1a.'..'."""""..,..... alllH
How FonEA eOnpnTs. .,.....,.. ."".,,., .s+..a..... ll2h
PGelfe % Of lBYb...,,,.''a ..',..".....U."HH.,,,. .l8O
RAILROAD BoNDs-.Lake Erie & Western in.
come fell ~ GS from 10; Milwaukee h 1T
Paul flrsts, La crosse division, TO 1873 from
1917: Rome. WntertOwn & Ogden tlr,ts to 80
from SIX; Kansas 4 TeZA1 seGondO TO AK
from 76N, and later recovered TO T6N; Erie
seconds new consolidated TO l0ON from I0ix.
and later recovered to l0!: chesapeake &
Ohio first, series BIO 81 from sax and Boston
Hartford and Erie fr5ts 10 90 from 6S. o.,
G. & |. G. Hrsts advanced TO l00K from 100;
do trust certificates assented supplementary
advanced 10 1903 from lU7 and then declined to
lOiH, and Houston & Texas Central main
line Seconds rose to 1l8K from ia "
STATE BoEDs-Moderately active for Lou.
isiana COn!ols and TCnutssees.
Louisiana CoasOtG.,. AhIvIRlRta o. ..,....... 81
Missouri A.."......"4l 0SA Do nav. ."m"....." o.
~. Jobeph .."..U. '''s"HIVl, SOnbDIB!'is'. .1.'IDU"luh.
Tennessee 90 ......"..-. lg%, Deferred U..... ...""" TX
Do new ..''......"i'," oV
srocKs-The market was feverish and I'm.
seltled throughout The greater portion OF the
day, and the dealings were at times attend.
ed with considerable excitement Prices
opened generally weak and before tie first
board, a decline OF Y to . per cant ensupd.
the litter IN O., C., q. 81. Subsequently.
however, an advance Of Y 10 az Ier cent
took place, IN which Western linton was the
most prominent
Toward noon speculation aglii became
weak, and q decline IT 4 to 3 ppr cent was
recorded. The New York Central. Houston
h TeXR'. Michigan Central, Lake Shore,
Yves ern Union, and 81. Paul leading the
dOgnwari movement Turing The afternoon
lne tnNrket nGsrpiCl = strong tone and prices
continued to advance up TO 1.-The clogs NJ buSi.
ness, the; improvement rAnsing IRON 4 10
Ak per cont. the Alton & Icre Hauie
| Michigan Central, Weston Union, The Trunk
Line shares aud the Coal and Granger stocks
Ueing most conspicuous In the advance.
The earrings Of the Milwaukee & st. PAM
Raj road for the fourth week n December
were 81 800, ag inst i3j,3l7 last year, an In.
crease OF IGi, 6sj. Total ]eNtnings for the EN-
tire month " December were $iI,GGO 7s,
against 10000 81 last ys r. at increase
Of t385, 100.
Chicago 4 Northwestern railroad Earnings
for the fourth week il December increased
lbl 800. tho increase for the VIII lie month
amounted to $4,000 CHICAGO & Omaha
Earnings for tue ioarth week In december
gaInsd about 10000. Erie railwas December
earnings increased 500 i,OOO. The Estimated
gross earnings Of the Eastern Division IL the
Northern Pacific railway for December ia
klDT 900, oil increase Of $50 800. denver Il
Rio GFande railway earnings for December,
1919, 30 same p Rod List year, Si3t,ii2
earnings for 1850, "a, 4i2,0iB; earnings for 1879,
bl,227, 7Oi ~incftnse 50 22I,9lh; for the ak
months ending January !, 1881. The earnings
were $3.50 $3.50; same time In 1879 i632,825
increase for the six months, 81. 16O, 984 net
earnings for the sig months ended January lSt,
partially estimated, s,Sl4,62t, being al
the rate Of 20 per cent per annum on livestock
after paying fixed char es average number oil
miles operated Ia 1880. 400; avefaree number
OF miles In 1879, SS7. II Is said A Boston
banking house purchased AZ above tS5 pel
share, a controlling int rest In the Lake Erie
4 Western Railway stock.
Thn members ot'the Northern Pacific syn
dictate Announce that the subscriptions re-
ctlved for The oithern Pacific Railway gen,
erAl first MORTGAGE bonds, considerably eG,
ceeded the amount reserved Tor this market,
They can receive no further subscriptions or
cept subject to the London allotment, which
! will be a soon as practicable after the closing