Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-02-14

bar silver here lll}; subsidiary SILVER
coin t0l per cent discount
0ovIlxnmm-Quiet and steady.
o. q Coupons (issiI
New FtvcA
New Ioursnd cnshaih.-...
New --..--iSS
Pacific sixss Of
RAILsoAD BoHps Irregular and gen.
orally higher. The following were the
changes compared with tie last preyi.
Gus sales: There Was an advance OF 5
per cent. in Denver and Rio Grand hrsts,
2t in New Jersey Central income, In
indianapolis, Bloomington and Western
income, II in Delaware and Hudson
registered iSsis, I in Kansas and Texss
consols assented, Bloomineton and
Muncie income and Chesapeake and
Ohio currency skies, and In Louis
vile and Nashville general mortgage
skies and Metropolitan seconds. There
Was decline OF per cent. In Indian
apolis, Bloomington and Western sac
onds and per cent in Ohio Central In
como.
STATE BoxDs-ln light request.
SroCKs-The market Was character
lied by great activity and prices rose
steadily throughout the day, speculation
becoming buoysnt In the late dealings
when the highest prices OF the day
wersl touched. The improvement a.
compared with last nights closing prices
ranged TO 81 per cent, the latter,
Nashville and Chattanooga, which sold
up TO 19i but subsequently reacted 10
7ji. The general list. however. con.
tinued strong TO the close. Other i'm.
poitant changes were an advance OF 81
per cent in Alton and Terri Haute pre-
ierreJ, % in common, 2 In Metropolitan
Elevated, 2 in New York Central, 81 In
North western, u in Delaware, Lseka-
wanna and Western, 2 in New Jersey
Central, 81 in Ohio and Mississippi. and
2 per cent. in Denver and Rio GraDde.
The market closed strong with an up.
ward tendency. The Post says II is gen.
orally talked that next week will wit.
ness further important movements in
Union Pacific coal stocks. Telegraph
stocks and Northern Pacific shares. THIS
talk undoubtedly Influenced buying the
last hour.
The Eypros, In a weekly review, says:
The events of the week In financial
circles ~tre important. chiefly on the
Stock Exchange, where the volume Of
business WAS large. especially toward
the close. The monitary situation Was
characterized by \ very steady ruling OF
rates, which ranged from Ito 4 per cent.
on government bonds and from 10 u
per cent. IN railroad aud miscellaneous
collateral. The currency movement
continues in favor, although tho receipts
during the week were somewhat smaller
,han Of late. In the discount market
prime nsmea passed readily at 4or b
per cent Foreign exchange 10 very
Iull and nominal at ts3 and +s6 for long
md short sterling throughout tho
week. There we're no arrivals
oi I'D at the New York ASSAY office for
The week ending Friday. The arrivals
from August 2, 1880. 10 date, were $Gs,.
O25. go, sgainst $73, AS, $50 for the same
time in 1880. The payments by the
assay office for the week we're sos, ,0Gs:
since August 2, 1880. &j3.0I6,223. In
government bonds there WAS an In.
creased business and much stronger
market for n and 4ls, the improvement
In which was caused by advices from
Washington indicating the carly
passage OF the funding bill. In
railroad bonds there WAS an ac-
live business, and the demand for
many investment and speculative
Issues continued with unabated vigor.
Ihs principal activity and strength were
in Texas, Chesapeake and Ohio. Erie,
81. Paul, New Jersey Central, Kansas
and Texas aud Metropolitan issues.
Railroad and miscellaneous speculation
was active, especially late In the week,
when Q buoyant feeling prevailed, and
there Vas considerable excitement.
In the early dealings prices ross ! tos
per cent, but the improvement was
aiierwsrd partially lost on Thursday.
became buoyaut sgaip, and continued
in that condition ~ the close, when the
highest quotations OF the year were cur.
rent. In many instances the dealings were
we'll distributed throughout the week,
both high and low priced stocks shs ring Ia
the activity and buoyancy Of the market.
Among the low priced shares the lead.
ing features were the Northern Pacific.
Chess apeake and Ohio, Chicsgo, NJ.
Louis and New Orleans, American DIS
WIZ AtsSktepbt DCSesFtg bvSsts e1s
Evansville, Ontario and Western and
Pacific Mail, while OF the low priced
shares the most prominent In the deal.
ipgs we're the Western Union, Union
Pacific, New York Central, Northwest.
ern and 81 Paul. The Central Pacific
and Elevated raiirosd shares we're also
buoyant and advanced on On srtive de-
msnd. The coal stocks v. ~ conspicuous
in dealings late iE ths week and ,se
sharply. reaching the h : hest figures Oh
taiosd Tor many years. The Cause, at
work TO produce the general buoyaney
OF the closing days Of the week were
the favorable prospects for good spring
trade. continued export demand Tor our
products, the gsneral prosperity Of the
manuiacturing indu ,tSies Of the country.
and the fact that the Jssuary railroad
trafhc did net show that general fAilisg
OF predicted recently In some quarters.
Real estate sypdicatss arc forming In
down town districts.
The transactions On the btock Ex.
CHANGE aSvyawnfAd 608<000 ahanaa.