Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-10-26
BUYING AND SELLING.
GENERAL MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
Money at 5 10 6 Per csnt.-Govefnmeats
Firm and Higher-fIour hominahy
Unehanged-wheat 10 Fair
Demand but lower-
Hogs Firm.
FlHANCE.
New Ycrk.

New Ycrk.
Nsw YoRK. October 2S.-NoNtY-
At sac per cent. Prime mercantile pa.
per 6(S7 per cent. Sterling exchange.
bankers bills strong at 4S0t; demand
4Sli Produce exports for the week,
s. 500 700.
SlLvER-At London SLID per ounce; ;
bar silver here ll2t; subsidiary silver
coin per cent discount.
GovKRNhESrs-Firm, extended S. ad.
yancing per cent. .,4!s l, and coupon Is
| per cent; other issues unchanged.
axes, extended ioo'
New Fivcs, extended ..... - w loI
New Fourand -one-hslts. .coupons-.-....- rs
Psctnc sizes oil
RAILROAD BoNDs-lrregular on mod
crate volume OF business.
STATE SIcURIrIxs-ln light request
SroCHs-The market opened strong
and hal per cent higher, the latter for
Reading, and subsequently, advanced |
al per cent. At the first board decline
OF t(Gl. per cent. took place, in which
Manhattan and Metropolitan Elevated
were the most prominent, which was
followed bya recovery OF s9s per cent :,
and later by q reaction OF sGfl per cent.
subsequently, Blight rally occurred,
but heavy tone WAS soon developed
and shortly after midday prices showed
decline OF t(1l} per cent. Denver and
Rio Grande, New Jersey Central, Pacific
Mail and Delaware, Lackawanns RGd
Western leading tie downward move.
ment. During the afternoon the market
was irregular and unsettled, and weak
in the late dealings, the final sales show.
ing decline OF l9il per cont. as com
pared with the closing quotations
OF yesterday, the entire list participating
therein.
Transactions, 3O6, 900 shares.
From the Commtrcioi Buiiam: The
share speculation started oil strong on
the supposition that Governor Morgan
had accepted the position OF Secretary
OF the Treasury, and on the announce.
ment that the Pennsylvania railroad
and Baltimore and Ohio had each all
vanced rates for passenger fares and
freights on all through business, and
that Nanderbilt's roads had followed Ia
the extent OF putting up rates m soon ~
there is no concerted action In this mat.
ter, and the main points in dispute
b ts cen the trunk lines are a. far from
u settlement apparently as ever Al
least this is what Was said, although II
was admitted il MAS hoped that the ac-
ton of the Pennsylvania and Baltimore
and Ohio would influence Vanderbilt Ia
Weld. Later il WAS said tnst Wander.
bit would not be influenced by the A.
ton of thesr companies, but would con.
,inue To free lance until all other trunk
lines agree 10 the adjustment OF the
dliIerential rates. IL also became
known that Gov. Morgan had declined
the nomination ior Secretary OF the
Treasury, and IL was reported
that United States Treasurer Gil
fllan would he taken IA compromis.
between tho claims OF the East and
West. Gilhilan is known 10 regard the
reserve in the treasure as too large and
every shade Of the speculative com
munlty would he delighted TO zee him
Secretary. In the afternoon it was also
reported that there was trouble In
Paris" and that the "Czar had been ns.
"a ,sinated," and naturally enough the
good feeling with which the day opened
al Stock Exchange was soon lost, and
IN the afternoon the market became
tpypIi ish unspttled and dsprtsaed