The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-01-18
THE DAILY MARKETS..
Tbs Financial World.

G1w YoRk, January i',-Money market easy
at;lhs2H percent; closed ofiGred at II parent,
Prime mercantile paper tao percent sterling Ex:
e ehs NE BANKERS bills steady az q aH demand
GovKhsxESn-strops. J
Y, .as.",.a.......loo u. 8. u, coupons.....l2i
!. D, ~ conponS... lliI Isl 'lglJitf rf, NO
RAILWAY soNDs--wtst ehore 5's were In better
demand aud moved up 10 bla5lz, Transactions
S,ll2 o00shstes. f-"Yf FgrN ~ sIls
6rArE sIcpRtrtEs-Qnlet. as5Bl.
PAcinc q Of Tex Pac, land gy'tS. 40k
Central Pacific hrsls.lll1 DO Rio Graado dlv. 7ls
h SS See9nas S bonds nnt--iis
Mis!ouri 6s.....lW Virginia Cs............... s.
81. 1ossph............ll0 Virginia Cou,ols, Ok
=. +. d D. U. tirsts..-li6 ira mat COUPONS. A
tennessee old.""".. S7tfVir8tnia defcffed... Sx
tennessee Bs. ncwn.. 81 . No .4,5
tTocKs-Speculation In Stock Exchange openG !
weak with Gdeeinc ~ prices Of +a percent for tho
general list Gttd ik Tor Oregon TratIscJuttncatsi,
which POKE totS Subsequently there was
INN for hall an hour. About ii:ao il wu tumo,ed
hat President Sloan had Determined 10 light the
ltunK lines aud refused Offers Of arbitration. This
led 10 AL attack on Lake Shore. which broke y
oct spot, and broxe from 73H 10 7iH oil enormous
ttansac ions, the bears having concentrated their
Efforts Tor the moment oganSt this sleek Subsc.
quently thoy transferred their attacks 10 Wabash,
WASA tSaA lss4 " ~ luE GuutuVut
from 2s4 to27 Tor m ftned The general market,
although II did not decline much, becAu III 81 /.
utd, aud all sorts Of uniayorab!e rumots, none Of
which couia DC authenticated. were put alloat 10
sccPlerAie Tho decline IN progress False tepprti
were sent to many Of the csdils elite, sta Ing that
VARIOUS firms aud Individuals were Ia trouble.
A. one tlmc the Louisville Il Nashville was the
special object Of attscs, and was rumored from,
The exchange that tho large transactions III st0ck
We're accounted for By prominent operator, for.
ncly Identified with property. selling ~ shares
and leading bear buying some. This operation
vas evidently for the purpose Of iaductag stles o.
agreed OIL by tho tpeculato1S III question that The
same tactics DO r9otted to III other stocks During
Tho last hpur there was sbnIp And sciiyc buy Ing
spccula,ots, which carried the process X to 8 per.
cent from tho Lowest pont Of lhs day. ~
after tho close o. business the Executive Comit'
tee aud Board Of Directors Ut The Delaware, Lacka
lied Jay Gould, President. 10 make Commissioner
Fink proposition 10 aIbtra,o matters In dis
p ttd between that company aud the io.ds cotr.
paslng !h9 eastern trunk line pool Commit
drew BY telegraph tho otucr previously sent 10 the
western roads 10 regard 10 the Lsckawanna Tom
pany. THIS road is To enter the pool and tho nllot.
ment Of percentage WIZ he settled by arbitration.
II Is understood That Lsck.w4nna name one com
missioner Commi aioner fiuk ARCHER and these
two third. This practically ends tho trunk
Hue troubles and removes the disturbing
element wnlca The bears have used against
the market wlIh considerable effect for some days.
Northern Pacific securities advanced after the cleo
ton oil Harris ~ President. The ,ituatlOn IN the
Data, 10 & Ma teEn road is Improved and The me.
ton for receiver postponed I'LL uufday, pending
negolis!ioBs for settlement 0hleIais 81 The ROAD
express Could nee III being ablv 10 PULL tbrousl,
llllucis Central was the feature OF the market aud
1850 TO l$G on the declaration OF al extra cash d.
decd Of per cent. In Tho final dealings there WAS
general advance and the market closed strotg.
Compared with last night the closirg prices are Va
" percent higher, except Wabash, which Is u
per cant lower. Oregon Improvements dropped III
points 70 ~ atd ctestd 1t Il Nashville & Chattau.
oogo and It Louis decllutd az per cent 10 ASK;
Sosrrado Coal to TX, and New York 4 Texas