The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-05
FINANCE AND TRADE.
The Features of the Money and stock Mar.

The Features OF the Money and Stock Mar.
kets.
NEw YoRK, Feb. Mooney 1al1 percent. Prime
mercantile paper 4a5 percent Sterling Exchange
bankers bills steady at 81 $50; demand SiSG.
GovIRNAEErs-firm.
STATE SECURiTIES-QniGt.
SToCKs-The market was again strong this morn.
Ing but sold oil u fraction during the middle Of
the day, and was again strong and advancing IN
the afternoon, while the business done was the
largest reported for some tinc-2t1,3l9 shares. OF
this amount LackawannA, 81. Paul aud Northwest.
ern contributed over u percent Of the days bust.
ness. Complaint was made that deliveries Oistocks
were very slow, which happens only when short
interests very large. II Is again reported tlat
there Is considerable probabilityof a settlement
between West Shore and New York Central. 4
settlement will have decidedly stimulating effect
upon tie market
Under the influence OF the bear mid during the
middle Of the day I.acEawGnna sold down from
99, at which It opened. 10 9ls, but recovered all
r. loss in ne aiteSeSn closing percent higher
DrcxeG, Morgan & Co. Just had 1000 shares Of
LAckawAnna transferred into the books OF the com.
pauy In their name ST. Paul sold up to 73 against
icifcd gained percent ut III aud Northwestern X
percent higher than last evening at ok; Rock
Island sold up at loyjS. Pacific Mall Y at 6J77EE
after touching ,t5$ Eric recovered " atl2k and
II y announced that the Wabash reorganization
Is making favorable progress and that all conflict
Ing Interests arc likely TO become recOncile within
few days. Among the stocks which show do.
clincs OF small fractions are Louisville & Nashville
Northern lAGlllC, Reading, Jeney ccItTal and
Delaware 4 Hudson. The bears continue IN food
tho street with treah rtlmoN Of cutting rates aud
dcmonllldng legislation. but the temper Of the
US. g. ID: U. s. Ks ll9<; U. 8. new Is, I2l5;
Pacific O. Of '05. rs; Central Pacific, 1Og5< Efic
6a5<; Lehigh & Wilkesbarre. S6s Louisiana consols
AlS; Missouri g. 109; 81. Joseph, III; s. p. IS. G.
htHts, llGi Tennessee g. old, 42s5{: do new, 42N:
Taxns Pacific Land Grants, 3{ do RioG ralde, 5ik;
Union Pacific dIStA NIX; do Land Grants, lIS; DO
Sinking Fund, 1lS; Virginia g, s.; Virginia Con.
Sols extra mAtufed coupons 3S1f; do deferred, *;
Adams Express, 49,; American Express, 90; Canada
Southern, 90; Central Pacific, ~; Chesapeake q
Ohio, 6S; do hrst preferred. 10IS; do Gecoud pre-,
ierred 0; O.. c., g. & Il ak: Denvur & RIO Gnide
s; Erie, l9X; do preferred n; Fort Wayne, 10;
Hannibal 4 81. joseph, Ss1<; do preferred, 8BX
hskod; Kansas & Texas, 16Ia; Lake Erie & West
ern, l2S; Lake Shore, e91S; Louisville Id Nash.
Vile, III; Louisville, New Albany & Chicago,
l8X: Memphis & Charleston, lEt preferred, 10; do
"a preferred, B; Memphis Il Charleston, 2S; Michi.
gan Central, S6J4; Missouri Pacific, 95I<; Nash.
Vile & Chattanooga, 30; New Jersey Genital, 3iIf;
Northern Pacific, IA; do preferred, 3S4; NORTH.
western. 9l5f; do preferred 126; New York Cen.
tnl. SS1<; Ohio Central, lSE; Ohio & Mississippi,
l7JS; do preferred, 6S; PGt.lnc Mall, 6ik; Pitts.
butgh 1911; Reading 1876; st. Louig & San Fran.
olso0 1SII:dp preferred, ~; St Paul 7gE; do pre-
iGrred. III: TcxGS Pacific, l9}z: unl6n Pacific,
49X; UnIlOd States Express, 81; ". 81 L. &P., AZ;
do preferred, 1l!f; Wells, Fargo Express, l67
Western tniou 81