The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-22
FINANCE AND TRADE.
The Features of the Money aud stOO
Markets,


Markets,
Nav YoRK, Dec, 9l.-MOncy on call quiet al
from Q to percent, closing at 2 percent Prime
mercantile paper las percent. Sterling exchange
steady ut 81 79}Sai ssl{.
GovERSNESr BoSDs-Dull and steady,
Bosls Closed b!l; U, s, Is, 10g+i U, 8, n,
oi'Ji, i2tHi Louisiana stamped u, s9S; Missouri
g. l01; Tennessee U settlements, 100; do %, l0l
do is, 70; Central Pacific hri's, llGH; beaver 4
no Gpal9 hsS vi Denver NSE 4 ~ no v GSnae
Kanias 4 Texas general Is, Us; Northern Pa
Glr fISlS llsk; Northern PaGlac seconds, 1893;
Northwestern tOaSos, 1879; Northwestern de-
hen(uies s. los 1t, Louis 4 Sen FFRuGlIcO gen
era n0T.agc, ll3 st. Paul COnSolI, 1921; II, Paul,
Chicago 4 hiClAG 0rstI. 10; Texas x Pacific Land
Grants 10; Texas 4 Pacific Il q extra coupons,
7SIS; Union Pacific tlrSis llGs; West Shore, lOiA,
RAILEo 40 BoEpN--M RctIvei sales u $1,000.
sCATE liOSDs-Dull and steady.
STOCEs-lhc stock market offered some violent
contrasts, changing IN Oua hour from extreme
activity 10 midsummer dnllnCSt and ifoni decided
wis Eness TO great Atrcugth Nearly halt OF the
days huAin,Ss was tran acted ~ ME HIST hour,
after which period Ci extreme dulluCSE wac sue
cCGded by moderately active market, the bust
ness VI Tho dRT finally footing No fairly large
total, lhO OPcnlny was extremely weak, declines
from last evenings figures Raging from q to ~
In the carly dealings Reading was ConSpIcous
with u dTop OF Ia percent DCGllle was eli sCHei
IN the INT few minutes, however aud strength rs
decided M the former weakness was s1On display
cd, material advances over the opening figures
being established IN the INT hour. ThGGO was q
d. CldCd lull In the ACGIYltY shown upOl the Cul'
minAtlnn OF the flrGt advance and the market be-
came positively dull In tho afternoon, prices re-
maniIg sehdy to firm In the meantime, but To-
wards O'Clock the upward movement was Rgain
re'umcd, RcConpAn cd BY larger bu iuess and
the market finally closed stronY at about the best
figures oil the day.
Everything gu the ACTIVE list shows a material
gAIn his eVeninG, While TOun.Ssec Coal Is down
3 percent, Norfolk & Western preferred rose 29S
Chattanooga 9. Lake sh1Te aud st, Paul "a
Delawate h Eud,Ou X, canada southern, NCs,-
err Union and New England W percent
TranAaCtiOns 6o2 2O7 shares.
STOCks-G,OSC bid; ADAMS ExNrcSS, 1886; Amerl.
can Express, 1867 Canada Southern, 6IH; Cen
trial Pacific AOV; Che'aneGES l. Ohio 8; do lIiE
preferred, l5i do seconds, gN,,N, C1 O, 4 l.,
lCTred, Il Fort Wayne. AS; Kansas & Texas 3lh;
vile Il Nashville az; louisville New Albany &
Chicago, 81; Memphis & Char GslOu, AN; Michigan
Central, O3X; Missouri Pacific los; Nashville 4
Chattanooga, IN; New Jersey Central, ok, North.
ern Pacific 26N; do preferred, COZ; Chicago 4
Northwest rn, lI2lS do preferred, 1914 New York
Central, li3IE; Ohio 4 Mississippi, q; do pre-
ierrGd, gCls Pacific Mail Az; Pittsburgh, i47;
Reading, 81; 81, Louis & fan Francisco 2JIj do
preigrrGi GiS do first preferred, ll0j{; o. NJ y St.
Paul, A91%; Texas Pacific, Oh Union Pacific, 69hi
United States Express, 60; ", st. L. 4 T., ls4;
do preferred, SSH Wells'FArgo Express, lSi
WCRtOfn Union, TO-