Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-12-31
FINANCE. AND TRADE.


Money. Ia1 1-2 Per Cent-Governmonts,
Steady - Stocks, Higher - Flour' I'm
ohanged-Whost, Higher.
NEW y ORR, December 30.-Money on call
easy at 1al55 per cent. Prime mercan-
tile paper 315a51 per cent Sterling ex-
change dull and steady at 4S5sla4S11S.
GovERNMENTs-Steady.
Fours Registered. ...........n......1 12
tourS coupons. -....:...''; .'''''-''.1 Io4
Four-and-a-half Registered. ......... 90
SrATEs-Steady.
RAILROADS.&C. Generally strong throu gh-
out.
SrocKs-The close of memorable year in
the annals of Wall street was marked by
strength and activity, and there was not
trace in the final dealings OF that hesita-
ton and feveMshness which was leading
characteristic OF the speculation during
the past few days. Not little Of the
frnuess of the stock market
was due to the fact that
the short interests were desir-
Gus Of covering their lines before the jan
uary disbursements oVerhowed the already
well filed treasure chests Of the financial
institutions of this and other money Gen.
ters. At no previous timein the history OF
this country have therates for money been
SO easy all around. Never before
have the associated banks Of this
city held so large a surplus, which
exceeds the legal requirements
of the banking law by over $4,000, 900. At
the close Of last year twas not quite seven
millions aud the year before only seven
teen millions. st the opening Of business
TO-DAY there was q good demand for the
leading stocks, Louisville and Nashville
being notably strong. New England open
Cd lower, and under heavy selling
broke badly. The general list fell
OF in sympathy with the depression in
New England. Between IL and IL As spec
ulatiOn was heavy and dull. In the last
fifteen minutes OF business there was
rush 10 cover by the bears, and the lower
ran-e ofvalues induced long buying. which
comsined to make d very strong market
and sent prices up Il TO Is. The market
closed with buoyant tone and generally
higher, with the exception of New Eng
land and few of the Industrials. Sales,
95. $50 shares. Quotations closed bid;
q Atchinson, lOJ$: Adams Express 147;
American Express, 10; Baltimore and
Ohio. 51l<; Canada Pacific. Il; Central
Pacific, 10; Chesapeake and Ohio. l6I@ !;
Chicago and Alton, 100; Chicago, Bur
lington and Quincy, 15; Chicago Gas,
6I5<; Delaware and HUDSON, $50;
Delaware, Lsckawanna and Western.
I6I: Denver aud Rio Grande pre-.
ferred, 29if; Distillers and Cattle Feed
ers Co, %; Erie, AZ; do. preferred,
80; Fort Wayne. las; Illinois Cen
trail. 80: Lake Shore, 1909; Michigan
Central, 95sZ; Missouri Pacific, 2li4;
Norfolk and Western preferred, 1917;
Northern Pacific, AZ; do. preferred. 10;
Northwestern. -: do. preferred, 1874:
New York Central sSE; New YORK
and New England. 10; Pacific Mail,
10: Peoria, Decatur aad Evansville. AZ /;
Pittsburg. $50; Pullman Palace, l62;
Reading, TX; Rock Island, 6SlS; St Louis
aad San Francisco first PREFERRED; ST
Paul sos; do. preferred. ll6: Tennessee
Coal and Iron. l4l{: Texas Pacific. q;
Union Pacific, IS; United States Express,
IS; Western Union, SIX: Wheeling and
Lake Erie. 12Ss; 90. preferred. IS.
Mining StoclIs-Band B., =: Cholor, 40;
Crown Point, SIS; Consolidated CalIfornia
and Virginia, 300; DeadWood 60; Gould