Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-10-18
FINANCE AND TRADE.
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NEW YoRK, OCTOBER 17.-MoneY on call
easy at per cent; last loan per cent (;
closed at per cent Prime mercantile PAL
per Sa4JS per cent. Sterling Exchange
easier with actual business In bankers bill
90 4S75Sa4S7s[ for demand. silver certlhE
Gates 633sc bid.
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STATEs-Insctive.
RAILROADS-F'irm.
Speculation on the StOcA Ex-
change to-day was fairly active, Out the
movement of prices was irregular snd( the
trading unsettled 10 character. After a
weak opening, due to heavy London mar
ket for American securities, the market be-
came firm on the reduction IN the rates for
sterling exchange. There was general COW
ering OF shorts and some buying Tor the
long account, which resulted in an up
ward movement. After midday tue
dealings became light, except for Balti-
more and Ohio, which broke per cent. 70
6S on the announcement that the semi-an-
nual dividend had been reduced trOm2iS 10
2 per cent. This action had an iunfavor-
able effect on the rest Of the list. and dur
ing the last hour prices sagged on with
out any pressure TO sell, but by
reason OF the absence OF buyers, and
the market closed weak with the ma
iOrity Of the stocks dealt 10 from i TO ia
per cent higher than the close yesterday,
while in the case Of Toledo aud Ohio Gen.
tral o gain Of 8 per cant was made on q
purchase Of 100 shares. The specialties re-
ceived more attention than usual and were
In the main heavy, some material declines
being established in this group, notably 90
in Central Pacific on sales Of 600 shares
OF long stock; ? in Adams Express on the
sale Of hundred share lot disposed Of
probably on account Of the
loss sustained BY the company
through The recent train robbery, IL in
Lake Erie and Western and per cent. in
do. preferred Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western and Lake Erie preferred. The
only actual stock which SHOWS decline on
the day is Sugar, the loss being =. Balti-
more and Ohio opened a. rs, \ decline Of l
per cent. from the closing figures Of yes
terdsy, and when the announcement was
made Of the reduction in the rate Of divi-
dend the stock broke 5 per cent additional
70 6S, recovering TO 500 apd closing at $50,
net loss Of 81 per ceRt In the bond
market a generally arm 4 ne prevailed on
q moderate volume Of bul ness. Total salss
Of stocks l94, 9SS shares. RuotationS closed
bid;
Atchison, So; Adams \ Express, I47:
American Express Ill; baltimore and
Ohio IS; Canada Pacihc 63i(; Ceatrsl
Pacific, Is; Chesapeake and Ohio, 1SsS /;
Chicago and Alscl. 142; ChIcago. Burling-
ton and Quincy, ~: Ch6 70. Gas, T4ys;
Delaware and HUDSON, delaware.
LackaWanna and West Denver
and Rio Grands preferre htill-
ers and Cattle Feeders tie
1875; 90. preferred, 26j< 70. 5S;
General Electric, S5sS; I'LL
So; Lake Shore, 1871; N
trail, oS; Missouri Paciho.
COrdage. t23s; do. preferre
folk and Western pref
Northern Pacihe, AZ do.
l7l<; Northwestern 1855;
149. New York Contral
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