The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-12-27
FINANCE AND TRADE.
The rra,urs. or the Money aud stock
Markets.

Markets.
NEW YORK, Dec. sG.-MoHey on call
at ia1 per cent; last loan per cent;
closed at per cent. Prime mercantile
paper nomlnally 6 per cent. Sterling
exchange weak, with actual business In
bankers bills Mt 81 S9hq4 S9hs for de-
mand and 81 S7&6i IS for sixty days;
posted rates 81 Sga4 90isGt4 9l;tcommer-
clal bills 81 81. Bar silver GGisc, Silver
certificates G6HG6Ic.
The resumption OF business after the
holidays, was marked by sharp rise In
values in the early dealings on the
stock exchange. The confident tone
was mainly attributable TO the e%pectn-
tlon that the treasury will be strength
ened by an issue OF government bonds.
Other favorable influences were money
rates at the legal figure and favorable
reports OF railway earnings for the
third week OF December. An extreme
rise OF "A per cent In backawannn in
the face OF demorallzed market for
anthracite coal, due tOthe unreasonable
weather, was set down TO the covering
OF short contracts, The upward move
mcnt came to halt soon after the eS-
plrution Of the first hour, and in the en-
suing dealings sales were recorded mt
figures close TO Tuesday final prices.
The reactlonary movement was on SELL
ing for both accounts sharp recess
sion occurred In the rates OF sterling cN-
change on the sale OF gold bullions and
to revived tnlk OF gold exports by Sutur.
days steamers. The pressure to sell
subsidized around delivery hour, and un-
der the leadership OF Sugar, prices took
an inward course. The Improvement
however. MS a rule, did not exceed frac-
lions. The closing was quiet and
steady nt slight gains In most cases
In the bond market the upward ten
dency, which characterized the close on
Tuesday was resumed In the early deal
ings to-day. Subsequently, IN hympa-
thy with the reaction In the stock mar
ket, prices recedcd sharply and the clos
Ing tone was heavy.
$50 shares
Government bonds strong aud higher,
with the fours up per cent.
state bonds dull.
Railroad bonds weak.
BONDS AND STOCK QUOTATIONS,
New u. s. Is req. tiGlL Missouri Pacific sjS
New 4. 8. Is cotLil6iS INHth. Il Chat. y
u. 4. Ls reg .....il2is Ma. CorlRge.;r. hls
Il. i. Is coup. .ii2iI do preferred. lOh
II. i. ls reg, ,,,lG9 IN. j. Central .i0lis
II q X coup no Nor a. West. D..
q, IS. 2s reg...... 70 Northern Puc.. 4
Pacific a. OF 'pS 80 do preferred. igs,
Afrhison .,,...... Ia. lNorthwestern .. ggt
AdamH Express 40 do preferred. ia
Amer, Express. liz ~. Y. Central, gIss
HaltO. a OhiO.... 30i4IN, Y. 4 n, Eng. 70
Canada South'n. ltAlOrCgon lmprot. J Z
Central PHclfc.. lbhIOrcgOn Nay..''. 10
Ches. q Ohio iiiblPaclnc Mall ..... 2Ga
chi. Il Alton. ....iS Pittsburgh lilo
c., Il. g. Q..."... I6l5 Heading ..;'''' 81
ChIrnRo GAS. &c lltOck Island .... Ga
c., &C, a 81. l., 3ditlS Paul ,....,;'.. GS..s
Col Coal 4 Iron, . do preferred, Eth
Cation OH Ger. iGuISt p. a Omnhu. 81
Del, 4 Hudson. 1884, do preferred. ZIG
II. T., A W,,..iGO Sugar Refinery ,lO3iS
ID, a n q, pref, liA, Tenn. Coal q l.. 2NA
Mai n g, F., iGs,lTexas Pacific,
Erie .......,,,,,,, l1iilTOl. e. %. Cen. y. o.
do nrnfcrrc1. ,, n Union Pacific. si5
Illinois Central. 70 ~, 3. Express 10
Kun a. Tex. pre-. giislW 1t. L, a. r. Va
lake Erie a W.. ~ do preferred. 1874
do preferred, . 6sA Wells Fhfgo iN' F5
Lake Shore. ...,,illh western !,niOn,' Sh!h
Lead Trust. ..a 2T4lWt Il, E,'4,." Tvs
Lou. 4 Nash. 90. 1914 do prefcrred..' n
Mich. Central. oS General Elec'''' IVA