The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-09-17
FINANou AND TRADE.
Tic Features OF tho 3iuaoy aud Stock
1inrl0ta,

Tie Features OF tho 3iuduy aud Stock
SInrkOts,
New YORK, Sept lG,-MOuOy on call Ia good
at ?a1js per cent; last loan epcF cent closed at
per cent. Prime mercantile paper ~ Rj4 per
cent Sterling exchange heavy at 81 SJ.al sy5t.
silver certificates 67u6iac..
There was no change to-day in the character oil
the stock speculation, tho most conspicuous iea =
llrG being lregularity OF movement and violent
changing fluctuations. The volume OF business
was guile heavy compared with Tecen! averages,
Rud tho dealings were well distributed. Ihe
money market showed rising tendency, and
fairly large sums were loaned on call at an Ad'
vance OF Z pcr cent lbove tho quotations,
which had bcen ruling n0minally ior l0hs
tlmO post The exchange market was heavy, be-
ing chiefly affected by largo gold exports
aud irmer money rates The actual engage
meats OF gold for export by tomotTowS steamer
amounted 10 only 81 ,OG0 90. The street was a6l'
tnted from time to time BY rumOna OF confer
encrs OF bank presidents to discuss government
financial relief measures and OF meeting be-
tween the head tho bond syndicate aud treas
my oGiulalS II Is certain that assistant 1ccre'
taTy az the treasury, W. l. Curtis Conrhd ~ JOt'
dan and mclnbers OF the arm % ]. 7. Morgan &
Company were In consultation Tue general
conclusion drawn was IhAt the business IN hahl
was II discussion OF the government bona issue,
which the street now believes TO DO nont ~
baud No confirmation Of this theory could be
obtained IN Official circles. No deposits OF gold
wero made In the sub-treaSury, either lot ne
account OF the syndicate or inc Dnnkh An llu-
| rortHnt item OF news escaped tho notice OF tho
Wall NFret cOmmunity. consisting OF an advance
IN anthracite conl prices, by the New York coal
companies, OF 10 10 80 cents per ton, according
tOailo bringing stove and chestnut coal up TO tho
bA,ls OF e 90 alongside 10 tide'wAtor Tho Gran
| gers took 10 the largest share Of the dealings,
with the Iudustrlals, rs group, good second
sugar lDl IN point Of activity, followed by tho
GrnnGors DItilllng, Reading, Tennessee Coal
| and Missouri PaclAc In the Initial sales the
| bOaN made demonstration against tue Gran
gers aud the low. priced shares but soon extend
| ed the scope Of their operations. and brought
nbOut general rocCssionS Near 1850 O'Clock, uO-
| dor tho leadership OF Sugar. which rose p0r
cent, tho entire market advanced Tobacco
gained X per cent aud tho others from = 10 l1s
per cent. Soon after II O'Clock the market was
again weak soon after midday the bulls raj
| lied In support OF tho market ana save Tor q
| klIght recession around y. III. tho advance was
| uninterrupted Up 10 tho close. Tho rally In the
leading shares. as compared with the earlier rs
ures Wcrl substantial and general. Tennessee
| Coal gaining nu extreme 8 per cent aud sugar
| tx per cent Tho market closed siroHI ataboni
the best figures oithG DAY, the last kfhSes show
lng general appreciation over last weeks closing
There was moderate Increase in the volume
Of business In bonds to-day, the sales aggreSat'
| ing S!,6g0O0O
Government bonds strong for tho now Is and
| at au advance Of y per cent.
i State bonds inactive.
/ Railroad bonds firm.
Tho total sales Of stocks to-day Wcrn iSo,Jl
shares