Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-31
FINANCE AND TRADE.

NEW YORK. December 3l-Money on
call. ., - per cent; last loan - per cent:
closed AZ - per cent.
Prime mercantile paper nomiually per
cent.
Sterling exchange. firm with actual bus
mess IN bankers bills at foSU iogi4 for de-
mand and f>rl ass for cp days. Posted
rates iSSi2i4S9 and ly4it2. Commercial
bills 1868 p4S1.
Silver certificates 67sq67l.
Bar silver 81.
GOVeUum euts-Irregular.
New L. ). As Registered.
New L. $. IS Coupons.
Il. y. 5s Registered. .....................ll2i s
4. ). IS coupons. ;......................1l 2l-
u. :. IS Registered ...................lt3i
e. y. rs coupons. ;......................llp
L. 5 2S Registered. q6
Pacific 6s OF s5........................... SO
States-lnaCtiVe.
RailrOads-Easier.
Stocks-The stock market to-day start
ed in under the discOuraging influence of
lower prices for the International stocks
I'M London and reports OF some embarrass-
meut incidental 20 the fortnightly settle
meut at that center. The local traders.
however. acting ON the assumed fact that
70 market for the impending issue of L. =.
government bonds had been made prior
TO the formal public announcement Of the
terms of such issue. soon took hold and
advanced prices all along the line. The
nOn-appearance of definite Information as
20 the terms or date when the issue of
bonds would DC made. however. together
with reports of premiums on gold and app
prrhevsiOns OF tight money soon took all
the snap out of the market and sluggish
ness and a declining tendency Of prices
characterized Operauon9 during the re-
mainder of the day. The uncertainty as
10 the treasury relief measures restricted
activity in practically everything, aside
from the money markets Call funds at
the Stock Exchange hucuated between
and % per cent. on q considerable vol
ume of business. The higher rate for
money was explained as due to- the usual
shifting OF loans and closing of accounts
Incidental TO the end OF the year and 10
The disDursemehlS ui -u,SiS 80 GHu nv
derds I'm the final dealings Baltimore
and Ohio displayed exceptional strength,
attending ~. per cent. in the face of The
repression I'm the general list This was
attended by reports that various poWertul
Interests had proilered financial assist
a7,ca TO the company with the proviso that
rhev should be allowed TO name sue
cessor 10 President Mayer. The closing
vas dull and unintereSt1ng at the lowest
of the day. The market tor railway and
,,,;eoe1touaOus bonds ruled lower on deal
49, o-rreratinC 81 PCS. 600. Total sales Of
stocks 1q2 .65 shares. Quotations closed
bid:
Atchison ......... ''''''''' '''''''''''.''- ~
Adams EXPRESS ......... .'.....'...''.'I53
Alton and Terre Haute .............'..- 0J
Do prCfcrr0o ..-.....- -'''''''''''''''''' 80.
American Express ......... ............ll-i2
Baltimore and ONO ................'-..' -
Canada Pacific ....-..-. ...-............ ~
Canada Southern .....-... .....-..'--..- =
Central Pacific - '''..''''''''''' Ia
Chesapeake and ohio '..-...''.....'.'', 10
Chicago and Alton .....;' .........'. -lgS
Cbics9o. burlington and Quincy..-... rs
chicago Gas ......... ...........'..'''.. Us
Delaware and Hudson ...:.:.:....'' IL,
Seisware H.. ckawanna and Westernl3sla
ICcnve~ and RIO Grande preferred.... -
Dietillers and Cattle Feeders Co... ll3ai
Erie ......... ......... ................'.. -
DO preferred .......' ...-..'''-''-'''''' co3'2
Fort Wavne ......-.. --...'''''-''' ~ o.,
General Electric ......... -....'.....'''' - rs
Illinois central .......................... Y
Lake Shore $500. ...........'..''.''''l5 -
Michigan Central ......... ..'.....'...' ~ t..
S,--.+io1oi CcrCage ......... ............ SIS
~, '-,Sroferrad ..... ................... TO-,
~eW- Jersey Central ............... va
Norfolk and Western preferred ...... ~