Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-11-10

cent. closed Hl ift g.. per cent.
Prime mercantile paper. 5i20l per cent.
Sterling exchange. strong with actual
business I'm bankers bills at iS5d q 1864 for
demand and 1929 Q4S5A for go days.
Posted rates, 4N2i21 iN3l2 and H5l2aiSD
Commercial bills, 4S1i2.
Bar silver. IS.
Silver certificates. 65AN65l2.
GoVerumentS-Firm.
New L.. =. IS Registered. ...............l2
New l.. S As Coupons. ..................12O
L. =. JS Registered. .....................l 3
l.. s. 5s Coupons. o.. eel. &c. ....llll2
L. >. As Registered. ...................lg
L. 5. IS Coupons. ......................lO9
L. ). IS Registered ......................s 70
Pacific 6s of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
States-Dul.
RailrOads-StrOng.
St0lkS-The broadening character OF the
stock market. and especially the material
ly increased activity in low priced and
usually neglected share continues de-
Cidcd feature and gives the market an
old time bull appearance. The room trad
ers have been fighting the rise, but at
every recession new buying IN larger vol
Ume and with notably heavier commission
house business reported The inquiry also
extends TO the investment and speculative
issues of bonds. the underlying factor be-
ing he more cheerful sentiment regarding
the financial and general business out
look and the increasing ease i'm the money
and discount markets. The rising ten
deucy is also stimulated by the continued
strength of the wheat market caused by
the further foreign crop damage reports
and the revised industrial and CONNER
cial activity. The railways as a group by
far CvershadOWtd the induStrials IN eN-
tent of business although activity was
noted iu Sugar and chicago Gas. The
general market moved in crratic fashion
owing TO the efforts Of sold out bulls TO
force a lower level The movement in
the railways was narrow but the early
rrcoeSiOns We're subsequently more than
recovered I'm sympathy with the buoyancy
"a nF.rrr
was strong at the best prices OF the day.
The net gains I'm the active list We're
mainly fractional but ranged mp to per
cent I'm the specialues. The railway bond
market continues TO display decided
strength ON heavy transactions, purchases
by the foreign .arblTage houses being
quite q feature. Large docks on Specu-
lltive bonds changed hands to-day and a
keen inquiry was also noted for gilt edged
investment bonds. The Improvements nm
. the active issues We're mainly fractional,
but Materia. advances Were noted IN the
ursuau yiuactive bonds. The sales were
So I.3 OU0 Governments were firm on pur-
chaeee of $50 600. Silver certificates ruled
steady ON sales of $4,000. state issues
. were quiet and without notable cnange.
Stock quotations closed pld.
Atchison ......... ......... .............. 10
Adams Express -...-.-.' '.....'.'''''''IggI
Alton and Tcrre Haute .............-.. 90
DO preferred ......-.. .--...-..'.......' -
American Express ......... .....-.....-lll
Baltimore and Ohio .................... u
Canada Pacific .-.--.-.- .....-......'--- - y
Canada Southern .....-... ....-....'''. q. 20
Central Pacific. .-...-'-. .....'.'''''''' iy--'
Chesapeake and ONO ...-.......-.-''.- D, 81
Chicago and Alton ......-.-. ..-....... los
Chicago burlington and quincy .....' 80
Chicago Gas ..:--;--- ..--.--'''''''''''- 5 .. 2
Delaware and Hudson ....... r.. =
Delaware. Lackawanua and WesternIbl 8
Denver and Rio Grdule prtierre0.... +b p
bisullers ana Cattle Feeders Co ...... -.
Erie ....,.... ......-.- '''''''''''' p