The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-11-05
FINANCE AND TRADE
The Features OF the Money and Stock
Markets.

Markets.
NEW YORK, Nov. i.-Mnncy on call
easy ut 3&dl0 per cent; last loan 4 per
cent; closed at 3EI4 per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 6(s7 per cent. Sterling
exchange 9rmer, with actual business
In bankers bills at 81 81 FOR demand
and 81 81 for sixty days. Posted rates
81 SlitGi SO and 81 S4Qi Sc. Commercial
bills 81 1874. Bar silver 64[.c. Silver
certificates Gti:Q65c.
The first post-eleCtion trading on the
stock exchange this morning was
strong In tone and huoyant In charac-
ter and the first quarter Of an hour
prices rose sharply. The advances
ranged up to per cent, with Sugar as
the leader OF the market. There was.
however. fevcrlshness about the
transactions which quickly led to re-
alIzinS sales. resulting in reactions OF
about 1897 per cent These were fol-
lowed by sharp. but only partial recov-
cries, the dealings meanwhile being on
an enormous scale ard reaching pro-
portions that have not been Witnessed
for long time past There was good
buying orders from out OF town. which
was stimulated by the receipt OF cable
advlces reporting higher, prices FOR
American securities on the London
stock exchange. Foreign buying orders
also were executed In fairly large vol
umes and materially assisted In the up
ward movement. There was, however.
q large selling for the account OF opcr-
ators who desired to take advantage OF
the rise, which was expected to occur
in the Initial dealings. opinions differ
Ing as 10 the stability OF the advance.
The hour preceding noon was marked
by fairly steady tone on q moderate
business. which brough; the market to
about Its normal condition. Approach
Ing midday, the market again was on
the upward turn and the specilltles at
tanned considerable prominence by rca-
son Of wide fluctuations. The Inquiry
for the iOw-priced shares also excited
interest and comment. and In some In
stances the best prices OF the day were
nttaincd. notably In Chicago Gas, Read
snG and Rock Island. The inItial prices
were In most instances the best figures
OF the day. In the so-callrd speclaltles
the changes in prices were very mater
inl.
Government and railway bonds made
substantial gains. With the Internatlon-
al issues In the last named the more
prominent. Some regularity was evil
dent In the final dealings and the mar
kct left of easy In tons, closing nrIccs
however. showing net gains ranging
from lac per cent In the principal
shares.
Evening Posts London financial ca
bleGram:
The opening prices OF MI markets
were the best NJ tho day. Dealings In
Americans began before n. IN. Cons0ls
touched 10. closing ut 1896. and tho
other markets also Slid away. The
movements to-day were mainly due 10
professional operators.
The Paris settlement Is passing off
satisfactory. although 1t Is recognized
That the position has been dangerously
near panic. The tone IL weak There
The Berlin market was steady.
The total sales OF stocks to-day were
5j,7H shares.
The bond market exhibited decided
ouoyancy and the dealings were nj
tended with considerable animation
The sales were Si,l7S00O
Governments were buoynnt and
moved up isM2 per cent on good IN
vestmcnt demands. The transactions in
tho board footed up $i2S.7OO
BONDS AND STOCK QUOTATIONS.
New y. 8. Is Registered. 1nn
NV y. = ~ coupon '..,... go. ......i21
-. = - registered go" -. ...... ......lllI.
u. 5. IN coupon ...,.,. -, 'iiiG-
y, $. Is registered go. in
- @ @ ~ voupul - 500 .''' ....",ir9
~ ~, q ~ rcEisIeTcu ''... 80. 49,. 80, rs
ihCilic ny Oh S1'','. $3.50. .,.., -. ...lOl
,,II.iINVIi 800 '''' 1900 '''.'. .... 1914
Adams Express -. ..,... ..,...,,,.. itS''
American Express 49,. .. ...,,,.liI
bhltiinorc ONO So. ...... 80, 80, IG,
Central Pacific Mum, ~ iSiL.
Chesapeake & Ohio 49,. III
Chicago Il Alton 80. -. hi
Chlcngo. burlington & Quincy ..,..... q
cleveland, Cincinnati. Chi. & st, Ia. 20
Colorado COHl & Iron ,..,,... 3
Cotton OH Certificates 80. II
Delaware d hudson ,19G
Delaware. EaCknwnnna 6: Western ,lil
Denver u Rio Grandc preferred go. 49,
Erie 49,. iCin
do FIRST preferred 80. $50, ,,,, M
, DO second preferred -. -. "a
ilin0S Central go. 80" 49,. .....,. Q5
khnyaN N T"NnS preferred ..... 2;H
l'iNc ERIC n western go. 80. ........ L.
10 prcirrrcd -. 80. 49,. $40, 10
ii-nhr more 800 '''.'...'., .....,li2
Io",Io, X: ,''.'''.''''' $50. 6,s
,,;4lLIYllIc NhHhVlilc go. $50. ..m,. i0It
MIcH'Ghil central ,'..., 500. 80. ,.",. ~
MISSOURI lnClflc ,,,,.. ....,.,. .,.,,., ~
Nashville & Chattanooga .,.... rs
National tOrIhE0 .,.,.... -. .,......... GiA
~. IrNi'I''r|ii $500 $3.50 '....,,.'U" ~
New Jersey Central 49,, ,..".. ......1 1915
Norfolk Western preferred -. -. II
Nnrthcrn l'hciilc .,,..,. $50, ....,,,,. 1ias
90 prclcircu '''.... .'..'., 1900. 80. oi1k
"nrthMSstcrn ...... -. -. .....l0iE
=" w p"IEfI'u ..'," 49, 80. ....,..llH
Now York & New England .........,, Az
oregon Improvement -. ..,... .,.. III
Oregon Mitigation ..v.... ..........a
pncinc STll 800. -. $50. ........ :. .2iM
R t"n,i ~, -. 80. SOS
mucn ltiuhu .'.',. .....'. 500. ...,.... G1I
81; run 800, ''.'. 49, '...,. f...,..n iSh
10 preferred .u.l.'. .,.g.,.. ,,.."lD