Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-25
FINANCE AND TRADE.

NEW YORK. May Mooney on call,
easy at -N-el per CENT lds- iod"' PEI
cent. closed at .02le per cent
Prime mercantile paper, 44yte per cent.
Sterling exchange urm WIN aclual Jus
mess ID oaHSers Oi4ls az t>>749 - loI' VI
rr3rd aad 4ste. I'd iSS for 90 Gays Posted
rates. 4SSg ~ and 4SJi2Q4So. Commercial
bl..s, 4os.
bar SILVER. 0its. ~-..
silver cert.ncates. GSisQ6S'2.
observation-disclosures. go,
New L. >. IS Registered ................ ms
New L. =. As Coupons .....,.,-.........l. 1's
l.. =. 5s Registered ............'''''t''''1 t,si
L.. ). IS Coupons ..........-..........-... ii-.4
L. :. Us Registered. -.......r....- t,'.i
L.. =. Is Coupons. Observation-Disclosures. .4p..3
4. $. IS Registered. ..........'..'-...'.', Sti2
Pacific bS OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .'-u0.5
Statcs-C Unchanged.
k3irOaGs-DUl.
Stocks-AithoUEa the volume or puSl-
ness in stocks to-day was only moderate,
the market displayed considerable
strength. No assistance In shapli z the
course Of prices was received from Lon
don. owing 90 the Gloss observance OF (us
MlitsuaJde holidays. Monday VIII dlso
De d. holiday AT that centre. w ME the
usual covering movement Incidental 10
Saturday accounted chiefly Tor the htlutess
Of tone, some moderate commission mouse
purchases We're also noted. The inuGSlfl-
ais as n group were the features in point
of activity and extent OF tuctudu0n. but
she greatest asgres siVeGtss was displayed
il Manhattan. The decision OF the Su-
preme Court against the conStltuu0nallty
OF The rapid transit act has caused a de-
ciled reversal Of sentiment regarding the
stock. particularly as the financial com
Mu,ity at large had rot expected any SdcA
action. The stock was bought Tor polh
accounts, causing an advance on "a per
cent. General Electric was flv0raby az
fectej hy tbe decision. TIE Changers, Lou
isViue aud Nashville and Southern pre-
fsrred absorbed the limited interest In tle
regular railway list AID made general
progress toward q higher level frreiSh
operations were on higher scale and We're
mainly for the snort account Ine mar
ket generally displayed more uecided
tone In the closing dealine~. ana advances
ln prices were made, especl3i movements
being noted iu some of the iudusuri3ls un-
der strong manipulation. The speculation
in this group was The feature OF the mar
ket. Railway bonds were dull to-Gay
with noteworthy change IN prices. The
sales We're $4,000. The market during tne
week was quite firm. foreign orders being
executed I'm some prominent issues. Tue
sales for - week We're %.tl1'ol1. Govern
meut bonds were quiet hut prices We're
Well held. The transactions We're $4,000.
State bonds were without notable change
on dealings OF SUct0, chiefly Virginia cen-
turtles. Total sales of stocks, S2l97 shares.
Quotations closed bid:
NEW YORK, May 2S-stock quotations
closed bid:
Atchison ......... ......... ............., l9's
Adams Express ......... .....-.........l19
Alton and Tcrre Haute ............... q
DO preferred ......... NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
American Express ......... ............llt
Baltimore and Ohio OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1914
Canada Pacific ....... observation-disclosures. bt'e
Canada Southern ......... ............. 81
General Pacific ..-..-... ............... l4i2
Chesapeake and OHIO Observation-Disclosures. 1875
Chicago and Alton --.......:....-.....l2