Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-11-20
FINANCE AND TRADE.

wv INN November lg.-MOueN on
call, easy at 2i-Q5 per cent; last loan, 2l2
per cent; closed 40 2l.l,3 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper. 506 Per cent.
Sterling exchange strong with actual
business in bankers bills at 4S52,G4S6 for
demand and 4S2i2 Tor so days.
Posted rates 4>2la4S3is and ls6G4S1.
Commercigl bills, ISL
Bar silvelF65.
Silver certificates. 6t.G65a,.
GoVcrnments-Firm but quiet.
NeW =. - Registered. 1884,
-NrN {. =. IS coupons. ............ll 1882
/. y. IS Registered col. ......... .......1l2St
= - t9 coupons. .......... .......... .Il-N4
o. y. As Registered ....... ........ .....lOgSt
q. y. is Coupons. ..................l0 Jos u
L. y. IS Registered. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 50
acme os or OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
SJates-Quiet.
AaurCIlS-Q Quiet
SJocks-The stock market is duh and
moves. generally speaking, within mar
rl" range, owing 10 the fact that holders
OF securities Will not sell TO any apprecl-
aule extent although nearly an the pro-
LrSSl0ndlS are ranged upon the Dear side
Transfers OF the dividend paying stocks
show large and steady movement into
tle hands OF investors. and representative
bond houses report the largest over the
counter inquiry for small lots of bonds
including governments. railway and prime
year Individuals, corporations and
trust companies are I'm the market for
-.--e and small lots of bonds and the sup
o.. ut FIRST class material rs light. Lead
ing bankers say that II is now difficult to
Iul uUl short time money az even t per
cent?. While the market is bare OF prime
mercantile paper IN the face OF DISK
demand. Business to-day was light and
was practically confined to four stocks.
tlr dealings rejecting almost entirely
professional operations. The market was
rolg 300 tone lu the early session and
IHl-W worthy gains We're scored m the Spe-
c.aites. The shorts covered freely. The
STRENGTH OF exchange was attributed 10
che Increased demand for remittance
purchases facilitated by the easier mon
c--tT conditions here. The Changers ana
e-l.r leading railway shares made SUD-
--lutal gains and the speculative tenn
per showed decidedly more cheerful sem
tlm-ut. Good buying in Leather pre-
tarred. which carried that stock up TO o.
Lead common ana preferred were IN mod
crate request Hul advanced 1Ill2 per cent.
respectively ia expectation Of the declara-
I.Uu OF Che regular quarterly dividend on
the l~e erred stock. Foreign houses were
shares but without marked influences upon
prices. The market in the late tradings
.kol Important feature until the hnal
.ur when determined bear issue forced
Sugar down les ana other shares l2Ul per
cent. Toward the close covering pur-
..H-7s impaired Ste0Qier tone TO the
uurE.t. The net changes were uuimport-
.r. THE bond market was idlrly active
with am advancing tendency. Govern
rr.-r5 We're ArU and notably higher for
th. currency issues. The sales We're J2tOl.
silver ccrliucaieS were 1ul DIV "a uiiIe
Urmer on purchases OF N<l. Total sales
of stocks. -u5.55l shares. Quotations
closed u.I.
Atchison .-....... ........ ............ lois.
~ ms Express .-...-... ..............Ito
Alton and Terre Haute ............... 90