Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-30

closed at sass per cent
Prime mercantile paper tdo per cent.
Sterling exchange. strong win actual
business I'm bankers bills az fo>l2N4So-i FOR
demand and 4S7iaNiS5@i for 90 days. Post
ed rates 4SSQ fSSie and 4SSQ iS952. CONNER
c.1l bills iNb0 1914.
Bar silver 81
silver certificates 6Si4Q6S2i.
Governments Easier.
New T.. s. IS Registered. .lloes
New L. = As Coupons.
L. 5. 5s Registered. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. "a
L. s 5s Coupons Observation-Disclosures. .ll31t
L. :. IS REGISTERED. .......... ....llo-t
L. =. As Coupons. ............ ..... Us
T. : IS keglsye rec.......- .............. ~
Pacific 6s of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ~
SIates-StagUant.
aNrOadE-Dull
StockS-The local stock market today
moved more Independently of foreign lAu9-
eDces than for some time pas, the ROUND
ing up Of short contracts by the bears
being the principal motive of The oeal-
trss- Fractional gains were Wldely Us
triouted The market closed fairly aclNe
win prices at about the highest ne
stock movement FOR the week has been or
prot5 ssioral DAY 20 Gay character ana prices
goo me main gravi-aung toward a loNet
level. a noteworthy fact however. is tne
demonstrated disposition of owners of the
4llrg shares 20 part with tnor nol4li-9.
Tile speculation has been shaped caleuy
10y TWO facts OF special Importance, Lel.l-t
10 which. however. are entirely new Inc
rope and The continued interest in the tu-
ban deliberations az Washington nave
caused q steady urlnniirC OF Foreign ueid
Amer.c can erurities on this market. Ine
forwarded would appear 90 Indicate thdt
lle fore iguers have been pretty wei udlrA
our Aside from the political unrest there
has been continued apprehension or re-
to Europe. I'm view of the Unprecedented
large treasury holdings OF gold. 10 would
appear that fairly considerable amount
OF metal could DE shipped 90 Europe With
favorable influence for "a wed outflow
wou. Doe upon sentiment. and. contrary 20
The popular impression, IL is sentiment
fat1er IMAM reason that frequently actu-
atcS Wall street. AS is well known the
Treasury Department intends 10 use all
legitimate means iu safeguarding Its gold
reserve and in consequence of tine advance
900 sterling exchange rates 20 within Z. of
a cent ot the shipping point, a second call
OF about 60 per cent. of their holdings Of
government gold Is expected 20 DE made
ou the ceposi-3ry banks in the near flu
lure. ana probably within a day or two
The general speculation lacked important
feature. The induStrials chiefly occupied
professional dealers and railroad earnings
We're Do ,ae main satisfactory. The aggre-
-3.e sales were NN@l5 shares. To-day's
BOND market was duh and firm. hut 9TH
erwis7 featureless. The sales were $1,000
or the week this market was Irregular
W-t1 an easier tendency. Governments
were easier to-day ON sales of $1,000. The
week market was firm on dealings Of
H'.....I STATE securities We're Staguaut.
2h.y $50 Virginia centuries changing
hands. Total sales of stocks to-day Soi9
shares. Quotations closed bid:
A-cusQn .--...... ......... .............. 10
Adams Express ......... ..........ll1
Alton and Terre Haute' ................. "a
AMERICAN Express .------.. ......-.....llo
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