Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-04

NEW YORK. April money OF CdIl,
firm az 5a3ie per cent; last loa" Pc
cent: closed at 3lad4 per cent
Prime mercantile paper 5i9gb12 per cent
Sterling exchange firm with aCluai p9s-
mess in bankers bills at ioostHto9 30 -. "a
rnand and 1914 G3SS for sd days. fosleq
rates 4SNsd4S9 and 4S9'sQ4so. Commercial
bills 49, -,-.e,,
Silver certificates 6Sq6Sis.
Bar silver 6S
GONcrnmentS-Ftrm. ,tea.
New L. $. IS Registered. ...........'.'' ttg9t
New L.. 5. As Coupons. .tt98{i
U =. As Registered. ,t A.,
4. $ as 'I ioS4s
t. S. IS Registered. i6oi9
l.. s. As Coupons I've u
l. =. Is kcglSt er0d...-.. -''''''-''' 100
Pacific 6s of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
StaCs-InactiVe.
RaiirOadS-Firm
Stocks-The extraordinary performance
of the directors OF the American IonaCCo
Company at Yesterdays meeting was lhe
absorbing topic OF interest in w al sueet
to-day Criticism of the DIVIDEND pony
was uUcom promising ana the ulieCt 80 :
were referred 20 I'M forcible terms III "a a.
agitation toward an investigation ny ne ,
governing committee of the New AOI n
Stock Exchange has already begun ana
rumorS are also current of injunction pIo-
Cee6ngs 10 restrain the payment OIL me e4-
ira scrip dividend of 20 per cent Inc AZ
vance Of over per cent. in IN ecuro ulu
price yesterday over the aciuai c4osl4le
figure led the financial community 10 eN-
poet a bad quarter Of an hour LOT M
shorts this morning, and so Woreu II
proved. AT the opening simultaneous sa!es
were made on 5000 shares at W 10 81
against Sq94 last nights final sales. Inc
decline was under a rush 10 reallZe. a
rally 20 s5i2. reaction TO Ni2; aholheI t an,
90 Slis. all occurred within the first hlltei
minutes of business $1,000 shares being
dealt I'm In that time The hnai price was
S93.. or without change from wednesday
closing. The stock footed up more than
one-haH of the entire dealings. Inc gen
eral lis, was almost entirely neglected
pending the manipulation in the Tobacco
higher all around I'm sympathy with the
Improvement I'm the prices Of American Sc
Curites I'm London and OF some buying TOT
that account In this market. Dizziness ana
irregubrity within a narrow range were
the only features of the afternoon tradlns.
The dealings almost throughout the llst
were of the most professional character.
The greater part of the loans made to-day
were a So Per cent. but the market crossed
at : per cent. The market closed dun ana
unsettled but at slight ne, gains as a iule
iu the railway shares. Stock quotations.
closed bid: -
AtchiSOn ......... ......... ..........''' 40
Adams tNnress ....--... ....''.'''''''' %
Alton and TCrre Haute.................' o.
DO referred 100000. .......-.-...-...'', ,o,t
American Express ......... ..'......''''A ,--z
Baltimore and Ohio ...............'..''' !, IS
Cerad3 Pacific ......... ...'.'...'''''''' 3o
Canada southern ...-..... ...-.'.'''''' ~
Central Pacific ......... ..............''- ~ s
Chesapeake and Ohio Observation-Disclosures, Us
Chicago and Alton ................''''''l ~,
Chicago. Burlington and Quincy 80 IS
Chicago Gas ......... .........''.''''.', ~ 2
Delaware and Hudson ..................li-. 9si
Delaware. Lackawanpa ana western 'Io 3.,s
Denver and Rio Grande preterreO'... 30 q
Distluers and Cattle Feeders co. -
Erie ......... ......... ....-.............' 10
DO LIST preferred ....................-. 50 "a
e.