The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-19
FINANCE AID TRADE
The Esn,u,r' u the Money aud SiorL
markets..

NEW YORK, bee, 49,. Money on cali
easy at i'2G. per cent last loGn per
cent; closed at liAdb? per cent. Prime
mercantile paper in1 per cent. Sterling
exchange nm, with actual business Ia
bankers bills al 81 S1hdi 81. Tor de-.
,nand and SiS5Ei0I 81 for 60 hhyE: post.
ed rates 81 hGri Sj and 81 S7iali SSla;
commercial bills 81 S1Sl. Bar silver
CIlIC; silver certificates Gjh lGjAc
Wall street hns recently attached only
pertnnctOry Interest to tho Cuban pros
liabilities. having persuaded I,selr that
beyond u few fierce nnl mpiss!oned rht-
| tnrlcLl dcClIra lions by certain scnltUrs
and congresHmcn, no disturbing devcl-
| upmcnts were likely 10 occur. The ay-
craBc trades ana security holder wa,' not
| quite certain IN fact whether even th"Er
| resolutions would escape burial In com.
mittec. und he leading hun Interests
seemed disposed 10 asJ1rt thrmFelvrS
after their protrlcied inactivity and
compel the prompt covering NJ u too bold
and somewhat mwl"ldy short interest
| Instead, however. the financial cOmniu.
nifty at large and especially lntrrrgtS on
| The long Side We're trSf"l to an UNI
| pleasant and almost entirely uacHD"ctcd
| reminder Of the Venezuelan episode OF Il
| securities were reported lower and stress
was again laid upon the increasing mon
cilT% strlngrnCy IN London and at 9TH
~ financial rgnters. Will" the continued
iIrnncsS OF The exchange murl,rl caused
renewed Discussion OF the prospect OF
early exports Of gold. The market OPP
| "ncd weak ana sODn Developed InCrrdS-
cd hc1T!ncfE on the reported confidence
oppressed by certain senators and con-
ErcSrnrn regarding the strength or the
prn-CELaR sentiment In the respective
bodies
Shortly before o'clock Disconnected
and ircJmplet" dispatches from Wash
lngtou r"pnrtlGg The decision Of the Gen-
nj" committee Oh foreign relations to re-
port flvOrLbly to that body the Cam
rrJn resolution. recognizing the ind"-
psmlcnC' " Cuba 10y the Gu!tcd States,
| caused generalization IN the stock eN-
change markets. holders OF securities In
| their uncertainty as to the legal scope or
meaning Or this g.ctl0n, throwing them
over right and LEFT. As usual In S.ml-
lar circumstances. ston.Ord1TF were I'M
covered Right and left and The Hood OF
long stock enabled the professional de-
prCc!ltOrS NJ other peoples property 10
mark down prices rlpiu,y. The liTuldA-
ton embraced all classes Of securities
and the declines In khe active list "X-
tended from . 10 per cont. with the
Grangcrs and internationally listed
stocks tho greatest sufferers,
In the inactive Specilltics. the losses
were even more severe. The extreme
declines included burlington. ca: Con-
6ulIdl.cd Gas. Gis: 81. Paul. III; Sugar
A.: Rock Island. Ia: Southern railway
preferred. AZ: Louisville N Nashville.
AZ; Manhattan and Reading. AZ; Chi
ca.go Gas and Western linton, /; General
Electric. :;5S. Northwestern. 3: Tcnnes-
sec Coal, 2;s. ana Leather preferred. ~
per cent.
Around delivery hour covering. and. 10
leSs't extent. supporting orders. caus-
ed rallies "r "A point Or thcreaDuuts In
most OF the active shares. Prices
again slumprd In short order. however.
and the lowest iiGIrrs Of the day We're In
the last hour and in tina; space the
greatest activity was noted. Aside
from the general depressing influence OF
the Washington news. Sugar was unfa-
vurlbly affected by ihr reports az pro-
hablc bitter contest with the Arhucklr
interests. involving the engagement OF
the management OF the company In the
coffee business. The iron and steel stocks
also suffered from the decentralization in
chose Industries. The market closed fe-
Yerish AZ u fractional recovery from low
est prices.
The aiwiy bond market was weak.
Governments were weak.
The total sales OF stocks To-day were
1880 shares.
Evening Posts London financial ca
blegrlm:
The stock markets remained idle and
irregular To-day, except for mines. which
We're good. Americans. n the opening,
responded well to the rise in New York,
but We're again weak at the close on New
York selling The money market was
firm. The Bank OF England lent largely.
The Indian government IS expected to
ISSUE Gl.jJOO0O in treasury bills IL New
Years.
The Paris b0ursc was firm.
The Berlin market was also firm in
spite OF dcar money.
CuntnnSocs FOR the apprOachin settle
mcnt there are quoted rs high as 5 per
cent.
ROEDS AND STOCK QUOTATIONS.