Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-10-23
FINANCE AND TRADE.

NEW YORK. October 22.-Money on call,
easier at 4Q5 per cent; last loan, per
cent; closed at 4q5 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, nominally '4s
per cent.
Sterling exchange firmer with actual
business in bankers bills at ASIA 4S4l4 for
demand and 4Slg4Slls for go days.
Posted rates 4Sld4S2le and 4S4l204S0
Commercial bills 47gla.
Bar silver 65is. -
Silver certificates 65isQ653s. .
Governments Firm.
New l.. 5 As Registered e. e.. ......1l6
New L. ;. Is Coupons q. ..........lll
l.. ). Is Registered............. no
L.. =. 5S Coupons. .....................l
L.. ;. is Registered .... ...... ........l0l
l.. :. IS Coupons. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
L. 5. 2s Registered Gee. zee. Gee. .... "
Pacific IS of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
StateS-Dull.
KairOads-Strong.
Stocks-The stock market to-day, was
more active than usual recently ana us
PLAYED considerable strength despite sew
cral developments that would under Cd
binary circumstances have eXerted a
marked unfavorable influence. The as
trihutiOn of the dealings was fairly proaa
and with the exception of Sugar, when
disputed with St Paul the leadership IN
extent of trading the railways command
ed more interest than the induStrlaIs. ne
opening was weak and lower on LoHuuit
recesSiOnS for Americans and the news Oh
advance bv the Bank of England OF l per
cent from TO per cent. IN ltS minimum
rate of discounts. The hiSh open l-OIluull
discount rates presaged an advance III lhe
bank figure. but i'm some circles II htu Ilot
been expected that the rate would De put
above 3l3 per cent. The inference uTdWii
was logically. that the step taken NOuIG
at least temporarily check the tNpoIlS VI
gold 10 this country. An interesting uS
VelOpment i'm connection with the Eolu
movement was the receipt of &,3.o,UN from
Australia and the engagement or an equd'
amount for import from mat country.
In addition there was 81 NlpVO1 IN Solu iIoIl'
Europe. bringing the grand total OF en-
gagcmcntS. including arrivals anu not ~,
cluling the Australian and Canadlan eoIu
received TO SO gSS. g2q An advance in post
ed and actual rates of exchange cohtrlp-
uted to temporarily depreSs prices. TOT OF
cigners were moderate sellers OF internal
tiOnal faVOrites and In most INSTANCES
fractional concessions were made. Inc
closing was steady at the declines, WIN
comparative figures showing iracuonal
gains Railway and miscellaneous bondS
DISPLAYED strength on moderate transdC-
tons The sales were $l.260gO0. Govern
ments were quiet but generally hrm on
dealings of $40 COO Silver certificates were
weak and declined y per cent; on sales oil
$1,000 Total sales OF stocks, @-oooi SHdIeS'
Quotations closed bid;
AtchlSon ......... ...'''''' '''''''''''''', -
Adams Express ......... ...............'It =
Alton and Terre Haute ..............'.' 90
DO preferred ......... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
American Express ..-...... ............llO
Baltimore and Ohio OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES l5t2
Canada Pacific ..-....-. .....'.'.'''.''' .. -
Canada Southern ......... ............. 4or4
Central Pdcluc ...:..'.. ''.''''''''''''' -
Chesapeake and Ohio ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. los
Chicago and Alton .....................l Low
Chicago, burlington and quincy '.'..' .9's
Chicago Gas ......... Observation-Disclosures. 70
Delaware and Hudson .....,; "a
Delaware. Lackawanna and Western l3$.,
Denver and Rio Grande preferred ..'' i0p
Distulers and Cattle Feeders co .....' "a,