Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-01-03
FINANCE AND TRADE.

NEW YORK. January Money on call
4GiG per cent; last loan per cent; closed
al go per cent.
Prime mercantile paper Z per cent.
Sterling exchange, steady with actual
business in bankers bills at 4S9N4S9A for
demand and 1873 ass for go days. Posted
rates 4SSUB9 and 4yo4a9g2. Commercial
bills tT.
Bar silver 66ai.
Silver certificates GIQ67l5.
Governments irGer
New U. 5. As Registered.
New L. 5. IS Coupons.
u. ). 5s Registered. ..112ia
y. >. 3S Coupons. ........................ll Zel
u. ). IS Regis cred. .....................l09
l.. y. IS C0uponS-..............
7. ;: Is Registered. ..................... 20
Pacific 6s OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
States-fnactive.
Observation-Disclosures.
StOcks-The first business day OF the
new year on the Stock Exchanges was not
especially conspicuous in any particular,
0CuncSs excepted. In common with all or
the other financial markets the stock spec
ulalloh was contracted oy expectation Oh
the new government bond issue ana by q
monetary condition that allows OF the IN
portation and expectation OF gold at the
same time and az q profit in either trans
action. or course the import OF gold ana
the premium now reported to be ruling on
the yellow metal are made profitable only
on account Of the forthcoming DOnQ ISSUE
The bonds, according 10 the general I'M
10 abuntanuy Justify the payment OF q
stiff premium for the gold 10 be turned
into the treasury IN exchange Inerflor
The exports, of gold, though profitable at
ruling figures would be less remunera-
tive. The prices of American securities
We're also reported - 10 ~ per cent. over
Tn The local market. however prices az the
outset improved ~ "a per cent. IN 1oDsic-
co. Northwestern. Lake Shore, LOulSNlue
and Nashville. Chicago Gas and New Jer-
sey Central. and fractions i'm the othet
res r9Ied n. The dealings We're lght
and after the first half hour dissausiac-
ton over the delay ln launching the gov
eminent bond issue was reelected IN q sag
ging tendency Of values causing the loss
of the early improvements. me CLOSING
was weak with concessions IN prices
general on the day. The same lack or AMI
nation as that noted IN stocks ch3fdctet-
lied the railway bond market ana prices
were generally well held. The sales We're
I15O0. Total sales of stocks l-5,9l4
shares. Quotations closed BID; 80,
AtchisOn ......... ......... .........'..'. it'2
Adams Express ......... ...............l55
Alton and Terre Haute ................. 6O
10 preferr2S $3.50. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
American Express ......... ..........-.ll5
Baltimore and Ohio Observation-Disclosures. 81
Canada HaClf1c ......... ............'... vy12
Canada Southern ......... .............. %
Central Pacific ......... ..-............. -
Chesapeake and Ohio NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. lbs
Chicago and Alton ......................l9 Loo
Chicago, Burlington and quincy ...... lD1t
Delaware and Hudson .................l2i3a
Delaware. LaclIawauna and Western.6J
Denver and Rio Grdnde preierred.... t5it
Distillers and Cattle Feeders Co... loes
Erie ......... ......... 40,
Do prelerSc1 ......-.. ........'..'''''.'' SSSis
Fort W ayne ......... ............'..'.'.40
General Eiecltlc 100000 ''''''''''''''' 80, -
Illinois Central $500. ............''.'' 5-32
Lake Shore ......... ..........-..........I1 q
Michigan Central ......... .....-.....'.' 70,
Missouri Pacllc ......... .............'' @9@s
National CoruaSe ......... .-...-.'''''' -21s
DO preferred .....-.-. .......-'... '...'. ~
New Jersey Central ....................4o1
Norfolk and Western preferred ...... .,
Northern PACING OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. %
DO preferred ..-..-.... .....-............' -
NOrthWes Jern ..------- ......... ''.'.'''-S -
l3O preferred ......... .....'..''.' -
New York Central .........-...-.'.''' s9l2
New York and New England ......... 60
Pacific Mail ..-...... .......'.:. -.'...'.- -, =
Peoria Decatur and Evansville ...... ~
PlttSburg ......... ...--.... ..--.--'...''1gy,
Pullman Palace ........s ...'.'....'''''' IN =
Reading ......-.. .s....... ......'..'...'- .t5t
ROCK ISlduQ ......... ..s. 1900 49,. - ND
St Louis and san Francisco LIST pfd.. -,
ST. Paul ......-.. CSoo IS
DO preferred .................... 'A-o
Southern Pacific ......... ............... ~
Tennessee Coal and Iron ............... -
Texas faclnc ......-.- ......'.....'''.'' S-S
Union Pacific ......... '....'.''.'.''.''' ,Sfs
United States Express .................. 81
Western Union ....-.... ..........'.''' e47S
Wheeling and Lake Erie .........-..... va
DO rretorICtt ..--...sssssssss.. ~