Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-03-01


demand and 4S5d4S5L for SO days.
Posted rates. 4S5i6d4S6 and 4Sf2Q4SS.
Commercial bills, 4S4l2.
Silver certificates, b44Q6JtA.
Bar silver OBS.
governments 800,
New L.. :. As Registered .............'''l5Z 3
New L. ). Is Coupons. ............'.'..'i9- 3
L. :. 5s 5gister5d.......... 'iiS5+
L. y. 5s Coupons ............. s...'s'..t -
T.. s. As Registered (eX-intD Iva
Us. Is Coupons, .-..-......... .'..'4t9
L. 5 Us Registered. ..........-....'..'..' SS,e
Pacific 6s of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. IVo'2
Statcs-Qui5t
Railroads-StrOng.
S,0cks-The London and New York
stock markets yesterday ana to-day nave
shown results like chemical acuoh anu
reaction The strong upward movement
which characterized the later deallhsS
here was reflected i'm the London price Oh
American securities to-day, and the Lon
don market again gave the tone 10 .nS
Cutuing dealings here. Yesterday
strength was continued in to-day's market
and the bears found themselves unable 10
cone with the situation. There was, IN
deed a notable absence OF effort 10 stem
tho COURSE of prices and the shorts were
content 10 get I'm under cover IN race OF lile
builiSh temper of the market. WIN IHe
exception OF slight reacuon SnoruS De-
fore The close. due TO prOnt taxing over
Sunday the market held firm with mark
Cd upward tendency throughout tne Gay
Apparently the determination OF the sen
ate no Washington to continue the tdlk OF
cuba has no further terrOrS tor van
street boz the absence Of any speclhc pro-
u1sll of an aggressive character before
that body. The rise in prices was aC-
cumpIuiel by a notable ACTIVITY IN lrdullS.
THE volume of the dealings was over
three times az great as was the case Oh
rle half holiday last Saturday. IL was no
t.cyaule. also. that the leading lnQustilaiS
sunk i'm relative importance IN the uTI.-
iugs SO that they consumed considerably
less than a third of the total dealings. IN
to-day's market the railway list attracted
au increased proportion OF attention. ts-
peCiaiiy the Changers. There was quite
IL large amount of buying through com
mission houses on outside orders. The
Very encouraging traffic returns from rail-
ways for The third week in February must
De credited with q part of the strength IN
the railway shares and, by neueClloH, III
-he general list. Undoubtedly, also, TO-
DAYS mOyem mt was in part due 10 an IN
..ltl0n tO discount the Improvement IN
values which has Tor some time oeeh coz
tQeutly counted upon IN connection WIN
Oh. Inaugural zion of the new President.
Yesterdays and tO-dayS markets INDICATE
that there are some buyers who nave conf
teueo that they can iorSee me eIeCI Vi ,. ene
new administration on business ana prop
,rty To-day is the hrst time ION many
weeks that an upward movement Oh pIIceS
has survived anything more tlan snort
lived covering of shorts. New Jersey Zen
Trial was however. consciously weak
and fen per cent. I'M the early nOur, put
rr. other collers held family steady. Lake
Shore attracted attention in to-day mar
k.r ON account of pronounced strength
T.r market closed active ana strong WIN
r.rf..4 at about the best Total sales OF
stocks $500 shares. Quotations closed
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Atom and rerre Haute .....-.........'' %
DO preferred ......... ........'''''.'''.' -,
American Express .-..-.... -...-.''.''.Iii w
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