Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-14
FINANCE AND TRADE.

NEW YORK, May 1S.--Money on call,
easy at 1.4ll4 per cent; last loan. u per
cent: closed offered AT III per cent
Prime mercantile paper, S14d4 per cent.
Sterling exchange steady Win ,os dctG gs,i
business in bankers bills a 4SlA4iSI12 for
demand and 1864 a 1867 for 60 days.
Posted rates 4S4issls.
Commercial bills, 4S5l2.
Silver certificates. 6lq6lA.
Bar silver sos.
Mexican dollars. Az.
GoVernmentS-Firm. ,oo.,
New L. S As Registered ..............l2 IFS
New L. S As Coupons. ..................I2331
L. 5. 6S Registered. ......-......''''''.'
L. S 5s Coupons. ......................'i LIZ
L. 5. As Registered luz
L. :. As Coupons. ...............'''.''.''Idd
L. 5. IS Registered. ..................''.g 20
Pacific 6s Of '954. 'I4fA
States-Dull.
Railroads-Weak.
Stocks-There was not a single effective
rallyIng point in to-day's market and me
only interruption 10 the saGging OF prices
was the occasional brief buying OF shorts
i'm some few stocks 10 cover The strength
of American securities in London and the
buying by London IN tnlS market' w WI! IL,
have been factors in the last two days III
sustaining the market, were less consplc-
uous to-day. American stocks Decains
heavy and dull in London after me open
ing here that market apparently having
become discouraged at the persistent as
trust displayed by the New York market
of lis own securities. Quite q serious view
also was taken in the street or the develop
mepts AT Washington and the hints thrown
out by parties 10 the conferences or intor-
nation IN the possession of the govern
meut of a state of affairs existing in cuba
calling for interference. This. coupled with
the suggestive course of the Senate toward
the Morgan resolution and belief that IL
will pass. was taken as foreshadowlnS a
more aggressive Cuban pokcy on the part
of the administration. ana the dealers in
socks were inclined by, these advlces TO
discount n possible fan in values from
stranicd relations with Spain on this ques-
ton. Quotations closed bid; zoe,
AtchiSon ........ .....,,.. .........'..... IVA
Adams Express -tt...... .'..''''''''''''' III
Alton and Terre Haute ................ eo
10 preferred ......... -..''>'.'.'''''''.',-
American Express ......... ..'.''''''''AtY
Baltimore and Ohio .........,......'...' ~.
Canada Pacific ......... .........'''.'.' oar
Canada southern .......'. .'''''''''''''' 20
Central Pacific .;;:..... .'.''.''.-''''.' ,ssii4
Ch5Sapeake and ONO ...-....'.'..'...''' l0ts
Chicago. Burlington and Quincy ..,,.. t35Ss
Chicago Gas ......:,. ..'..'-.'.'.'''''''', ST
Delaware and Hudson '!VSs2
Delaware LaCkawanna ana WeSterh'1toS4
Denver and Rio Grande preferred ..'' "a
Erie ......... ......... .-'''''''''''''''''' 80,
Do 1st preferred Observation-Disclosures. zS12
Do "a preferred .................'.'.''''' IL
Fort Wayne ......... .'.'.''.-'''''''''''4 oy
General Electric .....-... minimum 81:
Illinois Central 90 ~
Lake Shore ,........ ....,............''.lo
Michigan Central 1000. ............... 70
Missouri Pacific ......... ......,.,.,,... ia
New Jersey Central ..................,, - =
Norfolk and Western preferred 1880. 261s
Northern Paific ......... .-............. d!12
Do preferred .,,.''.''t''''''''' @y5s
Northwestern .....,... .'''''''' ''''''''tiggtt
Do preferred ........, ...........''.....' lsf
New York Central Observation-Disclosures. ~