Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-10
FINANCE AND TRADE.

NEW YORK. February 9.-Money on
cdlL easy at leH2 per cent? last lJdu' IL
per cent; closed at ll-02 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper. 50t per cent
Sterling exchange steady with actual
business I'm bankers bills at iSii2Uls6@i for
demand ana is+isq4s'st T., Tor ,I ~ days
Commercial bills 4>5i-.
Silver certificates, 6itlu6la.
kIr silver. ti'i.
GuVtrumeuts-S- Steady. .
New L. $. As Registered Gee. Gee. ...'i--.s
New l. ). As Coupons. Gee. Gee. .''--..'
T.. S. IS Registered ...- ..-. ...' '.'.-'''t 8
L. =. 's coupons .... ...-.. .'''''''tt. $
IL. =. As Registered ...... .... ........lit IS
T.. :. As Coupons ell =
). Is Registered 90. .-..... Gee. .''.'' SS.2
Pacific bs OF s3.. ...... .'.....'''''''''''1'' IS
Stltes-Quiet
Bailroads-Firm
Stocks-The stock market continued to-
day 90 feel the influence OF the pear az
gression iu the Industrial stocks, but Jhe
general list did not respond so sharply 10
This depressing effect ana railway shdIes
held their own fairy well iu the face OF
market tending downward. That the mar
ket is largely given over 90 the lh4ustli,iIS
i5 shown by the fact that considerably
more than half the total shares traded IN
were those OF few of the high priced in-
dustr.als. and more than One-thId OF lhe
sales We're of Sugar stock alone. Inc
movement resulted I'm decline ~ sugar
of 1ls. Tobacco 2ls. Rubber 2is. Leather l.
All of these stocks suffered in common
from the continued effect of the legislative
investigation of trusts still pending IN TINS
city. Sugar was also markedly auectcQ ~
further reports from Washington tldt the
protection on sugar was likely TO Doe iul-
paired 10y approaching tariff changes
Whatever affected sugar immediately
markedly affected all the other Industrial
stocks hy sympathy Tobacco was sold 10y
I inside interests The market for other Sc
curties was stagnant and seemingly wait
I ing for developments. though OF what Is
not clear 90 any observer. II the waiting
is for coming tariff changes. II IS strange
that only the properties which VIII DE inn
medlately affected by these changes are
| dealt iu On amy volume. With money a
uIut I'm the market however. and SpecuIa-
ton almost az a stdudstill. iJ is certain that
investors are waiting FOR some develop
meut. There We're signs to-day chat some
announcement was felt over the general
trade outlook and Ovr the prospects Tor
railroads The railway shares exhibited
considerable urmue-S ana even advanced
facliOullly early in the day In spite OF the
depressing influence on the market of the
stIguutiOu In the London market ana the
drive at the industrials The enormous
sale of print cloths no Fan River yesterday
was no small factor I'm the hardening ten
dtucy of the general list. The hardening
tendency did not altogether hold against
the downward tendency In indus-rials, and
railways were also somewhat affected by
The news of the disruption of the 81. Louis
east bound traffic association. Illinois
Steel sold down 1i2 on rumOrs of conflict
tory conditions i'm that trade. bur later re-
covered on official deui1ls of any conflict
iu the MANAGEMENT. Reading was more
active and lost e. The closing of the mar
ket was weak. with slight changes either
way { nthe prominent railways. The bond
market improving. The government bond
market firm Total sales of stocks, l3l.01S
shares. Quotations closed bid.
AtchisOn ....--... ......... .............. 1iie
Adams Express ...- ........... LIS
Alton ana tgrre ttdute ....,......--.-.. 3'
Do preferred .--.-.... .-.................
American Express ..-...... ............lll
Baltimore aud Ohio OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ~
Canada Pacific. o.. ...... ........ Gee. 5'i2
Canada southern ......... ............. 49,
Central Pacific ......... ................ llli
Chesapeake and ONO ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. rs
Chicago and Alton e., ...-.--. l-.5
Chicago, burlinS on ana quincy .'.''' ~
Chicago Gas ,--.--:-- .......-..''.'..... 90
Delaware ana ttuOSpu ....-.. ---.-..... .lNt's