Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-09-14
FINANCE AND TRADE.

NEW YORK, SeutemOer 13.-Money on
call firmer at 112G2 per cent; last loan
per cent; closed offered at Hap per cent
Prime mercantile paper 314041a per cent
Sterling exchange weak, with actual
business in bankers bills at $4 S5G4 S53s
. days.
Posted rates 81 S404 s. and 81 S615a4 s..
Commercial bills 81 So.
Silver certificates 5412d551ac.
Bar silver 561bc.
Mexican dollars 431bc
Governments-Eea sier
New z. S. As registered ..............1257s
New U. >. As coupons ..................1 1888
=. 3 As registered .1117s
Y. ). As coupons ......................113 1L
=. ;. Is registered NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. IS
T.. 5. 5s registered ....................11 41l
=. ;; 5s coupons ......................114 4
Pacific 6s of '95 .............A 1902
States-Dull
Railroads-Dul
Stocks-The most interesting fact con-
nected with to-day's stock market was
that the principal support accorded the
market was through buying orders cabled
IRON London. The buying by commission
tbnt s. mere ere was good, but aside from
tnat the local operators sold heavily not
only here but in London. The check in
the decline here was credited to London
puying and the London favortes dis
piayed the greatest stolidness until too
ate Tor London dealings. Altogether
London bought $1,000 shares. The Stocks
most largely bought by London were St,
PPa aCif kansas an so Texas preferred Union
not been for the upward tendency of
prices at the opening in sympathy with
the LONDON quotations. it is probable that
me- tbe, ueG.lhes r, would be much greater than
Iney are. mus the extreme decline in
burlington was points. in Missouri
tactic rs; in st. Paul, Rock Island and
Mo &c Pac5hc preferred 19s Manhattan
2B. Mobile q Ohio 212, and in a large
number of shares over a point. The rise
at the opening and a partial recovery at
the the close makes the net losses less than
this, but the average in the activa stocks
IS little less than a point The good in9
Guence of the extra dividend last week on
ST Paul was the cause of the London
tributed 10 yellow fever and to an annTe-
hension that the Cuban question would
again assume an acute phase at the cabi-
net meeting tomorrow. It was same
what notable, however, that Iouisvilla
which has shown most constituencies 10
yellow fever reports, closes with a small
gam That some enormous speculative
day was obvious and there is little groun6
10 doubt that the owners were i1npalIed
to take profits by a conviction that prices
nave fully attended level commensurate
with Developments affecting the value
ana the earning power of the properties.
The decline was encouraged as much a :
possible by the bears and the effect of
ferce raids was evident in numhsn ~
prominent stocks. The bulls made an eff
fort to check the decline bv pnshinp
Omoha, Kansas & Texas preferred and
Northwest. but were only partially sue
cessful. Omaha was lifted 2H: Kansas
Texas preferred the same amount and
Northwest 1%. All three reacted sharniv
put were left with substantial net gains
Quite a grim tone also was evident in the
coaIers and the group closed fractionaIIv
higher. Tennessee Coal and Minensota
iron were markedly heavy. Illinois Steel
and Colorado Coal made sharp gains
Local gas stocks showed weakness Fast
River declining So and Brooklyn Union
2 points. The industrial stocks genFTalIv
shared in the weakness of the marker
Z points. Features of the day were a fan
o. Ac in the actual rate of sterling ey
change and hardening of the rate for
call loans to per cen1 with exceptions
at 21a per cent. Silver scored a fIirf bey,
sharp recovery of 11ac in New York and
g penny in London.
Speculative mortgages scored sharp de-
clines but high priced bonds held firm.
Total sales $3,600,0O0.
The total sales of stocks to-day were
5S1 .S17 shares.
Quotations closed bid:
A1Sllison s......'...... .................. 1888
10 preferred ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 4K
Baltimore and Ohio ................... I75ss
khhd1d deiiic al
dnau1 Iou..HeIH ....................... 5S9s
\entral Pacific ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IL
hesapeake and Ohio ...... 2515
11cago and Alton ................16 1863
ncago ana northwestern ....... .12SA
DO preferred ................... ..164
ago and Great Western -. II
Eare. IackaKappa and w 160lz