Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-03-20

NEW YORK. March l9-MoneN on cl4I,
easy al ll.Q2 per cent: last loan ia per
cent, closed az l4G2 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper 51sn4 per cent.
StCrligg exchange steady, with actual
business In bankers bills a 4S'n4N'14 Tor
demand and 4S5i2G 1914 for 60 DAYS.
Posted rates 4S6d4S6l2 and 4SSQ4SS52. $
Commercial bills. 4Si 204AS4.
Silver certificates, 6ZssQ62S4.
Bar silver 62Ss.
GONCrumeutS-Weak.
New L. :. Is Registered .................l23i4
New L. :. Is Coupons. ..................l23i.
L. ;. o. Registered. .....................ll3
l. :. as coupons. .......-.-....-.. .llo's
L. :. Is Registered ......................Ll
I. =. = COupOnn............ 1874
L. ;. IS Registered. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. S5-2
Pacific Gs Of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1893;
StateS-Weak.
Railroads
StockS-The sales Of stocks on the Stock
Exchange to-day were less by over 100000
shares than they were yesterday. The
bears succeeded in their enterprise Of e.
fecting q genzral decline in prices, but the
offerings OF stocks were soon exhausted
on the decline and there was no market to
speak OF left; The course Of prices was
extremely dull part Of the day. but the
tendency seemed 10 he toward a higher
level. The industrial shares leading an ac-
vance. Sugar rose rs rather ineNpicably
! in view of the unfavOrable results prOphe-
sled for the industry under the proposed
I tariff. Chicago Gas advanced l. The rail-
way shares also rose pretty uniformly
| under q continuance OF the good buying
OF the last few days. Depressed prices Tor
Americans in London and small lots Tor
foreign account of International shares
did uut AFFECT prices generally. Alter MO
day however. r5aCt0nary tendency set
in and ultimately carried prices 10 the low
est level OF -he day. The bears chose ior
their attack. IS jhey dla yesterday; tEs
anthracite coal shares and some OF me
iuduSIrialS The COalers were Nuln- Die
10 attack owing 20 the depression III the
trade. kUmCrs were also set anual thaJ
z 49, ..HHZ
! counts OF the Lehigh Valley was discoE-
triuC an unsatisfactory condition Of al
( fairs. There was also an apprehension
that the dissolution Of the Underwriting
syndicate of the Reading reorSanizalon
| would throw large amounts on lhal stoCk
on The market. The news that the board OF
governors OF the stock Exchange had an
nourcsd termination o. the contract
wi-h The Gold and Stock Telegraph Com
pary which supplies ticker service. caused
a recession in the price OF Western / AlOL'
which c0ntroIs me Golu anu Ss9eA ~ ~
pany. The loss ~ the price was "a pei
cent OF the COalerS, New Jersey OeAlra4
suffered most. falling oes. NorlhWeSt tS-
clined l~s, Chicago Gas les. pInaha - -;
q. &. rs Leather preferred rs ana Lead
a. Unfavorable reports or trace cond55-
lions caused the fall in Leather preferred.
The market closed weak. BONDS lrres-
ular but fairly firm; governments =, -se &c
ti0parv Total sales OF Stocks, -to,-oo
shares Quotations closed bid: 500.
Atchisor ......... ......... .-......'..''- IA
Adams Express - .''-.'''''.''''--z5t
Alton and Terre Haute ........-...... 20
DO preferred .-....... .............''...'
American Express ......... .--....-..--l!-
Baltimore ana Ohio ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. -
Canada Pacific .....-.-. ...-...-'-.---'- ".
Canada Southern ..-.-...' '--'-...''''' =. .
Central Pacific ......... --..-.-.-....--. -
Cbcsapeake and Ohio NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ! -
Chicago and Alton -.............''''' &&99,-
CHICAGO Burlington ana quincy '-.... 45t9s
Delaware and Hudson ....-.. .-...' y -