Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-28
FINANCE AND TRADE.

NEW YORK. October 2z-Money on call
easy at 1G2 per cent: last loan 2 per cent;
closed offered at 11202 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper 40412 per cent.
Sterling exchange heavy with actual
business in bankers bills at 81 S51sGA for
demand and at 81 S214G$s for 60 days
Posted rates. 81 S3G14 and 81 S6@1a.
Commercial bills 81 S124.
Silver certificates 57d59c.
Bar silver 5S1sc
Mexican dollars 45c.
Recommendations
New L. S. As registered .......... .12761271s
New U. S. is coupons ......... 12Sd12S12
y 5. As registered .............. 1l2S4g11SA
U. $. As coupons ................. .1133. G114L
Y. ): Is registered ............... 80
U. S. 5s registered 11412@115
Y. S: 5s coupons .................1 1534 4116H
Pacific 6s of '95 ..................1 021L
States-Dull.
Railroads-Firm.
STOCKS-The stock market looked
strong for time to-day and the level of
prices soon after noon rose a point or
over above last nights close in many
stocks. But a renewal of reports that
the Spanish reply to the representations
of this government was of a tenor that
threatened trouble. caused the market to
nights level as it had been above in the
morning.
The total sales of stocks to-day were
26S 900 shares.
Prices of railroad bonds were firm in
the elary dealings, but eased off in sym
pathy with stocks at the close Total
sales We're 81 100000.
United States bonds were quiet and un-
changed.
Quotations closed bid:
.AIcnSOn '......... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1885
10 I,re ferred oS1I
Baltimore and Ohio ................... 13R
Canada Pacific ........... ............... 7SA
Canada Southern ........... ..,........ 5412
Central Pacific ..:.......................1 49,
Chesapeake and Ohio ............... 21l5
Chicago and Alton .....................16 leo
Chicago Burlington and Quincy. $685.
Chicago and Northwestern ...........122
do preferred ..........................I6 1925
Chicago Great Western ............ 151S
Delaware and Hudson ..............114
Delaware. Lackawanna and Western. 1872
Do first preferred .................... 36I9
Tn nTL W1En ntra 66,,
Lake Erie and Western ............ II
Do preferred OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 7515
louisville and Nashville ........... 54a.
Metropolitan Traction commonwealth
Michigan Central ................ ......102
Missouri Pacific ..........................a ess
Mobile and Ohio Observation-Disclosures. "a
New Jersey Central ............ %
New York Central ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 7ss
Northern Pacific ................... ia;
Do preferred Observation-Disclosures. 51L
IiltSuui ...--.......... ................. .1b3
IeduluS .-........... Observation-Disclosures. -
Rock Island ........................... S5ls
. III ............ 9ZAa
Do preferred ..........................1 39lS
SoutheTh racine OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1917
texas ana racine OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. lis
Z mon racine 2lS4
wheeling and Lake Erie. 49,
10 preferred ..-..--.-....-.-........... ia
EXPRESS COMPANIES.
American Express ..... l15
United States Express ........... II
Wells-Fargo Express 4. ...... :. lOS
MISCELLANEOUS
American Cotton Oil ... q
- pleAS1.eu -...--............ "A
Do preferred .......... 109
Chicago Gas ora.
Consolidated Gas ......-...2 4
Sommercial cable Co ..................l75
1iS. q LleStric 80
Eau '..s........... S31