Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-04
FINANCE AND TRADE.


NEW YORK, May S.-Noney on call,
easy az I'-G2 per cent; last loan, per
cent; closed offered at liaV2 per cent.
Itlme mercantile paper, 52I42 per cent:
SttfuAS exchange, steady with dctua!
! business in bankers bills al 4Sl40lSH2 for
demand and 1851, 04S6;2 Ton 20 days
Posted rates, fS,04SSla.
commercial bills, 4S5ia.
Silver certificates. 6it.
Bar silver, 81.
GOVerumentS-Weak
Wv I. ). IS Registered ~ Z
New L. ). As Coupons. ~ .
I. ). IS Registered. ~ 8
f, =. ). 9s Coupons eN-int(................ll- ,s
I. \. Is Registered. .....................ll vSi
T. ;. Is coupons. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
7 ). - Registered. ..................... 70
racine Us OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. LUIS
StGtes-Duu.
k3i.rO8is-Firm.
StoCks-TEere was q greatly improved
| tone 10 the dealings in stocks to-day ana
values held appreciably irmer. The vol
Nn-c OF trading also increased someW nat
but 1t IS still extraordinarily. small. rms
reflects the increased confidence OF tne
stock market concerning the shipments OF
gold 20 Europe. Fears on this score nave
p1rly ahItcL. The fact that new engage
, mlnts for export were made to-day win
actual being done i'm demand SterIng iOr
at $LNIt TO the pound confirms the BELIEF
that the gold movement is not the result
Of Il natural settlement OF trade balances
NAl OF a special De mana LoT EolQ 4llFLlN
ing the payment OF premium Tor -. Inc
closest estimate that can bee made SHOWS
I the profit on sold shipments TO cease wAen
demand sterling falls 10 Sass. Inc orlSht-
er aspect of affaipS on the London eN-
change was also favorable factor IN 10
DAYS market Gains ranging from ! 20
1S, occurred i'm Northern Pacific preferred,
Louisville and Nashville. New Jersey Cen
trail SUGAR Tobacco. Consolidated Gas
and Brooklyn Union Gas. The gain IN the
| Changers averaged "a and fractional gains
Were general all through the list, the rdlI-
ways closing &C near the top prices. Inc
/ bears attacked special stocks IN an EFFORT
10 stem the Improvement and worked the
lines successfully in the Gould stocks,
| Missouri Pacific losing point, Manhattan
/ and Western Union, the latter recovering
and closing with q gain OF u. Metropol-
tan Traction tel pa and rallied g. len
/ ucs-e5 Coal suffered net decline OF 1'2 on
talk Of labor troubles impending. Inc
closing was firm and with the exceptions
/ noted net gains were general The bond
market disDlaVci increased activity and
there was material broadening 10 the
/ dealings. Total sales of stocks, lO6,Ule
| shares. Quotations closed bid; go.
AtCnlSOU ......... ......... .............- ~ g
/ Adams Express ......... ..........'..''IgO
/ Alton and Icrro Houte ...........'....' ~
| 30 preferred .-..-.-.. ...-.''.''''''''''', -
/ American Express ......... ............llz
| Baltimore ana Ohio NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ~
/ Canada Pacific ......... .....-..-....... D q
/ Canada Southern .--...... ..-.-....''.. 10
/ central racine .....:.'' .''''''''''''''' -,
ODe -0pedke ana ONO .-.-.......'-'-..' ~ 4
| Chicago and Alton ........... .........' 100 Z
} Chicago, Burlington and quincy 5000 - Z
OmcaEo Gas ......... Observation-Disclosures o..
| Delaware and Hudson ..................lV i.
/ Delaware. LackaWanna and NeSternLf! "a
/ Denver and Rio GranGe preferred Gee. 90
l.rle -........ ......... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES !
DO 1st preferred OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 50
DO III preferred ..............''..''.'.''i l., =
sort dEre ...-..... .......-..'..'-'''''lDD
I General ntHl. 81