Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-19
FINANCE AND TRADE.

NEW YORK. January 1S.-Money on
call. easy AT Haas per cent; last loan ~
per cent; closed offered at ll4q2 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 3l5q4 per cent.
Sterling exchange. steady with actual
business in bankers bills at 4Sl12q4SlA for
| demand and 4S504S5A4 for 60 days.
Posted rates. 4S5d4Sla and 4SSQ4SS1s.
Commercial bills, 44.
Silver certificates, dSQC9A.
Bar silver. 6i$s.
GOVeInments-ttrm.
New L. 5. As Registered. ..............l2
New L. $. As Coupons. III
L. ). IS Registered (eX-tnt) .........-..4!Z
I. ). Us coupons. ............'.'..'.''' 'iIt7S
u. ). 81 Registered. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES IL.
u > IS coupons. ...'...'.-.-..''''''' ai32
4. : . Registered. 1914
Pacific Is. of 95..... '''''-.'4V-is
States-Dun.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Stocks-The stock market to-day was
quite animated and the volume OF business
| considerably larger than on any day IN a
number of weeks past. Inc movement OF
prices was irregular owing 10 heaNy reaIl-
cation of profits. which was again party
Offset by fresh buying for long account.
/ The initial and early trading was char-
acteriZed by a resumption OF the activity
/ and buOyancy that had marked the close
/ OF the previous week. The condition was
assisted by purchasing orders tor IorelsH
account The dealings were wei qlstrlo-
uted and Improvement was generalIy no
ted. Foreign purchases were extensive
and included large blocks OF speculative
bonds. The upward movement was soon
Stemmed on sales for both accounts. Ell
focJiVe support was evident, however IN
some Instances and buying of the higher
priced investment stocks on fairly large
scale was a feature of the dealings. FOL
lowing up the selling to take prohts the
larger professional bears utlllzeu the news
of several bank failures in the southwest
20 emphasize the reaction and with talr
success Manhattan was offered freely
"a :
depressed ,. Burlington Ia and otner stocks
1NIa per cent. from the top ngureS.
hWeeling and Lake Erie stocks again sur
fered from liquidation the common yleI4-
ing / and the preferred 3A per cent. In
the late trading the selling pressure IN
creased and the traders seemed TO meet
/ with little or no opposition IN thlr Idlu-
ing tactics The closing was weak at sharp
fractional net losses in most of the active
stocks Among the inactive shares, now
ever. gains We're numerous. lllinols steer
figured for 2. Tobacco preferred and Del,
aware and LackaWanna IA. Inc Donu
market maintained decided strength
throughout Governments were quiet Dul
firm Total sales of stocks. 3U4 40 shares.
Quotations closed bid; 80,
AtchlSon ......... ..'.....''' .'''''''''', "a
Adams Express ......... ...............l2e
Alton and Terre Haute ................ 04
DO preferred ......... ''-.''''''''''''''' ,oC,l
American Express ......... ...-...-.....luot2
Baltimore and ONO .........-.. ..''''' "a
Canada Pacific ......... ..........'..... 90
Canada southern ......... .....'.''..'' f952
Central Pacific ......... .....-........'. !9Sf
Chesapeake and Ohio .................. LA
CHICAGO and Alton ......................l NO
/ Chicago, Burlington ana quincy .''''' 4.SSi,2
Chicago Gas .....-... ...'...'.-...'.''''', 50
Delaware and Hudson ..................lll
Delaware LaCkawanna and Western.lo6
Denver and Rio Grande Preferred. 4512
pistillers and Cattle Feeders Co 800.
Erie ......... ....s.... ..-.....s'.'.'''.''' 10
DO LIST preferred ...........''''...'''''' S o.,
DO % preferred ..................'''.''' .5si2
General Electric ......... -............-- o.,
Illinois Central -......... ...-....'.''..' 90
Lake Shore ....-.... .........s..'.' $1,000 9t
Michigan Central ......... .....'....''. 90,
Missouri Pactilc ....-.-.- s....-...'''''. -'7s
National Cordage..... &c. go '.'.' -
DO prcterred..... .... -. 49, '''''''';oo
New JerSey Central ...........:.' .Ivz,
Norfolk and Western preferred 1900 -
Northern Pacific ......... ....-.......'. los
DO preferred ......... ........''''''''''' oflS
Northwestern ......... .-.-..''. '''.'.''tUe55,2
DO preferred ......... .Io9i2
New York and New England ......... 20.
Pacific Mail .........-.: ..,..:.,.'.'.''.' rs
Peoria. Decatur and Evansville 1850. "a
littshurg. .... co.. &C.. ..... -. '''-'.''4y3
Pullman Palace ....--... .....'''''.'' - -,
Reading ...-.-... ''.'''-''-''''' -
Rock Island $1,000. 49,
ST. Paul .....---. ...........-......... us
Southern Pacluc 49,. ....'.'.'''''''- NJ
/ Tennessee Coal and Iron ....-.-.-...... rs
Texas Pacific ......... .........''.'''.'' IS
Union Pacific .....-... ............-...'.
United States Express ...''.''.''''''''' .!
Western Union .......-: ...'.'.'...''''' o.
DO preferred ......... ..''''''.''''.''''' ~