Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-03-13

mercantile
Sterling exchange firm with actual
business i'm bankers bills AT 4S'dA'4 IOf
demand and 4S5i4HiS5ss Tor CD days.
Posted rates 4S6a 1902 and iSS44SN2,
Commercial bills iSiSl.
Silver certificates, Gp2dd.
Bar silver. 6SSs.
observation-disclosures.
New L. 5. IS Registered. ...............ll25
New L. 5. IS Coupons. ..................l32 3s
1. ). Us Reglstered..........
l. :. 5s Coupons. ........................il
L. ). IS Registered. lllit
L. s. As Coupons. ..... 80. &c. ....ll5'2
L. = 5s Registered. ......................s oi2
Pacific 6s OF '9J..... .....lVJls
States-DUl
RailrOads-Firm.
Stocks-During the greater part of the
da ythe stock market was given over 10
the same apathedc condition tina has
characterized il for the last few days ac-
companied by the same undertone OF firm
ness which kept most prices up. This
hrmness in the market ushered in a sharp
advance in prices as soon as any activity
developed, which happened late in to-day's
dealings. The Vanderbilt stocks enjoyed
the principal advantage from the buying
movement. omaha showing an advance of
3 points and New York Central ia on
large volume OF trading, greater IN each
case than in any other railway stock. The
transactions in Omaha were only exceed
ed 10y those in American Tobacco, the
leader In the market. The large dealings
in Tobacco. which have been feature for
the price received an upward impetus from
the decision in favor OF the company of
the New Jersey sui, which sought 10 an
nul the charter OF the company. Under
they buying melted by this news the stock
neglected and fen to sixth place i'm the
volume of transactions. There was moth
ing In the record OF the day 10 show that
the trading was other than professional
aside from some buying of the investment
stocks, which. together with the buying OF
bonds has been going ON for some time.
The market is Still extremely narrow and
| leTgCly subject 10 mauipulatiVe efforts.
| The keen investment demand for high
grade mortgages was manifested m tle
| days bond operations. IN which many Is
sues recorded substantial improvements.
I The market also was broader than for
some time, with the speculative issues prac-
, tically neglected. The sales were Sli1Ho]o.
Governments responded tracJiOnally to
moderate investment demand. which was
most pronounced IN the new As. The ag-
I greg1te transactions Wer= S26.au0 Total
/ sales Of stocks, l2IU6 shares. Quotations
! closed bid:
! Atchison ......... ......... ......,........l II
| Alton and Terre Haute ............... 56
! DO preferred 100000. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
! American Express ......... ............ll2
J Baltimore and Ohio Observation-Disclosures. l5ia
/ Canada Pacific ......... Observation-Disclosures. ago
! Canada Southern ......... ............. r.
J Central Pacific. 90. 90. 90. Gee. ~ 8
/ Chesapeake and ohio Observation-Disclosures. Us
! Chicago and Alton Observation-Disclosures. lb1
! Chicago. Burlington and Quincy ...... as
/ Delaware and Hudson ..................1l0
! Delaware. Lackawanra and Western.l5t
/ Denver and Rio Graude preferred Gee. f.i +,
Irla .....-..- ........... '..'.....''.'-..' l.'i
| DO 1st PR ferred..... 60. 90. 90. 90. ..... 33
! Do "a preferred OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Is
! Fort Wayne ......... .......-............Iu5
/ General Electric ......... ............... 30
/ Illinois CcuUdl..-.. ... &c. &c. ".