The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-20
FINANCE Am TRADE
The Features o. die Money and Stock
Markets.

FINANCE AND TRADE
The Features o. die Money and stock
Markets,
NEW YORK. March lO.-alopey on
call easy at 11b0s per cent: last loan ~
per cent; cloaVd at IL Cps per cent. Prime
mercantile paper SN14 per cent. sters
ling exchange steady, with actual bust.
demand and at 81 S5ls6l4 859& for 60 days,
Posted rates 81 S884 S83s and 81 $50
4 SSls. Commercial bins 81 S4lAGR4 SAN.
Silver certificates e2&9s2&c, Bar silver
6s&c.
The sales OF stocks on the stock OK.
change to-day were less by uveF 100000
ShArGS than they werS yesterday, The
bears succeeded In their enterprise OF eH-
fecting generdt decline In prices, but
tho offerings Of stocks were Roon ex-
hnuated on the decline aIN thera was no
market to speak Of left. The course Of
prices were extremely dull part OF the
day. but the tendency seemed 10 be to-
wards heavier Level. the. industrial
shares leading an advance. Sugar rose
u per cent rather inexpllc Ahly in view Of
the Uneavorable results prophested for
the industry under the proposed tariff
railway shares also rose pretty uniforms
~ under continuance OF the good buy
Ing Of the last few days. Depressed
prices for Americans In London and
small sales for foreign account OF inter-
national shares did not AFFECT prlceS gen-
orally.
After midday, however. n reactlonary
tendency set IN and ultimately carried
prices to the lower level OF the day The
bears chose for their attack aS they did
yesterday. the anthracite coal shares and
some OF the lnduStI'ials The coalerS
were vulnerable to attack owing 10 the
depression In the trade. Rumors were
also set aI6at that tho examination by
experts into the accounts OF the Lchlgh
Valley was discovering an unsatisfactory
condition OF Affairs. There was also an
apprehension that the dissolution Of the
Underwriting syndicate OF the Reading
reorganization would throw large
announces Of that stock on the market.
The news that the board OF governors Of
the stock exchange Ind announced a ter
mination OF the contract With the gold
and stock telegraph company, which
supplies ticker service. caused n recess
son in the price OF Western Union, which
controls the Gold and Stock Company.
The loss In the price was tx per cent. OF
the coaIers. New Jersey Central suffered
moSt, falling 3% per cent. -,
Northwest declined rs per cent: chi
cago Gas III: Omaha y; Cleveland, Col
umtus, Cincinnati & st. Louis thS
Leather preferred 2h and Lead IN per
corr, TInfnyoraSle reports Of trade con-
,IItfonS c1LrsJsd the fail IN Leather PFete9-
red The market closed weak.
Bonds irregular. but fairly hrm'
f.nvoruynantg rnnrsti DnlFy.
The total sales OF stocks to-day were
1885 shares
bleGram: a.. =. ao,.
ON notifies, but closed better on q sharp
recovery in Paris There was no chanSe
in conaOls on balance.
Americans opened good, but gave way
later IN the absence OF support.
T'be money market Is hardening on
politics and the approach OF the enu OF
the quarter. The continent anu japan
are buying gold. ,..,.I ,o-1ov
II ia the general belief that the alIusloh
tG-a rlIpee fOan Is merely meant az thhS :
lns the power to do 50. as the conoiLlon Oh
me india money markets Is entlreiy uh-
favorable to any such operation. ~
,rbn paris bolIrJe closed good, win
Sham rlsp IN italian and Spanish securl-
tScs In the present condition OF poLitcal
morkets Paris Is quite a leading LaStoE"
Nav, l. g. A. registered. iSSi
New u. S. A coupon. ...''''''''''''''''iiii Sit
u, S. IS iiSS
II q Is Coupon...... .s.,ss.''.''''''''''''iIiS
u &. IS registered, .......,''''''''''''''iiia
II & a coupon, hSIS
II - registered. ...........''''''''''', Ss2
Pacific S. Of 9S..........'''.''''''''''' Iis
AtchiROn .....,.,s.......''''''''''' ~
Adnmg Express. ..........s.''.'''''''''''i
American Express. iS,l
baltimore & Ohio,. i iS4
Canada Southern. III
CheSnpcltLe g. .'''''s's'''' ~ - r
Chicago & Alton. ~
Chicago, Burlington & Qulncy'''..''''' ~! ~
Chicago Gas. ''''' SSitt
Cleveland, Cincinnati; chi q o. 49, W
Cniorndo Coal and lrOn'.,.....'''''''' :, n
Cotton oil inCateBn.....,..'.'''.' ia,
Delaware & Hudson..... III ~
delaware, I.acknWanna & WesteFn'''122tt;t7
Denver & Rio GrandO preteFreu'''''' iiII's
FrIo ,,.......,..,,........s y
do FIRST preferred. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ia
do second preferred. ............'..'.'' ~
Kansas & Texas preferred. ....,,.."''. ~
Lake Eric 4 Western. .....,...''''.''''' eSSf1
do preferred. ...,.'''''.s'.' 90
InkA Shore. ,.."....s..'s's''''''
I cad Trust .,.,..........ss.....s.'..' =,
IouIsyllie & Nashville. ................. aSS
NIrhIgnn CentTal.....,........',..' "
MissnIirl Pacific. .............. !511
Nnshyille & Chattanooga. ..''.''.''''' %,
New Jersey CentTnI.s ........:s.''''.'.'' W
Norfolk K Western prcferred..'.'.'.'.' 80
Northern Pucltlc.... 5 I'D
do ,S SSg
Northwestern .....s..s".....'.s''.''.'''
do preferred. .:,.......'.'...''''''''''!
New York Central. .,..,....:...'''.'''''' US
New York & New Englnnd...........' Y
Oregon Navigation. .....,.....'''''.''''. ~
Pacific ll..,..'''''''''''''''''''' ri
Pittsburgh Sa,,
Pullman PalAce.,....,.,..'.''''''' 'AIS,2
Reading E 20
Rock island. rs
st. Paul M
do preferred. II
st. Paul 4 Omaha, .....,.........'.''''''', "a
do preferred. .,.'..,....''.'''''''''',iW
Sugar Refinery. ......s..'.s''''''''''Aaatt
Tennessee Coal and IrOn....,''..'.'.'.@
Toledo 4 Ohio Central prefcrred...... -
Union PRcliiC,.....t.......',.,.'' VA
United States Express" y
Wabash, st. Louis & Pacltic..,.....''. ,6S
do preferred. ,''........,.... In
Wells FHrgo Express .,.........'....lM
Western Union. Observation-Disclosures. MA
wheeling & Lake Erie. ........."....
do preferred; ''..'''.....'...
General Electric 900. .....',......''A
American Sugar preferred. ..........,".,Igii3
4. 8. Leather preferred. .............,. o.
Tobacco .;.''''''''.'''''''.'.' ga
do prcierred..'''.'.''' '''''''.'''''''''''N'
BreadStuftS and Pr0VIsIon'.
CHICAGo.-Prices on the board OF
trade showed a general improvement ut
the close of to-day's trading. Wheat
was the most active and shorts were
induced to cover freely near the cloSe
OF the session on reports Of heavy ex-
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