The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-01
EINANcE ANp Trade
Tn, FsntDrrS of the Money and stock
Marketa.

This FFAtBTFS Of the Money and stock
Markets.
NEW YORK. April 5o.-Money on call
easy at HOY per cent; last loan II
per cent; closed at lTGlh per cent.
Prime mercantile paper S5sa4 per cent.
Sterling exchange weak, with actual
business In bankers bills az SiS and
81 shy for demand and At "a SsA for
sixty days. Posted T1tes steady az
81 S1a4 Siga@4 Sgi.Hi 50. Cpmmerclll
bills 81 ssh Silver certificates 6ltsU6!c.
Bar silver size.
The prices OF the active railway.
stocks scored an average net loss OF
about y per cent to-day. which Is
probably fair measure Of the influence
upon the stock market OF the heavy
shipments OF gold TO Europe by to-mor-
rows steamer. Some Of the losses were
heavier and some were less, but u was
because they were Influenced by special
causes. Bear sentiment pervaded the
market quite generally, but the deal
lngs were most strictly confined to pro-
fesslonal trading. Transactions were
small and unevenly distributed. Only
Sugar was dealt in 60 an amount OF
10 900 shares and the total sales were
less than 100000 shares. The huctua-
tons were marrow and outside interest
In the market was absolutely dead.
The condition OF the market for Amert-
can securities in London was equally
duu. PARTLY because tomorrow Is n hol-
iday In that market. The volume al
ready reached by the gold shipments Is
Enthusiastically surprise and n DIS
appoIntment 10 all holders Of securities.
To-morrow's shipments will be N.OO0'-
OO1. making the total for the week ~
an, 600 Further shipments o. from $780,
900 TO Sl.sOO,0OO are ALREADY announced
for next Tuesday. That this has crea-
ted a feeling OF ulcasiness among cap
italists IS obvious from the barometer
OF the stock exchange to-day. The heaN-
lest declines We're in the coaiers and
some OF the industrials. New Jersey
Central lost IA per cent; LackawannA
IL per cent. and Reading common and
do second preferred pointeach. Le1th-
er preferred and Rubber also suffered
to the extent OF IA and Tobacco, Rub-
Der preferred and Western Union de-
clned point each.
In the railway Hist, Northern PACING
showed the heaviest decline OF IL and
me prefsrred stock came next with IA
per cent. Hooking valley fell IL ~ IL
per cent, the lowest on record OF the
stock. 49,
Lake Shore. Omaha and lake Erie &
Western each fell point, There was
a fractional rally at the close, Which
made net declines somewhat less than
these figures. Pacific Mail was an "a
csption In the market and displayed
sufficient strength in the closing deal
Inrs to establish net gain OF point
standard OIL sold to-day at 300.
The bond market ruled depressed IN
sympathv with the heaviness OF the
sharc speculation. The losses, hoWeN-
% were not material, except In remote
cases Some few issues were colsplc-
nous FOR strength, notably norfolk q
Western. New River iirsts, which ad-
vanced per cent. The sales were
3SS2. 900.
Governments were active anG gener-
ally firm with sales OF $l4l.0O
Evening Posts London financial ca
bleErnm: H..
The stock markets were quiet to-day,
with a holiday appearance, but there
was a good tone up TO the close foreign
stocks being especially strong.
Americans were quiet The PIris
bourse was strong A feature there -
the rise in Spanish stocks on bears clos
ing. this being option day on tie PaF's
bourse. l..
The Berlin market was stradH' II Is
reported that part Of the Chinese IN
demnity to Japan will be paid over IN
Berlin. but this is probably Incorrect
p1N,ps AN-p gTOCK QUOTATIONS,