Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-22
FINANCE AND TRADE.

FINANCE AND TRADE.
NEW YORK. November 2o:-Money on
call easy at 112@2 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper 3A@41s per cen!
Sterling exchange firm win actual Dusl-
ness IN bankers s Pills at 81 S q Tor ae
Posted rates, A s3l2 and $4 S612.
Commercial bills 81 81.
Bar silver SSc.
Mexican dollars 4512c.
Goyernments-Firm.
States-Dul.
Railroaos-Firm.
Inert to-day, and drifted under no very
well defined motive toward a lower ieVei
London's great fire seemed to exercise q
rather depressing influence on that imam
cial center, and for lack of another lnlli-
ative. the local market foiioWeq tnaI leaui;
Dealings were on a very small scaie, a aaru
special cases very narrow. Even Consol-
dated Gas took on q rather supduea as
pect and brought its variation Wltn VIM. d
ton for that eccentric stock. Metropoll-
tan street railway was notably strons
and continued its advance or yesteroay
to the extent of two points addltlonal.
The local political situation IS clted as
being likely to inure to the benefit OF TINS
ture in the market. The declining ten
dency seemed to be somewhat checked at
the last and the closing showed some
slight recoveries on short covering. The
bank statement was without any infiu-
ence on the trading, as 1t showed about
what was expected. The increase in loans
ed with the sale of the Union Pacific, the
, first payment for which. OF nearly $l3,-
OC0,0N$ is to be made Monday The ex-
cess OF the enormous deposits over that in
loans reflects the return from, interior
banks, which are depositing idle funds
both in New York and Chicago banks in
Ja, CT Of hn 10 IN
ion Pacific operations there is no doubt
that the loans of the banks would show
a substantial decrease, as there has been
large. liquidation Of merchandise ac-
counts during the week, and the money
market has beer. intensely dull in all de.
partments., Bidding for, choice grades OF
commercial paper has been very active.
but the market has been almost bare of
offerings. The money market has not
shown the slightest flutter over the APP
preaching 900 payment to the gov
eminent on account of the Union Pacific
sale, Thispayment will. in fact, amount
TO. little more than a series of bookkeeping
entries, the transfer of credits being in
large part confined to the books of the
individual banks handling both accounts.
The banks have deposited in the treasury
at Washington government bonds to the
full amount of the payment as security
and the government has arranged to leave
its funds 0. deposit in the vaults of these
banks.
Total sales of stocks to-day were Ga, eco
shares.
kQuOldIiO0S cIOSeQ DID.
ASSOCIATED PRESS QUOTATIONS.
Atchison .. ......... 1912
Do preferred .......................2 PTS
Baltimore and Ohio .................... 1212
Canada Pacific Observation-Disclosures. so
Sahad3 Southefn ....................... %
Chesapeake and Ohio ..... q
Chicago and Alton ....................159
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy ... 1914
beaware. LackaWanna and Western. 1s4l &
Tort wayne ..;...... .....................laV
Lake Erie and Western ............... l5A
L1 nG Prfi6er and Nashville ~ ~
Mstropoitan Street Railway. 1oyA
Missouri Pacific ....................... 2S12
New Jersey Central Observation-Disclosures. S5B
New York Central ....................10 1864
Northern Pacific ........................1 Is
DO preferred OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 52A
Plttsburg ............ 1874
ROCK Island ............... .............. StA
0{ fauI
: Southern Pacific ......A...............1 1872
Texas and Pacific .........,.......... 1oas
Wheeling and Lake Erie ............ 2
DO preferred ..........................
EXPRESS COMPANIES. '--"
Adams OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .156
1nitad g.
t Giliteu States. e. -. -. ...'..,9o
w e4lS-f dISO .IlV
MISCELLANEOUS.
American Cotton Oil .......... 217s
Do preferred Observation-Disclosures. 1873
American Spirits Observation-Disclosures. SIS
Do preferred Observation-Disclosures 20
American Tobacco ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 814s
Do preferred ..........................1 1922
General Electric ........................3 214
Illinois Steel Observation-Disclosures. AZ
Sugar. -. ........................ 1874
Do preferred ..........................11l 12
Tennessee Coal and Iron ............... p
Western Union Observation-Disclosures. S69s
MINING STOCKS.
Cholor .............. ...........,.......... 81
sroWIl t'QlllL ............................ ID
Consolidated California and Virginia. 100
Deadwood ............... ................ 80
Gould and Curry Observation-Disclosures. q
Hale and Norcross ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 100
Homestake ................. ...... 5000
Iron Silver observation-disclosures. %