Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-07
FINANCE AND TRADE.

easy at ldll2 per cent last lodH Pei NN4''
closed offered at 1 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper. Slkd4 per cent.
Sterling exchange weak with actual bus
mess in bankers bills at 81 S614qls for de-
mand and at 81 S50 for 60 days.
Posted rates. 81 S6d4 81 and 81 S71zq4 IS.
Commercial bills, 81 S4la.
Silver certificates, 56g1s-
Bar silver. 5Gh.
Mexican dollars, 4S.
Recommendations.
L : Is Registered .................,....9 -
l. : As Registered ..................''.tIi55 LIZ
L. 5. IS Coupons ........'''''''''''''''ii q
New L. s As Registered .............'l5232
New L. s. As Coupons ..........'....''izS
L. S IS Registered .................'''1 Si2
l. $ IS Coupons .....,......'''''''''''ii 1922
Pacific IS of 80 ......"...'''''''''''''''' "-
States-Dull.
Railroads-Strong.
stocks-The stock market rebounded to-
day from the depression manifest during
the greater part of yesterday, many
stocks establishing new high RECORDS LHe
volume of transactions was second oIIIy
TO that of Yesterday in the record OF the
year thus far and the animation Was
without Interruption except for lew
brief lulls, when profts were t Sii,lts ~ ~
professionals. Althougn the oe decres ee ID
"
amount compared with yesterday, the
buying of bonds was heavier. The EFFORTS
of the professionals TO brlnS ABOUT Le-
action were abandoned to-day anu tlIt
market seehed TO move upward almost
without restraint except for rev eECep-
tional cases The activity permeated eV-
cry department Of the market. Inc SdS-
ging tendency of prices OF American SeCu-
rifles i'm London and the continued large
selling of them here for London account
were ignored Some Of the stocks IN whlch
the heaviest selling was done by LonCOh,
as Illinois Central, showing the MI ,.t,,s,,
advances here. There was temporary
luU in the advance of some international
stocks during the process Of absorptloll Oh
London offerings, but II was resumed WAe ,l
these offerings had been taken. LOIluOu
sales were estimated at about 25,OUO shares.
The foreign selling was also without WIN
out effect on the exchange market, WHICH
sank heavily, actual bushes stor ue i ed
sterling being done at ~ SOi4 ana LOT "
days at 81 So with the tendency still down
ward Posted rates were also reduced zee
10 81 SIS for long bills and 81 81 Tor snort
respectively. The failure of the LONDON
selling 10 affect the exchange market leu
10 sci surmises that the selling is for short
account Skilled estimates place the
amount of American railroad stocks sun
remaining in the London market at very
low figure Total sales OF stocks were OIL
600 shares. Quotations closed BID;
Atchison ......... '..'.''''''''''..'''''' ~
Do preferred ...,....... .............'.'. Zo3s
Baltimore and Ohio neutrality-suspicious.. 1O}s
Central Pacific ;...'.'' .''''.''''''' 5 5ysl
Chesapeake and Ohio ................''' us
Chicago and Alton ......................l9 Loo
Chicago. Burlington and Quincy 80. 92$s
Delaware and Hudson ::oIered Ilgi2
Delaware. Lackawana and Western. I2l12
Erie new ........... ..........'..''.... LIS
Do first preferred ....................... II
Fort Wayne ............ ..........'..'.''1ol
Hooking Valley ......, ........''..''.''.
Illinois Central ..... ...................1Ol
I a1- Trfn western i
Do preferred ....''''''.'' ''''''''''''''', ga
Lake Shore ..........'.:;'' ''''''''.'4tS
Louisville and Nashville .............. 5S3s
Manhattan l. .......-.... ....''.''''.''' y5A
MetropOlitan Traction ..................llb
Michigan Central ...............'' ''.''.lV9
Missouri Pacific ......... .........''..'. Zo3s
Mobile and Ohio Observation-Disclosures. "a
New jersey central ......'. ..'s'''''''.. Us
New York Central 1893
Northwestern ................. '.'.'.''.'lsO
Do preferred ............ ....''''.'''''..l6
Northern Pacific .................. ...... lo2s
Do preferred ............'.... ...'''''''. 1913
PittSburS .............. ...'........-' '..'a.lOt
Reading ............. ................s.'.' 20
Rock Island ........... .........''''''''' oi94
-. Paul .......'''' Ss
Do preferred ........... .......''.'..'' 'ltz1t
Southern Pacific ............. ........... 1874
Southern Railway ....'.......... $4,000 IN
Do preferred .................. ....'...' 9f4
Texas and Pacific Observation-Disclosures. LIS
Union PaClnc ....'.....'. .'.'..'.''''''' efs
DO preferred ............:.' '.''''''''''' -
Wheeling and Lake Erie .............. l9s
Do preferred ............ ..................
Adams Express ..........................l9
American Express ..........-...........1l
United States Express ............... A
WellS-FargO Express OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. log
American Cotton Oil NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1S&
DO preferred .......'. .''''''.'''.'''''''' ~
American Tobacco ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. S31s
Do preferred ........... .................lI4l2
Chicago Gas ;,.'''''''''''''' '.'''''''.Io--7s
General Electric ............ ............ 5ti4
Illinois Steel .....,...... ............... Az
Lead ...-........ ....'.... '..'..''.--'.''. S9ss
Do preferred ....--..... ......-.-.ss''... .4Ot1k
National Linseed OIL ................... l6
Pacific Mail .............. ''....'''...... 5lst
Pullman Palace ............. ...........It512
Silver Certificates Observation-Disclosures. SO
SUGAR .............. ............. .........l4Ots
DO preferred ......-....- .-.s...s.....-..llo
tennessee Coal and Iron ........... 2S24
United States Leather ................. SIS
Do preferred .........-.....'.''....... 90
United States Rubber ...-............,.. 10
Do preferred ................. ....'.'.... 6O1s
Western Union ............,,.....,...... SS12