The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-30
FINANCE AND TRADE
The Fsatar,s Of Ihs Money and stool
NTarksta.

Markets.
NEW YORK. April 2s.-Money on call
easy at III ali per cent; last loan w per
cent; closed at IA dlis per cent Prime
mercantile paper 3ts0i per cent Sterl-
ing exchange steady. with actual busi-
ness In bankers bills st - SIisffi SA
for demand and "a S6lGdi S6is for so
days: posted rates 81 S19i 81 = and
81 $500 50; commercial oils s. S5ls.
Silver certificates CAc6sC. Ear silTer
slNc.
day has not been cquallcd for many
months, but there was Drmness mani
tested in prices and an under current OF
strength that refused 20 Yield & some
very dscouiaElnE circumstances Ihe
! total transactions OF the exchange zen
considerably below 10000 Sh1res. ana
only through stocks, Chicago Gas, sugar
ard Burlington we're dealt In 60 exceed
| 10 coo shares. The market for Americans
| In London was also duh and neglected
/ ana even the professional traders found
li;tle TO Interest them. There Is no douot
| thnt the partial suspension OF trading
/ was partly due 10 the uncertainty re-
gardlng the dimensions likely 20 be as
! slined By the gold eIpor: movement
EHparts differ ne 20 how far the gold
| movement IL due to the premium on Boid
In London and how far 20 natural trade
| day that a further shlpment OF gold VIII
| day that a further Sh'pmet OF gold WIN
| be made next Tuesday to the amount or
| $500 coo by a Boston house shows that the
| IAN In the exchange rate 20 81 SIi5 for
| demand sterling was not low enough TO
| prevent shipments. although II Is lltc De-
| low the point which exchange houses
| agreed upon last week as necessary 10
! assure them sufficient profit 10 make II
worth while 10 snip gold The effect on
| the tt5ck market was sentimental 20 a
! large extent, Il having become a habit
| during the per!.,d OF the depleted gold re-
/ sarve which accompanied the last out
| ward gold movement, 10 s,li stocks on
| every announcement OF exports OF goa.
! Notwithstanding the partial stagnaslon
| OF trading the net result OF the iradlpg
was an average gain GA fraction ana the
| upward movement OF stocks was only IN
| trrrupted by depression in special stocks:
New Jersey Central was one OF these ana
II declined 2k per cent, recovering only
4. ner cent. The other cOalers showed
\ the mos. marked declines In sympathy
Western Union was also heavy In the
\ early dealings. but more than recovered
| she losz Baltimore K Ohio sagged rs
par cent on the Issue OF additional re-
c,4yers certificates and rallied X per cent
| Chicago Gas nuctuated irregularly over
! a range OF IL. per cent. but ended with
net gain OF lik per cen; The very favor
| able March statement OF Burlington
showing an increase In the net earnings
| OF fgSI. 900 ala not !mpHrt great strength
as the stock had been bought recently on
the supposlti0n that the increase would
| amount 10 100000. The closing was
| Quiet but firm and a shade OF from TOP
| prices The bond market ruled frm on
moderate dealings.
Variations in the leading speculative
| issues were exceedingly narrow ana a.
| though a greater variety OK the usually
inactive mortgages were dealt ~ tn l;Ll.i t,'
some time, the changes lacked signln-
canoe. The aggregate sales we're f9lI.-
90.
Governments displayed an improved
, tone and gained slightly on hight puT-
chases The transactions were $500
Evening Posts London financial ca
bleEram: -,
and the closing was quiet at the best. Inc
chief factor was the report ~ a speedy
Intervention by the powers 10 be follow
a by peace. but nothing was really
known OF Il and the report mainly arises
from the marked strength OF the foreign
bourses. The main feature here Is IN.
sharp rise in home rails and the recovery
~ KaiIirs. the latter being Induced by ~,
fact that the true po1ltion OF the colo
fields companies have apparently nov
been made. The Indian sterling loan Is
expected soon. The Bank OF Bombay
rate Is down TO . per cent
The Bank OF France has reduced rs
price for American eagles, but am uu'
able to give the precise quotation.
Details Of the gold movement for the
week shows the sale OF $4,000 pounds ~
bars chiefly for japan, the export OF 500
rounds TO Bombay and the receipt OF
10000 pounds FOR Australia, Of l5oo0'
hounds from Cape and OF 10000 pound
from Portugal.
firm.
| BONDS AND STOCK QUOTATIONS..
New L. 8. & reg i2zi. Nash & Chat. CO
New u. 8. q cou. 10. y j. Central ..., ~
4. s . reg ..-.s.ll1a No. q W. pre-. =
U. $. q coupon 'iilt northern Paeihc ~
u, $. IS reg ..... nos do preferred 25
u. S. g. coupon. llgii Northwestern le1S
4. s. q reg ...... g5l3 do preferred. ~
Pacific g. Of 'sj.lGgit y y cen'ral 80 S52lN
Adams EHprcss.i50 oregon Nay. 10
Am. Express il2 Pacific Mall GOO. %
Hni 4 Ohio. Y Pittsburgh 49, 100
can. Southern iGis Pullman Palncei59
Central Pacific. ~ Reading s.t.,.., ~
Chea 4 Ohio. lGla Rock Island 1909. 6li
Chi n Alton .,.iGjlI St Paul ..,..,.. ~
Chi Bur T. o.. "a do preferred lgi
Chicago Gas 49,. stA. ST. T.. a Omaha. -
q. e. e. & 81. l.. ~, do preferred la
/ Col Coal 4 Iron 2, Sugar Refinery. llgA
Cotton on Ger. gt Tenn. Coal & L., 2iN
Del a Hudson. .iOils Texas Pacific Sa
Del. Lack q Wiint T0l 4 o. 9 pro ~
pOn & H. q. D.. az Union Pacific. bl
Erie ......t..... y " 3. ENpreEg.. ~
do nrst pro . y w. ST. l., n p. a.
DO second pre-. II do preferred. l2A
Illinois Central. ~ Wells Fargo EE iNi
Kan. a Texas y, 2Gh Western Union, ~
Lake Erie n " rs Whcclg & L. r. g
do preferred ... - do preferred. ~
Lake Shore .....sltl Gen, Electric .s.s Jlb
Lead Trust ...,. ~ Am Sugar pre- log
Lou & NaRh.,st iAt v. y Leather y tnt
Mich Central m ~ Tobacco ..,,.,,.. i0i
Mo. PacGc..... ~ do preferred. .l02
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