Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-29


call. nominally peH2 per cent; last loan,
ia per cent; closed offered AT l.2Ql94 per
cent.
Prime mercantile paper. 344 per cent.
Sterling exchange, firm with actual
business in bankers bills at 4Sl44Sr4 for
demand and 4S5N4N5A for go days.
Posted rates, i25l2 and 4SS44oSi2.
Commercial bills, 4Ni.
Silver certificates. 65lsd60l4.
Bar silver. 81 lJ-l6.
tf0VtTumentS-StrO
New L. ;. As Registered. IFS
New l.. $ As pOns...................l23 q
IT, =. IS RegiSteped.... ...........-...., -ll5' a
n. s. Us Coupons 10
l.. = IS Regis -cred......-..........'.- Ill 3
L. =. Is Coupons. ..........'''' IL, =
4. :. IS Registered. -....-.-.-'...'. 80
Pacific 6s OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. '4Oo- IS
StLteS-Dul
RaurOads-Firm.
St0cks-The stock market to-day deNel-
Ougl little feature and there was decided
absence of news bearing upon the general
situation aside from the announcement
that au agreement had been arrived at py
The Ohio soft coal roads, 10 be operative
for one year. The news did not exert as
much influence as its importance would
appear 10 warrant, owing TO the demoral-
ziliuu that has resulted from the savage
and long continued cutting OF rates anu
prices. Hooking Valley scored decIueu IN
prOVDMeut, however. Iht common IosS
Isl 90 luIs. The other securities OF inc IodI
were uOt Qecalt in. but substantial al
f.nfhS occurred ll lllC bliA NiAbt t+tA|'Att''
The general market synpathlZed 10 IL
moderate extent. LOnuon prices came
higher. The traders appeared inclined TO-
ward the bull side in View OF the dSsullleu
fairly large proportions OF the snort IN
terest. Satisfaction was expressed by the
bulls over the continued increases NOJcu
I'D bank clearingS and Improvement IN the
traffic earnings reported. Inc market was
very dull at intervals. Manhattan loome4
into prominence in the late session ana
rOcedtd 1as per cent. on the circulation OIL
rumOrS. afterwards officially Denied OF lhe
prOba bility of a large issue or DOndS. ne
Changers and high priced lnqusuials
moved within q narrow range. The mar
kgt closed heavy az un.mpor,ant fractional
upl gains The bond market was agrees
lively strong Total sales OF stocks, ei,oVo
shares. Quotations closed bid:
AtchisOn ......... ......... ............... i'i
Alton ana Terra HaUte OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. %
DO preferred ..-...... ............'...... -
American Express ....-.... .-..''.'.''.I2
Baltimore and ONO observation-disclosures. 10
Canada Pacific .-....... ................ 81 IS
/ Canada Southern ......... ..-.......... 40
Central Pacific ......... .........'..''.' 10
Chesapeake and Ohio ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. "a
Chicago and Alton ....,- ......''''.'' 'I9t
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy ...... tS,s
Chicago Gas ....-.:.. ....'....'..''.'''.- 49,
Delaware and Hudson ..................l0jt
Delaware Lackawanna and Nestern.l53
Deuvr and Rio Grande preferred.... 43ii
DistiIlers and Cattle Feeders co ...... -
Ecie .....-... ........ ..-.....''....''-.'. LA
DO LIST preferred Observation-Disclosures. 81
/ DO 81 preferred .........................t J!
Fort Wayne ......... ...-................luo
General Electric ......... .......-.-.-... 81 A
Illinois Central ......... ......-........ y
. Lake shore ......-.- .............-. To-
Michigan Central ......... ............. ~
Missouri Pacific ......... .--...--.-..''. us
National COrddge..... &c. ....' -
DO Preferred. &c. e. &c. &c. .........---.
New Jersey Central .............,.. sl';
FOIL D.. fs.Fsr r.. ffaf
NOU-heru PACING ......... ......'.'..''- li-s
do preferred ...-.-... Observation-Disclosures. - <
Northwestern .-...-..- ....-..'' ....''' w. s
DO preferred ......... .-...--...--.. .4"-
New York Central ................... y@
New York and New England ......... ~
peoua. Decatur and Evansville ......
Pit,sburg@ ......... ....... ..............l65 i
Pullman Palace ......... ..............'i5 -
Reading ......... .---..... .......''.'..'. 20, :
Rock Island ........- NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 0,'+
s.. Paul ......... .-........ .-...'.... 10
DO preferred ......... ...........''.s... .lol .
Southern Pacific .-....... ..-........'... ltt2
Tennessee Coal and Iron ............... Z3Is
Texas Pdciuc ......... ..'.....'.....'''. -
Union Pacific .....---- ..............'''.
United States ENprs IS ..............'... 81
Western Union ......... ................ 81 =
Wheeling and Lake Erie ............... rs
DO preferred ......... Observation-Disclosures 4y;S