Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-24

cent; closed at rlGlls per cent.
Prime mercantile paper S2d4 per cent;
Sterling exchange, steady with actual
business in bankers bills at 4SSd4SSA ion
demand and 4S6isQlS6S4 for 60 days.
Posted rates 4Std4Sil2 and 4SS12q4S9.
Commercial bills, 1913.
Bar silver 6l%
Mexican dollars, 6l24062is.
Governments-Firm
New L. 5. Is Registered. ...............l25 l2
New |. ;, Is Coupons .IZtas
I. 5. 5s Registered........ ll2%4 q!i$i4
I. ). 5S Coupons. ..................u4 &llfte
I. ). IS Registered Ill qul1s
I. ). IS Coupons. .llZ1icQ ld5f&
Pacific 6S of '95 ..........................s ot2
Pacific 6S of Observation-Disclosures. .lVi
StateS-DuN
Rauroads-Firm
Stoclls-Undeviating dullness marked
the dealing sin stocks to-day from start 10
finish. The total shares sold fell seNerai
thousand under 100000 and dealers ana
brokers found their occupation pracueally
gone Tobacco was the only STOCK dsalI
in 10 the extent Of 10000 shares and that
was selling movement. In the railway
list outside the ccalers the only stock
which varied its price 10 the extent OF
point was Burlington, and its net change
was only Il. Such market onered no IN
ducement except TO the strictly profess
siOnal element. and them only for very
quick turn on an almost intinltesimal mar
gin. The whole market continued 10 De
dominated by the war situation in Eu-
rope and the opening adhered closely 10
the level already established for the day
trading in London. The indisposition to
trade in stocks seemed TO be based on the
expectation that the Turks were sure 70
win success ultimately and that Greek
successes only served 10 delay the ending
of the war. which would come by the IN.
terpOSition Of the powers in the event OF
Turkish successes. There was, in TACT,
slight squirt of activity shown shortly al
ter midday. when rumor was circulated
from quite irresponsible source IN the
streets tnat ne Turks had c2pturea tne
town of Larissa The falsity OF this re-
port was quickly asCertained and the
mOmcu,2ry activity came TO an end. IN
spite Of the inanimation of the market
IL / SnOticeabls that the bears are very
chary of making any wholesale on
Slaught upon. or of putting out new snort
lines. The indications point also TO large
decrease in the existing short interest IN
the last few days the loan rate for most
stocks being much reduced, except where
manipulated as in the case Of the Coalers.
The movement upward OF New Jersey Gen.
tral and Delaware and Delaware and
Hudson il attributed 20 the bidding UP of
the loan rate by inside interests and the
driving of the shorts 10 cover. Inc tea-
lures Of the narrow market were all found
In the SpeCalties. where the activity was
due in each case 10 a special cause. In
Tobacco the decline was due 10 reports
from the West Of hostility 10 the company S
product of labor organizations. In Amer
lean Spirits IL was Occasion5d by an unfa-
VOrable Interpretation of the failure OF the
controlling interest 70 have a quorum at
the annual meeting and a consequent lack
Of a report on the business and condition
OF the company. In others the activity
was wholly caused by manipula,ive tao
tics. Leather preferred showed a recov-
cry from it's recent depression on cover
ing of shorts. The net result OF the days
trading was a general gain of a fraction.
SPIRITS preferred was a loser by IL after
erratic fluctuations and the 8 per cent.
bonds of the company broke points and
/ fr1f f1af On
the day The closing was weak. The
bond market displayed a fair degree of &C
t.vity with values generally firm. Gov
ernrents lacked feature but were gener-
ally well held on dealings Of $4,000. Total
shares of stocks, S9.59J shares. Quotations
closed bid: