Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-04

NEW YORK, November 3.-Money on
call easy at 11ad2 pei, cent; last loan
per cent; closed offered at per per cest.
Prime mercantile paper 3a4Q412 per cent.
Sterling exchange firm with o actu al o9s-
mess in bankers bills at 81 SS12 LOT oe-
mand and at s. S2 5 4.1 for 81 So Ss5 days
Commercial bills 81 Sl%.
Silver certificates 5iQoo1ac.
Bar silver 56Ac
Mexican dollars 43%c.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
New U. S. Is registered ...............l2l42
New U. S. Is coupons ...................lzd12
U. s. As registered ....................u5
L. S. As coupons ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. CO.,
u. S. IS registered .......... ............ 1872
u. S. 5s registered ........................u Lag
Y. S. IS coupons ................. .....'1dd4494
PaclIic 6S OF 70 Observation-Disclosures. IVA
States-Dull.
Railroads-Weak.
STOCKS-Heavy prices and dull mar
ket were the conditions on the Stock Elk
chage during the greater part of the day,
but in the later dealings a more active
liquidation set in and the trading became
more animated than at any time previous
ly, prices falling to the lowest Of the day
and remaining there practically till the
close. The low point represented to the
decline running all the way from a point
to SIS, the latter in Sugar. A great many
prominent stocks have lost over two points
on the day, several of the grangers and
coalers being conspicuous in the list The
prices for American securities quoted in
the London market at the time OF the
opening here, showed sharp declines and
the later reports showed that the results
considerable unfavorable sentiment
amongst security holders abroad. This
market took its cue from London and the
opening showed declines rather in excess
of some of those reported from abroad.
There was some buying in this market
at the lower level for London account,
but this probably represented arbitrage
operations to cover sales made in London
earlier in the day. 1t had the effect. how
ever, of steadying prices, A sensational
jump of Is points in Consolidated Gas and
gains of "a in Manhattan ard of the same
amount in Metropolitan street Railway
also served to check any declining tenden-
cy. These gains were accompanied by ru-
mors that the properties affected were as
sured of immunity from nurtful measures
as result OF yesterdays local election in
New York. That the gains were manipu-
lative was shown by the fact that there
were wiped out during the day i'll the case
of the last two named and Consolidated
Gas reacted Ga points. Sugar was a cen
ire of weakness all day, and 1t developed
thata this was due TO prevalent rumor
of the illness of an officetr of the COM
pany. which was used with good effect by
the bears The stock fell successfully SIS
points. closing at the lowest.
Business in railway bonds was not on
large scale, but prices were weak in syml
pathy with stocks. Kansas Pacific con-
sois fell ~ points. Total sales were ST.
eco, Geo.
The total sales of stocks to-day were
80, 3l9 shares.
Quotations closed bid:
AlcnlSon .........-....... ..............I l3lS
Do preferred OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 214
Baltimore and Ohio NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Is
Canada Pacific ......................... 1925
Canada Southern .......................5 411s
Central Pacific Observation-Disclosures. 13S4
Chesapeake and Ohio ................. 21ls
Chicago and Alton 100
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy ..... 1874
Chicago and Northwestern ............1211a
10 ppeteerred i;-:: l5o
Delaware and Hudson ..............1 100
Delaware, L3ckaWanna and Western. 1873
Erie new) .................. ............. 14%
Do first preferred ................... S512
Fort Wayne NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 166
Illinois Central ........................10 1
Lake Erie and Western ................ II
10 preferred ....................... l3B
Lon Louis rI and Nashville Ia
Metropolitan Traction ............... .102t
Michigan Central ......................10 2
Missouri Pacific ....................,.2S 7s
Mobile and Ohio ...................... 25i%
New Jersey Central ............ SS$5
New York Central ................1O 1861
Northern Pacific .....................1 75S
10 preferred .......... ................ Sis
IlltSDuTS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ..........IbO
ROCK island S 81
Do preferred 1897
Southern Pacific ........................2 20
Texas Texas and Pacific Observation-Disclosures. Il
Wheeling and Lake Erie ...........
Do preferred ................... IL
EXPRESS COMPANIES.
ADAMS Express ..........................160
american Express ........... .........1 15
united States Express .................. 40
Wells-Fargo Express .............1O9
MISCELLANEOUS
American Cotton Oil ............... 2o1s
DO preferred Observation-Disclosures. "A
american TOBACCO ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 81
10 preferred OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .109k
GuiodSo SaS 4.............-...-.... 9oA
consolidated Gas ......................20 5
commercial Gable Co fundamentally
Generai EIectr1c ..........................S 2H
1iIiH0iS SleeI ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ~
A1ao 49, ............... IS
DO preferred .......................102
NATIONAL Llnseed Oil .................. II
Pacific Mail ....................... 30k
Pullman Palace ...................1To
Sugar ........... 1853
Do preferred ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
tennessee Coal and Iron ........ 255k
United Stafes Leather ................. II
~ pisieIieu .............-........... 6Z
United States Rubber ............. 161h
10 pfeIerTeQ 6315
western Union ......................S7 js
MINING STOCKS
GuOor .........s...-...... .....k.......s.. %
S1VTu Folnt t.......... IS