The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-18
FINANCE AND TRADE
The Features Of the Money aud stock
Markets.

The Features Of the Money aud Stock
Markets.
NEW YORK, March 17.-AEOney on
call easy at 1909 per cent. Prime mcr-
camille paper SG4 per cent. Sterling ex-
change easier, With actual business in
bankers bills at 81 81 for demand, and
* S5HGt S5ss for 90 days; posted rates
81 1904 Ssls and 81 SS94 ssh; CONNER
cial bills 81 B4%. Silver certificates 69!5
GG2StC. Bar silver 62lSc.
The reRctlOnary element on the stock
exchange were able to check IN part
the upward tendency Of prices to-day
and the net result OF the days trading
Is y general loss Of 4 fraction. most OF
the Vanderbllts being the only cxcep:
tons II Is fact worthy OF special
notice that the volume OF the trading
In this reactiOnRry market fell on quite
largely from that of yesterday, the TO.
tai sales for the day numbering $4,000
shares, Quite large number OF to-
days dealings also were In those stocks
which held firm. The falling OF deal-
ings on the downward course OF prices
was. notable, as II has been for some
time past. There Is food for thought In
this for those who lament the decline
who express the fear TINT bucket shops
have taken away the business OF the
exchange, Plans have been suggested
for the suppression OF the publication OF
stock quotations as n cure FOR TINS de-
cline OF business, but appreciation OK
values OF securities dealt in on the ex"
change seems from the lesson OF events
Ia promise surer remedy for decrease
OF business.
Various factors came to the aid Of tho
bears In to-dRy'S market. The marked
depression on the London and CONT"
mental exchange gave Its tone 70 the
the market all day. 1t was estimated
that London sold about 10000 shares
on this exchange. The influence OF tho
foreign depression seemed to have been
overcome soon after the opening, ana
the strong buying movement In the
Vanderbilt stocks was again in EVIL
dence Weakness developed Tobacco on
easIness in regard TO the coming action
OF tho directors on the dividend. Man.
haitian lost IL and New Jersey Central
and Reading y per cent e&ch on inc
depressed condition o. the enLn It ls..se
coal trade. About midday, support was
again shown for the market, Omaha
rose 90 per cent to 65, New York. Chs
capo e Northwest first preferred, 2,
Canada Southern "a. Tobacco also re-
covered IL. The bltuminous coal roads
were heavy. Hooking Valley lost per
cent. At the close the market showed
an average decline Of fraction. CHI
cage Gas advanced Mt the closing aid
n ilrmer tone became evident IN the
general list.
The bond market was fairly steady.
Governments ruled trn.
81 Mt NnaHAV wRFA
Evening POSTS London financial ca
bleGrRm:
The stock markets remained stnEuant
and fiat to-day on continued reports OF
the mnssInE OF Greek troops on the
frontier. The Transvaal news was also
disQuletinG,
Turkish securities, however prices
merely dropped because OF the absence
of business. The close was steady.
ConsOls were liz,
bar gold was In better demand at
rs. cad. with symptoms OF French IN"
quIry Copper was lower ana katirs
were weak.
Americans were lower In sympathy
with the other markets.
OPINIONS about a change In the bank
rate Of discount to be fixed tomorrow
are evenly divided. The best quarters,
perhaps, expect to change.
The Paris bourse was nat. The
Turkish securities were heavily sold
there.