Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-01
FINANCE AND TRADE.

NEW YORK, March S1.-Money on call,
n0minally at uaul4 per cent; last loan,
Ia per cent; closed at r2Gl% per cent.
Prime mercantile paper. S12Qi per cent;
business in bankers bills al 4SIA Tor de-
mand and 1874 for 60 days. -...
Posted rates; ISL and 4SSa4SSi2.
Commercial bills, 4S5.
Silver certificates, 6l%qG5s.
Bar silver, 81 HE.
OVornmCnts-Strong.
New L. :. Is Registered. ...............l25a
New L. S. Is Coupons 1884
L. ;. rs ReglS,eryd ......................ll4
L. = js Coupons .........................l
L. ;. Is Registered. IL
L. 5. Il Coupons Observation-Disclosures. lbs
l. ;. > r gistered ...,................ $S,2
Pacific 6S OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .lU0f4
States-Quiet.
RailrOads-Firm.
Stocks-The bears succeeded in eff5ctinS
quite a notable break in the market to-
day in the last half hour of trading, after
partly futile attempts 10 the same all DAY;
The short interest. whose lines are reputed
10 have been greatly extended since the
TrGuS-Missouri decision OF the supreme
Court, was palpably uneasy all day ON ac-
cOun; of marked resumption or strength IN
the marke, yesterday, and the apparent
subsistence OF the fright Of security mold
erS over the effects of the decision. \ con-
tinuanCe OF the improved line was evident
a. the opening this morning IN spite or the
decline In prices on the London exchange
and "a general advance occurred, not eN-
cecdinc q fraction in any Of the active
shares. but reaching point or over IN ne
case OF Canada Southern. Canadian Pa
cifc. c. G. c. and ST. Louis. SusQuehdnna
and Western preferred. New Jersey Cen
trail continued under heavy pressure 10
sell but the special motives OF the selling
i'm the belief that the dividend may be re-
duced and i'm the published assertions OF
the bad financial conditlon OF us rsiateu
coal company detracted from us erect
iVcrcSS as an instrument for depressing
the general market. Quotations closed BIO
AtchiSOn ......... ...-.-... .'''.'''''''.', Us
Adams ...........::..... .........'.''''ItS
Alton and Terre Haute ............... 56
DO preferred '....''.. '-...''''''''''''''.I
American Express ......... ............lil
Baltimore and Ohio ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l2i3
Canada Pacific ......... .........'.....' a..
Canada Southern ......... .........'''. f9,2
Chesap5a AXE and Ohio NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1914
Chicago and Alton ..:............'''.'l9tt
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy ...... ~
Delaware and Hudson ..................l0l z
Delaware. Lackawanna and WeStern.l92
Denver and Rio Grande preferred zee. 80
Erie ......... ........- l.
DO Isl preferred Observation-Disclosures. 224iie
DO % preferred .................'.''.''' j., 2
Fort " avn ..'.''..' '''''''''''''''' STit
General Electric ......... ...........'..' % 8
Illinois Central ........' ''''''.'''''''', =
Lake Shore ......... ................''..Ie9
Michigan Ceutrai ......... .-..''''..''' ~ ~,
Missouri Pacific ...:..... ............''' l25,t
New jersey Central $780,. ............. ~
Norfolk and Western preferred 900. 225ii2
Northern Pacific ......... ..-........'.. 1! 2
DO preferred ......''. 20
Northwestern ......... ....'''.. .''-''''Ii =
DO preferred ......:.. ..........'''''''''I99
New York Central ..........:.......... ~
New York and New Engand........ 81
Peoria. Decatur and Evansville ......, L
Pittsburg ......... .-....... ...'.'.'''.'''too
Pullman Palace ......... .''''..''''''''l o.,
Reading .....-... ...-.-... .'..''..''''''' :. =
Rock Island (eX-div) NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 66ll935
s. Paul ........ Observation-Disclosures. IS
no nrefarrsd ...... ...................l3l'
Sou+b,rv pacific ......... ............... liie
T9Tntssee Coal and Iron ............... 2424
Texas Pacific ......... .................. -
Union Pacific ......... ..........'''''''. "a
United States Express OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 81
Wheeling and Lake Erie ............... J.,
Do preferred ......... ........''''''''''' 012