Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-16

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I. S. As registered. ............. l05aA0liG9
=. 5 As coupons. .lCSi2Q 1i0i2
{. s. IS registered (ex.intj 1ssk a41oa,
=. 5. 80 coupons. ...............ln Gll2
Pacific 6s OF '95................10 3
Government bonds irregular.
State bonds dull
Railroad bonds firm.
stocks-Professiona traders bought
stocks this morning, causing an ad-
vance in prices of a point or over in
the speculative favorites. but most of
these takings were sold again before
the expiration of the days session, car
rying prices back over their own course
and leaving net changes in almost all
cases insignific, Mt but with small gains
predominating. The party in the ex-
char which espoueed the bull side
yesterday, found cause for encourage
men& il the advance in the price OF
Americans on the London exchange
this morning. Other European bourses
also showed a firm tendency for Amer
leans and Spanish As rallied from an
early depression before the opening
of trading here. The cause of this
strength was rumor that the powers
had interviewed between the United
States and Spain and that The insur-
gents had agreed to an armistice. This
rumor seemed to have great force in
foreign circles and effected sympa-
thetic rise here at the opening, which
was assisted by the professional manip
ulation. Reports from London indicate
that there has been an extensive deal
ing in options in Americans on that
market and to-day's demand was in
large part from the sellers Of these
options for the purpose Of covering
their contracts. Whatever credence
attached to the Intervention theory
abroad, it was not deemed important
in this country and the buying move
ment was quickly exhausted The mid
day period Of intense dullness and sag
ging prices gave way to a more active
selling movement in the final hour on
belief that the Senate would take ac-
ton before adjourning. The definite
information from London that Great
britain would refuse to join in naval
demonstration in behalf Of Spain and
the Austrian ambas ndor's open avow-
al that he had given up hope of Eu-
rope preventing war were not received
in Wall street until after the close.
Neither was the news that the regular
army had been ordered to the sea-
board Dealings were on a small scale
and the wide movement of prices in
dicated a small flowing supply of
stocks, holders maintaining their wait
ing attitude. feature of the day was
the reaction of 45s points ex-dividend
TIN
bears having been closed out sAnoth-
er was the active demand for Union
Pacific, Denver and Gulf, which rose
at one time q point on the belief that
the pending reorganization will not
bear heavily on the stock. The money
market continued fire. to-day and the
demand from the interior continued
undated. AS was foreshadowed in
these dispatches last night the supply
of currency has become SO scarce that
some of the city banks are shipping
gold in response to the interior de-
mand. Further engagements OF nearly
$15N0. eco in gold for import We're made
to-day, notwithstanding the hardness
of the London money market and the
Discrimination of Paris or Berlin to
supply gold, Paris exchange on Lon
don as a result jumped ~ centimes
TO 2of. 3 per cent, an advance CT 6
centimes over a week ago.
The bonds market was dull and
about steady. Rock Island extension
SIS were largely dealt in. three sepa
rate blocks of 100000. 100000 and
500. COO respectively changing hands
during tie day.
. Total sales s1.475.0oA- L. S. SIS were
a lower (the registered ex-interesD,
the 2's were / per cent. higher and the
old As registered II higher bid. Others
were unchanged.
The totals sales of stocks to-day were
2O5. 300 shares.
Quotations closed bid: