Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-01-21
TNIN5E IND TRADE.


acts London financial cablegram:
Thu stock market here opened dull
.,3sv hut closed good. The features
:. americans was the rush for Kion-
Aka groups, thus Denver c Rio
r-.r5s. Canada Pacific and Northern
UsdHe were bought wildly. New York
:. pow absorbing Canada Pacifics.
rcord Trunks are also still booming.
New Work, January 20.-Money on
al easy at per cent.
prnc mercantile paper 3@3A per
ofarling exchange firmer. with actual
BUSINESS in bankers bills at 81 S45l for
l..rand and at 81 S2$4 "a SO for sixty
T." Posted rates 81 1904 S31a and
81 s51gG4 SIS.
Commercial bills 81 S1h04 81.
silver certificates 5eh@57Ac.
Bar silver 567sc.
Mexican dollars 45Ac.
= new - registered FUNDAMENTALLY
!. sew Is coupons ..................12 9
r. 4, REGISTERED HRS
+ : i coupons ......................-.l liza
T. r. IDS Observation-Disclosures. -
+ : = reg!Sterev, ......................lI24
T. ) s. coupons .......................li4 2
Pseuc 6 of % .......................... lo34
ernments-Easier.
S,ocks-Slight losses resulted from
-o-days transactions, the stock market,
which was irregular and depressed on
Of
CIV legislation at Washington, giving
courage TO certain large bear interests.
Recent professional manipulations OF
stocks is credited to people interested
IN making a market for bonds acquir-
ed during the congratulations. West
era trade advices continued good and
further reflected favorable traffic re-
turns. which were published to-day by
prominent railroad lines. The market
had already recovered from it's early
be5itancy when foundations and short
sales we're apparent, with reluctant
sharp declines. Toward the close there
was a somewhat improved tone and
increased activity. London bought a
little on balance. Pullman, Mobile
& Chic and National Lead reflected the
critics. Oregon Improvement advanced
II On an intimation of possible
changes in that company'S relations
with other properties in the Northeast
Great activity sid strength of North
American n the final hour was based
on .Umors Of a possible reconstruction
Of the companys business. New Jer-
sey Central and Delaware, Lackawanna
& Western declined 1 II and 2 per cent.
respectively. Northern Pacific and
Union Pacific were purchased for LOn-
don account. The money market con-
tinuad to display extreme ease, round
amounts being Ohered on call at Z per
cent. This condition of affairs was re-
garded by some of the leading ex-
change interests as offsetting possible
gold imports which in a measure would
be justified by the current exchange
situation. The net losses of import
alce we're American Spirits preferred,
III sugar, L; Cleveland, Lorain &
Wheeling preferred, 1M; Columbus,
Hooking Valley & Toledo. 1; Delaware
& Hudson, i; Minnesota Iron, l; Buff
fal9, Rochester & Pittsburg, II. The
GAINS were: Canadian Pacific, 2$s;
National Lead. common, l; Chicago &
Eastern Illinois. ~; Oregon Naviga-
ton. IL. and Oregon Short Line, IL.
The bond market continued to re-
feet a substantial outside interest,
which was responsible for rotable in
in some of the lower grade
liens. The aggregate transactions
were S3.797, eco.
The government bond market was
neglected with slight concessions in
bid prices in some issues.
The total sales Of stocks to-day were
S101QG shares.
Quotations closed bid:
Atchison ......... ....................... l2is