Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-01-28

oourJ market continues very firm and
s. vi -be continental exchanges are ris-
inc 1t is. however, rumOred more
I'7arcse money will be released at the
end Of the week.
New York, January 27.-Money on
cen easy at 11a@1a4 per cent; last
lam at IL per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 30394 per
Sterling exchange firm, with actual
business in bankers bills So S41AO
25. for demand and 81 S2bGD4 8234
FIR fl days; posted rates $4 S304 1914
and 4 Sj1504 Sc.
Commercial bills 81 81h04 80.
silver certificates 5eH 0557Ac.
Per silver 56Hc.
Mexican dollars 44ac.
= : rev Is registered .1271a
T. s. new As coupons ....................12 Sia
7 $ is registered ......................1123
t. s IS coupons,.... ...,..............ll5
T. S. t1S ..:......, ..''.....-'..-.' '..lWT
T. s. IS registered .ll51s
7 8 RS coupons ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1aA
Pacific Gs of '95........................ 1852
Government bonds irregular.
State bonds dull
Railroad bonds strong.
St0cks-There were a number of
features CT aggressive strength in to-
davis stock market, but there were also
ey:deDces that the sustaining force Of
these special stocks was taken advan-
tsse of to sell out heavy lines of other
s.ects 10 realize profits. The center
Of interest in the market continued
70 be New York Central The per-
sisaut advance in this stock is at
rihuted very genel ally in the street
10 The inside buying and the reports OF
a amending plan for the merging of the
Lake Shore and New York Central
find very. general credence. All sorts
Of rumors are constantly a1oat pro-
Tossing to give in detail the plans for
this merging and also for the consol-
idati0n of various Vanderbilt proper
tias but no Official or authoritative
announcement has been made, nor is
ore expected. The advance in New
York Central was twice arrested dur
Ing the day by reactions. The large
ahs0rntiOn of the stock which devel-
11oa before the decline had reached
great length suggested by the pToba-
hilitY that the reaction was manipu-
lated in The interest OF those seeking
10 ACQUIRE tIit ElDth. l4dht kotlOl
yielded ~ Of its extreme advance of
215 before The close. 1t is noticeable
that the Vanderbilt stocks for the most
part closed heloy last nights final
price, Northern Pacific preferred,
Kansas and Texas preferred and Rock
Island We're leaders OF the market in
conjunction with New York Central
There were not lacking ether features
Of strength in the market and the New
York transit companies were cOnspic-
uous for a sudden aid sharp advance
in the final hour But. considering the
large volume of business the small
net advance in many active specula-
tive fay0rites and the mixture of losses
on the days business, it must be re-
carried as probable that there was a
large account in the local market to-
dav and On the side of sales there was
balance Of $1,000 shares. There was
no news 10 explain such a change of
front on the part of British financial
centre and ii can only be accounted
for by significant disposition to take
quick profits on sharp advance.
Sterling exchange responded to the
London selling with q rather firmer
tone. There was no hardening ten
d6acy perceptible in the local money
market.
The enormous demand for middle
grade and low priced bonds continued
in that department Of the market to-
day The volume OF transactions thus
far in January is said to be far IN ex-
cess of that fer the CORE bonding
period in any previous year. To-day,s
business was large and the advance is
marked IN the low-prieed speculative
Issues Total sales $5,670,C00.
r. S. old As coupon were Il higher
bid; the new As u higher and the
SIS coupon Is lower.
The total sales of stocks to-day were
3S529 shares.
Quotations closed bid:
@rrh!SoH ....... .......,......... .....'' %
lo preferred ............ ............... 49,
baltimore and Ohio ...........-........ l25$+
'nH3 Pacific .................'..... E,:9,,2
.i-@i t'aClhc observation-disclosures. 1890 -
ic4Eo and ONO ........-.....'...- IS
80 ago ana Alton ...........-. -.'.....-.' ~
eaeo Burlington and Quincy.-..'-iig,9S's
ware and Hudson. .......-,..,--- TX
5,74tV1re, I-ackGWanna ana Westcfn.lS5
=, pr " dSfG OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES $4,000 ~
.Eois Central .................,..-..'l y1Ts
se Erie and Western ....-.......... lt,,2
~ preferred ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81
~ N3Gre ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 80 -
5fii!7 and Nashville ...-.....'...- .n ,+
,'lAatt3n l. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ~
setropoltan Street Railway ......... l4sl2
,. ISan Central Observation-Disclosures. .lNo
Gli acme .........-..... .....'. ~
!; Jersey central ................-..- "a
ORR Central ....................-ld LES
-'rflAern Pacific Observation-Disclosures. rs
p. ,HiSl erred .,.... ............ ......... Or
pSs..uIS .......... ....,.........-......I6
Nt .t'.'...-... .......-.'-..''''''...- e.
e. isand .............. ............... 93ls
~ Nt :..''. ..-..-.......... spIs
q r. preferred NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. l4tla
- 'i .LNt.tN ..........''........... ~
r ana Pacific ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Iaat
"n,t'.ia@ ard Lake Erie ...........
' preferred ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l-ts
EMPRESS COMPANIES.
r-t9 s+ot:...''''' i tI1f
W.T. II 0latcS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Ait2
aFso .......... ................-.llo
M{SCETLANEOUS
gf.ean Cotton Oil .................... 21Es
Ai--,.g EeieTred ssSs
At,r,,a-,eteIIed .............. ..-........- 2V"4
c. erred NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ia
r'.r;l t-ectrlc OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $685.
St--r 'eCeI '.-.-...... .................- 81
~ N" preferred 1131S
W.. pal and Iron ............... 971s
d." thlon OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 9ls4
MINING STOCKS.
''''........ .........,.........--.--- 80