Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-10
FINANCE AND TRADE.

New York, March 9.-Evening Post
london financial cablegram;
The general tone in all the markets
was better and calmer to-day, but the
close was under the best
New York, March 9.-Money on call
steady at 2@21A per cent; last loan
; per cent.
Prime mercantile pa2e~ 4@4la per
cent.
Sterling exchange weak, with actual
business in bankers bills at S4.S37km
"a for demand, and at $4S1@A for
90 days.
posted rates $4.S2@4.s3 and Sass
commercial bills $4.S01a.
Silver certificates 54ssM55c.
Bar silver 54Ac.
Mexican dollars 44&c.
New |. 5. As registered.
New L. S. As coupons. 123
!. s Is registered. ..................1lO 1913
L.. ;. Is coupons. ........................1 fi1a
T. ; -os. ;.-..........-........- 9o1e
l'. ;. aS registered -..-................ 11414
II s IS coupons. .......................l1
Pacific Gs of '95. Observation-Disclosures 03
Government bonds strong.
State bonds dull
Railroad bonds firm
Stocks-Trading on the stock ex-
change was listless all day with the
exception of an early burst of actiy-
ity There were buying orders at
the opening and there was the addi-
tional incentive of sharp recovery in
Americans on the London exchange,
50 that the professional traders who
ceol-fnc l.
the armor OF the bear contingent sue
eeeded in bidding up prices to uncover
margins of some of the shorts. The
resulting scramble to coIer helped
The rise which was most marked in
the specialties. but which extended up
10 a point also in the railroad list
One unimportant failure resulted from
the squeeze of the shorts. After the
reduction of the short interests prices
sagged with only occasional slight in
corruption during the remainder of the
day. In the late dealings the level Of
the market had fallen practically to
last nights level. but a hardening at
the close resulted in a small gain
throughout the list. The progress of
q periodical settlement on the Lon
esn exchange caused some buying here
for that account The feverish and
uncertain tone of the foreign market
was, however, more or less reflected
here The weakness on foreign ex
changes on reports of internal trouble
in Brazil also had it's effect in unset
ting the local stock market. Realiz
ing in New York Central after the
declaration of the regular quarterly
dividend had a depressing influence
on the list The continued engagement
of gold for import had no influence in
view of the hardened money rates,
the stiffening of time money and the
increased exactions of lenders on mer-
camille paper both here and at other
domestic centres. Foreign exchange
continued weak, the actual rate for
demand sterling falling to $4.S35s and
the posted rates being reduced hence
both for long and short sterling. This
was in spite Of stiffening of the dis
count rate in London, which was,
however, reflected in a rise in sterling
exchange both at Paris and Berlin.
The bond market fell into dizziness
to-day and there were some recess
sions from early prices, but the tone
was firmer than that in stocks. Totai
sales. S1490, 900.
Dr.. S. new As reg. advanced IA; do.
coupon and the old AS reg. coup a,
and the SIS a bid.
Total sales of stocks to-day were
243. 500 shares.
Quotations closed bid:
A,rbison ..........1 15s
10 preferred .......... .............- zo9s
Baltimore and Ohio ...................-. y
canada Pacific .............--....-....-. 81
trEtral Pacific rs rs
Chesapeake and Ohio.............-...-- 1874
Chsago and Alton. .-:..-....-i993,
chicago, Burlington and. quincy ~
D7,aWare and Hudson. .:.::-.-..... .lJSt2
Delaware Lackawanna and western iSo1t
Fort Wavne ...... ....................16 9
l. rGs Central ......... ......-........- 80
LaiSe Erie and Western ......-....-... IA
do preferred ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. bSr2
Lake Shore .. ...................1SS
Louisville and Nashville .............. d