The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-20

cpaiu Is pTcp1Ftu 10 3fellH-
| lllsh Cuba az last iesot H. The selling
here for lsondohlnccoist was neyerthe-
less suiiicient TO effect declines ali
through the list. The international
stocks led In the trading and nearly
showed declines OF a point or, upwards.
The bear traders were also nteyidencc
later In the day. but they covered Ia
some extent. causing a slight rally from
the lowest. There was at no time any
heavy pressure OF liquidation. Deal
lngs were slightly larger than yestee-
day and were much better distributed,
but the market was stlllivery narrow,
md there were no very big movements
In prices. N ~
Operations In the money market con-
tinue very much restricted, though there
Is no apparent lack OF money for call
loans on the stock exchange. loans be-
Ing made at 2 per cent The tone OF the
exchange market was rather firmer and
there were no important engagement
OF gold for Import. Holders OF money
are inclined 60 await the iecislon OF
the government as to a bond issue. The
demand from the Interior : for money
continues. The high rates at which
lime loans and commercial paper are
ruling are having their effect IN re-
stricting business operations outside OF
speculative circles. The duilness on
speculation In securities Is doubtless
due also In part to the diversion OF &C.
tive speculation into the Wheat and
cotton markets. (; n
The market for railroad bonds con-
tlnues semi.staghant and prices gencr.
ally declined. Total sales, I$S?5. 900. n
United States new As declined n and
The 5s coupon Y per cent In the bid
price tosdaS. Others were unchanged.
The new Is coupon sold at HES. against
1lsi4 yesterday, but there was 4 sale
later at lis. The new Is registered sold
at 1ls&. against q sale yesterday at
lis and the old As coupon sold at l0s, as
compared with 1osE. yesterdays last
sale. 6;8 3 -
The total sales Of stocks to. day were
1850 shares.
The Evening Posts London financial
cablegram: gi 2
The city Is relinquishlng all hopes OF
peace between the United States and
Spain and considers that war can only
be averted bv a miracle. Consequently
there was a heavy tone In all the stock
markets to-day. especially for, all Paris
speclalties, the bourse there being de-
morallzed by the continued fall in
Spanish IS, which closed at the lowest,
81. N
Wonder. Is expressed here that Ameri-
cans hold their own so well. Many were
restrained from selling too freely by
the manner In which New York was
absorbing stock. The close was COM
parauvely steady.
BONDS AND STOCK QUOTATIONS. I
u. S. new Is reg INK lore. R. & Nav. AZ (
do coupon......l lSA Pittsburgh .....16S
". 3. IS ..........10S Reading ......... la
do coupon. .....lo9 Rock Island 80. ssh
do seconds 49,. 95 ISt. Paul ........ ssh
U. B.. 5s reg..... .ll0E do preferred. ..1i0j5
do SIS coupon. .lllt St. p. & Omaha. IS :
Pacific IS OF IS. LOB do preferred. ..liO
Atchison ......... II Southern Pac... Icy
DO preterred... tHlTexas & Pace. ~
Bal. a Ohlo...... Is Union Pacfic... 50A
Can. Southern. 46H do preferred. ;. 10
Central Pacific. III lWhecl'g & l. E. IL
Shes. d ,Ohio....Z1S do Preferred. SIS
en-. d Alton. .la Adams E1.......i00
CHI, Bur. 4 g.. 90k american Ex...ls0 >
C.. C.. c. C St. L. II III. S. Exprcss.. 81 /.
DO Preferred. tSS Wells Fargo....l15
Del. & Hudson. .l05s Am. SpIrits...... SE
Del, Lack. & WIS do preferred. 20
Den. q Rio Co.. 10it Am. Tobacco. ..102H
do preferred. II do preferred. LINT
Eric new ...... III Peoples Cas-. $sass
do drst pre- -. 81 {lCol. F. & Iron.. IN
Fort Wayne .:..1ss do preferrcd... 90 :
Illinois Central. = 9S lGen. Electric. 81
Lake Erie & WISE Illinois Steel. ASH
do preferred. 60 Lead ............. 81
Lake Shore......175 do preferred ,.101 .
Lou. & Nash. ~ Pacific Mall, oeit
Mich; Central .lOlh pullman Pal....1H
NO, Pacihc..;... 2niSilver Cer........ IS
y. y Sentra! -. 9lAlSugar ......... ...1153s
\. !; CENTRAL. .108S do preferred. ..18
northwestern ...1l6E Tenn. Coal &C I. 1874
do preferred, LIP lu. 8. Leather... 81
Northern Pae... 22ts do preferred. ssk
do Preferred. 5sA Western Union. S5js