Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-31

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New York, March So Commercial
Advertisers London financial cable
gram:
The markets here were rather more
active to-day than was expected. Inc
tone was firm except in Americans,
which opened above parity and inn
proved slightly, but in the absence OF
New York support closed heavy.
New York. March sO.-Money on call
at 5n@12 per cent; last loan 51a per
cent.
j Prime mercantile paper 3A@4A per
cent.
Sterling exchange steady, with actual
business in bankers bills at S4.oo12W
1860 for demand, and Si.S412 Q4.S4%
for sixty days.
Posted rates s4.S4h@4s5k and
$4.S61a@4.S71a. -
Commercial bills $4.S31a@4.S4.
Silver certificates 60@6OAc.
Bar silver 59Mc.
Mexican dollars 471ac.
Government bonds steady.
U. S. new 3s......................lS ,,
L. S. new IS registered. ..-.la9 Qlzt.2
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Y. S. As registered - 91iz72
u. S. As coupons. .........s.......l 1sSi9i14tz
y 4szds. ~, ~ cs41s,h
Us. 5s coupons. ............ .IIzal41lo12
State bonds irregular.
Railroad bonds irregular.
Stocks-The movement in stock
prices to-day WIS very irregular with
net changes mixed, but with losses
slightly prevailing. Three stocks, Fed
eral Steel, Brooklyn Rapid Transit and
Manhattan, figured for nearly half the
total sales on the exchange, which
were not much below a million. Fears
of trouble over the Samoan situation
gave a generally easier tone TO the
early market, which subsequently ad-
vanced under the leadership OF The
Flower stocks and Manhattan and Su-
gar, but later eased off again on the
very high rate Of money, II per cent.
being charged before the close for all
loans. The banks early in the day ad-
yanced the call rate to 6 per cent
Many brokers and traders had made
early provision for loans which carried
them over until Monday. On the stock
exchange the rate advanced to II and
the last loan was 51a. These fiuctua-
ticns were reflected in the variable
and nervous movements in many
stocks. Washington advices that the
Samoan complications were not serl-
GUS, together with the confident man
ipulation of some Of the specialties,
were coincident with some OF the
highest prices for the day for these
stocks Federal steel on the largest
dealings OF any one stock advanced 738,
closing at the highest. The preferred
Eympathetically rose Ia. Brooklyn
Transit, which haa been very active
and strong all week, closed practically
unchanged, although at one time 1t was
up points and at another SIS much be-
low last night. Peoples Gas, another
Flower speciality, moved similarly but
on less wide fluctuations, likewise clos
ing about unchanged. There was no
news attending the movements In
these properties, but circumstance
which attracted much attention was
the gradual drop of the railway stocks
which were affected by the stringent
monetary situation and in a measure
were also influenced by the divergence
of active operations into the special
ties. RumOrs of a possible co-opera-
tive arrangement between Manhattan
and Metropolitan raised the former 5A,
the highest quotation being at the
close, and Metropolitan IA. Third
Avenue, too, rose points in expacta-
ton that the company's interest would
not suffer as much aus anticipated by
impending legislation. Sugar retained
21a points Of the point rise coincident
with the advance in the refined article
Continental TobacC~ made fractional
advance, after a large recession in the
early trading. The market closed
with a heavy undertone.
Business in bonds fell off consider
ably to-day and some weak spots crop
ped out The main tendency of prices,
however, was toward a higher plane
with the Atchisons and st. Louis
Southwestern issues in good demand.
Total sales, $2,900,000.
Government bonds were unchanged
In bid quotations.
AlchlSon ..'...... .'........'......'.'... ~
DO preferred ;.................'.....' o. 70
Baltimore and Ohio. Y
central Paclnc ........................ OLA
Chesapeake and Ohio. 212s
Chicago and Alton ....:..:..:.........l5 Log
Chicago. Burlington and Qu!ncy......1ti
Chicago and Eastern Illinois. ......... 1872
Do preferred Observation-Disclosures.
Chicago Great estern................. 1915
Chicago and Northwestern. l5912
Delaware and Hudson ................1l5l2
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western1I2
Do first preferred .......... .......... @S3s