The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-31
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new YORK. March 9o,-11oney On
cSIl At 5ssss6l2 per cents last loan .sper
cent Prime mercantile paper sssteE q
per cent Sterling exchange -sesaty.
Win actsaI business IN d4nkers' blls
q s. ses0l ssE Tor demand and q
s. si5ssd Sf5s for sixty days Posted
ra4es S see Ssas and g Ss3s94 s5sEE.
Commercial bEls s. sSss94 S. Silver
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Mexican dollars fife
Government bonds steady. STATE bonds
Irregular Railroad bonds irregular.
The movement IN stock prices today
was very irregular With net changes
mixed, but With losses slightly prevail
ing. Three stocks. Federal Steel
Brooklyn Rapid Transit. and Manhat-
tan figured for nearly half the total
ssIes On the exchange, which we're not
much below million. Fears OF trouble
over the Samoan GIeuatioa gave q gen-
orally easier tone toNt the early mar
ket, which subsequently advanced un-
der the leadership Of the Flower stocks
and Manhattan and Sugar. but iater
eased on again on the very high rate
for money, Z per cent being charged
before the close for call loans. The
banks early IN the day advanced the
can rate 70 s 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 20 Z and the last loan
was 81. These fluctuations were re-
dected In the variable and nervous
movements Ia many stocks. Washing
ton adylce5 that the Samoan compIlca-
lions were not serious. together with
the confident manipulation OF come Of
the speclafties were coincident with
some Of the highest prices for the day
for these stocks. Federal Steel on the
largest dealings of any one stock adj
vaneed rs, closing ct TIE highest. The
preferred sympa&hedeaIly rose IL.
Brooklyn Transit which has been very
active and strong an week. closed pr0c-
Ideally unchanged. although at one
time 4 was mp three points and at an
other as much below last night. Peo-
PIES Gas, another Flower speciality,
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tuatlons. likewise closing about un-
changed There was NO news attend
ing the movements In these properties.
but a Circumstance which attracted
much attention was the gradual drop Of
the railway stocks which were affected
by the stringent monetary situation and
in measure we're also Influenced oF-
the divergence Of active operations into
the spectaiieS Rumcss Of possible
cooperative arrangement between
Manhattan and Metropolitan, raised the
former 81. the highest quotution being
at the close. and Metropolitan tx.
Third Avenue, too. rose points IN ex-
pectnfion that the compauy'S interest
would not suRer as much as anticipated
by impending legislation. Sugar retain-
ed rs points Of the six points rise CO.
incident with the advance In the refined
article. Continental Tobacco made a
fractional advance after a large recess
sion In the early trading. The market
closed with q heavy uadertone.
Business In bonds {eli on consider bly,
to-day and some weak scots cropped
out. The main tendency Of prices, how
ever, was toward a higher plane. with
the Atchisons and ST. Louis Southwest-
ern issues in good demand. Total sales,
s. 800. coo.
Government bonds were unchanged in
STor,Ys Avn poND ororATyo,-s