Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-25

finance IND TRADE.
New York. March 7.-Commercial
a yertiser's London financial cable
Era%:
The new account began with more
activity and a better tone. The feat
&res were Americans and Rhodesian
Iuines. The former were bought freely
ere; New York also to a small
mount. They eased off finally, clos
slightly under the best.
York, March 27.-Money on call
at 4Q6 per cent; last loan at 5
tent.
ime mercantile paper 31404A per
erling exchange strong, with actual
mess in bankers bills at $4.S5%D
ass for demand and at $4.S3& 04S4
for so days; posted rates $4.S4@4S412
and S4.8615; commercial bills $4.8212.
certificates 60Q6013,
Psilver 595sc.
kican dollars 4712c.
|vernment bonds steady.
new IS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .lcS
new As registered ..................l29
new is coupons. ........-...........lZ9
IS. As registered... ......,lll%4
5. is c0upons.............. -Id9t2
,. Is 2gtS......... ..'...- J9t2
5. IS registered. ......................l!z
>. oS coupons. ...,...,..'..'.' III
State bonds steady.
Railroad bonds strong.
Stocks-Nearly all stocks made ad-
Iprces to-day and some of them were
material proportions. Various rea-
S might be assigned for the move
hit in individual stocks, but the prin-
al motive for the general rise appar-
~ was that the steady advance Of
hes of late had again aroused the
ide public to buy. The dealings
ghed one and one-uuarter million
res. Aggressive bull manipulations
Hthe leaders of speculation had SEEM
ly caused the public to cease wait
an immediate opportunity to
ecofe stocks at a lower level. The
market. opened under an impetus of
fgber quotations from London and
ough large realizing on paper profits
Is apparent from time to time, the
rance continued pretty steadily until
r the close. when the rate for call
ney reached per cent, leaving the
gre for the day from 4 to with the
loan at 5. Quite a number of new
gh-priced records for stocks were
&ade to-day. The strength displayed
Of commission house orders to pur-
fhase stock. This caused a pronounced
- at the orening and induced the
alton of many short contracts
'incipal activity was in the Flow
cks, those being, for instance, U.s.
hares of Federal Steel sold at the
Ing over a range of 1 points and
stock made net advance Of SIS
eports that the earnings We're large
|Oklyn Transit rose points on ru-
rs that the Brooklyn Union Elevated
Is said to have had one-half million
ilafs in cash when taken into con-
bl BY the Transit Company. The con-
ynued talk of negotiations for a COM
vination of the gas and electric light
interests of Chicago was used to the
benefit of Peoples Gas to the extent
Of over a point. Among the other spe-
cialties to make large Improvements
were American Tobacco 10, COntinen-
tai Tobacco T. Metropolitan Ga. Third
EAnue 4. and Consolidated Gas 35s
largest improvements among the
ne railways was 2$i in Northwest
uary traffic returns attracted much
Ltion as they covered the period
IL, 70 Iot
ted because Of the storms. St
decrease of something over So
90 in the net was due to the in
bed operating expenses. the gross
ings having shown an increase. In
ase Of Atchison the road again re-
d a net increase, this time over
boo, although the gross earnings
decreased about $4,000. Among
Southwestern railways Wabash
led net increase in February
ings of nearly $4,000. The mar
closed with no decided tone and
Y trading.
e bond market to-day made an ag-
i've show of strength. heavy pur-
n of the active issues being made
bstantial improvements. Total
5. 1O5. 600. T.. S bonds were un-
on bid quotations.
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eferred observation-disclosures. e77s
re and Ohio Observation-Disclosures Il
Pacific S55s
Southern Observation-Disclosures Sta
Pacific Observation-Disclosures. 52lS
Re and Ohio ................... 2Sh
nd Alton ...........-...........113ss
burlington and Qusncy. ia
nd Eastern Illinois 5eh