The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-12-01
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FINANCE AND TRADE.
The Features Of the Money and Stock
~. -t..l Markets. " w.

steady at 3.s94h per cent; last loan.
az per cent. PRIME mercantile paper
4hQ5 per cent. Sterling exchange
firm. with actual business In bankers
bills at 81 S57s@4 ssh for demand and
81 s1B@4 SIX for sixty days Posted
rates, 81 S2h.@4 S6lk;! commercial bills,
"a SO&Q4 SIX.
Bar silver, 6lAc. Silver certificates,
64Q65c. Mexican dollars, 50c. Gov
ernment bonds irregular. State bonds
Inactive. Railroad bonds strong.
There was large, business done in
stocks again to-day, but the activity
was not well maintained throughout
the session. The surface Indications
were that the large, early business was
for London account. For instance. the
prices OF Americans advanced In Lon
don before the opening hour. This was
in spite OF the general heaviness OF
the London market. due to the money
market conditions and to the discour-
aging news from South Africa. But
after the opening hour foreign; arbl-
TRACE brokers were sellers of stocks,
and their sales on balance for to-day
were estimated ut 10000 shares. The
Inference Is pretty plain that Londons
early advance was on New York buy
ing, while the general London transact
tons In this market were on the selling
side. They had little influence on prices.
which went to the best generally after
the arbltrage operations had ceased.
The influence Of the mid-week inter-
ruptIon Of Thanksgiving was still man
ifest to-day. There was much closing
up of accounts on Wednesday, and
there was a general indisposition to re-
open them to-day for day and q half
of trading. With the exception Of
some continued large buying In some
quarters Of the railroad list, the trad
ing was therefore rather languid, espe-
clally during the latter part Of the day.
ket and rise in the call loan rate to
Az per cent late in the day were also
an influence towards REFRESHING activ-
ity. Preparation for the monthly set
Element may havo had something to
do with this development, butt the
transfer through the sub-treasury to-
day Of s450.0O0 to the interior suggests
recurrence of, demand upon this cen-
tire for interior needs, which would
prove serious drain upon tho money
market. OF to-days transfers, $780,
900 went to- Chicago and $4,000, to New
Orleans and 100000 to St. Louis. show
Ing wide distribution OF the demand.
The forecasts Of the weekly bank state
ment indicate a small change in the
cash Item for the week past The sub
treasury has absorbed s1.712.000. includ-
Ing the sums deposited for transfer to
the interior. On the regular express
movement the banks seem to have
gained enough to about offset this, But
q movement to Canada and some local
movements. of cash. which are difficult
to estimate. are likely to complIcate the
statement. The loan item Is also a
matter. Of pure surInise. But the rise
In the money rate this afternoon Is o.
pretty reliable index Of some impair
mcnt In the condition Of the banks.
Prices Of stocffs were effected by this,
but there were substantial rallies In
spots, and the closing was firm, but
not ut the best. In the railroad list
stocks OF Southern and Southwestern
railroads were notably firm, led by
Chesapeake & Ohio. The Tobacco
stocks we're weak on the withdrawal Of
important interests. Pacific Mail re-
acted 3A per cent.
The market was active and strong,
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