The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-10-13
GOvERNMEETs-Stcady.
RAILROAD BoNDS-Quiet.
STATE SECURITIES-Dull.

SroCKs-Market was strong and
higher. In the early dealings an ad-
vance ranging from to ! per cent.
After midday, however, there was Il re
action, while Missouri Pacific dropped
from - to l4t and Union Pacific from
80 to ca Northwestern fell from 3Gi TO
3j!, preferred from jOi to 493;
Lake Shore from sat to
j3!; Rock Island from lO3. 10 1881; st.
Paul from 30 to 32! preferred from 81!
to %; Pacific Mail from 81 to 3G3; West
ern Union from 75s to 7jt OhIos from
10! to l5;; Hannibal and st. Joseph
from Is to III, and preferred from 2S to
- Michigan Central rose from 55s to
j6!. At the second call the market was
steadier and pricee recovered ! to ! per
cent Stocks were weak during the last
hour of business, the decline be-
ing assisted by rumors. circulated
on the Exchange of II failure in
in the tea trade. Northwestern declined
to 3jt for common and Al Tor preferred,
st. Paul to 81 for common and Gig for
preferred, Lake Shore to j33 Union
Pacific to o., Pacific Mail to 3G. Western
Union to ~, Rock Island to l03, Ohios
to lj!. New jersey Central to 1881 and
Michigan Central to jji. Missouri Pa
cifc recovered from IA to II. The At
lantic and Pacific Railroad directors and
tho Missouri Pacific stockholders held q
conference to-day in regard to
the inability of the former to
pay the October dividend, guar
anieed on Missouri Pacific stock.
The Atlontic and Pacific directors stated
that they are willing to issue scrip for
dividend, and abrogatc the lease If the
Missouri Pacific company will pay ST.
100000 advanced by the Atlantic and
Pacific company, and take back 81 ,oO0,-
600 of their bonds lodged for collateral.
The gross earnings of the Missouri Pa
cihc company, for the wears from July
lst. 1872 to September 80
1915, amounted to $ll 4ji,lil,
and operating expenses for the same
time S7.3j4, ,SG6, leaving the net earnings
S4.O99,275; disbursements for the same
period on funded debt, etc, $i,j13,9sI
from which deduct net rcccips OF $i,O99,-
- -, showing Utl l'-S ~ = 80 ~ Nv
idends paid to stockholders OF Missouri
Pacific for three years amount to Sl,O5O,-
900, and the decreased gross earnings for
nine months of 1875, as compared with
1874, is :57O,7l7. The transactions on the
Stock Exchange aggregated 10000
shares, of which 29OOO were Pacific
Mail. 10000 Western nion, 5000
Northwestern common, 5000 preferred,
5000 St. Paul common, !, 700 preferred,
1000 Erie. 35 600 Lake Shore, i,iO0 Ohios
5000 Union Pacific and 1000 Missouri
Pacific.
Western Union 20, -. Paul prcfrr'd.. 6ll3
Pacific Mail. 81 y. j. Central lu5
Adams Express HSH Rock island .......lu5
Wells. FargoSCO 49, IUlcdoS wabash ~
Amer. Union .... ~ I. & ". prefer d. Is
United states - ort W NH\ht......- 9u'I
y \. Crutrul.... lU2i, IcTrc llaui"....... ~
Eri'. ~ +. II. preferred. l~it
Flir prrfrrrcd ... 80 Chicago GAltpn- -
Harlem .............l.v' I .N \. prefer H.Iu-
Harlem prrlcr'd la2 OhioSMissiSippi lji4
Nichigan Cent?. 81. lndiauaCcutr'l~. ~
Union Pacific. - B. 4 O..................lll
Lake shore. -, II. & -. Joc.....-. ia
Illinois Central. % u. Il I.hckAwana.llS
&. and Pm. ~ A.&P. Telegraph ~
Northwestern g. 81, &. Pacific bonds-lU6iI
Northwest n pid. 80 &. Pacific bouds.iU}'.
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