The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-10-17

RAILROAD BoSDs-Generally firm; To-
ledo Il Wabash consolidated convertible
advanced . per cent 70 II; Toledo Wabash
firsts rose 70 % and Chicago 4 Northwestern
consolidated gold coupons 70 95; Rock Is
land sevens selling at 10eN and do sinking
funds at 1O9Z; North Missouri frstS de-
clined to 9sk.
SrocKs-A bold attempt to break down
the stock market was made this morning
By sending 70 the various newspaper Offices
bogus dispatch purporting to be signed
BY Rev. DR.. Deems, making positive an
lnouncement OF the death Of Commodore
Vanderbilt 1t created considerable ex.
element in Wall street for 4 time. New
York Central declined per cent and Lake
Shore =. Subsequently, however, Messrs.
Davis L Truman, brokers prominently
identified with the financial interests Of
Mr.. ", received the following dispatch
from him:
al am alive and doing well: better than
ISiguedJ "vASDERBILT."
After this emphatic denial reached the
street New York Central recovered the de.
cline, and Lake Shore went higher than It
sold before the false report had been
circulated. There was 3 feeling OF in
dignation over the persistent circulation
Of the false reports, and the opinion was
freely expressed that the Stock Exchange
should al once take steps TO ascertain the
authors Of the report otthe death Of Com.
modore Vanderbilt, and the rumors Of last
Friday that the trunk lines had again re.
dueed their rates. The stock speculation
was active and buoyant In the afternoon,
1 -. II ~ II IA ~ "a
cent from the lowest point Of the morning.
On the canArd about the death Of Nj:
Vanderbilt some limited holders sold
stock and others put out short time, but
in the afternoon these stocks were being
bought back again, which assisted the up
ward movement. Probably the more
solid reason for the advance in the
trunk lines shows, in this connee'
ton, proving Il, that II an adTane on
Eastern fares aud freights BY the Canada
roads, that the railroad war is approaching
IN end. The activity and sharp advance in
the coal stocks to-day was due in part to 4
report that the miners had agreed to resume
work at the reduced rates OF wages. This
frightened some Of the bears this afternoon
aud the consequence was higher basis Of
value. Delaware, LAekAwannA q Western
led the upward movement and rose from
Il 70 75H, closing 1t AZ. More prompt
deliveries of this stock were demanded To-
day, and from sis to y was paid for
loans Of il, while in some cases the stock
vas bought In under the rule ut difference
OF Il per cent Delaware 4 Hudson rose
from 66X TO OK, and New Jersey Central
from SAX TO SIX, closing At 36HaS61s.
Respectively, these two stocks to-day were
WOrth from l-S9 70 S-l6 for use and Norris
4 Essex rose to 95. In the general list Lake
Shore was the most active stock and I'D.
vaueed nearly 2per cent, selling up to 579.
and closing ut 671E; Michigan Central ad'
vanced from ~ to- As, closing At AZ; Rock
IsIand advanced from l0lk to l0lA; Ohio
from i0x to II and Pacific Nail from 247i
FAX; New York Central reacted 70 l0l3s a
the close. Other changes during the day
were blight The transactions were l2et 0OC
shares, Of which Tc000 were Pacific Nail
5000 Western Union, 1900 St Pauls, 50 0OC
Lake Shore, 1900 Michigan Genital, 43I0oC
Delaware, LaekavAnnA 4 Western, 1900
New Jersey Central and 5000 New YORK
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