Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-04
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SrocKs-The market was dull and
weak in the early dealings. The general
list fell od to u per cent, while Chi.
csgo, st. Louis and New Orleans fell oil
q and Canada Southern 81 per cent.
During the afternoon q strong tone set
In and prices ross I TO ~ per cent,
Chesapeake and Ohio, Canada Southern
leoding the upward movement. The
principal activity was In Erie and lake
Shore. louisville and Nashville was
exceptionally weak and declined 2 per
cent. The announcement that the
treasury would buy Sll 900 in boads for
the sinking fund had buoyant effect
on share speculation. The strength in
Erie shares, 90 we'll IN bonds, was due
to reports ot u contract with the New
York Central Tor q portion of its New
England business, and also Tor some oi
the traffic VI tho Lake Shore.
Michigan Central and Canada Southern
at Buffalo had been signed. There was
active and strong buyin of Chesapeake
and Ohio securiiirs, based on the iact
that the western line is to be- pushel to
completion and the road connected with
the railroad system ~ the west. The
stocks oi this company rose lt52 per
cent, aud the bonds liGf2. large pur.
chases weru maic by strong parties,
Who, apparently, are in possession oi
important facts concerning the future oi
the property The reports abou, a syn.
dictate in Lake Shon were revived again
to-day. but nothing definite in r..
gard thereto Mas announced. There II
q pool in stock, and this may be- the
foundation for the report that arrangr.
ments are In progress with view Ia
funding the indebtedness 90 Panama oi
the Pacific Mail, The amount has bccn
largely reduced during the past Year
and the directors of the latter company
are willing Ia advance money enough Ia
pay off the debt and fund the amount.
The agents of the company are busily
canvassing among the principal ship.
pers ior time contracts on freight The
reported freight rates ON petroleum
will bc advanced 10y all the trunk lines
nj MI early day. The following rrsolu.
ton was sdoDted by the STOCK Exchangr
Ia day. That the Law Commute
ol the New York stock Exchange
be- authorized and required % taxi
cognlzancr of any complaints made by
any one against any persons or FIRMS
who represent themselves as DOING their
business through or at the New York
stock Exchange, aud who Il IN alleged
arr doing u fraudulent business. 10 ~.
vcstigate fully anl With the utuosl care
oil cases that may be placed before them.
aud II they arr satisfied that the parties
complained oi are carry lng OH q iraudu-
lent business, they shall take all legal
and proper measures tu bring the guilty
Ia justice and defeat their purposes
The earnings Of the Iouisyillc and
Nashville railroad ior the third week OF
January MAS $4,000, against $y9.0O
Tor the same week last year, which
il MI increase oi $4,000. TIL.
gain ior the first three weeks In
January an COMPARED with the saint
period ol last year, ~ sltO,iSs. The
earnings Oi the Northwestern roal lor
January show an increase ~ $4,000
The earnings Of tile New York Central
road for January " ere between 500, ,0O0
aud $sO, 100 larger than lasi year.
The transactions on the Stock ES.
ql,enro nsRsgsle,l l0h.000 phaSs, n
,yxSes Q9nsfa sessl.sss.
ware, f1rkswshnn md Wesitrn, 57,bn
Eric, g,000 Hannibal and ~ Jo-et,h.
5000 Iron Mountain, GOO Kansss sad
Texas, 1000 Lake shore, 5000 Michi.
gan Central, |, 400 Northeastern, 2,0OO
New Jersey Central 1000 Pacific Mail,
900 st. Paul, 1900 Wabash aud 70.
eilic, 400 Western Union, 1000 Union
Pacific and 5000 81. Paul and sioax
F,sy