Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-09-10
RAILROAD BoSDs-Active, but irregu-
STATE BoNDs-Dull.

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Pacific skies OF
RAILROAD BoNDs-Active, but irregu-
lar.
STATE BoNDs-Dull.
SrocEs-lhe market fell off fraction
in early dealings, but subsequently rose
tG2l per cent, and later reacted 10
10 y per cent. This was followed by n
recovery OF ia per cent, but during
the afternoon spccu alton again became
depressed and decline OF /. to per
cent was recorded. In late dealings the
market became firm and closed al re-
coyery OF | TO per cent. Oregon Nav.
igation rose To . per cent. reacted 10 q
per cent. and recovered | per cent.
Montan; coal broke from S. to Il. The
break WAS said t. be the result
OF manipulations, having for its
object the shaking out Oi a member OF
the pool detected in selling the stock.
The pool stood alooi Tor the time being,
and allowed the stock 10 drop OIL To the
lowest figures reached, when they
brought their own price. The insiders
still express confidence in higher prices,
and say that the company has no in.
debtedncss, has made all necessary ex-
pcndtures for doubling the output
within three months, and is earning at
the rate OF per cent per annum, with
the expectation Of a 3! per cent divi-
dend on November J.. The principal
stockholders are W. II. Cox, Of
the Merchants National Bank; James
Boyce, of Baltimore; David iIatchkiSs, Of
New Haven, Chas. Parrish and Souilcr
4 Co, oi New York. George Montague,
Of the Seventh warl National Bank. il
treasurer. The regular quarterly dIvi-
dcud Of u per cent. on Chicago aud
Northwestern preferred stock has been
declared payable on the 2S.h inst. Tho
earnings oi the Canada Southern railroad
shows gain oi $3.50 600 Tor August, and
those of the Burlingtol, Cedar Rapids
and Northern S37,372. The gross earn.
ings of thirty.six railroads for the month
Of August were SIG ,OI1 G6j, an increase
OF -, ,S97 1872. The gross earnings Of thir-
ty-one roads from January lst To August
3lst, were Sl0j, 1888 j}S. an increase
Of 81 ,33l ,S92. These statements include
the traffic OF such leading lines as the
New York C"utral, Northwestern. II.
Paul, Wabash. Central Pacific. iron
vi
sylyania. Baltimore and Ohio. Lake
Shore, Michigan Central and Union Pa
ciiic. Ii the earnings of those roads
were added the total sine" january lst
would be- swc'Irl tn much higher figures.
The Northern Pacific reports S2i0,OOO of
traffic IN August auI $4,000 land sales
receipts Thi, ,ompIny exclusive Of
the land sal,sl for IT,, E-Cal wear ending
June 30, 1850, were - $50 Isl. The
first Indications II 'nr september earn.
ings are shown by t.r returns from
the Northwestern, which gains
$40. 0C0 the five dslS oi the month. and
Denver and RIO Grandc, ~ hIch increases
So, 200 the first week ol September.
The transactions ,n 'no Stock TX.
change aggregated 2I@t'O shares. ui
which go were &. { a l. G., l,'cO
ChiragJ. l.. 80. 1900 D"iANHIr, Lack.
awanna aud Western, Is 90 Delaware
and Hudson, - 800 Erie. 800 lianni.
bal and II. Joseph. 900 hon Noun
tain, 81 900 Kansas and G"Xas, ] 900
Lake Shore, ) 600 Lthr Ere and West
ern. 3. 600 Michigan Central. l. 900 Man
haitian Elevated, 1000 Morris and Es.
sex. 100 Marietta and Cincinnati. iirst
preferred, 200 NamtaUk Cpal, 5000
Northwestern. 5000 New Jersey Cen.
tral, 1000 New York Central, 100
ONO and Mississippi. ! Goa Northern
Pacific, 1900 Pac.i' Mai, 80 ~ Read
ing, lS,0 0OO It Pan, 700 - Paul aud
Omaha. 600 Walasn pa,i AID 1900
Western Union.