Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-02-07

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| RAILROAD BoSDs the railroad
bond market Texas Pacific income land
grant IS advanced 10 SIT from So, and
later fell 10 SS!; Lake Erie and Western
income rose TO 81 from 80, and then fell
to S0tGS0i; Peoria. Decatur and Evans.
vile frsts Evansville Iivision) ad.
vsnced to 30 from 7SI, income 10 81
from Sd; Wabash est. Louis division
tirsts declined 10 1901 from llSi; Mo-
bile and OHIO second debentures 20 10
from 52i; Kansas and Texas seconds to
sol from 81 and later recovered 10 Sll,
and Chesapeake and Ohio currency Is,
which declined TO 81 from 80.
STATE BoSDs-Moderately active.
STocis-Ths market opened irregular
and unsettled in early dealing, and At
the first board the general list declined
! TO 2: per cent, latter in Western
Union. Toward noon speculation be-
came strong and prices rose to 80 per
cent. Lake Erie and Western, Peoria,
Decatur and Evansville and Western
Union leading the improvement Dur
ipS the afternoon the market huctuated
With frequency. but with narrow range.
In late dealings Northern Pacific sd.
vanced q per cent. and Oregon Naviga.
ton 81 per cent while the general list
reacted ! TO Ii per cent, the latter in 81.
Paul.
The Erpress, reviewing the week says:
The railroad and miscellaneous specula.
ton Was heavy and lower in the week,
prices having declined from lac per
cent, under q heavy selling movement.
Subsequently there WAS q marked
change IN the condition OF ailsirs and an
advance OF lCS7 per cent. took place, the
settlement OF the consolidation Of the
telegraph companies having = very fav.
orable influence on the market for the
time. This improvement Was lost near
the close In some instances. the princi.
pal weakness having been Ia the gran
ger, trunk line and telegraph shares.
Alton and Terre IIaute preferred and
Oregon were marked exceptions to the
general list. The former fell of
from 1851 to 1921, rose to
li0, and closed ut reaction OF . per
cent, while Oregon declined from l6i 10
1867, and rose to l77. There were also
exceptions 10 the general market in low
priced shares, notably Lake Erie and
Western, Peoria, Decatur and Evans.
vile. Ohio Central and Northern Pacific.
Elevated railroad shares were promi-
nent in the dealings at intervals during
the week, and were strong and higher.
The noticeable feature Of the week wan
large dealings in low priced shares.
Chicago and st. Louis Tailr6af tbhfpaBy
has been organized with n capital of
SIC. 100000, Of which $l3,OO0,OOO
has been taken 10y the syndicate, which
has deposited 10 per cent. of the sub
scription in cash. IL is proposed to
build line from Cleveland % Chicago:
also 10 extend u line from IT, Wayne
Junction to -. Louis. The company
has purchased ~ miles Of the Wabash
Canal, whi,h b gives IL right oi way la
Fl. WAYNE 2D feet broad. The line
from Cleveland TO Chicago will be com.
pletqd this year, and to St Louis by
July, 1852.
Regarding the extension Of the new
road cas-, ward nothing has been decided
upon. Capitalists interested In this
new project are prominently identified
with the Lake Erie and Western, Ohio
Central and Pcoris, Decatur and Evans
vile companies.
Mr.. French, auditor OF railroad ac-
counts maintains that the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company has night To
the decision Of the Attorney General,
that all lands granted are the property
of the company unless Congress should
by special act declare them forfeited.
Three hundred and seven thousand two
hundred and twenty-five shares of West
ern Union stock voted In favor oi aud
COO against consolidation. and ~. per
cent. Of the entire stock was represented.
The arrivals Of gold at the asaay Office
from Europe for the week ended Friday,
was S539, 500, all foreign coin and bars.
Total arrivals from August 2, 1880 TO
February 1, 1851, $50. .025, 100, OF which
s. ssG 90 was American coin and 49,.
l3g. 200 foreign coin and bsrs. Arrivals
for the came period In 1870 and 1880.
were S73.4l5,ltO The payments on this
account by the assay Office was Si2 ,z19
for the week and 81, ,y93. l55 SINCE
August lst.
The transactions on the Stock Er.
change aggregated 395, 900 shares, OF
which LOO American Union. 5bOO G.
G. * I. c., 1000 Canada southern, l5,-
600 Delaware, IAckawanns and West.
ern, 81. 600 Delaware and Hudson, 800
Denver and Rio Grande. 81 900. Erie,
$500 Hannibal and St Joseph, o,ioo
Iron Mountain, 5000 KsnaAs and
Texas, 5000 Lake Shore, 1900 Laks
Erie and Western, 200 Louisville and
Nashville, 4, 800 Michigan Central, %, ,00Q
North western, 500 New Jersey Cen.
tral, 1900 New York Central, $500
Northern Pacific, 8, 800 Ohio and hisis
sippi, 81, 900 Ontario and Western, u
600 Ohio Central, GOO Pacific Mail
5000 Reading. ls.000 st. Paul. 400 st
Paul and Omaha, 1000 TEXAS: Pacific
1900 Union Pacific, 1900 Wabash
Pacific, 5000 Western Union. $50
Peoria, Decatur and Evansville and
II 900 Little Pituburgb.
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