Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-02-11

steady at ASH; demand 4S5!
SILvIR-At London 6ltd per ounce;
bar silver here lll!; subsidiary silver
coin Hal per cent. discount
Gov v.RNhxSrs-Fairly active and firm.
u T. Coupons llssl
New
New fourand one
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PAcinc Sixes OF
RAILROAD BoSps In Railroad bonds
the market for Mobile and Ohio first de-
bentures advanced 10 80 from SS,;
Mobile and Ohio seconds debentures TO
53 from 50; International and Great
Northern seconds income 10 % from
9li; Rome, Wabash and Og,'ensburg
tirsts to 9li from 10; e., G. and |. {. In
come 20 73l from -; Central Iowa de-
benturs certificates to 81 from 81 lndl-
ana Bloomington and Western leconds
TO 10 from IS; Metropolitan seconds to
81 from IS, end Southern Pacific OF Cali
iornia firsts to loii, the highest price
yet made from l0l.
STATE BoSDs-Moderate request.
Srocis-Ths market opened gener-
ally strong but irregular. In early deal
ings before the first board prices de-
clined to u per cent, but the depres.
sion WAS Of very brief duration, and un.
der good buying the entire list recorded
an sdyance. Speculation continued
strong throughout the afternoon, and
became quite buovant in late dealings,
when the highest figures OF the day were
generally current. The improvement
from the lowest point OF the morning
ranged from to 5! per cent, Louisville
and Nashville, New jersey Cen.
tral. Pacific Mail, Union psci.
nc, CeRtral Pacific, Western Union.
Delaware aud Hudson and Cana da
Southern leading the upward move
ment. Quicksilver rose . per cent for
common and per cent. for preferred on
the days trade. The market closed
strong The Graphic says The bulls in
the Western Union Telegraph Company
are very confident and count considera-
bly upon the known short interest OF
l50, ,OOO shares, which may form basi.
Tor an upward twist within thirty days.
The Western Union has begun 10 close
up 40 superiiuous Offices which
il is claimed will effect q saving OF about
5000, 900 per year. The preferred aud
common stock OF the Buffalo, Pittsburgh
and Western Railroad Company have
been admitted to the regular list. The
Stock Exchange has also listed $3.50, 900
Of the q per cent. bonds oi the State OF
Alabama, $j6i coo guaranteed first mort.
gage bonds, $3.50. 600 second mortgage
bonds and SlSs,00 guaranteed second
bonds OF the ~. Louis, Jacksonville and
Chicago railroad and $l,O34, 900 of its
common stock, 81 ,00o, 900 OF the Chicago.
Milwaukee and ~. Paul, Chicago and
Pacific division q per cents, $3.50, 900 Of
the same company, Hastings and Dalton
division per cent. bonds, aud 81, ,OC0, 600
Wabash, st. Louis and Pacific railroad
general mortgage q per cent bonds.
The Chicsgo and Northwestern earnings
for the first week OF February, were
sos, 900, q decrease Of $4l $40. 81 Paul
and Omaha earnings Tor the same week
show q decrease of 81 900. The falling
of Vas caused by severe storms. Erie
earnings show MI increase oi t32s, s,6<<
gross, and $l47,tl5 net for December,
and S196, ,25S gross and $G05, COS net Tor
the first three months OF the fiscal year,
October lst 10 Decemlsr 3lst. The
Grand Trunk dividend announced for
the last half OF the year on the B per
cent first and second mortgage bonds.
with the arrears for the previous half OF
the year on the latter Of one per cent,
have been declared on the third prefer
ence bonds.
A Paris dispatch says: The fall OF %
francs in the shares Of the Crc'ii, Lyon
naise il much commented upon. The
company had announced ito intention
Of making q fresh issue OF shares and
has been spending = great deaf Of moscy
IN rebuilding and enlarging its rnagnih
cent premises sn the Boulevard. Catho-
lie cltrsymen who had large sums lie.
posted are withdrawing them and plac.
ing them In the Anglo Universal Bant.
known AZ Banque dcs Prrter.
The transactions on Stock Exchange
aggregated ilI. 900 shares, of which we're
G. G. & ]. g., 300, Canada southern
800, Central Pacific 1900, Delaware
Lsckawanna and Western 1900. Della.
ware and Hudson 1000, Denver and
Rio Grande 1000. Erie 1900, Ilanni.
bsl and 81. Joseph 3,i00. Iron Mountain
1000, Kansas and Texas 5000. Lake
Shore 81 200, Lake Erie and Western
1000, Michigan Central 400, North.
western $500, New Jersey Central
1000, New York Central G,000, North.
ern Pacific 5000. Ohio and Mississippi
1900, Ontario and Western $500, Ohio
Central 1900, Pacific Mail 1900.
Peoria, Decatur and Evansville 1900,
Quicksilver 1900, IT. Paul 1900.
Texas Pacific 5000, Union Pacific 49,.
600, Wabash Pacific 5000, Western
Union 5000, Illinois Central $500,
Reading 4, 900. Little Pittsburgh 5000.
Uh,cago, 81. Louis and New Orlejns
1000, Louisville and Nashville 200,
II. Psul and Omaba 3, 800. Houston and
Texas Central $500, st Louis and fan
frsncifco 1900. Central Arizona 6yoO0.
and Mariposa 1000.
Centul,Ysc1Hc. ..iisH IAke KneA western jih
o. r. bonds OutahoA Wsstern tz,.
Land 0rant--.........Iitlz Burilngtop, &. KAN :,
sinking funh......--ixs AltonkTsnsHauv a.
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