Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-01-29

change bankers bills steady at 49s, de-
mand 400! under the new system, but J
per cent. higher by the old method.
SILvER-At London Sled per ounce !;
bar silver here llll; subsidiary silver
coin i@l per cent. discount.
COMMUNICATING and !@l per
cent. higher.
Y. :. Coupons tlssll
SeW lol
New Fourand one ll2'
new rou ..-l la'
Pacific skies OF
RAILROAD BoSDs-The features OF the
market were Texas and Pacific income
land grant sevens, which advanced 10
I9i from 7St, Indiana, Decatur and
Springfield seconds income which rose
to 90! from 6j., Mobile and Ohios sec.
ond debenture which declined TO 81
from 53i and later recovered 10 52i.
Lafayette, Bloomington and Muncic in.
come which advanced 10 S2l from SOL.
then declined TO sol and later recovered
TO Sls Boston, Hartford and Erie tirsls
whicn declined Ia 81 from G2l and Pc.
oria, Decatur aud Evansville income
which declined to 81 from 81 Chesa.
peake and Ohio issues were notably ac.
tive and strong.
STATE BoSDs-Moderately active.
STocis-Ths market opened generally
strong and higher, Lake Erie and West
ern being an exception and opening Il
per cent lower, with subsequent lie.
cline OF ] per cent. At the first board
speculation became firm and rise OF
| TO 3 per cent was recorded, the latter
Lake Erie and Western. This WAS
followed by a decline OF to II per cent.
and later 10y an advance Of Ia . per
cent. During the afternoon the market
was irregular but became strong in the
late dealings, and most OF the lead.
ing shares touched the highest
figures OF the day, the improve.
ment from the lowest point ranging
from ! 10 81 per cent, Denver and Rio
Grdnde, the telegraph shares. Lake Erie
and Western and Union Pacific show
ing the most strength. In final sales
there was fractional reaction from the
highest point in some cases.
The Post says: AS We close, the fol.
matter OF the Central Pacific dividcni
has been satisfactorily arranged to-day
befCr. L. :. Judge Choale in chambers,
the Cilirials Of the government simply
filing tncir bin, and the court accepting
the personal bonds Of G.. l.. Huntington
and others No injunction was asked
for. The dividend will be paid as adj
vertised.
The Erie railroad earnings increased
in The fist three weeks Of the cur
rent month sl3i,OOO. The gain would
have been much larger but Tor the dc.
lays occasioned by the snow. The earn
irg Of the St Paul, Minneapolis aud
Manitoba railroad increased S2l 900 the
third week of January. The annual re-
port Of the Milwaukee and II. Paul Rail
road Company for 1850 will soon be
published, and the gross earnings will
not vary much from Sl3,OD0,0OO against
Sl0,0l2 $40 the year before. The Mn.
iual Life Insurance Company paid sl3,-
000, 600 10 policy holders last year, and
have S92 0O0,OOO 81 assets The sharp
Use in Denver and Rio Grand waa occa.
stoned by promise Oi 2 per cent.
qusriely dividends
The transactions on the Stock tx.
change aggregated $4,000 shares, OF
which 1000 were Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy. 5000 &. &. d ]. c., 10000
Canada southern, 1000 Cnesapeak and
Ohio, 800 central Pacific. II coo Della
ware, l.ackawanna and Western. 10000
Delaware aud IlEdiOn, 1900 Denver
and RIO GIandc. -, 300 Erie, ) 1000 Han
nibal und -. Joe, \ 600 Iron Mountain,
Is 600 Kansas aud IcNas, $500 Lake
Shore, 400 Lake EIi" aud Western,
400 Louisville aLd NN.hville, 60
Michigan Central. 1870 Marietta and
Cincinnati tir.rs pref, rrcd, 5000 North
western, 2W Nashville and ChatianOO.
"a, 5000 New jersey Central, 900 New
York Central, - 90 Northern Pacific,
q 900 Ohio and Mississippi, 1000 ON
tariO aud Western, : OtO Pacific Nal,
1870 Peoria, Decatur and Evansville,
1900 Reading, ! 100 ~ Paul, $500 ~
Paul AID Omaha, 5000 Texas Pacific,
1900 Union Pacific, 1000 Wabash Ia.
cilic, 3IOD) Western Union i, iOJ Mo.
bI.c aud Oaio, - 90 Ohio C"ntrHl,
=. 600 Alton aEd Trrrr lIautr, . GOA. &
i Telegraph Company, and 400 lila.
uOIs Central.