Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-01-18

Pacific Stxce OF 70
RAILROAD Boxps-Active. The largest
advance was 5 per cent In Wabash
equipment, which sold up to l0tt, and
the next larges: u per cent in Wilwau,
kee and st. Paul old bonds, which sold
up TO l2S, and the next a per cent In
Wabash mineral mortgage sizes, which
sold up to lOit. The other changes
were as follows: An advance of 2per
cent. in Mobile and Ohio first deben.
ture, II in Boston, Hartford and Eri"
frsts, II in Ohio and Mississippi ~"
onds, ii in Rome, watertown and q :
densbury firsls, / per cent. In g., G.. Z.
4 l., Mobile and Ohio new mortgage,
Ohio. Central income, and Milwaukee
and St. Paul consols. There was de-
cline OF 9 per cent in Iron Mountain
seconds, preferred income, per cent.
in New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio
income and Mobile and Ohio second de-
benture, and IA per cent In Iron Noun.
tain first preferred income.
STATE BoSps-Dull.
SroCKs Stock market opened
strong, and in early dealings prices adj
vanced 3S5 per cent, Illinois Central,
st. Paul. North western and Chicago, St.
Louis and New Orleans leading the up
ward movement. The telegraph shares
moved independently OF the general
list, Western Union declining per
cent. and American Union advancing
81 per cent. After midday the entire
market declined | TO 2 per cent, the
latter American Union. In late deal.
ings speculation assumed q strong tone
and under brisk purchases an al vance
ranging from | TO 81 per cent was re-
corded, Canada Southern leading the
upward movement; Ontario and West
ern, Pacific Mail. and Northwest
ern preferred being also prominent
therein. Chicago. Burlington and Quincy
which closed on Saturday at l75 bid,
opened at 1851, receded to 1914, rose to
ia. reacted To 1901 and closed at lI?.
The Commercial says: The common
capital of the Northwestern Company
on the 3lst Of May next will stand on
the books of the road worth $50 per
cent. The common capital of the ~.
Paul Company now stands on the books
worth over 1881 per cent
The Graphic says: Vanderbilt, Green
and Morgan have unitsd in . request
for proxies in favor of the analgation oi
various telegraph lines. There va.
strong talk among the large traders oi
l25 for Union Pacific this week, and
higher prices were predicted ior
Wabash stocks. President Humphrey
has gone West on important business,
connected with the Wabash Pacific road,
and some very important new projects
and connections are being negotiated.
There Is a large buying OF Wabash
for Amsterdam and London
traders; also of Ohio and
Mississippi. A new upward movement
WAS rumOred in the Burlington and Ce-
dar Rapids. The Twenty.third street
large operators are confident Of q rise in
the Delaware and Hudson 10 par this
week. Mr.. Gould's friends anticipate
much higher prices for the Southwest
ern stocks in which he 10 largely inter.
ested during the week. The ~. Louis
and San Francisco Railroad Company
declared dividend OF 3! per cent upon
it's preferred stock payable February ].
II il now stated papers have positively
been signed for . tripartite freight
agreement between the New York Cen
trail and Hudson River, the Michigan
Central and the Canada Southern rail.
roads. II 10 announced, on official au'
thority, that the Decatur and Evansville
railroad company earned Q Surplus last
year after fully providing for oil eIpen-
ses, fixed charges and interest on It's in
come bonds. The stockholders OF Erie
preferred have been complaining for .
time because they received but
3 per cent. dividend In lssO,
claiming that they, o. veil
20 bondholders were entitled TO o per
cent. there being Q net surplus oi over
$40, 900 over the interest, charges and
expenses. The reconstruction commit.
tee have agreed 10 meet this claim. a.
judah p. Benjamsn and his associates
have decided that under an agreement
the preferred tockbolders must De paid
@ per cent. for 1850, and also that . div.
idend on the common must be declared
when there 10 Q surplus over the amount
necessary 10 pay the dividend on tho
preferred. The earnings OF the Denver
and Rio Grands increased 81, 900
on the second week of January.
The yield Of Lake superior
mines ior the year 1850 10 given ~ 81.
5S2 tons Of copper ore, of which Calumet
and Hecla produced 9.+52 tons; Quin-
cy, 2,I39; Osceols, 1887; franklin.
,58s; Atlantic, 1879, and the other
mines amounts ~ leo than 900 each.
The silver mining shares sere active
to-day, Boston Consolidated and Silver
Clih being the features. The former
rose 10 80, declined 10 10 snd reacted
20 l25. Late In the day Silver Cli6 ros>
To 5 Lid, on the news that in spite OF the
loss OF zine and poor mill the bullion
products and ssles Of concentrates foI
working the nine months OF 1850, sp
pro1imatr S275, 900. The yield oi Homs
ststs for December amounted 20 tl0s,
600. The dividsnds thus far PAID
amount TO 81 900.
The transactions on the Stock EI
change aggregated O2,0O shares, o
which 2.iO0 we're American Union, 10.
OOO A. d r. Telegraph, 500 Chicago
Burlington and Quincy. 100 G. CsC. 4
IL, 1900 G. @. 4 !. C., 1900 Caasdi
southern, 1000 Centsal ex-ine, 100
Delaware, LAckavanna and Western
1000 Delaware and Hudson. 1000 Den
yer and Rio Grsads, S3,ooo Erie, 1900
Hannibal and st. Joe. II, 900 Iron Noun
tain, 1000 Illinois Centrsl, 1900 Kan
sas and Texas, 1900 Lake Shore, ZOO
Lake Eie and Western, 30 Louisvill,
and Nashville, 1000 MLchiean Centrsl
5000 North western, I, 800 Nashv Vile and
Chattanooga, 1900 Nsv Jerssy Ceo
tral, 400 Nev Yosk .Csetsal, u 90
sissippi, 1900 Ontario and Westerr
1900 Psdle Nail, 5000 hssdis;~
600 g. Paul. 5000 y Sesl laefs.> :
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