Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-01-31

9ovnNnHNn-Strong and generally
higher.
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RAILROAD BoSps-Tte features OF the
railroad bond market to day were Texas
and Pacific income land grant 7s, which
advanced to 81 from ~, closipg st Sit;
International and Greag Northern sec.
ond income to 81 from 30; Boston, Hart.
ford and Erie firsts, which declined 10 60
from 81, and later advanced to 81 4; Den.
yer, Sonth Park and Pacific hrsts, which
declined TO l0i from l0s and then recov-
cred 10 l0si; Ohio Central income.
which declined TO GA from 90; Mobile
and Ohio third debentures 10 ~ from
A, and e., &. Il |. q. income 10 II from
73, closing at 72i. Southern Pacific OF
California firsts were strong, with Gales
at l03iCSl04.
SrArR BoSps-Modenately active.
Srocis-Ths market Was irregular in
early dealings, but at the tint board a
strong buying movement was begun,
under which the general list rosc rapidly.
The upward movement continued with
out any important interruption up to
the second board, VIXEN the improve.
ment ranged from TO Il! per cent, the
latter in Alton aud Terre Hante prefer
red, while the common rose per cent,
Texas Pacific At per cent, and Metro.
quently there WAS reaction OF ! 10 81
per cent, the latter Alton and Terro
lisute preferred. Speculation became
firm again in final dealings, and the mar.
k-t closed at Q recovery Of to per
cent. Oregon Navigation, which closed
Yesterday ut lJ0 bid, sold up TO 1917, and
closed at l60Sl6i. The arrivals
OF gold from Europe ut the assay Office
for the week ended Friday, were $52 ,ooO
in foreign coin and bars. The total or.
rivals since August 2nd. were S6s,tsj..
400, OF which $62, sos. 400 was foreign
coin and bars, and $751; 900 American
coin. The total arrivals for the CORE
spending period OF 1879 and 1850, were
t73,4l5, $50. The payments by the a..
say office on this account Was $3.50, ,62B
for the week and $62, is0.s70 Ince Au-
gust 2, 1880 Specie exports for the
week sos, lj0, aud silver imports $l2l..
7<5. II 10 estimated in Washington that
the public debt current for the month
will show decrease between 5000, 900
and SIC, 100000. The EIprss financial
writer in the review si the week says;
The Government bonds were In active
demand, not outstanding the upssttlinY
influence Of the dispatches from Wash.
ington during the week, regarding the
fate Of the Honse funding bill. The
state bonds are fairly active.aud mostly
steady. Among the rsilroad. .bonds, 70
investment issues were quiet but strong,
while low priced bonds were active and
buoyant, the advance ranging from to
l0',er cent. with the chief activity and
advances in the Texas Pacific, Boston
Hartford and Erie. &. &. 4 !. g.. Cheas.
peske and Ohio. Peoria Decatur
and Evansville. Ohio Central,
Mobile and Ohio, Lake Erie and wss.
erp, Iron Mountain. Lackawanna. u. &
w., international l.. ID. & 8, Lafayette
and huucie incon,ss. Erie and kansas
and Texas issues we're sctive on harrow
fluctuations Toward the close there
was less activity and q downward ten.
dsncy In all but Texas Pacific incomes,
which we're ac,ivsand buoy sut. Among
the invest ment issues Southern Pacific.
California tirsts, 81. Paul, NOrthw .strru
and Denver aud Rio Grande bonds
we're notably prominent and suo.s.
liai.r al aud miscellaneous sp-,ulstuu
early ia the ~.ck vss 10.
vrrish aud prices declined 10 ~
per cent. in nearly the rntire Iir,, but
subs quently = buoy ant feeling ct in.
particularly IN the iOw pricrd SHARES.
the rise 10 which wss quite rrmsrksbls
in tonIe instances. The Luoyancy In the
low priced shares WAS siIer~ com.
nunics,ed TO some high priced stock.
which also became more sciive. The
impro,em n: prices from the lowest
figures touched early in the week rang.
ed from 1924 per cent, the upward
movement being led by the Oregon
kailrusd Navigation. Alton and Tcrrs
Haul relexrsphs Q Q, Denver and Rio
Grsno., Lake Erie suu Western, Ohio
Central, 7. B. Il W.. Louisiana and Mis-.
souri, and the coal and iron shares.
The other features OF the market were
Northern Pacific, s. Paul and Omshs,
OntaT1O and Western aud Ohio and
nl5ojbslppls lUe EltNhtcu IsastOhN
shares we're strong almost through the
week, with a steadily increasing busi-
meas. A great advance was male today
on reports of o large increase In tho
traffic of the Manhattan Company. The
fact that the New York and Metropolis.
tan stocks selling ~ much below
other 10 per cent. stocks has nj.
trActed the att6ntion of caDitalists, aud
steady absorption Of New York elevated
has left only very small floating sup
| ply OF stock on the strcet. A lsryrr
traffic still for elcvatesI roads as soon n
the extensions beyond Harlem srs con-
teDplatsd In ceitiin. while important
reductions in the operating expen,es are
already being effected. In the final
sales there was reaction IN active ,pec-
| ulstive iayorites from extreme buoy an
cy Of the week. Tie decline from the
highest point rangirg from 10 6i per
cent