Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-03-04
RAILWAY BONDS-tirm.
STATE bUNDs-Ouiet.

SHe &c sizes OF
RAILWAY BONDs-Firm.
STATE buNDs-Quiet.
STOCks-Speculation at the Stock EE-
change opened strong and higher, except
for LsCkawanna, which was weaker, selling
down from 1921 to I27H regular, aud
from 1907 to lbs cash. The stock was in
active demand for borrowing purposes at
the opening when as high as Ia per cent.
vas paid for use Of shares. Later the rate
declined 10 - per cent. The great st
difference between cash and regu'
lsr was IA per cent, bat
late in the day sales were made
1T lbs cash and regular. In this afternoon
the stock moved up to 1921, reacted to
If the bssrs settled privately, aud in C Dc
sequence 10 stock was bought in under The
rule. Total sales OF Lsckswanna ia, $50
shares, of which $1,000 were cash. The
price left CT at 1854, = pr cent below
Saturdays closing. Shorts in the gen.
eral market were much dlstur bed
by the movement in Lsckawanna, aud
early in the dsy the demand for
active stocks was brisk and prices rose 90
q per cent, the latter Union Pacific, which
sold up t. SlA. Louisville and Nashville
advanced rs to sol, Lake Shore Ia to
lU4$E. Vest tern Union - to 1913, Central
Pacific II to 62I4. Northwestern l llSH,
st. Paul l Z to 9II, and Pacific Nail Is to
5lk, After midday q wesker feeling set
in and there was a decline OF A9l per
cent, Union Pacific, Central Pacific,
Louisville and Nashville, Northern Pacific
| preferred, Reading and Western Union
leading the downward movement. In the
afternoon there was good buying on rep )rts
| from the west that Colorado rates had osen
restored. Northern Pacific preferred and
| snacial /.
| lures, sdvanaing to liz and 2O19 rspect.
| lively. North western sold ~ TO ll9i ), Can
| ada Southern TO SIS. ST. Paul 10 Ola
Rock Island to 1917, Lake S2ore
| TO lO45s, New York Cen'ssl to llSI4, North
| srn Pacific TO - add Western Union to
75S<, the highest prices Of the day. Tue
n arket closed st-cug. The strength oil
! Louisville 4 Nashville was caused by in
creased outside buying on the derision Of
the United States Circuit Court, which De
clares the Railway Commission Of Tenues
see unconstitutional. aud also on the de-
cision OF the Supreme Court OF the Stat
| denying the right Of the State ID tax the
Nashville, Chattanooga and 81. Louis
branch. At one time during the mora NJ
there was . difference Of u to 3 pei
cent between Lake Shore and Union
Pacific, cash and regular. Ia the
loan department Union Pacific LEM
fat to 4, Northern Pacific, preferred
| l g. to 50, Louisville aud Nashville q 1t tC
l 80 and Lake Shore fat As computed
With Saturdays closing. Union Pacific is
25s per cent higher, Canada Southern and
Northwestern IL, St. Paul IL, Rock Island
IL, Louisv lie and Nashville *, Lake
Shore X, New York Central /, Northern
Pacific preferred Is, Oregon Trsus-Conti
mental and Msnitobs ~, and Pacifi'
Nail and Chlcigo and Burlinstnn ant
Quincy Is Minneapolis and 81. Lonis y e.
81, and st. Louis & San Francisco %. The
suspension of H. H Landon WAS an
roupced at the Stock Exchange. HAYES &
Co, Of which he is q member, made an Sc
signment 30 F. G Storpkin to dsv. T's
St Paul & Omaha Company sold q, lOo. oot