Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-11-12

western Alliance, and the other granger
roads, together with the South
western systems, had been adj
iusted. There was a rush to cover
shorts and prices at the opening ranged
from per cent to 29Sc higher. The pres
sure upon the Wizards, however, was the
most prominent feature Of the trading, and
North American was pressed down quick
ly from "a TO 81 and checked the buoy
ancy in the general list. The failure Of
Whitney Il Co, who have been carrying
bonds which were unavailable as col
lateral at present, was announced
and large amount of Toledo, Ann Arbor
and North Michigan stock was sold out
under the rule for their account This gave
a check TO the advance and there were ru-
mors of banks being unable TO settle their
balances at the Clearing House and circu-
lation as well as predictions of the failure
of large broker house. A perfect flood
of the Willard stocks appeared for sale,
with the pressure principally upon North
ern Pacific, and for two hours after
L. o'clock a panic in those shares existed,
the only sentiment being il seemed to get
out as soon as possible. With the making
of the lowest figures, the suspension of
Messrs. Decker, Howell Il Co., the firm
A4tHtlOutb 40 llAIlN W istiif WAC ahhOhANSN,
and an explanation given TO the heavy sell
ing of the Willard storks. This infused a
feeling of relief into the street,
as it was felt that the Worst was
in all probability over for the present,
and considerable of rally occurred in the
last hour of business. The improved feel
ing in the last hour was shown in another
upward movement in the list and the close
was firm and active, leaving most stocks at
materially better figures than those Of
last evening. The Wheeling and
Lake Erie stocks are the oply ones which
show any material loss, outside of the Viii
lard's, the common being down l5s, and
the preferred 3 per cent. North Ameri-
can, however, is Sjs per cent. lower; North.
ern Pacific preferred lla5, and Cotton Oil
90. Sugar Refineries is 33i higher. Lou
isville and Nashville ~; Erie ,, Union
Pacific TX, St Paul rs. Sales i25,564
shares. Quotations closed bid as follows;
Adams Express, 40; American Express,
IA; Canada Pacific, y: Central Pa
ciic, IS; Chesapeake and Ohio, 10y; do
first preferred, 42%; do second preferred,
p; Chicago and Alton, l26; Chicago, Bur
lington and Quincy, s45s: Delaware and
Hudson, 1927 Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western, 1857; Denver and Rio Grande
l6s1 Erie, 179i do preferred, 80; TT. Wayne
$50: Illinois Central. 90; Lake Shore,
1885,; Michigan Central, $50 Minneapolis
and St Louis. 4; do. preferred, II: Mis-
souri, Pacific G22i; Northern Pacific, l'2s;
do. preferred, %; Northwestern, 1872: do.
preferred. l3S; New York Central, %}s :;
Oregon Transcontinental, IA; Pacific
Mail, b: Peoria, Decatur and Evansville,
IL; Pittsburg. 1874; Pullman Palace Car,
10; Reading, 29ls Rock Island, 6'!4; St.
Louis and San Francisco, -; do preferred,
IS; do first preferred, 60; St. Paul, ~ {;
do. preferred 1903; st. Paul, Minneapolis
and Manitoba. 9S; St. Paul and Omaha,
2O15; do preferred, -; Texas Pacific, IA {;
Union Pacific Az: United States Ex-
press, %. weston Union, 1o,s'