Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-01-29


easy at a range of II to , per cent; last
Loan per cent; closed offered at ? per
cent: prime mercantile paper at 5a1l2 per
cent. Sterling exchange steady at 4s4 a
$50,
Cow RNSlENTs-Dull and steady.
Fours Registered ....................l2O
Four" Coupons. .l2O
Fours- and-a-half, Registered. ........ lob
Fours-Jnd- a-half, Coupons. lO3
Pacific Skies OF SD. ............lO 100
STATEs-Dull and steady.
RAILRoADs-More active; sales, Sl,SSl,-
!OOO.
SrooKs-The Post says: 1t is common
remark that the market is comparatively
bare of stocks. They have been bought
and paid for more largely than at any pre-
vious time for several years. The financial
troubles of the last three months OF 1871
liquidated the great majority OF accounts
where stocks were being carried on
margins and there are probably
fewer margin accounts in the marker
now than at any time IN ten
wears The stocks are held by people VINO
have bought them FOR longer investments
than usual. and they are consequently not
easily shaken out by raids like that OF last
Monday. The holders of these stocks APP
pear 10 be doing this TO manipulate an ad-
vance in prices: The cheaper rates Tor
money which seems certain 10 prevail
through this year will bring the rise IN
stocks and bonds sooner or later without
anv manipulation.
In Wall street to-day the market afforded
another surprise, but it wes in different
direction from that of Yesterday, the re
lapse to-day being as unexpected as the
market Yesterday. The special factor IN
to-dav's decline was the poor showing OF the
earnings reported by the Cnicago,
Burlington and Quincy. This formed
the basis for severe alt-ich
upon that stock in particular, which was
followed up in the other grangers and hnal-
w spread the 10 entire list. The forenoon
market was strong, Lackawanna, Missouri
Pacific and the Wizards Leading the up
ward movement, while the advance III
Sugar stocks was as pronounced as
that of yesterday. Burlington was AZ
tackled and forced off nearly per cent. from
its best figure, with Rock Island III
close attendance. but the others were bet
ter held. and the losses were in few cases
for more than the early advance. The
close was active and heavy to Weak, ~
about the lowest prices, though the only
marked declines were Burlington =. ROCK
| Island II, Union Pacific | while Sugar Is
>. Pacific Mail II and Canada SoEthers
IL. Quotations closed bid:
Adams Express, 40; American Tx,
press. 49, Canada Pacific, ~ Central
| Pacific, 30; Chesapeake and Ohio, 49,
do first preferred, 4GE; do second prefer
red, 3Ol4 Chicago and Alton, i27; Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy, Sj's, Delaware
and Hudson, 1885; Delaware, Lackawannla
and Western, 49,; Denver and Rio Grandt
1884; Erie, ~; do pref. FRED 'oi TT TT
Wayne, l49; Illinois Central, IS; Lake lake
shore. lO1sI: Michigan &c ntral, 81; Min
neapoiis and St Louis, "a +; do. preferred
iii{ Missouri PacificG4 nc rthern Pacific
2Sa. do. preferred, rs; Northwestern
1867 do preferred, 100; New York Cen
trail. 1911; Oregon Transcou tinental, Ito
! Pacific Mail. 32i5; Peoria, Decatur an'
Evansville, III Pittsburg, ESQ: Pullman
| Palace Car, lSs; Reading 81; Rocl
Island, 6Sls st. Louis and San Francisco
-: do. preferred, -; do. first preferred
~: St. Paul, $50; do. PREFER ed lO9zs
st Paul. Minneapolis anil Mantle pa. lOl
ST Paul and Omaha =; do prefer ed T., 80
Texas Pacific, 49,; Onion Pacific, - !.
UNI tied States Express, o.; We teri
Union. ~.