Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-07

Dull and Steady-StOcks StrohScr-rio
Steady and Wheat Lower.
New York, February 6-Money on call
easy, ranging from 2a142 per cent; last loan,
30 per cent; closed offered mt 2l4 per
cent; prime mercantile paper 5al per cent.
Sterling exchange quiet and steady at 81 -
al So.
GovRRNMENTs-Dull and steady.
Fours Registered. ...................l ~
Four" Coupons. .....................lZ O
Fours-aud-a-half Registered. ........ l0lH
Fours-and-a-half Coupons. l03
Pacific Skies of 49,. .................lO
STATEs-Dull and steady.
RAILRoADs-Fairly active; sales 81, f26,
OOO
SroCKs-The Post Gays: "A rumor was
current this morning that the Louisville
and Nashville contemplated an issue OF
s.. OOO. 900 new stock, but this was officially
denied BY President Norton, who says
there is no truth in the report Railroad
earnings for the month of January, now
coming to hand. compare favorably with
| last year, but of twenty-eight roads that
have reported up TO noon to-day,
only six show smaller earnings
/ for the month than in lS9O.
The strength OF the Northern Pacifics mas
created the belief, whether correct or not,
that some interest is marketing consider
able line of the stocks, and the price is held
up for that purpose The advance on the
general market in the afternoon was the
result of the defeat in the House Oh the
free coinage amendment OF the Sundry
| Civil BILL .,
dences of becoming broader IMAM IL mas
been of late. notwithstanding that 1t was
l. a,,11 hut evidence
show that the bulls are determined to sus-
tain IL until il is broad enough TO take care
Of itself. The Wizards were again strong
The Industrials were dull and sluggish UNI
IN the afternoon. The renewed assurance
that there will be no silver legislation this
session. and the tabling of the postal tele-
praph bill in Committee, gave more cohn-
dence in the stocks now on the llst on
the part of investors and buyers, although
il was limited. Union Pacific, western
Union and Missouri Pacific early demon
strated this fact, but was followed later oN
others, among which st. PAU ana Lake
Shore were conspicuous by reason oil their
resistance to the hammaring OF the pears
The rest of the market, however, was dull
throughout, with only slight gains, which,
however, were continuous, and the market
finally closed dull but strong at the hlghest
prices of the day. Sales lS5, Isl shares.
! Quotations closed bid:
Adams Express, l42; American En-
press. lis: Canada Pacific, -; Gem
rral Pacific, %; Chesapeake and ONO
10: do first preferred, 40l1; do second pre-
ferred. 3lJS; Chicago and Alton, l25; Chlca-
90 burlington and Quincy, s79i Delaware
and Hudson, 1881 Delaware, Lackawan nm
and Western, 1885; Denver and klo
Grande 10; Erie, 2O]<; do: preferred
5lsI; FIT. Wayne, 1870; Illinois Central,
100: Lake Shore, 1l3; Michigan Central,
a.: Minneapolis and st. Louis. "a; DO.
preferred. II: Missouri Pacific ";
Northern Pacific 2sss do. preferred, rs
Northwestern, 1919; do preferred. l35
New York Central, 1884; Oregon Trans
continental, IA; Pacific Mail, 1913
Peoria. Decatur and Evansville, Is;
Pittsburg, $50; Pullman Palace Car, l93
Reading, Ss5s; Rock Island, 7O1l st. Louis
and San Francisco, -; 90. preferred, =
do, first preferred, 81; St. Paul, sos
do. preferred ll2; ST. Pau, Minneapolis
and Manitoba, 1898; St Paul and Omaha,
95I%; do preferred, 81; Texas Pacific, IA
Onion Pacific, 46A; United States Tx
press, IS: Western Union. SIS