Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-09-23

Dull aud Steady-StoclIs, H1eher-Elour,
Steady and Neutrality-suspicious., Firm.
New YORK, September Money on call
easy at SASH per cent; last loan 3 per cent;
closed offered az per cent. Prime mercan-
tile paper 5a65f per cent. Sterling ex-
change quiet but steady at 4S5I4 ASSOC.
GovERNMRNTS-Dul and steady.
FOurs Registered.....................llS 15
tours coupon. -. ...:....-...'. ll41s
Fourand-a-half Registered. ....... 100
/ Pacific Skies of '95..................l01
STATEs-Dull and steady.
RAILROADS-More active; sales $780,
600.
Stocks-In Wall street to-day the coal
trade attracted attention, chiefly because
Of the movement in Reading securities.
This is attributed to a squeeze Of the
shorts, and while the new rumOrs Of a
change in the status of the combination by
which Jersey Central will become the les
see Of both Reading aud Lehigh Val
ers, the interest displayed in
the stock market centers entirely
in Reading and the activity and strength
in that stock was pOwerless either 10 slim
ulate trading in the rest Of the list, or TO
impart more than firm temper to the
trading. The temper of the traders was
favorable TO a rally and London was 10 u
limited extent buyer in Louisville and
Nashville at the lowest prices, but the
withdrawal Of outside support TO
the speculation was clearly mark
ed aud the dullneSs was not
relieved. The Jewish holiday contributed
in great measure to the dullness in the
general list but there is no reason to sup
pose the absentees had not seen their in
tereSts were protected. With the growth
Of the bull sentiment in the Board there
was a gratifying increase in the amount of
business done among the leading shares.
Prices moved up almost steadily through
out the day. The market finally closed
active and strong. at or near the best
figures Of the day. Sales Sl7, $50 shares.
Quotations closed bid;
AtchisOn, S65S; Adams Express, 146;
American Express, 12l; Baltimore and
Ohio, 93E; Canada Pacific, SO; Central
Pacific, Is; Chesapeake aud Ohio, 22J$;
Chicago and Alton, AS; Chicago, Burliug-
ton and Quincy, 96l4 Delaware and Hud-
son, 1879; Delaware. Lackawanna and
Western, 1549S; Denver and Rio Grande
preferred, -; Erie, 26is; do preferred,
62; Fort Wayne, l52; Illinois Central,
96; Lake Shore, l29; Michigan Cen
tral, l0i; Missouri Pacific, 595s; Norfolk
and Western preferred, 3Sll Northern Pa
cihc, 15JE; do preferred, 4S5S; Northwest
eEn, ltotSs 90 preIefrSu, 49, new OFh
Central, l09; PacihcMail, 295s; Peoria,
Decatur and Evansville, 10; Pittsburg,
155; Pullman Palace, 1873; Reading, 56H;
Rock Island, 791s ST. Louis and San Fran
cisco, first preferred, 20; St. Paul, TS5S; do
preferred, 1251S; St Paul and Omaha,
5Oli do. preferred, lis; Tennessee Coal
aud Iron, SO; Texas Pacific, ll9s; Union
Pacific, IS; United States Express, SO;
Western Union, 95l4 Wheeling and Lake
Erie, 26A do. preferred, 67SS.
Mining StOcks-Cholor 90; Crown Point,
100: Consolidated California and Virginia,
$40; Deadwood, 1876; Gould aud Curry, 10;
Hale and Norcross. 220; Homestake, 40; In
dependence,-; Mexican, $50; North Star,
90; Ontario, $500; ObAir, $50; Plymouth
so; Sierra n evada, POO; STANDARD, 200; Union
Consolidated, 175; Yellow Jacket, so; Iron
Silver, 60; Quicksilver, 800; do. preferred,
1900; Bulwer. 33.