Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-11-07
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Money, Per Cent. - Governments,
DuII-Stocks, Active and StrOng-Wheat,
Firmer-FIOur, Slow.
New YORK, November 5.-Money on
call easy at 3 per cent. Prime mercantile
paper 515a6 per cent Sterling exchange
firm at 4S31Sa4S6ls.
GOvERNMENTs-Dull.
Fours Registered. Hay
Four-and-a-half Registered. ......... 100
Pacific Skies Of 'Q5. ................lO7 1878
STATEs-Dull.
RAILRoADs-Active and higher; sales,
5000, 900.
SToCKs-The stock market was more
active this morning than had been expect
ed in view of the approach of the election.
The tran sactions for the two hours footed
up los, 43S shares Of listed and 1850 shares
of unlisted stocks. Speculation also de-
veloped strong tone for tho Western
railways as well as for the industrial anG
low-priced shares. Among the first named
Burlington and Quincy, Rock Island and
St. Paul were in brisk demand and the
commission houses executed liberal
buying orders for Chicago account. Among
the industrials, Chicago Gas was the spec
ial feature. rising 2 per cent. to $3.50, the
highest price ever attained. There were
large purchases right up to the close al
though no official announcement has yet
been made in regard to the proposed in
crease in the rate of dividend. Distillers
enjoyed quite squirt, selling up from $50
TO 66S[ but on realization reaction to 65H
ensued. Among the low priced
shares, Peoria, Decatur and Evansville,
Greenbay and Winona, and Toledo, Ann
Aroor and North Michigan advanced 1a214
per cent, but lost part Of the Improvement
at the close. After the publication OF the
bank statement. which showed loss Of
81, 2l5, $50 in surplus reserve, the general
list receded fractionally from the highest
but in the final sales there was a rally and
the market closed strong in tone. Sales
Il3, PSI shares. Quotations closed bid:
Atchison, 35A; Adams Express, $50;
American Express, 100; Baltimore and
Ohio q3&I; Canada Pacific, S6as; Central
Pacific. 20; Chesapeake and Ohio, 225s;
Chicago and Alton, 40; Chicago, Burling-
ton and Quincy, 103$l; Delaware and Hud-
son, 1888; Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western, 1853; Denver and Rio Grande
preferred, 5l1S; Erie, 2624 do preferred,
62ll; Fort Wayne, l54; Illinois Central,
1857; Lake Shore, 1889; Michigan Cen
trail, 1921 Missouri Pacific, 81; Norfolk
and Western preferred, 80; Northern Pa
ern, 1852; do preferred, 142; New York
Central, ilO1S; Pacific Mail. 81; Peoria,
Decatur and Evansville, l6l1; Pittsburg,
1850; Pullman Palace, 1875; Reading, 5S7S !;
Rock Island, SS1S St Louis and San Fran
cisco, first preferred, 70; ST. Paul, sou;
do preferred, 1881; St. Paul and Omaha.
So: do. preferred, 11g; Tennessee Coal
and Iron, 371S; Texas Pacific, l0S; Union
Pacific, 4O1S; United States Express, Sc;
Western Union, 9S16; Wheeling and Lake
Erie, 22%; do. preferred, 631S.
Mining Stocxs-Cholor,1 10; Crown Point,
275: Consolidated California and Virginia,
100; Deadwood, 40; Gould aud Curry, 125;
Hale and Norcross, 1850; Homestake, s.;
Independence, us; Mexican, $50; North
star 5000: Ontario, $40; Ophir, so; Ply
mouth, 1O5; Sierra Nevada, 1875; Standard,
100: Union Consolidated; Yellow Jacket,
90; Iron Silver, 40; Quicksilver, 800; do.
preferred, 1900; Bulwer. 20.