Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-03-04


Dull and Steady-Stocks Active-FIour
Easier-Wheat Lower.
NRw YORK. March 3.-Money on call
easy at llSa2 per cent; last loan , per
cent; closed offered at per cent; prime
mercantile paper 4a5 per cent. Sterling ex
change quiet but steady at 4S51S for60 days,
and 4S7% for demand.
GovERNMBNTs-Dull and steady.
Fours Registered. li64
tours coupon. .llt4
Fours-snd-s-half Registered. ........ 100
Pacific Skies Of '95 .............l0 9
STATEs-Dull and steady.
RAIROADs-Quiet; sales 81 ,562, 600
SToCRs-While the operations in the
stock market to-day extended TO the usual
number of stocks, the market was narrower
than for some time, although the amount
of business done was very large, especially
during the forenoon. The temper, however,
was in the main firm, and advances scored
during the forenoon were only partially lost
later in the day, though the great majority
of stocks were traded in throughout
within very narrow limits. The great
feature of the days operations was the eX-
traOrdinary activity in New England, the
excitement in which for the first hour was
most intense. The crowd of brokers gath
cred at the opening 10 trade in the stock
comprised over one-half the members pres
ent and extended the whole width Of the
exchange. The rumors circulated last
evening connecting the Vanderbilts with
the road were the basis of the operations
in the stock this morning, and while there
was lively bidding at the opening
and the stock sold at different prices from
80 to 80 on the different sides Of the crowd,
the reallZations were so heavy that it rap
idly retired to - before the selling press
ure was relieved. At 80 it was 81 per
cent. higher than at the close last evening,
and at "a it was down rs, and while ii raj
lied from this point TO 55l5, it sold between
~ and % for the remainder Of the day
| Denials Of the stories circulated were re-
ceived from the Grand Central depot, and
after $4,000 shares had changed hands in
the first hour, over 10000 Of which were
sold during the first fifteen minutes, the
stock gradually settled down to something
like ordinary animation. The most promi-
nent feature Of the market outside of New
England were the Vanderbilt stocks, which
displayed considerable activity and
strength, Lake Shore alone being ,
per cent above its final figure
| Of yesterday. Northwestern was in
cluded in this group, ahd Burlington
and Rock Island scored substantial gains,
while the coal stocks were suddenly let
down at noon, Delaware and Hudson losing
nearly , per cent. The only other special
feature of the day was rise in Chicago
Gas, but all these movements were spas
modic and of short duration. The general
list opened with firm temper and dis
played during most Of the day firm to
strong tone, without any material improve
ment, prices tiuctuating within narrow
| limits throughout the day. The only weak
point was Sugar, which gave way over one
per cent in the morning, but rallied later
| in the day. The late dealings, however,
saw renewal OF the realizatiOns on a large
scale, coupled with vigorous attack upon
both New England ana Richmond and
| West Point stocks TO take advantage OF the
sales for the long account. Prices in these
stocks went off rapidly and New
England retired TO 5l7S, and Richmond
and West Point preferred dropped from
IS to ISL. rallying TO 20 at the close. The
stock market sympathized TO some extent
and the close was active and weak, but gen
orally at close to first prices. The only
stock 10 show material improvement was
Lake Shore with gain OF Z per cent,
while Richmond and West Point preferred
| is down 81, the common 214, New Eng
| land 81, Delaware and Hudson 29S, New
| Jersey Central and Sugar rs and Reading
per cent. Sales 594, ia shares. Quota
| tionS closed bid:
Adams Express. 1872; American Express
III; Canada Pacific S915 Central Pacific
3lH; Chesapeake and Ohio, $3.50 do. first
preferred 81; do second preferred 43;
Chicago and Alton, l43; Chicago, Burling-
ton and Quincy, 1855; Delaware and
Hudson, l41ls; Delaware, LscEswanne
and Western 1881; Denver and Rio
Grande, preferred 81; Erie 325l; do.
preferred IS; FIT Wayne l5414; Illinois
Central, 100; Lake Shore, l2Sb; Michi-
gan Central. 1925 Minneapolis and St.
Louis 5; do. preferred 10; Missouri
Pacific 6l%; Northern Pacific, 23ss do.
preferred 61l4 Northwestern 1lS1s; do
preferred l4S]S (; New York Central, M;
| Oregon Unconstitutional 1871; Pacfc
Mail, S6l5 Peoria, Decatur and Evansville,
2l; Pittsburg, $50; Pullman Palace, ISS;
Reading, $50; Rock Island, SIS; ST. Louis
and San Francisco, -; do. preferred -;
do. Hrst preferred &c; St. Paul, 1Sjs; do
preferred 1864; St. Paul, Minneapolis and
Manitoba, III; St. Paul and Omaha,
IS; do. preferred ll3; Tennessee Coal
and Iron. AS; Texas Pacific. I0is Union
! Pacific, 46i4 United States Express, Is;
4 VaStarr Union 81