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

MoueV at 1 I-eae Per Cent.-Gove-'irD"Nts
Dull and Firm-stocks Active and FiTn
Flour Duh and Lower-wheat Hieher.
Nxw YORK. March 2.-Money on can
easy at 1i<a3 per cent; last loan per
cent; closed offered at per cent; prime
mercantile paper 4a5 per cent. Sterling ex-
change quiet but steady at 1914 a4oI15.
GOvnRSMENTs-Dun and hrm.
Fours Registered. ...................n 6
Fours Coupon. :..........ld
Fours-and-a-hslf Registered. ........l O0
Pacific Skies OF '95. ..................lOs
STATEs-Dull and firm.
ADMINISTRATIVE sales s. ,527 GOO.
SrOCKs-The stock market continued 10
be u traders market in the main to-day,
and the selling by the professionals main
taiHed a heavy tone throughout most OF the
day IN the general list, though in the after
noon there was better support nouceaole
in the active shares and the Industrials and
specialties were conspicuous for strength
and activity in the prevailing dull
ness. At tie present time, however, any
connection, either actual or rumored,
with the coal deal now supposed TO be
pending is sufficient TO cause not only
marked increase in the business done IN the
stock on the Exchange but also material
Improvement in the quotations. Inc iateSt
one 10 be 50 mentioned is Erie, wnlch Tue
last rumOr puts down as partner with
the New York Central in acquiring con-
troll Of the Delaware and Hudson. This
rumOr became current after the
close Of business last night and this morn
ing there was rush TO buy IL for specula-
tive account. while the foreign houses were
also heavy bidders for the stock. Outside
OF Erie among the railway list New Eng
land still continued TO be most prominent
and il sold of over II per cent. in the
early trading, only 10 recover later In the
day. The Coal stocks, the Changers
and the others were quiet through
out, though Northwestern became
active and strong at one time.
The Iudustrials were the strong features
Of the afternoon, Sugar rising per cent.
The only really weak point IN the market
was Wheeling and Lake Erie. The market
finally closed active and firm to strong, at
the best o. ices Of the day. The advances
where made were very material. New
England shows a gain Of ; per cent, Sugar
20. Lackawanna rs, Erie II, Cotton Seed
OF IL. Sales 42O, Sg2 shares. Quotations
closed bid:
Adams Express. ~: American Express
III; Canada Pacific 80; Central Pacific
8lj{: Chesapeake and Ohio, 25s<; do. first
preferred 81; do. second preferred 4S;
Chicago and Alton, 143; Chicago, Burling.,
ton and Quincy, 1858; Delaware and
Hudson, 1885; Delaware, Lackswsnns
and Western 1864; Denver and Rio
Grande, preferred 525{; Erie 3595; DO.
preferred 16lI; FL Wayne 154; Illinois
Central, 1O5; Lake Shore 1858; Michi-
gan Central, 1924 Minneapolis and st:
Louis 81; do. preferred 10; Missouri
Pacific 62l5; Northern Pacific, 1898; do.
preferred 6TS; Northwestern us; do
preferred 14S15 New York Central, 10y
Oregon Trsnscontinentsl, l5%; Pacific
Mail, 81; Peoria, Decatur and Evansville,
1875; Pittsburg, 100; Pullman Palace, lSS;
Reading, 59A Rock Island, SO; st. Louis
and San Francisco, -; do. preferred =;
do. first preferred 76; st. Paul, 7s1s; do;
preferred 1868 St. Paul, Minneapolis and
Manitoba, ll3; st. Paul and Omaha,
3Ssz: do. preferred ll5; Tennessee Coal
and Iron. ASH; Texas Pacific, l0A; Union
Pacific, 457S; United States Express, As;
Western Union, SIS