Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-03-16

Fours Registered. ...............-.... IlS59
Fours Coupons. acknowledgements. IA
Four-and-a half Registered. ......... S9H
Pacific Skies Of '95.,................l Uo
STATEs-Dull.
RAuRoADs-Weak; sales 81 ,SOS, 600.
SToCKs-The bears had field day TODAY
at the New York exchange. One stock
after another was taken in hand and ralded
successfully, the further break in Amerl-
can Sugar Refining and apparently well
authenticated reports about liquidatlons
for the account Of one OF the leading Off
cials Of the company had demoralizing
effect on other stocks which have OF late
been weak. Sugar dropped 30 to 9213
and round amounts were thrown on the
market. New England declined to us,
and Lackawanna declined 81. In the re-
mainder of the list the losses were equal TO
4 to Ia per cent. Reading was trmer than
the rest and actually advanced fractional
". The weakness Of New England was
due to reports that certain stockholders
dissatisfied with the result OF the annual
election, would apply for receiver Tor
the property This was subsequently de-
MED. After the first hour or so, Sugar be-
gan to strengthen and the buying was
so persistent that the stock rose
to 9S15 without any important
reaction. This naturally gave the bulls
courage ard rally of Il TO per cent. pre-,
vailed generally Before the upward
movement had gained much Roadway the
market got another set back from sudden
break in Missouri Pacific from 1874 to
49, RumOrs were in circulation that the
earnings of the company showed a tremend-
Gus falling off and this, together with stop
orders, led to the serious drop in the price
All the other Gould stocks yielded IN sym
l..f . no fr,1a made
an onslaught upon the Changers and
Sugar. The latter got back TO 1913. The
market finally closed somewhat steadler.
Sales 100000 shares. Quotations closed
bid:
American Express, 10: Baltimore and
Ohio, 81; Canada Pacific. $50; Central
Pacific, 2616: Chesapeake and Ohio, 22s5 ;
Chicago and Alton, al; Chicago, Burllng-
ton and Quincy, 9316 Delaware and Hue,
son, l25; Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western. 1881; Denver and RIO Grande
preferred 5l%; Erie, POS; do. preferred,
469[; Fort Wayne, 1873; Illinois Central,
9S; Lake Shore 12455; Michigan Cen
tral, lO4; Missouri Pacific, 4913 Norfolk
and Western preferred, 3lL; Northern Pa
! cific, l5l$; do preferred. 5S5S Northwest
| ern 1l0A; do preferred l394: New York
| Central 1887; Pacific Mail, 2315 Peoria,
Decatur and Evansville, 49,; Pittsburg,
l56; Pullman Palace, 100; Reading, 2S1s ;
Rock Island, N}l; ST. Louis and San Fran
cisco first preferred, -; st. Paul, 1915 ;
do preferred l23; Tennessee Coal and
/ Iron, 26l(; Texas Pacific. So: Union Pa
cifc, S65S: United States Express, 60;
Western Union, R7S; Wheeling and Lake
! Erie. 10; do. preferred, 80. Il
Mining Stocks-Cholor -; Grown Point,
/ ,s,,s.,
! 22O; Deadwood 1870; Gould and Curry, 20;
Hale and Norcross, 90; Homestake, 1850;
Independence, 49,; Mexican, $50; North
Star, -: Ontario, 1850; Ophir, 10; Ply
mouth, 20; Sierra Nevada, 95; Standard,
| l4O; Union Con. 20; Yellow Jacket 20;
Iron Silver, 80; Quick Silver, 200; do pre-
ferred, 1900; Bulwer. 10.