Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-12-21

GovERNNgENTs-Dul.
Fours Registered. ..............-.. 100
FourS Coupons Observation-Disclosures l7zS
Four--and-a-half Registered. $500. g5H
Pacific Skies of 20. .......,........IV S
STATEs-Dull.
RAuRoADs-Iu the main weak and lower.
Stocks-Increased activity marked tue
dealings on the Stock Exchange to-dhy
and the two stocks, Distilllng aud New
England were the features Of the trans
actions. judging by the manipulation OF
DistilGng the operators in that stock were
aware Of the nature of Secretary Carlisle's
report some time before the document was
given TO the general pablo. heavy
pressure to sell was noucelOle
during the latter part Of the first ho. OF
business, for which there was no ap a. mt
reason until it was learned that the Secre-
tary of the Treasury had recommended an
increase of only ten cents in the spirit tax,
suggesting also that il Apply to the exist
ing stock as we'll as 70 future supply An
advance of S was made in Distilling
at The opening, but before noon de-
cline of AZ per cent. had been record
cd. A rally followed, and the final
sale being AT a reaction OF IS, the decline
on the DAY 3]s per cent New England
was almost as largely dealt IL as on yes
terday, but was much leSs'mercurlal, nue.
tuating within margin OF rs per cent,
aud actually gaining l a per cent. on the
dav. The rumor that there would be
default of the January interest was Off
ciallv denied by President Mcleod, who
declared po5itively that the money to meet
the obligations about 10 come due
would be supplied by the Board Of Direc-
tors. The general market was firm at the
opening and a fraction higher The drive
made against New England caused sym
rayhetic weakness in the rest Of the list.
Then followed period Of strenth, during
which an advance Of Il 20 rs per cent. was
recorded, Sugar, General Electric, and
the Changers leading SnoItly BE-
fore II o'clock the break began to be
made In Distilling and this again depressed
the general list. The speculation IN the
afternoon was very irregular and the mar
Set finally closed weak at a decline in
majority of cases which ranged from L to
1 per cent, except Distilling, which is
down 3ls. Sales, $4,000 shares. Quota
lions closed bid.
Atchinson, ~; Adams Express $50;
American Express, III; Baltimore ana
Ohio, 20; Canada Pacific, -; Central
Pacific, -; Chesapeake snd Ohio, III;
Chicago and Alton, -; Chicago, Bur-
lington and Quincy, 1875; Chicago Gas,
641S; Delaware and Hudson, 1907;
delaware LhChhNduId duu w SotOAAs
1871; Denver and Rio Grande spre
ferred, 5155; Distillers and Cattle Feed
ers Co, 40; Erie, l4S[; do. preferred,
81; Fort Wayne. -; Illinois Cen
trial. %: Lake Shore, 1898; Michigan
Central, go; Missouri Pacific, %;
Norfolk and Western preferred. 204
Northern Pacific, 81; do. preferred, POS;
Northwestern, 1913; DO. preferred, 1857
New YORK Central, 100; New York
aud New England. 21lE; Pacific Mail,
49,; Peoria, Decatur and Evansville, 81
Pittsburg, -; Pullman Palace. 1871;
Reading, 1S2[; Rock Island, 66}{ St. Louis
and San Francisco first preferred, -; st.
Paul 500; do. preferred, ll6; Tennessee
Coal and Iron, 15${; Texas Pacific, ~;
Union Pacific, 90. United States Express
50. Western Union, s55s; Wheeling and
Lake Erie. "A; do. preferred, 495z.
Mining StocEs-Band B., -:Cholor, 80;
Grown Point, 30; Consolidated California
and Vircnis, %; Deadwood 60; Gould
Curry, Co; Hale and Norcross, so: Home
stake, $50; Independence, -; Mexican,
co: Ontario 500; Ophir, 120; Ply
mouth, 10; Sierra Nevada, 90; Standard,
$50: Union Con-, so; Yellow Jacket, 50;
Iron Silver. 10; Quick Silver, $50; do
preferred. 1900; Bulwer 10.