Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-02-21
FINANCE AND TRADE.

Money, Lear Per Cent.-Governments'
Dull and Easier-stscs-. Active-Flour,
Dull and INC anged-Wheat, Dull.
New YORK, February 20.-Money on call
was close, ranging from 2Ha7 per cent;
closed offered at ~ per cent. Prime mer-
camille paper 5a615 per cent Sterling ex-
change, quiet at 4S6a4S1I.
GovERNMENTs-Dull and easier.
Fcurs Registered. ................"..lH
tours coupon. ....:.. .'.''-'.''' 90,
Four-and-a-h&lf Registered. ......... 9915
Pacific Skies OF 95..................lO 5
STATEs-Ne glected.
RAuRoADs-VSry quiet
SToCKs-Wall street was again treated
today TO a CONTINUATION OF the enormous
liquidation in Reading, and the transac-
lions In that stock were even greater than
on the preceding two days OF tue break,
very closely approximation million shares
in that one stock alone. There was active
business in the general list, but the interest
in the Reading episode completely eclipsed
that in anything else. IL early be-
came whispered that receivership
must follow, and decline OF
nearly : per ceut. was established, but re-
assuring dispatches from Philadelphia
started covering Of shorts and rally OF
over 2 per cent was brought about. The
feeling was rather pAnicky at the opening,
not only in Reading, but also in New Eng
land and Northern Pacific preferred. New
England on comparatively small transac-
tions dropped even more rapidly than
Reading, ~ per cent. marking It's ex-
IRENE loss at 341S. At the decline, how
ever, il met with good support and re-
covered nearly the entire loss, closing with
only decline of ~ per cent, while North
ern Pacific shows a loss Of "A per cent.
The receivership of Reading is Interpreted
as marking the final end Of the coal comoi-
nation and the other coal stocks, especially
Lackawanna and Jersey Central, retired
sharply, closing at a loss OF about per
cent Few other movements OF import
ance were seen in the railroad list, out
Manhattan was weak again and shows
loss OF "a. St. Paul was weak and shows
a loss Of one per cent. The IEdustrlals,
with the exception of Sugar, were not es-
pecially prominent in the dealings. Sales,
i.457 600 shares Quotations closed bid:
Atchison, 33I; Adams Express, 1853;
American Express, III; Baltimore and
Ohio, o.: Canada Pacific, SO; Central
Pacific 27%: Chesapeake and Ohio. 2S11 /;
Chicago and Alton, 142; Chicago, Burling-
ton and Quincy, 81; Delaware and Hud-
son, 1907; Delaware, Lsckawanna and
Western, l4S1; Denver and Rio Grande
preferred d, Erie, S0B, 10 prclcIreui
SEX: Fort Wayne, l55; Illinois Central,
9SI Lake Shore 1854; Michigan Cen
trial, lO411; Missouri Pacific, 559s Norfolk
and Western preferred, 35H; Northern Pa
cifc, 49,; do preferred. AZ; Northwest
ern 1928; do preferred AS; New York
Central, lOs11; Pacific Mail, 254 Peoria,
Decatur and Evansville, 1879; Pittsburg,
1856; Pullman Palace, 1851; Reading. 291S;
Rock Island, s3l4; st. Louis and San Fran
cisco first preferred, 10; st. Paul, ~:
do preferred 1928; Tennessee Coal and
Iron, 35: Texas Pacific, "; Union Pa
CHIC 3gH: United States Express, 66;
Western Union, 959{; Wheeling AID Lake
Erie. 1891; do. preferred, 6l%.
Mining Stocks-Cholor -; Crown Point
90: Consolidated California and Virginia,
29O: Dsadwood, 1870; Gould and Curry. so;
Hale and Norcross, 10; Homestssk, 1850;
Independence, =; MeIican, 100; North
Star, -; Ontario, 1850; Ophir, lS5; Ply
mouth, 50 Sierra Nevada, 40; Standard,
1856: Union Con-. 100; Yellow Jacket 60;
Iron Silver rs; Quick Silver, 300; DO pre-
ferred, 1900; Bulwer. IL.