Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-11-01

Money l-E03 Fer tent uo'eFhAlo -
Dull and Steady-stocks, LOwer-Flour'
LoWer-Wheat, Lower.
NEW YORK. October Sl-NOney on call
easy al 1$a2 per cent; last loan 2 per cent;
closed offered at 2 per cent. Prime mer-
camille paper 5aT]S per cent Sterling ex-
change, tirm at 4SlafS4.
GOvERNMENTs-Dull and steady.
FOurS Registered. .....-..............1l
Four-and-a-hah Registered. ......... 96
Pacific Skies Of 'g5..................lU3
SrArEs-Duu and steady.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, but in the main
weak.
SrOCKs-A bear market under bull con-
ditiOus aptly describes the course OF spec
ula,iOu on the Stock Exchange to-day.
Toe event which had been for weeks
looked 10 as the precursor OF a forward
movement had come 70 pass, and yet
stocks were going down at rate which
Threatened disaster % the STABILITY or val
uss Of even the steadfast securities on the
list Wall street had 70 large extent dis
counted the repeal Of the silver Dill last
week, and this custom OF the professional
element has become so well known that the
operators have begun 10 gamble on this
propensity themselves. The general public
who do not trade on the Stock Tx
change and who have been reading
OF the influence OF the silver Ques-
ton on speculative values natu-
rally expected 70 see a boom In the stock
market this morning, and possibly Few
lambs did venture upon the Exchange and
leave their fieeces behind them as evil
dences Of their good faith. The weakish
SPOT In the market was selected as the
point Of first attack, and Sugar, which had
been unduly inflated by mauipulatiOns
from inside, was made tae objective point
with a drive which quickly eX-
tended all along the line, affect
ING in turn Western Union, Rock
Island, Chicago Gas, ST. Paul, Burlington
and Quincy. Northwest most severely, out
the entire list in a lesser degree. London
was a heavy seller marketing stocks
bought at the low level Of the days OF pan
&c. Liquidation was being effected BY the
Directors bull pool in Western Union. IL
was a bear market merely because the
leading operators considered that by less
effort a greater profit was 20 be made on
that side Of the account The general list,
with occasional rallies, deprecated IN
value throughout the day, and closed IN
most cases within fraction Of the lowest
point Sales, 5ll,6JO shares. Quotations
closed bid:
Atchinson 2O5<, Adams Express 143;
American Express, ll2; Baltimore and
Ohio, ~; Canada Pacific. l22l Central
Pacific, %; Chesapeake and Ohio, lves
Chicago and Alton, lS7; Chicago, Bur
Hngton and Quincy S2JS; Delaware and
HUDSON, 1898; Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western. 1855; Denver and RIO
Grande preferred, %; Erie, 14l; do.
preferred, %; Fort Wayne, Ia; Illinois
Central, 90. Lake Shore, l26h; Michigan
Central, 99lb; Missouri Pacific, 25ss ;
Norfolk aud Western preferred, 2l;
Northern Pacific, ~ do. preferred, p IS ;
Northwestern, 1888; DO. preferred, l3S;
New York Central, l03is; Pacific Mail
IS; Peoria, Decatur ana Evansville, So ;
Pittsburg, l47; Pullman Palace, 10;
Reading, 20lt Rock Island, IS ST. Louis
and San Francisco first preferred, -; St
Paul CAS-; do. preferred, ll9; Tennessee
Coal anu Iron, l5]s; Texas Pacific. ~ ;
Union Pacific, rs, United States Express
30; Western Union, SIS Wheeling and
Lake Erie. ISIS; DO. preferred, 50>.
Mining StocEs-ChOlOrSl; Grown Point,
30: Consolidated California and virginia,
900; Deadwood, 20; Gould and Curry, 80;
Hale and NOrcrOss, So; HOmestake. 500;
Independence, -; Mexican, 50: North
star. -; Ontario 500; OpSir, $50; Ply
mouth, 10; Sierra Nevada, 40; Standard,
100: Union Con, 50; Yellow Jacket, 80;
Iron Silver, 10; Quick Silver 200; do
preferred. 1000; Bulwer, 10.