Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-12-06
FINANCE AND TRADE.
Money. Ial 1-2 Per Cent = Governments
strong stocks, Lower - Flour, IN
chanEed-Wheaf, Lower.

Money. 1al IL Per Cent = Governments
strong - stocks, Lower Flour I'm
changed Wheat, Lower.
NEW YORK., December 5.-AIoney on call
easy at 1a15< per cent; last loan lal1S
per cent; closed at ala per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 31Sa515 per cent Sterling
exchange, strong at 4s3a4S6sZ.
GOvERNlIENTs-Strong
tours Registered. -....-.............l 10
tours Coupons .............-...l
Four-and-a-half Registered. ........ 95
Pacific Skies OF 95...-.......,......lO l75
SrATEs-Better inquiry.
RAILROADs-More active
SrocKs-A feature Of the speculation on
the Stock Exchange to-day was an attack
made on Atchison, the weapon used
being rumOr. IL was given out la the
morning IN the usual bear channels that
the company had failed in its negotiations
IN London for a loan of S2,OOO,O00, and
that there would be a default on the
January interest. President Reinhart is
ia London and there was no way Of get
ting an authoritative statement on the sub
iect, but by cabling TO him, which was
done, ana during the afternoon an answer
came that "there is no justification for the
reports" but in the meatime the
stock was being sold freely,
very largely on orders from
London, causing a break Of 21s per cent.
A recovery OF < followed. In the general
market the volume of business was lighter
than for some days past, and there were
evidences that the bear contingent is get
ting into line for a campaign. The Atchi-
son incident was used TO depress the
entire list and at times the pressure to sell
was quite pronounced. The alleged un-
certainty as to the shape in which the
tariff bill will pass Congress was also mado
TO do service as a means Of depressing
values. The general market at the close
was weak and from = to Is per cent.
lower. Sales 1875, 7e0 shares. Quotations
closed bid
Atchinson, 49,; Adams Express $50;
American Express, ll5; Baltimore ana
Ohio, 721S; Canada Pacific, 70; Central
Pacific, 10; Chesapeake and Ohio, 1873 /;
Chicago and Alton, 1875 Chicago, Bur-
lingtOn and Quincy 795s; Delaware and
HUDSON, 1S4ll; Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western. 1G6; Denver and Rio
Grande preferred, S22[; Erie, 14%; DO
preferred, 81; Fort Wayne, $50; Illinois
Central, 92}{: Lake Shore, 1868 Michigan
Central, 1Ol; Missouri Pacific, 251s {;
Norfolk and Western preferred, 2l5S {;
Northern Pacific, 6%; do. preferred, 2215 {;
Northwestern, 1858; do. preferred, 1879;
New York Central, 1921; Pacific Mail,
Is; Peoria, Decatur and Evansville, q;
Pittsburg. $50; Pullman Palace, III;
Reading, 213s; Rock Island, 692l st. Louis
and San Francisco first preferred, -; St.
Paul CAS-; 90. preferred, l1915; Tennessee
Coal and Iron, 161{; Texas Pacific, So {;
Union Pacific, 2l55 ; United States Express
so; Western Union, S915; Wheeling AID
Lake Erie. 10; do. preferred, 5255; New
York and New England. SO15; Chicago
Gas, 6715 Distilhng ana Cattle Feeding,
265{.
Mining Stocks-Band B., :CAolor, Co;
Crown Point, 50; Consolidated California
and Virginia, 500; Deadwood 60; Gould
Curry, 100; Hale and NOrcross, 90; Home
stake, $50; independence, -; Mexican,
100; Ontario 525; Ophir, 155; Ply
mouth, 10; Sierra Nevada, ll5; Standard,
100; Union Con-, 100; Yellow Jacket, 100;
Iron Silver, 10; Quick Silver, 150; DO
preferred, 1900; Bulwer, -.