Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-10
FINANCE AND TRADE

Money 2a5 Per Cent-Governments Dull
- stocks Lower Flour Firm = Wheat
New YORK, May 9-Money on call
easy at 3 70 5 per cent. last loan 3 per cent,
closed offered at 3 per cent. Prime mer-
camille paper 6lSaS per cent Sterling ex-
change firm at 4e5a4oe1S
GOVERNNRNTs-Duu.
Fours Registered. .....-..............ii LIS
FOurS Coupons ........... .....-..... ldI13
Four-and-a-half Registered. ....... 70
Pacific Skies Of '95.................>l Oo
STATEs-DUi.
RAILROADs-W Weak; sales 81, 204, 600.
STOCKs-The stock market was erratic
in its movements throughout the day.
There were sharp rallies at intervals, but
the tendency of prices in the main was
downward, owing 10 reports that the gov
ernment crop report 10 De issued to-mor-
row will be most unfavorable and the col
lapse Of the Chemical National Bank OF
Chicago which led to rumors
affecting the credit of other
financial institutions Of that city.
The decline at the start was equal TO
3J< in National Cordage, 21S in Sugar and
4 tO2 per cent in the remainder OF the
list. Before the expiration OF the nrst
half hour Sugar suddenly rose from o'75
10 "a and a sharp rally ensued IN sympathy.
out the closing OF the National Cordage
transfer books, the rumors that the amount
OF the company's paper outstanding was
far in excess of recent estimates and re-
pOris, Which were subsequently denied,
that an application had been made Tor re-
ceiver for the Distiling and Cattle Feed
ing Company plunged the market once
more into depression as compared with the
final quotations of yesterday. National
COrdage preferred dropped % points TO 4S,
common Az, Distilling and Cattle Feeding
"a, General Electric 81, American Sugar
AZ, Northern Pacific preferred rs, ROCK
Island 2l5, The losses il the remainder OF
the list were u to per cent The lowest
quotations were touched after delivery
hour. During the last fifteen minutes OF
business a rally Of 4 20 IL per cent. oc4
Cured and the market left of steadier IN
tone at the rally. The sales aggregated
1888, 922 shares. Quotations closed bid:
Atchison, IS; Adams Express, l52;
American Express, ia; Baltimore ana
Ohio, So: Canada Pacific. 7S16: Central
Pacific, 90; Chesapeake and Ohio, 2O15;
Chicago aud Alton, 1876; Chicago, Burllng-
ton and Quincy S64; Delaware aud Hud-
son l24A; Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western. 1899; Denver and RIO Grande
preferred 5O%; Erie, 1871; DO. preferred,
oN1lN Il uAE W eAl ANf A"ps AAAAa@SAo CN+AN-N--f
9Sif Lake Shore, 1914; Michigan Central,
100; Missouri Pacific, 2SJS; Norfolk and
Western preferred, 29%; Northern Pacific,
l42s; do preferred. 80; Northwestern
los; do preferred 1877; New York Cen
trial, 1879; Pacific Mail, Is; Peoria,
Decatur and Evansville, 104; Pittsburg,
l52; Pullman Palace, 10; Reading, pa
Rock Island, 751S; ST. Louis and San Fran
cisco first preferred, -; st. Paul, NJ;
do preferred, III; Tennessee Coal aud
Iron, 1917; Texas Pacific, ~; Union Pa
ci6c, 32&; United States Express, 90;
Western Union. SIS; Wheeling and Lake
Erie l42(; do. preferred, so.
Mining Stocks-CholOr -; Crown Point,
20; Consolidated California and Virginia,
go; DeadwoOd, 90; Gould and Curry, 10;
Hale and Norcross, so; Homestake, 1900;
Independence, -; Mexican, 100: North
Star -; Ontario, 400; Ophir, 200; Ply
mouth, 80; Sierra Nevada, 100; Standard,
1876; Union Con-, 10; Yellow Jacket, 90;
Iron Silver, 20; Quick Silver, go; do pre-
ferred 1000; Bulwer. Is.