Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-16

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Four-and-a-half Registered. ...... IS
| Pacific Skies OF gJ................ TO-
| STATEs-Quiet
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
! STooKs-Thc Wees opened on the Stock
/ Exchange VITA hrm tone 10 the specula-
/ lion IN harmony with the strength Of
| American aeCurItIcs in London, and in re
| Spouse TO Purchases for the home and
! foreign accounts After the opening i'm
! provement the market sagged of more By
| reason OF the dulluess into when the trad
| ing lapsed rather than from any great
\ pressure to sell, and, except in some Of the
! speCaltics, there was very little move
| ment n the list until the afternoon. A
movement TO cover short contracts was
| developed shortly after nOol, which grew
! IN strength as tho day advanced and which
| was supplemented in the late dealings by
| purchases for the long accounts. A factor
! OF the situation was the very general be
lief that the condition OF tho United
States treasury demands Immediate relief,
and that II Congress does not rise 10
the occasion Secretary Carlisle will
be forced 10 issue bonds under the existing
law. The Secretary letter TO Chairman
Voorhees, OF the Senate Finance Commit
tee made public during the afternoon, con-
hrmed this view, and as Government
bOud issue is looked upon as a bull point, the
upward movement showed new impetus
Among the local influences at work WAS
the announcement that the New York
BOudholders Committee OF the Reading
COMPANY had assentcd 20 the re-
organization plan, which was accepted
as iusurIug it's final adoption ana
that AZ a not far distant date. Read
Ing stock and bonds were materially
strengthened by this report and recorded
substantial advances Speculation IN the
Graugers wac rendered firm by reported
heavy freight shipments eastward, coupled
with adylces from The West Of gradual
revival n trade Tho market finally closed
strong near the best figures Of the day.
Sales 900 shares. Quotations closed
bid
Atchlnson. 100; Adams Express. 800;
American Express, 40; Baltimore and
Ohio, 6si<; Canada Pacific, 7255; Central
Pacific, l3I Chesapeake and ohio, ~,
Chicago aud Alton. 1885 Chicago. Bur
nnRtOu and Quincy, 40; Chicago
Gas, G6i{ Delaware and Hudson, l34i4
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western.
l6s: Denver and RIO Grande pre-.
ferred. 30; Distillers and Cattle Feed
81; Fort Wayne. l49. Illinois Con
trail 81. Lake Shore, l22t; Michigan
Central, ~, Missouri Pacific, -
Norfolk and Western preferred ~;
Northern Pacific, 4; do. preferred, l55.
North western, lOl do. preferred, l3-
New YORK Central, Ysfs; New York
and Now England, il15, Pacific Mail.
1914 Peoria Decatur and Evansville, -
Pittsburg, lfg; Pullman Palace. 14s,
Reading. 20a Rock Island, GG2t ST. Louis
aud san Francisco first preferred. ; 81.
Paul 81 do. preferred. IFS. Tennessee
Coal anu Iron, 1873. Texas Pacific, So;
Union Pacihc, i9I; United States tx
press. 80, Western Union, So: wheel
ing and Lake Erie, 1885; do. preferred,
AZ.
Mining stocks-Band b., -: Cholor 30;
Crown Point, s.; Consolidated California
and Virginia, 800; Deadwood 60; Gould
and Curry. 50. Hale and Norcross, 90;
Homesta6e, 500; independence, -; Mex
lean, 75, North Star, -; Ontario, 300;
Ophir, l5j; plymouth, lO; Sierra Nevada.
$50; STANDARD, 1875. Union Con, 50, Vel
low jacket -. Iron Silver, 10; Quick
Silver, l2J do preferred. 1000. Bulwer .0J.