Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-05-05

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STATEs-Oul.
RAIROADs-Weak.
STocKs-The fact that only three mil
lions in gold have been engaged Tor snip
ment TO Europe by to-morrow's steamers,
$500. OOO OF which goes from Boston, was
regarded as favorable indication by the
speculative fraternity and the evidences OF
the approaching settlement OF the tarlH
Question by the National legislature was
accepted as another bull point. The local
traders were mostly buyers and London
was small purchaser OF the aroltrage
specialties. chiefly ST. Paul and
Louisville and Nashville. National Lead
and Sugar was in good request. The gen.
eral market advanced only fraction,
when the decline in Sugar and Lead caused
a partial reaction, and during the nrst hour
the trading was irregular, the market De-
coming steady toward II o'clock. During the
next hour the buyers were more numerous
than the sellers and prices moved upward
under the leadership of Lead and the other
Industrials. the railway list not be ng
prominent in the Improvement. After
midday New England, which had oeen
neglected during the morning, broke per
cent. on free offerings Of stocks, SAID 10 De
for the Boston account. The rest
of the market was but shgnuy
affected by this demonstration
and before O'Clock strong buying move
ment was developed in Sugar, which led
to general advance, the speculation con-
tinuing firm but in light volume until
little before O'Clock, when drive was
made in Sugar, sending that stock down
and carrying the other Industrials with IT,,
the railway list reacting but slightly. Inc
decline in Sugar was speedily recovered.
The general market finally closed firm g a
23s per cent above the final quotations OF
yesterday. Sales 1879, 791 shares. Quota
lions closed bid:
Atchison, 1888; Adams Express, lou;
American Express ITO; Baltimore and ONO
76}5; Canada Pacific, 66; Central Psclhc'
49,; Chesapeake and Ohio, 1914 Chicago
and Alton. l4O; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, 5S2l; Chicago Gas, 651s Delaware
and HUDSON, 1879 Delaware, Lackawan-
ma and Western. 1905; Denver and RIO
Graude preferred, -; Distillers and
Cattle Feeders CO., 24}t; Erie, l516; DO.
preferred, 81; Fort Wayne, 1873; General
Electric. 2S16; Illinois Central, 924 !;
Lake Shore, l29H; Michigan Central,
49,; Missouri Pacific, 800; National
Cordage, 24l5; do. preferred 4119
Norfolk audWestern preferred, 2l1s; North
ern Pacific, a; do; preferred, 1873 !;
Northwestern, 1884; do. preferred, al;
New York Central, g94; New York and
New England, 9; Pacific Mail. 159;
Peoria, Decatur and Evansville, "A ;
Pitts0urg, l52; Pullman Palace. III;
Reading, l611; Rock Island, 69ss st. Louis
and San Francisco first preferred, -; ST.
Paul 81; do preferred. 1l9; Tennessee
Coal ana Iron, ~; Texas Pacific, SO;
Union Pacidc, 1879; United States Elk
press, 80; Western Union, s43S; Wheeling
and Lake Erie l22s; DO. preferred, 4S}9.
Mining Stocks-Band B.: CHolor, -;
Crown Point, -; Consolidated California
and Virginia, ESQ; Deadwood, 80; Gould
and Curry, 100; Hale and Norcross, 80;
HomestaGe, 1900; Independence, -; Mex
lean, $50: North Star, -: Ontario, 80;
Ophir, $50; Plymouth, 20; Sierra Nevada,
l35; Standard, 10; Union Con-, 10; Gel-
low Jacket, 1907 Iron Silver, 10; Quick
Silver, 200; do preferred. 1900; Bulwer, r.