Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-10-04
U. S. 2s Registered. inconvenience. 90
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STATEs-Dull.
RAILRoADs-Weak
ErocKs-Again to-day was Sugar the
leading feature Of the Stock Exchange
speculation, the sales Of the stock reaching
the heavy total of 139, 600 shares, when
exceeds the combined transactions IN Gil
the other stocks dealt in oy several thou
sand. After an opening break OF g per
cent, Sugar came into good buying 1e-
mand for the short interest and rose Z9s.
Free supply of stock Offering sud-
denly checked the upward movement,
and bear demonstration was made winch
sent the price back TO S3%. The depres-
sion was but temporary, and report tnat
an inside interest bad decided to support
the stock until some OF the present snort
interest had ben shaken ont, seemed 10 De
verified in the strong buying which TOOK
place, sending the stock up TO sos. The
high figures induced another drive, when
resulted in loss of 25s per cent, the
shares touching S3lS and at the close rally
ing TO $50, being gain OF q on the day.
Sugar preferred advanced l per cent.
There were no developments 10
account for the heavy trading
in the shares, and the street
was without news affecting the trust so
that il is not unlikely that insiders are en-
gagged in a game of manipulation, wnlch
may be understood after it is played 10
finish. Purchases TO cover short contrasct
in Chicago Gas sent that stock up a. per
cent. in the early trading, but some large
orders to sell at the market price brought
about a reaction, which was helped
along by the bear traders, and
Of
fore IL o'clock. At this point the covering
caused a rally of Is per cent, OF which e
had been lost at the close, the net decline
being q per cent. The rest OF the Indus
trial group was comparatively neglected.
and moved within narrow limits. RUBBER
on sales of 100 shares declined ~. Lead
is down per cent. and Cordage %, while
Distilling is Il higher and General Electric
unchanged, the latter having lost and recov-
cred a per cent. The railway list was de-
pressed al the opening by the selling move
ment in American securities on the London
Stock Exchange. In the late dealings
slightly better tone prevailed and the
market closed barely steady. The bond
market was active, but generally heavy
and closed weak. The sales aggregated
81, 227, 900. Total sales of stocks pa, 600
shares. Quotations closed bid:
Atchison. 81; Adams Express. 146;
American Express, ITO; Baltimore and Ohio
751<; Canada Pacific. 81; Central Pa
cine. 10; Chesapeake and Ohio, ~;
Chicago and Altcl. 142; Chicago, Burling-
ton and Quincy, 1873; Chicago Gas,69B;
Delaware and HUDSON, 1872; Delaware
Lackawanna and Western. 1913; Denver
and Rio Grande preferred, 32$I; Distill-
ers and Cattle Feeders Co., So; Erie,
l4H; DO. preferred, %; Fort Wayne, l53;
Illinois Central. 921S; Lake Shore, 1915
Michigan Central, IS; Missouri Pacific,
%; National Cordage, 10; do. preferred,
2S16; Norfolk and Western preferred,
2215 Northern Pacific, Al; do. preferred,
lTs1; Northwestern 1929; do. preferred,
l43; New York Central, 992; New
York and New England, 80; Pacific Mail.
49,; Peoria. Decatur and Evansville,
50; Pittsburg, 1853; Pullman Palace, 10y;
Reading, l79s; Rock Island, COS st. Louis
and San Francisco first preferred, -; st.
Paul, 6l%; do. preferred. 1lSA Tennessee
Coal ano Iron, lS1S; Texas Pacific, "a;
Union Pacific, 1l5S; United States Elk
press, As; Western Union, S6Sl; Wheeling
and Lake Erie 1873; do. preferred, 421s.
Mining Stocks-Band B., -; Cholor, 30;
Crown Point, IS; Consolidated California
and Virginia, $50; Deadwood, so; Gould
and Curry, 100; Hale and Norcross, %;
Homestake, 1850; Independence, -; Mex
lean, 10; North Star, -; Ontario, 800;
Ophir, 400; Plymouth, 10; Sierra Nevada,
l25; Standard, l20; Union Con-, ITO: yell
low Jacket, 10; Iron Silver, 10; Quick
Silver, $50; do preferred. 400; Bulwer, 10,