Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-03

Wheat. Lower.
New y OAK, January 2.-Noney on call
easy az lal5S per cent; last loan per
cent closed at per cent. Prime mercan-
Tie paper S5sa54 per cent Sterling ex-
change weak a. 4S3iSa4ST.
GOVERNMENrs-SIe steady.
Fours Registered. .................1l o'
Fours Coupons
Four--and-a-half Registered ........ %
Pacihc Skies OF 20. ..............lO 3
SrATEs-Steady.
RAILRoADs-Eairlv firm
SrocKS.-The temper OF the share specu-
lauon, which az the close OF the old year
was buoyant, had changed materially at
the opening OF business on the first SECULAR
day OF the new year There was heavi-
ness In the initial dealings which bode no
good TO values aud as the day advanced
the depression Increased, the late
dealings being more panicky
time during the day Among the causcs
the circulation OF report that a well
known trust company was in trouble and
this was magnifed into rumor that sew
eral financial institutions were on the
verge OF bankruptcy. The basis for
the original story is found ia
the fact that one of the
lesser financial institutions OF the city
which has been known TO be weak for
some months past is likely 10 20 into
liquidation as result Of the annual exam
ination Of itS affairs by the State banking
department. But there is no other known
or even suspected weak spot in this iinan.
cal centre, and no alarm is felt
in local financial circles in re-
gard TO the stability of the cityrs
monied institutions. A furious drive was
made on Sugar on report that the WAYS
and Means Committee had agreed upou AN
amendment 10 the tariff oil adverse 10 the
interests OF the company and the bears also
used the decline in the price OF refined
sugar 70 cepreciate the shares Of the
sugar company. New England was
pressed Tor sale by reason Of the ATTEMPT
10 replace the present receivers by repre.
sentatives OF the second mortgage bond
holders. London was next in the market
AS seller OF St. Paul and Louisville and
Nashville. ST. Paul was forced
down on reports OF continued
fourth week in December The other
Granger shares also declined in sympathy
with 81. Paul. The general market was
ieverish during the day, with frequent
fluctuations, and closed with decidedly
heavy tone, with declines ranging from +
10 90 per cent. Sales 25s, 300 shares. Quo
tations closed bid
Atchinson,. 100. Adams Express 147;
American Express, 10: Baltimore and
ONO, 6614i Canada Pacific. IO% Central
Pacific, l5}E Chesapeake and Ohio, lCa
Chicago aud Alton, l3I Chicago. Bur
lington and Quincy, 49,; Chicago Gas.
1O"s Delaware and HUDSON. l8l;
Delaware, LackawanDa and Western
1914; Denver and k.o Grande pre-
ierred, 293l; Distillers aud Cattle Feed
ers Co, 22ts; Erie, Is; do. preferred.
20; Fort Wayne, lfG; Illinois Cen
trail, 90: Lake Shore, 49,; Michigan
Central, 80; Missouri Pacific, 1888.
Norfolk and Western preferred, 20;
Northern Pacific, AS; do. preferred, 1S8I;
Northwestern, 9H4; do. preferred, l3i.
New York Central, % New YORK
and New England. So Pacific Mail.
-; Peoria, Decatur aud Evansville. A.:
Pittsburg, 14s; Pullman Palace. lG2:
Reading, ~; Rock Island, GO, ST. Louis
and san Francisco first preferred, 49,: ST.
Paul 80 4 do. preferred, ll5i[ Tennessee
Coal and Iron, 49,: Texas Pacific. z:
Union Pacifc, l7sf United States Express.
IS; Western Union, 81 Wheeling aad
Lake Erie. l234; do. preferred, 49,.
Mining StocKs-Bsud b., -: Cholor, -;
Crown Point, -; Consolidated California
and Virginia, 80; Dcadwood go: Gould
Curry, 50; Hale and Norcross, 55: Home
stake, 100; Independence, ~; Mexican,
%; Ontario 800: Ophir, 1g5. Ply
mouth, .; Sierra Nevada, llj STANDARD,
l25, Union Con, 81; Yellow Jacket. iUj
Iron Silver, 10; Quick Silver. 100, co
preferred, 1000; Bulwsr o.