Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-08-14
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
SToCKs-The week opened on the Stock
Exchange with a strong and active market
and as the day advanced the volume OF
business increased and the dealings assum-
ed a buOyant tone, The CHIEF factor IL
the market was first, the reported lnten-
ton Of the majority party in the House TO
instruct the Democratic conierees 10
recede from the House amendments
and accept the Senate tariff Dill.
and secondly, the accomplishment OIL
that purpose. News of rains in the west,
which Injured 10 the benefit OF the crops,
also materially assisted IN lmparung
strength 10 the market. Another import
ant feature OF the situation was the
strength Of American securities on the
London market, and the good Buying or
ders from abroad for the arbitrage stocks.
The shorts were first in the buying move
ment. and began 10 cover on the opening
of business, chiefly in the Changers
and DIstilliDg, with purchases
for the long account in Western
Union, Louisville & Nashville, Missouri
Pacific and United States Cordage. Sugar
made a trhing advance at the opening and
then saeged off nearly l per cent out
quickly recovered and after midday moved
up rapidly, recording an Improvement OF
3a5 per cent, touching 1895 and closing
4.
being Il gain of 25S per cent on
the closing figures Of Saturday Sugar
to-day came within 4 Of reaching
the best figures of the year, 1895, which
was made on May last. The preferred
shares advanced ~ on the day. The deal
iugs were more widely distributed to-day
than in many months ana except for some
of the usually inactive shares prices al
vauced almost continuously during the
day. IN Distilling the trade was very
heavy, the twenty per cent increase IN the
spirits tax provided for in, the Sen
ate tariff dill inducing purchases
and sending the prices up sharply. Inc
buying was largely for the inside account.
The market was strongest in the final deal
iugs and closed at or near the highese
prices of the day. The railway ana mis-
cellaneous bond market was strong ana &C
tive IN sympathy with the share specula-
ton, total transactions reaching 81 ,ool'ouO,
most of the issues traded in made advances.
Total sales Of stocks 253, I1i snareS. QGO-
tations closed bid:
Atchison. 81; Adams Express, l47 Amer
can Express 10; Baltimore and ONO,
80: Canada Pacific. IS; Ceatral Pacific,
Is; Chesapeake and Ohio, 1888; Chicago
and Altcl. l3S; Chicago, Burlington ana
Quincy, 49,; Chicago Gas, 159s Delaware
and HuCsou, 1874; Delaware, Lackawanna
aud Western. 1851 Denver and Rio Grande
preferred, 80; Distillers and Cattle Feed
ers Co., 226; Erie, l45s; DO. preferred,
2S1%; Fort Wayne, $50; Generak Electric,
39}5; Illinois Central. 9O34; Lake Shore,
1907; Michigan Central, "a: Missouri
Pacific, IS; National Cordage, 229l; DO.
preferred, &c; Norfolk and Western pre-
ferred, 234; Northern Pacific, 81; DO.
preferred, i515; Northwestern, 1861; do.
preferred, al; New York Central, 991S;
New York aud New England, l5%; PACING
Mail, 49,; Peoria. Decatur and Evans
Vile, I; Pittsburg, l4Sl4; Pullman Palace,
1876; Reading, 1914 Rock Island, e52l; ST
Louis and San Francisco first preferred,
-; ST. Paul, 6l3{; do. preferred, us; Ten
nessee Coal ano Iron, 1915; Texas Pacific
o.; Union Pacific, 90; United States
Express, 80; Western Union, S914; Wheel
Ing and Lake Erie, 1913; do. preferred,
$3.50
Mining Stocks-Band B., -: Cholor, 30;
Crown Point, 10: Consolidated California
and Virginia, 40; Deadwood, so; Gould
and Curry, 50; Hale and Norcross, 6S;
Homestake. 1900; Independence, =; Mex
lean, 10; North Star, -: Ontario, $50;
Cphir, 21O; Plymouth, 10; Sierra Nevada,
40: Standard, las; Union Con-. 60: yell
low lJscket, 90 Iron Silver, 10; Quick
Silver, DIS; do preferred 1900; Bulwer, q.