Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-10-30

BaClncDS OF %. .....s......s. .ssss. AOA
SrArEs-DUu.
RAILEDApS-Weak.
SToCRs-For the first time in a week the
speculation on the Stock Exchange was
marked by activity, but II was not due 70
a healthy buying movement, but rather TO
! heavy selling of the general list, IN wnlch
the coal stocks were most prominent Inc
depression which marked the trading IN
the cOalers during the latter part Of last
week was experienced at the opening
Of business to-day, when an attack IN
force was made by the bears, IN
which New Jersey Central suffered the
( heaviest loss. The decline in the stock
continued throughout the day with occa-
s,ouai rallies, but the last sale was at the
lowest point touched and as per cent. be-
low the closing price Of Saturday. Dela-
ware and Hudson was also sold brlskly oy
the bears and some long stock was brought
out, causing a decline Of a. per cent The
general market was weak IN sympathy
with the leaders Of the speculation and
with the exception Of the Changers gave
way readily in the early dealings, and
the Granger group Joined In
the downward movement during
the afternoon. There were at times a
period Of firmuess, when purchases to
cover short contracts temporarily checked
the declining tendency, but fresh bear on
slaughts wiped out the small rallies and
prices reached still lower levels. Specula-
ton was decidedly heavy at the close. c.
G. G. & st. Louis and w. x L. h. preferred
dropped II; B. Il o.. Chicago Gas, To-
bacCO and Cotton Oil preferred per cent; ;
Evansville and Terre Haute broke five per
cent. TO 40. The bond market was weak
throughout the day on all active selling
movement, the transactions aggregating
SLOTS, 500 Sales 20O,SO2 shares. Quota
lions closed bid:
Atchison. AZ; Adams Express, 145;
Alton and Terre Haute, %; do prefd, 10;
American Express 10; Baltimore and
Ohio IS; Canada Pacific. 6SlS Central
Pacific, IA; Chesapeake and Ohio, ~;
Chicago and Altcl. l43; Chicago, Burling-
ton aud Quincy, us; Chicago Gas, ~;
Delaware and HUDSON, 1901; Delaware,
LsckaWauns and Western. l55lS; Denver
and RIO Grande preferred, 30; Distin-
ers and Cattle Feeders Co., SeS; Erie,
l2s[; 90. preferred, p; Fort Wayne, l5S;
General Electric, ga; Illinois Central,
go; Lake Shore, 1914; Michigan Cen
tral, ga, Missouri Pacific 2T9s National
Cordage, l2L4 do. preferred, 2l; Nor
folk and Western preferred, 2l;
Northern Pacific, As; do. preferred,
49,; Northwestern 1908; do. preferred,
las; New York Central, 9SS-; New
Y Crk and New England, oU34 I acme Mall
Is; Peoria Decatur and Evansville,
g; Pittsourg, 1853; Pullman Palace, 1853;
Reading, Il; Rock Island, COX St Louis
and San Francisco first preferred, -; St.
Paul. COL; do. preferred, 1l9; Tennessee
Coal sno Iron, ISL; Texas Pacific, 9}S;
Union Pacific, IL; United States Elk
press, 4S; Western Union, So; Wheeling
snd Lake Erie 1851; do. preferred. IS.
Mining StOcEs-Bulwer l20; Cholor, 60;
Crown Point, so; Consolidated California
and Virginia, 400; Deadwood, so; Gould
aud Curry, 80; Hale and Norcross, 65;
Homestake, 1910; Iron Silver 10; Mex
lean, 10; Ontario, 500; Ophir, $50; Ply
mouth. 10; Quicksilver, 100; do. pre-
ferred 1900; Sierra Nevada, So; Standard,
1l5; Union Con-. 60; Yellow Jacket 20.