Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-08-23


RILROADs-Firm
SrocKs-The share speculation to-day
was rather irregular, advances and de-
cines following each other with trequen-
CIV but the reactions as a rule were less
than the gains, aud consequently tue
trading resulted ia Ile establishment OF
higher range OF values throughout the
greater part OF tas list. Tariff pr0Oloili-
ties mad not a httle 20 do with the lrreSu-
larity Of share movements, there OelnS
more than one opinion as 10
the Presidential action aud many rumors.
Dist.lng was the special feature OF the
DAVIS trading the changes being ruug GA
the old five million loan story, now JuaJ
the money had Ceen secured, and again
that 10 had not The clique OF insiders
were active manipulators Of the shares,
and the effort seemed 10 be 10
shake of the following and enable
the pool 20 get stock at us own
figures. Within a few minutes OF the open
ing the price was jumped up ~ per cent.
20 20, and as quickly hammered down 70
$50. Before noon il had been advanced 10
204s, and shortly after that hour was moved
back to 1919. Then came another upward
turn 20 81, with q final reaction 10 2O12,
leaving a gain OF per cent from
Yesterdays closing on the largest volume
SUGAR. which came next in point Of &C.
tivItv, fell of &c in the opening dealing,
but quickly recovered the loss and had adj
vanced | per cent. by noon. During the
late afternoon the stock was sold brskly
and closed lb down from the best, but =
per cent. higher on the day An
effort was made shortly after the
opening 70 depreciate the Changers, out IL
was sJOutlv resisted and was ineffective,
these shares being strongly held and snow
ing advances at the close of 15aZ per cent
Chicago Gas receded = at the opening adj
vanced I p and reacted a. Wheeling and
Lake Erie preferred was errauc IN us
movements, reCeding s, selling up s, re-
acting =. and advancing u, closing al the
top figures aud gaining Is on yesterday.
The market closed generally nrm. Inc
bond warkat was heavy In the morning,
but closed firm. Sales, 1851 SHARES.
Quotations closed bid:
AtculsOu. OF 4 Adams Express, ltS; Amer
can Express IL; Baltimore and ONO,
"A. Canada Pacific. 61' Central Pacific,
5lsl; Chesapeake ana Ohio, 1885; Chicago
aud Aitcl. l40; Chicago, BurlnCtOn and
Quincy, 16; Chicago Gas, ~; Delaware
and HUDSON, l34 <; Delaware, LacSawanuG
and Western. 1880; Denver aud 100
Grande preferred, 54l4 . Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co., 2O,4; Erie, IL; 90.
preferred, 30; Fort Wayne. 1853; General
Electric 422- Illinois Central, 92l9; Lake
Shore, l34ls Michigan Central 9I<l Mis-
souri, Pacific, 2g${ National Cordage, 2ll4;
do. preferred, "a; Norfolk and Western
preferred, pa; Northern Pacific, ~;
do. preferred, lG15; Northwestern l0G9s;
DO. preferred, AZ; New York Central,
1908: New York aud New England,
97ls; Pacific Mail. 1853; Peoria, Decatur
ana Evansville, 81 Pittsburg, Isl: Pull
man Palace, 1o2; Reading, 1875 :; Rock
Island, 61T5; St. Louis aud San Francisco
first preferred, -; St. Paul, GAS do, pre-
ferred, l2O; Tennessee Coal ano Iron,
lST<; Texas Pacific, l0&; Union Pacific,
l2s. United States Express, 81; Western
Union, s9it; Wheeling and Lake Erie,
ll2(: do. preferred, 4255.
Mining StOcKs-BaDd B., -; Cholor, 20;
Grown Point, IS; Consolidated California
and Virginia, 400; DeadwoOd, 80; Gould
aud Curry, 50; Hale and NorcroSs, %;
Homestake. 1850; Independence, -; Mex
lean, 100; North Star, -; Ontario, $50;
OpEir 200, Plymouth, 10; Sierra Nevada,
G5: STANDARD, 1870; Union Con-. 80; Vel
low Jacket 40; Iron Silver, 10; Quick
Silver, $50; DO preferred. 400; Bulwer, 20.