Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-07-12

hAILROADo-1eaVy.
STOCKs-This was an active day on the
Stock Exchange, and although there were
periods of depression, the whole market
was in good tone and very general ad-
vance in prices was the result Of the days
transactions. Occasional bear raids
were made on certain stocks, no.
tally Chicago Gas, but Sugar
and st. Paul were also attacked in force,
without, however, sending the price OF
either below the opening News from
the various strike centers, at no time very
discouraging, became improved in tenor
as the day advanced, ana as speculative
operators are for the present main
" governed by the labor situa-
ton, the trading gained in
strength with the reported improvement in
the railway camp. The failure of the gen.
eral strike ordered by Grand Master Work.
man Sovereign was large factor in the
stock market aud was 10 some extent re-
garded as the beginning of the end of the
railroad strike. Sugar, which furnished
more than a third of the total sales.
was strong at the opening aud in such good
demand as 10 cause the shorts TO cover
with celebrity that sent the stock speed
ing upward at rapid gait, an advance of
per cent. having Deen recorded before
noon. IL declined little in the afternoon,
in the sGrangers, while being
assisted by the better feel
ing which prevailed generally, was
largely due TO the excellent showing of the
corn crop in the government report made
pUolic last evening. The general market
was strong as rule during the afternoon,
the best ngures OF the day being current
Just before , o'clock, and finally closed
hrm with prices mostly higher tnan the
last figures of yesterday. The railway
bond market was Girm during the morning,
but easier in the afternoon, closing rather
heavy Sales l55,5S2 shares. Quotations
closed BID:
Atchison, 81 Adams Express, 14T Amer
lean Express 100; Baltimore and Ohio 20;
Canada Pacific. 63lS Central Pacific, III;
Chesapeake and OHIO, 1874; Chicago aud
AItcl, l3S; Chicago, Burlington and Qun-
cy, 74$<; Chicago Gas, 74$I; Delaware and
HUDSON, l2S4; Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western. 1891 Denver and RIO Grande
preferred, 20; DlStillers and Cattle Feed
ers Co., 2416 Erie, 1884; 90. preferred,
pa; Fort Wayne $50; General Electric,
S6l5; Illinois Central. S9A; Lake Shore,
l2Sl4; Michigan Central g3I5 Missouri
Pacific, 26$S; National Cordage, 2I4; do.
preferred, S615; Norfolk and Western pre-
ferred, 1871; Northern PACING, 35E; do.
IFS NOINuMCSIcIu, lOttl 10.
preferred, lao; New York Central, y61I:
New YORK and New England, o; Pacinc
Mail. Az; Peoria, Decatur and Evans
Vile, 3; PittsburG, $50; Pullman Palace,
l57; Reading, 1913; Rock Island, 665S; 81.
Louis and San Francisco first preferred,
-; st. Paul, $3.50; do. preferred. us; Ten
nessee Coal ana Iron, 1879; Texas Pacifc
So; Union Pacific, 1913, United States
Express, so; Western Union, S4; Wheel
ing and Lake Erie, ~; DO. preferred,
4OSS
Mining Stocks-Bsnd g., -: Cholor, Is;
Crown Point, %; Consolidated California
and Virginia, 215; Deadwood, so; Gould
and Curry, 80; Hale and Norcross, 45;
Homestake. 1850; independence, -; Mex
lean, 45; North Star, -; Ontario, $50;
Ophir, 40; Plymouth, 10; Sierra Nevada,
80; STANDARD, $50; Union Con-. %; Yel-
low Jacket, 80; Iron Silver, 10; Quick
Silver. 225: do preferred. 1900; Bulwer, 20.