Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-12-06

Gates 605Sc bid.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
U. 5. 5s Registered. .................l19
u. s. IS Coupons. Observation-Disclosures l94
U. 5. As Registered. u413
L. >. Is Coupons. ....................l 1924
u. ). 2s Registered. .................. ~
Pacihc6s OF '95. .....................' Wa
STATEs-Inactive.
RALROADs-Firm.
STOCKs-Speculation on the Stock Tx
change to-day war confined TO Sugar, Chi
cago Gas and the Granger sh6res. Out
side OF these securities, the transactions
did not reach 10000 shares, ana of the
total sales of the day, nearly two-thirds OF
which were Of Sugar 10000 shares oil
which changed hands, being about the
heaviest sales of any single stock on the
Exchange in one day. An opportunity was
afforded for this very lively trading by
the uncertainty which prevailed up to the
close of business as to the dividend. The
stock rose and fell as the operators therein
viewed the situation except that reduc-
ton was brought about at one period oil the
day by the receipt OF advices from Wash
ington that Senator QUAY mad introduced
q bill 10 take off the differeutlal duty on
sugar. The controlling influence, how
ever, was the probable action OF the direc-
tors of the company. who went into SEES
sion shortly after l o'clock and did not
announce their decision declaring the reg
ular dividends on both common and pre-
ferred stocks until after the close OF bust
ness. The course of the shares to-day was
even more erratic than usual. An advance
OF , per cent. was made in the first fifteen
minutes, which was quickly followed oy
decline of per cent. and prompt rise OF
% 10 SS3[, which figure was reached about
made which recovered, the gain being
subsequently lost. In the late deal
inEs, when the impression grew strong
that the regular dividends would be
declared, an advance 10 50 was effected, the
closing sale being within & of the high
point of the day and 81 per cent above the
final transaction OF yesterday, the pre-
ferred stock gained "a per cent. In Chi
cagO Gas the movement Of prices was gov
erned entirely by an inside clique, which
changed from one side of the market TO the
other, presumably In the hope OF attract
ing outsiders TO deal in the stocks. The
shares tiuctuated within range OF ia per
cent, opening 81 higher at 721{, selling up
20 49,, breaking TO 1l5s and closing at u,
which is only a above Yesterdays closing
Of the Granger group, ST. Paul was weak
est on sales for the foreign account,
made in the belief that st. Paul
will have to fall in line with its
sister companies in reducing the rate Of
dividend. A decline OF l per cent. took
place. of which n was recovered In the late
trading. Burlington and Northwest are
each q higher. The general market was
unsettled, but was without important feat
ure aud closed fairly firm, the more import
ant changes on the day being advances of
Consolidation Coal 4 and Rubber pre-
a. 2 Of in IN
Western preferred, pa IN Tobacco prefer
red and per cent in National Linseed.
There was q firm tone TO the bond market
during the day and a more general distrl-
button OF business for some time past The
total dealings aggregated $l,l90. 500. Sales
272,3 $40 shares. Quotations closed bid
Atchison, "A; Adams Express, 40;
Alton and Terre Haute, SO; do preferred
1875; American Express ll3; Baltimore
and Ohio G65[; Canada Pacific, SO; Central
Pacific, l5l<; Chesapeake and Ohio, 17H {;
Chicago ami Alton, l45; Chicago, Burning
ton aud Quincy, II; Chicago Gas, ~;
Delaware and HUDSON, l25T; Delaware,
Lackswanna and Western. 1903; Denver
and RIO Grande preferred, 3415; Distill-
ers and Cattle Feeders Co., S; Erie,
ll2[; co. preferred, %; Fort Wayne, l51;
General Electric IS: Illinois Central, So;
Lake Shore, 1876; Michigan Central, 81;
Missouri Pacific. IS; National Cordage,
So; do preferred, II; Norfolk and West
ern preferred, POS; Northern Pacific, IS;
do. preferred, 1TJS Northwestern 97j}s5; do.
preferred, al; New York Central, go;
New York and New England, 30T; Pa
cific Mail, 2ll5; Peoria, Decatur and
Evansville, 81 Pittsourg, 1856; Pullman
Palace. 1874; Reading, 1875; Rock Island,
6l15; St Louis and San Francisco first
preferred, 49,; ST. Paul, 5715; do. preferred,
llTs(; Tennessee Coal ana Iron, l54 Texas
Pscinc, ~; Union Pacific, ~; United
States Express AZ; Western Union, 81;
Wheeling and Lake Erie II; do. pre-
ferred. IS
Mining Stocks-Bulwer .O5; Cholor, 80;
Crown Point, IS; Consolidated California
and Virginia, 325; Deadwood, 40; Gould
ana Curry IS; Hale and Norcross, 90;
HomestaEe, 1850; Iron Silver -; Mex
lean, 90; Ontario, $50; Ophir, 40; Ply
mouth, 30; Quicksilver, $50; DO. pre-
ferred. 1900; Sierra Nevada, 80; Standard,
10; Union Con-. 30; Yellow Jacket. 80.