Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-12-28


RAILRoADs-Firmer.
STocKs.-Sue REGULATION on the Stock Elk
change reached point OF extreme stagna-
ton to-day, the total sales being less than
has been done III single hour on fairly
active market. Only the small traders en-
tered into the dealings, which were Tor the
most part for the account OF the short In
tereSt and to close out long contracts Wnlcn
showed profit. There were occasional
bear raids. which were chiefly confined
10 Sugar The general market moved
independently Of the syndicate,
the bonds recedng 10 1l71S, which is about
the price current at the time the new issue
was fioated. while the syndicate selling
price was ll9A. In announcing the dis
ruption of the bond trust fling Is taken
at the United States Treasury Department,
the action of which on the currency ques-
ton is declared 10 be the cause OF the
dissolution of the syndicate, which had
disposed of only 35 per cent. OF the
issue. The remaining 65 per cent. Will
be apportioned to the members accord
ing to the original subscriptions, TO be dis
posed of individually. At the opening OF
the stock market generally nrm tone
/ prevailed and some shares showed an ad-
vance on the closing figures of yesterday.
| The market soon became heavy and dull,
but rallied q fraction after IL O'Clock and
continued fairly firm on light business
until | O'Clock. Then came rally, and at
30 O'Clock the tendency was downward
during the rest of the day and the market
closed weak. Compared with yes
terday's closing prices the hnal
I sales to-day are very irregular,
but the majority Of the list is lower. De-
clines are recorded in Baltimore and Ohio
! per cent; Distilling and Cotton Oil pre-
| ferred 81. Among the advances are Cord
! age preferred IL, Leather Is, and Tobacco
I 81 per cent. The bond market was gener-
: ally weak during the early session, but
closed in good tone. The total sales were
I 81, OlO,5OO Total sales Of stocks 80, 124
/ shares. Quotations closed bid:
! Atchison, 4; Adams Express, 100; AL
ton and Terre. Haute, 81; do preferred 1888;
/ American Express ITO: Baltimore and
Ohio go: Canada Pacific 5S15 Canada
/ Southern, so; Central Pacific, IA; Chesa-
peake aud Ohio, l74; Chicago and Altc1
/ l46; Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, 1OS ;
Chicago Gas, ~; Delaware and Hudson,
| l25; Delaware, LackawannR ana West
ern, 1919; Denver and Rio Grande pre-
/ ferred, 33lI: Distillers and Cattle Feeders
/ Co., 81; Erie, go; do. preferred, II ;
! Fort Wayne, l57; General Electric "a;
/ Illinois Central, 81; Lake Shore, 1864 {;
+ Michigan Central, 81; Missouri PACING,
/ %; National Cordage 8; do. preferred,
/ az; Norfolk and Western preferred, ~ ;
/ Northern Pacific 4; do. preferred, 1914 (;
Northwestern 96s( do preferred, l42; New
/ YORK Central so; New York and New
! England, 3lI5; Pacific Mail. 2l1I; Peoria,
Decatur aad Evansville, 35s; Pittsourg,
l57; Pullman Palace 1874; Reading, 141s ;
Rock Island, 61% st. Louis and San Fran
( cisco first preferred, -; st. Paul, 81; do.
preferred, 11715; Tennessee Coal ano Iron,
/ i5Z: Texas Pacinc,9 Union Pacific, IL;
United States Express, AZ; Western Union,
| S655; Wheeling and Lake Erie 10; do.
preferred, 395S.
| Mining Stocks-Bulwer, OS; Cholor, 40;
Grown Point 80; Consolidated California
and Virginia, $50; DeadwoOd. 40; Gould
aud Curry, 30; Hale and Norcross, So;
Homestake, 1850; Iron Silver -; Mex
/ lean, so; Ontario, 900; Ophir, l15O; Ply
mouth, %; Quicksilver, $50: DO. pre-
! ferred, 1900; Sierra Nevada, so; Standard,
10; Union Con-. 80; Yellow Jacket. 30.