Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-09-10
FINANCE. AND TRADE.
Stocks, Irregular and Unssttled-Wheat
Higher
GnvrRNNENrs-Firm.

GOvERNNENTS-Firm.
STOCKs-The stock market to-day was
irregular and unsettled on a very small
volume of business, but became fairly
steady toward the close The good show
ing made by ST Paul in its annual report
induced buying by London and the local
traders, which resulted in an advance or
q per cent, of which only s was lost az
the close Rock Island gained Is, and on
rumors of q probable reduction IN the div
idend rate declined =, closing 4 ABOVE
the lowest point touched. Northwest
lost Sugar was more active, out the
sales thereof reached only 800 shares. II
ranged in prices from 1854 TO 104Ss, clos
ing P, above the bottom figure. The trad
ing in the rest of the list was 50 light as TO
be almost devoid OF interest altogether
Advances were established of II in
Wheeling and Lake Erie preferred ana /
per cent. in American Tobacco. The other
changes were in fractions and were pretty
evenly divided between declines and ad-
vanceS, General Electric and Western
Union are unchanged on the day. Sales
$1,000 shares: Quotations closed bid:
Atchlsou. rs; Adams Express, l46; Amer
can Express ITO; Baltimore aud ONO,
7615 Canada Pacific. Sc; Central Pacific,
10; Chesapeake and Ohio, 2jls; Chicago
and Altc1, al; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, 15%; Chicago Gas, So Delaware
and Hudson, l35; Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western. l6S; Denver and RIO
Grande preferred, 81; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co, 15l{; Erie, 1879; DO.
preferred, 49,; Fort Wayne. l52;
General Electric, 4O3; Illinois Cen
ira, "a; Lake Shore, 1856; Michigan
Central, 97l{; Missouri Pacific, 2Jl4; Ma
tieual COrdage, III; DO preferred, 81;
q
Northern Pacific, SIS do. preferred, 2O$t :;
Northwestern 1867 do. preferred, 14l1s :;
New York Central, l0l; New York and
New England. 26L Pacific Mail, 1875;
Peoria, Decatur and Evansville, Al;
Pittsburg, 152; Pullman Palace, lbs;
Reading, p; Rock Island, 645S; st. Louis
aud San Francisco first preferred, -; st.
Paul, COS; do. preferred, l3ll Tennessee
Coal ana Iron, 49,; Texas Pacific, l0A;
Union Pacific, 1875; United States Elk
press, 50; Western Union, 9Ois Wheeling
and Lake Erie l2Js; do. preferred, 455l.
Mining Stocks-Band b, -; Cholor, Is;
Grown Point, 90; Consolidated California
and Virginia, 400; DeadwoOd, 50; Gould
and Curry, 60; Hale and NorcrOss, 90;
Homestske, 1850; Independence, -; Mex
lean, 100; North Star, -; Ontario, 800;
Opbir, 2l0; Plymouth, 10; Sierra Nevada,
low Jacket, 65; Iron Silver, 10; Quick
Silver $50; do preferred. 400; Bulwer, 10.
CHCAGo, September The Board of
Trade markets to-day were dull but firm.
Wheat was sustained by the talk of that
grain for feed, and corn advanced on the
expectation Of bullish government crop
report December wheat closed lisc
higher September corn Sc higher aud
September oats &C higher. Provisions
finished with moderate advances. Flour,
winter patents = 5Oa& 50; winter straightS
g 3Oa2 so spring patents s. l0a3 90, spring
straights 3 2OG3 %. Wheat cash No.
spring 54ls aj5c: No. spring nominal;
No. red 81 aj4l September 54a54 c,
closing az 54lsc; December 51a5154c, clos
ing at size; May 62i G62lSc, closing at
62Lc Corn, cash No. >, SIC; September
81 : a57lRc, closing az SIC; October j6a
515t c, closing at $3.50; December 81 a55c,
closing at 54jSc Oats, cash No. >, 3OL, c;
No. white 80 a3Sc; No. 3 white 81 IA
32j{c; September 3sa309sc, closing at
So4C; October SOSsaSltsc, closing at Bic;
May 35l5 ASSOC, closing az $3.50. Rye,
No. ., axe No. ., Barley, 55a5G}SC. Flax
seed. No. I, 81 .. Prime timothy seed,
g. S7t5. Mess Pork, cash Sl4 2Oal4 -; Seq
TENDER ia l5al4 -. closing 1T Sl4 -;
January Sl4 OOali 10, closing at Sl4 %.
Lard, cash - 15aS ~; September = 5Oa
) ~ closing at $ ~; October s. 121Sa
s so closing at IS -; January s. l2l5a
5 p :, closing az s. 20 Short ribs, casa,
sides, s. IOaT 50; September a. 61l5a1 20,
closing az g OK; October s. 65]saI 80,
closing at s. 40; January s. l5a' -21s, CLOS