Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-03-07

N'-~ fePVi % dJ per cont. OLcIl4us -
change steady at 4s9]S a4s9]4. Silver certih
Gates 60${c
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States-Inactive.
Observation-Disclosures.
SpeculatiOn on the Stock FIX
change, which has been largely n the
| hands of traders for a long time past, was
more professional than ever in its charac'
ter to-day. The advance in American Sc
Curities on the London Exchange
this morning brought prices OF
the international stocks 10 figures above
those current here and the aroitrage houses
became speculative buyers in the early
dealings In this market which impaired 10
IL "a firm tone. Small selling. however, by
the room traders soon counterdcted the
good influence Of the foreign purchases
and "a reaction set in which sent
more and Ohio was pressed for
sale on a renewal of the rumors that the
next dividend was in doubt. As result
the shares broke a per cent and closed al
/ the lowest point touched. Before noon the
general list had recovered itself. the In
dustrial group leading in the improve
ment which followed and which was
checked about ! o'clock. the market
becoming stagnant. During the last
hour speculation was decidedly
weak and the entire list moved downward,
the market closing heavy and in majority
or cases below the closing sales OF yester-
day. Sugar was most largely traded IN OF
the whole market and lost on the day Is
per cent, the last sale being made within
of the lowest. The principal losses on
tue day not already stated are: New Jer-
sew Central ~. New York Central !, Con
soidared Gas ] and the Changers l4al4
Wheeling and Lake Erie preferred gained
a., PittsbUrg Cincinnati, Chicago and st.
Louis do preferred IL aud Tobacco
preferred and C0rdage guaranteed
per cent The bond market during
the dav was somewhat more
animated, and prices were fairly well held
uutil the last hour, when, under the intiu-
ence of the weakness OF the share specula-
ton, prices treuded downward The az
gregate sales were 1901 800. Total sales of
stocks. l3g. ia shares. Quotations closed
bid
Atcnlson. So Adams Express, l42; Al
ton ana Terre Haute 35lf do preferred, -;
American Express ll01{; Baltimore and
Ohio 523(; Canada Pacific 39l Canada
Southern, 49,: Central Pacific, IA; Ches-
apeake and Ohio, 10 Chicago and Altcn,
l47. Chicago. Burlington and Quincy,
1OIi Chicago Gas, Il; Delaware and Hud-
son. PSI; Delaware, LackawannR ana
Western. 1919; Denver ard Rio Grande
preferred, 34i4 Distillers and Cattle Feed
ers Co.. 123s; Erie, SIS DO. preferred, 1919
Fort Wayne, l56; General Electric 20
Illinois Central, 81; Lake Shore, 1866
Michigan Contra, e215; Missouri Pacific
1889: National Cordage, 81 do. preferred
81; Norfolk and Western preferred, lO1s
Northern Pacific, 29{; do. preferred, IA
Northwestern, $50; do. preferred, 1879,
New York Central, 95sS; New York and
New England, 295s; Pacinc Mail. 2l13
Peoria. Decatur and Evansville. 3; Pitts
burg. 1855; Pullman Palace 1888; Read
ing. 7s{; Rock Island, 6l5s; st. Louis and
san Francisco first preferred, -; St.
Paul. $40 DO. preferred, ll63s; TENNESSEE
Coal ana Iron. 49,; Texas Pacific, s.
Union Paci1c, Q; United States Elk
press. 40; Western Union, S6S{; Wheeling
and Lake Erie. So; do. preferred, 3415.
Mining Stocks-Bulwer, 10; Cholor, %;
Crown Point, 30; Consolidated California
and Virginia, 27O; Deadwood. 40; Gould
and Curry, A.; Hale and Norcross, so;
Homestake, 1900; Iron Silver, -; Mex
lean, 50: Ontario, 500; Ophir $50; Plym-
outh. 20: Quicksilver, 100; 40. preferred
1900: Sierra Nevada, 500; Standard, 80;
Union Con. 40; Yellow Jacket 40.