Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-01-28

STOCKS-The leading features OF to-day s
speculation on the Stock Exchange was
the renewal Of the liquidation In Lead
common These shares were heavily
pressed for sale. it is believed, by insiders
who are in u position TO know the COM
pauy's affairs At the opening the shares
were n per cent. lower, and further
sharp decline of Al per cent. took place.
In the later dealings the recovery OF e
per cent, was recorded, Of which a per
cent had been lost at the close, making the
decline A per cent; do. preferred de-
clined steadily through the day In sym
pathy with the common. and Is down rs
per cent. from the final sales of yesterday.
Chicago Gas opened 4 per cent. lower
and then advanced y on the covering
of short contracts. The higher range
Of prices was not maintained Tor
long and a decline of l per cent. was re-
corded on free selling, the last being the
lowest price of the day. Most of the othe +
industrials are down on the days transac-
tons. including Cotton oil preferred "a !;
do common Is: Leather /, ard Tobacco IS
per cent. Distilling lost Is, but made a
full rally at the close. General Electric
receded q, recovering 4. Most OF the
railway stocks traded in show declines at
the end of tue day from yesterdays final
sales, notably Wheeling and Lake Erie
preferred 2J<; Lake Erie and Western
preferred. and Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western II per cent. Just before the
close 500 shares of Pacific were placed on
the market and broke the price ~ per
cent. Some few shares show gains oil
small fraction, and Pullman is per cent.
higher.
New YORK. January 26.-The total sales
of stocks to-day were 81, l02 shares. Quota
tons closed bid;
Atchlson, Az; Adams Express, III; Al
ton and Terre Haute, 80; do preferred l5o ;
American Express 10: Baltimore and
Ohio 625S Canada Pacific OH Canada
Southern, -; Central Paclhc, lJt5 Ches-
apeake and Ohio, 1914 Chicago and Altcn
14I. Chicago, Burlington and Quincy,
nj Chicago Gas. 7216 Delaware and Rud-
son. l2Sli; Delaware, Lackawanna ana
Western, 1907; Denver and Rio Grande
preferred, 34l. Distillers and Cattle Feed
ers Co, 90 Erie, 81; do. preferred, 2O'
Fort Wayne l51; General Electric, 5553 /;
Illinois Central, 81; Lake Shore, 1854 :;
Michigan Central, %; Missouri Paclne'
2I5L; National Cordage, ~ u; 90. preferred,
78I: Norfolk and Western preferred, l61s 4;
Northern Pacific, 2${; do. preferred, l24 :
Northwestern, 959s; do. preferred, l4o19 /;
New York Central 1888 New I orR ana n
New England, BOZ; PACING Mall -U'
Peoria. Decatur and Evansville, 81 !;
Pittsourg, 1876; Pullman Palace 1876; Read;
ing. So; Rock Island, 624 st. Louis ana
San Francisco first preferred, -; 81.
Paul, sos; do. preferred, lIo; Lennes s3e9
Coal ana Iron. 49,; Texas Pacinc' IS !;
Union Pacific, sIS; United States Elk
nress A.; Western Union, S7l4 Wheeling
and Lake Erie, 90; do. preferred, 80.
Mining Stocks-Bulwer, OS; Cholor, 80;
Crown Point, 10: Consolidated California
and Virginia. 300; Deadwood. 40; Gould
and Curry, 80; Hale and Norcross, 40;
Homestalse, 1900; Iron Silver -; Mex
lean. 20: Ontario, 500; Ophir, 40; Ply
mouth. 25: Quicksilver. 100: 90. pre-
ferred, 1915; Sierra Nevada, Az; Standard,
24O; Union Con-. 40; Yellow Jacket a.