Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-01-23

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SToCKs-The chief feature OF to-day's
speculation in the stock market was the
sharp upward movement which followed
the announcement that the pooling bill had
been reported to the Senate without
amendment. IL was unexpected news and
the shorts made haste to cover their out
standing contracts, fearing lest the mar
ket should De put up on them. After the
furry caused by this buying had subsidized,
prices sagged OFF again. After firm
opening and a fractional advance in
the early trading the market became very
irregular and in the main weak, the de-
preston being assisted by selling of the
international stocks for the Tendon ac-
count. Baltimore and Ohio dropped per
cent Speculation had becoms steady at
noon aud shortly thereafter came the
Washington Ges oatcnes touching the ad-
vancement Of the pooling bill, which
sent prices up with rush, the
Changers advancing &sa1s, New Jersey
Central and Baltimore ana Ohio ~ ana
the general list lSa}k per cent, with some
few exceptions IN which losses were made,
notably SusQ uehanna and Western prefer
red l per cent Toward / O'clock the up.
ward movement began TO lose its force
and a bear raiG was entered upon, which
quickly changed the temper of speculation.
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tack, New Jersey Central being forced
down Ia per cent. Other material losses
were the Changers, gal per cent, and
Sugar "a per cent. The depression con-
tinued 10 the close, which was decidedly
weak in tone, and prices are down from
Yesterdays last sales 55a21s Der cent, the
Grangers x. Sugar stands unchanged on
the day. Some few shares show advances
on the dav To wit: Buffalo, Rochester and
Pittsburg preferred per cent, Erie pre-
ferred IA; Wheeling and Lake Erie ~
per cent. The bond market was weak and
inactive throughout the day. The total
number of sales aggregated Sl057 600.
Total sales of stocks lS5, SOL shares. Quo
tations closed old;
Atchlson. Az; Adams Express. 40; AL
ton and Terre Haute, 80; do preferred l9S /;
American Express 10: Baltimore and
Ohio o.; Canada Pacific So; Canada
Southern, 4979 Central Pacific, 1875 Ches-
apsake and Ohio IN Chicago and Alton
las; Chicago, BURLINGTON and Quincy,
Il, Chicago. Gas, 133S; Delaware and Hud-
sou, 1881; Delaware, Lsckawanna ana
Western. 1908; Denver and Rio Graude
preferred, 34S1 Distillers and Cattle Feed
ers Co., 1913; Erie, 9&; 90. preferred, %;
Fort Wayne lJ1; General Electric, 33Sl /;
Illinois Central, S1X; Lake Shore, 1885, =;
A4ANhl-o al SOANAoA, hlSoOull oOAAS,
23]s; National Cordage, 81 do. preferred,
81 Norfolk and Western preferred. II;
Northern Pacific, 80 do. preferred, us :;
| Northwestern, g5ls do. preferred, 14315 {;
New York Central, 9995; New York and
| New Englsad. 80; Pacific Mail. 224 A;
Peoria, Decatur and Evansville, 81
PittsOurg, 1861 Pullman Palace 1868; Read
ing, 1913; Rock Island, 62E; St Louis and
San Francisco first preferred, -; St.
Paul, 555S; do. preferred, us; Tennessee
Coal ana Iron, 10; Texas Pacific, 9:
Union Pacific, 81; United States Elk
press, 42lS Western Union, S714 Wheeling
anu Lake Erie 10; do preferred, 39J%.
Mining StocKs-Bulwer, 09; Cholor, 80;
Crown Point, so; Consolidated California
and Virginia, $40; Deadwood. 40; Gould
and Curry. So; Hale and Norcross, so;
Homestake, 1900; Iron Silver -; Mex
lean, so; Ontario, 500; Ophir, $50; Ply
mouth, Is; Quicksilver, 100; do. pre-
| ferred, l45Oa Sierra Nevada, 45; Standard,
240; Union COn.. so; Yellow Jacket 50.