Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-01-04

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STAT Es-Dull, except for Virginia de-
fsrred stamped, which are active and
strong.
RAILROADs-Flrm.
SroCES-The stock market was char
acterized by weakness ut the opening
which extended almost the entire list, and
some shares sold at figures below the
lowest point touched during the year 1894,
t0-wit: New Jersey Central TO S51S,
against S711; Reading 70 l23s, against
1875 In the early dealings New
Jersey Central was the special
marx Of attack of the bears, and
uuder brisk selling broke 81 TO S51Sc,
the stock coming. iit is said, from an in
slider, who, 10 is claimed, is liquidating his
holdings That the sales are Of long stock
is made clear by the fact that the shares
could not be lent fiat in the loan market.
Towards noon there was q change 10 the
temper Of speculation, the down
ward movement being checked and
good buy rs ming into the
market. Tuls resulted IN a general
advance in prices, Sugar moving up Ia,
do preferred /; Baltimore and Ohio IS
Some Of the specialties recorded heavy de-
cFues. The last fifteen minutes of bus
mess there were offerings of Consolidated
. Cas- which caused decline Of 81, OF
/ which "a was recovered. In only some in
I stances was the break Of the morning fully
I recovered and compared with yesterday,
I the final figures of the day are
7 very irregular, but in q majority
/ of cases are higher, the principal
gains being New York, Lackawanna and
Western ] "a, Sugar Is, do preferred l.,
Baltimore ana Ohio 4, and Western Union
Declines; Pittsburg and Westetn pre-
ferred l. and Hooking Valley s. The
ID fnr in Ha n was
rather heavy, owing TO the pressing intiu-
ence of the share speculation, but in the
afternoon there was rally in which most
issues dealt in Dartici pated, and the clos
ing was in good tone. Tue sales on the
day aggregating sS44, 500 Total sales OF
stocks III, $50 shares. Quotations closed
bid:
Atchison, ~ Adams Express, 40; Al
ton and Terre Haute, 361S do preferred 1885,
American Express 10: Baltimore and
Ohio 6S1$; Canada Pacific 81; Canada
Southern, 4915; CeRtral Pacific, l35S Ches-
apeake and Ohio, l7l{; Chicago ami Altc1
1916; Chicago. Burlington and Quincy, 1O$I;
Chicago Gas, 73ls; Delaware and HUDSON,
l26; Delaware, LacksWanna ana West
err, 1851; Denver and Rio Grande pre-
ferred, 33lS Distillers and Cattle Feeders
Co., 99<; Erie, 90; 90. preferred, q;
Fort WAYNE, l57; Illinois Central, sou;
Lake Shore, l342[ Michigan Central, 20;
Missouri Pacific. 26}S National Cordage,
8; do preferred, 1875; Norfolk aud
Western preferred, 172{ Northern Pacific,
81 do. preferred, 1879 Northwestern 95$4;
do. preferred, 142; New York Central
QS. New York aud New England, 80;
Pacific Mail. 2ll4; Peoria, Decatur and
Evansville, ~; Pitts0urg, l51; Pullman
Palace 1881: Reading, 1875; Rock Island,
6llS:S st. Louis and San Francisco first pre-
ferred. -; st. Paul, 555S; do. preferred,
liz; Tennessee Coal ana Iron, log
Texas Pacihc, %; Union Pacific, IL;
United States Express, -; Western Union,
500: Wheeling and Lake Erie 10; do.
pre- ferred, 40.
Mining Stocks-Bulwer, Oh; Cholor, 40;
Crown Poiut, 90: Consolidated California
and Virginia. 800, Deadwood. 40; Gould
and Curry. -: Hale and NorcrosS 50;
Homestake, 1850; Iron Silver Mex
lean, 50; Ontario, 500; Ophlr l0Oi Ply
month y. Quicksilver. $50; DO. pre-
ferred. 1900: Sierra Nevada, 80; Standard,
$50; Union Con-. IS; Yellow Jacket. 80.