Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-03-01


SrATEs-Quet and steady.
Observation-Disclosures.
SToCRs.-The share speculation to-day
was more active than for some time past,
but the market was rather heavy and
prices as a rule closed at figures below yes
terday's final sales. There are special
causes for the decline o. certain stocks,
out the general factor increasing the
depression was the fear that gold
shipments were imminent. The
Granger shares were weak under
,he influence OF "a heavy movement ia St.
Paul. which was based on reports cabled
from London that the declaration Of the
next dividend was doubtful. A decline of
rer cent was recorded in the common
stock, with a final rally of Is per cent; the
preferred lost i9 per cent During the
.ncrnOon the pressure 10 sell was
sithdrawn and the stock was held
irmly. The closing was at a
recovery of "a per cent. Nothing definite
known TO account for the liquidation in
the shares, but It'll possible that some ac-
ion iu regard 10 future dividends may
nave been taken at yesterdays conference
OF the executive officers of the Vanderbilt
roads which is not known 10 the general
puolc OF the coal shares New Jersey
Central alone was dealt in TO any extent.
To was subjected TO bear attack,
which sent the price down rs
per cent, with rally of at the
close. After delivery hour there was buy
ing TO cover short contracts, which caused
smart rally and the market closed steadv
I'm the list OF declines are COrdage prefer
red aud Manhattan a, and Pittsburg {.
&. O. and ST. Louis, Baltimore and ONO,
Lead aud Cordage common l per cont.
The morning bond trading was firm, bul
rather quiet. The total sales were 500,
OO0 Total sales of stocks 2O4. $50 shares
Quotations closed bid:
Atkinson. 81; Adams Express, l40; A
ton ana Terre Haute, 351s do preferred, -;
American Express 1909; Baltimore ano
Ohio 516; Canada Pacific l216 Canada
Southern, 4315 Central Pacific, 49, CheS
apeske and Ohio, l6l4 Chicago and Altc1,
l46; Chicago, Burlington and Quincy,
COZ: Chicago Gas, 10T; Delaware anC
HUDSON, 1875; Delaware, Lackawanna Rpc
W estern. l5S; Denver and Rio Grande
preferred, "a; Distillers and Cattle Feed
ers Co., IL; Erie, SIS; DO. preferred, l6l4
Fort Wayne, l56; General Electric, 2S2s
Illinois Central. o4L5; Lake Shore, ll5%
Michigan Central, 90; Missouri Pacinc
/ ~; National Cordage, ~; do preferred
| 10; Norfolk and Western preferred, 1925
Northern Pacific, 2$t do. preferred, 1874
Northwestern, Si5S; do. preferred, 1884
| New York Central, 800; New York ant
I New England, 30; Pacific Mail, -
/ Peoria. Decatur and Evansville, 2J5; Pitts
burg, $50; Pullman Palace l54; Read
/ ing, % Rock Island, 6l15 St Louis ano
/ San Francisco first preferred, -; St
/ Paul, 54as do. preferred, III; Tennessee
/ Coal ana Iron, 1884; Texas Pacific, So
/ Union Pacific, SIS, United States Elk
D 4 haa linz
and Lake Erie, ST., ; do. preferred, 33.
| Mining StOcEs-Bulwer, 90: Cholor. 40;
| Crown Point, 80; Consolidated Callfornia
and Virginia, 245 Deadwood. 40; Goulo
and Curry. 40, Hale and Norcross, SO
/ Homestake, 1900; iron Silver, -; Mex
/ lean, 40; Ontario, 500; Ophir, 1875; Plym-
outh. 20; Quicksilver 100; 90. preferred.
/ 1900; Sierra Nevada, 60; Standard, 265;
/ Union Con. 40; Yellow Jacket 45.