Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-03-05


Railroads Weak.
STOCKS--U pom the announcement OF the
adjournment Of Congress on the Stock EX-
change today. few brokers threw up
their hats and cried "Hurrah." AT the
OUening OF business the market was strong
and active, there being an especially good
demand for Sugar. General Electric, on
rumOr of an unfavorable decision by the
United States Supreme Court on the Bate
patent case broke Is per cent 70 20.
rallied TO 26% on denial OF
the report and fell of to 251s when the de-
cisiOn was actually handed down, declar-
iug the patent void La the final trading a
reaction of u per cent took place, making
tue decline from Saturday only ! per
cent. The market generally became heavy
before the ciuse of the first hall hour,
Reading showing most weakness, selling
down 10 ~, recession of , per cent.
from the previous sale. In the final deal
ings the stock regaiued Il per cent The
declining tendency Of the general list con-
tinued until ABOUT l o'clock, Sugar being
sold IN heavy blocks and breaking from
93l<, the nigh price of themornlug, TO 9I73,
with qnick ralsy to 49, :. and maj reac'
ton of making gaih on the day OF =
per cent. Other shares else recovered 8 al
per cent, but before o'clock there was
and Lackawanna fell of Ia and the gen
eral market a fraction. The temper OF
speculation underwent marked change
soon after delivery. and the sellers OF the
earlier part Of the day became buyers, the
purchasing movement lasting TO the close
which was strong In tone, recovery OF .
al, per cent. the latter in Chicago Gas
and New Jersey Central. Erie is I'M
changed from Saturday The bond market
ruled quiet and in the main lower Tor the
greater part OF the day. The total sales
were S77T. $40 Total sales Of stock 24O,99l
shares. Quotations closed bid;
Atehison. 324 Adams Express, ZAP; Al
ton ana Terre Haute, $50 do preferred, -;
American Express ITO: Baltimore and
Ohio 81; Canada Pacific ~; Canada
Southern, IS; Central Pacific, l21s Ches-
apeake and Ohio 1875 Chicago anu Aitca,
l46: Chicago, Burlington and Quincy,
20 Chicago Gas, ia Delaware and Huo-
son, I25H Delaware, Laokawanna ana
Western, 1919: Denver and RIO Grande
preferred, S3,s Distlllers aud cattle reed
ers Co.. 1875; Erie, 81 do. preferred, II;
Fort WAYNE. l56; General Electric, y;
Illinois Central, $50; Lake Shore, 1876;
Michigan Central. 81; Missouri Pacific
1917. National Cordage, 81 do. preferred,
s.: Norfolk and Western preferred, VS. {;
Northern Pacific, 2Sl do. preferred, 1879;
Northwestern, ssh do. preferred, 1881 !;
New York Central, 9616; New York and
New England, 29s4; Pacific Mail, y;
Peoria. Decatur and Evansville. rs; Pitts
burg. $50; Pullman Palace 1853; Read
ING ~; Rock Island, 81; st. Louis and
SAN Francisco first preferred, -; St
paul. 80 do. preferred. 1l65s; Tennessee
Coal ana Irou, l42s; Texas Pscihc, 50;
Union Pacific, SIS United States Elk
press, 40; Western Union, sos; wheeling
apd Lake Erie. 81 do. preferred, S49.
Mining StooKs-Bulwer, .O9; Cholor, -;
Crown Point, 40; Consolidated CallIornis
and Virginia. 256; Deadwood, 40; Gould
and Curry, so. Hale and Norcross, 80;
Homestake, 1905 Iron Silver, -; Mex
ican. -: Ontario, 500; Ophir, 100; Plym-
outh. 20: Quicksilver, 100; 40. preferred
1900: Sierra Nevada, 60; Standard, 265;
Union Con. 45; Yellow Jacket so.