Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-08-05

New New Z Is 5 Ragisisred' 1893
~ l > IS coupons '...'''....'.'.''.ii Sr4
l. 5. IS Coupons
I. ). Is Registered. .....................lO6 la
I. ). Is Coupons. .......................,10 1la
l. ). 2S Registered. ..................... 20
Gcll!c bs OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .lJp12
SrateS-DuN.
RailrOads-Wtak.
.Stocks-The failure Of Moore Bros. az
Chicago, was 4 complete surprise TO Wall
street and was at first assumed to include
the collapse Of the Diamond Match Co.. Of
Chicago, and the New York Biscuit Co..
The sensational character of the failure
and the unusual step taken Of closing the
Chicago Stock Exchange pending a read
(uStment led the gflnancial community at
IQrse 10 expect the most startling dis
closures. Leading bankers were heard
from 10 The effect that the New York insti-
JutlQNS We're not involved ard Chicago dis
patches We're received reporting that meas
ures had been taken 10 support the stock
Of the Diamond Match Co. ard quoting
prominent capitalists n saying thar the
tTrou2.a would be over within a COMPARE
itNe.y snort tins. Nevertheless 1t was
learned later that the New York hanks
had called loans in order to send money 10
Cnlc3go. The result Of this action, al
though the fact that it had been taken ala
not become public. was the withdrawal Of
offers OF short time funds and the marking
up or rates to 6 Per cent. for all periods.
can money was advanced 10 80 per cent.
tne trans9ctorS however. AZ 2isd3 per
cant. \ stifenlng in commercial paper
rates also took Place, lower quotations than
ex,l6 F Gea IN f'r cd PG W., 1reT being the
net declines of iEu2 per cent. IN the leading
shares The :1iiway bond parketw dull
VIII a Saggirg tendency. The sales were
$iINc0o Governments w-ra duh hut lower
on sales Of $1,000. In silver certificates
- brought CO. Total sales Of stocks.
iFrp shares. Quotations closed bid:
1,tIi.lso" -. ''''''''' '.'''.''''''.' 1878
<AlAils tINIffeSS ......... ...............l40
Alton. Terra Haute...... $50. ........ -
10 preferred ............ ...............
American Express ......... .............105
Baltimore anu ONO Observation-Disclosures. l3l2
OthaGA racine ......... ................. 3512
Canada southern ....,.... ............. 43 =
central racine ......... ............... -
Chesapeake and Ohio ~................ 10
0.Llcago ana AIt9.' .....................liN
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy ...... 6li2
Delaware and Hudson ..................i1724
Delaware LaCkaWauna and Western .ligi2
Denver and Rio Grande preferred.... 80 ?
Distlaers and Cattle Feeders CO...... l0l4
ERE ......... ......... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1874
ID Isl preferred Observation-Disclosures. @Si2
Do ~ preferred OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Il
General Electric ......... ............... 23iA
Illinois Central ......... ............... N9l2
I>aRe 9nore .....;..' ..'-''''....'.'''.'.'IdD
M.tliSdo Central ......... ............. SZl2
Missouri Pacific ......... ............... 1914
National Cordage ......... ............. 3a
la preferred $1,000. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 90
New Jersey Centra4 ..................... y
Norfolk and Western preferred ...... 9i2
Northern Pacific ......... .....-.........
Do preferred ......... ................... ma
Northwsstern ......... ......... ........ w
Do preferred ......... ...................li4
New York Central $1,000. ........... u
New York and New England ......... -,
Pacific Mail ......... ..................... In
Peoria, Decatur and EvansN-le ...... ~
flttsourg ......... ......... .............lCf
Pullman Palace .....-... ...............l+z
Reading ......... ......... ............... Wa
ROCK lSltnd ......... ............''.. :'' -
~. Louis and San Francisco LIST pfd'' =,
st. Pau ......... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 60
10 preferred ......... ...................4-l
SGitna m acme ......... .......'''''''' -
Tennessee Coal and Iron ............... l2i,2
IeNaS fdcluc .....--.- .-....''''..-'''.. "a
Union Pacific ......... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Iis
United States Express .................. 80
Western Union ......... .....--.....-.. dtl4
Wheeling and Lake Erie ............... SIS
Do preferred ......... ........''.'''.'.'' Z5fs