Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-10-17
WHEELING REGISTER. SATURDAY OCTOBER II. 1896
WHEELING REGISTER TEN CENTS A Week. .:"N&

one or two unimpOrtant exceptions the
fluctuations in prices were narrow. The
only two stocks that reached even COM
paratlVe activity Were Sugar and St. Paul.
The movement was irregular Sugar was
depressed early nearly a point on the cir
culaUon OF reports of probable strong
combination OF interests opposed TO the
American Sugar Refining Co. and the in
roads that are being made by the foreign
products on its domestic trade. The first
mentioned story elected emphatic denials
In usually we'll Informed Sugar circles.
ana ON which rally ensued of IL per
cent. 10 l0l4. The FULL recovery was not
held but on the board the impression pre-
vailed that the traders had not succeeded
IN shaking out an amount of long stock
commensurate with their outlay of energy.
Tobacco was marked up rs per cent TO
sbie by the interests that have been iden-
uhed Tor some time past with ies manipu-
latloh. There was. as heretofore. a dearth
OF news regarding the basis of the upward
movement, but the old rumors of a prob
able termination of the fight between the
company and its competitors were again
pressed INTO service. There was little or
no news having a general bearing upon
the market aside from the arrival of about
M.623Oo0 in gold and reported additional
engagements for import averaging 80. 300
600. The existing comparative monetary
stringency was illustrated by several bank
suspensions in the interior. The monot-
Ony of the market was TO an extent re-
lteved. however, by the announcement of
the al OH tlucilb OF receivers Tor the bay
State Gas Co. There was a notable lack
of excitement over this development as
the street considered ii TO be more fully
significant Of politics than finance. The
stock fell 3is per cent. to on tn enews..
The general market displayed a better
tone nthe afternoon session. and prices
Stiftened all around 10 a fractional extent
on the gold engagements and strength of
the wheat market. Towards the close an
easier tone obtained. with Consolidated
Gas conspicuous for n decline of 3 per
cent. The closing was seady at slight net
gains. Dealings in bonds were light. but
firmness was generality displayed. Louis
vile, New Albany, consOl IS rose 4 per
cent. TO %. The sales We're $50. Govern
ments were strong and fractionally high
er on purchases of $36. 600. Silver certif-
Gates developed strength and rose X per
cent. 10 6jle on a moderate revived foreign
inquiry. The sales were S22,000 Total
sales of stocks, 99,323 shares. Quotations
closed bid:
Adams Express. ........... $500. ...lf3
Alton and Terre Haute ................. 50
- uLeleItSu ........' ..'................
- ';vIlCttH I-NpIesS ''....s.. ............IUo
Baltimore and Ohio Observation-Disclosures. II
SduiId tdCltc '.'.....' ................. 1914
Canada Southern ......... ............. 45lg
Chesapeake and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS II
chicago and Alton .....................l55
Chlcago, burlington and Quincy ...... 6S5s
IH.CdSo Nras 1870. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 90
Delaware and Hudson .121&t
Delaware Lackawanna and Western .l53ls
Denver and Rio Grande preferred. 1913
Distllers and Cattle Feeders Co ......
$500. '........ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. l5@t
10 LIST preferred Observation-Disclosures. 30ia
20 "a preferred OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. u
V'N W dYiie ..'...... ...................l0t
1theIu Electric ......... ............... 1874
i'',4''S NSiIdi '......'. ................ VIZ
Lake Snore ......... .....................l4 3
~ "'6''tI en- ..........-...... ...... ~
missouri racine ......... ............... 1S34
NoN-DI''iI NoIHdSe ......... ............. 414
10 preferred. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ............ SD
New Jersey Central NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ssh
Norfolk and Western preferred 900. 1875
- ~ 'CIlIc- ................ 1874
10 preferred ......... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. POS
INV a'tl II ..''.'.'' .'....... ........ SN1f
10 IICltIItQ ......... ...................l i2te
New Y Ork Central OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 90
New York and New England ........ 10
l''iuc NAH ......... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 70
Peoria, Decatur and Evansville 900. rs
= llJSpul S 5000. ......... .............l6U
Pullman Palace ......... ...............1i5
Ited,'iis ..-;.''.' '''...... .............. US
-. Louis and San Francisco LIST pfd..
10 PIeLrIttu ....'.'.'. ...................l2fe
Tennessee Coal and Iron ............... PIP
AtAdS racine ......... .................. 6's
Union racine ......... .................. IS
United states Express. Observation-Disclosures. 81
Western Union ......... ................ S2@i
Wheeling and Lake Erie ............... 81
10 preferred ......... Observation-Disclosures. .