The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-14

that tho stock had been overSold and
the price advanced.
There was reaction in the cOnlcrs Ia
ter, Induced by the persistent selling In
Reading. SuSquehRnna and Western
preferred losing Ia per cent, Chicago
Gas and Sugar also yielding n sharp
fraction, and some stocks on the gem
eral list also showing soma slight losa-
es, Tennessee CoNl and Iron was an
other stock that suffered from depres-
sion In the early dealings. losing ~
per cent on fears Of the compHny's bus
mess being hurt by tho low price Of
the first symptoms Of n rally manifested
themselves In the improved tone Of the
coolers under the influence OF the news
OF Mr.. Little'B favorable report
on tho condition OF tho Le-
high Valley IN connection with
tho sale Of bonds OF the company,
which will result in bringing the con-
troll into closer harmony with the other
cOHlers. Other influences gathered to
assist tho rally. The completion Of the
profit taking in Chicago Gas was fol-
lowed by renewed buying Of the stock
and an upward jump on very large
transactions. The session OF the New
York Central directors set aflOat rumOrs
that a refundlng plan would soon be
announced, which started Il buying
movement in that stock and the other
Hauderbtits.
The annual report Of Chicago. Bur-
linBton & Quincy received favorable
Interpretation and aided the upward
course OF prices. which became very
general throughout the whole list on
very active dealings and a buoy0nt
tnnm NhnFn " IA
In the activity before the close, but no
important reaction in prices. Chicago
Gas gained 2h per cent over the low
level, and Sugar, General Electric,
Leather preferred and Rubber pre-
ferred from l to IL per cent. Bnrling-
ton led the gr1ngcrs with an advance
OF IA per cent. New York Central rose
IN, Omaha IN, and Cleveland, Column
bus, Cincinnati & st. Louis IL per cent.
OF the coNlers, New Jersey Central rose
Vanced rs, Reading 2. do first preferred
2I5. LackRwannn !, Delaware & Hud-
son Ia and SusQuehanna g. Western
preferred ~ per cent Tennessee Coal
and Iron, Consolidated Gas, Western
Union and Brooklyn Union all rose over
point, and fractional gains were gem
erll throughout the list. The closing
was strong and showed net gains Tor
the most part.
Evening Posts London financial ca
bleRram'
The stock markets were Irregular to-
day. Consols, home rails, and foreign
ers were steady TO firm on the more
cheerful view OF the political situation.
Americans and mines were weak, the
latter being distinctly fiat, not TO say
pRnIcky. No one quite understands
tho continued depreciation In katIlrs.
and all sorts OF rumors are ailoat, more
or less untrue. The two main points
are TransvnAi politics and the fact that
all the deep level mines needed cash
for development at a moment when the
public were sick OF the very name OF
mines.
Gold is flowing freely to Japan and
Austria, chiefly TO the former country.
China has to pay Japan G2,1JO,0OO by
the Sth proximo. a good deal OF 1t VIII
come from Germany.
The bl-metalliC commission appoint
ed by President Mckinley excites little
interest here.
The Paris and Berlin markets were
steady TO firm.
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