Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-11-18

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DO 2ds ' FL o,1ta
U. S. 5S registered .....,...... .li1%1Ilz
Do 5s coupons ................h III - ~ 1Izz2
Pacific 6s of 3d.. ....................lo212
Government bonds weak.
State bonds firm.
Railroad bonds strong.
Stocks-The results or to-day's stock
market operations were rather lncon-
elusive except in so far as they showed
a continued and lively interest on the
part of the outside public in securities
OF all grades. So tar as prices are
concerned, net changes are rather
mixed though the majority are On the
side OF gains and these in some cases
amount to / per cent. or over. The
early period Of the market showed the
heavy offerings to realize which are at
all times usual in the upward course
of a real bull market. But even wnlle
prices sagged at some points with the
effort to absorb the offerings otnef
stocks were mounting upward, main
tanning the undertone Of flrmness. me
very notable movement in AtchlSon
preferred was continued from the out
set, at which time running purchases
carried the price up 5sc. The gain was
subsequently extended to NC and the
net gain is almost a point. There was
very heavy demand for Denver pre-
ferred which had been marked UP be-
fore the opening here in London. This
stock rose an extreme 2 points and
Norfolk and Western preferred ~.
B. & O., Pacific Mail and international
PAPER gave tone also to the early mar
ket as did an upward bound Of 3A in
Met. Street Railway. Early weakness
in Tobacco and the reaction in Chicago
and Alton from it's recent advance had
an unsettling effect in the first hour.
In the second hour, however, the Gran
gers were taken in hand and Burling-
ton and Rock Island were pushed to
the highest prices of the year. Some
of the low priced and lately dormant
stocks were also brought into the
movement and advanced to higher
level. These included Denver and Rio
Grande, st. Louis Southwestern pre-
ferred American Spirits, Chicago and
Eastern Illinois, Minnesota and St
Louis and Standard Distributing.
There were conspicuous advances also
in New York Central, Pennsylvania
and Canada Southern. st. Paul and
Omaha preferred sold at 81 70, an ad-
vance OF six points and the highest
price on record. The late reaction was
induced by the persistent weakness OF
the Northern Pacific and the uneasl-
ness thus caused in the minds OF hold
ers by rumors Of discord and a pros
pective outbreak OF hostillties in the
Northwestern railroad world. The
common STOCK fell to 40Ac and the
preferred to IS. Support was appar-
emily entirely withdrawn from these
stocks and very heavy blocks were
thrown ca the market. The aggIesS-
i've buying of Peoples Cos UP to 81 Cl12
in the late dealings rallied the market
and made firm closing in spite OF the
late weakness in Delaware and Hud-
son and Sugar. The local money mar
ket showed no further hardening ten
dency to-day and the firmness OF for
eign exchange indicates a resumption
of the holding back of bills. Tie level
Of the London money market when
declined appreciably to-day is now so
near that of New York that strin-
gency in the local money market could
find relief in a gold import movement.
The bond market showed recut-
renee of its recent strength, yesterday S
declines being in part retrieved. To-
tai sales $4040,000
U. S. new Is coupon and the SIS cou-
pom declined Il and the new As regis
tered 11sc in the bid price.
Total sales of stocks to-day were
G37, 100 shares. Quotations closed bid: