Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-11-23

Mexican dollars ALAG.
U. s. new As registered. .........1M g 127h
u. S. new As coupon. .1zl @42!12
u. S. Is registered. ............... 1llssgillA
Y. 8. As coupon.......... dSs, Qi1o
= r.,istered IS74
Z. $. 5s coupon. ...................!dd5.
Pacific 6s OF 50. ....................loz9S
Government bonds irregular.
State bonds firm.
Railroad bonds irregular.
Stocks-Prices were sharply ad-
vanced at the opening to-day and for
a number OF stocks, closed near the
best. But the market in the mean
time went through a period of depres-
sion and the bulk of the days business
was done below the best prices and
in some very prominent stocks below
last nights closing prices. The open
ing advance was emphasized by the
discovery of the spurious character of
yesterdays report Of Senior MoHtero
Ross refusal to proceed with the peace
negotiations at Paris. The bears who
sold short yesterday, fastened to cover
this morning and there were besides a
large amount of orders in commission
houses from the country at large. Rock
Island, Atchison preferred, B. & O.,
Denver and Rio Grande preferred and
Norfolk and Western preferred We're
up about point and Federal Steel pre-
ferred, Manhattan, Tobacco and Peo-
pies Gas rose from l to IA. This
sharp advance in prices invited real
izing ON a very large scale ana there
was in addition renewed heaViness in
the Northwestern railroad properties
on revived reports OF an emblttered
war in prospect between Northern Pa
cifc and Oregon Navigation and its ex-
tensiye allied interests. There was
Stacking up also in the advance in
grangers, probably on account of the
prevailing storm in the West. Very
marked weakness developed in the
Federal Steel stocks, the preferred
stock dropping off 215 per cent. The
supposed ground for this weakness is
the alleged unwillirgness on the part
of some financial institutions to ac-
cept these newlyhoated securities as
collateral. There was marked falling
Off in the lately conspicuous movement
in ktchison securities after the heavi-
ness in the general market developed
in marked degree. The several points
Of weakness appealed for support to
some of the most powerful interest at
this financial centre and the support
was forthcoming in quite vigorous
manner toward the close Of the day.
Tho rise in Northern Pacific was at
tributed to the large banking interests
which exercises the dominant control
in the property. 1t was regarded as
sierificart that the stocks of other
companies in which the same interests
has been dominant in reorganization
L 90 III, 70
neously with Northern Pacific. Such
stocks were preferred rose to eX-
trene 21b per cent. the rallying stocks,
the Erie stocks and Federal Steel
stocks. It was the inside support and
manipulation in this group and il Fed
eral steel which rallied the market. In
cidentally there was a recovery OF ~
points in Delaware and Hudson and of
nearly six points in Chicago and Alton.
New York bank clc9rings ran up to-
day to over 100000 GOO. This activity
in the local money market the slight
disparity in rates between here and
London, although the London rate har
dened to-day and the failure Of the
private count rate in Berlin to fully
respond to the advance in the bank rate
there led to an easier tone in the eX
for sterling were shaded and posted
rates were reduced z cent.
The bond market also showed decid-
ed activity to-day and prices yielded at
some points while advancing n others.
fetal sales S4,520,000.
u. S. Is and the IS registered adj
yanced 4, while the IS and rs register
ed declined Il in the bid price.
oJ 1p, nf CIR ID
600 shares. Quotations closed bid:
Do preferred ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 469s
Baltimore and Ohio Observation-Disclosures. 5t2s
Central Pacific rs
Chesapeake and Ohio NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 221s
Chicago and Alton ......:..:..:..........lG
Chicago Burlington and Quincy. ....119
Delaware and Hudson .....i,:..:.....@
Delaware, IackaWanna and Western. III
illinois central ......'................. LIS
Lake Shore OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ...lS5
louisville and Nashville ...............6 s.
Michigan Central ........................l0 S
Missouri Pacific Observation-Disclosures. 26A
New Jersey Central Observation-Disclosures. 1914
New York Central .11Sl2
Northern Pacific NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. AIS
PlttSDurg ...'...... '.....'..'.'.......'. -
Reading ............ Observation-Disclosures. 1864
Rock Island ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l0S5s
ST Paul Observation-Disclosures. SO.
DO preferred 1929
Southern Pacific ........................2 5$,
Southern Railway NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1914
10 preIeTFeu 4F%s
Texas and Pacific Observation-Disclosures. 1874
Union Pacific OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 347s
Do preferred ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 6S1,
Wheeling and Lake Erie .s............ 312
Do preferred NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Is
EXPRESS COMPANIES.
ADAMS ......''.''' ''..'.................. IVS
United states ......... ................... Al
WELSH arSO ...--.-....- .....-...........IZo
MISCELLANEOUS
A,oaricap Cotton Oil " eo3s
Do preferred Observation-Disclosures, ssh
American Spirits .........................1 I%
Do preferred Observation-Disclosures. SAP
American Tobacco -.....................12 9
DO preferred
Federal Steel ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 501s
Do preferred ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 70
General Electric .......................... S2A
sugar ......t ......'..... LIS
DO preferred ,".........................
Tennessee Coal and Iron ................ 297s
Western Union .....--.................. 92$4
MINING STOCKS.
Cholor ;E..:..-- .''.'''''''''.''''. -
Consolidated California and Virginia. 10
| 55eadWQod .'...........'...... ~
HALE Yhd Norcross Observation-Disclosures. 100
\ homeftake .................. ...........5990
\eklcan ..........-. ....................... ~
DnIr ......-... ....-.......... "
NiCkSllNer .......-...... ................. -
DO preferred ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $50
Elerra Nevada 100
YStdhuafG ..........-;' 1N