Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-24
6il1freSs Il banlre bIIIs ~ b
4.e5z to- demand and a s1s n a
4.S3H for sixty days; posted rates \ 4sS4
@4.S43z and 81. S65z.
Commercial bills $4.S2k 04.82a
Silver certificates nominally GOO
e01ac.
Bar silver 595sc.
Mexican dollars 471Sc.
Government bonds irregular.
State bonds easier.


State bonds easier.
Railroad bonds irregular.
Stocks-The stock market took on an
appearance of strength to-day and the
dealings of about three-quarterS OF
million shares were largely centered in
the railways. Realizing toward the
close cut down some OF the advance
leaving the net Improvement generaly
slight. The expected early adjourn
ment of the New Jersey Legislature was
used as a bull card among the coalers
on the ground that it lessened the pros
pect of hostile legislation against the
rumOred anthracite deal. LackaWanna
made the extreme advance OF o12.
There was talk also of a lease OF the
Jersey Central to the Reading company
Peoples Gas gained "a in anticipation
Of the adjournment OF the Illinois Leg
islature and on the gossip Of possible
consolidation with an electric lighting
company. The dealings in Burlington
were even in excess OF those in Sugar,
the late leader in point Of activity, and
a gain of 2 points resulted in that rail-
way security A large short interest
was said to have existed in Burlington
and the movement to-day resulted
from the covering Of bear stop-loss Or
ders. The other grangers sympathized
in the movement to lesser extent.
Strength appeared among such low
priced shares as st. Louis &. Southwest
ern and Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf,
but the latter failed to hold its advance.
Among the usually neglected stocks
Chicago & Eastern Illinois became act
i've and moved up two points. South
ern preferred made a sensational ad-
vance On runors that the control Of the
Louisville, Ev ~3ville & ST. Louis rail-
road had been obtained Coincidently
the bonds Of the latter company ran off.
The Pacifcs on moderate trading held
their own. Local transportation shares
moved narrowly excepting Manhattan,
which lost over point. Tobacco
stocks were slightly improved and Su-
gar left off 81 points down on gossip
that the most active bulls had liquidat-
cd. Air Brake recovered II points OF
its recent decline and the market left
off with fairly good tone.
Bond prices to-day showed improve
ments in many eases, with an excep-
tional rise in Brooklyn Elevated f1ves.
The market in general moved Irregular
ly, but losses were trivial. Total sales,
s3,290,00O.
United States new three advanced u,
while the new fours declined as much
in the bid price.
The total sales OF stocks to-day were
722,430 shares. Quotations closed bid:
Do preferred ......... ................ eo1s
Baltimore and Ohio NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 691s
Central Pacific ........................ 5l@
Canada Pacific Observation-Disclosures. S51s
Chesapeake and Ohio .................. Il
Chicago and Alton. lib
Chicago. Burlington and Quincy. .laZfz
Chicago and Eastern Illinois. ......... 6534
Chicago Great Western. 1875
Chicago and Northwestern. 1852
DO preferred ....................'.... ~
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western. u12
Erie (neN) .:.....:. ..................... -
Do LIST preferred ...............-....... 5.@
Great Northern preferred ........... .139ia
Illinois Central OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. liza
Lake Erie and Western ................ 1873
DO preferred ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. g
Louisviiie and Nashville ............. 6s7s
M Ial@rt is street Raiiway.......25
Michigan Central .......... .............ll III
Missouri Pacific ........... ............. 40B
New Jersey Central ............ ........nl4@
New York Central ....................1SS 52s
Northern Pacific ......... ............... 5o$s
Do preferred .......... ................ 1874
Ptttsburg ........ ......................1S 0
Reading ....... Observation-Disclosures. At3s
Do 1st preferred ......... ............. 6ISs
Rock Island .......... .................u l94
St Paul ........ .........................l lisa
Do preferred ......... .................kb LOB
Southern Pacific ....... ................ Se4
Texas and Pacific ....................... 70
Union Pacific ...... Observation-Disclosures. 1875
Do preferred ....... NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. SOS
Wheeling and Lake Erie .............. lbs
DO preferred ............ ............... 81