Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-02-03

yer, Louisville & Nashville, and Denver
& Rio Grande moved up smartly.
There was a sympathetic advance
among the high priced stocks, but it
was of only moderate proportions. Cen
trail Pacific, Southern Pacific, Atchison
preferred, Tennessee Goal & Iron, c.,
c., C.. & st. L., and Norfolk & Western
preferred were strong. Periods Of
strength were displayed by Manhattan,
Brooklyn Transit and Sugar. In the
afternoon the buying demand slacken-
ed and the apparent inclinations of
commission house customers to take
profits induced traders to offer stocks
down, which in turn brought about
some liquidation Of weak holdings.
There were sharp concessions in a
number Of specialties, including PeO-
pies Gas, Sugar, Tobacco, Twin City
Rapid Transit, Metropolitan Traction
and Consolidated Gas. The weakness
Of the latter stock was in a measure at
tributable to measures introduced in the
New York Legislature for the reduction
of the price of gas. The grangers and
a number of other stocks receded q
point and over from the best The
selling for time was on moderate deal
ings, but before the movement was
over the volume increased considerably
and prices got we'll below yesterdays
closing. In the late dealings there
were slight rallies led by Sugar and the
market closed firm. The announce
ment that the proposed issues of Man.
haitian stocks for electrical equipment
had been underwritten, benefited Man.
haitian in the early dealings but it
failed to hold the advance.
The bond market showed more sta
bility than stocks, the undertone being
one of undoubted strength. In the final
operations, however, profit taking in
the active issues impaired an irregular
close. Total sales, $4,S00,000.
Government bonds were unchanged
in bid price.
Total sales Of stocks to-day were
799,700 shares. Quotations closed bid:
Do preferred ....:...... ............. 6I3+
Baltimore and Ohio Observation-Disclosures. 70
Canada Pacific ...... .................. S6A
Chesapeake and Ohio ................. 21$s
Chicago and Alton .....................1I3
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy. .....1347s
Chicago and Eastern IllinOis.......... 6512
10 preferred .--..............l ITO
Chicago and North Western. 15S%
10 preferred .,....-.........I: U
Delaware and Hudson .................1121a
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western 1856
ERE new 80. .'......'..'''..''.-''. I1995S
Do first preferred ......... .......... ~
Fort Wayne ........... ..................lt6
Great Northern preferred ............1711.
IhlnolS central -. ....''.''''''....4I0
Lake Erie and Western ................ -
DO preferred .......... ................ Use
LAKE ollOI6 ''-oe y
Louisville and Nashville .............. Sc
Manhattan c;....:.'. .:;.......''''''. II
Michigan Central ........................I l2
Missouri Pacrtc ......... ..............- as
New Jersey Central .......... .........lGl12
New York Central ........,.............I5 4
Northern Pacific ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. RS
Do preferred ......... ........::...... ~
PlttS t'ufS ......... ...................
Do first preferred Observation-Disclosures. 691s
Rock Island ........... .................11S1s
81 Paul .....:.. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. - "A
DO preferred ......... ................. 4oo
southern Pac1hc ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Al
Texas and Pacific ............ ........... 2yl2
Union Pacific ......... ................. 4l14
Wheeling and Lake Erie ............... y
Do preferred ......... ................. S313