Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-01
Mexican dollars 471hc.
Government bonds irregular.
State bonds inactive.
Railroad bonds weak.

NEW YORK, April 30.-The day on
The stock market started off with an
other attempt to rush up prices by
speculative manipulation, with the
purpose of attracting an outside fol-
lowing, but the short interest had been
SO far eliminated by the events Of the
latter part of last week that there was
not sufficient demand from that ource
to keep up prices. Neither was there
any awakened interest developed
through the commission houses. The
market, therefore, fell back and be-
came dull and heavy, but without pos
tive weakness until some of the later
developments, when the bears showed
renewed vigor and sold prices to the
lowest of the day. The violent break
in Sugar was the principal element in
the decline. That stock sold up to
121K in the early dealings, and recov-
cred to that figure after a reaction and
then fell away, with occasional spas
modic rallies, to 111%, closing only
slightly above that. The news bear
ing on the stock consisted of a story
from Boston giving elaborate details
of alleged terms of settlement of the
trade war and the expressed opinion
of a prominent s%peculator just before
sailing for Europe that the war was
settled. Several Of the principals in
the trade conflict denied the allega-
lions during the day. The threatened
strike on the New York Central caused
q fall of 21a points in that stock and
had sympathetic effect elsewhere in
the list. Missouri Pacific was pushed
up to so on rumors that a dividend
would be declared at to-day's meeting
of directors and that John D. Rookie
Teller would be admitted to the direc-
tory. Both rumors failed to be con-
firmed by the event and the stock fell
back. but saved a small net gain. The
steel industrials, after some show of
weakness, also became firm, and closed
generally with a small net gain. The
only developments bearing on the
group are rumors regarding the threat
ened legal process against officials OF
the Steel & Wire Company.M United
States Leather made a considerable
show of strength. Otherwise the mar
ket generally yielded to the reaction
airy tendency, and closed very near the
lowest and easy in tone. There were
no developments of Importance in the
money or exchange market, though
both were scanned with 2 interest.
Discounts in London and sterling ex-
change here were slightly easier. but
trade has to prepare for q ten per cent
instalment of the government loan.
which will be taken up this week. The
Tightening of the London money mar
ket and the demand for exchange in
New. York to pay the instalment of
American subscription will both tend
toward gold exports. The money mar
ket here continues easy and shows no
ign of hardening, Notwithstanding the
diminished supply of cash for the mar
ret on s~ub-treasury operations. 1t is
worthy OF remark in this connection
hat Saturdays treasury statement at
Washington showed an excess of re-
.eipts over expenditures for the day of
e1,32l, 6Sl, thus materially raising the
igure of the months surplus.
Railroad bonds were weak in SYM
pathy with stocks, but the dealings
were rather light. Total sales, par
value, ST. 70. 900.
United States Is advanced Ae and
new As declined Ac in the bid price.
Atchison osu
20 preferred 6eIs
baltimore ana ONO coz
Canadian Pacific asa1
Chesapeake and Ohio a9if
Chicago Great Western Ye1t
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy '12t7+
Chicago and Eastern linois. IAa
Chicago and Northwestern.....1 62
Delaware and Hudson ......1i Tx
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western..I77
Erie io1k
Do. first preferred 9aaaz
Great Northern preferred 1856
L1ke Erie ard Western.............. a014
Do. preferred Ok
louisville and Nashville S1ls
Manhattan l. 49,. o9n
Netrop6iitan Street Railway............157
Missouri Pacific *
New York Central 13S1S
Northern Pacific 5.7a
Do. preferred
Pennsylvania
~ !. lNf2
DO. secoAd preferred ................ 81
st. Paul 11Sz.
Do. preferred ia
Southern pAcifc az
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