Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-27
Bar silver 59A.
Mexican dollars 47%.
Government bonds irregular.
State bonds. inactive.
Railroad bonds strong.

Stocks-To-day's stock market made
a remarkable demonstration of strength
in the price of securities and of abor-
tive power in the face of the enorm-
Gus liquidation Of profits. Sharp a
lions from best prices were made In
many stocks and others which have
been the recent favorites among spec
ulators for a rise, were heavy on realiz-
ing of profits throughout the day, but
the general level of prices was de-
cidedly higher on the day and a very
heavy aggregate Of stocks was mar
keted. Dealings were more or less
congested in the leaders of stock ex-
change movements, but there was a
very broad market for usually dor
mant stocks, some of which have not
made their appearance in the records
of transactions for many weeks past.
London wal an eager buyer in this
market, and while there were sales for
that account to take profits where re-
cent advances have been considerable.
the disposition of the foreigners SEEM
ed to be to reinvest their profits in
other stocks. They were free sellers
of Norfolk & Western and of Balti-
more & Ohio, but the purchases on
London account far unbalanced the
sales. 1t was estimated that London
bought fully sc, 1000 shares on balance,
principally among the low priced COM
mon stocks with preferred stocks ahead
of them. The commission houses had
large orders to buy which had accu-
INFLATED over Sunday, and the profess
SIGNALS took advantage of this demand
to market their holdings. This, coupled
with the weakness of the local traction
stocks, Sugar and Peoples Gas turned
prices back before the end of the first
hour, but the buying continued in un-
abated volume and carried the market
upward again. Later in the day, when
the buying orders had been exhausted
and realizing developed in the trunk
lines, the market went off again. The
final rally did not bring prices back
to the best, but made the closing firm.
B. & O. ommon rose In extreme So,
and at one time crossed the preferred.
There was very heavy realizing in the
other trunk lines under cover of the
rise in B. & o. Special strength and
activity was shown by a number of the
low priced southern and southwest
ems, the Pacifics, some Of the c~oalers,
both anthracite and bituminous.
The news of the day did not receive
much attention, the movement appar-
emily being based on confidence in the
general outlook for business and values
and in future ease in the money mar
ket. All departments of the local
money market were appreciably easier
to-day, in spite of the largely in
creased speculative activity and the
resulting demand for funds. In spite
of the large buying of stocks for Lon
don account, sterling exchange ad-
vanced a fraction, apparently in re-
Spouse to the hardening of money
rates in London. A marked falling off
was reported in the quantity of cot
ton bills offered in exchange.
The bond market coptinued broad
and active and higher prices were
made for most bonds traded in. Total
tales par value S4,S10,0 00.
United States coupon IS advanced
"; do. registered u, and the refund
Ing &c, when issued, " in the bid price.
Atchison $500. 271s
Do preferred Il
baltimore and Ohio SO%
Canadian Pacific 96z
Chesapeake and Ohio ....... 81
4 Chicago Great Western. 141k
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy ........129
Chicago and Eastern linois.... .lO7
Cn}ca 90 md NnrfhueSfarn 1e2ik