Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-01
Special to the Register.


NEW YORK, April 30.-Again I
must inform the Register that the vol
ume of business transacted on the Stock
Exchange broke all records, and was
dazing when the aggregate value of the
shares exchanging hands is taken into
consideration. And they sold at good
prices, too, in many Instances records
being broken. The par value is lit
tie over a third of billion dollars, or
1886, 400 shares. The sales for the first
two hours were 1,6l5,UUU shares, or
more than double the sales OF Monday
an the same tWo hours, wnen they were
.+9, GOO. Brokers would not look at
transactions in fractional lots. 1t took
thousands OF shares 20 command more
tnan passing consideration.
London again led with advances all
along the line, they reaching IN soma
instances as much as per cent. Unit
ed States steel stocks were leaders at
London, showing an advance OF 23s on
the common and 70 tor the prelelred.
The E'aciiicS were again leaders in the
railway list, Union Paclfic opening from
1872 TO lI0, With sale OF $4,000
shares, an advance or ! point over yes
terdays close. The opening, however,
proved to be high, but the stock was
remarkably strong all day, closing at
d167s, which was low Northern Pa
cific opened at III, a decline of IA
from yesterdays close, and sold down
to HAN, and closed at l153s. South
ern Pacific opened at 57H with a sale
of 10000 shares, an advance OF l point
over yesterdays close. The stock was
strong and active all day, closing at
66ss, an advance of Is over yesterdays
close. st. Paul opened at 173A, and
advance of "a over Mondays close,
rose to 1745s, and closed at 1721s.
Burlington declared per cent. diyl-
dend for four months, and was traded
in quite actively around 1891, the fiuc-
tuations not extending to che point.
The Southwestern roads showed more
activity to-day, and reached top iig-
ures. Rock Island set the ball going
with sale of $4,000 shares at the
opening at 1874. 1t advanced to 165,
and closed strong at 1s4N. III is under
stood the Moore Bros. have control of
this property, and while it seems too
high to buy, the tip is out to keep
on tae grass" The Atchisens were
very active and reached new top fig
ures, as predicted yesterday. The
common opened at 1874, an advance OF
n, rapidly advanced to 1917, but sold
off on profit taking to TAN, closing at
1914, net gain of 81 over yesterdays
close. 1t is said the Atchison direc-
tors, who meet tomorrow, will declare
2 per cent. semi-annual dividend on
the common. This stock has had an
advance of over so points within a
year. Atchison preferred opened at
9915, and advanced to 104A, closing at
1924. This is the first time the pre-
ferred has crossed the par line.
Texas Pacific reached 50h to-day,
record, closing at 1919.
Baltimore and Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania, in fact, ali the coalers, were
strong. B. & O. common again reached
yesterdays top figure-1064. Penn
sylvania opened at 155, an advance of
u, and went to 1875, closing at 18TH,
almost gaming its rights"
Norfolk & Western closed strong at
IS, gain of IL over yesterday. Ches-
apeake & Ohio maze net gain of a,
closing at 4112. Fries were strong at
advancing prices, the common espe-
cially so, opening at 40, and closing at
42$s. Fifty is predicted for this stock
Reading common closed at 424a, gain
OF pa points. New York Central was
very active and reached record figures,
opening at 1874, advancing to 1641s,
closing at 1852. The advance in New
Aork Central has been predicted.
United States Steel stocks were again
che headers of the market, the transac-
lions simply being enormous,-48o,6 500
of common and 247 1920 preferred. The
common opened from SO to "a, with
sale of $4,000 shares, an advance of
points over yesterdays close. The
stock went to SO, closing at 1913, net
gain of 21s over yesterday. Preferred
opened from 100 10 1G1, as again 80 on
the close Yesterday, and 1915 was high,
and close 101.
Other stocks too numerous. to men
ton were active at advanced figures.
Money was easy.
Xesterday'a PrfCeR.