Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-30

EVENING REPORT.
Money easy at 14@2H per cent.
Prime mercantile paper sG671 pet cs.s.
Ster.;ngsxenau2e, bankers bills quiet at 81. S1Z;
do. ex. demand, S4.64Z.
Governmental fraction lower.
State Securities-Quiet.
Bonds-Railroad bonds generally strong.
Stocks-The stock market opened firm and
prices advanced 4 % IS ta1 east Wizards, how
ever, were weaker in the first sales, Northern Pa
cihc opening at .S%, do preferred SO and Oregon
Transcontinental 3lX; the latter continued
weak throughout the first hour and sold as low
as S05S, considerable long stock being marketed
sn the way down. Befsre II a. NJ, under pur
chases to cover shorts, Northern Pacific rose Il
per cent, preferred ~, Orsgs. Tra.scssi
mental Is, Oregon Navigation 81 Aesatime
Union Pacific huctuated between 74974X, Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul was somewhat
weaker and other active shares very firm. Neal
midday prices fell slightly. At the same time
sellisg orders in Missouri Pacific made their ap
pearancs. This stock dscirts to so against
9t@S earlier in the day, Wabash, St. Louis & Pa
cific sold down per cent, preferred /, Can.
adian Pacific l 4, Lake shore q, Northern Pa
ci6c 4, preferred ~, Oregon Trsnscontinenta
| his OeCllue WIS SucCeoucQ ny q HELucl
tone and prices rallied to e per ceat. in the
general list and 1<Gl4 per cent. in Northern
Pacific, Oregon TranEcontiasRtal and Oregon
Navigation. Subsequently Missouri Pacific
weakened again, sales being made at S9A. II
the last hour of business Wizards became heavy
i for Oregon Transcontinentsl and Orsgoa Nsviga
| ton. 1t was currently reported that insider:
were selling, The rumor grew ut of the fact
| that broker who is related TO member of tbs
investigating committee was free seller. Thi:
broker had orders to sell 500 shares OF Oregon
TranscsutinentaI, but it was not for account OF
anyone connected with Willard properties and il
is thought that he was employed by the shorts
n the stock. 1t was aleo stated that Endicott
had Withdrawn from the Oregon Transconu
mental company. but this was officially denied
On the strength OF these reports Oregon Trans
continental dropped to 80 and Oregon Naviga
ton to SeH. Northern Pacific was well sus.
tanned during the raid, preferred selling up &c
.5l74, common 24749244. The general market
was comparatively STEADY. As compared with
last nights closing prices are 1s9215 per cent
lower for Canada Southern, On cage, Rock Is
land & Pacific, Louisville & Nashville, Missouri;
Pacific, Missouri, Kansas / Texas, New York
Central, New York, Lake Erie l. Western, Ore
gon Navigation, Oregon Transcontinental, Unior
Pacific and Western Unien Telegraph, aud la
N per cent. higher for Wabash, st. Louis Pa
cifc, Northern Pacific, Canada Pacific, Chicago
Burlington & Quincy, Denver L Bio Grande an6
Lake Shore. Delaware, Lackawanns i Western
and Texas Pacific unchanged. In specialize:
Alien & Terre Haute deciued per cent. to a.
Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati Z Indianapolis
l to 65. sales Of stocks the past ave business
days ,oeS, 7s5 shares.
The transactions aggregated $4,000 shares
Delaware, Lackswanns i Western Is, Gee
New York, Lake Erie & Western 5000;
Lake shsre 5000; Louisville & Nashville 5000;
Missouri Pacific q, 600; Chicago & Northwestern
| 1900; Northern Pacific $1,000; Chicago, Mil
waukse St. Paul 81 coo; Union F.cihc 1900;
Western Union Telegraph 5000; Wabash, st.
Louis Pacific 1900; Oregon TRANSFER tinental
49, COO; Canadian Pacific 5000, Oregon Nayi-
CATION 1000.
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