Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-31
EVENING REPORT

EVENING REPORT.
1orey easy at 1M@2X per cent.
Pune msrcanule uaoer 54gozs os, caLt.
5terslag srefs4se bankers bills quiet at 81 SIs;
do. ex. demand, 54.64M.
Governns1ts-A fraction lower.
State Securities-Quiet.
Bonds-Railroad bonds generally strong.
Stocks-The stock market opened firm and
prices advanced a % 3 ~ cet I. Wizards, how
ever, were weaker IN the first sales, Northern Pa
citic opening at zsA, do preferred SO and Oregon
Trauscontinental 3l5g; the latter continued
weak throughout the first hour and sold as low
| as S05S, considerable long stock being marketed
on the way down. Before II a. NJ, under pur-
chases to cover shorts, Northern Pacific rose "A
per cent, preferred ~, Oregon TraAsconti-
mental Is, Oregon Navigation 81, Meantime
Union Pacific fuctuated between 74@745S, Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul was somewhat
weaker and other active shares very firm. Near
midday prices fell slightly. At the same time
selling orders in Missouri Pacific made their ap-
pearance. This stock decrre ed to 80 against
9l2s earlier in the day, Wabash, St Louis & Pa
cifc sold down per cent, preferred 1, Can
adam Pacific ~, Lake shore q, Northern Pa
cifc 4, preferred ~, Oregon Transcontinental
| %. This decline Was succeeded by frmer
tone and prices rallied to e per cent. in the
general list and 15@l11 per cent. in Northern
Pacific, Oregon Transcontinental and Oregon
Navigation. subsequently missouri Pacific
weakened again, sales being made at 1898. In
the last hour of business Wizards became heavy
for Oregon Transcontinental and Oregon Naviga-
ton. 1t was currently reported that insiders
were selling, The rumor grew ut of the fac.
| that broker who is related to member of tbs
investigating committee was fres seller. This
broker had orders to sell 5000 shares of Oregon
| 1ranscentinentaI, but 1t was not for account OF
anyone connected with Willard properties and il
is thought that he was employed by the shorts
IN the stock. 1t was also stated that Endicoti
had withdrawn from the Oregon Transconti
mental company, but this was officially denied
On the strength of these reports Oregon Trans.
continental dropped to 30 and Oregon Nayiga-
+. ton to 901s. Northern Pacific was well sus-
tanned during the raid, preferred selling up to
5i1<, common 241z9244. The general market
was comparatively steady. As compared with
last nights closing prices are H@2a per cent.
lower for Canada Southern, Oh, cage, Rock Is
| land & Pacific Louisville &. Nashville, Missouri
Pacific, Missouri, Kansas & Texas, New York
| entral. New York, Lake Erie & Western, Ore
gon Navigation, Oregon Transcontinental, Union
Pacific and Western Onion Telegraph, and IA
II per cent. higher for Wabash, st, Louis & Pa
cifc, Northern Pacific, Canada Pacific, Chicago
Burlington Quincy, Denver & Rio Grande and
Lake Shore. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
and Texas Pacific unchanged. In speciaities
Alton & Terre Haute declined per cent. to a.
| Cleveland. Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis
l to IS. Sales of stocks the past five business
days /, 68s, 765 shares.
The transactions aggregated $4,000 shares
Delaware, Lackawanna Western 23,o00
New York, Lake Erie & Western 1900
Lake Shore 5000; Louisville & Nashville 5000
Missouri Pacific q, 600; Chicago Northwestern
1000; Northern Pacific $1,000; Chicago, MIL
waukee 4 st. Paul 3i,UO0; Union Pacific u ,0eO
Western Unisn Telegraph $500; Wabash, St
Louis Pacific 7,000: Oregon TRANSFER tinental
$4,000: Canadian Pacific s,oo0, Oregon Navi
CATION 1900.
| MINING STOCKS.
Thu mixing market is active and steady