Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-09
EVENING REPORT.

EVENING REPORT.
Money market easy at 11992 per cent.
closed a per cent. Prime mercantile paper
6@7 per cent. Sterling exchange, bankers
bills quiet at S4.S11z; do. ex. demand, $4.S44.
recommendation.
State Securities-Dull.
Bonds-In railroad bonds New York, Chicago
& st. Louis irsts advanced to 99M, Chesapeake
& Ohio currency sizes to 1917, Texas Pacific and
Denver & Rio Graude frsts to 1873, and Ohio
Souther irsts to 1879, New York, West Shore y
Buffalo firsts were firm at 75X, Ohio Central
frsts declined to 60, and Chicago, st. Paul,
Minneapolis & Omaha consols to 109.
Stocls-The stock market was less active dur
ing the forenoon than at same time Saturday,
and although feverish and unsettled, was on the
whole firm, ana the net result of fluctuations up
to 1890 was an advance of 1s@135 per cent. on
a majority of the active stocks and prices at
Il: 80 were as a rule at the highest point of the
forenoon. The strongest stocks were coal shares,
Northern Pacific and Chicago, st. Paul, Mime
apolis & Omaha preferred. Between 1890 and 2
O'Clock the maket generally was dull and lower.
In the last hOur the market became more active
and decidedly strong and the highest prices of
the day were generally made. Advances ranged
from e to Il per cent, the latter in Northern
Pacific preferred to 64I, with N per cent on
Chicago & Northwestern to 1870, g per cent. on
Oregon Transcontinontal to 1924. Compared
with Saturdays closing prices this shows an
advance of A@2A per cent. the later IN
Northern Pacific preferred, with g per cent. on
Oregon Transcontinental, 1 q per cent. on New
Jersey Central, per cent on Chicago & North
western preferred, and per cent. on Delaware,
Lackawanna & Western. While the course of
prices vera variable during the greater part3of
the day, there was much frmer tone than at the
close. The last week rises in Willard stock in
early dealings was met by FREQ sales of Chicago,
Milwaukee q st. Paul, Chicago q Northwestern,
Michigan Ceotral, Union Pacific, the bears in
selling freely, offered considerable amounts in
seller 80 options at to 2 per cent. below prices
regular. The following notices were sent the
stock exchange this morning by George Wm.
Ballou q Co:
We take pleasure in announcing our resump-
ton, and desire to give notice that all unsettled
claims against the house viii be paid III full on
presentation. Very respectfully,
GEO. WIZ. BALLoU & Co.
It IS claimed by parties interested in Pitts
burg & Western that the reports circulated few
weeks ago and pronounced false, but now
started again, are circulated for the purpose OF
shaking ont OF stockholders so that control Of
the road can De more easily acquired by others.
They declare there is no foundation whatever for
the reports Of financial difficulties Of 4he road.
The transactions aggregated $4,000 shares:
Delaware, Lackawanna Il Western $4,000;
New York, Lake Erie & Western 1900;
Lake Shore 7,C00; Michigan Central 5000;
Chicago ~ Northwestern 2UC(I0: New Jersey
Central 5000; Northern Pacific 5000; do
preferred $4,000; Philadelphia & Reading 1900
Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul $1,000; Texas
Pacific 5000; Union Pacific $4,000; Western
Union Telegraph 5000; Oregon Transcontinental
$4,000.