Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-28
EVENING REPORT.


Money at 2@S per cent, closing
at per cent. Primo mercantile paper 6@7
per cent. Sterling exchange, bankers bills
dull at s4.SlH; do. ez. demand, $4.s{.
Governments
Bonds-Railroad bonds firmer.
Stets Securities-Qniet.
Stocks-Opened irregular ts-day but soen BE-
came firm and prices advanced 1l@115 per cent,
Michigan Central and Oregon Transcontinental
being the features. Before the first call there
was disposition to sell and prices sagged 40
195 per cent, Oregon Transcontinental, Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul, st. Paul, Minneapolis &
Manitoba, Missouri Pacific, Delaware, Lacka-
wanna & Western, Canada Pacific and Central
Pacific being the weakest Towards noon
Michigan Central was suddenly advanced to 90
and there was difference of 4@5 per cent.
between sales OF regular and cash. It is under
stood Vanderbilt called in 10000 shares of
stock. Another rumor was that the Grand
Trunk was desiroas oe obtaining control OF the
Michigan Central and negotiations towards that
result were IN progress. Nothing official is
known regarding the last mentioned rumor.
Canadian Pacific developed strength, selling up
from 5755 to GS3I, or confirmation of the an
guaranteed 3 per cent. dividends for ten years
on the company's capital stock. The furry in
Michigan Ceatral and the strength Of Canadian
Pacific ezerted favorable influence on the gen.
eral market during the rest Of the day and
prices rose %9I& per cent. Oregon Trans
continental rose from 45I to z755, Northern Pa
cife from 28]I 10 COX, preferred from 63I to
64E and Oregon Improvement from 7511S to
7655. The transfer of the Northern Pacific
suits TO the United States courts created much
better feeling on the Wizards. Western Union
Telegraph was roticeabiy strong, selling up to
1873. Stock was IN good borrowing demand.
The short interest in shares increased the past
week. Near the close Canadian Pacific run off
to 61$486lN and the general market declined
fractionally On sales to realize. In the final
transactions the market was firm. As compared
with last nights closing prices are 3s@l55 per
cent. higher, the latter for Canadian Pacific In
specialties Minneapolis & st. Louis declined to
2l15 and rose to 229l, do preferred fell off to
Al and closed at 43; st. Louis & San Francisco
frsts advanced l per cent. to SO; American
Cable declined 4 per cent. to 621{, Hannibal &
St. Joe Is per cent. to 9S11S and Norfolk & West
err preferred l per cent. to 40. sales of stocks
foc the week 3,069,070 shares, decrease of
661, 500 as compared with those of the previous
week.
The transactions aggregated $4,000 shares:
Canada Southern 5,U0J; Central Pacific 5000;
Delaware, LaokGwanna & Western $4,000;
New York, Lake Erie & Western 1900;
Lake Shore $4,000; Louisville & Nashville 5000;
Michigan Central Is, 0OG; Missouri Pacific 5000;
Chicago & North western 5000; New York Cen
tral 10000; Northern Pacific 5000; Milwaukee &
ST. Paul 81, zoo; Texas Pacific 6 0UG; Union Pa
cihc 25,G0J; Western Union Telegraph l2,00j;
Oregon Traus3ontinental $1,000; Canadian Pa
ciie $1,000.
sCF5Llya STOCKS.
Mining stocks very dali; Horn Silver sold at
Gl3IsOu, Eureka Consolidated Csc, Sierra Ne
vada SIC, Iron Sil7ar 80 and Consolidated Viz
ginia 4704S. Sales for the day 13, 40 shares;
total fer the week, I22, 99j shares. Total bullion
receipts ia New York for the week from mines,
SlG8,001 Pipe Linz certificates dull at l1UA@
III ~ closing on call at ItC3/