St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-24
EVENING REPORT.

EVENING REPORT.
Money in better demand At one time this
afternoon it rose to per cent, but later reacted
to ~, and closed offered at IL per
cent. Prime mercantile paper 405h per
cent. Sterling exchange, bankers bills steady,
al S4.87%; do. ex demand, S4.S9H.
Governments-Weazerf for AS.
Bonds-Railroad bonds weak.
State Securites-Duu
Stocls-Speculaton at the Stock Exchange
after the first opening became weak and de-
pressed, and continued so throughout the day.
The special features were Canadian Pacific,
Missouri Pacific, Oregon Navigation, Oregon
Transcontinental and Union Pacific. Canadian
Pacific was heavy, falling off from 49B to 4G14,
on q renewal of the report that an lofcial of the
company had disposed of his holdings, and there
was discrepancy of $500, 900 between the books
of the company and the Canadian customs
accounts. At the close there was 4 slight rally
of AG11 per cent. in Pullman Palace, Oregon
Navigation, st. Paul, Minneapolis 81 Manitoba,
and Wabash, but the majority of the stocks
traded in closed at the lowest point of the day
Prices are R@3M per cent. below yesterdays
final sales Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis q
Omaha preferred and Erie preferred were strong
and higher: the former sold up 2 per cent. to So,
and reacted to 941a, an advance of 4 per cent.
on the day. Lake Erie & Western preferred rose
to 81 and fell off to So. The market in the after
noon was heavy, on advices from Chicago to-day
that at the Chicago, Burlington g Quincy tripart-
tie conference nothing was done. Near the close
of business, however, adyices were received to
the effect that the meeting was still in session,
and nothing authoritative was known Of the de-
alterations. During the day $500 shares were
sold, ''sellers 60, - in Michigan Central Pullman
Palace Car, Missouri Pacific, Canadian Pacific and
Manitoba, at q az per cent. below the transac-
tons in the regular way. Among the inactive
stocks Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indian
apolis declined Z, to SO; Chicago, st. Louis &
Pittsburg to 8, preferred 1 to %; Evansville 81
Terre Haute q to 49, Illinois Central to 12S1a :;
Minneapolis & st. Louis preferred / to 80. Uni
ted States Express rose y per cent, to 81, and
and Oregon Improvement y to 81 z. Rochester
81 Pittsburg sold up q per cent. to 1913, and re-
acted to 95s@9%. The governing committee of
the Stock Exchange listed S., 900, 600 per cent
collateral trust bonds of the New York, Lake
Erie s. Western railway company; $10,000,0 900
per cent. trust bonds of the Louisville & Nash
Vile company, and 81, 227, 900 6 per cent. gold
bonds margins of the Louisiana d Texas Rail
way e. Steamboat company. The committee also
the regular list when the certificates are ready
1t is stated that sale of 81, 100000 worth of
bonds to an English syndicate is in progress,
which, if consummated would increase the sup
ply of the exchange just that amount.
The transactions aggregated 100000 shares:
Delaware Lackawanna d Western 81 900; Lake
Erie s. Western So, 600; Lake Shore $4,000; Mis-
souri, Pacific $4,000; Chicago 81 Northwestern
5000; Pacific Mail 5000; Philadelphia & Read
ing 10000; Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
90, 900; Union Pacific "a, OOO Western Union Tel
egraph $4,000; Canadian Pacific 14,000 Oregon
Transcontinental II 600; Northern Pacific 20, 200
MINING STOCKS.
There was a larger business in mining stocks
to-day, and prices generally are steady. Com
stock shares are weak, Union Consolidated sell
inc at 100, Sierra Nevada 175, Mexican 110, and
Cons olidated Virginia rs 1O,'' %, Belle Isle So,
Bodie Ais, Eureka 40 and Mono at lis. La
Crosse sold at 10, Harlem O5, Breeze 80, Sonora
O7@O6, Iron Silver S5@S4, Climax o., Leadville
SO, Rappahannock II, Robinson 20, Bodie 1926,
ssS 1O,' Castle Creek 20, Horn Silver 72s@71s,
and Hall Anderson 1875.