St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-04
EVENING REPORT.

EVENING REPORT.
Money easy at 114692 per cent, closed offered
IA. Prime mercantile paper 54@6h per
cent. Sterling exchange, bankers bills steady at
s4.s2; do. ex. demand, S4.S4.
GOvernme Firm.
Bonds-Railroad bonds quiet and firm.
State Securties-Dull.
Stocks-At the opening of business at the
Stock Exchange this morning the market was
irregular, some shares being quite weak and
Others strong, Among the weak stocks Phia
delphla & Reading was most conspicuous, falling
Off IA per cent. to 27 Western Union Tele
graph and Pacific Mail, on the other hand, were
buoyant and in brisk demand, the former ad
vancing from 6l15 to 645s and the latter from
an TO 5Oh. Western Union Telegraph was
freely bought for long account and some of the
smaller shorts attempted to cover on reports that
the larger bears would be twisted The short
interest in this stock is enormous. Pacific Mail
was unusually active and some round amounts
were taken by brokers identified with leading
operators The strength of these stocks i'm
parted Il frmer tone to the remainder of the list
and prices rose t$@2s per cent. In the after
noon the market became quiet The smaller
traders sold to realize profits and there was re-
action of Z 0275 per cent. in the general list and
8a, per cent. in Missouri Pacific. The market
closed steady. As compared with last night the
closing prices are 81. per cent. lower for New
Jersey Central, 36 for Missouri Pacific, a for
Canada Southern, for New York Central, for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis Omaha, IA for
preferred, and 81 higher for Pacific Mail and
Western Union Telegraph Other changes slight
Sales Of stocks for the week 2,19s,759 shares.
The transactions aggregated 259,0OO shares :
Lake Shore If 900; Missouri Pacific II 900
Qhcago IL Northwestern 10000; Pacific Mail
$4,000; Chicago, Milwaukee, & st. Paul $4,000
Union Pacific $1,000; Western Union Telegraph
48 600; Northern Pacific 10000; Oregon Trans
continental $4,000.
MINING STOCKS.
There was only small business in mining
stocks and the tendency of prices downward
The sales included Consolidated Pacific at 51G1
%, Central Arizona 20, sutro Tunnel 30, Gale
donia b II 100 and Consolidated Virginia %
BOSTON RAILROAD AND MINING.
Following are the closing prices at the Stock
Exchange today;
old Colony EASTERN r. r. Gs. 100
Calumet Il H....1G4 l.. Il. u FITS. u.s.. 30
Franklin. 80. Atch.& Top R.R l72
Pewahic. ... 4 Bost. & Albany. .171
Flint " NJ pTd. Q5 Bost. Il Maine. =. 161
osccola ......... II c., b. II Q.......120h
Water Power.... q Gin, ). II Cleve.. IL
Boston Land. .... 5}a Eastern Il. K -. 81
Atch. & Top1st7s tl0 Flint P. NJ. 2lal
doland grant "a 116S N Y. u N E.... IA
SAN FRANCISCO MINING.
A1to........200 Mexican oe5
Pelcher. ........11sT NavNo.. ........ =
Best & Belcher. $50 Ophir .225
Bodie Consol ,115 Potosi. ......... 225
California. ...... 25 Savage .........13Tlc
(hollar Sierra Nevada. $50
Cousol. Pacific. 50 Union Consol. 1871
Crown Point. ..l374S Utah ............1f5
Gould & curry. $50 Yellow Jacket. .2l2l2
Hale " Norcross. 400
LONDON MONEY AND STOCKS.
Vonsols- n. Y. Central. .113 Z
Money 100 11-16 Illinois Central. .13s
For acct. loon Penn. Central. -. 5Sls
Tk 4s.......1237s Reading. 1900. Is Il
rs. 4iss...115a Canadian Pacific. l6 Il
Erie.......... l6a Mil. Il st. Paul.. S7ai
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