St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-06
cent. Sterling exchange, bankers bills steady at
S4.s2; do. ex demand, 44.84.

Soht. 5tcIuHS CxCAbuBcp 0eHhOAH e~>~~ SsSeoJ ~
S4.s2; do. ex- demand, 34.84.
Produce exports for the week, $685., 600.
Governments
Bonds-Railrond bonds: West Shore Buffalo
fves the feature, rising to IS large trans
actions. 1t is reported that funding scheme
has been adopted.
State Securities-Dull.
Stocks-speculation at the Stock Exchange
opened irregular, except for Western Union
Telegraph and Pacific Mail, which were again
strong and in good demand; hesitaney in the re-
mainder Of the list was not of long duration, and
Immediately after i q strong buying movement
set in VIII ich lasted well into the afternoon, the
prices of many shares being the highest attained
for long time past and dealings were attended
with confidence; Western Union Telegraph and
Pacific Nail, as usual OF late, monopolzed the
chief speculative attention and advanced rapidly.
The notable feature WIS in buying Western
Union Telegraph in small lots, and at one time
majority of the brokers had orders for 100 aud
200 shares; the strength of the stock was due to
the statement that the number of stockholders
was steadly increasing and that the business of
the company was never larger. Pacific Nail rose
on the announcement that several California cap
taiists had added materially. Western Union
Telegraph advanced az per cent. to 6714, Pacific
Mail q to SO. The rise In these stocks was the
immediate cause for an improvement in the re-
mainder OF the list, the advance ranging from a
@SA per cent, with Denver s. Rio Grande and
the grangers, Delaware, Lackawanna q Western
and Union Pacific being the most prominent,
Denyer&Rio Grande rose 81 to 14is Union Pacific
to AN, Lake Shore an to STA, Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul az TO SIN Chicago& North
western 81. to lo4A, Delaware, Lackawanna b
Western 21s to 116A Northern Pacific preferred
to 55k, Louisville q Nashville Ia to 36S,
Central Pacific Il to 41ss, Missouri Pacific %
to 81 q, Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis Omaha
TO 81 Il. and do preferred 1 to S6n. After
p. m. there were sales to realize profits, and
prices reacted L az per cent. at the close there
was recovery and the markc. left OF steady;
compared with yesterday the closing prices
J. az per cent. higher Among the inactive
shares. American Cab.e rose from 531s to SO,
Evansville & Terre Haute from 80 TO 351.,
Illinois Central from l2S to 1903, Norfolk 81
Western preferred from 26 to 2S, Pittsburg &
Fort Wayne from 1so to 1870, Quicksilver from
3la to AZ, St. Louis & San Francisco from II to
10, Colorado Coal from lU1. to 12, and Homer
Lake from to 9 y.
The transactions aggregated 335. 900 shares:
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western IA, COO; Lake
Shore 1000; Chicago & Northwestern 10000;
Pacific Mail 10 900; Chicago, Milwaukee u ST.
Paul, $4,000; Western Union Telegraph $1,000;
Northern Pacific 1900; Oregon Transcontinental
1900.
MINING STOCKS.
The Hail and Express says: In mining shares
Alice sold at $50. Consolidated Pacific at so, Con
soldsted Virginia at IS, Chrysolise at so, and
Oriental and Miller at ~.
BOSTON RAILROAD AND MINING