St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-26
Morning Board Quotations.
GOVERNMENTS


4Rs do........-.113 Pacific Gs Of '95. .129
STOCKS.
Adams Express .135 N j. Central. -. 70
Allegheny Cent. II North'n Pacific. =. p
Alton 7. H.. 4S do Preferred. =. 1873
do Preferred. % Northwestern. 1138
American. ....... 96% do preferred. 141
B., c. r. 81 NJ. 90 n. Y. Central. .113M
Canada Southern. 49b n. " c. 81 ST. l.. ~
Central Pacific. So do preferred.. 1914
Chicago & Alt. 1861 Ohio Central. 49,. 2B
do preferred. .145 Ohio 81 Miss..... 1914
c., j. 81 Q......121M do preferred... 30
c., st. J.. d n. o.. S4R Ontario ~ West. so
c., S. 81 Cleve... % o. r. & No.. nv
Cleveland g. Col. So Oregon Trans. -. 158
Delaware q Il. 1O45s Pacific Mail. 4575
Del. 81 Lack. .1174 Panama.. 90
Denver 81 r. Co.. 14I Peoria, D. q E.. 1S
Erie. ............ 1871 Pittsburg. ....13S
do Preferred. so Reading. 500. 42R
Fort Wayne. 1879 Rock Island. .1194
Han. IL st. Joe. =. 3SR st. l.. u S. F.. % e
do Preferred. S8R do preferred. 4G
Harlem. ........192 do 1st prefd... 90h
Houston & TIE E. 80 Mil. & ST. Paul.. 83A
Illinois Central. ..12SH do preferred. ..112
Ind, B & West 1G St. Paul 81 Man.. 91%
Kansas d. Texas. 10 ST. Paul 81 O'ha.. 81 20
Lake Erie u W.. II do preferred... "a %
Lake ShOre...... 9J% Texas Pacific. -. 16
L'ville 81 Nash. :. 46M Union Pacific. -. GO q
L., n. A. 81 Co.. 25 United States. -. 60
NJ &. C. LIST pfd. 10 Wab St. L. g P. 81
do I'd pref'd... 5 do preferred... 16B
Memphis & Co.. 81 Wells 81 Fargo. LIP
Mich. Central. IS West Union t.. 6555
MINIS 81 st. L.. II Quicksilver 80. 4
do preferred. =. 1919 do preferred. "a
Mo. Pacific. ...., Sfh Pullman Pal. Car. HOE
Mobile d Ohio.... 10 c., st. L. & Pitts. 8
Morris e. Essex. 1875 do preferred. 20
n, c. g st. L.. SO
*Asked. IBID +Ofered. Elk int SEX.
div.
EVENING REPORT.
Money easy at 2 per cent, closing offered
*. Prime mercantile paper 405h per
cent. Sterling exchange, bankers bills steady
at .872z; do. ex. demand $4.89H.
Goyemments-Firm.
Bonds-Railroad bonds generally lower.
State Securites-Quiet.
Stocks-At the Stock Exchange there was
great excitement in Philadelphia 90 Reading and
New Jersey Central and a marked depression in
prices of these stocks. The transactions in
Philadelphia e. Reading reached the enormous
total of $4,000 shares; of New Jersey Central
1913 shares were transferred. Philadelphia &
Reading opened fraction higher at 49, fell off to
432I, rallied to 4415 and broke 10 41A. New
Jersey Central sold down from 82% to 81, recov-
cred to 81 q and broke to II. The heavy selling
in this stock was brought about by reports that
barrassed and would have to sacrifice some of the
securities in its treasury to meet pressing de-
mands, and that the company had been called
upon to take up the New Jersey Central stock
held here and at Philadelphia and could not re-
spond. In the afternoon the last mentioned re-
port was denied and New Jersey Central ad-
vanced to SO16 and Philadelphia & Reading to
1875. The bears, however, soon broke New
Jersey Central IN rS oroir on6 phi1adal,hio g.
Reading returned to AK in sympathy. In the
final dealings New Jersey Central rallied to 79A
GI79A and Philadelphia & Reading to 43h@
425. In other active shares the market was
comparatively steady throughout, except slight
decline early in the day, closing firm. Northern
Pacific and Oregon Transcontinental were higher,
Northern Pacific rising ia per cent to 21%,
preferred to Az, and Oregon Transcontinental
to 1853. Canadian Pacific was quiet, only 9 600
shares changing hands. The excitement in this
stock has abated. The low priced Southwestern
shares were steady. Trunk lines stronger on
reports that new percentages had been agreed
upon and that an official announcement of the
agreement would be made shortly. 1t is stated
the roads have decided to abide by the decision
of the arbitrators. Louisville 6 Nashville sold
up to AZ, on an increase of $33, 27l in earnings
for the third week of April. The market closed
firm. The strength of Union Pacific was attrib-
uted to dispatches from Chicago which stated
that the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy tripartite
conference had been harmonious and that the
questions under discussion were nearer settle
ment than at any time since negotiations were
opened. Chicago & Northwestern sold at 1925
''seller sixty,"1 per cent, New Jersey Central
at 76 to rs, 2 per cent, and Union Pacific at 65.
2 per cent. below the price of regular Sales of
New Jersey Central were reported at so ssseller
ifty-two'' and at 80R ''seller ten.'' Union Pa
cifc lent at 13201-16 per cent. per diem for use.
Compared with last night the closing prices are
35G per cent. lower for New Jersey Central, / q
for Philadelphia & Reading, e for Delaware.
Lackawanna q Western, 4 for Wabash and
Canadian Pacific. and 4 q for Missouri, Kansas s.
Texas, Texas Pacific, and st. Paul; New York
Central g higher; Canada Southern Central
Pacific, Chicago & Northwestern, Denver s. Rio
Grande and Lake Shore q each, Western Union
Telegraph, Union Pacific and Missouri Pacific
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy and Chicago, ST.
Paul Minneapolis & Omaha preferred q Chica-
90, st. Paul, Minneapolis 81 Omaha common and
Oregon Transcontinental q; Northern Pacific
~ New York, Lake Erie & Western a. and
Louisville & Nashville and Northern Pacific pre-
ferred u higher; Manhattan Elevated rose 3 u
and do first preferred ?, Ohio & Mississippi ia,
Oregon Improvement 1, st. Paul, Minneapolis &
Manitoba q, and Colorado Coal q Oregon Nay
igation dropped 1 and rallied to II; Spring
Mountain Coal closed at 40.
Specie engagements for Saturday, steamers,
$75O,OOO
The transactions aggregated 100000 shares:
Delaware, Lackawanna 81 Western $1,000;
New York, Lake Erie & Western 1000;
Lake Shore 10000; Missouri Pacific 10000;
Chicago & Northwestern 5000: New Jersey Cen
trail 10000; Pacific Mail 5000; Philadelphia s.
Reading 10000; Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul
$4,000; Texas Pacific 5000; Union Pacific 45 600;
Western Union Telegraph $4,000; Oregon Trans
continental 5000; Northern Pacific II 1000.
MINING STOCKS.
There was considerable activity in the mining
market to-day, and the tone was barely steady
with prices generally in buyers favor. Kappa
boDpocly declined tn poIlo Te1o