St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-22
EVENING REPORT.

EVENING REPORT.
Money easy at 1H@2 per cent. Prime mer-
camille paper 1854 per cent. Sterling ex-
change, bankers bills firm at S4.87A; do. ex.
demand, S4.89A.
Dry Goods-Imports for the week, S2,593, 900.
Governments-Strong and 5@M per cent.
higher, except for IS, which unchanged.
Bonds-Raroad bonds firm. Northern Pacific
frsts advanced to 102, and reacted to 101H;
Texas Pacific Rios rose to 1855 and Canada
Southern seconds to SO.
Stocks-Opened lower, and with reduction in
freight rates of five cents per 100 pounds on
grain, provisions, etc, by Commissioner Fink,
the decline in prices ranged from % to q per
cent, trunk line shares leading the downward
esOvements. After a fair inquiry for Oregon
Transcontinental, Northern Pacific set in, Oregon
advancing 1, Northern Pacific a, and preferred
a per cent. The improvement in the general
list was fractional, and the market quiet, except
for Northern Pacific and Oregon Transcontinental
shares. In the afternoon it was reported from
Boston that the Union Pacific and Chicago, Bur
lington g. Quincy had met and adjourned without
action This at first was construed as unfavora-
Bile, and the market fell Il to e per cent Pa
cifc Mail, Chicago & Northwestern, Delaware,
Lackawana g. Western, Denver Sc Rio Grande
Near the close it was learned that the adjourn
ment of the railway conference in Boston was
due to the absence of President Potter, of the
Chicago, Burlington g. Quincy, and that another
meeting had been called for next week. This
created a steadier feeling, and the market closed
firm, with a fractional rally in prices. Compared
with last night closing prices are down
"a to IL per cent, except for Kan
g.
continental, which are 15@K per cent.
higher. Canadian Pacific and Northern Pacific
are unchanged. Chesapeake g. Ohio frsts rose
Ia, Louisville, New Albany & Chicago 1, Mobile
q Ohio q, Oregon-Short Line 11s, and st. Louis
81 San Francisco q per cent. Ohio & Mississippi
declined q, and Richmond g. Danville IL per
cent, The president of the Oregon Railway &
Navigation company says his company has nego-
tiated So, 100000, which will give them money to
proceed at once to finish their line to Huntington,
the junction of the Oregon Short Line railway,
and that they will push it as rapidly possible.
The transactions aggregated $4,000 shares:
Erie 10000; Delaware, Lackawanna 81 Western
10000; Chicago g. Northwestern 5000; New
York Central 5000; Pacific Mail 5000; Reading
1000; Chicago, Milwaukee st. Paul $4,000;
Union Pacific $4,000; Oregon Transcontinental
$4,000; Northern Pacific $4,000.
MINING STOCKS.
1t was moderately active in the mining market,
and trading fairly well distributed over the list
There was, however, nothing of special interest.
Sales included Oure at 8, Albion 80, Bulwer $50,
Belle Isle 16, Central Arizona 21@I22, Sutro Tun-
mel 1902 10, Standard 245@250, Little Chief
81, Leadville Consolidated As, Robinson 80, ST.
ezra Grande As. Bode Consolidated declared
dividend No. ID, fifty cents share, payable
April5. The afternoon market was dull. Hall
Anderson sold at 145, Stormont II, Horn Silver
7%, Buwer $50, Oriental Miller, 10.