St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-14

New YORK. July I3.-Government bonds
quiet and quotations rather weak for the IS
and Is. State bonds have been quiet and
quotations steady. Railroad bonds have been
more active and stronger in sympathy with
the stock market, especially Erie I'd consols,
which are l per cent above the opening.
West Shore frsts have recovered tho morning
loss. The stock market has been strong all daY.
The belief is very general on the street that
the railroad troubles have been so nearly set
tied that complete adjustment of differences
IS practically assured. Stories have been
afloat TO the effect that the papers have
already been signed, but this is not generally
believed. 1t is currently believed. however,
that President Depew of the New York Cen
tral is decidedly in favor of adjusting the past
differences and that he is taking an active
part in the present negotiations. II was re-
ported on the street to-day that he had gone
to confer with Vanderbilt. Some of the more
prominent bull operators say they are taking
little active interest in the market at present,
as they do not wish to see prices advance too
rapidly and the disposition TO the public at
present is sufficient 10 carry
QUOTATIONS UPWARD
as fast as a healthy condition of the market
will warrant. They talk very confidentially,
however, OF much higher prices, subject, al
ways, TO moderate reactions Although there
were only four hours during which the stock
exchange was open to-day, the sales were SAL
93.S00 shares. The most active stocks to-day
were st. Paul. LackGwanna, Western Union,
New York Central, Lake Shore and North
western in the order named, the total trans
actions in which amounted TO go, 500 shares
leaving IIO,3OO shares TO be divided
40 per cent. of the days bust
ness was in ST. Paul and Lackawanna.
Prices at the opening this morning were, with
a few exceptions, At or above the closing quo
tations last week, but during the firSt hour
there was a loss of = TO = per cent in the
general list, which was recovered. however.
shortly after midday. The exceptional de-
clines in that time were Central of New Jersey
81 and Western Union per cent. The mar
ket made slow, but steady movement up
wards from noon till 2:30 O'Clock, and in the
last half hour there was more steady ad-
vance, with increased activity. Prices in
most cases at the close were "A shade below
the highest figures of the day, but the market
closed strong with
CONSIDERABLE ENCIT ENENT.
The result of the days operations is a net ad-
vance for the active stocks OF Ia per cent,
the latter Lackawanna, but ST. Paul is up
rs, Delaware & Hudson and Omaha pre-
ferred each rs, Northwestern common and
preferred Ia per cent, Lake Shore and Union
Pacific each / and others fractional amounts,
and Canadian Pacific. which is 15s lower.
This stock was not traded in, however. in the
of the day, losing per cent. in the morning
At 49,, from which il rallied to 6k5s and
closed 4 lower, with a net loss of y per cent.
st. Paul was comparatively heavy until late
in the day, when il made a sharp upward
movement, closing with the gain above men
toned. There has again been very heavy
speculations in West Shore lists and
Erie End consols, with a further adj
vance in the price OF the latter
The sales OF West Shore lists were 81, S97. 900
and of Erie ends consols Sl,4s6, 900, while the
total transactions in all otherissues amounted
to only S790,000. While the general list was
dull prices were strong in most cases, al
though the gains were often for only small
fractions The trustees of Kansas x Pacific
consolidated bonds are in the market again rs
buyers. The sales of stocks to-day aggre-
gated 34l,l74 shares, including Delaware,
Lackawauna & Western, 1865; Erie, III, $50;
Kansas & Texas, $500; Lake Shore, 81. $50;
Louisville & Nashville, 15,4.5; Northwestern,
25,005; New Jersey Central, 1895; New York
Central, 32,s76: Pacific Mail. CLOS: st. Paul
$500; Union Pacific. $1,000; Western Union
1866; Northern Pacific pfd, $3.50; Oregon
Transcontinental. G.550.
QUOTATIONS OF STOCKS AND BONDS.
Following are the closing prices bid yester-
day and the three preceding days: