St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-09
Western Associated Press.

Western Associated Press.
New YORK, April S.-Government bonds
have been dull but strong, and there is gain of
e per cent. in quotations Of the Is and the 4
per cents both registered and coupon.
State securities are quiet and strong quota
tons in many cases showing moderate gains.
Railroad Bonds-The market has been more
quiet to-day, the total sales being only S91S,309
a decrease from yesterday of $50S,000 as
measured by the number of shares bought and
sold
Stocks-Lake Shore was the most active stock
on the exchange to-day, the total transactions
footing up 100000 shares, but the extreme
fluctuations were only Sol per cent. The
highest price reached in the morning was 5914
and the lowest price until the last hour of bust
ness was 5sA, but between 2 and O'Clock it
fell and closed at 5S9s, loss of q per cent. The
next most active stock was Pacific Mail, in which
trading amounted to 21,170 shares and fluctua-
lions to 1s per cent. Opening at 4S%, the
lowest price of the day, it rose in the forenoon
to so, became very dull in the afternoon at 49%
049S until 2 o'clock, when it fell to 49H and
rallied at the close to 491s, net gain of per
cent. The course of these stocks fairly illus
trate the character of the market to-day. There
are more stocks on what is generally considered
the active list that show advances than declines,
but the extreme fluctuations have been within
narrow limits and trading in no other stock
amounted to much as $4,000 shares. The
total sales were 1924 shares decline from
yesterday of 1900 shares. AT the opening
prices were generally shade lower with two or
three stocks as much as u per cent. below the
closing prices last evening, from which there
q lv hans c1;u 1ac han
of impending war trouble in Europe there was
another small advance with some show of an in
crease in trading in a few stocks, then extreme
dulluess and slight fluctuations until late in the
afternoon, when prices generally yielded frac-
ton and the market closed weak. The street
is generally bearish and believes that quotations
must be lower before renewal of activity can
be hoped for, but there are some prominent
houses that claim that the present dizziness is
the result of apathy on the part of the bulls, and
that an advance is the next thing IN order The
Gould party, which for some days has taken no
apparent interest in the market, has arrayed
itself. it is said on the side of the bulls. Com
pairing prices this evening with those of twenty
four hours ago, the most important changes are
an advance of q per cent. in New Jersey Central,
y per cent in Union Pacific and q per cent. in
Northern Pacific. On the other hand, Chicago,
Burlington Quincy is u per cent. lower.
This stock has been particularly weak on account
of the heavy fall off in earnings. AS recently
reported, st. Paul. Minneapolis g Manitoba is
down per cent. Notwithstanding the decision
of Judge Ingraham to-day awarding to the
Oregon Transcontinental company $112,233 in
its suit against Kuhn, Loeb 81 Co. to recover
damages for the sale of its collateral some time
ago, the stock has been weak all day and closed
u per cent. lower than yesterday. The Changers
were very dull, and Chicago Northwestern IS
e per cent. higher and Chicago, Milwaukee d
St. Paul e per cent. lower. The dividend on
5000 shares of Chicago 81 Northwestern was
sold to-day at 8 u per cent. to S. V. White, but
the sale subsequently fell through, the purchaser
claiming the privilege of delivering either in
cash or scrip. The stock exchange has decided
to admit the list April 10 lis, Dol GA shares
of guaranteed special stock for betterment
placed on the Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne q Chicago
railway in 1883 and 1884. The total amount of
such stock is now 1O,776,600 shares. The fol-
lowing railroad companies report gross earnings
for the month of March: Illinois Central,
81 ,1O5, 995, an increase over the corresponding
month last year of S119,226; Ohio Central,
SS3, $50, an increase of S9,077, and Indiana,
Bloomington & Western S227 ,0SS, an increase of
S33, 500.
The transactions amounted to 162, 600 shares:
Central Pacific 5000, Delaware, Lackawanna &
Western 5000, Lake Shore 81, 600, Chicago e.
Northwestern 10000, New Jersey Central 5000,
Pacific Mail 81 200, Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul 1900, Union Pacific $1,000, Western Union
Telegraph 1900, Northern Pacific 10000, Ore
gon Transcontlnental 1000.
QUOTATIONS. OF STOCKS AND BONDS,
Stocks and bonds closed at the followir
prices bid:
Three ner cents 1Ol q Lake Shore 5Sas