St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-24

bOndholders a new per cent. guarantee
bond, and also bonus-income bond in ex-
change for the present outstanding Sc
curities, but the offer was declined. The
market was called hard one to predict,
and no one ventured an opinion.
1t is said that it the rate troubles were
settled the shorts would have to lower
good many stocks to get out even. Pacific
Mail was strong right up to the finish, and so
was Missouri, Kansas & Texas. The balance
were a trifie off from the top figures, and
the market was rather tame at the close.
NEW YORK, April 23.-Government bonds
are firm without change in quotations; there
was sale of As coupon at 122N.
State bonds steady with no material change
in quotations; sales of Missouri IS of 1888 at
lot.
The stock market has been very dull all
day. Prices at the opening were generally q
traction of, but the decline was soon
checked by distribution of supporting Or
ders and throughout the remainder of the
day the fluctuations were confined within ex-
tremely narrow limits until the close, when
there was slight rally, the market, however,
hnally closing somewhat feverish and droop-
ing at quotations which, in majority of
cases, show changes of only 1s@1A per cent
as compared with last evening. The Northern
Pacific, Pacific Mail and some of the very in
active stocks, however, made greater adj
yances. The total sales were only $50, 455
shares, q decrease from yesterday of $1,000,
and or to-dayS business Union Pacific, Chi
cage, Milwaukee & st. Paul and Pacific Mail
contributed 80 per cent. Next to the stocks
mentioned Western Union Telegraph was
most active and all the Gould stocks were
strong. Pacific Mail is up 81 above the clos
ing price of last evening, Missouri, Kansas &
Texas shows gain of ss and the others no
a per cent except Union Pacific, which is
unchanged. Missouri Pacific on very small
business is down IS per cent. The Changers
were firmly held, although at the close North
ern Pacific sold off a fraction and the final
sale was made at q decline of a per cent.
from yesterday. Northern Pacific preferred
rose "a per cent. The directors held long
session to-day at which the lease of the Ore
gon Railway 6 Navigation company's prop
erty was considered and the matter finally re-
ferred to a committee consisting of B. P.
Cheney, ]. L. Stackpole, President Robert
Harris and j. @. Built to investigate and re-
port to the board at another meeting. Chi
cago, Rock Island & Pacific gained u and Og-
den Short line is up 3S per cent. on small
sales. Pullman Palace Car stock rose ~ per
cent. The coal stocks were extremely dull.
The market continues to exhibit q strong I'M
dertone. The railway bond market has been
active, especially for some of the Missouri,
Kansas s. Texas issues, Oregon Short Line
and Atlantic & Pacific bonds. The total sales
were l, 437, 900 shares, an increase over yes
terday of 256, 000. Prices are generally higher.
The Mail and Express says there was nothing
new in mining shares and the dealings ap-
peared to be at stand-still. The sales Of
stocks to-day aggregated 150,515 shares in
Guiding the following: Delaware, Lacka-
wanna & Western, 9,700; Missouri, Kansas &
Texas, 5000; Chicago g. Northwestern, $500;
New York Central, II, 700; Pacific Mail, 1900;
Chicago, Milwaukee s. st. Paul, 1900; Union
Pacific, "a, 400; Western Union Telegraph,
$500; Oregon Transcontineptal, 1890.
QUOTATIONS OF STOCKS AND BONDS.
NEW YORK April 23-Stocks and bonds