St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-02
Western Associated Press.

western Associated Press.
New YORK. April Governments are quiet
at unchanged quotations, except an advance of
Il per cent. in the 3s, which are lO1 bid e1-
interest.
State bonds are very dull and quotations show
only slight changes if any.
Railroad Bonds-West Shore bonds have been
somewhat active and weak, and Erie ends are
also heavy.
Stocks-The market continues extremely dull
The total sales today were 19O $50 shares, which
is an increase over Yesterday of about 80, 900
shares, but this increase was confined to q single
stock, Pacific Mail, the transactions in which
foot mp $4,000 shares, against IA. 500 shares yes
terday. In other stock did the transactions
foot up to as much as 5000 shares. The gen.
eral market opened strong, the first prices show
ing in nearly every case a gain OF IsGI4 per
cent, while Central Pacific was up 81 per cent,
and during the first hour there were further
advances made in the active list. This was fol-
lowed By extreme dizziness and only Q slight
change in quotations, which continued until
after / O'Clock. il was announced that the
Pacific Mail steamer, Colon, had been burned by
the insurgents on the isthmus. and the price Of
that stock, which had opened At 511s and sold
early up TO SCH, declined in the afternoon to so.
Shortly before the close of the board il became
known that it was the city Of Colon and not the
steamer that had been burned, and uotwithstand-
ing the fact that the Steamship compauy's
agent has given notice that no more freight
should be shipped to the isthmus at present, and
that it Is conceded by the officials of the company
that the 81, uation the isthmgs is serious. the
stock rallied 10 sos, atwhich dgures it closed,
net loss for the day Of s per cent. Negotiations
are now in progress looking to an adjustment of
the differences between Pacific Mail and the
Pacific railroads, and daily conferences are being
held. Central Pacific advanced per cent. from
the opening 70 SO. early in the day yielded .
fraction and then remained steady until after
O'Clock, when Il sold devn TO 81 Z aad closed At
that price. gain compared with last evening
Of IL per cent Union Pacific Was heavy 81 the
opening. but rallied TO 43is, then declined to
Az and closed 4 per cent. lower e. 42l The
V.rderbilfs were quiet and New York Central
Is "a per cent. higher - SEX. with extreme
fluctuations OF l. per cent, and Lake Shore is x
per cent lower ~ SOS, after fluctuations of just
I per cent. There was sn effort TO rally New
Jersey Central in the morning and the stock
was up 70 S2Sf. but broke in the afternoon to
81 aud closed per cent. lower 81 sIE No
other stock on the list than those above men
toned aUe:Ea;ed s. much as per cent, and in
most cases the closing quotations were shade
higher than last evening Chicago 4 North
western, after fluctuations Of orIy = per cent,
q oSed a. -. the lowest price of the DAY and
gals OF = Per cent. ever last evening. while
Caiesgo, Milwaukee & ST Psgi Is cd per cent
~ %. the lowest qzotarioa resck>d- after fucfu-
atoms CT Only y per cent The friends Of Mr.
Gould say they do not expect him 70 take any
active part ia The market a. present, =. be VII
probably take sTiP 20 EurcSe in bis yachi a. Il
early date