St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-15
Western Associated Press.

western Associated Press.
New YORK. April 14.-Government bonds
have been quiet with an advance of q per cent.
in the quotations for the As and the Az per
cents and decline of q per cent. in the IS.
There were sales of the As at 121A@121A late
in the day.
State bonds have been quiet but quotations
are generally firm.
Railroad Bonds-There was a fairly well dis
tribated business in the railway bonds, none of
which were active, except Erie eds and the
West Shore lists, and they only in the emily part
of the day. The total sales were $4,000, a
decrease from yesterday of $4,000. Prices
this evening are generally higher than they closed
yesterday.
Stocks-Speculators on Wall street continue
in waiting mood and the stock market remains
dull and featureless. The general opinion is
that the first effect of a declaration of war in
Europe would be to stimulate both business and
prices, and probably the opinion has a greater
number of advocates to-day than week ago,
but there is manifest dspositivn on the part
of operators to take no further important risks
until something more definite is learned regard
sing the European situation. There were few
stocks to-day which huctuated as much as per
cent. and the total transactions only 100, 955
shares, decrease from yesterday of 35, 800
shares. There were five stocks on the list to-day
the trading in each of which amounted to more
than 1000 shares and the total III, 625 shares,
| or nearly 50 per cent of the days business in
all the stocks traded in. These were Delaware,
Lackawanna s. Western, Chicago & Northwestern,
Chicago. Milwaukee s. St. Paul, LAKE shore and
Pacific Mail. The total sales of other stock
on the list amounted to more than 1000 shares.
| The first prices were generally at or shade
above the closing quotations of last evening, ut
| they were followed Immediately by slight
decline and extreme dullness, which continued
with only slight fluctuations until p. m. In
the last hours some activity was infused into a
few of the stocks, especially Pacific Mail, the
Changers, the Vanderbilts and Delaware, Lack
awanna & Western, and the market finally closed
somewhat feverish at prices that pretty
evenly divided in numbers between advances and
declines compared with last evening. 1t was
| given out to-day that the Pacific Mail quarterly
meeting to consider the question of dividend
| would be held tomorrow, and that the usual
amount would probably be declared, which
the stock rose from 81 q at which it sold early in
the day to 531s in the last hour, closing at SO
gain of 1 per cent. New Jersey Central was
also strong stock throughout the day a
general understanding that the Reading would
settle the payment due the Central on April I.
The stock sold up to &c. and closed "a per cent.
higher at 1913. The Changers were well held all
day and closed q per cent. higher at 9SA for
Northwestern, after selling up to 9S5s, and 1914
for St. Paul, which is within "a per cent. Of the
highest price reached. The fuctuation in
neither case, however, amounted to as much as
per cent. Lackawanna gained u per cent at
107A, after selling at 1878. Lake Shore con-
tinued weak and at one time sold as low as SO Il,
but finally reached SO at the close, loss Of only
d per cent New York Central is unchanged at
90H. Central Pacific fell u per cent. to BIZ,
and Omaha preferred is 4 per cent. lower at e5.
On sales of 500 shares Manitoba fell to 80, a
loss of / per cent. .The governing committee of
the stock exchange held meeting to-day and
| advised the brokers who sold Mutual Union
stock short on Saturday and whose principals
failed to produce the stock yesterday to settle
with the firm of Zimmerman g. Forshay, who
bought the stock of them, on the basis of 20 for
those who sold at II and received per cent.
margin, and % for those who sold at the same
price and received per cent. margin. 1t is
stated that the principal for whom Zimmerman
s. Forshay bought the stock has authorized
such q settlement. Most of the brokers have
already made settlement on this basis.
The transactions aggregated 160,955 shares
Delaware Lackawanna Sc Western 30, 900, Lake
Shore 81 900, Chicago & Northwestern, q, 200,
New Jersey Central 5000, New York Central
1000, Pacific Mail $4,000, Chicago, Milwaukee
s. ST. Paul $4,000, Union Pacific 25, 900, Western
Union Telegraph 10000.
QUOTATIONS. OF STOCKS AND BONDS.
Stocks and bonds closed at the following
prices bid:
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