St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-08
Western Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 7-Governments strong.

! Western Associated Press.
New YORK, Feb. 7-Governments strong.
State Securities-Steady,
StOcks-The stock market has been unusually
active all day, and an upward movement which
began with the opening board this morning has
! been almost continuous for some OF the most
active stocks, while everything on the active list
/ is higher this evening than was twenty-four
hours ago. The news circulated on the street
was generally favorable and this no doubt had its
/ influence in aiding the upward movement. A
better feeling is reported in the coal trade. and
/ the action Of presidents OF trunk lines az their
meeting yester.ay was generally regarded favor
ably. To this added reports Of an aonormally
| large eastboand tonnage from Chicago the pas
week. The total sales OF stocks aggregated
3e5,Ois shares, an increase over yesterday Of
! 10000 shares. OF to-day's business, Della
ware, Lackawsnna & Western contributed SO, $50
shares, icsgo, Milwaukee & ST. Paul GO. 600
Chicago Northwestern 5s,43s shares Della
ware, Lackawanna Western opened q shade
lower, st 94a. but Sdvanced rapidly TO 95 reacted
TO % \ and before noon sold at 95a; in the
afternoon It touched - I and then advanced to
IS s, bat in the fra dealings It lost frac ion Of
this last advance, closing on a sliding scale down
ward AZ s5A, net gain for the day Of 4 per
cent. Chicago. Milwaukee & 81. Paurs open
ing price was the lowest. and its closing was
within ! per cent Of the highest figure reached,
the actual gain being \ per cent, at 75I.
which was ma almost without any reaction
Chicago & Northwestern was u per cent higher.
at 93A. On slight business. Delaware Had
son is up per cent. at 74is. its highest quota
ton for the dsy. Central New Jersey wss
strong most Of the dsy. within snail fraction
Of 80, but 81 the close Il sold of TO 5s1 Louis
vile & Nashville was notably strong gaining
per cent al s5 Northern Pacific preferred il CD
! per cent. AZ S9H. Among the comparatively
inactive stocks, kock Island shows gain Of / 1.
per cent, az III. and Memphis & Chsrlestou
pet cent. At S5. The remainder OF the list VS.
strong. but the net gains OF the day were less
than per cent. Losniny rates were . shade
easter for some stocks. Delaware, Lackaxapn. &
Western and New York Central laaniug az I 81
Q j.. Union Pacific and Lake shore les. snd
Western Cnioa Telegraph i-IssGI-s4. Con-
pairing prices this evening With the closing QUO
"a Ions Of a week ago ali lines Of stocks are from
to 6S per cent. higher. the lsifer in De aware
LAekaWsnaa & wssseru- Delaware Hudson
Is ap4A per cent. View Jersey Central a.. Chi
osro, Milwaukee & ST. Psai 81. Chicseo &
Northwestern sd. Western Culo1 Telegraph ss.
ChiagO. Burlington & Quincy 3S. Manhattan
and Rock Island each Per cent. and o;aer
stocks for less szoHnts. Trading in railroad
bonds = pretty vel distributed ard prizes are
generally higher On tie prb.icasioa Of the
o9ciL ENCOURAGEMENT IN Lozdcn that Erie-s
March interest wOEId Be paid At maturity Erie
seconds new advanced 70 sty. bat closed AZ
81 \ gain % = per cert on reduced business
A. compared with the pass tEo days The GOD
IS are 20 = per eeni- a. rs There Nss an
sivazcs OF pr eeas To So n Nsz @erssy cen-
IA consolidated asserted eouds IA per eeat. to
So. in SOzvsrsis Is a<sentsd- and ;. per cent to
io3 IN adjustment hOud<. Nis-oari Paefse s-xss
were a1so zP * per eesf- a. "a after seulux