St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-30

EVENING REPORT
Money easy at I01A per cent, closed ct 1
Prime mclcauile paper 41l06 per cent. ster-
ling exchange. bankers bills weaker at SI.e3n {;
do. ex. demand S4.S7.
Governments-Uenerally firm. Sales Of $780,
600 Of As a e reported at 1872.
Railroad Bonds-Firm.
State Securities-DuIl.
Stocks-The stock market was more active to-
dry than for any previous day for 4 week, and
dealers throughout attended with much spirit.
There were a few slight reactions at Intervals,
and a decline took place Of ia per cent. on
Northern Pacific preferred. to 36ja, but IN the
general course prices were upward and en- ad-
vance Of a 10 3M per cent. established. An
thracite coal stocks were the most prominent
Textures Of speculation throughout the day and
scored the greatest Improvement; Of these Della
ware. Lackawanna & Western attracted the most
attention, and rose from s5a 10 s9T. Delaware
& Hudson advanced 60 to 7ItE, New jersey
Central ? to 35. and Morris 81 Essex . to III.
The sharp advance in these stocks received an
impetus from the increased demand for coal and
an advance in prices by the Pennsylvania Coal
company Of 5BIOc per ton, and also from the
prospect that this action will he FOL owed by
other companies. The next largest advance was
ia Manhattan Consolidated, which rose 2 per
cent. on the general market, but did not move
mp much until the last hour Of business, when
the demand for stocks was more widely distF!b-
uted and there was a rise Of 4 to ! . per cent,
the VauderJilts, Changers and Pacific stocks
fguJiag conspicuous in the activity aud i'm
progement. The commentator OF a 3 per
cent. sixty year funding -cheme for the Pacific
roads by the senate judiciary committee, the res
|toration Of cast bound freight rates al Chicago,
st. Louis and other western points, and a reduc-
tion in the Bank Of England rate OF discount
which started n demand for stocks for London
account during the afternoon, all tended to slim
ulate the upward movement which was also as-
sisted by free purchases TO cover short contracts.
New York Central advanced - TO 50, Central
Pacific Ia To 25G, Chicago & Northwestern Ia
TO 9Ol4, Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Ia
TO 12b, Union Paciac Is to 49ts, Lake Shore 3
to 81 p, Missouri Pacific Z to 81, Chicago, st.
Paul, Minneapolis * Omaha 10 ~, Western
Union Telegraph e 10 5o-s, Louisville & Nash
vile !. TO 2.u, and Chicago, Burlington 81
Quincy y to 1IS4. In FINAL sales the market
was either at or within i5Ds per cent. Of the
best figures Of the day. Northern Pacific pre-
ferrcd iE late dealings recovered from 36h 10
s1AM31i4. Delaware, LBcSawanna 4 Western
Wa inactive on borrowing demand and lent at
l-322lI6. and al one time there was a difference
Of lis between cash and regular. Illinois Cen
tral aud Missouri Pacific lent NJ l-32, New York
Central AZ l-Ut0l-32, aud uIher prominent shares
fiat 70 / I25. Compared with .ast nights closing,
prices are TO So per cent. higher. Oregon
improvement declined Ia TO -, Oregon Nayigs-
tiou ros, IA 10 81. and fell of to 591 aud re-
turned to Gils. ana sales were made a. 59i4
seller 90. c.. Il Huntington, OF the Central
Pacific road, was elected to-day a member OF the
New York stock Exchange.
The transactions aggregated $4,000 shares;
Delaware, LaCkaWBuusS Western I4l, 900 Lake
Shore lt,UOJ; Chicago & northwestern $1,000;
New York Central 1900; Chicago, Milwaukee
q -. Paul 300; Juion Pacific 1900; West
orn Union Telegraph 1900; Northern Pacific
preferred 1000.
MINING STOCKS.
The mining market was fairly active and prices