The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-30


New York, Dec. g. The market opened
a fraction higher and was held firmly
until renewal of the war on the New
Jersey Central, which forced that stock,
which had advanced 7s in the opening
trade, down per cent. The rest Of the
list was rot affected by the raid and
in fact some of the specialties made
material gains during the progress, no
tabIy Bay State Gas, Laclede Gas pre-
ferred and Cordage guaranteed. When
the selling of New Jersey Central lost its
force. the st ares quickly rallied and at
the close had regained III per cent. of the
early decline, and making a gain on the
good buying demand throughout, closing
at the best figure touched, and / per cent.
above yesterdays final sale. Reading
was very scarce in the loan market and
after an early decline of per cent, raj
lied Is. closing u below the highest In
the late dealings the market was decld-
eddy strong, and closed at or about the
CVrdage guaranteed, 2sas; Cordage. pre-
ferred IA; Cordage common. s.; Tobacco.
1, and the grangers Aqs. Colorado Coal
One Of the features Of the trading
during the week was the persistent driva
against the Cordage shares. The final
sales of last week were: Common, ~;
preferred, 125s; guaranteed, 2212- At the
low point of this week, the common had
declined ~ per cent to 51a. preferred. AS
to SlA and guaranteed 65s to 1873. In the
later dealings the shares rallied and the
guaranteed is the only one of the group
which shows a material loss on the
week. Compared with last Saturday, the
guaranteed is off 2 per c-s..~ The first
mortgage bonds were also depressed DUR
ing the week and sales were made at
50, seller so and 50 regular against 6Sis
last Saturday. Subsequently the price
was advanced 70 65, which is the current
a J6r
forced New Jersey Central from 93ss
down 6Ll to S715: Lackawanna dropped 4.
per cent. from 1872 to 1853, and Delaware &
During the latter part of the week these
shares were released from pressure and
made quick recovery. Lacka:wanna. re-
gained q: Delaware & Hudson 8, and New
Jersey Csntral ".
Sugar moved within narrow range,
and the fluctl ations were confined with
in a radius of rs per cent The stock
week, the preferred is down IL per cent.
Total sales for the week 462,257
Trading in bonds today was light, the
total sales being only 1859, 100 The course
but the appreciation was slight. On the
week, the changes in prices are in a
majority of cases toward lower figures.
Money on call easy, at HOB per cent:
last loan, 2 per cent; closed offered at 81
per cent.
cent
Sterling exchange, quiet and steady,
with actual business in bankers bills, at
.. SS1RQ4. SSS4 for demand. and at 4.S711@
4S7A for sixty days.
Posted rates, 4.SS1k0AS91z.
Commercial bills, 4.S6AG4.Ss1s.
Silver certificates, 5924; no sales.
Bar silver, 59%.
Mexican dollars, 1919.
Government bonds, quiet and steady.
State bonds, dull.
Railroad bonds. dull; U. S. IS reg, III;
y. S. is coupon. III; As reg, 119; is coupon,
1424; Is reg, 81; Pacific IS of 95, 100.
Petroleum, steady; Pennsylvania oil |
sales, none; January option sales. none;
closed, 941z bid.
Lima oil sales, none.
Total sales of stocks today were 51,475 |
shares, including American Sugar, 1900; |
Bay State Gas. Loo; Burlington, $500; |
Chicago Gas, $500; National Lead, 1900; |
New Jersey Central, $500; Reading, $500; |
st. Paul, $500; Western Union, LOO.
NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET.
New York, Dec. 90.
HoPs-Quiet; state, common to choice,