The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-18
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New York, May 1R-The speculation on
the stock exchange was fairly active to-
day, but The result of the days transac-
tons was. with few exceptions, depre-
citation in values.
The opening prices were, as a rule
higher than yesterdays final sales, but
the early trading was Irregular Before
the expiration Of the hrst quarter of an
hour the market became steady and with
good buyers coming into the market, an
advance was begun which continued up
to IL o'clock and in which Lead Della
ware e Hudson, Union Pacific and the
Changers were most prominent. Some few
shares were heavy and recorded declines.
Iowa Central preferred Ieceded IL and
Canadian Pacific 1T. Shortly after IL
o'clock, Lead was pressed for sale, and
lost most OF the early improvement
land and the list generally falling off a
fraction.
The depression was of brief duration
and under the leadership of Distilling.
which was bought freely, and Lead,
which again came into demand, an up
ward turn was made. the market turn
however, was quickly made from strength
10 depression, Great Northern preferred,
on sales of 200 shares broke 53s9o. Sugar,
IL and the rest of the list fractions.
About i o'clock Sugar rallied a fraction,
preferred jumping go. Speculation then
became irregular ana during the last
hour was weak on sales of the active list.
Lake Shore, Manhattan, St Paul and
Reading made the heaviest declines, the
closing being weak except Ior few
shares.
The bond market was steady during the
morning, but became weak in the after
The total sales of stock today were,
2o1, sos shares, including: Atehison, 1900;
American Sugar, 29O0; Burlington, II, 100;
Chicago Gas, L. 600; Distillers, Is, 200; Cen
eral Electric, LOO; Louisville & Nash
Vile 300; Missouri Pacific, 400; New
England, $500; Missouri Pacific, preferred,
25O0; Reading, 1890; St. Paul, 301OO;
Uzion Pacific. 3.1OO; Western Union, $500.
NEW YORK GENERAE MARKET.
New York, May, II.
B1GFTTERIouiets state dairy. Ra1Gl5.
SIkvER-s1H.
1BAD-2.20.
TIN-Firmer; straits. 1915 asked: plates.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES; domestic $50
SSoFFELoptions opened steady, ruled
fairly active closing steady at unchanged
TO points net advance. Sales, $3.50 bags,
1920; August, 1880; September, 1.55; Oc-
tober, 1430114S5; November, 14.05; Deem
bar 1890. Spot coffee, Rio, dull; No. z,
500 baga Maricaibo p. t. Warehouse de-
liVeTies yesterday $3.50 bags. New York
stock today, 228,966 bags. United States
stock, 296 667 bags. Afioat for the United
States, 1900 bags. and the visible for the
United States. 86I067 bags, against 345,Oll
bags last year.
Rio-Market firm; No Z, Rio Is; $500, ex-
change s!s; receipts, 5000 bags; stock, 49,
COO bags.
Ssntos-Marlxet quiet; good average
Santos, L; $500; receipts, 1000 bags; stock,
s., 900 bags; cleared for the United States,
1000 bags.
Bamburg-Market dull; sales, 200 bags:
prices unchanged TO u pig. lower.
Havre-Market opened quiet with prices
from unchanged to III. lower, and at $50
.. m. was dull with the Improvement par
tally lost. Sales, 1900 bags.
SJJGAR-Firn; fair refining, 21h: centri.
fugaIs e6-test, 2 1862 15-16; sales, 9.00C
bags centrifugal 96-test, rs; refined active,
No. 3, 5 3-16;@35s; No. z, 9-16G412; No. g.
3lza3 Ills.