The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-13

New York. Dec. 12-The stock market
opened strong and active, and an adj
vance was recorded which was most
marked in the grangers. In the general
market. higher tone prevailed, due to
the passing of the pooling bill in the
House yesterday
Sugar broke Is in the initial trading,
Dut Immediately became buoyant and
moved up l per cent; Burlington and
Paul, q; Northwest, u, and the rest Of
the shares traded in Il and q.
AT 1;lS Cotton Oil common weakened
ana se eH down IN to "a, and the preferred
gave way 70 and the general list 1sGJ3s.
Inc depression was, however of brief
duration and an Improvement took place,
the only exceptions to which was Cordage
preferred, which reacted rs to, 1914. There
was less activity between IL and IL, but
the tendency continued upward. Cordage
were without change. Between and
l:S0 Sugar and the other active shares
were strong and recorded advances, Sugar
eauag w1en a gain Of per sent
tinued in force up to 2 o'clock, Sugar
declining q. The market was strong and
active during the last hour of business.
Sugar sold up rs and grangers 1905, and
most of the other shares dealt in a small
fraction.
- A noticeable exception was Canadian
was strong in tone at the close.
The bonk market ruled strong through
out the day on a large volume of business.
Money on call at ~ per cent; last loan,
Prime mercantile paper, dull, steady,
with actual business in bankers bills,
at 4SS3a@4.S9 for demand and 4S724@4.SS
Posted rates, 4.sSh@4S9 and 4.s912@4sO
Commercial bills, 4.S61a@4.S6s4.
Silver certificates. 603s bid.
L. +nfn han dc
Inactive; railroad bonds. strong.
sales, none; January option sales. none;
closed S915 bid.
The total sales of stocks today. were
206,9I4 shares, including American Cotton
on $500; American Sugar s2oo; Bqirlling
Northwest, 200; Rock Island, 4,0OO;
Reading, 200; st. Paul. 1890.
NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET.
New York, Dec. Il.
HoPSQuiet.
WOOL-Qufet.
LEAD-strong; brokers' price. 800; ex-
change price, 3.1212.
COFFEE Options opened steady at 10
points advance for October with other
months unchanged to 10 points decline;
ruled generally duh and closed steady at
10 points decline to points advance;
is'45; March. i2.S5; May, 1850; September,
II. 35@12, 40; october, 12.45. o.,
centrifugal, 96Itest, 81; sales, 62:773 bags;
BEas ssLs Re fl SSS5 a5 3iags DO S4'
and 2.0OQ4.O0 for lambs. The majority OF
CHICAGO GENERAL MARKET.
Chicago, Dec. 12.-Wheat opened dull.
There were sellers of May at 5S1aG595s,
and few buyers at over 591a, although one
five brought 595s cents.
The market became stronger in the last
fifteen minutes of the session. May ad-
vanced to 59sz @597s, and that was its
The leading futures were as follows:
WHEAT-No. 2:
Open High Low Closing
5 HSy 5so'''s s. 8. 81 81 sSa''
CoRN-No. 2:
= Open High Low Closing
Is 3 $s5 f. f.. IL 81 81 &c..
Open High Low Closing
R Rsy :: :: 81 81 !5ssszessssssszs sszassa
MESS PoRK-PER BBL.:
Open High | Low Closing
Nay = rs g Is rs 3 I!s5
LARD-Per 100 Lbs:
= Open High Low Closing
Nay :: IS ~ 4Iy fi5 81 s}5
SHORT RIBS-Per 100 Lbs:
Open High i Low Closing
Nay :: :: 5:2s ss5 &c S.fs, a.
Cash quotations were as follows:
FLoUR-Steady; unchanged.
WHEAT-Spring, No. 59Q61Jh: No. 3
spring, nominal; No. 2 red; 55as@552l.
OATS-No ., 2994; No. 2 white, S21lis21b:
No. 8 white, 42G42N ~
RYE-No. 2, 10.
BARLEY-No 2, 52Q53; No. 3, 1882; No.
FLAN SEEDING. l, Las.
TIMOTHY-Prim seed. 5.55.
MESS PORK--Per barrel, Ii 95912. 90.
LARD-Per 100 pounds, 6.SI1e.
SHORT RIBS-Sides Qoose), 59OGSOO.
SHOULDERS-Rry sailed (boxed), 5.12ls
SHORT CLEAR sIDEs-Boxe0, s.25
@6.7 10
WHISKY-Distillers finished goods per
sUGAR-Cut loaf, 500; granulated, 400;
standard A, AGO.
Article. Rec. Ship.
Flour bbls .....................l 13,CO0l 5000
Wheat, bush. Observation-Disclosures. 81 600 5000
Oats, bush. 151, 000 ST. 900
Corn, bush. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 0S 000I 10000
Rye, bush. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 7,G00l
Barley Observation-Disclosures. $1,000 Is, 900
On the produce exchange today the but
ter market was steady; creameries, 1928;
dairies, 12Q20. Eggs, steady; 201a.
SAN FRANCISCO WHEAT.
San Francisco Dec. 12.-Wheat quiet
and steady; May, 1.02.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
Chicago Dec 70