The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-11

New York, Dec. 10.-Money on call,
easy at 1902 per cent; last loan at 215,
closing offered at IL: Prime mercan-
tile paper 31z@4 per cent. Mexican
dollars, 5O$4 Q51A.
Sterling exchange firm, with actual
business in bankers bills at 4.SS$l for
so days and 4.S6a4 for demand. Posted
rates, 4.s414@4.S713. Commercial bills.
4.S245@4.S31s.
Government bonds, quiet; state
bonds, dull; railroad bonds, firm.
Business was quiet, the transactions
footing UP only 116,411 shares. During
the early trading the market was char
acterized by strength. London adj
vices were more favorable, and at the
start the foreigners bought moderate
amounts of st. Paul and Reading. The
advance in prices, while general, was
confined to narrow limits. In the af-
ternoon the market developed weakness
on the fears of an aggressive action
by the United States senate on the
Cuban question, and there was an adj
vance in the posted rates of sterling
exchange of 1zc. to 4.S415 and 4.S712.
Some wide changes were recorded in
gas stocks and certain of the special
ties. Among the latter Long Island
cent on sales of only 100 shares of the
stock, but later a rally followed, and
the stock advanced to so. In gas stocks
Consolidated Gas fell 21s; Chicago
Gas, IL, and Bay State Gas to 1912.
The anthracites were weaker for
Reading and Jersey Central The for
mer declined Is. The grangers were
firm early in the day, but near the
close were heavy. in sympathy with
the general list. Big Four was weak
and fell 21a. Missouri Pacific was
weak and declined to 20&4, and Sugar
went down from HES to 11615. Specu-
lation closed weak. Net changes show
losses of A@21s per cent Manhattan
was an exception and gained Il per
cent on the day.
Bonds were firmer today. The sales
footed up $1,661, 0OO Atchison adjust
ment tours rose 1A Richmond & AL
legheny first consolidated tours, 1; Du-
luth, South Shore & Atlantic fives, 2;
do. prior lien tours, IL; Kansas &
Eastern fives, 2; Oregon Improve
ment consolidated fives, y; do. GER
tificates. IL; Rock Island regular
firsts, 1; st. Louis & Southwestern
firsts. H.
In government bonds. coupon tours of
1925 sold at 120Q1201.
BOND QUOTATIONS.
AID, c. a, 10. lVz12 ~. q w. gen. bS. lZU
Ala, C. B, .102 N. C. consol As 100
Ala, C. c. A.. 90 N. c. consol 6s. .119
Atchison 49,. 70 Nor. Pac. lists. lis
Adjustments 4214 Nor. Pac. ends. ..1171a
Can. South IDS. 10512 Nor. Pac. 3rds... rs
Central Pac. Is. .1e212 Nor. Pac. con. 5s 5414
CheT. As of 1896. .1C2 Northw. con. .139
Cher. As of 1897. .1O2 Northy deb IS .10712
Cher. As of 1898. .102 Ore. Imp. 1sts.. So
Cher. As of 1899. .102 ore. Imp. 5s...... 10
Ches. & o. 5s....10S Ore. Nav. lists. lib
c. & n. P. trust %. s. L. 6s........11
receipts 5s...... 40 20. S. l.. con. IS. 66
D. of c. 3-6 IS. 1881 Pacific 6s of 81. 991a
D. & r. G. lists. 1922 Phil & Read As. S15s
D. & R. G IS. 904 1st pfd mems. Al
Erie G. L. 3-4s.. 65A R. G. w 1sts. 751s
Fit w & Den. St. L. & Iron NJ.
City lists. 81 general 5s...... IA
Gal. Har. & San St l. e. San F.
Ant 1st 6s.... 81 general 6s... 11O1z
Gal Har. & San St Paul on.....f31
Ant. End 7s..-.. 90 St P G & P Is. lib
Gen. E. deb S.. 9111 South Car 45s. 100
H. & T. Cen. 5s. no Southern Ry 5s. 924
H. & T. con. $1,000 9. P. of Cal Is. .107
Ia. Central lists. 9611 Tenn. n. s 3s..... 50
Kan. Pac. con. SO Texas Pac lists $50.
Kan. Pacific 1st Texas Pac ends 211s
Den Div. .......115 U. p. Is of 1896. .1021a
La. consol 4s..... 96 10. s. As r. 1925. .l20
NJ, K. & T 2s.. 59l. u. S. As c., 1925. 40
NJ, X & T. As. S1% U. S. n. r, 1907. 1O9as
III. & Ohio 4s.... 6S34 U s n c. 1907 .11G15
NJ. Union 6s......111 ~. S. 2s....... 95I5
N. 4 Cen. e. lis IL S r IS 1873