The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-30

NEW YORK, April 2S.-The stock spec
ulation shrank considerably in volume
today, and the market was largely per-
functory. At intervals the trading was
monotonously dull, and this condition
caused the attention of the street to be
exclusively directed toward the probable
ity of q revival of gold exports, fore
Swallowed by increasing strength in the
market for foreign exchange. Actual
RACES for demand were generally quoted
at 4.Sg, and several prominent drawers
advanced posted quotations 14c. to 4S9
and 40.
Rumors were current of the shipment
by Saturdays steamer OF several million
dollars in gold to Paris. So far as could
be learned no preparations have yet
been made for these expectations, but
it is believed from S2000,00o to 100000
will be shipped in the next couple of
weeks. The receipt of higher London
quotations for American securities, TO-
2ether with the news of the commuta-
ton of The sentences of the Transvaal
conspiratOrs. contributed to flrmnesS in
the local market at the outset. The trad
ers appeared 10 be disposed to the Dull
side. and although there was u complete
absence of inquiry FOR stocks by commits
sion houses, general fractional improve
ments in prices occurred. Sugar now
ever, developed a reactionary tendency
ond yielded IL per cent. on news of the
reduction in The prices of the refined
product Manhattan lost point on real
ling. The weakness of these shares
coused only momeutarv sympathetic
declines in the general market, and in
the later dealings most of the losses
were recovered. Later IN the day, gold
export rumOrS caused decided pressure
in some instances, Sugar, Tobacco and
Burlington leading the downward move
ment. On the down grade the market
became more active. The closing was
heavy.
Bonds were irregular. but with a firm
undertone. Investment buying for domes-
tic and London account occasioned
strength in a few issues. and sharp gains
We're reported in some of the high priced
mortgages. The sales were $117S,C0O
Governments ruled steady on trans
actions OF S120,000.
Money on call easy at 2d2lS per cent.
last loan. 2ia per cent; closed, . per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 42@512 per cent.
Sterling exchange firm with actual bus-
ness in bankers bills at 4.SS24G14.S9 for de-
Inand and 4.S7s4 Ass for sixty days.
Posted rates, ASS12Il4.9O.
Commercial bills, 4.S7.
Silver certificates. 6Slz66S1s.
Government bonds steady.
State bonds dull.
Railroad bonds irregular.
NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET
New York. April 9.-Flour-Receipts,
g2O0 barrels; exports 3,40O. About steady
at unchanged prices
Wheat-Receipts, 90 400 bushels; exports
none. Spot quiet; buyers and sellers
apart; tendency finally downward. No. ,
red 1875; No. l hard, 20. Options early
ruled firm and advanced on bad spring
wheat crop reports; later ruled weak I'M
der favorable agricultural department re-
port on European crops April, 20; May,
Petroleum-steadier;U United closed 12411k.
Hops-Steady.
Wool-Quier.
Pig iron-Quiet.
copper-D1Ii; brokers, 1915; exchange,
10 %
Lead-Firm: domestic brokers, 2SO; ex-
change. 3.05d3.0715.
SilVer-6S
Tin-Steady; plates quiet.
Spelter-Steady; domestic, 4.05d410
Coffee-Options closed inactive at a net
decline of to Is points. July, 1870.
Spot coffee-I2io steady; No. Z, 1879.
AIild-Quiet; Cordova, 1634@1S
Sugar-Raw firm; fair refining, Ss4; cen
trifugal IS test, AZ. Refined quiet.
CHICAGO GENERAL MARKET.
The leading futures ranged as follows: