The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-19

There was conSluerdDie dcliNNty AZ
the pit of the mining stock exchange
yesterday and several thousand shares
of stock recorded transfers.
AS a usual thing the bulls had the
best of the fray, bat occasionally the
bears got in their deadly work and
few of the stocks offered came out of
the encounter little the worse for the
wear
Anchor was freely offered at $3.50
but no bidding was INDUCED in on this
stock Bullion-Beck was active in the
bidding and Bullion-Beck stock was
considerably Of favorite. Holders,
however, were out of sight in their Of
ferings and no transfers were recorded.
Daily took another squirt in the bid
at S7.S7R. The only offering was at
SS75.
Daily West was not slow by any
means and jumped from 81 in the bid
ding to $7.45. offered at IS.
Dalton and Lark made several sales
at slightly declining figures, while
Eagle chronicled a little advance in the
bidding.
East Golden Gate was in good de-
mand, but at quotations below its reg
thousand shares of this stock changed
hands at 80 cents, and at the close
transfers were made at 40.
Mercur was stationary, and was vi
ciously assaulted by the bulls and
bears. Starting at $3.50 in the bidding,
the stock was tossed to $685.; the low
est offering being at S7.021a.
Mammoth, however, which reached
its greatest height the day before, ex-
to 1926 in the offerings, while the high
est bid recorded was S2.75.
Ontario was in active demand at
S19, 90 but no responses were received
from holders Of this stock, which is
gaining daily.
Sunshine continued on its upward
journey and chronicled a sale at $3.50.
Utah was also favorite and conces-
sions We're made both ways, the call
closing with bid of $1.7O, and an Of
fering at $780,
For the first time since it was listed
Galena figured on the board on the
transfer of stock, $50 shares changing
hands at $3.50.
Emerald made no showing during the
call of unlisted stocks but after call
it found a ready market on the street.
the usual quotations, and Natural Gas
was cutie active in the biddings and
askings.
Dalton was again quite popular and
held its own in good shape, selling read
lily at 912 cents. After call trading in
this stock was INDUCED in on the curb
at 10 and 101s cents.
Swansea was in good demand at
steadily advancing figures, while hold
wit Ia Al
call closed with the stock very strong
at so cents bid and 81 25 asked.
Crown found a ready market at 10
cents, which is a slight advance over
the previous quotations.
In reviewing the transactions of the
week it transpires that it was a most
important one in the way of stock
manipulation, not particularly on ac-
count Of the number of shares sold,
but because of the rapid advance made
by some of the stocks listed on the
board. In the first place, Mercur took
a wonderful squirt, advancing from
$6.25 and $3.50 to $7.0212, at which fig
ure transfers were recorded. Nam
moth also made big iunp and
reached the $295 mark in the bidding,
and on the streets went even higher
than this. Ontario, DAILY and DAILY
West also made decided advances. al
though no sales in these stocks were
recorded. Swansea helped to swell the
lis of popular stocks, and Dalton near
ly doubled in value and chronicled a
number Of sales, while Utah and Ga
lena both ma lie excellent showings.
The sales for the week were as fol-
g lows:
SALES FOR THE WEEK.
Monday, $50 shares; Tuesday, $500;
Wednesday, 4,430; Thursday, $3.50;
Friday, 400; Saturday, $3.50. Total
sales, $500.
The transactions for the day We're
as follows:
SALES OF STOCK.
300 Dalton & Lark at so cents
200 Dalton & Lark at 1919 cents.
100 East Golden Gate at so cents.
JOG East Golden Gate at 40 cents.
250 Galena al S1S0.
100 Sunshine at 50 %