The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-28

Yesterday was not a blue Monday on
the floor OF the mining exchange by
any means, and before the call was
over a strong rival of the popular
stocks daily called in the pit made its
appearance with showdown of Four
Aces, thereby creating a great deal of
excitement among the brokers and con-
siderable of a hubbub in the spectator
lobby.
Four Aces is the significant name of
new Tintic mine recently Incorporate
ed by Salt Lake parties. It adjoins the
Swansea and is likely to become as
popular with the stock-buying-public
as is this Silver City bonanza. The
-Four Aces company sold its 10000
shares of treasury stock last week at
20 cents a share, the last block going
late Saturday evening.
Yesterday morning when Four Aces
was called, it opened at 20 cents bid
and SO asked. The bidding then be-
came very spirited, and LOO shares
soon changed hands at % cents. Pan
demonium then held sway for some
time. and later LOCO shares sold at 271k
cents and then 500 at So On the streets,
after call, $500 shares soon found buy
ers at S755 cents. and before night the
stock was quoted at 40, so and 30 cents
bid. What figure the Four Aces will
reach today is hard to conjecture.
Daily was strong at $3.50 bid, and $S.5
asked, with no transfers, while DAILY
West was in good demand at $3.50 with
no sellers in the pit.
Dalton & Lark held its own at regu-
latfon figures and made sales at 50R
and 81 cents.
The bidding on Eagle was trif1e
slow and the stock suffered a bear at
tack. being hammered from 20 to 1415
cents in the asking. The cali closed
with a bid of 1874 cents.
Galena was firm at S1.75 bid and 50
asked.
Geyser made decided gains in the
bidding, jumping from IS to 80 cents
but no sales were made, holders stand
ing out for 81
For the first time for several days
Horn Silver elected a bid, being want
ed at $3.50. No offerings were made.
Nfercur displayed considerable activ-
ftiy in the bidding and developed
strong upward tendency. At the close
this stock was wanted at $40 and
offered at $L1712-
When Mammoth was called a buflish
tendency was noticeable and rapid adj
vances were made until the $2.S5 notch
was reached, 800 shares selling at this
figure.
Silver King was exceptionally strong
and closed With a bid of $3.50, with no
offerings
Sunshine was weak with buyers and
sellers a long ways apart.
Utah maintained its own, but cut
no figure in the sales of the day.
Swansea, so mucn in demand last
week. was still in the ring and in ac-
tive demand, but recorded no sales. At
the close this stock stood at Sl60 bid
and s.. o. asked After call, however,
it is reported that Swansea sold at 81.
Dalton was stationary, being wanted
at ~ cents and offered at s.
There was considerable trading in
Richmond and Anaconda at 51s cents.
Morgan of Park City was inactive,
but firm at 45c bid. 55c asked
After call an election was held on
the candidacy of E. S. Catch for
seat in the exchange, which resulted in
his unanimous election.
The transactions of the day were as
follows:
SALES OF STOCK.
100 Dalton and Lark at 5O1s cents.
$50 Dalton and Lark at 81 cents.
800 Mammoth at $2.S5.
1000 Richmond and Anaconda at SIS
cents.
]. 200 -Four Aces at 25 cents.
900 Four Aces at 271s cents.
500 Four Aces at 80 cents.
Total sales, 1850 shares.
CALL OF LISTED STOCKS.