The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-07
Was Under Absolute Control o
Room Traders.
WAS STEADY AT THE CLOSE
GOVERNMENT BONDS FIRM, AND
STATE BONDS DULL.
Chicago May Wheat Lower-oats
Down-Pork a Shade Higher
South Omaha Hogs 10 Higher
Chicago Live Stock Comparative
~ Quiet-General Glimpses of the
Worlds Markets.

New York, March 6.-Money on call
HOO per cent. Prime mercantile pa
per, 3 per cent. Sterling exchange
strong with actual business in bank
ers' bills at 4.s5H@4S5A for 60 days
and 4S714 @4.S715 for demand. Posted
rates, 4.S6@4.SS. Commercial bills, 4.S41l
@4S5A. Mexican dollars, 5O1sQ51.
Bonds-Government, firm; state,
dull; railroad, weak.
Today's limited market at the stock
exchange was under the absolute con-
troll of the room traders. The weak
ness of the International issues fol-
lowing on the heels of yesterdays for
eign selling, was of advantage to those
operating for a long range of prices.
Among the issues listed abroad Louis
vile & Nashville was especially weak,
falling to 473l, the lowest of the week.
st. Paul, another foreign favorite, re-
ceded q per cent to 76ls. Omaha COM
mon, however, scored the greatest loss
in the railway group. declining rs
to 54A. New York Central sold down
refunding the high interest paying
bonds will not be taken up for some
time. In the industrial group, sugar
was weak especially near the close.
Chicago Gas, Leather preferred and
General Electric were all a shade
lower. Jersey Central was the fea-
ture of the anthracite coalers, the
stocks falling rs. The bank statement
was looked upon as rather favorable,
but it had no influence on speculation.
Near the close stocks were inclined to
rally on covering of shorts, but in the
final transactions the market was
barely steady in tone. Active stocks
lost H61Al per cent, while st. Paul
& Omaha preferred gained per cent
Transactions were light, amounting to
q, 200 shares.
Bonds were weak in tone. The sales
were S1,074, 900. Chesapeake & Ohio
general 41as fell IL; Hooking Valley
con- 5s, q; Fort Worth & Denver City
first IS, l.; Northern Pacific rs. Is;
Northwest deb. IS of 1909, Il; ST. Paul,
southern Minnesota division 6s, Is, and
Standard Rope & Irvine 6s, 81.
In government bonds, coupon As of
1926 sold at 1888; of 1907, at 1885, and
coupon IS at 114A.
BOND QUOTATIONS.
A. Cla A AS. .1O4 N. P. Srds....... So
A ella. B. ...104 INVEST. cons. IA
A Cla c. A.. IS INVEST. debs 5s..111%
Atchison 4s...... 81 Ore. Imp. 1sts... IS
Adjustments :. 1914 Ore. Imp. 5s-... 20
Can. S. ends. 1912 Ore. Nav. lists. .113 I"
c. As of 1S97......100 Q. S. l.. 6s..... .119j
c. As of 1898 100 o. S. l.. con. IS 76H
c. IS of 1899. 100 2. & r. 4s.-.... 81
c. & o. 5s... HOS P. & r. 1st pfd.
Chi. & Nor. p. incomes .-...-. AZ
trust reefs 5s. ~ r. G. w. lists. 7212
D. of c. So IS .109iz St. L. & 1. NJ.
D. D. { R r. G. 4s' SIS S st, L. & s. F.
L. G. L. as. 65H gen. 6s........-.111H
Fl. w & D. c. ST Paul con-. .1S4
lists ......-.....- 5Sls St p. c. & P
G: II, & S. A. lists .-,,,-..-ld1ia
LIST 6s.....::...: .1G s Car. as. -105
Ind 7s........... 95IzIS. 2. of c. 1sts..10I
G. E. debs. 5s... IS Tenn. new set IS q
H. * T. c. 5s. lilo Tex. Pac. lists So
H & T. c. con. Tex. Pac. ends. 21H
IS .........10 4 u. p lists of s6.10112
Iowa Cent. lists. s. U. S. IS reg. of
<. p. ' ist Dem Dem -. U. S: As coup. of
yer div....-.16 1925 .......-..-.. 123fs
Louis. con. 4s..- So Z. S. new As reg.
NJ. X. & 7. ends 5s11 of 1907 49,. Ill
NJ. X & T. As. 81 U. S. new As
Mobile & o. As 661a coup. of 1907 lib
Mutual U. 6s.. lilo U. S. 2s........... 95A
n. J. Cent. gen. u. S. 5s reg......114
5s ........ .116I+ IL. S. 5s coup. ia
N Y. c. & ST. Va. fdg. debit. 627s
L. 4s... 1851 va. def. 6s.....- 5
n. & w. gen. IS. 122 Va. trust reefs.
n. c. con. As. .1o2lh stamped -........ 81
n. c. con. 6s.. ..124 Wab. LIST s.....-10I
N. p. lists. West Shore is. .10lH
n. 2. 2nds........ "a
STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Am. T. & c. S61k Nat. Linseed Oil 12s.
Atchison ......... II n. ]. Central. "a
Adams Ex....14S Nor. & Vest. IA
Alton & T. H.. Sc Preferred -. 26
Am. Express. III North Am. AZ
Am. Tobacco. 742s Nor. Pacific. 1873
Preferred .....105 Preferred 49,. 81
Bay State Cas-. 105s Northwestern ..106iz
B. & O............ 10 Preferred .....155
Bruins. Land. sslN. Y. Central. So
B., R. & Pitts. 1874 n. Y, C. G. st l. 12115
Can. Pacific. 50 LIST preferred :. 20
Can. Southern. 46 End preferred. 261a
Canton Land. 505slN. Y. & n. H. ia
Central Pacific. 10A n. Y. q N Eng 81
Ches. & Ohio..... 171sN. Y, Sus. q w S1a
Chic. & Alton. 10y Preferred ....- %
Preferred ....172 Ontario Mining. 10
c., B. & o.. 76ls Ont. & Vest. 14ss
pre- Pref sa re, IL. IS Q. S. L. & u. N. Il
Chicago Cas- 76as Pacific Mall. 25%
Cleve. & Pitts. 1861 Peoria, d. & E.. ~
Con. Coal....-..-- 50 p & W., pfd.... 10
Con. Gas. .-1521s Pullman Palace. 159
c., c.. c. & st l. Is quicksilver 49,. 1
Preferred -. 20 Preferred 49,. u
Colo. Fuel & l.. 2lla Reading A9s
Preferred 49,. 50 r. G. W.......... u
Cotton Oil Cert. u Preferred 3Si2
Com. Cable LTD Rock 1sland..-.. GA
Del. & Hudson. .107ls Rome. w & ..116ls
Del. L. & W...-l54l. st. L. Southw..- 3is
d. & r. c.. 1O12 Preferred 49,. 10l2
se eiei EIectric.... Sla Preferred ..1sSs s
Erie ........... IA St Paul e. d.. IS
Preferred ...-. 3SA Preferred 80
Fort Wayne. q 50 st. Paul & o.. 55H
ct Nor. pfd. 40 Preferred ..... 13915
Harlem ..........293 st. P. NJ. & NJ. lie
Hooking Coal. Silver Cert. GAS
Hooking Valley. 4ssSouthern Pac... 14i1
Homestake 49,. 80 southern Ry..... So
Ill. Central.-.... 92is Preferred 49,. 2ISi
Ia. Central....... 6A Sugar -116Ss
Preferred $50. 24le Preferred -. .10i12
Kan. & Texas. 1875 Tenn. Coal & l.. 27ss
Preferred -. 30% Preferred 49,. so
Kings. & Penn. Texas Pacific....
L. Erie & w.. 16z Toll & o. Gen.. 10
Preferred 49,. 6S Preferred -. 90
Lake Shore. .16S12 Toll, st. l.. q
Nat. Lead.......- 2312 Kansas City,. 51a
Preferred 800. 81 Preferred 49,. 1872
Long Island. IS Union Pacific. 6s
Louis. & Nash. ASS U. P, D. e. Gulf 1%
Louis. N. Alb. AiU. S. Express. 50
Preferred 49,. Ia U. S. Leather. 81
Manhattan Con. S61s Preferred $50. 593s
Mem. & Char. 10 u. S. Rubber. -. 20
Mex. Central. Preferred 49,. 724
Mich. Central =. 80 Utica & b. lilo
MINI q st Louis w, St l.. & P.
common ....... Is Preferred 49,. ISIS
1st preferred. 761e Wells-Fargo Elk 991s
End preferred. 46 Western Union. So
Mo. Pacific...... 2lfs Wis. Central..... ~
NJ q O........... 20 Wheeling & L. E ~
Io..rf q