The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-15

But little interest was taken in the
call on the floor of the mining exchange
yesterday morning an the stock mar
ket was exceedingly slow and rather
slumpy.
In the listed securities Anchor adj
vanced to $1.20 in the bidding, but none
of the stock was offered. Ajax chroni
cled slight gains in the bidding. but
was stationary in the asking. Daily was
firm at the ruling quotation Of the pre-
vious day, but DAILY West suffered a
decline in the bidding as well as in the
offerings Dalton and Lark failed to
draw out any inquiry and was inactive.
Bullion-Beck was stronger in the bid
ding but wide gap separated buyer
and seller Galena was active in the
Kidding and closed strong at the dollar
mark with no changes in the offerings.
Ces ser. in board lots. was stationary,
but small block of this stock changed
hands at s1.2212. Mercur was slow and
is not commanding as much attention
as it did two weeks ago. The stock is
very firmly held. however. and there
seems to be no disposition on the part
of the brokers to bear this popular Sc
CURLY. Mammoth was favorite at
the figures of the previous call, but the
stock was inactive. Geyser- Marion,
Ontario. Sunshine and Utah We're prac-
tically unchanged.
1T unlisted stocks were sighted to
a Great extent and but a limited
amount Of business was done in these.
Swansea headed the list among the
faVorite shares and was active at an
tba quotations of the day
before. Beginning at 1925. the bidding
'li2. at which figure
200 shares changed hands, and now
Tat the company has declared its divi-
dend for April with promising future
ahead, it is believed that the stock will
soon exhibit an upward tendency
Northern Light was not as strong as
it has been. and yet it was in earnest
demand. but al a slight decline. South
Swansea did nothing more than to hold
its own. Dexter drew out some inquiry
but was slow. Little Pittsburg main
tanned its quotations without any
fluctuations
The transfers of the call were as fol-
lows:
SALES OF STOCK.
> Geyser at S1.221b
200 Swansea at s2.371s.
Total sales, 225 shares.
Value of sales, $505.62.
THE AFTERNOON CALL
There was a very slim attendance at
the afternoon call and already some of
the brokers are talking of going back
10 only one daily.
AS general thing the quotations of
the morning session We're maintained,
although some fuctuation was notice
able Anchor advanced to $1.25 in the
bidding with no sellers in the pit. Bull
lion Beck was also stronger and re-
ceived a bid as high as $3.50, but later
on this was withdrawn and the closing
quotation was S7.25. Mercur was about
stationary although it fell off cents
in the offerings. Mammoth held it's
own in the bidding and in the offerings
it chronic-ed slight advances.
IN the unlisted stocks South Swansea
was firm at the mornings quotation
Swansea was more firmly held but was
inactive. Little Pittsburg maintained
its own but failed to make any trans
fers Northern Light served as a foot
ball for the brokers, but it withstood
the assault in good shape Dexter
could not be had under 81.
On account of its being a legal holi-
day there will be no call OF the ex-
change today
The closing quotations were as fol-
lows: