The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-30

Prime mercantile paper, 31k per cent.
Bar silver, CPS.
Mexican dollars, 4s1s@49A.
Sterling exchange firm, with actual
business in bankers bills at 4.S5% @4.s6
for 50 days and 4S7A@4S71k for de-
mand.
Posted rates, 4.S61k@4SS13.
Commercial bills, 4.S4K@4S5A.
Bonds: Government firm state
steady; railroad weak.
The depression in the markets for Sc
curities in the closing days of last
week, consequent upon the supreme
court decision in the Trans-Missour1
\ Freight association case, was increased
today by news from the west about
rate-cutting, and also by advices from
London and the continent of more
warlike feeling on the eastern question.
The bears had the upper hand ana
pushed their advantage with vigor, be-
ing encouraged by the receipt of nu-
merous selling orders by commission
houses from Philadelphia, Boston, Chi
caeo and other cities. The decline in
prices ranged from u to 81 per cent,
and as Missouri Pacific was singled out
for special attack on the reports cur
rent that the company had taken the
initiative in rate-cutting by making
charges on eggs. This story afterward
met with an emphatic denial by Presi-
dent George Gould, who also pro-
nounced the rumors about receiver
ship for the company as being without
the slightest foundation in fact Before
the receipt of Mr.. Gould's denial, how
ever. Missouri Pacific had dropped a,
to 1872 Other marked declines in the
early trading were 23s in Rock Island,
1% in Burlington & QUINCY 21s in
Northwest: 13s in ST Paul: IL in Jer-
sey Central: ~ in Sugar; 31s in Ameri-
can Spirits preferred; 2 in Atchison
preferred: rs in Tobacco; IL IN
Omaha and ~ in New York Central
During the afternoon, in addition to the
denials concerning Missouri Pacific,
came the February statement Of the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, which
showed a large increase in surplus as
compared with last year and the an
nouncement of an advance OF 1-l6W
1k in certain grades of refined sugar:
The advances that followed were equal
to Ia in Lake Shore and "a in Ameri-
can Spirits preferred, 12. in Jersey Cen
trail and Il to IL in the remainder of
tne list. Near the close. however, the
Changers developed renewed weakness,
but .he remainder Of the list held firm
and the Improvement noted was Wei
maintained. The Changers closed with
only fractional Srecoveries, and IN the
case of Rock Island the final sales were
at the lowest of the day. Net changes
show declines of A@1$s per cent, Rock
Island leading. Lackawanna gained
"a; Manhattan and Jersey Central, IS
Iler- cent Total sales of stocks were
S2S. 926 shares.
The uord market was active ana
weak today. The transactions were
81 500 OO0 Ann Arbor As fell IA; Amer
loan Dock and Improvement 5s, /; At
Gibson general As, q; ditto adj as. rs;
Chicago & Ohio general Az, 1; Chicago
&, Northern Pacific firsts. Is: Hooking
valley con. IS. 3; Lake Shore regular
first Is. ~; Oregon Short Line 6s, u;
Rock Island coupon firsts. L; ditto deb.
IS, ~; st. Paul & Omaha con. 0s, ~;
Southern railway con. 5s, rs; Texas
Pacific frsts, /; Wisconsin Central
5s, 1.
BOND QUOTATIONS.
4 C Sla 3. sa.....iO514 n. P 3rds..... S7i3
a ola. c. A.. 80 INVEST. cons. 1927
Atcbieon 4s...... 50 INVEST. debs. 5s. l12
Adjustments . 49, Ore. Imp. lists. s.
,-an 6 ends. 1O5 ore. Imp. 5s..... 1912
cher Is of 1897 .IC0 iOre. Nav. lists. ia
Cher As of 1898. 100 .. ,. l. 6s.. ...-119
cher. IS of 1893. 100 o. S. I. con. 5s. IS
c. & Ohio 5s... HOG + q K 4s.-..:;. eu1s
Chi. &, Nor. Pac. L: u X ISL pIu-
trust reefs IS. II incomes $500 Al
ID of c. 3-6 IS. .l0914 r. q. w. ISIS. U12
ID. & R. C. lists. .l212 ST L. d l. NJ. -o,
D. & r. @. As. " gen os-.-:-.-.:- iof2
Erie G.. l.. 2ls.. 6512 st. l. d >. +.
FIT. w. & D. c. gen; S-..:,.:..- ok, III
q n & S A st. P, c. p.
list IS. -..lA lists It's ,-. as idS
9nd 7slG1 South. Ry 5s.... S7S4
Cen E. debs 5s. s51L S. P. of c. 1sts..10I
II & n c IS .l091Ri Tenn. new set Is IS
n a. T C con. Tex. Pac. 1stS..- IS
&c 101 Tex Pac. ends. 1914
iowa Cert. lists 90 10. P. lists of '96.. 101i2
K P. cons. IS L. S. As reg of
~ YER di w. L. S. Is coup. of
NJ K. & T. 2nds 56i5U. S. new As reg.
M X & T. As. S212 of 1907. HOS
Mobile & o. As. 65ss L. S. new Is
Mutual q 6s....i1O coup. of 1897. ..1l3A
~ .11OLT. S. IS reg...1l4
n Y. c. & S L. !. S. IS coqp....li43
4s .........106 va. fdg. debit. 63A
Nor or & " gen. Va. DEF. 6s.-.... 5
As ..........120 Va. trust reefs.
n. c. cons. 40 .IO2 stamped -. 5
\ c con- 6s....126 lWab. 1st 5s......105
\. P. Ists........115 West Shore As. ..10IA
STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Am. T. & Co.. 81 ~. J. Central. s515
Atchison ........ 10 Nor. & Vest. 70
Adams FSx.....-.14S Preferred $50. %
Alton & T. IL. 90 North AMI. 3%
Am. Express. iii Northern Pac... 11S4
Am Tobacco. 4 Preferred 81
Preferred -.---.lOi Northwestern ..1O3Ss /
Rav State Gas. 81 Preferred ......154
p &, O........... Is n. Y. Central. S63t
I3runs Land. AN Y. c & St L.. II
Tuff.. r. & P. 1874 1st preferred. o.
can. Pacific. 45l2 End preferred. 26is
Can. South. 1914 n. Y. & n. ....1e9
Canton Land -. 509s n. Y. & n. E.. 81
Central Pacific. 50 y. Y. Sus. & w 7s< !
Shes & Ohio..... 19s4 Preferred ...... 22& !
Chic & Alton. .l62 Ontario Mining. So !
Preferred ....-.ll4 Ont. & Vest. 1895 I
c. B. & O.. 4o7s Ore. Nav......... 10 +
Chic. & E. H.. 81 %. S. L. & L. n. liz /
Preferred 49, 20 Pacific Mall. 252+ /
Chicago Cas-. a = Peoria, D. & E.. p /.
Cleve. & Pitts .164 p. & w. pfd. IS
Con. Coal...-..-.- . Pullman Palace. 15S
Con. Gas 80; IL Quicksilver ...... IL /
c. C c. & St l. "a Preferred 49,. 10 /
Preferred $50. a Reading ......... 20l5 /
Colo. Fuel & l. II r. G. w. u
Preferred -..... 30 Preferred -. 3SIs 1
Cotton Oil Cert l0s4 Rock Island. COZ /
Com. Gable .....-156 Rome. w. 81 q. .1l7iL |
Del. & Hudson. .l0612 ST. L. Southw.. 3K !
Del. L. & W.-..l5412 Preferred 80
d. & r. ca. St Paul......... ~ I
Preferred 800 81 Preferred 1917 :
Cen Electric - BIS St Paul & D.. Is
Erie -..-....----- LIZ Preferred 80
Preferred 49,. "a ST Paul & o.. 5615 /
Fort Wayne. l62 Preferred .....139
CT. Nor. pfd... us st P. N. & M116
Harlem ..-..--..-zS9 Silver Cert. 81
Hooking Coal. 5sk Southern Pacific Az /
Hooking Valley. 81 Southern Ry... 7sz +
Eomestake -.-..- % Preferred $50. 252 J.
III Central ...-.- " Sugar ......-.....1 097k
Iowa Central Preferred 49, 100l5
Preferred 49,. 70 Tenn. Coal e l.. 247k
Kan. & Texas. 11iz Preferred $50 80
Preferred 49,. 20 Texas Pacific. So [
Kings. & Penn. Tol. &, o. Gen. Is