The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-18
General Public Taking a Lively In
terest In Securities.
THE CHANGES In PRICES
EXTENDED TO ONE PER CENT
AND OVER.
Lively Movement In Atchison Car
ried That Stock to a High Point
Heavy Demand For Denver Pre-
neutrality-suspicious. of Trouble
Among the Northwestern Roads.

New York Nov. 1.-THE results Of to-
days stock market operations were rather
inconclusive, except insofar as they show
ed a continued lively interest on the part
of the outside public in securities of all
grades. AS far as prices are concerned,
net changes are rather mixed, though the
majority are on the side of gains, and
those in some cases amount to per cent
or over. The early period OF the market
showed the heavy offerings to realize
which are al all times usual in the upward
course OF real bull market. But even
while prices Sagged at some points with
tie effort to absorb the offerings, the
other stocks were mounting up, maintain
ing the undertone OF the hrmness The
very notable movement IN Atchlson pre-
ferred was continued from the outset at
which time running purchases carried the
price up IS. The gain was subsequently
extended TO IA, and the net gain is al
NEST a point There was a heavy demand
early for Denver preferred, which had
been marked up before the opening here
ard in London This stock rose an eX-
IRENE two points, and Norfolk * West
ern preferred 112; 3. & o.. Pacific Mail
and international Paper gave tone also
TO the early market as die an upward
bound of 3$4 in Metropolitan Street Rail-
way. Oother weakness in Tobacco and
the reaction in Chicago & Alton from its
recent advance had an unSettllng effect
in the first hour. in the second, however,
the granSers were taken in hand, and
Burlington and Rock Island We're pushed
of the low-priced and lately dormant
* tocks were also brought into the move
pAnent and advanced to u higher level.
The late reaction was induced by the
persistent weakness of the Northern Pa
cites and the uneaSiness thus caused in
The minds Of holders by rumors of diScord
and a prospective outbreak of hostilities
in the northwestern railroad world. The
common stock fell to 40i4, and the pre-
feqTed to IS. Support was apparently en-
TREY withdrawn from these stocks, and
very heavy blocks were thrown on the
market.
The bond market showed a recurrence
of its recent strength, yesterdays de-
clines being in part retrieved. Total sales,
$4,040,00O.
United States new as, coupon. and the
SIS, coupon, declined Il, and the new As,
registered, Is in the bid price
Total sales of stocks today were 637, 100
Sahres, including:
Atchison, %, 49,; Atchison preferred, u.s.
eSS; Baltimore & Ohio, 5.SS5; Burlington,
1888: D. & r. G., 1850: D. & R. c. pre-
ferred, 1904; L. & N, 13, $40; Metropolitan
Street Railway, 1925; Missouri Pacific.
1899: New York Central, $3.50; Northern
Pacific, $3.50; Northern Pacific preferred,
500; Northwestern, 1880; Rock Island, 80
SIS: Union Pacific, S.444: Union Pacific pre-
ferred 1535; St Paul, So 800; Southern
Railway, preferred 5,937; Tobacco, 1e, 9S7;
Bay State Gas, $500; Federal Steel, 8, 90;
Federal steel, preferred, II $50; Pacific,
Mail Is, 205; Sugar, S5315; Chicago Great
Western, 1900.