Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-04
MAKING A GOOD RECORD
Nav Year Brings Big Business to the
''' sloek Exchange and lis Members
SPLENDID TRADING IN THE PIT TODAY
T., ,Ic Mines of State Line-Coppor
mountain Looking weh-M'.
eeilnncous Items.

raw wear appears to have
,..'.,sd brilliantly for the stock cN-
ua" aud itg members. and as one
srnrer remarked today, II they keep
~ ,his lick during the year what
VIZ they will have at the END wheh
.so secretary Of the institution pal
W. an his books. Yesterday Yves &
III day in the pit; today was pct
.or--rot. however, In point OF the num-
-, ebares sold, but as TO the distri-
v.,on Of the days business and the
sa,llne value of stocks taking part IN
s,o trading. Here and there through
vs., ,be entire list. securities responded
call for sales, and when the brok-
eied into the open street. and the
80 work was spread upon the record
shoved total of 11,1oO shares sold
,.,, selling value of s2,53S.5O.
.,cbor cut little figure in the days
ali the stock only receiving the regu-
,ar formnIIty of nominal quotations. IT'S
rast Md being 10 cents with offerings
,to naner at $3.50. Ajax, the next
,,ri,, TO receive attention, slumped
us position of yesterday ana
'IlVi, soies mt 4gIh and so cents, whiie
i,u"s ,asinp hid was 40, as against nu-
tnc ''s nfYerinf-s at so. Bullion Beck
ine Ious trife in the bidding. but
i,,ysr and seller remained too iar
auSrt 10 make possible the negotiation
of transfers. so the stock closed Will
VI ", taIInr part in the days business.
STHortenniai- Eureka WAS quite hrm
ee h was wanted at s22, with
ana cemrinrs under $3.50, while DAILY
nna Dalv-West were recipients Oh ,he
rig,iar figures. neither one elicitine
Great amount OF attention. FOLLOW
irg the sales made In Ajax, came
transfer Of Geyser- Marion az W cents,
n atock which improved little ana AT
.,a close had bid of 80 cents. Galena
tiir soirlv arm with bid OF rs cents,
',hua Mammoth pulled stronger than
ever and scored transfer at S2'2-1a,
u,a closing bid for the stock. Mercur
nnntntalned its usual firmness ana al
though no sales were recorded there
we're those in the pit Wiling TO plank
5nun $3.50 for any number or shares.
Tnrthern Light was quite active on
,ba rnil hut slumped materially, the
s'ocl, selling at from 3s to 3SA cents
ond closing with a bid of 37H. as
against offerings cent hlgner. over
lard plcked up strength in the piddins.
while sacramento was in good tone
and could have Iouhu reauy 'nhes az
% cents. The surprise of the day,
however, was u sale of Sunshine at 80
cents. a figure which many were only
loo willing TO give for further shares
of the stock. silver King and Utah
were about stationary.
Proceeding with the unlisted call.
the brokers' found sellers in Dalton,
Morgan OF Park City, Omaha, Chloride
Point and South Swansea. These
stocks sold with freedom at nominal
figures, Dalton goine at from rs to "
of a cent, Morgan at l6 cents Omaha
at % cents. Chloride Point at from 56
to 56h cents. and South Swansea at
sl25 West Gable figured as an Offer
ing at 10 cents with no bids, while
Grand Central was wanted at 20 cents
and Homestake could have been pur-
chased for a street song.
The closing figures were as follows: