The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-11
Made Use of Disquieting News From
Abroad.
YELLOW FEVER. SCARE
ALARMING NEWS ACCELERATED
DOWNWARD MOVEMENT.
Northern Pacific Was Sold Heavily
On Rumors of Internal Dissen-
sions-Oregon Short Line Bonds
Advanced-Money Market Con-
tinues Easy.

the stock exchange turned bears again
today and sold stocks all through the
list. Outside of few cases they did not
meet with much success in securing fol-
lowing, but in a number of high priced
specialtfeS and later in the day in some
of the railroads the declining market did
induce some liquidation. This was nota-
bly, the case in Northern Pacific, which
went in the last hour to 1855, a loss of IA
and closed heavy in tone. Offerings OF
this stock We're very large and the price
movement revived rumorS of irreconcil-
able differences between the two powerful
! financial interests in the property. Inc
large German holding of this stock made
1t peculiarly susceptible to the effects of
money stringency in Berlin, indicated in
! the rise in the imperial bank rate today to
per cent. Inc same factor affected other
railroad stocks, also. In fact, the influence
OF all foreign markets was on the side of
the bears The relations between Great
Britain and France disclosed by the pub
p, LEGATION of the Fashoda blue book caused
sufficient apprehension to produce a de-
cline of Is in British consols and to un-
settle all the European. markets,
The continued uneasiness in France over
the failure of the peace commission to
agree upon terms was also upon the side
of the bears.
There was some alarm over the spread
of yellow fever in the south, in which IL
! linois Central was the most severe suffer-
er, losing IL per cent. Losses in the
Paul which resisted the decline. The
principal activity of the market, how
! ever, continued to center in the industrial
group, and Sugar fell to Ito, with no
visible support. The offerings on the de-
J cline were very large. Peoples Gas, Rub
Der, Leather preferred Manhattan. Met
Air Brake were all sufferers at one time Or
another during the day TO the extent of
| from to ~ points. Tobacco was prom
| inent feature, but ruled above Saturdays
level the greater part of the day on the
! acquisition of large plug tobacco inter
! est. The price advanced at one time over
/ 5 points, but the stock closed unchanged.
Lake Erie e. Western common and pre-
! ferred fell at one time 81 and 1912 points
| respectively. The preferred rallied nearly
! 3 points. There was no news to account
! for the decline. A loss of points in
| Oregon Navigation preferred was unex-
planned.
There were no reflections in the stock
market of the active foreign demand for
wheat for export or of the evidences of
! the expending business of the country in
| the increased demand in the west for
money The transfer of currency at the
| sub-treasury for shipment to the west
amounted to $4,000. Conditions in the
money market continued easy.
Bonds weakened later in the day in
sympathy with stocks, Wisconsin Central
lists losing an extreme "a and Oregon
| 81 $50, 600.
Z. S. old As coupon and 5s advanced 4
and the new As registered and the As
registered Is in the bid price.
The total sales of stocks today were
275 100 shares. including Atchison pre-
ferrred' 4iO6S; Burlingt1oGnS,o . seq; L. & n,
Street Railway. 4,s15; Northern Pacific
81, $50; Northern Pacific preferred, ALSO;
Rock Island, $3.50; Union Pacific. 4,72O; st.
Paul, II, $40; Union Pacific, $3.50: Tobacco.
$500; Peoples Gas. $3.50; Sugar, 1888;
U. S. Rubber, 4.13O
BOND QUOTATIONS.
U. S. IS ........ 1O55s N. Y C. & st.
Do; coup .s:5s53f Nor. Z w .'' 5s.: .5s
u. S. As, .....-.1l0A invest. cons. ..142Z
Do. coup. LIP Do. deb. 5s. lis
DO. IDS, $3.50. IS %. Nav. lists. ia
U. S. IS reg. .113AlO. Nav. As 49,. 994
District S5s. ..11715o. S. L. IS t. r.i0s%
Atchison As -. 1895 Pac. IS of '95 1O2i5
Do. adj. 4s.... Il Reading As -. 81
Can. So. Eds. .10SH r. G.. W. lists. So
Chic. T. As go. S915 St Louis & If.
c. H. & D. 412s. 1O45s st. L. & San +.
D. & R. G. lists. 11O5s Gen. IS .12O
D. & r. G. As. 971l st. p Con...l53
East Tenn. 1sts.106 st. Paul C. &
Erie Gen. 4S.... II p. lists 11S1b
f W p. lists 7sz So Do RS Ss IS 1 j
Gen: Elec. 5s: .10S12 Standard Rope
G. H. & S. A. 6s.104 & Irvine 6s 7515
Do. IDS, :..-.1955, Tex. Pac. L. G.
Do con, SID Do Rg. Ids. .i ~
NJ: K & T. Ids. 62l2 U: P. D. & Gulf
N. 7. Cent. istts11s5s wsb. lists ' SIS. .1i e
N. ]. c. 5s.....1141s Do. IDS - IS
No. Pac. lists. .1169s w. Shore As. 1O95s
Do. IS ........ SOS Wis. Cent. lists. 81
Do. As ....... .1001a
NEW YORK CLOSING STOCKS.
Atchison :. -. 12HlSt. P & Om. II
Preferred ...... 321e Preferred ...157
Bait & Ohio. Ass st. P. NJ & LES
Can. Pac. ...... S312 So. Railway go. 81
Can. South. -. 52A Preferred .. 3215
Cent. Pac. ...... "a Tex. & Pac. 49, 1855
Ches. & Ohio. 2las Union Pac. 49,. 315s
en-. q alton 10. 1872, referred $500. 81
Chi. { E. ILL. AZ Preferred ..... ao1ss
Preferred 100 Wheel. & L. E. 35s
c. c. c. & st. l.. 3912I Preferred 800. 8
Preferred $500. 50 Adams Elk. lilo
Del. & Hudson.105 American Ex.130
Del L. & ..14SA United States. 40
d: r. g. ... Ia wells Fargo I'D
Preferred ...-.. 53a4 A. Cot. Oil 49,. 34b
Erie new 49,. - Preferred 800. sc
LIST pref'd 49,. 33A ANN Spirits - III
FIT. Wayne ITO Preferred - 32%
ct. Nor. pref .14 Am. Tobacco ...12l%
Hooking VAL 3lss Preferred Ills
Illinois Cent. ..l0S12 Peoples Gas 1O3k
Lake Erie & W. 1872 Cons. Gas ......16S
Preferred ...... 611RCom. Cable Cole
Lake Shore .:..1g242 Col. F. & Iron. 2015
Louis. & Nash. 5Sle Preferred 49,. so
Manhattan L.. 923s Gen. Elec. new. 7S1b
Met. st. Ry.... .163A illinois Steel 80. II
MINI. & St L.. 26 Lead :. -. 80
list prefd -. SS1@ Preferred lbs
Mo. Pac. ..:...-- Sl1s Nat Lin. Oil -. 25s
Mob. & Ohio. q Haw. Com. Co.. 80
Mo. K. & t.. 1OA Pac. Mail ...... 321k
Preferred 49,. % Pullman Pal. 1871
Ind. & L........ 3 Silver cert. -. 60
Preferred 49,. 2912 Standard Rope
N. ]. Cent. ....- so & Irvine 49,.
N Y. Cent ...1151s Sugar go. lilo
N Y. Chi. & st. Preferred .....1O5A !
L. :. ........... u T. c. & Iron.. 2O%
1st pref'd -. 70 U: S. Leather. 6A |
End prefd -. 81 Preferred .... 63ib |
Nor. West. -. 10 u. S. Rubber IS
No Amer Co.. Preferred 100
No. Pac 5000. SSA West. Union.. 9Ok !
Preferred :..... l472lC; N. W......129
Ontario & w.. 1915 Preferred ..I74
o. r. & NJ. 81 st. L. & S. W.. Az |
Q. S: L. ........ rs Preferred 49,. 1O% |
Reading =. 80. IA Preferred 49,. IS
LIST pref'd 80. 4O5s p. R. T. Co.. 64ss |
Rock Island ....1OOss c. G. w. -. IA
st. L. & S. F.. rs Pac. Coast LIST
Enc md pre- pfefd 80. 80 End md prefd - 81
st. Paul $500. .106s Init. Paper Co.. 54lh |
Preferred ......159l2 Preferred 49,. S6lS |
NEW YORK MINING STOCKS.
Chollar . .... IA Ontario :. so
Crown Point =. ll22ophfr ;. 49,. 50
Con. Cal. & Va. 20 plymouth :. -. u
Deadwood :. =. 80 Quicksilver III %
Gould & Currie. IS Preferred 80 so
Hale &s Norcross % Sierra Nevada "a |
:. ..45 90 Standard . so
Iron Silver -. 60 Union Con. 49,. 20
Mexican :. -. IS Yellow Jacket. II
SAN FRANCISCO MINING STOCKS.
San Francisco, Oct. 1O.-The official
closing quotations for mining stocks to-
day were as follows:
Alta 4 Tia Justice ..a....... Z
Alpha Con- 3 kentuck Con. :.
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