The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-14
EASY MONEY MARKET
Causes Active Demand For Gilt
edged Issues.
ADVANCE IN STOCKS
STOCKS
CALL MONEY RUNS UP TO THE
LEGAL FIGURE.
Samoan Incident and Reports of Crop
Damage Have Their Effect
Strong In semi-speculative Mort
gages-Wheat Received Strong
Start On Chicago Board of Trade.

New York. April 1S.--I.ocal transporta-
ton and s2s properties were advanced
sinartly today. and retained about half
the rise to the cid. BROOKLYN Transit :
Strength was connected with It's purchase.
Of the Kings county elevated system.
There were no new developments to ac
count Tor thc rise III Manhattan and
Assurances that adverse legislation was
unlikely, helped Consolidated Gas and
Brooklyn Union Gas. Among other
speciailes ;hsI were strong were Sugar
ana Pressed steel Car The activity and
strength II the specialties caused the
Cariy weakness in London to bc ignored
ami The standard railways We're neglected
until the afternoon, when renewed
activity was ut the expense Of values.
Some considered the Samoan incident as
q hear argument but crop damage re-
ports caused the gra3gers 10 be SOLD free
ly. Important bull interests seemed to
bid NJ tlt.r properties in the afternoon.
but were Lot heavy buyers, to judge by
appearance. The reactionary movement
IL tGe railways cut down some OF the
advance ia special issues including To-
bacco stoehs. The selling movement was
81 progress at the end, leaving the market
We2!..
Can money in the late dealings ran up
t. the legal figure, little later cased of
to per cent. The public was induced by
the carly advance in the specialties to
which was reflected in the volume of com
mission house business. The more urgent
demand OF this character was satisfied
before the final hour, when there was
considerable professional realizing.
The comparative ease of the monetary
situation Influenced a return OF invest
nent orders in the bond market, which
caused an active demand and higher
prices for the gilt-edged issues.
Semi-speculative mortgages were taken
for a turn and the market was decidedly
strong in many spots.
A feature of the trading was the in
creased inquiry from out of town centers,
but this demand was largely for middle
grade securities. Total sales. S53l0,0o0.
United States IS registered and the new
as coupon advanced Is, but the old As
registered reacted 4 in the bid price.
The total sales of stocks today We're
zoo. 1872 shares. including American Steel q
Wire y 100. American Sugar $500;
American Tobacco. 400; American Tin
Plate. 400: AicEison preferred 600; 3.
~ O.. 10 100, Brooklyn Transit. 1860;
Burlington ~ 500; Chicago Great West
ern. 4lO0: c. {. c. * St L.. 1000; Con
! solidated Gas, 500: Continental Tobacco.
100: Continental Tobacco preferred. 52OO;
ederai Steel 4, 200; Federal Steel pre-
red 13,4O0: International Paper, Hoo;
assville 4 Nashville. 6Go0; Metropolitan
Railway II, 400; Missouri Pacific,
rational Steel 1890; New Jersey
1900: New York Central, $500;
& Western preferred. 13lO0;
Pacific IS 000: Ontario & West
Pacific Mail. 4.5uV- BeIlNSAl-
Peoples Gas So 200: Reading
kred. i. 600: Rock Island, $500;
wv. preferred. 600; St. Paul.
see Coal & Iron. 12,O0o; Union
Union Pacific preferred.
States Leather preferred,
1 100.
D QUOTATIONS.
. 99la Nor Pac. Isl. 1872
.lU7l2 Nor. Pac. 3s..... 6Il2
.10s3s Nor. Pac. IS. 1854
1898 n. Y, {. & St
p. l2yssi l.. IS -IO55S
.ll2l4 y. & w. con. Is. 93
D. 1884 \. ~ w. gen. 6s. 100
..ll3 ore. Nav. ls.....ln
.113 lore. Nav. 4s....-l02
=. III %. S. l.. 6s..-.-..l2S
Is. 1OIjsi O. :. L. con. 5s. III 4
IS. S3la Reading gen. Is S9ls
.l09l3R r.. q. W. Is. 9Il4
=. 9iia ST j.. q Iron NJ.
-. 49,. con. 5s ........ JOSS
7s.l43 St l.. d san +.
- ygiai gen. 6s 123s4
1851 St. z. con. {. .l6S5s
isis St + : G ~. IS! 5i5s
721l So. Ry. S. .leSA
h. STANDARD Rope
S35sl * Irvine Gs.... S912
H. Tex. x Pac. Is. .ll3
Ill Tex * Pac. Is. 535s
100 L. p. 4s..........l06
ll2 L. p. d. & G. Is 90
s. 10 Wabash lists ...-116
lGSl.. Wabash 2nds.... ~
Is Is West Shore 4s...1l4B
S. Sc Wis. Cent. Is. 20
s. Is Va Cen. Old. SIS
ll4 Va Deferred.
s ll9 Colo. So. 4s...... Sc
k QUOTATIONS.
2l7s St. L. & S. W.. 12a
502s' Preferred 49,. 81
o.. i3i. ST. Paul ..........l269s
. sues Preferred Icy
. 57a4 St. =. * o.. SO
. mia Preferred .....16j
80 %, So Pacific ...... SO Il
....lGS So. Railway l29s
$50! 4ll. Preferred 49,. oil
-. 30 Tex. * Pacific -
"a .....lzl Union Pacific -. a
......... 49, Preferred 49,. 50
I...... Sgt F.. y. x G.. 12i5
red ... 10 Wabash .......-.. SIS
W.. 1852 Preferred $50. p
rred 1913 w & l.. E...... 1l%s
q s. l. 90 Preferred ----. j
FRED ...-. 81 i.d0rns EXPRESS 10
Hudson III ANN. EXpress..-141
* M....150 n. 5. Express. %
Z. CT. y Nvelis-Farso Ex.l25.
erred . AZ. Ann. Coz. Uli..-. ;i6si
lueWl .-.-... 10. Preferred 49,. a2la
Preferred o.. -. -AGiu. Spirits -. 1sis
M4gtl- ......1S9 Preferred 800. 56iz
al \ or pf.l... iS2i Ann. Tobacco .225l
sIr Natrv. 81 Preferred LII
Eric e. ~. ~. Con. Gas ........lss
rcleirei 800 6134 Com. CaiAc C0.-lHD
kc Sn1r. ...-..2a9 Colo. i. S. H.. -
eti!s- 4. As-A.. GJas PreferrV = -. 70
anaatt3n Pix Gen. Elect e ---ll5A
I1et s.. t.s........5 {i5 I4a~. Com. Co.. 80
lien Con- ......1it Federal Steel Ga
inn. d 81. l.. 5lia Preferred 800. S5ts
= prrIe' cd. ~ Intern Paper. 59SI
o. facil!a .---. 5ll2 Preferred 49,. y
X G-.---.-.... 4di4 i-acledc CAS-. u
X q H. Iasi Lead .-...-.---- So
rsferred $50. a952 Preferred :----lll22,s
}. CeEiral..,.1lSi4 :. 5. * W. CO.. e2i2
!. tenlrli....lill4 Preferred ;..- ~
Y, G. * ST. l. la3. Nat. lin. OIL. AZ
ST prefer. eG.-. &C. Pacific Maj! 49,. BIS
ma preferred. - Peoples Gas ---.l2ll4
.F.a nj