The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-21
Some of the Active Specialties Made
Heavy Gains.
GENERAL LIST IS HIGHER
TOBACCO ONE OF THE SENsA-
TIONAL FEATURES.
It Made Further Advance of 1915
Points-Result of a Movement
Against the Short Interests
Union Pacific Gained Over a Point
Chicago & Alton Deal.

New York, Feb 20.-The active stock
specialties generally made large advances
today while the railways gained from
TO points. \ strong tone prevailed prac-
tically all day, with the strength radiat-
ms from one group of stocks TO another.
The movement started in the grangers
and standard stocks. and next the Paclncs
advanced. Interest then switched INTO
the Flower group and the southwesterns
successiVely and then into the industrlals
with sugar ana Tobacco leauIng the rise.
Central and Southern Pacific were weak
ii the forenoon prior TO the publication
OF the reorganization plan OF the former
road, ana subsequently rallied but feebly.
LONDON opened slightly below parity. ana
on the rise here sold about 100 shares,
and subsequently reached about 5000
shares. Among the SrangerS 81. Paul
made an extreme gain OF ~ being sold
by London and purchased by western
houses. Burlington rose a point and then
dropped 2iz, closing about the lowest. The
news that the syndicate had secured
majority of the Chicago * Alton stock
benefited the southwestern group, in
cluding Texas Pacific, Missouri Pacific
and Kansas * Texas preferred over ,
points each. Union Pacific followed with
q rise of over a point.
AtchisOn preferred was about the
strongest stock among the railways max
ing an extreme rise of 80 on favorable
forecasts of earnings. Metropolitan Street
Railway made an extreme advance OF
5l4 Brooklyn Transit, 33s, and Manhattan
So Tobacco was d sensational feature
among the industrials. adding TO its recent
rise loia points. Many conflicting rumors.
all lacking confirmation, were disseminat-
ed concerning the continued rise in To-
bacco. There are some in the street which
appear TO believe there is movement
against the short interest part of which
was formed on the breaking up OF the
pool in the stock some time ago, and an
other short interest more recently formed
in expectation OF violent trade war TO
follow the Organization of the Union To-
bacco company Sugar became active
again. and rose Ga points to 14012 the
top price recorded for the day. This move
was in spite of Il rival company making
a cut in their price on the refined article
In the final hour realiZat tons appeared in
many stocks which caused some decline
of note but the general market displayed
a rallying tendency at the end.
The bond market shared in a general
show of strength today. but the rises
were generally of the merest fraction
Considerable activity was noted in the
semi-speculative grades. Total sales
S5.5O 200.
Government bonds were unchanged in
the bid quotations
The total sales of stocks today were
1.15S, 400 shares. including 1920 Atchison.
Pacific. $500 g & O.. 624OO Burlington
Manhattan. 6, 300 Metropolitan. Is. 100 Read
ing preferred sc. 10 Missouri Pacific. $40
NJ X. & T. 1880 NJ. X. & T. preferred
9 800 New York Central 15.220 Northern /
Pacific $40 Northern Pacific preferred. !
%. go Rock Island. 3.72O ST. J.. & S. f. /
second preferred. 42.2JG Union Pacific (
A. 800 Union Pacific preferred. $3.50 St. /
Paul p 2S0 Southern Pacific. 4.235 South /
ern $3.50 Southern preferred. 226O Texas /
& Pacific. 11z.429 Tobacco. n.l2O Federal
Steel $500 Peoples Gas. 3.Zl5 Consoll- ]
dated Gas 5000 Brooklyn Transit. 4,e5 +
Pacific Mail. 90.205 Sugar. $3.50 Tennessee /
Coal & Iron. 500 Leather preferred, 1850
Rubber. .2S5 ST. /. & 5. W
BOND QUOTATIONS.
/ = % 107 Nor Pac lists .ll5
L; s new As reg,I2S52 Do s. SIS as
i DO . co as ',. .ii3is \ /. IS ..o'.1o7
Do ends. e.. :. 80 Nor. & W. 6s;--.ISo
[. S. Is reg. ..1l2l2 n; w; ,consols. .l5i12
Do 5s coup ...1l2l5 Do deb SIS. ...l22
District 65s lib o. Nav. lists. no /
AtchiSon As. ..1021s O. Nav. As --..lUz3s /
Do adj. As; 81 O. s. /. IS t. r--I I7S,.
c; & Q. 4@s 953s Reading As -. Sc
Chi. Term. 4s.-.. $685. r. c. W. lists 81
c. .; Ohio 5s....1lS14 St l. q !. NJ
c. II. a d. 4iasl045s con. IS. o.. -..11l@s /
D * =. G. 1sJs.l09 St l. q 5. I.
d. * II. g. 4s-.lCl gen. 6s-. ...l23@4 |
Erie Gen IS 727S St p Con. 1641s (
+. W. & D. lists St. p c &. 1st.I9 !
Gen. Elec. ia So Ry " 5s. o.. .i06
q. H. & S. A 6slG9 St r. & T. 6s.. SS5s /.
Do 2nds lilo T. P. L. G.. lsts112la 4
II. & T G 5s....ll0l2. Do reg. ends 5l3s /.
Do con. 6s.. ..1l5 Union Pac...- ..1O41s /
Iowa c. lists 80. 1857 L. p D. & G.1st S7s4 I
L. &. n Uni As. 80 Wab LIST IS. ...115A .
Pac. Con. 6s....1145s Do 2nds.... 1864 +
NJ. X. & T. ends 6S24 W: Shore As. ..11212 /
Do IS . 80 % Wis. Cent. lists ~
y. Y. Cent. lstsl16 Colo. So. As. 80. 81
y. J. Cent. s..11I12
STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Atchison.. e. -. 235s R. G. w q. 80. 81
Preferred . =. Gei5l Preferred .. e. 70
Bait d Ohio =. 7015 St. l. d 5. w. l0l2 I
Can. Pac..-. ..-. 961.l Preferred SJii ,
Can. So. - go. 60 Preferred e. leg
Cent Pac.. 80. 5fHI ST. p & Omaha 93
Ches. q Ohio =. 2912| st. Paul o.. ......132$i .
Chi & Alton III Preferred =. 40
g 3. & @. -. 1868 So. Pac.. o.. 80. % ]
Chi. d Z. III. o.. 6Sl2.So. Railway 1875 ,
Preferred q. .11S Preferred e.. . 81, I
Chi. G. w 60. 1855 Tex. d, Pac.. .... 23ss I
Chi. Ind. & l.. 99i Union Pac.. go. 1919 (
Preferred .. .. a. Preferred - e.. S22s I
Chi. d n. W. 1909 L. =. d. & e.. l2i4 Z
Preferred o.. ..1g2 Wabash. o. -. S5s
c. {. {. * ST. / coz Preferred =. . 23ls /
Preferred o.. o.. 9S w. * L. E. Sc. 11Si /
Del. * Hudson. 113is Preferred e. .. %
Del. !. q W....16l Adams Elk. lis
y. & r. G.. .... 23l4 Am. Elk. =. lip
Preferred =. . 755s United States =. -
Erie new. -... l424 Wells Fargo ....125
1st preferred Sg14 Am Cot OIL. 3654
TT Wayne. lis Preferred . . ~
CT Nor PM. ..lS2&s Am. Spirits . . 1875
Hooking VAL. =. 80 Preferred . . 36i5
III. Cent. q. -. lis Am Tobacco ...I7Ila 4
L. L. & w. p. 2)l4 Preferred e. ..l39
Preferred =. =. 6Ila Con Gas. o.. ..-2G5is
Lake Shore =. ..200ia Com. Gable Co. $50
L. < N. e. 80. 669s Col +. d IRON. 34I4
Manhattan L....1l37s Preferred =. - 80
Met. 81. Ry.. ..247 Gen. Elec.. ....Il3j5
Mich. Cent. lis iHaw. Com. Co.. 20
MINI. * St. L.. 4SIaIB. r. r Co... e6Ss
1st preferred q. IS Int. Paper =. e. 6l2,
No. Pac-- 4f& Preferred e. o.. s.
Mobile & Ohio. 20 Laclede Gas -. . 54l5
N. X. & T. -. 14Is Lead 80 - q. 80. 367s
Preferred e. . 40ls Preferred . IIS5s
y. J. Cent. 80. .1o4Si Nat. Lin. OIL. . 81
\. y. Cent 1884, Pac. Mail e. 80. 5lI5
N Y G. & St. L 1414 Peoples Gas lie
1st preferred - g Pullman Pal. ISL
2nd preferred 81 Silver Cert .. o.. 5gls
nor. West 1914 St. r. * Irvine. 49,
Nor. Am Co.. =. SIS Sugar - .. 1883
Nor. Pac... 49,. 54is Preferred =. I13
Preferred SOFT. G & Iron ASS
Ont. & w. 800 227s L. S. Leather .
o r. & N 80 10 Preferred o.. . -
o. S. l.. q. zee. 42Is L. 5. Rubber . 55s. |
Psc. c. 1st pfd. s91a Preferred .. liz /
2nd preferred 81 West. Union ~ a5b
Pitsburg o.. ..-...1S0 Fed. Steel q. -. 52A
Reading o. e.. ... 22ss Preferred o.. . SSI5
LIST preferred 81. 6i2s o. R. q \ pfd.. %
Rock Island ...12l5z Pac. Coast o.. . 4aI5 !
ST L. & S F.. 1875 Colo. So. .--... ~
Preferred o.. =. 81 1st preferred . -
2nd preferred 42la' End preferred . 2lI
BOSTON MINING STOCKS.
Winona.. =. -. 19%s Old Dominion E. AZ
- 14ai OSceola ......11i
All. NJ. Co.. go. 12s4 Quincy =, -...1S5
Boston & Mont3 70 wolverine :. 49,. %
Butte & Boston % Parrot q. 800. 45l5 I
Cal. & Hecla.. 8 81 Humboldt =. .... -!
Centennial 81. =. % Union Land e. =. 10
Franklin S54
SAN FRANCISCO MINING STOCKS.
San Francisco. Feb. 20.-The official
closing quotations for mining stocks to-
day are as follows:
a =