The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-31
STOCK MARKET NERVOUS
ALARM OVER THE SITUATION
IN SAMOA.
Market Was Unsettled and Fluctua-
tons Ifregular-Nearly Half the
Total Transactions Confined to
Three Stocks-Railway We're At
fected By the Advance In Money.


haitian, figured for nearly half the total
sales on the exchange. which We're not
much below a million. Fears of trouble
over the Samoan situation gave geaer-
ally easier tone to the early market which
subsequently advanced under the leader
ship of the Flower stocks and Aannat-
tan and Sugar. but later eased off again
on the very high rate for money, y per
cent being charged before the close for
call leans. The banks early in the day
advanced the call rate to per cent.
Many brokers and traders had made early
provision for loans which carried them
over until Monday. On the stock ex-
change the rate advanced to y, and the
last loan was 5l5. The fluctuations were
reflected in the variable and nervous
movements in many stocks
Washington advices that the Samoan
complications We're not serious, together
with the confident manipulation of some
OF the specialties. were coincident with
some of the highest prices for the day
for these stocks. Federal Steel, on The
largest dealings of any one stock, 3d-
ganced rs. closing at the highest. The
preferred sympathetically rose ia. Brook
Ign Transit, which has been very active
and strong all week. closed practically
unchanged, although at one time ii was Up.
8 points, and at another as much below
last night. Peoples Gas, another Flower
stock moved similarly but on less vide
changed. There was no news attending
the movements in these properties. but
circumstance which attracted much at
tentiOn was the gradual droop of the
railway stocks. which We're affected by
the stringent monetary situation and in a
measure were also influenced by the
divergence of active operations into the
. specialties. Rumors of a possible CO.
operative arrangement between Manhat-
tan and Metropolitan raised the former
BIZ, the highest quotation being at the
let Avenue
too. rose points in expectation tnat the
company's interest would not suffer as
much as anticipated by impending legis-
lation. Sugar retained ~ points OF the
points rise coineident with the advance
in the refined article. Continental 10
bacco made a fractional advance, after
large recession in the early trade. The
market closed with a heavy undertone.
Business in bonds fell off considerably
today and some weak spots cropped out.
The main tendeucv of nrices. however,
vas toward a higher plane with the Atchi-
sons and St Louis Southwestern issues
IN good demand. Total sales. S2,9oOV9O.
Government bonds were unchanged in bid
Ths total sales of stocks today were
954, 800 shares. including Atehison $40;
Atchison preferred, 81 ,62S' Burlington,
Is. $50: Manhattan 12S,6JO: Metropolitan,
sos; Reading first preferred, ll,140; Mo.
Pacific. 9.425; N. Y. c., l62Sl: Northern
Pacific. 1850: Northwestern, 1885; Union
Pacific, 1925; St. Paul 1880; Southern
Pacfffc' Is. $50; Texas & Pacific, S.490;
Union Pacific preferred. 1880; American
Steel & Wire. HOO; American Steel &
2os 900; Federal Steel preferred. l5.O15; To-
bacco. $500; Peoples Gas, 1852 Brooklyn
81 no; Sugar. $3.50; Tennessee Coa4 q
Iron. Is $40; Chicago Great Western, $3.50
BOND QUOTATIONS. e
II. s. ss......... Jos N. Y. c. lists. .1141a
& {. S. new aa Is reg n j. c. 5s....,..llS$4
I: S. new IS ecu. I2s Nor. Pac. lists. III
u. S. - reg-.---.1l2 Nor. Pac. SIS 6azs
L. S. 2s......... 9sl2 N.Y.C.&S.L. 4s..N7+
q. S. IS reg...-..1l2S4 Nor. & w. 6s-.-lg
U. s. IS cou. ll274 \. W consols --i553@
Bisfe5 Is 49, Ore W Na aSo 1s ss
Atehison adj. As. S37s Ore. Nav. 4s....l@
Can 50. Eds 9. s. l. IS IS t liz ne
C. O. Cps, Y - Res p m IS IS I rl S9iS
Chic Ter. .100ls r. u. w. lists. 9Ii2 /
G H & D. 4l2s. l049s S.L.&LM NJ. en- 5s.1liSs |
,. & r. c. As, .1olas St Pau Con: 1871 1871
l5rie Gen, 4s.,... e st,Pic;&P: 5s.. 49,
G. H & S. A. 6s.lll p. P. /; G., 1sts.1lS
G. H. < S.A- 2ds. no T. P. Rg. eds. -
H. y T. c. 5s IL y. r 5s...-;:;:-- loS7s
la. Contrast lists 09 Wabash ist 5s. ZIG |
J.. q n. On. As. e6i5 Wabash Ids -. 81
Pac. Con. Gs.. .120is West Shore As .ll44ll2 |
N. K. & T. As. "a Colo. So. 4s...... 81
NEW YORK CLOSING STOCKS.
Atchison e.. =. e. PIP St. L. * 5. F. =. 117s |
Preferred 49,. 6lis dst preferred. q
p q O. Pacific So 81 "a pfSlfssFIF4 ig5s
Canada So. 80. 59ii Preferred $500 5Sl4
Central Pacific. 5l-4 St; z: q Q. - 70
Ches. q Ohio e. rs Preferred ITO
Chic. d Alton. ..l7534 SO. Paci1ic Sats
q r. q o. .l4i So. Railway 80. l2Ss
{. < Z. |. 800. 49, Preferred go. alla
Preferred ;-l x, Texas q Pacific "a
9. ]. q l.. $50. 81 Preferred 49,. SI1S
Preferred ...... "A Z. p. D. x G. :. l2sl
c. 4 n w. ....159i2 Wabash =. =. =. SIS
Preferred ....193 Preferred ...... 25;s
c. &. c. & ST. L. 5gl2 ". d i. Z. 49,. ia
Preferred 49,. 81 Preferred ...... -
Del. & Hudson. .1l5je Adams Express. 1l2
Del /. * W. .1Ig Am. Express ...l40
D. d r. g. ~ 22;s L. 5. Express =. 80
Preferred 49,. 49, Wells-Fargo LIS
Erie new 80. 1874 Am. Cotton OIL. $50:
list preferred. ISIS Preferred ..... g234
Fort Wayne $50 Am. Spirits ..... 1872
Ct Nor. pref. 1915 Preferred .....-39
Hooking Valley. 81 Am Tobacco ..223l2
illinois Central. .1lSS4 Preferred liz
l. e q. W. $50. 49, Con. Gas e.. ....2j5
Preferred ...... 69l4 Com. Cable Co..
Lake Shore ..-2G9 Colo. i. q !. -. 351a
l. & y. 49, 900. G5s Preferred $50. SO
Manhattan !. .1iaA Gen. Electric LII
Met 81 Ry .....25i Haw. COml Co. so
AIiel. central ia Federal Steel -. 672s
Jflun AZ ST. L.. szi2 Preferred ..... S9s4
st prolsrre1... =. Int'nl Paper -. 5Sje
No. Pacific 49,. ssh Preferred 49,. 81
Mobile Z Ohio. az Laclede Gas 80. 53lh
Il. x: & 7. 800 lS,9 Lead :, -. 30
y J. Central .liSi2 Preferred So. .l00Ie
Y. y. central ..1ilis Mai. LIN. Oil -. ;
Y. Y. c. & 81; J. u Pacific Mail &C.. 4s5s
st preferred. 60 Peoples Gas ...125
"a preferred o.. 50 Pullman Palacel6l
y D.. west - lSh Silver Cert. -. co
SO. ANN. -. e. IS Stan. r. & T. =. 1914
Nor. ;'acifIc SIS Sugar .. lies
.Fa~n .FH-s sraa I
ontario x w. ~ Tenn. G. d i. .. $50 .
;. r. 4 y. zee. "a L. S. Leather =. So
Preferred e. e.. 20 Preferred 49,. 725s
ne Snort Line. 4lM L. S. Rubber =. 5lIa
+. g. isl pref s. Preferred .....116 I
ID preferred -. g Western Union. sSls
Itts3IrS -..1Sp Is. 4. 7. ........132S4 Z
leading 49, 9sl2 Pacific Coast =. 49,
list preferred. G5ss Colo. Southern. s
I. G. X. ....... s. LIST preferred. 54lh I I
Preferred go. iGl4 I'd preferred =. p
> ock Island -. I-Sis Con. Tobacco . 54k |
H. Paul o. e., ..l27;s Preferred 49,. 50
Preferred ......17O 5
NEW YORK MINING STOCKS.
,hollar q. O.. 30 Ontario =. = -. 80
'rown Point ... % Ophir e. e. .. -. / o5
on. Cal. q Va. % Plymouth e. .... 10 g
Jeadwood e.. 80. 60 Quicksilver e. e. 2 90
iouid & Curry. 20 Preferred 100. 6 %
Hale q Nor. % Sierra Nevada =. 10 I
Iomestake ......55 90 Standard .. 49, . IS !
ron Silver % Union Con q. -. 60 Z
IeXican o.. ..... 20 yellow Jacket =. %
SAN FRANCISCO MINING STOCKS. ;
San Francisco. March 3o.-The official :
losing quotations for mining stocks to- 2
ay were as follows:
.lta e. =. -. 49, 70 Hale az Nor. IS I
,ndes e. :. =. e.. ~ Justice . q
,elcher e. =. 50 I<entuck Con. Z
}. q d. .. .. GO Mexican .. . so
iullion Occidental Con-. 30
aledonia o. 80. ~ Ophir 90. o.. ..... % /
hallengc Con-. a OVerman . -. 10 b
'holiar e. =. -. 10 POtoSi =. "a n
confidence ...... I 05 Savage "a h
on Cal. q Va. = 80 Scorpion . .
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