The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-18
BULLS GAIN CONTROL
Prices of Stocks Advanced and
Transactions Were Heavy.
MILLION SHARES SOLD
PRESIDENT FAURE'S DEATH
CAUSED SOME UNEASINESS.
Paris Appeared As a Buyer, Which
Had a Reassuring Effect-Indica-
lions of Resumption of the Bull
Movement-Big Advance In Bur-
Hngton-St. Pau1's Earnings.


lington-St. Pau1's Earnings.
New York. Feb. 17-There were ad-
vances in stock prices which were mater
ial in the standard stocks and the mar
ket left off buOyant at the best Trans
actions reached nearly a million shares.
for the first time in some weeks some
hesitancy was manifest at the opening IN
view of the possibility of foreign develop
ments which might follow the death OF the
president OF the French republic The
fractional declines in the LONDON and local
market were checked when Paris ap-
peared as u buyer in London, which had
reaSSuring effect. NOticeably weak Tea
lures in the early trading were sugar,
Tobacco and burlington. These stocks,
one after another, were taken in hand and
carried well above last night. the rise
reaching ~ in Tobacco and ia in Buring-
ton. Many traders viewed the action
OF Yesterdays market as indicating re-
sumption OF a bull movement and pur-
chased stocks The fact that St Paul
earnings for the second week in February
increased somewhat in spite of the Snow
storm along it's route, rendered it a loader
in the day strength and 1t advanced "a
and Rock Island. too. rose over points
Central and Southern Pacific strength
was a reflection OF the expectation or q
settlement with the government. Missouri
Pacific also was strong, while Union and
Northern Pacific showed heaviness
London was a moderate seller on ball
ance.
Many of the large brokers were in
strumental in advancing prices today ana
commission house business was consid-
erably larger than of late, with many sold
out bulls taking hold again.
The bond market betrayed health1ul
tone in all quarters. with the absorption
Total sales, S0,129OoO-
u. S. IS and the new As advanced 4 In
The total sales of stocks today We're
"a. 200 shares, including 6,000 Atchison, %
800 Atchison preferred 0,l50 Central "a
cific. 500 Burlington, $500 c; c. Z.
1S.52O Met. st. Ry.. 5000 Reading pre-
ferred, 1880 Missouri Pacific, 4,42O NJ. y
& T. preferred 5000 c. l. q l., i; 300 y
Y. G. -26. 700 Northern Pacific. 1920 North
ern Pacific preferred 1850 Rock Island.
49, 40 Union Pacific, S15H ST Paui 19'SS0
Southern Pacific. 800 southern S;s ss
Southern Preferred. 1900 Union Facl1lc
preferred. 1850 Cotton Oil. $500 Tobacco.
43. 500 Federal Steel, $4,000 Federal steer
preferred. u, $50 Peoples Gas. 2612O0 b. X;
T. Co. % 100 Sugar. 4.00O T c. q /: 3,zVo
Leather preferred. 1900 rubber, o,oVV 81
/. & S. W. preferred.
BOND QUOTATIONS.
U. s. IS -. 10694 \. Y. c. lists ....1161s
Q. S. new As reg. 1Z194 y. J. c. 5s -.-.1I
L. S. new As cou-lZi<4 Nor. Pac. lists .-1tS
Il s As reg....ll22s Nor. Pac. IS 6Sss
II s As 1925 Nor Pac. As -. 93is
U. S. Is ........ 80 N.Y.C.&S.L. As. .l0l
u. 5. 5s reg......1l1~4 Nor. q W. 6S ---15O
u. S. IS cOu......1l1~4 N w. conSolS -.1tS
District 8 Cos Ills y. W. deb. 5s ...1Z2
AtchisOn 4s....- .1UZI4 ore. Nav. ISIS --1dV IN,
Atchison adj As S3%; ore. Nav IS ....1011s
q ea8 O. is Us. So o. S. L. IS t. r..1l1
@ <. O. 5s 11S2z Reading As ...... Ssas
Chic. Ter. IS. 951a r. G. ". lists =. SO
g II q ID. 4lbs .1Oi3s s. LAIN. en- 5s.1lGSi
I. & r. G. lists .10S$4 S. L.&S.F. gn 6s. 1854
n & r G. 4s.1OlL St. Paul Con- -1635s
EAST Tenn. lists. l0l15 S. P.C.&P. lists .-1l9
Erie Gen. As 49,. 70 S.P.C.&P. IDS ..120ls
F. W.&D. lists r 50 So. Ry; 5s -: .lO9sI
Gen. Elec. 5s ...l1514 stan X " / bs -
Gil. c. asa. DDS ..1l0 T. P. Rg. 2ds.-.. 5o9s
II. * T. c. Is ;..1le12 L p S.. -l9 VS.
la. Central sts.107 Wabash LIST 5S .-ll4ls
l.. & N Tn. As. 95l4 Wabash DDS - ~
Pacific Con. Is I13St West Shore Is ..112l4
NJ X. & T. eds 6S1i Wis. Cent. lists. 69i4
NJ. X q T. is =. 9i7s Colo. So. IS ----- S61l
NEW YORK CLOSING STOCKS.
Atchfson -. 222t St. L. & S. F.... 1215
Preferred 49,. 631sl Preferred --..-- y
r <, On 20 I'd preferred :. 4li2
Canada Pacific. SS3s St. L. q S. W.. 1Oie
Canada So. - 30 Preferred $3.50. 1914
Central Pacific. 5415 St. Paul ...-....19
Ches. & Ohio: 2S5s Preferred ......169
chic. & Alton. .17l12 st. z. x o. 9S9s
c. Is. & Q........l4l%4 Preferred -.----In
C. & l.. l....---.. 6612 30. htllWdy s... 11S1s
Preferred .1lSls' Preferred $780, SOS
chic O. W. 49, Texas * Pacific 2ll5
c. / & L.. 9st Union Pacific e. 4Sls
Preferred ...... 4512. Preferred ..:- 81
@ q N W.15lls L. Z. D. & c.. 123s
Preferred ... 1917 Wabash NJ
q g. @ & S. l.. cos. Preferred 49,. 22ls
Preferred - 9SI4 Wheel. & l.. E.. IFS
Del. & Hudson .1l3 Preferred 3212
Del l., a 100 Adams Express.11
d. & r. G. -. % Ann. Express ..14O
Preferred .... AZ L. :. Express %
Erie new - 145s Wells-Fargo ..-.125
Isl preferred 1913, ANN. Cotton Oil 81
Fl Wayne Ills Preferred ...... 9lSi
CT. Nor. pref 49, ANN. Spirits -. 1875
Hooking Valley 3 Preferred ...... 36l4
Illinois Central. .1i714 ANN. Tobacco ..159
L. -. & W.. 20la Preferred ......135
Preferred -. 6SIa Cons Gas ...-..2J6
Lake Shore POOL Com. Cable Co. .1S5
l. & N........ 65l5 Colo. f. & L.. 3iIs
NIanhatran l.. III5sl Preferred $500. %
Met. St. ..2i25s Gen. Electric ...1l2A
Mich. Central lis |Haw. Coml Co. 30
MINI & ST. L.. Alb. r. n. Co... 94l4
Isl preferred. gS Int'n'l Paper -. 81
Mo. Pacific - 46St Preferred ...... SSis
Mobile & Ohio. 1912 Laclede Gas 9S
-" Preferred ...... 80 Preferred ...1lr9
n. j. Central ...lU4fa Federal steer DIP
N. Y. Central .-l&1s Preferred ..---. - Is
ist preferred. 60 Pacific Mail ... 51is
2d preferred e. ST Peoples Gas .---nfE
Nor. West. - 49, Pullman Pal. Isl
Nor. Am. Co. ST. silver Cert -. 9sls
Nor. Pacific go. 81 Stan. r. q t. 1l9s
Preferred ...... 192, sugar :. :. ..lS5is
Ontario * W.. ~ -Ffeterred .:-..-H5
o. r.. & NJ. AZ Tenn. c. & T.. 1915
ore. Short Line 42j5 L. S. Leather e.
p 4. LIST pref. S7Is Preferred 49,. 71Ss
ID preferred . 6S L. 5. Rubber e. %
Pittsburg . lis Preferred ......1i715
Reading - OBS Western Union. 90
list preferred. 63ss o. r. * n. pref. 70
r C. w. 81 Pacific Coast 80. IS
Preferred $500 IS Colo. Southern.
Rock Island 49, .1293s LIST preferred. 53%4
So. Pacific 49, Els ID preferred =. u
NEW YORK MINING STOCKS.
Chollar E. ....... 40 ontario 1900. ; 70
Crown Point i Ophir j.
Con. Cal * Va. 10 Plymouth =. 49,. 10
DeadWood . 80. 40 Quicksilver =. =. ! %
Gould q Curry. 10 Preferred ...... 30
Hale & Nor. 80 Sierra Nevada e. 80
=. 80 90 Standard =. 80. %
Iron Silver ..... 80 Union Con- -..- 50
Mexican . S0Nellow Jacket o.. %
SAN. FRANCISCO MINING STOCKS.
San Francisco. Feb. 1.-THE official
closing quotations for mining stocks to-
day were as follows:
Alpha Con. o.. . Kentuck Con- - IL
B StiG -. 49,. 3 Occidental Con. 81
Benton Con. Opnlf / 80
3. & e. ...... =. IS Overman -. II
Bullion . - go. POtCsi ...... go. 81
Caledonia =. 80. 81 Savage =. -. 81
Chollar 80. ..... 10 Scorpion =. e. =. ;
e. n Sag Belcher -.
Con Cal * Va. 80 Sierra Nevada. l o.
Crown Point :. Standard - %
Gould < Curry. 81 Union Con. =. . Ga
Hale K Nor. -. So Utah Con. -. e.. 20
Julia =. =. .. SIellow Jacket. "a
BOSTON MINING STOCKS.
=. -. 144i Old Dominion :. 462t
80. -. 16 lOsceola :. :. ...103i2
AloueZ - :. -. los Quincy !. .. -. $50
80. -. 10 iTamarack :. ....2iS
Boston & NJ. ...3l6 Wolverine 80. =. ass,
Butte & B. e. :. SO Parrot -. go. Al
Cal. & Hecla $50 Humboldt =. -. 2ia
Centennial e. -. SOS Union Land .... 10Ss