The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-16
WEEK'SSTOCK MARKET
Phenomenal Increase In Number
Of Sales Recorded.
GREAT INTEREST SHOWN
209. 800 SHARES CHANGED
HANDS FOR S135, 1906.

During the week ending yesterday the
business transacted on the Salt Lake
Mining exchange showed a phenomenal
increase in the number of shares sold
with most gratifying advance in the
volume of trade as represented in dollars
and cents. A total of 209,900 shares
changed hands, as against 1878 the
previous week. the increase being S2,I31.
The cash value of the business was s135-
lSl.U6, an increase OF 81 o.. 90.
Lower Mammoth has been the center of
attraction I0r the entire six DAYS with
otdI consolidated a close second as an
interest creator May Day comes next,
and probably deserves to be given second
place, as each days business In its shares
mas been of such a character that it's
advance has been counted a most healthy
one.
One week since Lower Mammoth. which
mad been active for several days a rapid
~ advancing prices, sold up to S1.15. From
there 1t Spurted up to 81. 10 in the middle
OF the week and began to ease off gradu-
ally. Yesterday il opened at $40, ad-
$L191a.
Star Consolidated ruled lower during the
week pat a very heavy business was
done. 1t opened Monday at IS cents, and
mas been uD and down between 20 cents
ana % cents, according TO the whims
OF its manipulatOrs, until yesterday when
for the first time in several weeks, il
failed to record a sale. 1t closed at 70
cents and 50 cents.
n week ago May lay was a drug In the
market, % cents being the best price Of
/ Tered, while holders were only demanding
"a cents. Monday it sold up TO 344 cents,
and has been in active demand ever since.
II went up 10 cents a share in a day and
has held firmly around a cents ever
since.
Grand Central has strengthened during
the week and was quoted yesterday at
S9.9Z1a and $3.50, as against S5.15 and
S5.6Z12 one week ago.
Mammoth has been inactive, only two
or three small sales being recorded. 1t
cllngs close to the 81 mark.
Daly-WeSt has fully recovered from the
slump it experienced last week and was
quoted yesterday at so and S26015 1t
sold at so on Friday.
Consolidated Mercur continues to show
signs of weakness, selling down to $685.
/ yesterday.
Silver Shield has been quiet and has ad-
Vanced from 231z cents and 2412 cents to
255s cents and 265s cents, with a sale at
| 26 cents yesterday.
| Dexter Consolidated is held firmly at
! better than $3.50, and no sales have been
made during the week below that figure.
/ The 1G0,0C0 shares of treasury stock, Of
| fered TO shareholders in the old COM
/ panieS. has all been subscribed and the
/ outlook for dividends within the coming
quarter are very encouraging, as the new
! year will be started with the company out
OF debt and money in the treasury.
/ There has been an unusual demand for
/ moderate and lOw-priced shares during
/ the week and the brokers look for much
| activity and SITTER prices among most OF
the little fellows during the winter. Lots
/ of life has been infused into business OF
4 the exchange during the past few weeks
| and a Snappy winter season is predicted
/ The daily record of the weeks business
1 given in following table.