The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-11-18
MARKET.
Trading on Change Showed Sale
of 86,775. Shares.
SELLING VALUE s68, 667,11
INSIDERS STOOD UNDER GRAND
CENTRAL YESTERDAY

The weeks business on the mining
stock exchange was an exceptionally
good one, the interest taken being prin-
cipally due to the fact that the specu-
lating fraternity has been released from
the excitement attendant on the cleo
ton, and is again giving ,close atten-
ton to the mining share market.
As compared with the volume of
trading during election week, the six
days record ending yesterday was
nearly double, S6,775 shares changing
hands for S6S, STILL The market was
fairly steady throughout, though here
and there a squirt and occasionally a
slight furry was noticeable.
Ajax has been srrong all week, and
the sales made have been at and above
6Oc, gain of sc a share over the week
previous.
BulliOn-Beck closed at the same fig
ure bid, though the shares We're offered
3715c lower than a week ago. The mine,
however, is improving in physical con-
ditiOn every day. and something like
100 tons per week of very rich ore is
coming from the Wine in the Muldoon
ore chute.
Consolidated Mercur stands firm and
hugs the $3.50 mark very closely, while
Observation-Disclosures has materially adj
vanced in the bidding, being quoted
yesterday at S25.25, as against SPOTS
one week since. No transfers were
made. however.
DaIy-West has been active at the
highest prices it ever attained, but
with the distribution of the dividend it
began to recede and closed the week
about soc a share beneath the figure
asked a week since.
Daily has strengthened materially
and sales were made Friday and again
yesterday at figures 25c in advance of
quotations recorded one week since.
With consolidation perfected, the
Dexter shares, which will soon be re-
placed by Dexter-Tuscarora ConsOli-
dated stock, share fo~ share, showed no
material change,
Eagle & Blue Bell is off few points,
as is also Galena and Utah, the two
Deep Greek mines.
Lower Mammoth has advanced at an
astonishing rate, and while the price
has been unsteady for day or two. it
is so much higher than a week ago
that erratic movements might be ex-
pected.
Mammoth passed through the week
practically at unchanged figures, while
May Day eased Oft or 3 cents a share,
with business fairly active.
Rocco IOmestake has crept up a
cent or two, but very little business in
its shares has accrued.
Sacramento has remained steady at
36c to &c, and Star Consolidated has
I behaved well around the zoe mark.
Northern Light has experienced an
awakening, and considerable business
/ has been done at PIC to SC a share.
South Swansea has not been very
strong, the approaching suit with the
-Four Aces having caused the shares
! to be handled tenderly.
Silver King has been altogether too
} high for anybody to look at, bids of
/ $3.50 failing to land it. Holders are
/ demanding SIS.
Valeo has strengthened and some
/ business has been done around 19c
] while Yankee has held an even keel
( throughout the week around &c a, share
! Yesterday a great squirt was made
! on Grand Central, outside holders haY-
( ing conceived the desirability of fore
/ ing the insiders to hold II up to good
! figures pending the determination of the
/ suit begun against the Mammoth yes
teTday. II started off at $5.OS, and on
rapid offerings climbed to S545. From
/ there it eased down to S5.234, and clos
/ ed on a sale of 100 at S5.24
] The entire weeks business, according
/ to the daily record, is shown in the
/ following table.