The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-17
NEEK'SSTOCK MARKET
Sales Reached 1O2,361.54 and
Transfer of 281,332 Shares.
LOWER MAMMOTH WEAK
LITTLE CHIEF RECEIVERS AND
BEN BUTLER sAGS.

The business done by the mining eX-
change during the past week showed a
marked Improvement ove~ the week
previo1s. The total number of shares
sold was PSI, 3d. an increase of 6l'sS9
while the value Of the same was S1O2,-
Ss1.54, as against $50, 1896 for the week
ending on the 9Th.
Ajax has been down the ladder and
UP again. though il closed about 1c
lower than one week ago. Anchor,
which closed a week since at sos bid,
has been selling all week at from $40
on Monday to 3 10 and $3.50 yesterday.
BulliOn-Beck has been held at 81 to
IS. with less than SO offered, SO no sales
have been made. The mine is looking
fine and the management promises a
heavy output from the old bonanza in
the near future
Consolidated Mercur has been active
at much better figures during the
week, selling up to $3.23. Centennial
Eureka has been quoted at S24 to S25
bid, with 81 to 81 more than that asked,
but no sales have been recorded. In
fact, it is several months since a sale
was made on the salt Lake exchange.
Daly-West has held close to S30.75,
but no sales were made on change. 1t
was lively on the curb. however, at
board figures.
Four Aces has become active during
the week and prices have nearly
doubled. The approaching suit between
it and the South Swansea has awak-
ened interest in it.
Grand Central has done no business
during the week, though it has held
close to last weeks figures Of $3.50 bid,
Sc asked.
Lower Mammoth opened the week Csc
lower than the close of the week pre-
vious, or $2.75 per share, and only once
since has it touched 50. 1t sold yester-
day at $2.97.
Mammoth has been quite active at
$2.Osl2 up to 1920 and May Day has
more than held its own, selling up to
43c- yesterday morning.
Martha Washington, which closed
last week at close to &c, has Teceded
to 45sc; while Ben Butler, the other
lively yOungster, has retreated from lie
and 12c to between &c and SC, though
attempts 20 force 1t lower have failed.
TesOra has held up close to 44c while
Silver Shield has been rather weak.
Little { eff has rallied and closed yes
terday at 1119c bid, with 121zc demand
ed. A week ago it had fallen to SC bid
Reports from the property are reassuT-
ing.
Star Consolidated has been subjected
to manipulation during the week and
from soc and better on Monday it has
been down to 75c. It recovered a little
and closed yesterday at 771sc to 7734c.
ValeO has been up to 40c and then
fell back, closing at 33c bid yesterday
Yankee Consolidated was hanging
around 10c all week. but yesterday it
took squirt and sold up to 13Ac on
reports that iron stain had made its
appearance in an upTaiSe being made
from the tunnel for the vein. The Incl
dent is illustrative of the delicate pulse
of the market fro all week most trifing
rumOTs have had their effect on many
stocks In one day over 10000 shares
of Manhattan were sod on the curb on a
report that copper stain had been found
in the property and many of the low
priced shares have become active for a
day and then dropped out of sight again
on similar yarns.
The market on the whole has been
satisfactory, however, and another good
week is looked forward to. The weeks
business is reflected in the following
table: