Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-25
PRICES WERE DOWNWARD.
Amslgamaied Copper Was The Chief Feature
In the Trading
After Touching 93A IL Broke TO Oh
Large Selling Of Man
haitian.

New York. Sept. 25.--The first sale re-
corded on the tape was 800 shares OF
Amalgamated Copper, unchanged in
prices from last night. The stock sub
ssquently rose fraction. Twenty-Five
hundred shares OF Anaconda sold al 30
10 81, compared with 50 last nighb
Fractional gains were the rule else
where In the list with some slight con-
Sesslons on secondary sales, q few pri-
mary losses in less prominent stocks.
The junior fanderblts were lifted 10
2is. Iowa Central preferred and Pull
man also gained 2 points. Meanwhile
the Changers, Pacific. southwessefnS
and fractions which were among the
weakest stocks at one time yesterday
were sold steadily and were OFF to 2
points by II o'clock Missouri Paclhe
fell more than 3 points below par
Amalagamted Copper, after touching
S3A, broke 10 9lA. Missouri Paciiic led
a fresh decline. breaking an extreme ga
on heavy offerings There was large
selling Of Manhattan, which carried II
down points from the best. Peoples
Gas lost "a and several other proml-
nent stocks TO points. After a mo-
mentary rally prices renewed the down.
ward movement.
The selling pressure was relaxed ana
the market became dull Prices hard
ened In spots. but the demand was NOT
enough TO cause much change outside
OF Amalgamated Copper which rose IA.
Bonds We're irregular.
Large amounts OF all classes OF stocks
were common on the market and prices
gave way rapidly. The decline was UNI
checked until price Of 90lz had been
made for Amalgamated Cope and 96ls
for Missouri Pacific Many other Lead
ing stocks were two or more points be-
low yesterdays final figures, NOTABLY
St. Paul, Onion Pacific, Sugar ana
Brooklyn Transit. A rally Of points
In Missouri Pacific. and point each In
Manhattan and Amalgamated Copper,
strengthened the market. but 1t became
very dull and fell back to the lowest
before the expiration Of the hour.
A drop to SO IN Amalgamated Copper
unloosed the Hood gates again. The
selling IN that stock was very heavy
dlld plittn tlStNHtlt lbbNll'N NilN wv =
est. Chicago and Northwestern
dropped 3; Rock Island "a, and B. 4 o.
g. Amalgamated Copper, ST. Paul and
B. & o. rallied a point each Amalga-
mated Copper dropped back TO 1874 on
the commission Of customary extra dvi-
dends on Anaconda mining. The last
named stock fell 20 BAN and Amalga-
mated Copper rallied a point. The clos
Ing was feverish and weak.
MONEY AND BONDS.
Money on call nominally at SlaGi per
cent. Prime mercantile paper JQ6 per
cent.
Sterling exchange firm with actual
business In bankers bills at 4s5l5W
sSj& for demand, and at 4.S3qiSSla fol
sixty day bills; posted rates, 4SSlsQ4Si
and 4.S6ai,s6la; commercial bills, ASIA
| 4S2h.
| Bar silver, 5SM
Mexican dollars. 45i5.
Government bonds weak; refunding
% registered 1851; do coupon, 1909, s.
registered and coupon 1854 new A.
registered and coupon, 1854; old As
registered ll2; do coupon, 1lS; IS req
istered and coupon, loS.
SUGAR
Sugar-Raw, steady; fair refining
sac. centrifusals 80 tests SAc; mo-
lasses sugar, 23l-S2c Refined, quiet;
crushed, j.I5 powdered, $685. grant,
lated, 5.25.