Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-16
STRONG STOCKS BuOYANT.
Depression In London Reflected nj
the Opening "A Few stocks Made
Gains Burlington Prominent

New York, March 1.-THE depres-
sion IN London on account OF the
strained relations between the Russians
and British at Ten Tsin was reflected
at the opening here In some Of the IN
ternational stocks. There were many
fractional gains TO offset this weak
ness. There We're large dealings Va Man
haitian at an advance Of point. Great
Northern preferred also rose nearly a
point, Otherwise the changes were re-
stricted to small fractions. Burlington
resumed its recent prominence In the
market and on large buying, advanced
W. 10 1888. It's strength was reflected
but little in other leading stocks and
some Issues were reactiOnary, 5ubstAn-
tial gains continued TO be made IN less
prominent stocks An the New YORK
public utilities were lifted under the
leadership Of Manhattan which gained
IA. Free offerings OF Great Northern
preferred and Amalgamated Copper
depressed them a point. Prices went
of slightly before the appearance OF
the bank statement. The returns were
considered favorable owing TO the small
change in the surplus and the strong
stocks became exceedingly buoyant'
Burlington rose 64 TO l6lA on enor-
nous dealings. Northwest advanced i,s
and Rock Island rs in sympathy, lln-
nois Central mounted strongly 80 over
last night. Manhattan extended its gain
TO and Consolidated Gas was lifted
3% One or two railroad stocks were
lifted point or over, some OF the steer
stocks advanced as much, and Amalga-
mated Copper recovered ~. Notwlth
standing this strength the list re-
sponded only moderately. me mgr
prices brought heavy realizing ana BuI-
llngton fell back 2N and then rallied
The closing was very active ana II
regular on account Of the realizing, but
the undertone Of the market was strong
CLOSING STOCKS.
Atchlson, 5sh. Atchlson perferred, sSi
A, s. 4 W.. 3S%; A. s. & W., perferred,
en- American Tobacco, l27is Tin
Plate. So, Tin Plate preferred, lO2h
A. S. H., IS a. S. II. preferred. S2A
A. S, r., 46ss; Il. II, r., S2$; i, & o.,
slB; b, g. O., preferred. s2h; c. B. 4
O., 1904 C. c. c. & st. L.. rs; c. p. *
l.. 46; G. @. W., 1884; G. s., G2, Con
lob, 46. C. q o.. As; c. & A., 4O& c. a
A., preferred, 1884 d. & Il. g.. iOk y.
& H., 1871; Gen. Electric, 2llh; f =,
4sN: II. s. preferred, 90h l. G., 1885, j.
G.. 1866; l. 81 ~, 96h; Leath, 12A Man
haitian. 1885, NJ. X. Il r., preferred bSA;
Metropolitan, 1878; Missouri Pacific, 90;
n. r.. S5is; N. p. preferred, SIN; N. \.
c., li5; Pennsylvania, l52h; Pacific
Mail, S5% Peoples Gas, lO5b; Reading.
80: Reading first preferred. "A. Reading
second preferred. i47s Rock Island,
1864 Rubber, 10: Southern Pacific, 46.
81. Paul, 150%, Sugar iOA. It. O.
Il l.. S.; Union Pacific, 92A; do pre-
ferred, s5Ts; w. H., sSis.
MONEY AND BONDS.
Money on call nominal.
Prime mercantile paper 3tG4h per
cent. f
Sterling exchange nominal with act
ual business In Bankers bills at 4.SIh
for demand and at 4S4A0% for sixty
days.
Posted rates, 4,ss9h and 4Ssals.
Commercial bills, ,4sSQla and 4.S4,
silver certificates, 6lls@63.
Bar silver, 603sa
Mexican dollars ~.
State bonds INACTIVE; railroad bonds
firm: government bonds firm.
Refundlng 2s registered. l.0ts; do
coupon, l.06ls IS registered and
coupon. LII; new Is registered and
coupon, 1888: old Is registered. lib; do
coupon, La 5s registered, l.iih; do
coupon. l1lh,
SUGAR.
sugar-Raw steady; fair refining, 3h
centrifugal, 90 test. Il molasses sugar,
Sh.
Refned-Ssteady; crushed. SIS; pow
dered, 5,35; graduated. 5.25.