Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-03

SO dun was the generality OF stocks
on the exchange this morning that
many of the old-tlme traders were as
silent as the grave, falling to receive
even an enquiry as to how much their
owners held them at and consequently
not getting a bid Of any sort. Business
was confined to few only of the secur-
tiles posted on the board, but in one of
these-CarIsa-the sales piled up rather
high and the price fell down common
surately low, on yesterday morning
this stock went swinging to figures that
averaged around so cents per share, but
this morning It was plaything for
the bear at as low as 72is cents, and
no better than rs being realized at the
zenith of Its glory. There was a strug-
gle to bring the vagabond back to It's
old standing before all the business was
done and success was achieved TO with
In several NILES Of that point
Ajax was made decidedly groggy af-
ter the first blow, and from first sale
at 1874 cents, which was reduction
from yesterdays worth, the stock was
"a mark for the klndly-dlsposed gem
temen who impersonate bruln on the
exchange and down II headlonged to rs
cents, but In order TO save It from too
great a slaughter its seconds threw up
the sponge by refusing 20 risk any more
shares In the pit. So they held on and
saved some glory 10 themselves.
California was improved and May
Day was badly hammered In price, but
both did comparatively little of the
business.
SOLICITING STATEMENTS.
In order to obtain Information upon
which 10 correctly and fairly estimate
the values Of stocks represented on the
exchange the listing committee has au-
tborized Mr.. Herman Hamburger to so
licit from owners OF mines ana officers
of companies whose stocks receive the
endorsement OF the efhange by reason
OF their presence there to furnish state
ments Of the condition Of their proper
ties with respect to debts, earnings, ore
IN sight, etc. II is thought that by this
means the tange which resulted In the
late slump may be undone and basis
Of value established which will not al
low Of such variations IN prices as have
been witnessed and which have been
the result Of the predetermined nature
Of the property values dealt In, mas
much as there has been some III feeling
engendered between mine owners and
stock brokers on account Of the drop in
prices, each blaming the other for the
shrinkage, there win undoubtedly be
no difficulty encountered by Mr. BAN
berger In the mission to which he has
been assigned, He began his work this
afternoon and expects soon 10 have
quite an array Of satisfying facts and
figures TO present 10 the exchange and
to people who would like to invest but
who are now without such data upon
which to use their own Judgment,
NO SALE,
After the announcement by the
News last night that 100 shares Of
Silver King had been sold on the open
board for $50 per share an investiga-
ton was made with the result that Il
was discovered that the ticket had
been made out and signatures thereto
forged by one of the boys who do ind-
vidual clerical work for brokers'. The
deception was easily praCticed upon
the reporters for the reason that brOk-
ers IN many instances allow their boys
to make out and sign tickets record
ing their sales or purchases and in this
case nothing Irregular could have been
suspected. If the guilty lad shall be
found repeating the Joke he may regret
his foollshness, There was no sale Of
Silver King
THE TRADING,
Following are the blocke ~ shares