Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-19
FINANCIAL. AND
COMMERCIAL
DAILY RECORD OF THE EAST.
ERN STOCK MARKETS AND
TRANSACTIONS.
REPORT OE-THE NEW
YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.
Railroad, Grain and Produce, Wool
and Other Northumberland
Review Of Trade.

New York. April 19-There was very
large buying orders we'll distribut ed
throughout the list of railroad and in
dustrial stocks at the opening. In Union
Pacific there were running sales of 10000
shares at 81 and 911s, compared with ?6
last night: 10000 shares of ST. Paul. at
157 to 1873. compared with 1856 last night.
and 1000 shares of Burlington. at 1875 to
1851, compared with 1881 last night.
Kansas & Texas sold at 3la4 to 80. COM
pared with 30A last night. There We're
gains also of a point more in Mis-
souri, Pacific, Pennsylvania and Peoples
Gas. New York Air Brake jumped pa.
Amalgamated Copper, after opening up
y, broke 112. The profit taking move
ment by the professionals which invarla>
bly, follows high opening, was in evil
dence, and the Pacific, Changers, Metro
politan Street railway. Western Union
and Pennsylvania reacted. some of them
point. Meanwhile less important stocks
were rising vigorously, and their main
tanned strength caused the cheaper prop
critics to rally strongly before II o'clock.
st. Paul crossed 159. The export duty
on coal. provided for in the British
budget, induced heavy purchases Of the
bituminous coal road stocks, touch ms
the seaboard. The community Of inter-
ests' indicated by the directors elected
to the United States Express company
board caused more interest in the TX
press stocks and United States advanced
IN, and Wells Fargo and American each
5 points All Of the Vanderbilt stocks
We're strong, Canada Southern leading
with a gain of 5. Southwestern stocks
rose violently on reiteration of recen.
rumors of a combination, and Kansas
& Texas common rose to 34A. The pre-
ferred improved 1a and Missouri Pacific
over points. Amalgamated Copper raj
lied to 124A, and Atchison was vary
buoyant, selling up to within shade Of
Il. Speculation broadened out greatly,
and transactions were on record scale.
Blocks of thousands of shares of the
most prominent stocks changed hands,
but their movements We're not uniform.
! realizing having effect on st. Paul, Atch-
| ison and other western roads, while the
absorption of Union Pacific, Texas Pa
| cific and Rock Island carried them
| higher. Many of the usually neglected
stocks made substantial gains. Canada
| Southern rose points, in all to u, on
| rumors of favorable coming develop
| ments in the property. Heavy sales 81
Amalgamated Copper We're resumed ear
/ midday and the first noticeable pause in
| the general upward rush of prices.
| Prices continue to advance after 2
| o'clock, st. Paul rising an extreme So,
| Baltimore & Ohio Az New York Central
| 25s and some minor stocks from 2 to 21A.
| But profit taking began to have it's eff
| feet and reactions of / to ~ occurred
| in Amalgamated Copper, St. Paul, Bal
| timore & Ohio, Northern Pacific, Atchi-
| son and some less prominent stocks
while the New York, Chicago and ST
| Louis stocks fell back 21a to 3D. United
| States Steel stocks also weakened to last
! nights close. Rock Island was then
marked up to 1561a with the effect OF
checking the selling. st. Paul rallied to
| 1925, Texas & Pacific rose to 1855 and
| Union Pacific rose to par and the mar
ket took on a buoyant tone again. The
market closed with prices rising exceed
ingly in some quarters and only slight
~ below the best at any time.
! Bonds were quiet and irregular.