The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-13
MINING STOCKS
CONTINUE WEAK
Nearly the Entire Active List
Went Down During the Week.
TOTAL SALES WERE 443, S55
DALY-wEST FELL So IN SPITE
OF BIGGER DIVIDEND.

During the past week on the mining
stock exchange 44S S55 shares were sold
for $685., 1915. with yesterdays bust
ness amounting to 35.O55 shares and
$50, 734.50- 1t has been another week of
declines, and very few. of the active
stocks have withssood the bear move
ment- The week began with a promise
that bottom had been reached, but it
proved to be false promise or a false
bottom
Ajax started off well around s1.25,
but since Tuesday it has been ruth
lessly slaughtered, with sales being re-
corded as low as $1.07 yesterday. 1t
picked UP a little during the closing
moments, however, and sold at over
s1.09.
Carisa had a similar experience,
though its friends would not allow it
to be dragged down as low as Ajax
went. 1t was active around S1.25 at
the beginning of the week and closed
at S1.1S. after opening at lie less.
Consolidated Mercur mas ruled weak
and inactive around $2.25, and Daily has
kept it company at about the same fig
ures, both closing yesterday at $2.40
asked.
Lower Mammoth has declined about
Zoe share and closed with sale at
S2.57I5.
Daly-West. in the face of it's in
81 share, touching $3.50 yesterday
and closing at $35.25.
May Day was not ignored in the raid,
but though it registered low mark of
S1.16, it recovered and closed about as
it began. close to SIPS.
Star Consolidated was in demand
I early in the week at close to 40c, but
34s4c was its selling price yesterday.
Tesora went off nearly 10c, and closed
at 5SAe, while Sacramento was an Of
fering around 1Se during the entire
/ week.
On the strength of the transfer of
David Evans holdings and the an
nouncement that sale of a portion of
\ it's ground would likely be made at
S240,000, Uncle Sam Consolidated in
dulged in a balloon ascension early in
/ the week, and from less than S1.5C
walked UP the line to $1.6S. From that
| figure it has gradually fallen back
/ again, and yesterday it touched $1.5C
and closed 4%c higher.
| strenuous and sundry attempts were
made to break the price of Ben Butler
! but 1t held its own bravely, nearly all
sales being made at 1Sc and better.
Victor was forced down from over
soc 70 54c, but it began to pick up again
| yesterday, and closed with a sale al
| Richmond & Anaconda showed unusu-
al activity. and quite a business was
done in IT during the week at 34c to 35c
Tetro held close to soc. Little Chief KEPT
in close touch with zoe, while Sunshine
was allowed to go at about 1Oc
Eagle q Blue Bell did some business
at S1.O3 to $1.06, and Boss Tweed com
manded respect at 45c to 47c.
| United Sunbeam has shown some ac
tivity between 40c and 45c, though i
closed with buyer and seller far apar
yesterday at soc bid and Acc asked
Among the little fellows, Joe Bowers
Martha Washington, West Mornine
J Glory, Dalton and Manhattan, have
ldone some business without any marked
change in prices, with the latter beina
most active. due to a belief that some
one was playing TO get control.
Yankee Consolidated did some husi
ness at $3.50. and the week closed witt
the following record of final quota tioni
and sales: