Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-05-31
MARKET OPENED HIGHER.
Dealings Were Active and Well Distributed
0,erh9 Entire List
Americans Materially Lifted In Lon-
d,n Closing Active and strong
at the Top Level.

New York, May 3l.-Prices OF Amerl-
cans were lifted materially In London
over tho holiday and this morning gains
we're extended 20 nearly . points In
Atchiaon aud Union Pacific. The OPEN
ing here was higher an around. sains
extending between ana . points IN the
principal International stocks and some
OF the prominent speclaltles, Canadian
Pacific rose ~. The dealings were
active and very well distributed. When
sugar, Southern Pacific and the Tobac-
eos reacted a point the general market
worked of, but became frmer on heavy
buying Of the steel stocks and Atchi-
son. The latter touched Slls and the
Southwestern group became stronger
under the leadership Of Wabash. sub
stantiql gains were made by the
speciates, General Electric rising 4ls,
At II o'clock the market was holding
well, despite pressure against Union
Pacific Peoples Gas, Missouri Pacific,
and Pennsylvania rose 2 points each.
Many usually neglected stocks were
traded In Evansville and Terre HOute
sold ~ points Colorado Fuel add
yanced to 80 and some Of the low priced
stocks were in better demand than for
some time, Among the leading
stocks gains OF over point
were numerous and In Anal
gamated Copper the T. S. steel
sticks, Tenn Cal & Kansas and Texas
pfd. the rise ranged from to 49,
Atchlson was the dominant feature,
advancing through heavy offerings to
SS& The Dfd. touched lOls. Amerl-
can Tobacco was marked up from 1876
to l2S on a few transactions. North
orn Pacific sold at l50 for cash,
The market VISA inclined TO sag on
profit taking, although some stocks
continued TO advance. Pennsylvania
rose 3la over Wednesday Pullman 2,
Western Union, 2ia, Manhattan liz and
International Power 2A. The reaction
reached between and points in Union
Pacific Southern Pacific, Atchison and
Amalgamated Copper The market
stiffened again in the final dealings UNI
der the lead Of Southern Railway,
which touched a. The closing was
active and strong with some stocks at
the top level.
Bonds were moderately active and
firm.
CLOSING STOCKS.
Atchison, S35s; do pfd., lOl%; b. &
o., 1855; do pfd,, 95; G. f & l., 79ls;
G. G, W., 22h; G. & O., 49N c. & A.,
% do. pfd.. 80: D. & K. c., 49, d. & H.,
1881; General Elec., 2SOi5 Illinois
Central, IA; l.. & ~, 1851, NJ. X &
r. pfd.. 61% Manhattan, llI%: Metro
poltan, 1891; Northern Nacifc, 1850;
do. pfd., 50; Z, S. Steel, ASA do. pfd.,
97I5. Pac Mail, 37h Peoples Gas,
ll5% Reading, 43h do. first pfd, u;
do. second pfd,, 54A Rock Island. l56;
Sugar, 147; st. Paul, 1921; r. c, & l.,
6O& U. p, l0S19 do, pfd. SOFA W. w.
9i7s.
MONEY AND BONDS.
Noon; Money on call nominally at
o. 0or cent
Prime mercantile paper, 4Glla per
cent.
sterling exchange steady with actual
business in banktTs' bills at 4SSA0
lSSss for demand, and 4.S5d4.S5A for
sixty days; posted rates, A. $50 and 4.S9;
commercial bills, 4 Sii4G4 san.
Silver certificates nominally SOC.
Bar silver. sos.
Mexican dollars. 4Sc
Government bonds steady; ref. 2s reg.
ular and coupon, l.OGla 3s regular and
coupon, LOG; new As reg, 1,SSh new
As coupon, l.3Sh old Is regular and
coupon, l.lSla Is regular and coupon,
l.OS2..
SUGAR.
Sugar--Raw, steady; fair refining,
SA centrifugal SO test 9-32; molasses
sugar, 3h. Refined, quiet; crushed. 1. 05;