The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-24
St, PAUL DEPRESSED
Sinks Below Saturday After an
Opening Gain.
SUGAR IS IN SIMILAR CATEGORY
Gain Of $500" Reaches 2A-Duil
and Heavy Is the
Closing.

New York. March 24.-Prices were uniform
~ small fraction higher at the opening of
the stock exchange to-day. The only impor->
tant stocks to show decline were Amalga-
mated Copper and United States Steel pre-
ferred, which lost fraction each. St. Paul
|, sold at 16Sss@16sN. compared with 1885 on
Saturday, on the transfer of 5000 shares.
Hooking Coal and United States Rubber were
up point.
The improvement in prices was met by
realizing in some of the prominent stocks
and their relapse affected the entire market.
st. Paul, Baltimore & Ohio. Sugar, Colorado
Fuel, Consolidated Gas and Brooklyn Transit
fell Off about point each, and some other
leaders yielded to below SATURDAYS close. Mi
nor stocks were supported. Evansville &
Terre Haute and corn products rising 21a.
General Electric 31a and 500, United States
Rubber preferred and United States Leather
stocks, Biscuit preferred, Union Bag pre-
ferred and North American 1@11a. Amalga-
mated recovered to~aboye Saturdays prices.
Michigan Central sold at $50 compared with
lost 11s.
Large buying orders lifted the Reading
stocks point, and there a sympathetio
advance in other coaiers. New Jersey Cen
trail gained l and Delaware Hudson IA.
Their strength, however, was without much
| against the western stocks lightened, but there
were no material recoveries Colorado Fuel
rallied to 1O4 and some obscure stocks In
creased their gains. North American jumped
| 512 in all, and corn products and Evansville
! & Terre Haute 4. Cotton Oil, Virginia Caro-
! lima Chemical preferred. Rutland preferred
and Corn Products preferred, also rose
| point. Later st. Paul and Sugar were forced
about a point under Saturday. ~. /
The Readings reacted under realizing, but
advanced again to the highest, the common
touching 571a. Other active stocks firmed mp
| slightly, but there was considerable iregulari-
! ty elsewhere. Rutland preferred corn prod
| uct, Colorado Fuel and North American yield
| ed between l and 2 points on profit taking
| Anaconda, Snuff preferred, Illinois Central
and~International Pump scored net losses Of
| point or more, while Westinghouse Elec-
! trio and Keokuk & Des Moines preferred
made gains of 2 and 71k respectively. Chicago
Union Traction advanced U.s.. =.
| Colorado Fuel recovered to 1041a, while
| North Western lost ~ and Rubber preferred
| a point. The general market was dull and
very sluggish. Amalgamated yielded to be-
low 90. 3.a..fE ......-
For the most part prices drifted narrowly
| and quite aimlessly. Colorado Fuel rose ia
| over Saturday, but reacted again. 500 made
| cago, Indianapolis & Louisville moved up
more than point over Saturday. There were
gains Of point by Keokuk & Des Moines,
New York Dock preferred and Pressed Steel
! Car preferred. while Evansville & Terre
! Haute preferred. Toledo, St. Louis & Wes-
! tern preferred and International Power de-
| clned from i to points. Evansville & Terre
Haute reacted 8. The closing was dull and
heavy. *s 50 II - 70 .s.
! Bonds were irregular.
Stock quotations reported for The Journal
by Watson & Co., Chamber Of Commerce.
\ Minneapolis. E.4. .'.--
| Closing figures are bid