The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-01
MINING STOCK EXCHANGE.
Review Of the Market For the Pas
Month.

Month.
The day. week and month on the min
ing exchange closed yesterday on the
sale of 1920 shares Of stock for ST.
723l2. The weeks transfers amounted
to 235.015 shares, which had a selling
value of l75.32012, while the business
for the month amounted TO 995,l9l
shares and S666.65I.3I The market has
been a rather cratic and changeable one
throughout the month, but taking II
altogether, il closes better than il
opened, with a prospect that March
VIII witness a still better state Of az
fairs.
The performance Of Daily has been
much on the sky rocket order. In the
beginning of the month il began %
gather Roadway, and from $3.50 it shot
up to and beyond the S. mark. A few
days since IL began TO fall. and on FRI
day it was released all the way down
TO $2.15. Yesterday with nearly 1900
shares changing hands. il began 10
move up again and touched S3.40 per
share. The pace was too swift. how
ever. and the close found it selling at
$3.25.
DAILY West has not strayed very far
from the $3.50 mark during the month.
and trading in its shares has not been
particularly heavy. On the other hand,
Daly-Judge has been most active and
the price has been slowly but steadily
growing stronger. On the 1st of the
month it was going at Sl0.35. Since
then ii has touched 81, and the close
finds it strong at Sl0.6714 to Sl0.8O.
Consolidated Mercur has repeated it's
%.
or Sc and a day or two later finding it
of that much or more. Creole has been
very quiet at and around 60c a share,
and California, for which the purchaser
had to pay &c at the beginning of the
month. is now a free offering at lie.
Grand Central has been growing i'm
favor and strength throughout the
month, and aside from the fine showing
which the mine is said to present, there
IS reason 20 believe that the control
of the proposition VIII soon pass into
the hands of the Bingham Consolidat-
ed, which is said to hold an option at
s. a share.
With a report out that the Eagle 6.
Blue Bell is also likely to change own
ership IN the near future. the shares
in that corporation have advanced
from 62i2c to SEC a share, and there is
possibility that they will go higher
yet
A strike in the Galena early in the
month sent the shares i'm that cor
poration up from about lac TO 24c, but
as nothing of a particular nature has
since been released by the manage
ment, the price has fallen again. the
close finding it at 1890 bid, zoe asked.
Lower Mammoth, though still weak,
is selling for about Zoe a share more
than IL was on the list New York.
which was going begging at about lSc
at the opening of the month. is now
commanding pc, while its next door
neighbOr the Wabash. has shot up
from 28c TO 42c.
Century, after being I'm the embrace
or the bears for a month. is releasing
me ugly brute's grasp, and as against
boc In the beginning. il closes at 745bc
bid Victor and Boss Tweed, with an
agreement TO consolidate, entered into
and work at the mines resumed. have
both grown stronger. The consolida-
ton win be perfected on the 10th
Yankee has moved up from 3Sc to Acc,
while Ben Butler. Ingot. Martha Wash
ington, La Refine. Swansea. South
Swansea and a number of others in the
regular list have shown a nice improve
ment.
Among the shares dealt in on the
open board and not listed. Naildriver
mas shown the greatest Improvement.
IL has advanced from SL95 TO well over
the $3.50 mark, though the past dav or
two has seen it let down a little. II
closes at 1926. COmstOck is also high
er. standing at 1927 bid, as against S1. "a
at the beginning Of the month. Mon
tana-Ionopah has been selling at SIC
70 sbe' and Thompson has been released
sparngly at 4oc TO 45c. and keystone
around BIC. Lone Pine has been adj
Vanced from about Soc to SOC a share
and others Of the youngsters have
Jared we'll
The closing quotations and record of
sales made yesterday follows: