Show lARGER TRANSACTIONS AND HIGHER PRICES fOR STOCKS There was a decided Improvement In Inthe Inthe Inthe the prices demanded for mining shares on the local exchange during the t past ast week and there thorn was wan also a II larger volume of ot trading The Th setback in prices was natural In view of ot the fact that there was wag more or less speculation prevailing during the weeks past when prices were advanced sharply In a number of the propositions on the 5 regular e list In ai all F ai g bull ull markets s reactions a n are sharp h and t the themore themore more inflationary tho the markets the sharper sharp sharp- er the reaction But the gains In prices this week came sooner than expected by many Standing out prominently in the weeks week's transactions are such properties as Big Four Iron Blossom Original Bannack Tintic Standard Walker Valker Mining l and a afew afew afew few others of ot this grade Only two of these properties have been on a dividend paying basis but each of the others looks promising for entering the list later and possibly at an early date In 1917 Some of ot the cheaper stocks look Inviting for tor early returns and there Is certain to be more or less speculation in these issues The move in O. O K Silver came late In Inthe Inthe inthe the week but the tho buying Is of good order South Hecla which has been one of ot the gilt gUt edge stocks for some time appears to have gotten another shaking down of late but it should show good recovery with anything like the support it seems entitled to receive from the showing at ato tho mine e. e Midwest Sulphur u care cane back we stronger o at the close I S yesterday s r but It set a pace during the early part of ot the week that could not be maintained with the sanction of the big interests who are more anxious to have the property shaped up for large profits than that a runaway market should be experienced It Is Inevitable that better market conditions conditions con con- ns for tor metals wilt will stimulate trading In stocks Mines that are still in the making are counted upon to show good profits In due time lime and the producing properties are showing profits far in excess excess ex ex- cess of ot Increased dividends Mill 1111 and smelter capacities s are being Increased and mines will soon be permitted to raise production to the highest point In keepIn keepIng keep keep- In Ing with good mining The outlook for fora a broader mar maret et was never so promis- promis In ing Closing quotations on the regulars were as follows FORENOON CALL I Bid I Asked Antelope Star 13 S 13 13 Alta Con L t 35 35 36 Aita Tiger 02 Albion onTI er 14 Jf Am Con Copper 15 16 Alta Alta Tunnel 12 13 Alta AHa o O o Bullion 25 Boley 01 02 Big fie fieo our o r Exp p 1 1 Bingham Amal Ama 10 10 12 Black Jack 06 06 08 Big BIG Cottonwood l 04 04 Bannack Gold 1 02 Beaver Copper 03 Bay State oi OH 02 Beaver Lake Metals 02 Cedar Talisman t. t 03 03 03 Columbus Ext 14 Colorado Con 21 21 Crown Point 05 06 Cardiff f g Croft 1 04 04 Cottonwood King 10 00 01 01 Cottonwood Metals 06 I Daly Daly Judge Dragon S 23 27 g Demijohn h co Con h Judge Daly-Judge Ext 06 Empire Copper Eastern Prince 00 oo Eagle and Blue Bell Emma Emm Copper Bel Earl Eagle 41 44 East Crown og Point Point 01 M 01 East Tintic Con 04 04 Grand dT Gulch h 20 g Grand Central 60 65 Howell 19 Home Run 03 Iron Blossom 1 67 1 70 Indian Queen 02 Keystone 59 61 Leht Lehl 02 Leonora r 01 t Lower Mammoth ih 05 g Lakeview mm Vol 02 i LUck Lucky Boy 05 Midwest Sulphur 6 65 S j 03 t j 20 g Miller Mier Hi 15 May Day 14 15 S Moscow S S Q Major g Evans s' s 20 Mammoth Copper jOI 01 Utah Michigan S 20 22 New Utah Quincy 17 20 O. O Silver Siver 66 57 01 01 Original Bannack 67 60 I Park City Mines 35 Bristol 01 02 I 15 Prince 1 I 1 Paloma a t 06 07 1 Price Mining liming 05 JO 10 Provo Rico Argentine n 04 Jh 05 f Reeds Reed's Peak 13 13 14 Rico Wellington 23 28 29 Rochester Mines 70 TO Santaquin Kin King 00 01 Sells Sels 09 09 10 Syndicate 00 00 01 I Sparta 24 24 27 Seven Troughs g 02 03 Silver Jr King Coalition n 2 I Silver King Con aI SIoux Con 16 17 South Hecla Silver Shield 4 South Siver Hecla Extension 12 Sliver Moon 03 Siver Silver Keystone 10 Texan Siver 18 18 Tar Baby 05 05 Tintic Central Cental 02 04 Tintic Standard 79 80 Uncle Sam 05 07 Utah Con Un Union Ion Chief 03 05 Victor Con on 05 Whirlwind 05 os 4 Wilbert Wibert 08 West Toledo 10 10 11 1 Waller Valer 1 Woodlawn 16 17 Yankee Con u 1 24 FORENOON SALES SAES Antelope Star 1000 at at Alta AHa Consolidated at at at at Bullion 2000 at 25 c. c Big g Four at n 2 a at Big Cottonwood rn o 2300 at at Beaver Copper 2500 at 3 c. c Bay State 2000 O at I I Columbus Rexall R l 1100 at He Cottonwood King at lc Ic Empire Copper Coppel 1000 at Emma Copper 50 at Earl Eagle 1100 at Hc East ast Tintic 2500 at H c. c Iron Blossom at 67 i. i Keystone at Leonora 1000 at lc Midwest Sulphur at New at 0 K Silver m at tt 5 OO at Original Bannack at seller seler 60 days at at at at at seller seler 60 da days s Rico Argentine 2000 at Sc Sells Sels 79 at 1000 at J q KIng n 02 2000 at at c. c South Hecla c at o f Silver Siver Shield at Tar Baby 1000 at Standard 1600 at SOc Wilbert Wibert at Copper OO at c at 16 57 TOTALS TOTALS Shares Bold sold 8 r S T g v. v S 'S old 0 48 |