Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-04-02
EASTERN NEWS.
associated PRESS DISPATCHES


nS rheIai GaHAper ~. u. DOC &c
Chlef Engineer j. A. McMurtie aud 81.
perintendent of Telegraph B. F. Wood
WARD, created sensation Lere Public
opinion on the justice of the action is
oivldtd. Gener-l Superintendent X. E
hykef assumes the duties of General
Mana9er, General Freight Agent A. S.
hughes 10 made General Traffic Man
sger, and X. A. Hutchison Superintend
rnt OF Telegraph. In an interview
President Lovejov said thg. Mr.. Dodee'-
dismissal WAS determined on in New
York. TWAS anticipated that be MI. h,
question the Presidents authority. and
the Board of Directors passed a resolg-
ton authorizing the dismi.sA.
Montana Protest. Against the .,.p
page Of silver Coinage
HELENA. Mont. April l.-Tte Helena
Board of Trade, AZ meeting TO-DAY.
protested against stopping the coinage
of silver, aud menIorIaliZsd Congress TO
continue 1t at the present rate The ex-
perlence Of the past i've years has de-
monstrated that the fears are ground
less that the cor age of the silver dollar
would drive gold out of the country,
and that silver would not be- accepted
Az medium of circulation. Silver
mining Ii Mpnt9na's chief Industry. aud
the memorIalis,s ask that II be pro-
tected. Other Boards of Trade Ia TIE
Territory were asked to CO operate.
stocks and Roads.
NEW YORK. April 1.-Threes. 100:
"a coupons, 1l3h 4s coupons, I2354:
Pacific 35's, I'D: Central Pacific tirsta.
1874 Erie seconds, 50: Lehlgh aud
Western, asked 1864; Louisiana Con
suls, 70: Missouri Pacific. l06: st. Joe.
llU; ST. Paul aud sioux City, li9: len
nessee SIS, "a: Texas and RIO Grande,
22ts; Union tirsts, 1854: Mon Land
Grant, 1914; Union Sinking Fund,
ll5s: Virginia 6's, 40: Virginia Cpnsuls.
4O4: Virginia Cpnsuls deferred. !; |
Adams Express, 123: Allegheny CITY,
IA: Alton and ferre Haute, A.: Alton
and Ierre Hsnte preferred. 81: Cana
dian Pacific, 53; Canada Southern,
524: Central Pacific, 57@z; Chesapeake
and ONO, 1874; chesapeake and Ono |
first preferred -; second preferred |
l5sl: Chicago and Alton, 1876: preferred. |
TAG; Chicago, Burlington and Quincy.
1885; Chicago, St. Louis and Nurtners,
- n. Chicago, St. Louis ana Pittsburg, |
"a; preferred, u; Cleveland and Co
|umbus, 81: Dayton and Hamilton, l07; |
Delaware. Lackawannt and Western, |
l2ils: Denver and Rio GranGe. l75s /; |
Erie, 2l$5: preferred, IS: East iennes-
see. 75s; preferred. l21a; TT. Wayne.
l2sl4: Hannibal and ST. Joe, $50; pre-
ferred, $50 asked; Harlem. l35: Hous- |
ton and Texas. Al: Illinois Central, |
l2o1a; indianapolis, Burlington and |
Western. lG].: Lake Shore. 1924;
Louisville and Nashville, AZ: LOUIS
and Albany, %; Michigan Central. 90.
Minneapolis and st. Lous. Is: preferre,i. |
81: Mobile and Ohio, IL: Nashville and |
81; New jersey Central, |
s61s: Norfolk and Western. ~: North |
srn Pacific. POS: preferred. AS North
western. 1862; preferred, 40: New |
York Central, 144; Ohio and Missis- |
aippi, 2l3s: preferred, 80: Ontario and |
Western, 9O34 Oregon Navigation. ssh: |
Oregon fransooDtln"ntai. II "a Ore"ou
Improvement, 10: Pacific Mai, SPA |
Panama, 81: Pittsbure, 40; Pullman,
lib: Reading, 5l13; Rock I.iand. lls1a
The Money Market.
NEw York. April 1.-The money
market was easy at ll4(d2 per cent:
prime mercantile paper, Ad5l5 per cent;
sterling exchange, bankers bills steady
at Asia sterling exchange demand
1. S9la.
ON Wall street.
NEW YORK. April l.-Governments are
railways weaker: securities are
quiet. The stock market in earlv deal
lnQs WAS fev-ri-h and unsettled. After
midday there WAS general bnvlng and a
quick advance III prices. In the after
noon room traders and bears attacked
w estern Union. an the Improvement
noted was partly lost. Near the close
there was q marked change for the bet
tor, Pacific Mail and Lake Shore lead
ing the inward movement. The mar
ket closed strong, many stocks selling
AZ the highest price of the dav. As
with last nights closing
prices of active stocks are i to L.,
higher, except for Canada Southern,
Canada Pacific. Northwestern. Louis |
willie and Nashville, Missouri Pacific,
Wabash aud Western Union. which are |
i To n lower.
The Markets.
CHICAGO April 1t Wheat-tu good |
demand and unchanged: April. S2CdS27s |
Nav. S67smS754: June. SS14 aS9ss: No. |
spring. S25sMS5I. torn-ln far de- |
mand unsettled and higher cash 5lia |
d53$4; April. 5o9.@5il9: March. 55]a4 |
j69s; June, B4taT. Oats-Demand |
good, shade easier: Dash 2S7s(d33l5; |
April. 2s24d29: May. 327std33i4.
steamship Ashore.
GALVESTON. March 81 The steam
,hip.San NJ srcos from New York 20 G l. |
seston with s. passengers, principaily |
ierman Immigrants. j. ashore Is miles |
vest of here Four tugs have gone to |
ler assistance. Considerable sea IL now
.unning. 1t IL not known how high on
he beach she lies. but il ia thought that |
The can be fosted off without serious
damage.
rhr AlchisoD. Topeka and santa Fc.
BosToN. March 3l.-The Atchison, To-
,eka and Santa Fe earnings for January
we're $l.l72.37; operating expenses.
1858 .0t3 net earnings. fG'3, 2S4. The
increase over tue corresponding month |
1Ss9 Ak mar cant