The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-18

Tres we're supplied ~ q few stocks sns8ec< %
speesAz fnaaenee. The sensation 81 tie 10re~
nnen vas fee manipulation Of sugar Fe1nesasS
Ia whzeh faeTe Ii sappose4 70 be ssneezs q
saoEsa gosng ca. IRE prizes Os ne ssegk. SOW
ever. whEEe il cpsnas4 a. - was soon SD gown
q 81. SD while tie buytng demand ws onsk
aa1 - > preniam u & per esaG w4s ezscse1
for shs uss Of ; frsrsE0n over these sol1 Esgaas.
there Vas a<avF selling o. the stzsk = TIE esx1y
trailing At sslierxf Options Of s1Tee ezys, Al ~
EnneA differences a. / per cent froz tie resassl
ssies. The markss closed sa1 bus sEro1g
shest tie hesz figures. Oreeon sanrs Line So
saneed - consolidated gas ~ DenTex. texas
& Fert worth - Berlsngtoa & Ch1esgo ssa ~
Goverumsug bonds dali and ETn-
Petroleum opened strong and rz0Ted up q
10. hen declined 70 f9st< bat The zarkss eseas1
frn IT fesg<. ne saock exck&nge epensd %
49,. Highest 10 lowest leFx. closing we.
consolidated exchange opening i5sss. nisns1
mss4 lowest 1864, esossns 1&12- IosAs sASSs'
slis09 barrels
ExcaAEsx AID SECURITIES
EEw YoKK. Dec. l7.--Money On cal, sASy.
5 % per cent prime mercantile paper. so
pr eeats sterling exchange, eulez and steAas'
sdxfy day hzlia. tlsls1 demand, sAsas1-
SoxDs
Q. 3. q fregtxseref3. rs; q. ). Is teouponss'
Izs; e. g s<seFegfsteFedl, 1Ds5s: g. :. Gas seoa-
ponsi. Ie4sa: Pacific -. lis.
srocxA
EKw Toax. Dee J.-Ameriean Expresss Ia
Canaca Pacific, ~; Canada soafhern. s27ss
Central Pacific. sSsS Burlington, loda5 Delaware
& LAckawanaa. IFS; Denver BIO aranae.
La; Erie. 2gs; Kansas 4 Texas, II LAAe
shore. HIS. Louis lille & Sashvts 49, Alenf-
gan Contra ses<; Missouri Fseisr 81 Northern
Paeiae. gre preferred. ne Northwestern ias4'
preferred. 4olz, New York Central, Igssss oregon
improvement. ~. Oregon Navigation. is04
TransronuBentsl. ~; Pacific Nal. stss' Read
nd ST.. Rock Island. IS. 81. Paul. Te4: Texas
Pacific. -: Union Pacific, 6gs& United states
Express. s.. Fargo Express, a.; Western unaoE.
81. American Cotton OIL, So
NIsISs STOCKS.
NEwYoRK. Dee I7-Csledonia Black bills
l10; Crown Point, sL25; Consolidated csliior-
MA and Virginia. $40: Desdwood 81. 40 II
cristO. sI.s1. Hale & goFcross, = ,; Homestake,
g.: Horn silver, SIC; ontario. ss4s9s Ply
mouth, t2ao; savage. 81 90; Sierra Seyaaas
tLH: UEioB Consolidated. $40
SAN FRANCISCO KxwIEw.
sAn FRANeisca, Dee i7.--wheat-Fair hasi-
ness doing at about sIL5s; there does NOS ap-
pear 10 be any sroubie Ia securing ali the grain
required exporters are loading ships Win mod
craze freetlemA
Bssley-Dsmand not 50 sOod; 40. / feed easy
a. soc.
Osts-Markes lacks strength: high receipts
keep pace with the dema3d. thus prevesting
The lowering OF stocks: decline IL an icIpatea'
choice ieee $780, 40. J. si2atgl 2s1s; lower
grades. sifsl20
Hops-DuiI. qHotable At 7sloc-
taioes-s3eady; Eariy kose. ssassi; Peer
less, Il io1E 20; BarbAukS. tl.706a 20
But er-somewhat steadler feeling, fancy, Il
tatsgsSc good to choice. l5S10c.
Eggs--searee and nFm: California ranch. sl9s
as2se: store lots xssa3oc.
chaftered-Detsoit coal. Seattle 20 San Fran
cisco, Arthur Stone. lumber, Tacoma 10 Falpa-
raise.
SKw yoEK PRODUCE nARKKT.
NEw YoxK. Dec E.--Rops-Fsir demand;
prices frm.
coece--Optlons closed barely steady 81 ioels
points down. lower cables; saies $3.50 bags;
Decesnher slss0aiass. January. SIS sagls.ss;
February, sl60aels95; March. sla.vS9is. NAV,
sihi5 ais Is; spot Rio, easy and quiet. fail car
goes. tas.a: No. :, Ike.
sugAF-RAw, dull and nominal; refined
dp l.
gsfgsse.
copper-Dun and easier; Lake, December
sara
LeAd-DuiI and firm: domestic. sssa
Tfn-Qniet and about seady: Straits. s2lA
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO, Dec. 7.--CEttle - Receipts, 200;
steady: beeves, S27oa27s; stockeFs and feed
ers. saes; cows, bulls aud mixed. sl092s5; bulk,
s11a 40
Hoss-Receipts. $500; steady; mixed, sa.4s@
are: heavy. sssoas.7o tight, ss50s27a
sheea-R Receipts. 5000; lower; natives, tSs
5.aa: Western corn fed. 81 5oaS.A
uvERrooL GRAIN MARKET
I4vxaroof. Dec. 7-whcat--Steady; demand
fair. holders offer moderately.
CONFIRM demand poor