The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-12


pors, issued laEa yesterday afternoon,
ahgch xss less uafasorsAae than had been
anticipated anring the pest seek. Tie
fradsrs here have eesa 8guTgng 1poa q had
crop report. especially as 20 corn. and
when they fcaad that their calculations
we're ncs carried out. they sers ia haste to
repair the error. Hence, tao4e who bad
short contracts on their hands we're de-
s5ro1s 10 eover. and Their purchases
brought aboag q sharp advance. led By
Darlington. With . gain Of ia. which
hraaxhs the price 70 sz7., Rock Island
Paul -. to 671.. sugar also Joined
n the upward movement. touching
1861, an advance Of IL. The general
market also recorded = fractional improve
menE. which was. however. bar temporary.
the leaders Of the market. too. making
reaction, Burlington losing 3. Sugar Il
and others = smaller fraction. Chicago
Gas gained only =. In TIE opening deal
ings it zAs Tsided Oh q report from Chi
cago TO the effect that war OF rates was in
progress Ia that city. A break Of cent
resulted aud the rest OF the market moved
down in sympathy. hnt only fractionally.
Before II O'Clock Sugar sprang into de-
the regular dividend Of ) per cent An i'm
provemenf of III TO InSss was effected in
the general mAFget. being held steady up
to midday. except United States Cordage.
which vas sold freely on reports that the
eompany's business was not prosperous
1t then declined ~ 10 los Speculation
during the afternoon wzs rather dull
exeept in Sugar. which moved erratic ally,
reacting ~ 10 los. advancing 10 100, break
ing 20 I04ls. wiki final recovery of "a
making gain on the day of \. the pre-
fsrred advancing y. The decline after the
declaration of the dividend 10 said TO be
due to belief that the business OF the
company will have TO be done in differ
ent WAv during the coming fiscal year.
The active list fell OF small fraction in
sympathy with the weakness in Sugar,
while Cordaee preferred broke IL and
Manhattan per cent In the last hour
the market was strong, some shares re-
eording material advances, and almost the
entire market closing firm- Some declines
we're established, including United States
Cordage preferred, 3iS: common, IL, and
Nickel Plate and Laciede Gas preferred,
each per cent Railway and miscellans-
oaS bond market Was firm throughout the
day.
Government bonds-Firm.
State bonds Firm.
Railroad bonds-Eirm.
PetroIeum-steady; October options,
closed at e25sc-
FINANCIAL
Money-on call, easy at per cent. last
loan 1 per cent, closed at I per cent,
Prime mercantile paper, 3es5l1 per cent
At4tt awfa s.. 49, a 4.ts.e
ness in bankers bills at sAS5z49Ls6 for
demand, and {4s54 tor 90 days:
posted rates, 81 5I8Ae6 and $IS7; COM
mercial bills, $4s4.
Silver certincates-e4c.
BONDS.
U. S. IS. reg, 1lat.; u. S. IS coup. IisI<:
U. S. As, reg, ia; q. 3. As, coup, lis;
U. S. -. reg. So; Paeific 6s. of '95. lot:
Ala, class A, I02; Ala, class Is. i04;
Ala. class e, g2. Ala, currency, 81;
La. New Consols. IS, si1; Missouri 6s. 100;
y. Carolina 6s. 10; =. Carolina Is. So;
Tenn. New Set is. IS: New Set 5s. i04;
Tenn Old Set Is, GO; Va Cent. 5SiS:
va. Cent. deferred. s; Atchison As.
TN; Atchison "a A. 25,s; Canada
southern =: IDS, ios's; Central Pacific
lis; D. & Il. G. i, 7956 Erie IDS. II; q.
III. & 5. A. 6s IS; Houston & Texas Central
81, los: Houston & Texas Central 6s.
95. NJ. X 4. first Is, S0zz; NJ. X. T.
second Is. ass; Mutual Union IS. no;
\. ]. Cent. Gen'l IS, li611; Northern Pa
elfic lists li2h; Notshern Pseifie Ids. 50;
Northwest Consols. l4l; Northwest s.
h. deb IS. lis; Rio Grande West.
ern, lists, Co; ST. Paul Consols Is, 1861; 81.
Paul 9. & Z. w. IS, ia; 81. l.. & l. NJ.
Gen. IS. so; St. l. & ). 4. Gen. IS, 9s;
Tex. Pacific lists. 81; Tex. Pacific Eds,
PA; Union Pacific lists. of 80. los: West
Shore As. i0ass.
srocK QUOTATIONS
Atchison. ~; Adams Express, l46: Alton,
TeFre Haute, 80, Alton. Tsrre Hante pre-
ferred. les. American Express, 10: Balti-
more & Ohio. Tsis; Canada Pacific, 81:
Canada Southern. a@s4 Central Pacific. l6tl;
Chesapeake q unlo, alss: Chicago a. Al
ton. III; Chicago, burlington & Quincy,
T6a4 Chicago Gas, Tsls: Consolidated Gas.
l22Is, Chicago, Cincinnati. Columbus & St.
Louis, 40; Colorado Coal & Iron, 81 Cotton
OIL Certificates, S3ik: Delaware Hudson,
1871: Delaware, Laekawanna & Western,
los1a; Denver & Rio 6rande preferred, IS;
Distillers' & Cattle Feeders Company, Is:
East Tennessee. l2Is; Erie. iG; Erie, pre-
feFred. 321s Fort Wayne, i52: Great North
ern preferred, 100. Chicago a Eastern Illi-
nois preferred. %; Hooking Valley. 19ss;
Illinois Central. 941s; ST. Paul 4 Duluth.
q; Kansas & Texas preferred, "a: Lake
srn preferred. 73s4 LAKE Shore, 1885,; Lead
Trust. IS. Louisville a Nashville, 5oN.;
Louisville a New Albany. ::
Manhattan Consolidated ISL. Memphis
& Charleston. 10; Michigan Central. 81:
Missouri Pacific, Slzs Mobile & Ohio 201S;
CoTdage. l6s-: National Cordage preferred.
-; Norfolk 3 Western preferred, 81 :; North
American Company. A.; Northern Pa
eide, 81; Northern faclAe preferred, az;
Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf, 5;
Northwestern. los; Northwestern pre-
ierred, l4lis; New York Central, 1919;
New York and New England 2gls.
Ontario & Western. rs; Oregon Improve
meat. isis; Oregon Navigation. II Oregon
Short Line & Utah Northern. 80; Pacific
MAIL lAls; Peoria. Decatur & EyAasvilie.
"a Pltisbarg i52. Pullman Palace, i57;
Reading. 2iia: Richmond Terminal, l9Is;
Richmond Terminal preferred, 2459;
Rio Grands Western. 10; Rio GrRnae
Western, preferred. a.. Rock Island. 63s4;
ST. Paul. 6ost ST. Paul preferred, ~: ST
PaGl & Omaha s.. st. Paai A Omaha, pre-
ferred, III: southern pacinc, II; sugar
Refinery. l045<; Tennessee Coz & Iron, fss4:
Texas Paeinc. I03.; Toledo 4 Ohio
Central preferred, -: Union Pacific. IA;
United States Express 90; Wabash. 81.
Pacinc preferred, Iess; Weils-Fargo Ex-
press. rs; Western Uaiou, SCI: wheeling
4 Lake Erie. I2sk: Wheeling & Lake Erie
preferred. IS, Denver & RIO Grande. ~:
General Eleetrc. 80; National LIN
seed. Is; Colorado Fuel & Iron,
ash Colorado Fuel & Iron preferred.
- Toledo. Ann Agbor & North Mich
igAn, SIX. Toledo. - Louis & Kansas
City, /; foiedo. 81 Louis & Kansas City
preferred. 5.
gHAREs SOLD.
The total sales OF stocks today were IT.