The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-19
NEW YORK MARKETS.
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Nxw Yogs, Aug. IS-Ths course of
prices OF the stock exchange today was,
with one or two unimportant exceptions.
toward higher yaines; and the market
closed strong at or near the best figures
touched. The causes which led TO this up
ward movement we're the strength of
American securities on the London stock
exchange. good buying by the arbitrage.
and. perhaps chief of all. the confidence
impaired to the street by the declaration
of the regular dividend by the Burlington.
The action of the Burlington directors has
been taken 10 mean that they believe in
an immediate revival OF business aud do
not believe that the corn crop has been
anuihilated The covering Of short con
tracts was steady. and the bidding Tor the
lengs Was still. There was very Little evil
drncc OF desire of the traders 10 get out
of the market over Sunday. except on the
part OF the shorts. There was good par-
chasing Tor rise beyond the mere adj
vance Of 9 day. and the trading was quite
confidential AZ the close compared with
Yesterdays Gnal figures. The gains were,
Great Northern. preferred, -. Tobacco.
common and preferred. -. Western
Union Is unchanged on the day, having
gained aud lost s.. The movement in the
NA4i4 fhA4N 81 kAR week HAs FkEdltN anu
speculation Was somewhat unsettled. but
the trading improved aud shs weeks sub
siantiAl appreciation la values has been
established. the more important being
American Tobacco. "a, American To-
baeeo. preferred, s General Electric. az
Sugar, 8. Edison Electric, Of New York. s.
Chicago Gas, -. DtSsillsng. -. Bnrliag-
ton. g. st, PaGl. bAs. Rock fslsni, a..
Northwestern. 81. S.. Paul & Omaha. . :.
IT. nAul & Omaha. preferred. ?. St Paul.
Minneapolis & Manitoba, 81 81 Paul &
naluth. >; Denver q Rio 0rAnde. pre-
fsrred, ); Denver s Rio 6vande. common,
q; louisville a Nashville. Sas. Unioa Ia
ellie. 81; Missouri Pacific. Sts. Missouri
Pacific. a. Northern Pacific, preferred. So:
Southern Pacific. preferred. 1. Illinois
Central. ~: Atshlson. (. and L MON Pa
cislc and Denver s Gulf. Per ceaL The
railway sud bond market was strong and
active, the transactions aegregating ST.
Is nQ and pyiovz. except in lev uaiEa-
portrait cases. moved apwsrd.
eoSps.
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o. Carolina noa-fund. II; Team. New Set
o. 80 New Set 81. 80. Team. Ola Set
O.. "a, va Cent. 49,. Va, Cent sietstred,
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sscand -. AsAs Mutual tnloa es. 10,
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SITE lists. ii0. NegtheFa RactGle SIS, 80.
North vest Consol.. itsa. Northwest :.
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sTn. lists, 6TRs -, Paul Soasals - tsss. -
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csne isss 81 "a. i8sA. Mess Shore go iaasa
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Atehisssa. e. Adams Express. Ia Alton.
TurTe i4sts. 30 Altos. feFrN naufs pre-
serrsa. lss. American Express, ita. Baltl-
nssss 4 oAie. sts.s Csssds las4ee, essA