The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-18

Chicago Gas. bat which was subsequently
directed against Dsstiliing and. in less
force, against other shares. Considerable
stock was taken ali the way down by
brokers who generally act for the inside
clique. which gives color 10 belief held
in some quarters that q ecnrexs Of the
shorts is in contemplation. The old short
interest in the stock vas materially
lessened and this morning considerable
borrowed stock has been returned. Dis
tilling was the subject Of fierce bear raid,
which was accompanied BY unfayorable
reports from Washington City regarding
the spirits tax and 10 the effect thai basi-
ness was failing OF As = result the stock
broke on heavy sales \ before noon. Dur
ing the afternoon the pressure 10 sell Was
less pronounced, and the closing sale
Was at = recovery OF 4. tho de-
cline on the day being only *. The
announcement that the Chicago COM
mon council had granted a franchise
10 q new ga. company. brought out much
gas stock and induced short sales of the
shares. causing q decline OF "a, the bot
tom figure being reached in the late deal
ing, with q rally OF y. leaving decline Of
IL from yesterday. The general market
moved irregularly during the day, closing
weak with prices pretty evenly divided
above and below the closing Of last night.
Among the chief declines are: Pullman,
IL; Cotton Seed Oil, Consolidated Gas.
Lead, and Minneapolis and St Louis
common and preferred. each I per cent
The bond market was strong throughout
the greater part of the day, but was q
shade easier al the close.
Government bonds-Strong.
States--Dull-
Petroleum = Steady; August option
sales closed, SIC bid.
FINANCIAL.
Money-On call, easy at per cent; last
loan, per cent. closed. per cent Prime
mercantile paper, 36t5 per cent. Sterling
bills, dull and easier. with actual BUSH
ness in bankers bills at 81 sSt14 SsIx
for demand and 81. s7Cl4.sT18 for % DAYS:
posted rates. $ASS@4s9. Commercial bills,
81. s64g T. S614.
Silver certifieates-64G65c.
BONDS.
U. s. IS. reg. 11s1k; U. S. IS coup, 1899;
U. 5. As, reg, ia; U. ;. Is. coup, ia;
U. s. 2s, reg, 50; Pacific 6s. of 20, I01;
Ala, class A. 80; Ala, class b. io2;
Ala. class C., 92; Ala. currency, 81; La.
New Consols. a, 9i1z; Missouri IS, 100; \.
Carolina IS, l2411; y. Carolina As. 9s; 5.
Carolina non-fund, 1X; Tenn. New Set
6, 20; Tenn. New Set IS. l05; Tenn. OLD
Set 6s. 90; Va. Cent, 5s5s Va Cent. de-
ierred, 60s.; Atchison As. 75I&; Atchlson
second A, 80: Cana So. DDS. 1906; Cen. Pa
cific lists of 80, l00i4; Den & r. q. 7s. 1929;
Den. Il K. q. A., 7l4; Erie IDS, 7iis G. III. d
S. A. 6s, 100; 6. II. 4 ;. A. Is 81 II. & I.
Cent. SIS, l0l; III. & I. Cent. 6s, l05; NJ. X.
7. first 4s, 1914 NJ. X. I. second Is, 45;
Mutual Union Us ITO; \. J. Cent. Genl 80,
us; Northern Pacific lists, 10s1s: North
14t: Northwest ;. +. deb. IS, 1lllI; Rio
Grands West, lists, 90; st. Paul Consois Is,
I25l<; ST. Paul {. q Z. w. IS, 1885; 81. l..
& l. NJ. Gen. IS. IS; st. L. Il ). +. Gen.
6s. 7234 Tex. Pacific lists. slix; Tex. Pacific
DDS. Pa Union Pacific lists of 96, l03S4;
West Shore As. I05la.
STOCK QUOTATIONS..
Atchison, 81 Adams Express, III; Alton,
Terre Haute, 80; Alton, Terre Haute pre-
ferred, 165; American Express, 100; Balti-
more e Ohio, IN; Canada Pacific IS; Can
ada Southern, 49l<; Central Pacific. u;
Chesapeake d Ohio. l674; Chicago IL Al
ton. lao. Chicago, Burlington IL Quincy,
1875; Chicago Gas, T4ss; Consolidated Gas,
l2i1z; Chicago, Cincinnati, Columbus d.
ST. Louis, 81; Colorado Coal Il Iron, 8;
Cotton OIL Certificates 263s; Delaware &
Hudson, 1870; Delaware, Laekawanna &
Western, 1889; Denver d Rio Grande pre-
ferred. "a; Distiliers' IL Cattle Feeders
Company, 14ia; East Tennessee, 6s4; Erie,
l4h; Erie preferred. y; Fort Wayne, $50;
Great Northern preferred. 100; Chicago &
Eastern Illinois preferred. y654; Hooking
Valley, Is: lilipols Central, 90; ST Paul
d Duluth, p: Kansas & Texas. preferred,
201k; Lake Erie & Western, I5ss: Lake Erie
& Western preferred, 65Is Lake Shore, 1870;
Lead Trust, IS; Louisville & Nash
vile. ass; Louisville q New Albany, Z:
Manhattan Consolidated. ZIG; Memphis
& Charleston, S. Michigan Central. $50;
Missouri Pacific, %; Mobile & Ohio. Is;
. Nashville 81 Chattanooga, 80; National
Cordage, 2f: National Cordage preferred,
36jz; New Jersey Central, 1861; Norfolk
& Western preferred, 20; North
American Company, SO, Northern Pa
14h; Union Pacific. Denver & Gull, 81;
Northwestern, 100; Northwestern pre-
ferred, lao: New York Central, 97Is;
New York Il New England, IA; on
tario & Western, 10; Oregon I'M
provement. IL; Oregon Navigation, IL;
Oregon Short Line d Utah Northern.
4ls Pacific Mail, 1871; Peoria. Decatur &
Evansville, 3; Plttseurg. l50; Pullman
Palace, 15s: Reading, l1L; Richmond Ter
minaI, 1873; Richmond Terminal preferred,
Il: Rio Crande Western, I4i8; Rio Grande
Western preferred. AZ; Rock Islanu 671l;
st. Paul 1915; ST. Paul preferred. ll9; 81.
Paul & Omaha, 36a. st. Paul & Omaha
preferred, 1l3; southern Pacific, 1871;
Sugar Refinery, 99ss Tennessee Coal a
Iron, 1855; Texas Pacific, So; Toledo &
Ohio Central preferred, 90, Unlon Pacific.
105.. United States Express, so; Wabash,
ST. Louis & Pacific, 63S Wabash, ST. Louis
& Pacific preferred. l4it; Wells-Fargo Ex-
press. los; Western Union, s4ss Wheeling
& Lake Erie, 10; Wheeling q Lake Erie
preferred Az; Minneapolis & ST. Louis.
AZ; Denver IL Rio Grande, .; General
Electric. 36s4; National Linseed, 49,, Col
orado Fuel Il Iron, %; Colorado Fuel &
Iron preferred. rs; Houston & Texas
Central, 2; Toledo. Ann Arbor 81 North
Michigan, a; Toledo. S. Louis & Kansas
City, /; Toledo, ST. Louis s. Kansas City
preferred, "a.
SHARES SOLD.
The total sales OF stocks today were 1884,
90 shares, including: American Sugar,
48 500. Burlington, Z, 700; Chicago Gas,
1900; Distilling, 400; Reading 800;
K. q. W. certs. coo: -. Paul, A. 500.
HOBS.
Hops-Irregular.
METAIA
Pig iron-Duil.
Copper-Steady.
Lead--SteAdy.