The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-28
MONEY AND INVESTMENTS.
Doings OF Day With Wall Street
Operators.
NEW BOND ISSUE BEING AWAITED.
Tue market showed Great Strength, OF,
Washington BnyinR, Early IN tho
Day .-Sales Free.

customers awaiting the new bond issue
| made the markets In both plnces balf
dead ana alive today Our market showed
strength early on Washington buying
OUT at the close tt was generally weak.
arrangements Of 50 100000 gold was an un-
PHEASANT item. Kansas and Texas pre-
lerfed, missouri Pacific and Denver and
kio Grande preferred were among others
that declined one and two. Sterling
weaker sixtys Ass; demand 4@.; silver
.to4. Mexicans .52is. Supply OF cotton
| bills moderate.
This was tho first notice day" for
delivery of cotton on January contracts
and as is usually the case tho nquida.
ton and transfer OF tho outstanding in
| terest unsettled the market and led to
sharp and frequent Quotations In values
! with an increased volume OF business
a large number OF notices were circulated
as soon as the market opened SO that the
| liquidation began with the opening call
! The sales We're free ana seemed urgent
especially upon the part Of the smaller
traders who had held on unin the last
moment in hope OF a change for the bet
ter. The pressure against January af-
| fected the rest Of the list and all the
opticns opened to 6 points below las,
nights closing prices. Tho circulation u
the notices increased In volume during
tho aret HON ana rosr,,na t., r,.,l,nr
weaterir, In a.. r,a,t,o, ord .a',s,,,,,
nm additional decline ~ a ,otrte
Largo receints at New orleans Galveston
and savannnh and over, indication Of q
comparatively free interior movement fot
the week coupled with the absence OF
any outside support kept tho market
weak At the dpriina furlrp tho rrrfl,r
part OF the forenoon but towards l. o'clock
II rallied owing to subsistence OF the pres-
sure to sell aud NOV ment TO cover
shorts and prices recovered all but TO
3 points Of the entire carly declines he
fore o'clock. The afternoon MARKET was
quiet and featureless with the tone bare
ly steady.
The January "noticca" Of delivery were
finally all taken care of partiv by large
| ho,.sa, H. no .-,a, ,..h, h,a ,,o.os sor
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them ana Wahlcd some or 'ho cotton hnu
partly by some Of thc parties who had
issued tben This Fact hnwever had only
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temporary SNhuI"1'lN 'lI'Nt' ~ ~
| ceipts were more of a factor. In addition
TO this moro liberel offers of spot cotton
=, e.,,,...t, ,ro,a r.r,t,od from, Tho
AT CONCESSIONS VERY l''NlN''' il"'l '"D
South and the situation ut ran RIVER
was said to 10 less favorable there than
- Ill.,. Ia m. tringr,p,a From,
Tor some t'he' !" '".' ''" 'N"' Wv"
that point reported all Inc wrEer MUS
well supplied with little inclination to in
, ~. o,,a ,r,,,t c,otha DUH
erase ''.oT S'".NS ",' ,,,
ana barely steady at i"in anu CN'i'''
Market closed steady.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
~, Wi, rocarnher ~ Tho temper
Ne" - -. 18th a,,d m
of speculation today was teNerlsh am uh-
settled A variety Of Influences contrlbut-
eo 10 pi"is "'o"' ICY =, ,r,oos
place insteau oi "iN"'' i"Nr y.
for American securities In the London
market quotations from that center show
"i"i NV, ,,t..,,. ,.,,,a
ed declines in the int"rha,'''la'' VN'e''''
ing to / rs per cent IN LouisNll'e anu
NaShV''.'' I'' "V,''''', ~ a.. ,,ronosn1
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