The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-23
Financial.
Silver bars .s77s6sS iDrafts-Sight 2ls
Mexican dol.53 fi59z. Telegraph ......5
NEW YORK Markets.
The stock EXCHANGE

New York. May 2-There was a slight
increase In the volume of business on the
STOCK exchange today. but the tone OF
speculation was in the main heavy. and
large majority OF the stocks traded in
show losses on the day. While there was
nothing especially depressing in the situa-
lion, the local traders were mostly on the
bear side of the market. and that. with
liquidations and sales of the short ac-
count. made a tendency for the downward
motion Little was done I'm the market
for the foreigners. il being settling day In
London, but there was some slight set
Ting by the arbitrage houses. a raid was
made on Distilling believed 10 be In the
interest of an Inside clique which desired
10 shake out some weak holders. The adj
vance In wheat was made use OF TO at
tack the grangers. and the short interest
In this group was largely increased Sugar
was subjected TO some peculiar manipula-
tons BY the controlling power. which sent
the stock up = per cent % 1885 the high
est record OF the year. then dropped II to
ll7A. with closing rally of II per cent,
restricting the net loss 70 rs per cent. 1t
was In the Changers in which most adj
vances were made and the market closed
with depressed tone
There was a firm tone TO the bond specu-
lation. The aggregate sales were 81
500 90.
Government bonds-Steady.
State bonds-Dull.
Railroad bonds-Firm.
Financial.
Money on call. easy. al iGi9, last loan.
I: closed. / per cent. bid. Prime mercan-
tile paper. 2s4di per cent.
sterling exchange-Sirong, with actual
business in bankers bills a AS-a for de-
mand. and at &SdtSIit for 81 days.
Posted rates. SlS7tau4SS and A.SSiaal@
Commercial bills. N&l4.
Silver certificates. 6Ii4p6s@sc.
bonds.
= s. 4s.new reg. 122i9 L. & N.......:.... 81
T. :. rs new coup Us s. J. ISIS 81 % ie,'a
l.. ;. IS reg Hos, u, " IL u 's''''i =
4 = So c0up....lt1@a F0UFT ....:.-.-. "
I. $. s, i,59s s u = ; a !. Is ;, i2
J. p,s : a. reg s. ~ NJ X T isl Is. 81.
Ala. Class A....lcS Second Is $500. -
a. Class R107 Mutual l. IS. los
is class C ~ y. J. c. Gen.5s. IA
Ala Currency. % y. + lists ....... HIS
La New Con Is. ~ SECONDS -. iv-'2
\ Carolina s.. i2i s. r deb So. .l07ia
I,c,srs I'D r. G. ". lists. ia.
Tenn IN New Set IS s5l. {. s +. ". IS iis'.
E,ves .....lu St.L.&T.MGen 5s -
Tam Ola s. 49,. a. St.L&S Gen 6sli0is
Va Centuries. 50 Tex. Pac. lists. %
Hsfs~rcd - g. Seconds ........ 81
AilS,ixon as. ~ L. p. lists OF 'SS. i05as
SN-ona A... e4a4 West Shore Is. los
can 50. 2is..... I04h 50. RR. -......... *3ss
stock Quotations:
A.,htuor .... - Northwestern . Psl.
Adams TX IFS PrSSferrred . Ii-,s
A A;Serlcan 'ni.x,.....Ii5 \. y & y e a25s
iislttrnSre & o.. IS ontario & w. lSt.
an. s@ al.Fls 8 SIS CT or XaP 'ON... > =
,r,.s,twsl Pacific. rs ? : l.. \ Y. y.
CheE. & Ohio. - Pacific Mail e.. ase-s
t1i5rse9 Alton. $50 Peoria. -. 4 +. a.
:, r. < O.. 1S2s Pitt sssirg $4,000. .ia1is
t-h{c. Gas 49,. 7ts Pullman Palace.I7e
CGa Gas s.-.-i,, BeadintS; ........ , 1913
80 a. i . r.. Preferred ...... &fis
,-,rtDn on t'ert. y Rock Island goes sSls
Del Del l. 5 w....ie2 frsgeEre,i IT.
n 4 x q pfl A6is - Paul & O.. 27as
MS 4 I. r Co. 2lis Preferred ...... ia
1850 ... fals 50 Pacific ...... -
Preferred ...... . sugar Refinery. .Il-ss
l>-r- Wavns .....35- Tenn. C. * Il. 2Sia
= \ IA -......tsa Texas Pacific ... }1ie
e \ +. pfiio1 : { . {. pa. )
yfofeklrr val. - Union Pacific ... 1Ets
illinois cent. 90 ! : Expres a
s. r ( Duluth Nts ". s.. - & p. -
Tske +. & w. p Wells Fargo Ex.i0S
Fef,.fefr,d ...... "a Western Union eos
Lake shore ......Iss Wheeling & L. + lf's
Lad Tr-,st 5000. 3s's Preferred .-.-.. q
iNais 4 Nash. = Milan. 4 :. L.. 81.
Ma~ Coa......-.fts7. Gen. Electric.... -
Memphis X chs Ma IAnsee~i..-. 81
Mica Cent .-+.... ~" Nol. =. n t---..- 80
Nf.f,tla G a. .... - II. a. 7, Cent. rs
%asf Chaft ... So T "A. & Nm. ~.
%st. Co-aage.. a. T. 81. L. &. k.C-
8 CEN. fa.ss 50 RR. ..-....... =
g -. s American Too. .In1s
%rrfh Parldc... t't Preferred ......fi3
I>rsre~rea $685.. 1>1 -. p. N. * II E6
Total ~afeS