The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-24
NEW YORK Markets.



The Stock Exchange.
New York. Oct. 2.-Spec,ratfou TO-
Gay was fat ard embarrassing
Dsaings slightly exceeded yester-
cay, but the distribution was relatively
iaucn wider. Prices fell almost without
interruption. Commission orders were
again very scarce, and the traders accord
in8iy made prices. News was scarce but
the movements In Indusfrials and a few
OF the usually active railroad stocks were
ATTENDED by gossip or rSlmors parporffng
70 anect their position II the market The
most important influence having general
os1Fing vas a recovery fl the rates OF
foreign exchange, due TO the disposition of
houses having large amounts OF exchange
available 70 hold cut for the best rates ob-
taahaole The supply OF cotton bills was
also hgnter than anticipated. The Gran
ger snares we're affected by reports OF con-
tinued orouth and OF frosts at the West
Ire southwestern shares were again de-
pressed by technical estimates of lighter
earnings from the shortage in the cotton
crop. Lower prices in domestic and for
eign sugars and speculation as 10 the
amount OF raw material held by the Amer
lean Sugar Refneries Co. were RESPONSE
Die Tor pronounced weakness In the mar
Ret Tor the stock OF that company. The
market opened dull and lower. A temper
airy upward furry set in early. based en-
tireiy upon covering purchases. Suisse
Quentiy reaction began, which was prac-
ticaily unreiieyed up 10 the close Sugar
declined Csc. leading in the losses. The
maj prices were at the lowest figures OF
the day. The movement OF bond prices in
the early dealings was somewhat cratic
but later the trend of prices was down
ward Total sales. 81 ,3ss 600 Among the
most important declines were Atchison adj
1ustment when issued, p. per cent, and
northern Pacific consols, IS, IL.
Financial.
Money on call. easy al % per cent: last
loan, 2; closed ? per cent: prime mercan-
Tile paper, 1854 per cent. Sterling eN-
change. strong, with actual business in
bankers bills at sLSsi44AsSlz for demand
and A.s7i44ISTis for 90 days; posted rates
sisSe4- Ssl2 and S4sSGl4. Se1s; commercial
bills. &-ssiz. Silver certificates. esqssAc
Government bonds, strong state bonds,
inactive; railroad bonds. weak.
Bonds.
L. s. As. new reg. 121lzL. & ~. 4s. s37s
New -. coup. .i22zs d. q r. G. 7s...u7
Ewes, reg. .....ll4~s. Fours -..--....- 9ii3
: Elves. coup. ...l15A Erie Seconds -. 76iz
Eours. reg. ....lllAG;. II. & 5. Il IS. 100
Twos. req. e.i. II. & T. c. SILL
Pacific IS OF 's5. 100 S.xes ...........i05
Ala. Class A....1oe NJ. X. T. 1st A.. ssls
Class Class B..-..-.-. Second S1io s.. So
Currency .....1oo =. ] c. Gen. IS. .Ils1a
la. New Con. IS ss1=N; p. 1sts........li IFS
No carr ssies N sefoS Sast con ie
F cur No, i;.'.lo,l. $, F. Pe1- 5s...ll2
Tenn New Set Is S ST. Paul Con. ISIS
Elves ..........l05 c. & p. W. SIS. .fi5i.
Va. Centuries. s2hs $ .L.& ST. Gn.Gs las
Deferred .-..... Tex. Pac lists. sSss
Atchison &s...... 50 Seconds ........ 23,a
Canada So. eds. las West Shore As. loss
SO. K. Il. 5s...... sSss
stock bIpsltto1s.
Atchison ......... 20fs Z. p. D. & c.. 5fs
Adams Express 10 Northwestern ...losii4
Alton. Ter. H...,5e Preferred I'D,
Amer. Express. .ll6 y. y Central loss
Canada Pacific. 5SlA ,ntario & W.. 17ss
Canada South. 55ta or. Improve. 81
Central Pacific. IL. Or. Nav. =
Ches. ~ Ohio-.-..lN4a y. ,. l.. q Y. N
Chicago Alton...l63 Pacific Maii...... 2Sfa
G. z. & O.. 81 3P.. u. & En- as
Chicago Gas .... eS's Pittsburg .......-is7
Con. Gas ........14siz Pullman Palace III
G. 9. c. & 81. L. AZ Reading. ......... l9s
Cotton OH Ger. % Preferred ...... Il
Del. Hudson ....i3is4 Rock Island. TGss
d Z. & Wis ST. Paul. ......... 76ts
ID q r. G.. pfd.. 50 Preferred LIS
Dis e. C. f. Co. 23't ST. +. g. Omaha. -
Erie .............. 49, Preferred ......122
Preferred 800. q South. Pacific. g
Fort Wayne ....1s7 Sugar Refinery. 1854
G.. n. pfd ...-....l2S Term e. n L.. bA@s
g & r. I. pfd 100 Texas Pacific. IS.
Hooking Valley. 2lat T. & o. c. pref. e
Illinois Central. 9Sis Union Pacific. 1874
81 p. a Duluth. u u. S. Express. ~
Kan. g. Tex. pfd - w, -. l.. & T.. 50
J.. r & W.. 22si Preferred ...... 21's
Preferred ..... 77ia Wells Fargo 100
lake shore......15o Western Union. ai4
Lead Trust ...... 35is W & L. E.. itz
l.. & N........... Cot Preferred ...... -
Manhattan Con .lo5is y. & e. CT. l5lk
Mem. & Char...lS Gen. Electric. seS
Mich Central. 40 Nat. Linseed.... p
No. Pacific $3.50. 5ts.col. 7. & L.. 80
Mobile & Ohio. e2i3 Preferred $40. q
Nssh, Chat. y Il 4 Tex: Gem m 2 ~
preferred -. iaikT 81. L. & X. c.
N. ]. Central. ..1oli4 Preferred ....-. u
Nor & W pref l2a So. r: r. .;.....-. IFS
North Am Co. az Preferred ...... 3fiR
North Pacific. assAAmer. Tobacco. esis
Preferred ...... ISL Preferred .....,i06
Total sales
The total sales Of stocks today were
fsa. SGT shares including: American Sugar.
Al 100: American Tobacco. 1000; Atchison,
600: Burlington. 500; Distiliing and Cat
tie Feeding Company. AGO; Kansas &
Texas preferred. $500. Louisville & Nash
vile. s.e0o: Manhattan Consolidated. 600:
Missouri Pacific. 1900: Reading 6ie9;
Rock Island, SEQ: ST. Paul. Il. ieo; Silver
certificates. 1900; Tennessee Coal and
Iron. $500 United States Leather pre-
ferred $500: Wabash preferred. 3 lm.
Flour.
Flour-Receipts. f7e0o barrels; exports,
Is 500 barrels. Market quiet.
Wheat.
Wheat-Peceipts. 2I2.o00 bushels; ex
norts - 0o0 bushels Spot strong; No.
red. zoe: No. hard, 69ike. Options opened
nrmer on continued dry weather in the
West. sold of under realizing. but finally
rallied on export buying and closed firm
at 10 net advance: October closed. sisc;