The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-09


NEW TOEK MAnxExA
H. stsck Exehsn~e.
New York. Feb. 1--The efYect Of ne
Presidents Esenn&e 10 conwress. an
nouncing the anouut and tbs term Of
The proposed gUvesnmeux bond Issue. was
% deprene the seock market and 70 en-
couFA&e tbs bears 10 make dexnonstre-
lions agalngt speculative values. Tne
nsES did not reach the street untn late
In the afternoon, and I'll the facts peces-
sary TO full underxsandxnw OF the trans
action wero not IA the possession Of the
street 1T the close Of business. a WASH
inguDn CITY Dispatch received from J. p.
morgan STATED ta,at tn syndicate sells
fns secretary Of the treasury 3,5ooep1
ounces o. standard American gold ak
aDout $17.0 AZ Per ounce. payabas In
United States thirty-year 1 Per cent.
bonds. Taking this ~ the basis az the
terms. the syndicate win receive bonds
to the amount Of 9s2,sl7, 500. The gold
Na1en coined BY the government Win be
equal to $1S.so IL per ounce, which viii
make the cain value to the treasury de-
syndicate $6s.Ii7. 50o which gives q pre-
MUM on the bonds agErcgating Sc soo. GO.
and makes the price to the syndicate
81. ols94
Although tbs total sa1es Of the day IN
the stock market were nearly double yes-
tsrday's the speculation was dull. Tho
defest q the Springer bi1I yestersiay
caused weak opening. and Induced mod
crate sales OF fhe general HIT. There
was no sustaining influence In the mar
ket. and With an occaeaonal slght rally
prices sagged Oh quietly Throughout the
day. until the pregideTsss.. message was
published when the bears made q sharp
attack On the ra<ket. causing q brisk
down ward movement. which continued In
force 10 the close. The loss on the day
ranzAs from Is 60 / C-s. the latter IA
Sugar, which was tho leader Of the mar
ket In point Of activity: 1 s-s In North
west and St. Paul 4 Omaha, II in
Western Union. Is In Burlington. st.
Paul and Lead, and in Rock Island.
The bond market OF the morning was
characterized by unusual dullnexs. The
trading In the late session was more
animated and irregular In prices. q break
in prices attending the dealings. but to-
wards the cioee the rutrogressiye MOVE
naent was moro marked. The total sales
were $685.
Government bonds-Ftrm.
State bonds-DuH.
Railroad bonds--Easier.
Fetroleuan-Higher: closed, 100.
The weeks taiIarss.
Il. Q. Dun 4 Co.'S weekly review Of
trade tomorrow VIII say: Failures for
the past week have been IN In thu. Irn,saa
States against 3Ss last year. and SO In
Canada against 60 last year.
sinanofa..
Money ON call more active It Lana
Per cent; last loan 1-2; closed i 10
per cent. Prime mercantils paper 1-cso
5 per cent.
STERLING exchange-Easier. with actual
business In bankers bills at Sass 1-sao
ass 5-s for demand and S.a I-sz1s. "a AZ
for sixty days. Posted rates. A.N Ian
AIS Ia. AMI si.ssQ4ss 1-s. Commercial
bills. Sass 1-214.ss 81.
Silver certiic4ses. So. 7-sc.
ssonas
o. 8 Is, rego li4s-4: U. g. IS. coup.
ia "a: y. .. Is. reg. ITO: Z. s. Is. COUP,
ITO ii; q. s. Is, reg. IS bid: Pacific SIS OF
ss. 100 bid: Ala, Glass A. 1oa i-2: Ala.
class b. los: Ala. Glass C, "a: Ala. Cur
rency. o.; la. New Consols. As, 90 IL hid.
Missouri Is. 100 bid: n. Carolina Sc. lss: N.
Carolina ~. 100: 8. Carolina Non-Tund
L.: Tenn. New Set s.. 81: Tenn. New
Set SIS, 1oo bid: Tenn. Old ss, ss bid: Va.
Centuries. 50 IL: Va. deferred, s SIS: Atch-
ason Is. 81 1-2; Atchison Second A. Is.
Canada SO. 2nds. los: Cen. Pacific lists OF
ss. loo DID: Den. q II. G. Is, ia bid; Den.
4 r. @. Is. -: Eric Seconds. 81; q. II. a
g. "A 6s. o. L.: q. III. & 8. A. Is, lol: II. q
I. Cent. S. los: II. & T. Cent IS. 100: AZ.
K. T. arst Is. 70 rs: NJ. X. T. second q.
- s-s: Mutual Union ss, 10 bid. N. 7.
Cent. Geal es, Ill ~: Northern Pacific
LIST. lib IL: Northern Pacific Ends. s.:
Northwest consols, i3s "a: Northwes, g.
+. deb 5s, los: Rio Grande West lists. Is.
81 Paul c. & p. w. SIS. 10: ST. L. a I. NJ.
N. Gen. IS. IS s-s: ST. L. & s. f. Gen. Ga.
iaa: Tex pae. firsts. 81 l-s: Tex. Pac. seq
onds. %: Union Pacific lists Of 90. fos Is:
West Shore fours. 1ei s-s.
,sck Quotations.
Atchlson. 4 ii: Adams Express. Ia: Al
ton. Terre Haate. IS l-s. American Ex-
press. los. Baltimore & Ohio. G.; Canada
Pacific. 81 Ia; Canada Southern, 4sl-4:
Central Pacific IS: Ches. & Ohio. is IS:
Chicago Attain. las bid: C. Is. & O.. n Is;
Chicago Gas 7a is: Consolidated Gas, IL:
c. c. G. & 81. Louis. "a s-s: Colorado Coal
a Iron, SIS: Cotton on Certificates, 10 "a:
Del. Hudson, rs IL: Del. Lack 4 West,
1Ss Ia. Den. 4 r. q. preferred, 81 -; Dis
tiliers Il Cattle Feeders Co.. 9 81: Erie,
10 is. Erie preferred. Il: Fort Wayne.
LEG IL: Great Northern preferred. 100: chi
cago 4 Eastern Illinois preferred. 20 bid:
Hooking Valley. Is. Illinois Central.
IS IL. 81 Paul & Duluth. 20: Kansas q
Texas preferred. e It.: Lake Erie 4 West,
Is "a; Lake Erie 4 West preferred. 20:
Lake Shore, isz I-s: Lead Trust. - -;
Louisville & Nashville. s. "a: Louisville
d New Albany. s1-a: Manhattan Consoli-
dated. io7 -: Memphis q Charleston. 10
! bid. Michigan Central. IS: Missouri Pa
effc. u H. Mobile D ONO. Is: Nashville.
CHAT. 81 bid: National Corsage. G SIS: Ma
taonai cordsge preferred, al: n. ]. Cen
trail 81: Norfolk s. West preferred. IL lis;
North American Co. Ill: Northern Pa
csfsc. ass: Northern Pacific preferred,
rs L.. L. T.. Denver 4 Gulf, si-4: North
western. IS -. Northwestern preferred,
lsf 81. ~. Y. Central. 90 ~: 81. r. q New
England. - -. Ontario 4 Western. 10:
Oregon Improvement. ei-s. Oregon Nav.