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

The stock Exebanee.


New York. Feb. 1.--speculatson on the
stock exchange today was healthier In
tone than for a long time past. There
was an active buying movement. In which
London was very prominent the pur-
casases for the foreign account being
chiefly OF st. Paul and Louisville & NASH
vile. but Reading and Atehison came In
Tor small measure Of attention The
moving intiuessce OF the market was the
universal belief that the issuing OF q
per cent loan OF sos. 10000 by the gov
eminent was an assured fact. The easier
tone of the sterling exchange market in
the afternoon also tended to assist the
appreciation In shares. which began at
the opening. and but with few exceptions
continued to the close During the last
hour of business. when the announce
snants were made OF the cancellation OF
the greater part OF the orders for gold
for shipment for tomorrow made early
In the day. speculation became absolutely
buoyant and the market continued in good
tone to the close Lead sold up l-2, lost
the gain. but closed per cent. above yes
terday's closing. Nearly everything on
the list dealt in showed advances on tho
day.
There was considerable strength to tho
trading In bonds today. The sales aggre-
gated ss95 900
Government bonds-Easier for u
State bonds--Quiet.
Railroad b0nds-Quiet.
Easier: March options closed
offered at Loo i-2.
Money on call easy at l-eg2 per cent. !;
last loan 2 per cent. closed per cent
Prime mercantile paper. sas per cent.
Sterling exchange Easier. with actual
business In bankers bills at sasaSas. 80 Is
for demand and stssef&.s IS is for 60 days.
Posted rates. s4ssaiss and 1881 -sQ
4soi-s
Commercial bills. si.s7 Ia
Silver certificates. 90 1-sc.
onds
Z. s. IS. reg. III Is: do IS. coup, III 3-s:
do ~ reg, III Ii: do IS. coup. III Ia:
do Is. reg, So bid: Pacific Is OF IS. 100
bid; Ala. class 4. 10i bid: 10. class y.
ioi bid: do. class C. "a bid. DO currency.
81: La. New Consols. Is. g i-s bid. Ms
souri, "a. 100 bid. n. Carolina IS. Us: do
Is, IS: s. Carolina Nor-fund. l-2: Tenn.
new set IS, So do new set SIS. ioe: "a old
es. co bid. Va centurics. s.: do deferred.
z. Atchison a.. 81 81. do Second A. is s-s:
Canada So. snis, los 50. Cen. Pacific lists
OF IS. 100, Den & X. G.. Is III BID. do Is.
IS r-s, Erie seconds. 81: @. III. & s. A. 6s
% IL; Do IS. i0i; H. 4 r. Cent SIS 100 bid !:
do es. lai i.2: NJ. Il. r. FIRST Is. 50: do
second -. A.; Mutual Untcn ss. III bid;
y. J. Cent. 0eai SIS. liz; Northern Pa
cific lists. 1l3 IL: DO ends. S 10: North
west ConScis, las: do s. r. deb. Is. los -:
RIO Granie West. 1sts G. Ia: st. Paul
consols Is. i25 bid: do C. & r. w. IS,
100 l-s: 81. Ia & l. NJ. Gen. SIS, IS; ST. l..
a S. +. Gen. ss. ia1 -: Tex. Pac. farsss,
Ai-s. do seconds. - 90; Union Pacific
lists OF 20. .os IL: West SAose Is. les "a
stack Quotations.
Atcalscsa Ala; Assazsss Express, 40: AZ
ton. TerTa Haute. ss: Alton. TerTe Haase
preferred. iss ess.. American Express. Ia:
Baltimore 8 OHIO 6 IL: Canada Pacific.
s, 81: Canada Sosssfezrl. - s-S. Central Pa
csfsc, ID; Caaes- & Ohio. II. cnscago Alton,
III bki Chic. Bar. s. Qasney. = is: csasc.
Gas. = SIS. Consolidated Gas IL: c. o. c.
q ST. Louis Is 81: Colorado coai & Iron,
s: Cotton Oh Certsfieatss. 10 rs. Del Huss-
son. -: De-. Lack & West. i6f: Den q
II. G. r-ege~rei "a 81: DfsssEsezs & Cattle
Fk@<stEsH &%As . 49, 1-4sce AV&~@s &sskE ls<f-
rerrssl.. Il nsa Fort Wayne iss BID: tsreas
Northern rrrscr~e1 100: Cssseaz-o & East
errs Tsssruoss preferred. 80 hsd: Hooking
Valley, Is SIS: Iilsnass Ceusral s.: s. Paul
4 Duluth. u: Kansas & Texas preferred.
- al: Lake Ere & West. rs: Lake sksure.
Isl Is: Leaf Trust. = 81: Losstsvslae g.
Nashville Sc IS: Louisville & New Al
tany, :. Manhattan cssssssssateA los 5-s:
MegrsNsas L Charleston. fa: Michigan Cen
trai. 81 BID: Missouri paeac. -: Mobsie &
OHIO. IL f-z. Nashville Ca@ztarsooga. a fss:
Saesnrsas csseSiage. IS; NaSssEsai CnrSage
p-sfes~~a. ola. n. J. Cexssrai. n -; NoE-
soa< 4 West preferred. ala: NORTH
As,sprscar Co. S La NorsAera Pacific. -;
Sorshesa .isacissc preferred. Is 80 e. r..
Denver Il Cult. IT.: Ns<sisws ss-s. 81 Ia;
ScvshweSss~r rrefcvre.A Is. y. Y. Cen
traf. ,as. ~ i. & New England % Is.
ontario 4 Western. isi-t: orecoa I'M
.sraseuaesa. IL I-s. Oregon Navigation, IS;
Oregon sasarr f&ne A Csas Nssrs1ser1t ; IS
eixt: rarzfsr Mai = "a: nsz-sA nsSe. Il
Esa-zs. ;. gzksssarg. -: Pullman FaaaSs.