The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-13
NEW YORK MARKETS.



NEW YORK MARKETS.
Tha stock Exchange.
New York. March i2.-Speculation on
the stock exchange vas irregular and
the volume of business was lighter than
yesterday. American securities aere not
Ia good tone ON the London exchange.
and there was foreign selling OF the ar
birraga shares Sugar again took the
lead In trading with the bulls still In
control The stock. after opening al an
advance Of 1. par cent. fell OF = on
manipulated sales and then took n sharp
upward turn 10 113i.. IL was held be-
tween that figure and 1f2 for some time
and did not experience any material re-
action until after o'clock. when the
clique apparently regarded IL as q good
policy 10 let the stock drop. and IL fell
OF 10 lols.. closing al laz. decline Of Il
from yesterday. The general market was
heavy at the opening and in the FIRST half
hour there was decline OF 1isdiS In
which Lackawanna. New Jersey Central.
Manhattan and B. & O.. /. & @. n. Lead
anG Tobacco were most prominent The
lower figures attracted buyers and their
purchases checked the downward move
ment and started an advance which con-
tinued in force with occasional partial re-
actions until about 20 clock at which time
gains had been made from the lowest
point of the morning In Tobacco. ~: N.
J. Central. sis: General Electric. 2. Con-
solidated Gas. Ia; N. Y. Central I ST;
Laekwanna and Oregon Short Line. Ia:
Hooking Valley. 1h; Cordage. guaranteed.
1. L. & N. +: Burlington & Lead, q. and
the rest of the list small fraction. Dur
ing the last half hour there was q general
realization of profits which resulted In
reaction of tsuf7s In the active list. the
latter in Tobacco. The market continued
weak to the close but majority Of shares
traded in showing gains for the day.
The bond market was quiet and firm.
Sales, Ss@ao0 ="
Government bonds--Easier.
State boncs-Inactive.
Railroad honds-Quiet and firm.
Petroleum-Weak: April options closed,
10si4 bid.
Financial.
Money on call fairly active at ei3 per
cent; last loan 2 closed per cent. Prime
mercantile paper. 81 a. per cent
Sterling exchange--Steady. with actual
business in bankers bills at Ass4 for
demand. and SisTatfIs8 for sixty days.
Posted rates. s.ss.cdi.so. Commercial
bills. Nsss.Ui.s te
Silver certificates, elslS1i..
Bonds.
U. S. IS. reg. -. us u. & r.. Is. MS.
Y. s. IS. coup. =. Il5A Fours .......... SOS
U. s. As reg. ileis Erie Seconds. ssss
Y. 8 Is. coup. IL. g. r. & s. A. SIS lel
Pacific IS. 's5.. le0 II & r. Cen. IS. los
Ala. Class b lbs NJ. & x r. lst 4s.a
Ala. Class G =. 95 Second As -. 457s
Ala. Currency IS Mutual Union Is ~
Ia M's. asT Con- Is ssaN j. G. Gen. IS ,,is
N. Carolina SIS. rs Seconds $500 Sc
Feurs ..-.....-- 80 Northwest Con. lbs
s &c Car; IN Mos sas :. "a $. F. Deb In
New Sc, IS loo ST. Paul Con. Is. Issis
va &C cs a. $. sL.sIa.e Cen s rs
Ai pfis[nsd ,s sS Tax sis ,s,s sss e..
Second A.. fsss Seconds -. esi.
Canada So Eds. Ice L. T. lists ass.. ias
Cen. Pac. lists q. 100 West Shore As iefs
stock Quotations.
A asa,ns rxsrs:s i. ssH; F. D g..
Amen Amer Express. ..ii H. rs'e Central sss
Baltimore q o.. 5zi.N y. Y & n E.. 30
Canada Pacific. g Ontario & W.. 1sz
canada South. g. Or Improve 10
Cen. Pacific. 1sl7oregon Nay. Is
Ches. ohio. $40. s. L, Il U. n. ~
Chicago Alton. .i46 Pacific Mall. 2ia
C. B. & o.. 5gss Peoria d. & E..
Con, Gas. 80. 15lis Pullman Palace. .iA
c. c. c. & ST. l.. ssts Reading $50. *
Col. C.. a. I..,4... 5 Rio Crande W. fsAs
Cotton oil Ger. = Preferred 49,. a
Del Hudson, :. f2tis Rock Island -. ssL
II. L.. & W.....fs1A ST Paul ISL.
II. 4 r, G. pfa. ash Preferred III
Dis. & c. F. Co..isa s.. Paul & o.. %
Erie ....4....... Preferred inS
Preferred ...... Il South. Pacific. IT'S
Fort WAYNE .....lS Sugar Refinery. .lel-s
g. y. pfd..-....1A Tenn. c. & L.. I3ss
c. 4 f. l. pfd... go Tex. Pacific.. So
Hooking Valley. IN Toll & q. G. pfd. ~
Illinois Central. Ma MON Pacific. So
So Paul e. D.. % Y. s. Express 20
Kan. & Tex. pfd- setsW W. 81. L. s. P. 81
Lake Erie g. W. fsis Preferred - fy-.
Preferred 1890. 7eA Wells Fargo Ex. lie
Lake Shore .....f36 Western Union. sTis
Lead Trust. 30 W. a. l.. E. g7s
l. & N..-4..-..s- az. referred . gTx.
l. a " 49,. SIS. MINI. & ST. L.. 3
Manhattan Con fuT1. -. & r. e.. rEs
Memphis & c -. 10 Gen Electric - 2Sts
Mich Central =. % Nat I.lnss~i. -. Isas
Missouri Pacific 1sl.col r. e. L.. esia
Mobile & o.. 5It1 Preferred ~ 50
Nashville Co.. - III. & Tex Cen "a
Nat CoTsiage. 5iz TOT. u A. a N NJ
Preferred ..+... 81 Toll st I. ak c..
y. ]. Central. IS Preferred ......
y. & w. pfd-..- igss So. r R..s....... %.
y a co... "a Preferred 80 sr@
Nor Pacific. ysArner. Tobacco. ssIs
Preferred ...... II Preferred ......fos
sid
Total Sales.
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