The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-20

NEW YORK MARKETs.
The Stock Exchange.
New York, Feb. ls-The stock market
showed remarkable nrmness today. At
the opening there was q loss OF about
Is per cent In most OF the active list,
but good buying movement was quick
Iy developed under the influence OF which
q brisk advance was recorded. The high
err range OF values induced realizings.
The temper OF the speculation underwent
a marked change about o'clock, ard
the market put on q good tone under
purchases OF moderate volume. The buy
ing continued to the close. which was
quite firm, and the final sales showed
q number of the specialties and silver
being materially lower. The prospectus
Of the Belmont Morgan bond syndicate
was issued just before the close OF bus
mess on the exchange. but not In time
to have any effect on the share market,
II it was at all calculated to have any
influence on the current speculation. For
eigners were not In the market here to
any extent The most important adj
vances OF the day are: Minneapolis and
II.
preferred, s-s. and the Changers i-sR
S-s. except Burlington. which is un-
changed from yesterdays final price. In
the list of declines are Sugar. Norfolk
& Western, preferred. and Leather. pre-
ferred. "a: American Tobacco. s-a.
Speculation in the bond market was
quiet today and of an uninteresting char
acter. The total sales were S70l, 900
Government bondsr-Strong, and I-S0
s-s higher for fours and fves
State bonds--Dull.
Railroad bonds-Firm
Petroleum - Steady; March options
closed. l0s 1-2 bid.
Financial.
Money on call at 1q1 IL per cent: last
loan, l-2. closed, IL per cent. Prime
mercantile paper. 3 LEGS lie per cent.
Sterling exchange-Dun but steady. with
actual business In bankers bills at
SASS 1-4Gt4S IL for demand, and s4H IA
for 60 days. Poster rates. A7 l-aGi4.ss
and sassa4@ L. Commercial bills, s4s6.
Silver certificates, 6lgssc.
Bonds.
U. S. IS, reg, lis Ia: u. 8. IS. coup..
lis Ia; u Is. reg. LII: U. S. As, coup,
Ill Ia: U. S. rs, reg, IS bid: Pacific ss
OF 80. 100 bid: Ala. Class A. 10a l-2; Ala.
Class B.. los; Ala, Glass c., IS: Ala.
Currency. IS bid: La. New Consols, As.
" rs; Missouri IS. 100 bid; N. Carolina
6s. l2s; n. Carolina As. 400: S. Carolina
Non-fund, IL; Tenn. New Set Is. 81 Is;
Tenn. New Set IS. 100 bid; Tenn. Old
6s. to bid: Va. Centuries, IS rs: Va. Gen.
turtles, deferred. I-2; Atchison IS, 81 a-s:
Atchison. Second A, II 1-2: Canada So
I'd. los 1-2: Cen. Pacific lists OF '95. 100 I-2:
ID. d X. @. u.s.. ia Ia; ID. 4 r. @. IS
80 Ia; Erie Dds S.: G. III. e. s. A. as
% IL; c. III. & S. A. rs, 100; H. e. r
Cent. IS. l0S liz: II. s. T. Cent Is, 1o1 1-2:
NJ. n. L. LIST As, 70 rs; NJ. X. T. "a IS,
IS; Mutual Union Is. Ill L.: N. j. Cent
General 5s. Ill "a: Northern Pac. lists
liz ID; Northern Pacific Dds, S.; North
west Consols. l3S: Northwest S. f, deb
5s. loo IL; Rio Grande West. lists. ss.
ST. Paul Consols Is. l2s: ST. Paul c. &
Z. w. IS, 100 i-2: st. L. & S. r. Gen. &c.
ioS; Tex. Pac. lists. 81 81; Tex Pac. eds.
-; Union Pacific lists Of 80, l0e Is: West
Shore Is. 10i.
stock Quotations.
Atchison, AS: Adams Express 40. Al
ton q Terre Haute. So I-2; American Ex-
r..css. 10; Baltimore & Ohio. &c IL. Can
ada Pacific, IS 3-4; Canada Southern. 1914.
Central Pacific. IL s-4; Chesapeake & Ohio.
10 49, Chicago & Alton, lis; Chicago, Bur-
hngton d Quincy, 20 "a; Chicago Gas,
q rs; Consolidated Gas, is: Cleveland.
Columbus, Chicago & st. Louis, IS: Colo
RADIO Coal and Iron, s: Cotton OIL Cert;fi-
Gates is IS; Delaware & Hudson. 12s Ia:
Delaware. Lackawanna & Western.
i5s L.: Denver & Rio Grande preferred.
a: Distillers and Cattle Feeders Com
pany, "a; Erie, s IL: Erie preferred.
IL L.: Fort Wayne, l56: Great Northern
preferred. 100: Chicago e. Eastern III
nois preferred. 20 bid: Hooking Valley,
-: Illinois Central. Sc: 81. Paul & Duluth
20; Kansas Texas preferred. q: Lake
Erie & Western. Is 1-2: Lake Erie & West
ern preferred. 20 IL: Lake Shore, I3s IL;
Lead Trust. q "a; Louisville & Nash
VILE, 50 Ia; Louisville & New Albany,
6 1-2: Manhattan Consolidated, ios I-s:
Memphis & Charleston. 10 bid: Michigan
Central. So: Missouri Pacific, % "a: Mo-
bile & Ohio. IA: Nashville & Chattanooga,
81 bid; National Cordage. Is; National
cordage preferred. IL; New Jersey Gen.
trail. s. SIS; Norfolk & Western preferred.
IL: North American Company, 81;
Northern Pacific, Is: Northern Pacific
preferred. Is IL. Union Pacific, Denver &
Gulf, 3: Northwestern. 20 IL: Northwest
ern preferred. LBS: New York Central,
% Ia: New York g. New England, 60 Ia,
Ontario & Western, IS: Oregon Improve
ment. IL: oregon Navigation. IS: Ore
gon Short Lac & Utah Northern, I-2;;
Pacific Mali. -: Peoria, Decatur & Evans
VILE. ii: Pittsburg. ia: Pullman Pal
ace. Ia; Reading. Q 81: Rio Grande West
ern. is IS: Rio Grande Western preferred,
Is; Rock island. 81 rs: 81. Paul, s. is.
81. Paul preferred. III. ST. Paul & Omaha.
30: St Paul & Omaha preferred. 19s:
Southern Pacific. II IL: Sugar Refinery.
% Is; Tennessee Coal and Iron. IL -;
Texas Pacific. 8 IL: Toledo & Ohio Cen
tral preferred. 10 ~; Union Pacific. ? ~:
United states Express. e: wabash. St.
Louis a. Pacific. L.; Wabash. 81. Louis
a. Pacific preferred, u 81: wsils-Fargo
Express. Zoe: Western Union. 81 SIS:
Wheeling & Lake Erie. 20; Wheeling e.
Lake Erie preferred. 3 Ii: Minneapolis
A. ST. Louis. Is IL: Denver & Rio Grande.
n ii; General Electric. - 81: National
I,snxeed. ~; Colorado Fuel and iron. "a:
Colorado Fuel ani Iron preferred. 50;
Houston a Texas Central. 10: Toledo.
A. A. A. North Michigan. !; Toledo, 81
Louis Kansas City. I: Toledo. ST. Louis
& Kansas City preferred. bid.
Total sales.
Ts,a, shares OF stocks sold today were