The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-22

the foreign exchange market. caused nv
freer supply Of cotton Bills and the aa-
vent n fairly large quantities Cf bits
against corn and provisions. an Increase
II the Northwest gross earnings for Sep
tsicoe- OF SOS IS. and expectations q a
compromise in Northern Pacific. had only
N2ofnentary effect. and the trend OF prices
continued downward. London was a seller
OF the international stocks. and the break
N TIE cotton corner, while encouraging
tne expectation OF continued ease in the
rates or foreign exchange. also caused
some apprehension 90 final disturbances at
New Orleans. Renewed attention was
given 70 silver today. The recent advance
In its price. due 10 the sharp demand for
account 81 China and Japan. has exhaust
Ell the Light supply available. This de-
naand was originally stimulated by the
expenditures Incidental to the late war
III VIII be continued. as the instaiiment
payments o. the Chinese indemnity ara
expected 20 cover about two years. Mean
While silver accumulated in London. part
~ tor the initial payments in question
mas been employed for India and other
sllNer-using countries. London statistics
snow there has been decrease In the i'm
ports OF silver into England OF s0ga 90
ounces, or equivalent TO about 81 co GO
sterling. This fact. together with the de-
creased importations of silver into Wash
lngton City incidental 10 the repeal OF the
sherman silver law. Is considered TO in
alcats decrease in the annual exporta-
ton OF silver Of a.. eso 90 ounces The
STOCK market opened quiet and generally
lower. Weakness was soon discernibIe
especially IN some of the speciaIties. IN
the last hour covering operations induced
reeoFerles from the bottom figures The
closing was quiet and generally firm The
bond market ruled duh and lower most
NJ rhss Rax A
egon Short Line conSol trust receipts
which scored a loss OF a; Union Pacific
sinking fund IS. Seattle, Lake Shore a.
Eastern lists trust receipts. and Kansas
Pacific os Of 80 per cent. and Kansas
racine as. Denver division. assented, Ia.
Northern Pacific collateral trust Is gained
"a. The sales were s1,e6s, co.
Financial.
Money on call. easy at 2Q2ls per cent:
last loan. :: closed, 2 per cent Prime
mercantile paper, 4lzl6 per cent. Ster-
Ing exchange steady, with actual BUSH
ness in bankers bills at s4Ssa. a. S. for
demand and s4.ss&G4.S for sixty days.
POSTED rates. i.s7t3 Ca SSis and 81. SSlag
{ssis. Commercial bills, s.. S5l.
Silver certificates. 67i54d7Ssc.
Government bonds-Steady.
State bonds-Inactive.
Railroad bonds-Weak.
Bonds.
u s. As. new reg 2li4 0. r. & N.......1i0
New IS, coup. .I2-le c. p. lists Of 's5 I04ts
L; ,. Ss, reg Ills. D. & r. C.. Ts.ilo
ElFes, coup....ll5ss Fours .......... sita
EEoars' reg....l14 Erie Seconds -. 70
T VGrs' rs al, u Il q s A IS ,o5
Pacific SIS OF 's5 100 HI. II. c. 5s....ni
Ala, Class A....iosie Sizes ...........io5
Class B.........1i0i4 NJ. K. r LIST As. ss7s
Class C.........100 Second 4s....... s52s
Currency Ito sMu. Union 6s...Iis
L La; New Con. IS ssizN. J, c; Gen. 5s.. llsis
Missouri 6s....-..l00 y. z. ists........l1st.
No. Car. es-.....123 Seconds ........ lay.
> I. Non-Fund. l S. F. deb SIS. ...Il2la
Tenn New Set as 50 r. g. w. lists. 76Ts
Ewes .....-....l05 St. z. Con. 7s....E7
Old Skies ..... 20 c. & p. w.5s...Il5
Va Centuries. 6ef s.L&LN Gen. IS st7s
As saascS S.. s9s Tex. Pac. lists. ssla
canada So. Ids. los IL. p. lists OF '96. .1i0is
70. X, k'''--..-'' g. West Shore 4s...los9s
stock Quotations,
Ateh!son $500 q Z. p, b. & c.. g.
Alton. Ter. H.. 60 Preferred ......l47
Bait. & Ohio. -. 81 y y. ( y. e.. 81
Canada Pacific. ISL. ontario e W.. Il
Canada South. 5HsOr. Improve. 81
Central Pacific. Is oregon Nav. -
Ches. & Ohio. 70 %. 5. J.. & L. ~. .
Chicago Alton. .1bS Pacific Mail...... rs
G. B. & O.. SIS p, u. & E.......
= ElfTSDNTE IL
Con. Gas ....... .lt64i Pullman Palace.f1
{. e {. * 81. l.. sis Reading ......... 1874
Col. c. & H.. 4lAR q. W.. IL
Cotton oil Ger. 23iai Preferred ...... ~
Del Hudson--...133 Rock Island. 77is
d, l. & W.. 169 St Paul.......... 1s3s
y. & r. G.. pfd.. 53ss Preferred ......1z632
Dis. & c. F. Co.. 2Sss ST y. & Omaha. 49,.
Erie ..,-..-....... IL Preferred ......123
Preferred 1900. = South. Pacific. g3Is
Fort Wayne ....1s7 Sugar Refinery. Joss
q. y. Dfd l23 Tenn. 4. e. L.. 4e34
G. & +. l. pfd....1eo Texas Pacific. 9Ss
Hooking Valley. 2lLlT. n o. G. pfd... 75ss
illinois Central. % Union Pacific. 49,. fns
81. p. & Duluth. p ~. :. Express. A
Kan. tt Tex. pfd SAW. 81. L. & p. So
l.. L, a w. 22Ss Preferred ...... z3ss
Preferred ...... 77kiWells Fargo leo
AXE Shore. .i-Ai. Western Union. 3iiz
Lead Trust ...... S5ia W. * l.. E.. 1855
J.. & N............ 81 Preferred 900. a.
Z. & ". A.. . MINI. & 81. L.. 2sss
Manhattan Con toa IN. & r. CT. Is
Men. 4 Char. Is Gen. Electric. SIS.
Mich. Central .. S97s Nat Linseed.... 3
DO. Pacific .-.... 3sis Col +. & I....... 3sls
Mobile * Ohio. g Preferred ...... 9s
Nash. Chat. - II. & Tex. Cen. ..
Preferred 49,. ~ r St l. & X. c.
~. ]. Central. III Preferred ...... II
Nor. & W. pft... i4is So. r. R--........ II
No Amer. Co. ) Preferred $500. -
North. Pacific. - Amer Tobacco. 93ia
Preferred ...... ISIS Preferred ......lo3
Total Sales.
The total sales Of stocks today were iss.-
TIT shares. including: Sugar 1900, Tobae-
co II 500, Atchison $500 Burlington $500
Chicago Gas a.2o0, Distil,ers 400, General
Electric 3.400 Kansas e. Texas preferred
$500 Louisville e. Nashville 2.aa. Manhat-
tan Consolidated 90. Reading 500, Rock
Island 500 81. Paul go, Tennessee Coal
and Iron eco. Leather preferred a.iGa.
Wheeling & Lake Erie 5,7o0.
Flour.
Flour-Rsceipts 100 barrels. exports 81
100 barrels. Market. firm on winter grades
and steady for spring; trade light ell
around today: winter patents, S5.5ad31o.
Wheat.
Wheat Receipts fs3. 500 bushels. exports
rrlaicf. - g.