The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-06
NEW YORK MARKETS.
The stock Exchange.

New York, Jan. 5.--yery little business
was done on the stock exchange today,
and. outside or Sugar, Distiliing. Chicago
Gas and Missouri Pacific, the trading was
lifeiess. A firm tone marked the opening
dealings ana except for a decline OF per
ceat. in Louisville and New Albany pre-
ferrei. SIS in Tobacco. AMI 2 Is in Missouri
Pacific. the market moved upward frac-
tienally until after II o'clock. when the
temper of speculation changed and a re-
action set IN.
The placing on the market of block Of
1.00o shares Of long stock Of Missouri Pa
eiflc was taken advantage of by the bears
10 raid the property and a break OF 2 l-2
per cent. was made in the shares. OF which
l-a per cent was subsequently recovered.
The other changes OF the Cay were mostly
declines. including losses of 5-S on To-
bacco. Is In Baltimore g. Ohio. Oregon
Shor, Line. and rs liz Lead preferred. OF
the grangers. ST. Paul is unchanged, Rock
Island is down rs, and Burlington and
Northwest are UP is each. The market
closed about steady.
During the week the share speculation
has been inactive and the total sales are
only $4,000 shares. Speculation as rule
has been heavy and majority OF shares
traded In show gains.
The interest In the bond market was
very light and the main trend Of prices
was downward.
Government bonds-Firm-
State bonds-Inactive.
Railroad bonds-Easier.
Petroleum-Strong; February options
closed % bid.
FinanciaI.
Money on cali. easy at 191 IL per cent:
last loan l IL; closed LIZ per cent. Prime
mercantile paper. i-4a4 liz per cent
Sterling exchange-Dull and firm, with
actual business in bankers bills at
SASS 5-SqiSS "a for demand, and si.s7 $50
ass for 60 days Posted rates. si.ss l-20
Asa IL Commercial siiis. si.ss 1-2.
Silver certificates. e. 1-Sc.s
The exports of specie from the port OF
New York fer the week amounted to
st.i45,336 in gold, and s50e.e03 in silver.
The imports for the week were: Gold,
ss3 S5s; silver. $685.; dry goods. si.1oo. ssi:
general merchandise. ss.5s4.57l.
Bonds.
L. S. IS. reg, tie IL: do IS. coup.
116 rs; do As. reg. liz IL: do As. coup,
1l3; do Is. reg, 81: Pacific Is of 80. Zoe:
Ala. Glass a, 162: do Glass Il, 1oi. do
Glass c, 80; do Currency. g: La. New
ConsoIs. is, SO Ia: Missouri SIS, 100: N.
Carolina es. ia; do As, 100; S. Carolina
Non-Fund. IT,. Tenn. New Set 6s, So:
do New Set IS. 100: do Old. cs. 60; Va.
Centuries. 50 rs; do deferred, IS IS;
Atehison Is, 63 IL: do Second A, IG ga:
Canada So. ends, los: Ger. Pacific lists
OF 49, 100 L. Den. g. r. G.. Is, lis; do
Is, 50 1-2; Erie Ends. Gs: G.. II. & S. A. Gs,
IS: do as. 100 IL: II. & T. Cent. IS. 100 i-2:
DO Is. l02 IL; NJ. X. T. first As, 81: do
second 4s. AZ; Mutual Union es los: ". J.
Cent. Gen'I. SIS. III: Northern Pacific lists.
1i3 II: do 2nds, 50. Northwest Consols.
1f2 s-f; do s. +. deb. IS. los IL; Rio Grande
West lists. es 10; st Paul Consols Is,
12s 1-2; do C. & p. W. IS. no. IA: st. /. &
/. NJ. Gen. IS. IS -: St. l.. & s. f. Gen.
IS. 102 II: Texas Pac, lists. 81; do ends,
"a rs; Union Pacific lists of &c, ioi: West
Shore IS. 1o4f-2
Stock Quotations.
Atehison. 4 Is; Adams Express. 40: Al
ton. Terre Haute. S. L.: Alton, Terre
Haute preferred. 19S; American Express.
III; Baltimore & Ohio. 81 81: Canada Pa
cific. s. 81: Canada Southern, 49 -; Ches.
& Ohio. II IS: Chicago Alton, fs8; Chic,
Bur. & Quincy. 20 L.; Chic Gas. r. l-2:
Consolidated Gas, TT; c. C. c. 6. St.
Louis. 81 l-2; Colorado Coal & Iron, Z: Cot
ton on Certificates. - 70: Del Hudson.
II L.: Del. Lack & West. 16S IS; Den. G.
r. G. preferred, S3 IL: DisuHars & Cattle
O. I-.a.. O G.
ferred. q II: Fort Wayne, ISL: Great
Northern preferred, To-; Chicago & East
ern Illinois preferred. 81: Hooking Valley.
IS SIS; Illinois Central. 81 Is: St. Paul <
Duluth. 20; Kansas & Texas preferred.
II 81 Lake Erie s West. 18; Lake Erie
s West. preferred. -: Lake Shore, IS5 IL;
Lead Trust. &c; Louisville & Nashville,
s. IS: Louisville &. New Albany 6: Man
haitian Consolidated. Iei is: Memphis &
Charleston. 10: Michigan Central. IS: Mis-
souri, Pacific, = Cd: Mobile 6 Ohio, Is:
Nashville CHAT. s.; National Cordaxe, :;
National Cortisge preferred. II Is: y. j.
Central. S.; Norfolk ( West preferred.
Il -; Ssvth American Co. 3 IS; Northern
Pacific. s5~S; NorfhaTn Pacific preferred,
II is; [. T.. Denver & Gull, 8 10: North
Western. - 5-Ss Northwestern preferred.
-: y. Y. Central. 81 IS; y. Z. < New iEa-
gland. = is: Ontario & Western. 1914:
Oregon Improvement. % t-2:s Oregon Nav,
- -: 0regoa Short Lire & Utah North
era. 6; Pacific Naii. q -: Peoria Dec. Il
Evans. 3 IA: Pittsbprg. l57: Pullraar Pal
ass, rs IL; Reading. = 80: Richmond
Terminal. 3; Richmond Terminal pre-
ferres. u: Ria Granle Western, l5s-4;
Rlo G-anae Western preferred. Is; Rock
Island. g IS. -. Paul 8 IL. ST. Paul ire
ferTed. III: 81. Paul & Omaha. T.; ST. Paul
& Omaha preferred. il8. Southern Pacific.
Is: Sugar Refinery. s.; Team Coal & Iron.
= Is: Texas PaSlfis, 5 IL: TIL & O. Cen.
preferred. =; t1ason Pacific. II; L. S. tx
press. g: wabash s., L. * Pac, 5 IS;
Wabash 81 L. & Pae. Preferred. 3 SIS:
Wells Fargo Express. las; Western Uason.
IS rs. Wheeling & l. &. - IS: Wheeling
& l.. Z. preferred. ~, MINI & 81. T4oals.
3 Ia; Den. & r. c.. 10; Gen. Electric.
- "a: MARI f..sssesi. IS IL; Col Fuel & l..
q. Gel. Fuel * l.. preferred. .: II. & Tex.
Ceat-. z1-z; Taa. A. n. q North Mica.
-; ToL 81 Tsgsls x X &, J: Tel. 81.
Louis * X. {. preferred. 6.
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