The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-18

break q - In National Lead cauzsnx
sympathetic reaction In the general mar
her. ~ J. Central was also attacked
tennpep OF speculation had undergone =
change for the better. lead having recev-
erred ~ Jersey Central raIsses1 I - GA
covering Of short contracts, and TIE rpst
OF the list Enoved up under similar fn<su-
enees- About II % there was q slight ~
action. bat Ia the Anai trading the mar
ket was firm and closed In good tone. tn
greater part of the shares Dealt n being
i-sai 81 higher On the day.
Speculation was restricted In the eaysy
part Of the week. A bat little acpe Vas
entertained Of congressional relief Ia TIA
financial situation. the defeat OF thn
bond bill merely sdded slightly % ers.t.
Ing depression Another factor OF weak
ness was the nnfavorabie reports OF rat
road earnings. notably that OF the Gran
ger roads. The republication Of the terms
OF the government loan from the Bel
nsont-Aorgan syndicate lad rood eject
TIE requirement. which provided for the
importation OF gold from EuroDe. and
tnat which provided for the syn1scase's
best Efforts 10 prevent the withdrawal
upon az very favorable TO the market.
ana the control OF the foreign exchange
market sosas to keep the rates below the
gold point The bears attempted to ex-
aggsrate the importance OF the loan by
purchases OF some gold In the open mar
ke' L. buyers paying q commission Of
s-sa1-z per cent. 10 bullion brokers. Bur
the effort TO create a scare on the gold
- "a
was q feature OF the share speculation
throughout the week. and suffered from
heavy Iiquidation- Tobacco was forced
down z Ia to a.. The primary cause or the
break Was = current rurnor TO the effect
that an inxider Was selling the stock.
In the latter part Of the week there were
evidences OF inside buying, which result
90 In rally OF IL per cent. Street rcs-
sip to the effect that the affairs OF the
Uuafed States cordage woruid soon be
transferred 10 the care OF receivers re-
suited In slump IN the stocks. Sugar.
while most prominent In the trading.
moved within comparatively narrow lin
Its. In a majority OF instances the last
figures OF the week are below those OF
the previous week. The aggregate sales
OF the week were 500, 30 shares.
The bond market today was frm but
dali. the sales aggregating $ss.0in The
trading during the week was extremely
uEinteressins, save In a few mortgages
The nnal sales are for the most part be-
low the figures prevailing week ago.
Government bonds-Strong and higher.
State bonds--Dull.
Railroad bonds--Efrm.
Exports and Imports.
New York. Feb. H--The exports OF spe-
Gle fscsn the port OF New York for the
week amounted to ss3.a0s Ia gold and $751;
eSs in silver. The imports for the week
were: Gold. E17, SIS: silver. $s.as: dry
goods. ss,2s7.ss2: general merchandise.
S.2I. 81.
Financial.
Money on call, easy at 1 IL per cent;
last loan. IL: closed. ILL.,. Prime mer-
camille paper, 415 l-2 per cent
Sterling exchange-Dull and steady,
with actual business Ia bankers bills at
SASS l-4a4.S LIZ for demand aud at slSsG
As Ia for 90 days. Posted rates, Sig7 Lao
4ss and si.ss4lss i-2- Commercial bills.
34sG
Silver certificates r. T-sSs6ar Y,ta