The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-29
MONEY AND INVESTMENTS
Doin9s of Day With Wall Street
Operators,
DECLINES THROUGHOUT THE LIST.
Debate In tho senate Given ss the Cause
OF tho slump-sugsr Broke
Badly.

New York, February 2s.--(Speclall-A
day OF heavy declines on the stock mar
ket. 1t came about during the afternoon.
when the debate in the senate on the
Cuban resolutions doomed up as dis
turblng element and led TO general weak
ness that became quite pronounced before
the close OF business Traders INDUCED In
considerable war talk and Washington
spectators sold the entire list freely.
one commission house with large connoc-
tons at the National capital put out
about $1,000 shares OF stock There was
liberal selling by other firms Evidences
pointed to liquidation ana this induced
the bearsh contingent to make active
demonstrations against the market Tho
result OF these movements was a decline
| OF a pronounced character In many stocks
Sugar, which has always been a favorite
with Washington operators, was subjected
to "A great pressure of sales and broke.
Bankers Identified with prominent inter-
ests I'm United States Leather were heavy
sellers OF preferred stock and n largo
amount Of hong stock was also sold for
| interests concerned with other traders
generally regarded as heavy holders Of
the stock. Denver and Rio Grandc pre-
ferred WAS the favorite with forcirn MR.
chascrs. Atchlson. Topcka and SAINT, ia
is about 5000 oe AHEAD on January mot re-
ceipts
| Cotton bills I'm GOOD SUNNY hint rc,dl,v
absorbed at fun rates.
Speculation in cotton continued fairy
active bnt fevcrish ,rrc.,,,,or o,,d ,,ncer-
'a'" 'n'o"sno"'' h"rIS i'lN'rpool cahles
0''o"'' VS. '''p"''9u w ''' ueci'he IN
our ",''N't N's"Fu'y 'h"n h'' been oS-
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covcrin- Of shorts was resumed a., tho
decljuc and nrlccs rnlIied scw noir,s
but tho market lacked snan aud sbovnd a
veal, updertonc 1,hc market wac onI-
cter and stc,dier in tho afternoon and
there wns less nressuro to son Al
vices from the East stated that mills
tho, t,,,..,a a., h,,,,. ,,,,,,,t,,. m ..,,,
'''"' '"'Vll" w p'Nl" running GA sholt
| tmo next week are Few the whole NUM-
Der do not operate moro than 100000
erir,n,s ,,d h,t tb.,o Ia mo- ,o,,,o,.,,,,
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movement HHlohS ialN'r manufacturers
10 run on short time. This. together with
tho movement for tho week showing mn
sn,.lt,. ~, ,ro,,,,,, ,..,,,,t,,.u.
H'''i'o' '"'" IiN'i'"' '"'' "'""'"9' wv
atsd better feeling In tho last hour
and the market closed steady AT IN. do
china
Nts,v yopt, cTNrL ,,,,t,,,,
N'N i'I'N Slo' MAlfhET.
New ork February .S.-The volume of
busincss I'm stocles fol,v at,,u, io,,t1.,
''"' -N"S feO"'"' 'he io'"l iootihs up
tlVun shares, a. against 2i2 COO yeqter.
day. Decided weakness characterized IN.
tra,iir,, ,,,ri,,,. a., go w.
''7 N"i"S VI" sl'dNr part OF the
ddy ana Mt times the market took on a
ragged Appearance. Wholosnlc n,ni,n
tio,, ,.os ,a.d NJ,
w" ""9 ""''u' i"e acHlhS received its
chier original impetus from Washington |
and leading houses bovipr yytre con,,.o-
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'''N wiz" 'n"' Guy thre" over large /
lines, one leading Broadway commission |
house put out $1,000 to 6oo0O sharos ~ |
90 "''.uulub sugar,
st. Paul, Chicago Gas and Tennessee
Coat. The frat mentioned stock figured
far nearly nl',.-,,r'.,t'r Of - r. - i's ",
' ar' .,'H j., u.r-qu!iter Oh me laIso dB-
elm. on the jay of 4 ~ m, ,,,,rc,,n Je
cline was nor cent ana thc rIoslnp
shaved a lDss as COullArnd with ye.far-
dnt's final tIrtrcs 81 ~. rrta ,,s.tr
part Of The selling was for ,ceaunt Of m.
ins,do ronl vhtrb Inns for se,e,.si ,,esl's
uust bten activ. In n,iVHncing Ina "t1rk
it,tlIr n,.f..rtei W. ,t,,,i i,1f
n,tive ms stt,ar and soii dnu,n ,''' ~, sS
irene %. 10 6sit. il loft orr M = dncIine
or nhout n nnl1t me denrsssion ~ tGo /
stoci y'os ,r1e n contini,,,J rir,i,i i.
Of clrcuinstantiai uniayornbic criti@iems
Of tb. ann,ini r"noyt and n9fairs ~ lie.
con1n,nV 81 PAM v,os re iasdsr In
mini ar ,,otivitv, An unIsuniiv l.rr' busi.
j,,'ss Vas recnrjd H.. i'o1,is''ili - Nosh
vilie ne onIv nj, r,nttJ ry,',,n n,i Ton To-
No .li,n'n was mar largo i,,,frras,s ,ycT,
=. ,,,p,'ii Of ,nesfIfls di,,,rLn,," -,
,l,a mariet in The event Of IN" cx,ected
heavv VOC in the senate In favor of tbe
St,..s aiss sbrc,,,d dhs'.,,,,'', ~ ,"
several iags past regarded the market NJ
touhcayy. THE market onpned sirong ana
higbcr n, svInpnthy with ndvnurinsl Lon.
r1,t ,iuota ions md bv liberal f,reip,,
,,i,r,basee of 81 Louis ana Tontsyiis ma | J
NasbruIe T-he rnin AT no nitfset ~
tc,,ind "a ~ In the oetive iiet Nenbe,
tar i.od,re I,ait,,noro srd obio rose
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