The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-17

figured for nearly one-thsrd or tae .,,,-.
dealings. recording 5.sse shares n. 49,,
II the Specially continued 20 be xetive
and its members predict 80 or higher fa-
the stock An element of danger tn fha
sf<rari0a Is that every other man in Wan
street Is . bull on Sugar. The uova-i
movement today resulted IN the COVERING
OF considerable amount. and many bear
ssop-loss orders were reported. In the
eugar trade professions Of further smrort
ant advances IN the price Of che product
are made Today the raw grades wers
marked up y per cent The extreme ad-
vanee IN the stock was - per sent.
bringing the price 70 1ssz.- The closing was
a. fraction from the high level The
trading IN the general market embraced a
number OF the usual inactive shares Lon
don was alternately a buyer and a seller
o. stocks in this market. ani also pur-
cnassH or bonds 10 q moderate extent
Erie frs.s preferred rose : per cent. ard
a block Of the general lea mortgages was
also taken Buying of Northern Pacific
ana Afchison issues was likewise accred-
red TO Europe The market moved sr-
regularly. and although there were sew
eral cosspicuously weak spots the general
trend OF prices was upward. Sterling ex-
change Displayed an easter tendency. but
temporary decline in the price Of cali
money to ~ per cent was NOT hailed
with unEADxed satisfaction. the low figure
serving TO accentuale the 1uliness Of bush
ness. II Is gratifying to note, however,
that there Is no pressure OF any ia+-rip-
fion Of commercial paper on the market,
ana choice names that some time ago were
not sold below per cent and over are
now quoted at 81. and exceptional cases
at per cent. In the great crop sections
delay in seeding Is more than offset ry the
abundant moisture In the soil In he rail-
ways Missouri Pacific was unusually &C.
tive and rose rs per cent, with a @a-sial
recession The fluctuations in other trad
ing shares were mainly fractional. The
Closing was steady. with irregular frae-
t'onal net changes In the active list. Bonds
were active and strong on foreign pur-
chases- Notably fractional gains occur
red In the speculative issues. but in active
bonds some important advances were re-
corded. The aggregate dealings were s.
A., 600
Governments ruled strong on purchases
of sli5, 900.
Money and Exchange.
Money on call. easy. at n.a3lz per cent;
last loan. 3: closed. 3 per cent: prime u,er-
camille paper. 5adsis per cent. Sterling ex-
change. duh and easier, with actual bus
mess in bankers bills at sassI.sri. Ss& for
f-SS
ed rates. $4ssiz9i.ss and a. ssizaa.sl; COM
mercial bills. A-S. Bar silver. use. Sill
yer certificates, c7s. lsSc.
BoaiS.
Is. IS. new reg. lles4 1. & N. 4s....7s
New Is, coup. -ll6A. c. p. lists of SO .tlst
Elves. reg --...1leA D. & r. c. rs. IL
Elves. coup.....f1S,f Fours . - -
Fours. reg -. .losa Erie Seconds =. 81
rours. coup ..-n9 Il. "A. 4 s. A Is. Ios
/
Pae. S Of IS los H. & T. c. 5s....ias
Glass D IDS NJ K. T. firsi is Is
Lass C...-..-..lol Second is--...-. 5els
Currency ...l00 Mutual Union ss.Iii
La New Con- Is 97Ss n. J. c. Gen. IS .iiSit
Missouri IS I'm Nor Pac. lists. .1if4
NO Carolina 6s.. Icf Seconds ....-...1u
S. G. Non-Fund p9 Nort * sas Con 49, SO
Tenn New Set Is So. S. F. Deb. s..1l1
tives lbs r G. W. lsts.... 75ia
Va. Centuries =. co.. c. & p. W. IS. ia
Deferred $500. Az st L.&t VI Gen ss -7i-
Atchison IS. 7ss. s L-&sFGen ss 1o7i4
Second Az. Is Tex Pac lists. s.
Canada So. DDS. .lotHz Seconds $780,. 23H
50. r. r. IS. e2ss Z. p. lists of IS. 1854
0. r. & n. 1sts.l1O West Shore As. .ltSa
stock Quos1tio1s
Atchison .1lsss n. Y. Central. 81
Adams Express.lts y. Y. q y. E.. q
AT. T. Haute.-. g Ontario 4 w. Is
Bait & Ohio; lsH Or. Improve
Canada South. 5oH. Pacific Mail 49,. e7is
Central Pacific. 1914 p, =. 4 E..... IA
Ches- & Ohio. 1sIs P.,tEl1urg 100
Chicago Alton I'D Pullman Palace .15S
G. 3: & g. ~ Reading ....-.... ia
Con Gas .... ISL Preferred 49,. *
c. c. C. & st. l.. s4la Rock Island -. ,u4
Cotton Oh Ger. liH Preferred .....lMs.
Del Hudson ..127 81. p & Omaha. sass
d. L. & W.....I59 Preferred ......l2
D. & r. G. pfd saL South. Pacific :. 1915
Dis. & c. F. Co. lsas Sugar Refinery. 1854
Erie $500. 49,. Isl. Tenn. c. &, L.. 3iA
Preferred .... 4,3s Texas Pacific =. SIS
Preferred eds. caIsT. & o. c. pfd.. g
Fort Wayne ..tso Union Pacific =. So
G. N pfd .11fsttf. s. Express =. -
c. & e. /. pfd... 20 wv. st. l.. & p. sis
Hooking Valley. ists Preferred 49,. iss
Illinois Central. 94ia Wells Fargo Ex- 90
ST p. & Duluth. ~ Western Union. s4A
Kan & Tex. pfd :7kW. & L. E.. e,s
l. F. & W. IS Preferred 49,. asa
Preferred 49,. 7ois MINI. & 81. L.. ~.
Lake Shore 1fT1SiD. IL r. Co.. i2ss
Lead Trust .-..- rs zen Eaectric 80 q,
J. 4 y. A.. sik Col. F. & L.. 3pia
Manhattan Con lilas Preferred -. 100
Mich. Central. =. % ST. l.. & X. c. sia
Menp & Chari.. Is Preferred $500. 10
Mo. Pacific 800 a57s II. e. T. C........ 2ia
Mobile & Ohio. 2 So; r. r.; $1,000. rs
MAJ Cordage -.Amer. Tobacco. sS1s
Preferred Oh. Preferred ...... o5
N ]. Central, f0sis Am, r. 4 c. Co. e3ia
Nor & W. pfd. s.. Com Gable Co. .1a
y. A. Com. ~ Am sugar Pc .ls
Nor Pac ,....-.... 1ltU. s. Cord. gtd, - e,
Preferred 49,. 100 Y. Leather pfd IA
U. P. u. & c.. sAU. s. Rubber
Northwestern ...fo4 Preferred .-:S
Preferred .....lieis s., l. s. q E-.SSgS1s
Total sales.
The total sales Of stocks today were
Isl. 90 shares. including: American Tohac-
co. 600: Chicago Gas. $500: General Eiec-
trio. $500: louisville & Nashville. 1896:
Missouri Pacific. $3.50; Northern Pacific
preferred. 379o; Reading, 4eoo: Rock ISL
and, 500: Tennessee Coal and Iron. s.ioo:
Southern Railroad preferred, $500.
Fiour.
FIour-Receipts, 10.eoo; exports, 1860
barrels. Steadier and more active on win
ter grades. but dull for spring grades
Wheat.
wheat-Exports, ISL, 30 bushels Spot In
active: No. red, T7c; No. / hard, Ifi4c,
elevator. Options opened easier on favor
able winter wheat news. but rallied on talk
of a cold wave in the West, continued ir-
regular during the day on scalping
trade. and finally advanced sharply on
active covering. closing t1G&c net higher;
April closed 75ssc; May. Tzi.Q7sase. closed
73isc.
Wool.