The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-19
NEW YORK MARKErs-



The stock Exchange.
New York Feb 1S-Ths stock market
was rather dun throughout the day and
devoid Of special interest As the result
OF the trading prices are pretty evenly
divided between gains ana losses. bur
neither are OF much Importance During
the forenoon speculation was IN good tone,
and the tendency OF prices was generally
upward. Purchases for the foreign as-
count were the sustaining influences 81 the
market, and additional stimulus was Civ
en- 70 the purchasing movement by the
satisfactory condition OF the money mar
ket despite the heavy drain upon 10 IN
connection with the financing Of the gov
eminent bond loan. and already marx OK
strength was the almost uniform char
acter Of the reports OF railway earnings
for the second week OF February. which IN
most instances show gains. RuEnors which
60 not appear to have any effect. bat
which were calculated 10 move up Scgar
certificates. were put In circulation. but
had little or no lifting power for the STOCK
Around midday the market became irreE1l-
lar on light volume Of business, and ng-
ures sagged slightly thereafter up 10 the
last hour Of business. when more pro-
nounced selling movement set IN. which
resulted tn a less Of the greater part or
the early advances and IN some cases
tom ones Of the morning. The close was
active but heavy IN tone
Todsy's bond operations were quiet and
uninteresfing. = firm tone prevailed.
however. and gains were generally scored
Aggregate transactions were Si,ls,&o.
The new coupon Is continue to absorb at
tentIon IN the government trading This
issue made further progress toward a
higher level, transactions being made at
MS which Is the best price attained since
the new loan was ioated- Large stocks
changed hands al 1854 10 Ii7ts. the latter
being the closing price and the aggregate
sales reaching $4,000.
Money and Exchange.
Money on call. easy at 27Rs per cent;
last loan, 81; closed. 81 per cent; prime
mercantile paper. 5izsl7 Ter cent. Sterling
exchange. steady. with actual business IN
bankers bills at s4S7aG54.ss for demand
and Sass a. SIS. for sixty days: posted
rates s4SssI4 81 and 81 SSssg74-S9: CONNER
cial bills. $fssl4. Silver certificates. ss.z4
ssSsc.
BonfS.
US. Is new reg. .iiss. C. T. lists OF IS. .fa3
New Is, coup. .iisss D. & r. G. 7s...-1is1
Ewes. reg ms Foars -. -. sag
Elves, coup ..-Iisi4 Erie 2as -: 30
Fours. reg ....lasas Q; y. = > A ss-l
F E coup ..-ile ssSe = ,;- 6z LA
Pacific IS OF 's..10a SKIES -. les
Ala. Class A...los NJ =: = first Is. 80 80
Class B..---....eS Second As 1890. VIZ
Class C.......-.Ik stu. tni0n - ].
Currency :. .102 ~. J. Gen. Gems lis
la New Con. Is ssi5 North Pac. lists nSA
Missouri es.......t0o Seconds ..+lIeA
Fours =. :. ....Isoss Northwest Con-
Tenn new set sill S. f. deb. Is. III
Threes :. ..... Ssis r. G.. West lists rGS
old ST.. - 81. Paul Con. Is .f27is
va Centuries :. slis c. & 7. ". IS. .1i2as
Deferred $3.50. 81 L.xI M;tien. s. -
Atehison Is -..-.- st 81. Sc. F:Gsn, es-isss
Can. south. eis.ls seconds :. -. 2l@
southern r. r.. 50 G. p. lists oe rs. .Iaei
L. & y. s.. 7si& West shore ss..-iS5s
stock ous.atIs1s-
Atchison .. 49,. IS. y. Y. Central. s-E
Adams Express las y. Y. & y. e.. IS
Alton. Ter II q Ontario q W.. fsx
Amer. Express. II =. ,mprOve..-.. "a
Canada Pacsac.. s. o. s Z. & Z. N. Z.
Can. southern ..1isis Pacific Man -. -
Central Pacific =. Is Peoria. u. A e..
Ches. * Ohlo.... 1T. Piftsbars .....t..fs9
Chicago Alfon...15t Pullman Palace. ise
c. 3, & c. s.. - Re@ = w..t . ~ Y
C. c. c. q 81. L.. - Rock Island 49,. tx
Cotton on Ger. Il Preferred Its
Del & Hud~on..l2s 81. Paul & o.. -
Del. L & W....iss Preferred ..-...i21
p & r. Q; pfd.; g. 81. South. , PAsitlc 2.
Dts. & Cat Feed. ISIS sugar nrIntfys- -
Erie 5000. ls's Tenn. 6 & -. ssN
Fort WAYNE ...fss q o c. pfd.. IS
g. y. I'D gnisn i pas.ac g
Hooking Valley ..1T7s W. s.. l. & p. Z
Illinois Central. ~ Preferred -. tSf4
81 p. & Duln;h. 3 Wsl.s Fargo -. = -,
Lake Erie & w. = Wheel & L. e.. y
Preferred =. -. 72ik Preferred .. ~
Lake Shore .....It5 Minn- & - L.-- -
fsonfs- & Nash. ST. Gen. Electric -. s-s
Manhattan Con. Io4ss CO. Fuel { L.. soy
M MSs'ac5s .str al. H,AT. s.: ....'
80. Pacific $3.50. -. - = q h G.
Noble s ohio.. q PF; { ......, e
Nat. Co-aage - 81 Preferred =. q
PFsfs-rsa =, ~ AT Ts,ss., Tssacco.. III ~
= J. cT " IA ...ig. AM n : e CO. a
y Amer. CO... 81. Corn. Cable co..fH0
North. Pacific :. An. sugar pfd- .lss1
;, P T, z =. = o lam sd "a =
Northwestern ...1es T.. 8 Ruboer.... "a
Preferred IFS Preferred :. =. s.
Total saies-
The total sales 81 stocks to-day were IsT.-
"a shares. Including American Sugar D.
GO Tobacco Z 0ga Burlington s.%e Chicago
Gas 500. DistiIIing s.oo. Louisville a
Nashville L.. SO. Manhattan 400, Rock
Island s 800 Missouri Pariac 500. e. Paul
e 5ea Tennessee Coal ana Iron 4.aac. Leafh-
81 preferred. s.soa Wheeling & Lake Erie
7.@A
slonr.
FTour-Receipts - So. exports GA. 300 bar
reIs Weak on everything except winter
Straits, which held steady.
wheat.
wheat-Exports $500. Spot weak: No
hard, 75a.c T. o. b. aGoaf. Options opened
frmer on smaller Sorid's shipments than
expected: light sprtng wheat receipts me,
fres selling which broke the market. rzl-
lied again on active covering by htx
Western short. sold or OF Bradstrssts
visible. ard closed heavy az &1szc net loss
No. r@a Febrziary closed Ts1sc. May. tn
G - I-lsc, cissed. 11Se