The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-21
NEW YORK MARKETS.
The stock Exchange


The Stock Exchanges.
New York. Feb. so.-ThS stock market
displayed . considerably Improved tone -c-
day. business was on an increase. ard the
dealings were fairly well distributed The
speculative sentiment. aside from the pure
" local factors. WAS Easorahiy Snfia@Geei
by renewed foreign business in our Sc
carstfes~ reflected in sharp advances in the
international stocks. TIE change OF front
abroad is due 70 a variety Of consis@ra-
tons IL Is being recognized tsszf a.nI,s-
tensions which bore heavily apon ear spec
ulative markets a month or two ago are
now entirely dissipafed. The prospect OF
financial legislation during This session Of
congress Is remote. and in Europe as well
5 in this country. a decidedly 1zrger esd
mate from previous calculations as 20 the
net gold results 10 the treasury from the
goyernnsenF are made. Ii is now injured
out by experienced flnanc8ers that the pro-
ceeds Of the sale CT the bends may bring
the reserve ap 10 aboat sire Coz asa. Treas
ury officials express the opinion that prac-
tscasly ali OF the bond payments win have
hesn completed by tna middle OF next
month. This tiscory Is justified. and mar
rogs down considerably the chance OF dam
ger Of disturbance Of the money market
Tcsay's speculation undoubtedly received
some impetus ffoEn prominent local bank
Ing Interests and runners Of progress max
nzg toward the rehabilitation OF the North
efn Pacific Company eSerted considerable
Influence. According 10 the best authority,
however, the current report pgrporting 10
forecast the details Of such rsoT-aHlza-
ton are largely con lecture. II can be stat
ea that no plan has been passed upoa cefi-
nftely, and ehiefiysfor the reason OF legal
obstacles stu existing. AT the outset gea-
efel fractional improvements in prices &C.
CURED, followed around midday by recess
sloos on realizing sales The upward trend
of prices Hf.aS soon resumed. but the gains
we're not of special Importance until the
last noGr, when the purchasing movement
attained fun force. The commission houses
report increased business covering num-
Der OF hitherto neglected shares, and the
shorts contributed 10 considerable ex-
tent toward the rally. Continued strength
and activity in the government bond mar
ket was again feature, the new coupon
Is rising TO us on large transactions. The
closing was strong, at general fractional
gains. The railway bond market exhibited
animation and strength: the gains being
widely distributed. The Northern PacitIcs
We're again conspicuous for activity ON
the other hand. Oregon improvement con-
sol IS trust receipts made a decline of IS.
per cent. to 25is. with a subsequent rally of
2 per cent. Oregon Navigation IS trust re-
ceipts dropped from 54ss 10 us, but recov-
ered 10 a. The aggregate sales were So 339.-
~. The net gains We're material in many
instances. and extended 10 per cent. in
General Electric debenture IS
me strength OF the government bond
market was undated with the new cou-
pons Is the feature. The aggregate sales
We're $685. zoe.
Money and Exchange.
Money on call, easy at SlsGt per cent.
last loan, Obs closed, 5aI2ie; prime mercan-
tile paper, 5lzd7. Sterling exchange steady.
with actual business in bankers bills at
A.Ssi24a.s1S4 for demand and 81 s6i.Gf4 sSls
Tor sixty days. posted rates, 81 S7Gfs S7l.
and 81 SS1aes4 SO: commercial bills. 81 SiS-
Bar silver, 67A4. Silver certificates, 6sa
6SAc.
Bonds.
New Is, coup. HTS ID. & r. G. 7s...IiSls
flNes, reg ..li3i. Fours $50 - N,s-
Flves. coup ...li34 Erie Seconds =. "A
Eours reg .l09ss q. II. & = A 6s Io2
Eours coup lie sevens -. ...Ino
Pacific SIS or %. 100 SKIES - s..ieS
Ala. Glass Abs NJ. K. r. ist As. SCI.
Lass b.. lbs Second 4s....... 81
lass t.---.~...l n fsiu q 0l0fs rs. iiA
Currency .....1oo y. j. c. Gen. IS iiSa.
La New Con. As % Nor. Pac. lists. .il6ss
Missouri 6s..l0 100 Seconds -. III
No; Car es.......122 Thirds -. 49, IT'S
Eours 80. 80. l0S< Northwest Con. 1893
;. G. Non-Fund y s. +. Deb IS li0ss
Tenn New Set 6s slia r. G. w. lists. IL.
New Set ss.....lll ~. Il. Con. 7s...IT
Old 6s........... 60 C. e T.. ". SIS 1928
Va. Centuries :. elis s. L.&LMGen. IS 20
Deferred $500. 6 S.L.&SF Gen es l07
Atcntson Is 49,. 7SiS Tex. Pac. lists. 81
second A.. 26is Seconds ........ T3is
Canada 50. eds. .1a7 L. T. lists of IS. .ia2is
so X X 49,. BA West Shore As. .1061s
Q. X. & y. fsts.110
stock QuotstIois.
Atchfz0n - Iess y Y Central aSss
Adams Express .1is IS Il. y. n. e.. e
Alton. Ter. H.. s. ontario s. w.. i5a
h hnif E ogo i5s s or N sRProve e.
Canada Pacific. 57is @. S. l.. & u. n. 81,
Canada South. 90 Pacific Mail -. 29ss
e ches P oSio TX + P 81 p E.
Chicago Alton. IA Pullman Palace is0
G.. r. 4 O.. slA Reading 1880. 1874
Con: Gas .,..;. 49, Preferred ......- -
G. c. c. & St. l.. SS}s Rock Island 49,. s34
Col. Coal & Iron 2 81. Paul ......... 7sa
Cotton on Ger. l1i@ Preferred .i@n2
D. I. & Wig Preferred ......i22
u: & r.. @. pfd.. isis South. Pacific -. n
Dis. a G. II. Co. 1Sas Sugar Refinery. lie
Erie ...... ....... IFS Tenn. c. & L.. 3SA
Preferred $3.50. 3 Texas Pacific -. IS,
Fort Wayne lag r. 6 q. c. pfd. 65
G. y. pfd....... 10 Union Pacific -. SIS
G. & r. l. pfd... - L. 5. Express. 81
Hooking Valley. ia W. ST. 4. & p. az
Illinois Central. 8 Preferred 49,. 1875
II Il. * H. =
Kan & Tex. pfd .zfA Western Urion.. sgtk
l.. E. & W.. 2its ". Il L. En-. It4
Preferred ...... - Preferred ...... 80
Lake Shore .....It5ia MINI. a 81. L.. Hia
Lead Trust 800. pip n. & r. c.. 13ie
l.. Il N........... 53t. Cen Electric -. sits
J. e y. A.. 90 Nat Llnseed 49,. ~
Manhattan Con.l o5i5 Gel. r. 4 L.. 12A4
Memphis s c.. h Preferred LOO
No o. Pacific a. a.. 2s,s + s. /. K. c.
Mobile & Ohio. 2SA Preferred ...... 10
Nash Chatt g. 81 " II 1afk
Net. Cordase So Preferred 800. s2ss
\. j. Central. !. l17is Preferred .iol
Nor. & ". pfd., Am T s c. Co. e
North. Pacific - az Am. Sugar pfd loi
Preferred ...... l5i= Z. 5. Cord. gid. q
L r. u 8 G. AS S. Z s b ps',f.p fd sss
Preferred Ifs Preferred -. %
Total safes.
The total sales Of stocks today were lqs-
500 shares. including: American Sugar iS.-
9oa. American Tobacco 1890. Burlington
10. 300 Erie $500 l.. & y. 1882. Missouri
Pacific s.ioa. Rock Island $500. St Paul a.
so. Southern Railroad preferred T.soo.
Union Pacific 10.i00 L. :. Leather prefer
red. 4.4oa. Wabash preferred 4lgo. Wheel
ing & Lake Erie $500
rgou-.
F-lour-Receints 1870 barrels. exports
~ COO barrels. Dun ard heavy. stock being
offered at oil prices. but bids reduced.
Wheat.
Wheat-Receipis S.s9a. exports sec SOC
SPOT. dun No hard. 7f7kc delivered. OPP
tons opened steady. en- light spring wheat
receipts. higher cables ard cold weather;
turned weak under liquidation and Doubts
as 20 the accuracy ef yesterdays export
business: declined all dav. helped by dun
t~s4s aus afsae-oa ~ rash demand ard