The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-30
The stock Exchange.

ton shrunk considerably In volume today.
and the market was largely perfunctory.
AT intervals the trading was monotonousiy
dull. and this condition caused the atten-
ton Of the street TO be exclusively directed
toward the probability of = revival Of gold
exports. foreshadowed by Increasing
strength in the market for foreign ex-
change. The rates for demand were gen.
orally quoted at $4SS, and several promi-
nent drawers advanced posted quotations
&c. to A.sSels0. Rumors were current
OF the shipment by Saturdays steamer OF
several million dollars in gold to Paris. So
far as could be learned. no preparations
have yet been made for these exports. but
It is believed from & 600 900 TO S, COO 900 will
be shipped In the next couple OF weeks.
The receipt Of higher London quotations
for American securities. together with the
news OF the Communication OF the sentences
OF the Transvaal conspirators, contributed
to hrfnneS In the local market at the out
set. The traders appeared to be disposed
TO the bull side. and. although there was q
complete absence OF inquiry for stocks by
commission houses, general fractional inn
provements In prices occurred. Sugar. how
ever. developed q reactionary tendency,
and yielded X per cent. on news Of the re-
dnction in the prices OF the refined product.
Manhattan lost a point on realizing. The
weakness Of these shares caused only mo-
mentary sympathetic declines in the gen.
erA market. and in the later dealings most
OF the losses were recovered. Later in the
day gold export fssmorS caused decided
pressure In some Instances Sugar. To-
bacco and Burlington leading the down.
ward movement On the down grade the
market became more ac..ve. The closing
was heavy. Bonds were irregular. but with
q firm undertone. Investment buying for
domestic and London account occasioned
strength in a few issues. and sharp gains
were reported in some Of the high priced
mortgages. Tho sales were sl,I7a.oOo
Governments ruled steady. on transac-
tions OF $l20. 9oa
Money ana Exchange.
Money on call. easy a, sae11 per cent:
last loan ~ closed per cent; prime mer-
camille paper. fx15i1 per cent. Sterling ex-
change firm. with actual business in bank
ers bills at sissEGIss for demand and
A.s7AQAss for sixty days: posted rates,
NLS1x44so commercial bills. As7. Silver
certificates. eslsQSsizc.
kondS.
usts. new reg .il7Ao g. r q N. lists. 1903.
lives. reg ....li2ls d. & r. c. 1s... ia
Ewes. coup ..-ll3A Fours -. 80. SiIl
Eo,,rs. reg less. Erie Seconds =. essss
Twos. reg 49, - Sevens 100
Pac. 6s of ..103 H. & T. Cent s.loe
Ala. Class A los Skies i0inI
lass .......lu6 81 h. T. first As. s5ss
Class ........1oo Second as -. COL
Currency :. LOO Mutual Union SIS ia
La. New Con. IS s7ls n. ]. c. Gen. 5s.1lst
No. IS -. ......rs Nor Pac. lists. .1l7+
n. Car. IS ......i2sis Seconds - lib
s, g. Son-Fand M N: W 1 Con- a.. .is 20
Tenn New Set IS sslA S. F. deb. IS. illh
Old IS ......... 20 81. p. Con. 7s...1s
Va; Centuries -. sl,s G. & P. w. IS. .llaA
Al Dsis5Ted !: s. 5 l. ING s. g
Second A ...... As Tex. Pac lists :. 20
Can. So. Ids 80. .loss Seconds 49,. :. 2311
50. +; r.. ST.. ga 7. ISIS Of IS los
L. & n. Is --.-.- 80 west Shore g.. 1854
stock Quotations
Adams Ex ....Is0 y. y & Il. Eng. %
Alton, 7. H.. 50 Ont & West. :. l5ls
Am Express .li3 or. Improve 80.
Baltimore h o.. IN oregon Nav. us
Can Pacific. :. 50 Q. 5. L. & U. N. *
Cent Pacific 49, i53s Pacific Mail -. 27%
Ches- & Ohio. ~. p, ID. & E.. "a
Chicago Alton liza ipitisburg .....le0
c. b. & Q-..--..-sl Is Pullman Palace. is3
c s Jas. 1890. sss fseaaing -. IA
c. c. c. & st.L- 81 Preferred -. %
Col G. I......- Ia Rock Island 90. 1S
Cotton oi Ger. 81, Paul .....-.- Isa
Del, L q We 81. p. q Omaha. sgss
ID. & r. G.. pre-. 81. Preferred ......is
DIS e. 9. F. Co. isAs Southern Pacific 1914
Ere $500 $1,000 IS Sugar Refinery IsyTs
Preferred -. - Tenn c. & L.. s5is
Preferred ID =. l-'s Tex. fac. .. -. 81
Fort wayae .-..ise Toll. Il o. c. pre-. -
G. y. Dfd........llo Union Pac-ae :. s4
{. q r. /. pre-. 100 L. s Express. 20
Hooking Valley. ls1s Wah ST. L. &P
Iii. Central ...-. 9. Preferred -. iss.
s. p. = Duluth 2. wsll-Fargo tx. s
h & T. pre- p Western Union ssx
Lake e X W.. - Wheeling 4 l.. z igs.
Preferred $500 "a freserrei q
Lake Shore ...--f9 MINI. & 81. L. 1874
Louis. & Nash. 81 Gen. Electric - IA
l. az y. A-....... "a Nat Linseed - ist.
Man Goa. ....lts Col. Fuel & L. gu.
Aesnp. 4 CAari-- u n * t. CO. esx
Mich. Cent. -. gss T; S. /. & X c. 81
No. Pacifac ..-..- Is Preferred :. =. 10
Mobile & Ohio "a 50. p r. -. =.
Nat Cere. ---... IN Amer. Tobacco NJ
y. J. cent.......io! An I. Z {. Co. Z
\ 1r M s5s Go. ssr s Sable NJ. I ~
frsserrsd ' :. -. i S ie sla pre- pre- e.
= = 4 c. - I; : Rubber -. 2
Preferred :. LIS Sis. Il E.. Ss9H
Total Sales
TIE total sales % stock today were II ,ss
shares including: American Tobacco. 70
20. American Sugar. Sts.; Burlington.
scno: Chicago Gas. 500: I>Dai<vire 4 Nass-
vile. 1so: Rock Island. 400. 81. PAU. IL
80.
fioar.
F-lour-Recetpts asa. exports 1se bar
reis. about steady. a. unchanged prices.
Wheat.
whsat-Receipts. 3. ~ bashels. exports
mere. Spot azszt: buyers art sellers suart:
tendency nnally aownwarz: Ma. red. ;z;..:
Nc lard. CO. opticas carly ruled farm