The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-08
MONEY AND INVESTMENTS.
Doinas Of a Day With Wall Street
Operators,
PRICES INFLUENCED BY POLITICS.
Domcs'ic DO ,iinss Wete Aiu,oat Entire,,
Professional Conflict ot Opinion
Regarding cola Shipments.

New York. May ;.--ioll,ics wns reflected
to an extent In ,od.ay'a stock market una
prices sold on both for foreign and aumos.
nc account owinS 10 apprehension re
s"Hihs IN" attitude of II prominent presl.
dental candidate on the monetary stand
n'd' me speculation WAS MISC depressed
through revived CutNn hcli,ucr,ncy NIL
'"tloh and the probability of continued .N.
ports of gold Oh a fairly large scale A
Weakening influence IN addition to- th.
foregoing was ~ temporary si,fioning An
money. bringing call funds In the :us,
"V"r UP To per cent, Tho closing of
n'VucN was - per cent. n, Intervals th,
Sums pi'SSutc being pronounced In ~.
49, ~ ''''S '"c ,'uicfs In point OF activity
were sugar and Tobacco. and i'm ihc ,,tIi'
way list st. Ram ana lii.rIlnrton NM
quincy reached the M,eesi tol,i Inu,i,,.
prices iur Americans cninc lower ,,nI
~ ~" WI comparatively liberal @ulllnu OF
"I,n LOCKS ana bonds Tor foreign account
VA the domesiin marriott ,nr damn.
VIE Almost entirely professional anI III.
W"'lN, power wells furnished Ivy the hcsirs
~ p'uEu ,NnllN"N inactive. the Wander.
iaNninhle annunl exhibits Of some of ii,a
spHiH on the eioul. Speciul influences .,f-
~ - some of III" industrial rrupcrN,a
'iNH IN" loss on iron and st,sl nnlurtrv
Mas mainly r,sponsilc Tor declires ia
Tennessee Ccnl ,'o.c RADIO ilial .,ni illi,,,,s
'Wpsia'l"l losses wee n.ao fc-
'2rdg1 IN the s3nilw,stern shares, Mis-
SCUM Pacific and ~ Louis southwestern
bong 'sr"clnl,y Affected The ! per cont
'.lie for call money which was unoNpegi-
elN made Ia tho last hour brought inree
vi'iiNes OF iunuS. causing IA rcncs,aou to
i.g figure eisewhcr" noted
lh"i" apnrWa To- l' d cnunin: of opinion
rs 60 itr extent Of slNpm MS II gull to
ho mad" to invis on sntpriuy und es.3.
q Z i'd II
market conditions cNpr. tio npfnion ma
h"aNN 'Nr'rls ~ roll WIN be made &C.
,ioiunnf ,.frly ruv, ols Tho low rat j.
crn c1pitnl m thiH iuAIist' at satisfactory
forms aud campe.s ,ltr export ~ Rpd hl
The natural courHe &C sctt.eiN mt Of Inter
nAilpuni trade N'rHNtra The lrt,iues stt.
cred Wide rang, of stocks susn spi
tcr-H from Wushmetou ami Nal selling
t1r 10th Il counts ana rtnctod 5-s p.r
cont TO ~ -, Tho 'liHe vns I.'tly Due
to tho reductions ~ the prierF of Tia" pro
net, Ypbngcc moved rrcsu'nrly. hut ucar
Tho close hrnis" "a pen rent 'rhe nrvs
llar IN rrani tnr. lal indicted l'resid.rt
American Tuhprro comFnuy wns MOI
Known IN husiH'"s hours The prnnv.ra.
loulsvilh nni N,ANiie Missnur' ~ i'l
and Teuuoss"e Cod iecined lrl rs pr
a. nj Thc lps~es, aunnK other less active
shares ware s'Y"rc TIE pressure nrnipt
ne llst was centinuum- ANA hnal pt.vs
WV %, The lowes' Of ne day
Eatwav bonds tented dcwuwarl. ruI
wiih Il faw exceptions most at the .hnug'ai
rtrai lcd by, scntei ie.se- London wte 3
s.,ler OF tn speculative mortgages. I'm"
MT ss.s - yalci ffon 20 ror '.ii
RolIMp valley as aeeliuoI an 'Ntf"ine
< rcr-,on, to- 4. wth subsequent rol'y
to y. 81 sd'rs yieoN"e
New Nars Nav Totn eales of siarh
}nr l35.3t7 sheros, ne'u4ns Amor ~
Sapar is.7oo ST. ranl, il.si"i AinrmsHu
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