The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-09

NEW YORK MaRhETA


NEW YORK nARkETA
The stock Exchange.
NEW YORK. AprE a-The-e was an w
r-iSfak zs1e trzwroEeEecT r. The tone ~
the -szrE-e tor stocks today ever rHzl
which has prevailed % late. The gen
exzl average price Rss higher n the
close that a. iast nights csoss. Appar-
emily no 4np~sb easaon was caused by tbs
nolifca-Son 81 the roads fn the joint Trsf-
&c Association cy the interstate CON-
ynarsss cSornr1ixgson calling for information
regarding their contracts. agreements Dot
reduced 20 writing and rates IL was
rather felt that En5s @aala ssrss % brig
posed 10 maintain rates. and thus serve
the sane purpose n maintaining the as
socsation's rates a. tns western roads
seek in agreeing 20 inform the commits
sion OF any discrimination IN rates that
may come 70 their k1owfedEe
The Sra1gsrS held frm today, being IA
vera Div affected by the recovery In The
wheat market All showed gains. which
reached Ia IN Burlington and ! per cent.
In St Paul The Southwestern shares did
not partaka fGlly IN the general improve
was far n the lead n the market. with
shsrd OF the total sales Of the day TO its
credit The aggregate e. sugar SAFES
numbered e8,0sa shares. These enormous
transactions had no ether visible motive
than the conf1scttnS gossip as 70 whether
the buyers or sellers did or did not act
There was a steady advance under this
buying. reaching "a points 20 n4-t az
the close. Consolidated Gas gained three
points ard Brooklyn Union =. on pros
Iorarliy depressed on a report OF cut
price for plug tobacco oy q competitor:
bat inside support was forthcoming snd
the stock rallied 20 net gain. Leather
preferred was also steady at the start.
but later rose is with the general I'm
provement Quite al serve demand Tor
the Gould shares developed IN the last
hour Of trading. and Manhattan gainest
IL and Western Union Ia Standard OH
today touched rs On reports OF an intend
ed Increase IN the capitalization Cana,
dian Pacific showed an advance Of p. and
Pullman OF a point The closing was
strong and IN nearly all cases at the high
me bond market developed fair de-
gree of activity bat changes were unusu-
ally harrow. except n few instances.
Government bonds ruled firm and show
Ell an improving tendency on purchases
money and Exchange.
Money on cali, easy. at IizG2 per cent
1lssi2 per cent: prime mercantile paper.
siEsls per cent: sterling exchange firmer.
with actual business IN bankers si Pills u "a, al
sixty days posted rates. A.Ai4 for de-
mand and 81 Se94 S6i1 fer sixty days: COM
mercial bills. SIS; silver certificates, tia
&A-1SSs Oe~A S-AfSAs "a ~
Boaas.
U.s4s. new reg .1af4lC. T. lists OF 'ss1oeis
=. new coup is4tfD. & r. G. Is .,Il2
Elves, reg ....Ii Fours $500.
Ffves, coup Ia Erie 2ds ......... Ga
Fours, reg LII o. II. & ,. A. es lus5a
Tvos. reg -. 81 H & T. Cen. 5s.ies.t
Pac. IS Of IS ...Ie4 Sizes 1890. ga
Afa--Class A los NJ. X 7. ist As. So
C,ls~~ G .......10o +Mut. Union SIS ..1i2
Currency :. 100 y. J. Cen. G.. 5s-Il0
Ia New Con As $50 Nor. Pac. lists lis
Missouri SIS .....7n9 Seconds osa
n: Car. IS .....-l4 Thirds $3.50;
s. c. Nom Fund II 8. Z. deb. Ia .1i2s
Tenn new set SIS II 10 r. & n. lists. ia
T iTSs .... r. g. W. lists i;.. tx
Old So -. 60 St Paul Con rs.i5A
b +, fs4sed'..7 =. L. & iMG.ss 7ei
AtchsSon ~ 49,. sos ST.. a. ;. /: -. .lses
So n sq r S @. So so = P is9s Of W 1di
l.. q N. Is 49,. 70 West Shore IS ..1o7i3
stock op"tatf"ns
A A5S1i.of h1 les. .'... Or wes Ia
Alton & T. II. IS oregon Imp 80. ::
Am TsieTIeo Ex ....lii,a6 5 /. q U. II. Is
ens.,s sc =: :: e Psorias 5. E. ~
L J y
cenfrai rae -. fPali,nan Pal ....iss
Chee a ONO =. IT'S Reasiing - ...... 20E
chi & Alton ...Is2 Richmond Ter o..
g. r. & q. 49,. RS Preferred E. =.
Cor Gas .-.....IsI, Prefers; :. =. $
9 G. c. & St L Sg Rock Island -. 81
Col. Coal q :. .stL. & S.F.ist p =.
CO ca Ger 80. H. ~ 81 Pau! ,;...'..' 'Ss
Del. /. 4 W. .iss5. St. Paul q ON. So,
. & r G.. pre-. 50 Preferred =. LIS
Erie .......... 1gTs Sugar Refinery .Ii4as
Preferred q. =. - Tenn. Coal & l.. rs
Fort way wayne = Is. To-. o c. pre-. %
CT. Nor, pre- -.-Il9 Cnson pac ~
{ & z. III. pre-. = II. s TX $500, 20
Hooking Val -. ~ Wab. -. 7. & p
Tl,irots Cen .-... q Preferred f97s
81 Paui & Du.. Is iWells-Fargo Ex.iop
Kan. & Tex pre- Illst West Union 49, s.
j.. r q W .-... ls% " reel. q l.. Il.
Preferred 81. =. ez1z Preferred =. -. So
lake Shore .....l5 MINI & ST. L.. y
Lead Trust .... ~ = & 2. G. 800. 20
Louis 4 Nash ~ Cen Electric =. sla
T. & y Albany = Nat. 1.inseed -. 70
Man Con .-..... s. ICca. Fuel & / :. Is
Mem a CH1Bstn- i Preferred d. 80. ST
Mich. Cen ...... - II. & T Cen ...- ..
Missouri Pac =. Isl "a a " NJ. -.
Noble & Ohio. L 10, 3 L & K.c. ~
Nash. & Cf7at 8 F'refeTr,ed -. -
MAJ. CoreaEe 50. r. r. s.
Y ]. Central .. ~ Am. Tobacco =. -
Nor. & W. pre- "a Preferred 1850
MIRA Am. Co. An T g. c. Go. s.
Nor Pac ........ 127s fsgn. Gable Co1Ss
Preferred 90. o.. ssse sAzn SsIgar pre-. .I0ggfk
r. p. n & C. r. o r. & y. pre-. =.
=. 3 r1eath pre- Ss's An. Spirits =. 80. I27k
L. s Rubber IA Preferred D.. 90. q.
Preferred . T.. ezas ? G. c. 4 ~ L. p a.
Northwestern ..1s CO.. oil IRE -. 81
Preferred . ..fs4n Sis 6 Fists. d.
y. y. Central ..1@sia
Tatas sale.
The total sales % Ttoeks today arrre-
gated ls7 Sk5 shares. including:
burlington -s--- -.--s.- --.-- s.~-..--.--l y 80
chicago Gas Trust ..-.-...............e e ga
Aelawsre q HUDSON ----+.--.-...---.- $50
Beading .-..-.. .--. .--.-...-...-........ I 90
- f&Hl s..-s>- N 80
Western ( ufr1 -----~--. -............-. r. 30
New jersey Central ..--................... 3 SO
Flour.