The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-09
MONEY And INVESTMENTS.
Doings OF Day NTH Wall Street
Operators.
HEAVY TRADING IN SPEClALTlES
increase In Inquiry for Prime Sc
curftfcs-knnsas md Texas and
Rock Island Gains-Bnnds.

New York, January S-The trend q. the
stock prices was Irregular To-Day. bu. a
hrm underione ruled on the lack OF dis
quietine Cuban reports from Washington
Transactions In the spec.aEies were on q
large scale ana the auctuao cns recorded
IN ina; class were in most instances I'm
portant The steady Increase In the in
quarry Tor prime investment securities
which Is reflected in the larger volume
| OF transactions in bonds and material
sdNauces in gilt edged issues, constitutes
| 80 elehlS'.t OF sirehgth III tne sener4. MAG
Rel position. The lDVeslmrn inquiry eN-
ienls 10 EUROPE. In the inIvsirla.s to4a,
Manipulation Tor "a rise Was asa.a anpar-
en-, out he mos ement ~ Inc railroad
taNor OF the American Spirits. regarding
v1,st AIMING contracss. involving sf......Vn.
.ni.g.h IeJ ACTIVITY and stre1gl IA ti-
shAIeo me preferred stock .issAg z. PR
rrn NtlilisetAn was ra-ded arouD1 ma
c-y ara yielded i. per ceni on tac Fc-
i-,fs hled a Albany. showing a oecslel
.--tEt4So N the statistics OF ne mana gers
carif-a hy surface roads in Inc SAFE rhe
~ AeFdl market also sagged signify. bu.
VI. " !t4s etoh vas soon checked ~ nan.pu-
- on II Sugar, winch carried the price Of
tne stock up II. per ccat or large trans
ac -.ons. The conflict w,th the Arblckis
interest his encouraged creation o. .
large short interest. Which is on the al.-rt
however. ready 10 run on indications ul
.nside sippor;. Delaware and liu1son
4 ., soDs ia'iNh. trac&on and The Grlngc-s
also displayed some Improvements. ~
coma StSfch itEst preferred. which has
te-'. ntzieci,d f9r long time jumped e.
Ter cant. 10 81, with u subsequent recess OF
- 49, De- afternoon speculation was l4st-e-
!! eeniefel IN Sugar. PROM taking n ne
iale trading forced general concessions
Ihf closing was heavy * Sigh. net losse-
In Tho ~ ways.
The boai market ruled fairly actiye ara
taiues made further substantial gains -
most Instances The dealings In tr-
Iai4aliy inactive issues are inc-easiug ana
pee improving generally. sales ;lifg.-
- IN principal gains were kansas AID
IeXl, ives and Rock IslaDi acbcnture
New York, January S-Noney on cali
SiSsE al l's1i per cent last loan . closed
l,zg5 PER cent. Prime mercantile paper,
VIII agtual business In ba.kers' h.tio
~ fSia4 FOR demand and iS.u4.Si- 10,
SIN! d1ys Posted rates, +,Niien4Sj And
80 - commercial hills. +S. Bar sill.
str. otti- SILVER certificates - G65 3.
MeNlcAn dollars. 5oia. Government ami
l : - ..I,stI hgne nTin;. state bonds dun
S'etFlhes Ss'a-l'232; balances, $50 -
New York. January s.-The Eyenln-
fos London financial cablegram s4y..
Miserable weather and the hark Of nrtIin
support depressed he stook ,,s-,.,i ''5','le
TO lay The Only feature was rise of
I"'i!ls IN b3nk OF England stock on ex-
pectat!oha OF increased pronts for tho ar,'
year. as he result OF the recorg. loans bv
TIE bank. and also OF :heproiit on the sales
OF American Eagles for last autumn
Americans were steady. Paris an! Berlin
n~fkeis were steady
London. January s--Co7sols for money
lh '-l5, for the account III rs Par - I
yer, = ll-ldd per ounce. Money. 2a2I. per
par cent. '''