The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-03

1897.
change The day opened with every APP
learAncs o. yesterdays sharp demand for
s1.As oesas n force The lower prscss
GERS placed on special stocks caused sharp
advances IN tia whole market. The
amount OF commission house buying In
clsafed q considerable awakening o. out
The buying OF the Changers, Sugar and
Iaion Pacific was especially bold and coE,-
;ldeEt. and by the close OF the first hour
the market had become very 5uoyant and
some sharp advances IN prices had been
obtained
Then. without any loss of activity. II
became evident thar the advance in prices
had come 10 a step and that a heavy reai-
izlns movement was IN progress When
Sugar fell point and the general iiss
showed an actual decline. the market be-
came duh and efforts were made 10 rally
stocks.
The bears added the pressure Of short
sales. and before long had succeeded in
wiping cut almost every gain on the iiss.
Net losses were rot large IN any Inn
pss'ans case. but the fall IN prices from
me high point was marked. The forecast
OF the presidents nessagessert out by the
Associated Press had a reassuring effect
Relief was felt over the prospects that
western railroad rates would be shortly
restored.
Reports that an adjustment was probable
between the government and the Union
Paeinc REORGANIZATION committee over the
Kansas division gave special strength 10
Union Pacific, and was sustaining fac
ter n the general market. There was some
selling Of stocks for London account. bat
II was without much effect and was about
conciuded ny the time the reaction set In
in this market
The market for bonds was broad, active
and strong. Sales for the frs; hour foot
ed up TO value of over 81, 5oo.0ao
Total sales for the day were 81. 500 0ca
United States bonds were steady and un-
changed.
Money and Exchange.
Money on call easy at ltsaa per cent;
as Leah "a; closed at l.ag2 per cent:
prime mercantile paper. s9sts per cen,.
Sterling exchange steady al sass. "a s7s
for demand. and 81 SEQ Sis for sixty days:
ASe.. Silver certificates, se1s06oc. Bar
silver, Ssiec. Mexican dollars, 461-c Gov
srnnent bonds arm. State bonds dull.
Railroad bonds strong.
Bonds.
Us. new 4s.reg 11sssl Y. J. Cen. IS lib
y" 4s. coup ISIS North Car. Is ...l22
foGrs. reg ....li2i4i FourS 80. .,...l12
Eours, coup INA iNor. Pac Its ..lls
n~us' reg -. @.al Threes aA
lives com IihriNY.C. 4 st.L..is.isss.
District 6as .-.l0aiislN Nor. & West. Us .lsl1a
@AiGas.--Class lbs y. w. Consois LIS
lass { ...,& ur. Nav. lists .-.1lSis
Currency :. LA Fours 49,. 49,. 92is
Atchiscn Is 49,. $50 s. L. SIS. L RIA
AuJ - ....-.,. 59tsI Elves. Z. r. st,4
Ian. 80. Ids ..Io6te! Or. I'm. lists, t. r.loo
chi Tsrnin 1si' iis p5 bavs s Of Is =: * IS
Ches. & Ohio -. lib iR,ading a. - ssh
&. n 4 d. 44s -1e4sslP G. W. lists =. ss1a
d Is X. c. Ists..- .istL. & IM.C.5s. s7as
Fours -. -. sslslsLL. 4 s.F.G6e.li7ss
n i,a Tenn. lists .1oehls Paul Con =. .4oA.
ERE Gen Is -. Y lSt.P.C. & P.ists. 10
GEN EIes. 5 no S f Z. Ncn.Fund. .is
Seconds .-..1o9 stand. r. & It. Sc 60
n & I: Cen. SIP ITenn. new set IS sess
Con. Is .......lo5 e: r. l. q. lists. s6.s
iowa {: lists -. 9I4t Reg. Eds ....... 2sA
h P. Con. t. r sesa Z, ion Pac. lists. l02;a
k.P:lst ID. tr.ne iu.P.D. & G.Ists 4ss
La New Con s.lelAI " alb LIST IS .....1os
L & n. Uni. Is. IS Seconds =. -. 1874
Ms souri, 6s 100 West Shore II III
NJ. r. q T. Eds. 63ikENa- Centuries -. 6sH
Fours 49,. 49,. 81 Deferred :. - 81
StOcks-Railr0ads.
Atchison :. ..... i2rsich,.. Ind e. L..
Preferred :. :. csId Preferred -. Is
Bait. & Ohio =. EN- j. centr,i =. Ss,.
Canada Pac -. sWalN Y. Central ..-1o1as
Canada South 591kiN. Y. C. & ST. L. 1SMs
Central Pac -. 11isI 1st preferred :. IS
Ches. & Ohio -. 2l4.l I'd preferred -. g
Gu. & Alton I'D Nor. West $3.50. 49,
Gill. B. & @. :. esh North Am. Co :. AZ
Ihi. & f. IL -. 52isI Nor. Pac ....... 1871
C, c. c. ST. L. q Preferred :. =. ssls
p eferred :. :. IS tOa,. 4 West -. ISL
Del. & Hud - l0sss o.. RAN. g. Nav. s.
Del. L. & w. ..1asi7lOr. Short Line 1sS
De1. X q. -. llAi Fhtshurg = ....l6,A
Erie new .... i II R fseeR Island 49,. SD
LIST preferred :. ssAISt. L. & r. f. :. M
Fort Wayne ....Issssl fst preferred =. Ks
CT. Nor. Pre- ...l3o "a preferred -. %
Yieckine- Val -. 5isls, Paul -. -. a8ss
l. s 8 Vest Is st Paul : om.. sss
Lake shore ...l7r5is.. p. II. & ME-
LOUIS. & Nash. s5isisouth' Pac 49,. ats
Manhattan l. ..i0l&lSo. Railway 80. So
Met; St; Ry. Co.lis9. Preferred :. -. sois
Mich. Cen -. .f03 TEX. & Pac 49,. ia
MINI. & ST. L.. 2si4 ur:on Pac -, 25i5
lst preferred :. 81 II. p, d. B c.. ~
Missouri Pac -. 3ikI wabash -. 80. rs
Mobile & Ohio Is Preferred :. :. 49,
Ie., X. G. Z. :. Is wheel. a l.. E. 81
Tteferred :. 3i%I Preferred :. -. 10Ia
Express Companies.
Adams -. .....15s lI,nl:ed STATES 80
American lis Wells Fargo lilo
Miscellaneous.
Am Cot. OIL -. 23Alpuiran Pal ....I7s
Preferred =. :. e lSsiyer Ger ....... 5aA
Am. Spirits -. 7*isiand Rope & T Ell
Ani. ' tobacco :. sss Preferred ref lis
preferred :. ..llo lTenn. Coal & l.. *
Peoples Gas " s4%III s. Leather -
Ctn Gas :. .....1S5 | Preferred =. -. s2s,
Com. Cable Coils IT.. s. Rubber -. Ist.
Gel. Fuel Il 80. Ak Preferred =. -. c.
Preferred :. :. 50 West Union -. s7-4
Cen Electric -. g tchi. CT. West :. 1875
Illinois Steel -. 43HICh y. w ...19gi.
La Clede Gas :. s5isi Preferred .. ...1e45
Lead 80. ....... S23kiR. G. W. ........ Y
Preferred a. ..Ioi | Preferred :. %. IS
Nat Lin OIL -. Is Isl. l. & s. W.. AZ
Or. Imp. Co 80. 1914 Preferred :. -. io,a
PaGific Mall 80. 50
Total Sales.
Total sales Of stocks today were 1880
shares including:
Atchison preferred ..... .......... $40
C,neeys peake & Ohio .........,....... so
Burlington 49,. 49,. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 4, 6sS
Louisville & Nashville .............. $50
Manhattan -. -. ...................... SIS
Missouri Pacific ....... ................ % 325
Missouri Kansas e Texas preferred. g. las