The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-30
NEW YORK MARKETS.


only ore OF the leading stocks OF The lists
70 show any aggressive strength today. and
after rising al one time almost points, i.
was overcome by the general heayineSS II
the rest Of the market and closed with only
2 small fractional net gain; IL was pro.
fessienal traders market throughout, and
the Industrial stocks which had been re
cent faverttes with the bull Clique showed
the effects Of realizing today. All the
local traction stocks were heavy. but the
selling was not coupled with any news and
the declines were wholly technical An IN
dication OF the narFowness OF the markes
was the fact that until near the close inere
was not single sale OF such usually acuSe
stocks as Missouri Pacific and Chesapeake
& Ohio. Fractional net declines We're.
however, lower in the railway list.
To6sy's clearing house statement showed
the suh-treasury debtor again 10 the ex-
tent Of sl.islS29 reflection OF the adult,
uoral redeInptions or Pacific bonds. Stlli
the money market declined 10 Yield It's tlrin
tone 10 a marked degree and II was ohS
IN exceptional cases that loans were below
So per cent, and III some cases per cent.
Was paid. Demand sterling also hardened
a shade today Reports from other aouaes-
tic centers show that their bank reserves
are at present unusually high. but ex-
change continues 10 run against New ioFk-
X was reported today, however, that Phil-
adeiphia and Boston had repaid large loans
as the result of high rates mere Tne aars
balances at the clearing house show that
there Is quite an extensive shifting OF loans
stiu in progress. Prices OF Americans de-
eliaed in London today, and seiliils mere
for London account WAS quite factor IN
the decline.
fined 10 the middle and high grade issues
the speculative issues being stasnahe.
Prices generally advanced. Total safes,
xl,15e, 900. United States old IS coapona ana ,,
the new IS registered were u lower bid. tie
new Is coupon \, lower. and the IS = lower.
Money and Exchange.
Money on call, steady at Ga per cent;
last loan, 2ia per cent; closed. offered -
per cent. Prime mercantile paper, SSgiA
-Ar1:, xTfza1 noe
tual business in bankers bills az =; e4,sSg
ASA for demand. and 81 ,Sli3n4 SIC. Tor
sHSS dax s. c paasna cntsf 6iIis as5 s
a6ssc Mexican dollars. soc:
Government bonds weak state po''uS
dull, railroad bonds duii.
Bonds.
US. new Is. res. Isi9stN. J. Cen. IS ....Il2s
New As, coup. lZls4 North Car. os .'. 4os
Fours'' Elm ..iI35slNor. PAD lists lis
Twos, reg ....I 93ai ThreeS .....- eo9s
E Eiyes' r resp III N.Y. G siLis.toS3s
District 65s .lUa Nor. 4 West: es leiia
Ala-Ciass a ..los N. w. Consols IN
class iass E ::.los or. s SaS Vs. lists .:ilss
A eqTseney 4 " l ss or E0 s. Is. t. rlsa
Can. So. ads -. .10Sls ior. I'm. lists. t. r.1o2ls
c chn Terminal eaa ls!s i pa savs s Of IS 1s
Ches. & Ohio IS .il2lz Reading As 1890. 10
c., II. & d. AIS .l0ISsiR. q. w. lists -
Fours 49,. IT stL. & sF.G.6slls7s
East Tenn IN lists 10 St. Paul Con Ia
Erie Gen. Is -. nte St PC. & P.1sts. i2lSs
Gen, Elec Sc. IS .loa4 5. c. Non-Fund 4
Seconds . 49, lols. Stand. r.. & T. es 81
II. G. T. Cen. 5s.li2 Tenn new set Is 81
Con. IS ........1Os IT. =. L. G. lists. ssi5
Iowa G. lists 80. asisl Reg. Ids 1900. ga
X. p. Con. t. r. IS Union Pac. lists. 1027s
KPIst DID. tr.r,5 Up.,D. & G.lsts 4s4
La New Con As .loi,a Wabash LIST 5s ..io5:s
L. & N. Uni. Is. 81 Seconds :. 49,. SOFA
Missouri Is ....IGa West Shore Is iii
NJ. X. & r. DDS. e3 Va. Centuries -. 6-t
Fours 80. 80. Sst4l Deferred =. 80. 3la
Observation-Disclosures.
Atchison 80. -. l2a.lChi. Ind. 4 :. 81
Preferred als Preferred :: -. 80
Bait. s. Ohio -. Il ~. ]. Central 95is
Canada Pac 80. s0aN. Y. Central ...l0I
Canada South 52tsN. Y. G.. & ST. Z IL
Central Pac So. 1lis list preferred :. G5
Ches. & Ohio -. 2214 81 preferred -. S2la
Chi. G. Alton lid Nor. West ...... II
Chi, II. Sc q -. s934 North Amer. Co. as
Chi. & e. Ill -. tajNorf. Pac ........ 2lSs
c. c. c. & st. l.. 3iss Preferred :. =. 50
Preferred :. :. 50 Ont. & West -. f5ia
Del. & Hud :. .1ll190r. Rail. a. Nav s.
Del. 7. & w: ..1:5,sor.. Short Like ISIS
Preferred :. :. 45AlRock Island -. e
Erie tnew) 49,. l4lESt. L, & S F. :. Ts
LIST preferred :. sal LIST preferred :. 56is
Fort Wayne ....16s Cd perferred -. 2si4
CT. Nor. pre- 100 St. Paul -. .... 9iA
Hooking Val -. 5Al Preferred :. ...142
Illinois CeE .....1ni st. Paul & ON :. II
L. f. & West :. 1874 Preferred ;. LIS
Preferred =. :. II tSt. T.. NJ. G. M..120
Lake Shore Lilo South. PaG ...... 20It
Louis. & Nash. 5ft4 So Railway 80. sss
Manhattan l. ..1ln5sl Preferred :. -. 81
Met. st. Ry. Co. 1855 Tex. & Pac ...... IL
Mich, Cen -.... .I02 Union Pac ...... 9.y%
MINI. & ST. L.. 25s+tU. p. ID. e c. 81
1st preferred :. S. wabash 49,. -.
Missouri Pac 90. 1871 Preferred >. - l776
Mobile & Ohio u Wheel. & l.. Il. "a
Mo. X. e. I. :. 124 Preferred =. go
Preferred :. =. 35iIl
Total Sales.
Total sales OF stocks today were $4,000
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