The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-08

NEW 1ORk 4AAhEI&
Wheat Tanbfes Dewn-
NEW YORK Aprfi There was big
~.esess, IN shsst rrtces today, accompanied
~ - os1tpcsIrfug et ieng holdings. the ike
Of whScn has H0t Seen seen n many
rscuffs. The Ma option suffered chte1y.
s-p5lAa - large proportions. through
sncnths ~ accunals tson. From las, nights
cIose prices dropped sc. May az the low
sirea Il ss-.pteTnaer In addition to ftqut-
dstscn Tire ussrEst wz> assa faf'ssnced ~
a sharp nrsak IN IAv-rpool cables and fair
selling on foreign account
The stock Exchange
There we're TINS so52y when the trading
on tie stock exchange wss absolutely stag
rarss. The transacflozas were almost wn0lfy
lacking IN Interest, the volume being small
sales fer re 5ay numbered Only q few
thousand shares over foos@ and nearly
half OF these were ~ Sugar. Sales ~ the
Granser stocks sssFesa ssa only aeoa. "a
many more OF which 1900 were Of New
Jersey Central. Speculation in railroad
Prices held fairly firm. however. in spite
OF tue 5uIiness. The In1Es,Tials were pre-
dominant IN the dealings Sugar pracfi-
caliy monopolized the attention on the noo-
OF the exchange IL the hong intervals and
was actively manipulated all day. IL
Jumped In 70 fi2ss osl raiders estimates OF
the profits likely TO accrue 10 the company
on imporiations Of raw sugars. before the
new tariff goes into effect. Consolidated
Gas jumped 81 and retained all but
fraction Of the gain Tennessee Coal &
Iron sold oY on expressed apprehension
over the low price Of the product. though
manipulation ~ the stocks was evident.
sai9 to be designed "a cause trouble 20 tha
bucket shops. A sharp rally occurred later
ia the stock The cosIe-s continued 10 be
subjected 20 manipulation. New Jersey
Central 4uctuating more than point. but
closing with net gain OF =; Delaware &
Hudss showed q gain OF q. Northern
Pacific preferred was also quite noticez5ly
strong on tbs report that Daniel Lamont
was 70 become president IN furtherance Of
the Harmonious relations OF the road with
the Great Northern. Standari OIL stocks
sold al ~ against 2T4 on Monday. The
formation of new company and the In
cidental distribution OF existing surplus.
New government as rose u on light sales
without elloitins any large offers
stagnation that was evident In the other
departments. the aggregate sales being
Money and Exchange.
Money on call easy at ilaal. per cent:
last loan. IL; closed offered at lizMl& per
cent; prime mercantile paper. 1sui per
cent. Sterling exchange steady. with
demand and s.Ss for sixty days: posted
rates, 81 ssi.a4 $50 commercial bills.
sissA.- Silver certificates, sl7saezzsc. Bar
4
Ronds.
e. -, new reg .ls4I.lC. p. lists Of SO. .Inss.
Is. new coup. .12p4lD. 4 r. G. Is ia
EIsss:: S soup II 5h M i. 49,; :
f Feers' reg III. IL. ~. n 8 D A IS .lsya
T~os, reg -. san. 3 T. Cen 6s.ies.s
Als--ciass A ..leSl-iM X 4. LIST Is :. s2fs
Class p .......1es Second - -. s6s.
Class c lido Nut. Union s. ..ll2
Currency :. ..i0 ~. ]. Cen G.. 5s.IIels
Is New Con- A. 49, Nor. Pac- lists lisa
Missouri SIS .....ioo / Seconds 5fss
n c~r. Us ......i4 Thirds .;.--.. sssz
s. c. Non Fund ik S. +. deb s. ..ii2A
Tenn new set es II 10. r. n. lists. .1l3lg
FIves ....-..i5 fours ...... s-sa
ud s. ......... 90 ST. Paul Con Is. 81
q 8 ierrsss :. Il l. M G IS 70
Addison As 80. sr4 siL. & s.F.d.ss.lIs
second As -. 44ss sx- Psc- lists :. ~
s oh r sG r S ass hi P isss Of IS.
L & y. Is ...... 70 " est Shore - ..l0!sz
stock Quorations.
Atchison ..... loan. 7. y. E..- 81
Adams Esx Ills Iont. & West -. lsA
Pr ferrei :. So. -. oregon Nav -. Is
f ii { 90 ono :. ..sFaeifo Mai -. 4
Canada Pae 80. ~ Peoria. ID. &c E. 4
Canada South 47t-.Pi5tsbsErg :. ....ls2
Central Pac -. 8 Pullman Pa: -. lss
ch hiS q ATOM 9R5a =. is 81 k sa5a Ter |
C., Il. * g.. ses4f Preferred >. -. ;.
con. Gas lis Preferred :. =. 80
c. c. c & ST. L ~ Rock Island -. s2s
Col. Coal & :. s4,SLL. 4 s.F.Ist p
] Got. on Ger 49,. ri9 St Paul 7a5s
Del /. & w...isss St. Paul 4 orn.. 5.
u. * r. 6. pre-. ssa Preferred :. lis
- A -. r. Co. q. South. Pao 49,. NA
| E.Ie =. .......... l2l-@S0gar Refinery .lIiZ
Preferred =. =. "a Tenn Coal & :. =
lrsferrei 81 =. 17is Texas Pac ...... So
Fofs Wayne Lea lTol. & o. C pre-. 30
| c. & <. III. pre-. ss Y: s tx ........ SO
| Illinois Cen 49,. &c Preferred 80. 12ss
! s. Paul Il Du.. - Wells Fargo Ex.109
| Kan. & Tex. pre- e WesE- Union -. se4
l. Z & ". -. lse3 Wheel * L. l..
| Preferred =. .. 81 Preferred -. -. "a
| Lake shore ....Is4 MINI & St L.. II
/ Lead Trust zee. . n, * r. G. $500. 10
/ Louis. & Mash. s55s Cen Electric -. 5iss
/ J. & " Albany 1.Nar. LinseeJ -. e
/ Man Con ,...... Ss5s Col. Fuel & I -. II
/ Mem. s. Chastn. Is Preferred 49, 50
Mi Mss; sr Pac C, -. -. TolAA. Nm.
| Mobile 4 Onto. - Tol StL. a K-c. 81
| Mash 4 Chat e. IS Preferred :. -. IsAs
| Nat Coryiags .. =. So. r r. .......
Preserred :. :. :. Preferred :. =. 81.
4 Y J. Central =. sam Tobacco =. 3
/ Noe. 4 W pre-. "a Preferred les
/ NorIf Am. Co. 1 Am. 7 & &. Co. *
I Nor. Pac ........ i2i4 Com Cattle Col
/ Preferred .. e.. S. Am Sugar prs, .iazb
| Z. p. y. * c.. IsO. r. * y. pre-. -
| L. :. Leath. pre- S4ssAm- Spirits 49,. l2;s
/ L. ( Rubber =. ia Preferred o.. -. GA.
| Preferred q. -. Es4 PC. & ST. p a.
/ Northwestern Loss Cot. Oil IRE -. ..
/ Preferred O.. .-is4 Sis & K Isis. :.
/ y. Y. Central $50 4
/ total sales.
| Total sales % stocks today were no 500
/ shares. including:
| American sugar .........................S $50
| burlington --.....~.---...-.. ............ sd
/ Chicago Gas ....-......--..-.... 6 so