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

from which rhe stock viii h.srest. This
= Ire largest transaction IN railroad bonds
ever made N this country. and with ore
exception - i 70 - The highest Price
paid for American railroad horssS
Ire r.lsrsss opened with a showing OF
Strength. bat yielded before long 70 TIRE
e1ect Of the marked depression i, Jersey
Central. which vSs sold dowa points.
he south African situation had Sure~-
Se~ts1 the CrstAH trouble IS a depressing
ln1usnce there, aud exeTfa6 immediate
tnnuence upon mining Shsres ard reject
81 upon the general market IRE center
q depression thus formed IN this market
SPREAD through the general railway lists
statement for January showed a surplus
after charges q sils.sss against . deceit
LaSt year az Sss.1s- and Was regarded As
favorable. although attained 81 tA@ ex-
penSe o. q heavy cut il operating ex-
pens@s. and checked the decline Ar ad-
vance set IN on the strength Of this state
Hsns- which continued during tha day
WITH the exception OF a slight reaction on
profit taking 5ust before ;Ha annourfa-
H1ent OF TIE Lake Shore bonding operation
ana another Just before the close from
hy the news Of the Lake Shore project
rsrmeated the whole market and the
subsequent prices were in many cases the
nsSt OF the, day. The close WAS firm.
TIE bond market continues to furnish
striking evidences OF the plethora ~
BONDS az this center. which there Is really
no demand for owing 70 the cangeStei
stocks. The Lake Shore Mna was con-
sr8caao1s on account OF the announcement
o. lne funding agreement Sales were
Governments were uuie. hu. wen held
on transactions of SI4osa.
Money and Exchange.
Money on call easy az Ii46ia per cent:
last loan -: closed offered AT IL Per
cent? prime mercantile paper SCI rer
cent Sterling exchange easier. with actual
F- -. 49,
for demand. and ASA. for sixty favS;
posted rates. 49, commercial bills 81 s4sS
s4ssc.
BENDS.
L S.4S. new reg II &c. p. lists OF "a 1o21s
8, new coup 10 D. & r. G.. Us Ina.
rNsS, reg -...t1ss4i fours ....... SsA4
flTes. coup MS Erie Eds ........ S.
fourS, reg IN @. n. 4 s. A IS fa4
fours, coup ..ll3 Sevens =. ...... ~
ives. reg 49, sSasl II: & T. Cen. IS 1oSls
Fac. IS OF 80 ...1oSssi Skies . ......T04
Ala--Ciass 4 ..l0t NJ X T. LIST As Ssa
lass = .,-.-..l4 Second As 49,. 64l-
LASS = $1,000. " Nut Union Is. no
currency :. s. y. ]. Cen. g. IS. lies.
Ia New Con. As - Nor. Pac. lsfS liT@
Missouri es 100 Seconds . - Esl.
n Car. Is .-....lz Thirds :. $780, IS
Fours $780,. loeialN n. W. consois ..i4lia
S. C. Non-Fund - S. F. Deb. IS. iii
Tenn new set IS =. o. r. Il y. lists fis
Elves .......1o5 Fours =. ....... Si4
dnress 49,. Z. x. g. W. lists I3is
Old IS ....--... 81 ST. Paul Con. 7s.iss
Va Centuries =. g. c. Il p w SIS 1884,
Deferred :. -. lst.L & LMG.ss 3
Atchison Is -. S2iz StI. & s.F.G.ss.II2
Second A -. 90. Tex. Pac. lists :. sis
Can. South. Eds los Seconds . -. 2i%
50. r. r.. IS -. sslsiU. p. lists Of SO. .ioiss
l.. & \. Is 49,. 7sss West Shore Is ..iosia
stock Quotations.
Atchison ...... lsaIN. Y. & \, Il. :. 81
Adams Elk Ills 0nt. & West :. l4iz
Alton g. T. II. &c oreson Imp 49,. :.
Preferred =. =. iOregou Nav -. Is
American Ex ..ll0IziO s. l.. & L. y. 1915
Bait. Il Ohio 90. Is Pac Mail 800. -.
Canada Pac -. S44. Peoria. ID. & E.. 2
Canada South 457s Pittsburg e. ....Ies
central Pac -. l0A Pullman Pal ...i57ia
en- Chs A Ohio ,, ~ Is.ss ding 2iA
g, b. q q. 75ssi Preferred =. -.
.hicago Gas zsa4lR: O.. W. 1890. Il
{. c. G. 4 St. L Rock s'f Island -. S
Col. Coal Il ielStL. & S.F.fst p =.
Cot. Oil Ger 49,. I2isi St Paul $500. 7g5s
Del. e. Hud ....10i4l Preferred . . .I34
Del, l.. & w. ..153 ST. Paul a On 52sS
u. & r. G.. pre-. az Preferred :. .Ias
Dis. & c. +. Co. =. South. Psc $3.50. I4iS
Erie :. .......... l4lsl Sugar Refinery .1I74
Preferred I'd :. - TEX. Ps SAl -. :. 81
Fort Wayne ....123 Toll & o. c. pre-. 80
CT. Nor. pre- ...l2o Union Pac ......
G. a +. Ill. pre-. IS q. 5. Xxx ........ IS
Hooking Val -. Wab St L. CPS
Illinois Cen 49,. 90 Preferred =. 49,. lstL
St Paul & Du. ms Iweils-Fargo Elk. sesz
Kan. & Tex. pre- 2sSs West Union 49,. s3is
l., +. a West =. is Wheel. & T.. E.. f%
Preferred =. :. Is Preferred :. -. sls
Lake Shore ....Isa iMinn. A. st. L.. rs
Lead Trust -. 24lz D. K r. @. 49,. II
Louis. & Nash. 4gs. Gen. Electric -. 3sfA
J.. & y. Albany Il Nat LnSeed -. 1924
Man. Con $3.50. ssial Col. Fuel & -. zIss
Mem & chastn. Is Preferred :. - s.
Mich. Con .-..... 90 III. a. It. Cen 49,. =.
Missouri Pac 217tiTol.A.A. & Nm. =.
Mobile &c Ohio. 2H4 ITolst.I. & K.c So
Nash. q Chat :. Sc Preferred :. -. IHs
Nat. Cordage So. r.. r. ........
PREFERRED PREFERRED Is
n. j. Central :. asi5i Am. Tobacco -
Nor. & w. pre-. 1stxi Preferred !. .Ioitk
North Am Co. fam. y & G. Co. 81
Nor. rae ...---.. IA tom Gable 90. .is0
Preferred =. 80 Am. Sugar pre-. .ln3lk
U. T.. ID. & G.. no. II. & N pre-. 4si4
o. s. Leath. pre- co Am Spirits 49,. las.
Y. s. Rubber .. 2ai4f Preferred . :.
Preferred =. :. - Pee a. st.I. IS
Northwestern los Got. Seed oil q s4s.
Preferred q. ia Sis x T. lists 35T4a
". Y. Central =. 24iA
Total sales.
The total sales Of stocks today were
1tT.77S shares. including the following.
Anglican Sugar ......--............s.. x 90
so i '...'. -'..''-..''..'.'.-.'-. % ll
Isahe Snofs ,;...;..,,,..,'-.-. 800
Manhattan Consolidated ............ 500
NORTHWESTERN ....-+....-..... .......... 4,@oo
Keag,ng '.--.-'-.. ...-......--.......... ; Jog
~. taut ..ss..--~-s~--..s.s.s.s. -s+NfP
New York Central .................... II. 40
Available supplies.
Special cable and telegraph advices TO
Bra dStreef's covering the principal points
Of accumule tion Indicate the following
changes IN the available supply last Sat
urtiay. compared with the preceding sat
urday:
Wheai-Unlted States and Canada east
Of the Rockies. decrease. lSs.ss9 BUSH
els: afoat for and in Europe decrease
2 2Ss ooe bushels: total decrease worlds
availa bic. 4 ssS opa bushels
Corn-tTuiteS States ard Canada east OF
the Rockies, decrease 81 coo bushels
oafs-r'nited States and Canada east OF
a. l.kn l..nl IL.