The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-10

sEw YORK aARkETA
The stock Exchange,


The stock Exchange
NEW YORK. April s.-rorparei with
the trading cs some DAYS this week. there
was ccnsiasrabfs animation 70 business n
the stock exchange though tha market
has By no means coiained large pricss as
yet Nearly half the sales Ioazy wsxe OF
Sugar ara Chicago Gas, and the Changers
and Co2lers took ~ large part o. the
remaining hall. 80 t1st the apparent IN
crease in business was largely confined 70
TIE market opened with quite a marked
upward tendency. and as prtces worked
upward there was broadening IN tAe
scope o. ire h1,ying But a number OF un-
favorable influences devsiopSd. and in
cBeea the traders 70 take their profits
This proved too much for the market. and
values szzxed OF closing prices showing
IN nose cases sha-p ret losses There was
quite notable demand az one tine during
the day for TIE Vanderbilt stocks, wntca
has come TO be looked upon Of hate as the
first returning indication or an outside In
tereSt IN the market This vas largely 81
nainlshsd as ths market gave way 20 de-
Sone Of the buying OF Sugar In the latter
part OF the dev seems TO have been In
f.lencet % reports o. protests -, agaiSss me
governments. the dealers n stocks eppa--
entity concluding from this that the tariff
as whole was likely 70 taiI and thus iezvs
Tire sugar duties as 81 present. This IS a n
example OF tia professional character OF
dealings IN Sugar and the manner IN which
the price has been nlaniguiated- Tos sell.
Ing TO realize on the rise was large and
affected the price not only or sugar. but
helped 20 drive down prices in general
After touching rs the price fell Is. Chi
csgo Gas vas almost as largely dealt N as
- gar. an6 was strong nearly all DAY. clos
ing at s. as compared with SOFA az yesger-
days close. The course upwards or the
weakness In the wheat market, and they
fen OF about = 10 a point The close was
weak, with the downward course IN
TIE bond market maintained fairly
good tone. although some slight heavfness
developed IN few o. the active issues
Governments we're neglected AZ the board.
but displayed renewed strength and rose
slightly on bid prices.
Money and Exchange.
Money on call easy at 1IzQ2 per csnt:
last loan. III; closed offered at IL per cent;
prime mercantile paper, li282 Per cent.
Sterling exchange steady with actual bust
ness in bankers bills at s4.S7G4 S714 for de-
mand. and sA&04ss for sixty days; posted
rates. 81 s6ls and siS4lt .ssis; eommereial
bills. Sass. Silver certificates. els 46assc.
Bar silver. slS-c.
u,sA new reg ls4s.C Cen: ?. 1sts 'ss.lee%
Coup -.... ....lZ49s ID. " X. u. - ...l1Z1s
lives reg ....n4 Fours .-.-. ...- ~
Foars reg reg III. III. Ia. Fl. & S. K. ss.1Ssls
Twes reg -. s3sH { 7, Cent. 5sis5,s
E hfsifi class 5 A is NJ s ( T Is. Is
Class B.. ..lo4 Second IS -. s5ls
Class c .......f00 mat. Union IS ..1I2
Currency .....Ieo IN. j. Cent gn- IS. 10
Ia. new con As 94iz Nor. Pac. lists lis
Mo. Is .....l19 SECONDS -. so
\; Car. Is ......124 Thirds -. 49,. SIS
s Car non-fd d. S. +. dsb. $ ..iiss
Tenn. new IS :. IS r. @. West lists "a.
Elves $500. lbs g. Paul con. Ts.f2si.
Tnrees -. -. :. c. & P. w. ..il5is
Old 6s 49,. -. 60 fStI.& I n gn.5s Ca.
Va. centuries :. e3ss iStIA& SFgn6slIo
Deferred =. :. TEX. Pac. lists :. sgs
Atchisou IS 49,. sos Seconds -. -. 1851
second A .... Is IL. P. lists OF 'ss..loiis
Can So Ids ...1o5 West Shore A.. .107's
So. r. r. IS :. So @. r. & y. lists. Ilsis
l. & N Is 49,. 49, Fours 80. $685.. y
stock aaetEiion-.
Atcfasou o.. -. 10ss y. Y. Central ...1Ocss
Alton Atom T + H .. 3; ( w w.
Preferred .. -. :. oregon Imp. :. =.
h & & can En Il |8rGson Z SaU 1s
Can. Pac... -. 30 Pacific Mall =. :. 26s
Can So. 49,. 4Il4 Peoria, D. & T.. 4
Cen. Pacific 8 Iittsbu-g ...-1se
Ches- a o.. = u Pullman .....i5s'a
Chicago 4 A.~l6e lReadlnS -. 49,. GOA
G. b a. c.. -. 7iss Rich. Ter. ..... =.
Chicago Gas -. S17sl Preferred :. a.. .
Con. Gas -. .ieosa +: G.. West. -. i2iz
C.C.G & St L. Zslts- Preferred :. 80. 50
Col Coal & l.. x Rock Island -. e2Is
Cotton on cert. fe94 St-L..& S.F.1st p :.
Del. & HudScn.l0s st. Paul =. 49,. -
Del, l.. 4 W...i52 Preferred :. liz.
l.. & r g. pf.. SSlz St Paul & o.. 5ais
IaSsi4lers Preferred =. ...I3s
N referred 49, 81 s. siga ae' Rensry i is
Seconds 80. -. II Tenn Coal & l.. 24i.
Fort Wayne ..-162 Texas Pacific -.
G y. pr. ....1ts lTol. & o. Cen. D 80
G. & Z. I. PIT. 8 MON Pacific -.
Hooking Valley 3islU. s. Express =. 40
y. f fsaiF3i d. s Prt e 4 r *
1 Z ~. " i7 % %e'e raTf Tn 63i 81.
Pr Prsf ssI-i g " fs,t & l. r..
I<a.4 Trust -. 2ss4l MINI. & s. L.. II
l. 3 \ A.. -. .Gen. Electric :. az
Nan. Cor. 80. g Sat. LiHseed :. 70
Mem 4 c.. e. : Gel Fuel & l.. Is
Mich. Cent. - Preferred =. -. 81
Ne. Pacific .... 1871 & 7. Cent. :.
SssaSili S : '0 e. IS ifoisr ia Kcl ss
Nst C'oriaRe e. o.. Preferred :. =. TyiZ
Preferred q. 80. x r.. .....
y J. Central q. = prefexref :. -. 2g1.
Nor. & W II .. 25HlAn. Tobacco -. "a
Nor. Pac.. -. I3sii Am. 7. & C. co. 81
Preferred %. .. Ssl4 Com cable CO. $50
L. p. d. 4 G IL an. Sugar ~. .iesis
Il. 5. Leather ? .. 10 R & y n 81
L. < Rubber .. ~ Am Spirits q. :. y
Preferred =. .. 81 Preferred . - g
n w. ..-.-lt-t7s Z ia ST. pf-A
Preserved 1885, Cotton Oh II -. SIS
Total sales.
The total sales q stocks today were
fNs 80 shares Including:
American Tobacco .....-.-..-......... 80
American Sugar ....................... IS go
HwrluEiou .-...... ..................... stap
Chicago Gas ..--...-. .................-. 1870
New FORK CeutrAl .-.-...--........-.. $50
Omaha -..-.-----...- ...-...-.-...-...... a3n
Zee 5ir .-.- .-.--.-.....s...... .-......- II 80
Tf-re7=t-a Coal ,.........-.-........... ? go
NeW Jersey Central .......-..-...-.-.-. 1z409
Produce Quotations
Fl7ur-E Receipts = -. exports. - az
Opened steady hut vas weak. followed
aF ste~ breaks tu wheat
" lafet--Ihe market worked up consif-
eraf5e action this Afternoon hv Gsw@laT,-
trE s83den weakness q an extreme ma
ture aHG breaking through an previous
l1w records since last September The
MAJ orrteH under = heavy rush ef orders
taufiri from 90 the highest price OF the
gay % slsc- Receipts, 4.s5a exports.
s. Sr 2 weak. Ne Ped. 7ssc. Na
har# Q.uerr ~ENan Options efse4re.-A -qass L