The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-22

NEW YORK. March 2o-The prevalent
tone OF the dealings on the Stock ex-
change today was one or weakness and
uncertainty. There we're no notably weak
spots "a the list o afee; the range OF
prices by sympathy. ana sho bears cid not
seem 10 De aggrsssiveiy active Ihe mar
ket seemed rather 20 be In condition OF
M ssivttv ard the natural result TO be 4
dropping tendency. The volume OF trad
ing Was considerably less than for sew
er1i Asvs The hsarish tendency OF yes
se-,sav's ,,oSa held over night and ths
opening wss weaker and markedly lower.
This was particularly manifest IN me
Vanderbilt stocks. The nrst cheek 20 the
fan IN prices which set IN at me opening
came With a movement upward IN sugar
and Chicago Gas. No ore can say SC
cuFate2v where support or selling orders
in Sugar came from Ipo,foss soon aeS..,
0pea Ia tte - nds 81 the traders IN regard
10 Sugar and & sold CT again, me
whole list 81 induSgriRls being more or
less affected in concert The eonnictiaE
tendencies IN the market seemed 70 III
the traders minds with doubts and the
rnai dealings were very errafte.
The reartionary tendency ia TIE mar
ket which was more pronounccd yes
ter,iav and today was latent al the week
hst Vas resisted BY the strong und%rtone
OF strength given the speculation and IN
sewhlft stocks. Thls has been the leading
factor in the market ever since TIE details
OF the Lake Shore funding operation BE-
came known. The amount OF buying
r,rgt,a htv e0aEEerated however T'0s
present reaction IS due n part 20 be-
Na< that the extension ~ TIE hota8ns
above referred 20 hss reached rs eontffa-
pfated limits for ire present TIE trad
arrSt .flEpozttlon 20 take pTorfS - Slso a
factor is The situation. Ihe bFmaeSs
shown during TIE week y s,ale =. re
stocks most freely e~eses fcr London ae-
.,s,sgrf * a feature % ire week which -
r~xarsfed with encoura cement eoEtl-
parlson q prices as result OF the week
trasIug shows ret losses ta most cases
rT-Yte h~nvv demand FOR i1aux Tor the
withdrawal a. fEnporrs from bend sson eN-
Naaxts4 ITSELF after tie Assem- oltrx ~
cor ress. when e wNs sen taat 10 .
fffsstssz RET rt.zetiVe. The rates Tor money
stilrsfe-s some what under tttS ae1nAni.
bat no notable change has oec eFJes- n tae
monetary situation. EAe EtsFanN NA-
r&arre sfttsa tten Is also practically M
ctaaxeH Tha sales were silA-ss.2 TIE
sussea3A tinn ~ railway Aae EtSSei stneot's
securities aarfaS tee NeesA lseA,e. ts.ass's s.
Rna values generally fiectuates wtihan
narrow FnnEs4 There p As iuaFksI con-
frsefsen tn ere eeagtsFgs % ire hlEh Erses
hens hut Business was - larger NeAEs2E's
~ re middle Era3s aaa speculative IS
s1isS Trsees % the raore prominent oarsts
show fractional losaeS IS 3 veSait - ne
weeks tra1.nE 1he ASsFesaEe 80
vsere s. a.. csc Governments were pTesse~t
fer sete thrcu0ho0t. hlz viefsea - only
a s1tzat degree n szses g ssA&a
None, and Exchange.
Nrs>nes On cal sasy Sc N87 T~r es1t.
s,rfsrs mercantile pager. &-es* sNf cent
$3.50 exchange steady WttA acEG%l
esss-s.ss an bankers sails sASss4 Tor &C.
~~e~f .ns s. $3.50 - Gor ssxs~ days
Yst,sts8 rates. sAs6sfsSA~ &nt s. S>t$As-e'
.eossn1escsa8 CHS, s. sf-1S AsfA silver CO.
saacaGxs e sHSAc-
The Geld Reserve.
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ths a~sss x.FY ssoNSs Available casa 1ss-
80 g.. Il. a.. sea reserve. t--A-sS~ss->