The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-20

xEw YORK MARKErA


TIE Stock Exehang&
NEW YORK. May ia-Tne 6rmneSs
shown by many standard shares IN the
market was quite n rnarkahie. considering
the existence OF two such centers OF de-
preston 80 New Jersey Central al day
e. r'1 tire receipts 81 news Of defeat IN the
Illinois legislature Of the bill permitting
consolidation OF the gas companies To
might have been exercised upon the mar
kef BY these two stocks. il must be con-
sfderea that they absorbed over 1000 out
exchange for the day.
TIRE days trading though narrow. was
marked By notable undercurrent OF
strength. based partly on the apparent ter
mination OF the war between Turkey and
Greece. and partly 10 conviction arrived
at by public opinion in the street by It's
,ninistration at Washington had deter
mined against any radical steps in regard
10 the Cuban question
The outward gold movement is no long
er viewed with such marked apprehension
as at first. on account OF the evidences
that II viii be restricted 10 moderate pro-
tendency TO exchange during the day.
showing that the bills were being slowly
absorbed In spite OF very light demand.
The gold exports for the week. however,
are expected to be small
Railways and miscellaneous bonds were
without essential change In value. al
tDouEn a GeSi1S0ty Nruf ulleffoHe Is aj}-
parent. business was moderate with OPP
erations largely restricted 70 the pronli-
nent issues. The sales Were sssl 900.
Government bonds showed an improving
tendency in the forenoon. and subsequent
Y eased on The transactions aggregated
Money and Exchsnxe.
Money on call. easy. at lIs6ln per cent:
cent. Prime mercantile paper sia67f per
cent. Sterling exchange steady. with ac-
tual business in bankers bills. s4.s7i.G
days: posted rates. a.s7 and q ws7a .ss,s:
commercial bills. $751; silver certificates
soasoi.c: bar silver. eo4e; Mexican dol
IA. new coup. .1221ziD & r. c. rs .ii6is
lives, reg .-us Fours ....... ass
F1ves, coup lib Erie Dds ......-.. SO
Eours. reg HOS G.. II. & s. A. IS. l07
Twos. reg -. s5,s H { r c. IS ...iisls
AIa1cls 8 los s'T K T. lst IS. .is ss,s
C,ass = ....,..lS Second Is ....5s
Currency LEO y. ] Cen. G.. Is. losis
La New Con. IS 90 Nor Pac. lists ..1l1i4
MISSOURI IS Loo Seconds 53ix
Fours :. ... . .ioi n W. Consois. las
. G. Non-Fund - s. r. deb IS ..fif
Tenn new set is 10 r. & n. lists. i'm
Threes :. 49,. r. q. w. lists ii,'.. ssI
Va Centuries :. 81 c. q p. w. IS ill.,
Deferred ;. -. S IStL & IMG.5s s5is
Atchison Is 49,. sl& StL & ST SIS Ink
Second A -. 45as Tex. Pac. lists :. s9ss
Can. South. .ds.ios Seconds :. -. 3ols
so X X. IS 49, SGT II. r. lists of '95. i0SA
L. & N. Is $3.50. 7slsi West Shore As ..losis
stock Quornssons.
Atchlson :. 49,. l0as " Y. & n. E.. 81
Adams Eek lis lOnt e. West -. 1875
Alton & T. H.. 90 oregon Imp -. :.
Preferred :. :. :. lOregon Nav -. 10
American Ex ..il2itlO. 8. l.. & L. n. 1873
Bait. & Ohio -. liz Pacific Mail - 2sl.
Canada Pao {. $50 Peoria, D. & E.. y
Central Pac -. 81 Pullman Pal ...is5
ines. q ohio III Reading :. ...... is
Chi, & Alton ...l5o Richmond Ter :. :.
S ~, =. q 3. ....- - Preferred
Con. Gas -......1e0lsi Preferred ;. -. 30
c. c. c. & ST l. ISL Rock Island 49, ssis
Col Coal & I J. 81 ST. & sFlst p
Cot. oil Ger -. IN iSt Paul ....... 1871.
Del 6 Hud ,1oss. Preferred :. ...122
Del. L. & W...f+7i1I ST Paul & ON. 5sss
- & r. G. pre-. ISL. Preferred :. LIS
Dis. & c. Eco. :. South. Pac ...... Ia
Erie :. .......... u lSuFar Refinery .lis
Preferred :. g Tenn. Coal & L.. f77s
Fort wayne Ia Tei TOT o c. pre-. 70 :
Ct. Nor. pre- I'D Union Pac $500. ca
Heckins Val :. I.s wa5. St i. &P *
St Paul & Du.. Is lWciis-Fargo Elk 1neih
Kan. a Tex. pre- q West Union -. TIA
J., E. & W. i21sl Wheel. & l.. E..
Lake Shore lss,%l MINI. & 81, L.. Is
Louis q Mash Is lGen. Electric =. 2s%
/. n. Albany III Nat. I4inseed =. 10
Nan. Con 80. slN,coI Fuel 4 =. ie4
Mitch. Cen. ..,... IS III. & T. Cen. ;.
Mobile & Ohio. Is r roIsif : S Kc. 81
Nash a Chat :. ee1a Preferred :. =. 1si.
Nat. Cordage So. X. r.. ........ TA
" J. Central :. 73is Am. Tobacco - 78i,
Nor. & W. pre-. q Preferred . . .102
North Am. Co. AZ Am T. e. c. Co. 50
Nor. Pac ........ Isssi Com Cable Co. $50
= FI Z Ssn An rs SPIRITS 49,. Is,%
U s. Leath. pre- anslPC.c. & stL p Il
Am. Sugar pre- pre-. 100 Z. s. Rubber =. Il
Northwestern ..lei& Preferred :. -. 621s
Preferred :. ..Isrss Sis. & Fists. :.
y. Y. Central :. oess
Total Sales.
The total sales OF stocks today were u.s.
S53 shares. including:
American Sugar .................... $500
burlington .+..s +.-...4...............- 14s00
Chicago Gas Trust receipts ........ 81 10
Deiawsre & Hudson ................ 200
aaui d leo
1enheSsee Coal ....................-.... $500
General Quotations.
Flour-Receipts 74se: exports. 1859
dull and weak. demand being for winter
straits. Minnosots patents. st25el4S5; Min
neSota bakers 50. $685.; winter patents
81 fn1r4 30: winter straits s3. 1904 40
whea,-Receipts. 27s bushels: exports.
lS2 Sc bushels; spot. steady. Opened firm
bat eaSed of and was weak under naui-
dalton. lower late cables favorable crop
news and light export demand. closing
with a sudden rally on covering sssTIbc
net advance. No. 2 red May. gSef7si.c:
closed 7sisc: September, = 5-ls4 &c. closed
72%r
HopS-Duli.
Wool-Steadv.
Petroleun1-Duli; Pennsylvania crude,