The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-16

NEW YORK MARKETS.
The stock Exchanxe.

NEW YORK. Nov. ls.--wall street has
/ not seen slch 4 dau day In many months.
Even tina professional traders were almost
out Of the market and there was absolutely
tas market. A large proportion of the
! DAYS trading wac in Sugar and this stock
fell away az one time "a points. but closed
las above that The rally was due to =
raNnE by the treasury department 10 ap-
ply the countervai.ing duty clause Of the
.arin DILL 10 refined sugars imported from
denmark. TIE amount Of sugar available
fer import from Denmark ~ not in itself
large. out the trsa surys decision WAS re-
garded as indicating course likely TO no
ADOPTED In regard 10 Dutch refined sugars.
OF which the supply available for import
Is large This rally in Sugar helped the
narke, somewhat and was the only indica-
ten or strength during the day.
The transactions Ia Susuuehanna q West
srn preferred suddenly mounted up 10
si@ net rise or 2se, and the bonds OF
taat company also showed some sharp
gains. No effect was exercised on the gem
eral market by this. Northern Pacific pre-
fsrred was actively firm In the railway
list on account of the increase In earnings
SHOWN by the first weeks statexnent of
aur.SN. or ~ per cent over last year =
earnings for the same period OF she year,
hut the speculation wing was regarded as
strong nevertheless Peoples Gas. which
was dealt in ex-dividend Of IL per cent.
was a center OF depression and closed \
point lower. The eoalers were also weak.
New Jersey Central mos: conspicuously.
fafiing at one time III noints but rallying a
fraction. Consolidated Gas made Que oe
It's characteristic siumps OF points 70
No This was points lower than the pre-
xioas low point OF the present movement.
The stock rallied tc after the close.
The heaviness and dizziness Of the mar
ket were partiS In sympathy with London.
where the prices of securities showed de-
ciines on account OF some apprehension
over Eufopean politics. due to the threat
ening conditions on the borders OF Ttir-
KEY. There was some disappointment over
the failure of the supreme court To hand
down a decision In the Nebraska maximum
cess.
Closing prices are considerably above the
lowest OF the dav In most stocks. but the
general list showed general declines Of |.
fraction. exceeding I. in most eases, SEINE
selling for London account added 10 tha
weakness. The total ssles Of all stocks
was les than $4,000 shares. of which Sugar
made M almost one-fcurth.
The bond market was dull but prices
were firm. Total sales were 81 $50 ON.
United States IS counon were u higher bid.
Money aud Exchange.
Money on call. steady. at slla9ls per cent. /:
last loan. per gent. closed, tfsqs per cent.
Prime mercantile paper. sisslits per cent. !:
sterling exchange. firm, with actual bust
ness In bankers bills at A.s51.ai4. SA for
demand and .i.s25sai4ssa. for sixty days;
npsssa s sssr s.sssss sssms s sr bills a1
yer. STAG; Mexican dollars, sT%c.
Government bonds firm; state bonds.
dull: railroad bonds, firm.
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