The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-12

TRADE DURING THE WEEK.
Rsxisu ofthe stock Market.


NEW YORK. Feb n.--BTsds,reet's 70
view OF the New York stock market VIII
on Saturday say:
No difficulty could be found IN descrsb-
Ing the course OF this week q market The
activity WIS entirely professional ana
took the form OF Il bear movement n ln-
dusfriaIs The coal stocks we're also IN
steady. under the same kind of pressure,
hat the general railroad share Ist vas
firm and AZ intervals showed more or
lssS strength. while the Bond market has
been very well held. with symptoms or
public aud foreign buying ~ number
OF the speculative issues.
The principal Incidents o. the week
were connected with the Investigations OK
Industrial trusts and fnonop0leg ~ a
COMMITTEES q the New York legislature.
causing stor 90 BE- pot TO buying sup"
pert and liquidation Of speculative hold
ina irfnness OF The railroad share lie,
and the strength ~ bonds IN the face 81
n break in the ludustrials was a sub
Jet Of general remark. There was con-
sIderahle European buying 81 csr1 ain
CLASSES ~ bonds. particularly the North
ern Pacific and AfcasHon issues. 1.ha
market is bare % really high-grads In
vestments. and this. with the high prices
they command. has tagned the inquiry
toward the more speculative clesses.
Europe dia nothing In or stncks- Spec
u3ail8n ln London has been dull and ae-
pressed or the fears % future compltca-
tons IN the East.
The weakness ~ The coal stocks r. ~
result o. continued dullness in fhat tre te.
It would seem ga competition by low
prices for hifuwiroua coal is hurting tie
market for anthracite.
PrndstFeet's Review.
SBw YORK. Feb. u--Bradstreet's on
Saturday Wia say.
The rnore fa voraale features % TIE busI-
ness wcek include sales % ~ no tors
o. steel rails on the collapse of the pool
gaiea promises work FOR the mills for
ri 9fltns 90 come. the advance lm the price
o- prnt cloths. following tae sale OK 49,
as pieces from accumulated stocks. and
tHe Ttartirs uu - nE4ff her ~ import HHt
metal srd oE@er Industrial Rss Affsis.1tf4eEts
Tf.H reduction in the price ~ steel a.liets
~ 81 ton while rails werv redDcsd only
81 foTfefaa nra smother C8t sn rtsi pr}Rss
Or the preaklnE uo - tne pool THe latter
izEf. week ore eject Nffi - 20 stimulate
EXPORTS ~ ral&s SeTaa ~ f0r Hprqerft1 pee-
ssuer pig iT9r sod Tor ore ana cg-surap-
ton o. lron end steel generally. Thore e.
q moderate fmrraaa@ ~ demand FOR nfg
iron ~ p9tteburx ana purchase have
beer made iy - - Tis sf@~e rs ke-e
look leather fgr watch fse Price Is higher
a~F American purchases - wes4 81 fNe
lHts Lcpaon sale amount - a. 20 nzles.
tfa heaviest tosai at any one eslca gai@
afnca 80 sr.eruiafvs bsgtlng there bv
American rrinr - 80 roins into erect
q sne IfF rfew feriN
IRE movement o. prices il OF shs whole
F7sort. % whsas. four Included >.
vFsst from roth coasts - ne nfsed
s,at.z ana frgu = Joha asfe'is =,
rea~uvry n fnc essFs fthF w~ek f-s1ng
ore tsT sh8r1 az eons oare8 @8th - 80
bushes isa{ se@s. zlssgs h1%7e5@ n fle
weak wear aRo. &s ~ 9aEeF tr ffs
week 80 vearr az. - SO aashe}s r rec
wsarg aga ard ~ c1utr8Hff3 EitE &4fse 80
bushes n ths earFeaEstsAstx ses g -