The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-24
And INVESTMENTS.
|tlors Of a Day Among Wall
Street Operators.
kONALS THE ONLY TRADERS.
korts Placed Contracts Be-
y Of q Belief In Strained
AelatiOns With Spain.

brk, October 2S.-Today's security
as intensely dull throughout. The
|ness done was by professional
lnd this included some selling for
ccount. Some of the selling rep
the placing of short contracts by
ers who argued that the danger
ban question leading to strained
with Spain indicated that prices
cline. The Sunday interval be-
Ping would resume made these
cautios's In their ventures for
Pveopments that may change the
before Monday. The disposition
F. operations for a short term
obvious ard the only movement
seems to be due to professional
lions. The total sales were less
shares.
away list was neglected. Some
was manifested in the granger
me theory that they will benefit
sorable decision in the Nebraska
height rate case, which is ex-
ON the supreme court on Mon
10 say. a decision denying
qthe State of Nebraska to fiy
naght charges by the railways.
w WITH a small net gain. Union
= weak on the doubt cast upon
y the reorganization plan by
= opposition syndicate, which
70 DO talked on In all d.rec-
Use 10 the holdings of actual
- oanks was $S,626, $50, the gold
svin Europe last Friday and Sat
us included. The liquidation OF
Se lace OF this easy condition
~ Isrd urge total of y6,69l 900. This
lee part due to the buying oil
paper In this market by
@ choice single named short
ny me- peen placed with a Chicago
s Ie week at 3A per cent, ac-
prominent authority. TIL.
ID ea ol The grain crop has led
eessation OF demand for the
'nas purpose. and the delay In
,sement checks the demand
T%sce. Money can be had at
me open rate In London yes.
49, mad about reached that
ara y reported that applications
NJ, mixing to the banks. EX-
~ LING allowed by exchange
M, sen demand sterling for fu-
d. a rate which makes IL,
luuy these futures and borrow
MIG sterling bills as collateral
nature: The effect is the same
soiu que to creditors in this
NIX paced at their disposal in
saa OF being imported. The
~ based on the tendency of
oil the trade TO shift again
y session.
ine-s ease IN money has not re-
fi,eased speculation In the
Nm we business has not held
hires ne hrst Improvement. Rail
sv eolltlnue good, but some
III S.Npressed as to whether traf-
ro,,yp after the grain movements
usIic have subsidized. Some
naVity has been shifted TO
Aet with the fresh advance
~ stocks early in the weel,
hrgeiy due to covering OF
|roe. er days have seen reactions
|Tbs ahihs and renewed short
Eal ,h.arket has been dun and
LIZ oushout. London was n
klrb = the week. The advance
he pos1t ranged from Q to
|rea ~, eaiing active stocks. but
Ant S'. p mas left the net changes
|r,h fuiiman. which fell almos,
"a - announcement Of the death
cb me company. shows only a
se' sugar has risen over
,he,D een moderately active and
|aIn." advances more firmly thar
ranging up 4, per cent
$1,000. United states new
Tn soh at l2s, the highest
ted nr nld prices of other issue.
ke mnr - consequences with the
n p,assch, N.5DJ shares, irc'ud
MO cs &C l2,sl5; Bay State Gas
estha Prices on the active stock,
IA ~ With the close Yesterday
q fo,iine Post by B. w. Huntel
Tsn. High. Low. TIDY. Y'd.y
I<s'145,5 l3Sx 1lgX ~ .1ai.
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