The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-26

NEW YORK. April 24-The duiiness Of
the trading continued today. and the mar
Prices II American secarisiss on the ' fanl
don exchange gave the tone TO the open
ing here. where prices Of the international
SHARES promptly ad tusted themselves 70 the
London parity, excepting the cases OF
Reading and Southern preferred. These
two stocks were an exception on the Lon
over the New York closing. New York
declined 10 adopt the London view OF
them. and they sold here at decline
about proportionate TO the other Inter
Advicss from the European exchanges
indicated more serious view OF the war
OF Tuesday after the Easter holidays and
the outbreak OF hostilities. Consols were
of small fraction. and cable advices
tied the Greek claims admitted serious re-
verses 70 the Turks. The decline in the tn
ternationals was in consonance with the
streets new principles. OF counting hurt
full 20 stocks whs; IL beneficial 10 grain
prices For the rest, The features q In
teress In totsy's market were exceedingly
scarce. and were confined 70 peculiar con-
difions affecting particular stocks.
The bears attacked Missouri Pacific with
and probably OF a rsceivership. The STOCK
rallied slightly from ghs decline on official
deniais Of these rlIrnors. but the net loss
Gas was affected hy the continued aKfta-
ton for legal restriction OF the price OF
sas 70 81 and Fell points without rsllyiag.
There was 4 slight rally IN the list at one
time but the selling pressure was resumed
and prices declined 20 the close The av-
erage net loss was sharp fraction. only
Spirits and Omaha hging exceptions with
gains. Minnesota from sold ~ &. against
a. bid yesterday. and closed az fsc bid.
The course % Tire stock market during
the week Nigh, be summarized as an eN-
irefne decline on Monday on the FIRST trad
ing after the news of sciual outbreak %
war on the Macedonian frontier. rally
which carried prices above the level - ths
previous Saturday. and succeeding sfagna-
lion showed little variation and transac-
lions reduced 20 the smallest proportion.
SO Ear a. any general influence On the
market va. concerned. interest has cen
tered entirely ir the wa news. New
York's experience on Monday was unique.
The stock exchange here was ne only
rnarket fer securities Of tsrst~rafs import
ass>e tn the world thar remained oner. The
London ana Continental exchanges were
All closed m accordance with their custom
~ observing Faster Monday as a holiday.
'rhe market crisis csused hv fhe outbreak
Of war conferred in New YORK ana this
market had 10 bear the burden - TIE
urarif's sales No quotation for British
cansois. that unfailing barometer - Euro
pean safety. bad ben sttainaoi~ since
fore cropping somewhat hlinfiy for an ac-
eurate Indication - the real Importance
attached 20 TIRE new turn ~ efafrs ~
Fsrorssn fnanciers Rearing IN r'ir4 RI
prohpccsos that hsf been infuixed IN ev
Ersraresn -,stayren % the disastrous rtA-
suits which -cud lissly follow The failure
war between Turkey sns Greece. g Ia not
surprising that New York ovr~fid TIE .eil-
inx OF sFock. ~ Monday Prices slanpei
--S1@ssay that New York allowed itself 20
y. convinced thsf ifs fears rer-r'iTE he
irnrnassst~ consequences cf TIE war hsf
re- ~sfiwav ans miscellaneous hors
markets ruled fairly sctive during the
week
urss su- HDcSnatioas narrow. NTH good
urasrfon..
SILVER certificates rose 20 saNsr Or ~
rhases - " - ounces sut suhses usufiv
rac,,ie3 below last weeks cicss on ire hst
quotations.
money and Exchange.
Money en- esll easy Al 49, pr cent;
LII s,srls,s ex~ssrS. sfsaAy x8th sctsssi
business - barker stills AZ 81 Sssfts>A fcr
.seuaua and 3 49, ~ Tor sixty dsys;
eoFn-nsrcial stills. 81 ~ bar silver. sac
weekly Rank statement.
ne weekly bark s,ass-,cn, shows TIE
''''' US Increase. Decrease.
Reserve ....---s ..-----. = -gt-' .--s-.s
LoAns ...... ....--...-.-- Sse.ss.s .---.-.
sSrs-1e ...-...,.. ....-... teSssa .......
Legal tenders ---...--.. a. .-----.
Deposits ....--., ...-.-.. aS-N.e" -.
Z
rae AAnks TOW reid sss&t.sss n excess
af the - Har cent rule.
T>nA F-snanctes SkF-S. TIE NeW YORK
hsnkz rsasx heavy sAtrs ron ire fnSeTier
AS wen& Deposits show the ArxeSf lr-
g-reSse reported snr weeks past TIE tassl
DEPOSITS ~ facE have neS3 exsSeste9 only
fxlee during the present year. a fsNcF-
ale feat sare q ire statement - an szp&n-
Scr - 49, 80 IN bans xatch c1zleA After
= rarfo3 - f~e weeks 9ecreese u tbs
49,, -Tes in@n Sosount - Srfil s. 80 as
ss-sar TIE htGS uaaTS attained Nara -
49, 81 view % Ens So son SUI re changed
-l~-zsv,ssfSrce< q Ehc money market =
$1,000 sxgsnssSn would not * surprising
AZ shts tine
a. ts>e reserves - ire hanks s. - ssss
- r,.ss standing ~ s. = - whfra -
49,. a.-r,s<s aEeastnt * t1is money reported
~ ths ~e~ Xork banks for ever = year
,anr u wuukt rr1GFrs A cor ss1e-asas -
sFx~s4 A., frSse 20 re8ars u.s. aezV9 excess
=. rsrsssaT rtz-ez. eIg she srnrsrk trsrvuxe-
$50 - -as rAirx a Nciussse that 1ESy Pave
a. 81 sr-nce On ire market WITHIN 4 Shorf
tzr1s- =
sIsxAs .xsa Ia tEtA& trrlsEstE %