The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-17
Few YORK MARKETS.
The stock ExchanGe.

NEW YORK, May i5.-Chieago Gas and
Sugar absorbed over one-third OF the
total sales of the short session OF the stock
exchange today, the dealings being about
evenly divided between them. There was
40 little TO encourage selling in the course
OF the prices for Chicago Gas that the mo-
tive for IL must be attributed 10 doubts
OF the value of the stock being equal 10
the price. There We're In fact evidences
OF heavy foundations In that stock based
on apprehensions that the consolidation
measure will fail of enactment I'm the illi-
nois legislature, and the arrangement or
the division of territory with a rival COM
its passage Stop orders were reached
on the way down. bringing large blocks
OF stock on the sagging mafket sugar
also showed weakness on the probabie
eject OF pending proceedings against
members of the company TOT Sohtenpt
OF the senate. but recovered the loss. me
granger also were subjected TO special at
tack bv the bears on account OF the weak
ness of the weak market
There was manifest apprehension as 70
what phase the Cuban question may nave
take,, on by the time trading Is resumed
Monday The impression preEaited IN
the street that the intentions OF the ad-
ministration toward cnoa n MI. ~ = -, 10
native state, Win possaoit's "a 'SA'"s
on an aggressive tone. .
There was n general covering moNcmer,
az the close OF the session WIFI -, $500 ,'s,
prices slightly. nearly al through thc s4ss
from = 10 \ per cent IN.
Prices generally Of securities are qGto
substantially lower than they Ne ~
week ago But there have not pcch tAsh-
Ing encouraging features in the week
trading The subsioencs OF the Tears eil.
rendercd by the war between TuFksy anu
Greece led 20 quite notable reStNai OK
activity ia the foreign markets Tor Sc
esrities. and although Americans We're
given less attention than other SecufttieS'
their prices IN London did not inipsoNs
esnesfaliv on Monday and Tuesday. ana
there were a good many thousand shares
bought In the New York market tor Tor
eisn account. The subsldence OF the ony-
ing from this quarter was apparently uus
% New York's persistent failure 20 rensct
the confidence manifested hS toreignsts
IN American securities, As,er W." van,, -.
MANNED psrsistentiy duh. and In eohSe-
auenca open 10 bear attacks.
The bond market Was quiet derlns 80
week and suffered sharp declines IN the
usually dormant bonds. The undeftone
Of the general market was fairy g0oa'
with purchases foT foreign account eSsrt-
ing quite a sustaining influence lae
dealings Included a large number - issues.
hut the variations IN the speculative Mems
were trivial -.
IN ana diSplayed general frmneSs. with
the now As gaining slightly.
Money and Exchange.
Money On cali. easy. az ih1itz per cent.
prime mercantile paper ssa4f ~ SShts ;
sterians exoaanee easy. VEL" 81 80 81 49,.
demand ami g. So. "a S6iz for sixty DAYS,
/ ,sasnsst rates ~ and $t-sSn ash. COM
| nssrcial bills IS S5issfs SsA. silver. slssc.
Exports and Imports.
| Exports % gold ans silver from this pert
I fsr the week ended toaay amount 20
| S>ss 90 in silver barr and tsaan. and = 49, -
y, sold total u s. q. 81. aga!rasf $50
1 80 the same week last year. since J@nn-
AIRY / gold ~ ports aggregated S2.s-.sss,
against SeS eeas-S - the same FertoS last
y,sAr ST~cie lpports during the week
mount 10 81 ,oi2 ln sold and So - 10 81
vs.r total o. s}-S III. against 81 % IN tass
! ssrrSszx,.,nshuE week u last year tiFF
! s-ss-4s assa rrSrcas ndi~ss 20 th. aEgrsEate
sahae 81 So - 80 were entered a. this
r.srf .lirinS the past week. against s.sSS---
hsa sss week before. ard s. ga. 50 TIE Ger
/ vsss~snsiiux week last year.
weekly Bank statement.
/ Ircrea So Decrease.
j Reserve 1880 ..-.ss..---s $500 $1,000.
i Issr< -. ............. leel.aaa $1,000.
( SH<Scsss -s-.+-~-a- eaArssH $4,000
4 fszsgkl tcflksSfS +.+ss-ss-. -NsNS 100000
I ElaFfoSitS --.%---. RsesAss~N 49, I.
The hanks rev bold ST.. Sso.sso in excess
/ u requirements
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