The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-15
NEW YoRK MARKETS..
The stock Exchange.

weakened animal % ci4no 20 secure stA-
Ton. onIy % oe continuously tQublsd
backward oy a single hostile stroke. The
FV&dy success 4 the bears ia depressing
prices led them occasionally - lake prof.
~ TEES spaszsotgc covering moments
were achieved wir-oa, efFec.i aay marx
"a change - taa general .esei x prices.
ana ne upward course soon resulted IA "a
almost StaEaaat coG5i-.ol. There would
Be spiriE Or activity whenever the bears
renewed taeiT raid. and apparently lhe de-
sire q ssh only ceased Wien the oeass
CEASED % set the example b short sealsuS.
O@.c@so Gas continued 70 ocSQRy ~ lar
the largest share % attention and ranged
ever as points during the day sugar,
~alch came next IN point OF activity, was
ctlned at one I4rDe points below last
nights level. The nTmess ECue % tie mar
Set during The day was Ia ire last hour,
Sa4 u looked as though prices y o4id 0t a.
lowed 20 recover 10 W3tatn a fraction q
lass niGlI's close. out a renewed drive n
the last ten minutes or trading knocked the
tolls0me climbers down again. Net losses
ranged from ! 20 , per cent IN the most
active stocks IN the LIST. There vas no
reflection q any development h affairs q
the DAY In me course OF prices. the mar
Aet being wAoly professional The fact
was demonstrated with sufficient clearness
that ster4ay's recovery vas not a re-
sumption of sustained upward course q
prices. but was simply dla - professional
manipulation 10 force a covering Of the
snort contracts which had been freely par
out for a day OF two previously.
The gold which was shipped from Europe
last week began 70 arrive iodav. s2eG0a be-
Ing deposited in the assay Office md $4,000
IN the clearing house vaults. The money
( market continues easy, lhoagh there IS 10
apprecIable change IN rates Sterling eN-
change was steady ~ spite OF the advance
10 8 per cent IN the Bank OF England rate
Of discount. No further engagements u
gold for import are announced but they are
considered likely before the week closes.
and me sharp fan In the rate Of exchange
on Paris leads TO the supposItlon gGat the
next shipments viii be from there.
The trade statement for September. just
issued BY the government makes Il likely
that the excess Of exports over imports
for the month VIII be found 10 foot up
81, co. against nearly sI 80. 40 for Au-
gus. and over Sl7 900 fer July The de-
lyed cotton movement which has nos set
attained It's full fierce insures an additional
heavy trade balance IN favor Of this coun-
Try for the current month. The movement
or gold for tGe season Is therefore consld-
cred certain 70 be heavy. unless the rates
for money IN foreign financial circles shall
advance 50 far as 10 make Il more proIlta-
bic not 20 draw on these foreign credits
for gold shipments
Dealings in bonds were on a reduced
scale and the tone vas weak, though fiuc-
tuasions We're unimp0rtant- Total sales
were $3.50 Ger. United States old Is were
advanced Is bid.
Money aud Exchange.
Money on call, steady at 2i29ls per cent;
last loan. per cent, closed, 2'sd3 Per
cent; prime mercantile paper 8is1l5 per
cent: Sterling exchange. steady. NTH aet-
ual business IN bankere' bills az s4S4A for
demand. and AslA9ts2 for sixty days;
posted rates. st.s2lzel4. and - S56l4 ST.;
commercial bills. Asl1z; silver certificates.
5P&45Sc; bar silver. bsa4e; Mexican dollars.
44c Government bonds. Arm; state bonds.
! dul; railroad bonds. weak
Bonds.
Us. new 4s.reg. ~ y. J. c. s. e. ...l1ziz
Coup Sc. .....121zlNo. Car. SIS liz
ours ...-ilaAa. FouFs.- ..ltI11
Coup. =. .-.Ill No Pac. lists ..19a
SECONDS So. 4 hf%G5 80
Fi Ives cox coup ...iisssiN'Y.c 4 stL4s15s
District 3 SIS ...ffpl4 Nor. & " IS ..I23
| Ala--Class y ..laI n. W con e. ..-1H
Glass b ......lfS ! Deb s. e.. 81. III
Glass c 49,. 80. g or. Nav lists ...il2
Currency 81. s. Fours ..-. =. e. 81
/ Atchison IS $40 5. Line Gs.tr 1884,
Adj. IS .-.. 80. 55sl Fives. z O.. d. sl5&
4 Can. So Eds In or. I'm. lists. trleo
Can. Fac. lists D.. I F!yes I. zoos. AZ
/ Chi Terminal ~ lPac. 6s of 80 ...Fta2ia
/ G. & Ohio IS ,..iis lReading As o.. &C.. Sf4
( I'll. & n. 4ias l1ANsiR g. W lists - slsS
r. & r G.. lists IfAis ST.. < IN en- IS s52e
/ =. x +. G. Is sSiz.sIL & S. r. gn-6s.iltt5
I Fast Tenn. lsts-ias lst. +. con =. Ia
| Erie Gen - -. 7gi4lS Pc. & T. lstsllS
| Cen. Flee & 100 $50. car. non-fd. !.
/ q ~. < S-A- s.. 1850. Railway 81 sita
| Seconds y. -lN5ls stan. Il & T SIS s.
I II. & Z. G. Is ..lla Tenn. ncw set p si's
/ Con. Gs o.. I'M IT =. l. G. lists ga
Iva a. lists ... o. r. Eds . o.. b.. eslk
! Kan p. c. {. r. s91slt-nion Pac ists lal'z
Ist D'd.die t-r.IIs r. =. y. 4 . lists syss
"a. NV c0n e. q lWah. fst IS q. ..Ig-A
Missouri 6 :. 100 W.. shore Is .. ..l's's
/ al. h. & T. Zds. 6lat Va Cent .-.- o
Fours .. q. .-.. So Deferred 80 ....
/ y. Y C. lists .il-ia
stocks-HaEiroads.
/ Atchlson o.. e. e. 1s1z Chi Ind & L. siz
/ FG,ferred =. .. 25i4l Preferred o.. 90. 111.
( r. & ohio o. i5ly y. J. Cent o.. p
Can. Pac ..-- Il ~ /. Cent --1H
Can. So o.. 800. sfle =. T.. g. x SLL. 1874
/ cent Pae 81. 90 i5ta. First pfd . &c.. -
| Ches. & Ohio e.. el'4 second pfd 600. =
| Chi * Alton Ia nor. Wet o.. u
| c. r. & Q e. o.. g4Ne. Amer. Co o.. 49,
| Chi & F. I'll ...- e No. Pac o.. ..- pa
| C.CC & stL... 3fs Preferred 81. 60. s7f6
| Preferred 81. D.. s5si0nt & " o.. .... 1874
/ Del & Hufs0n-flf ~. Il. 4 y .--.,. S.
/ Del l. & y ..i3 or $. Line p. o.. Il
I Del & Efo . o. - Fitfsh0rg o. e.. ..15s
Preferred o.. .. ~ Reading o.. <.... e.
( Erfe frewl . p Book island - 81.
( Firsf ND o.. .. 5-1s.st T. r 8 F . srs
/ Fort WAYNE .... ls7 Preferred 800 "a
/ c. Nor. ~ III 50 Pant o.. -.---. -
! Hooking Val 81 Preferred j.. ...l1a
! RS nois C.1t .-12 81 p & Orn &C.. 771t
rreterrsl r IS. " Ms
{ lake Shore fT15Af 50 Pacific fst-
+ louis 4 Nash 55ssg. Railway ..... e7s
N ief- traction NJ .TeT' & Fac 100. ia-.
I Mich. Cent. ..-.if-at n30n PHc .. ... 2 Pa
/ MIN. & St. l.. - ~ =. y. e. = o.. ~
/ FIRST I'D -- - WABASH .--.- ~
( so Nacffc ..... p preferred - - FNa.
/ Mob ohio 80. 1-iz Reel & Z. T. 90
{ so. x & 7 .-.. l5. Preferred 800 Ii5
Preferred 90 So
} Express Companies.
/ Adams Fx ..rsg 'r-rftea states o.. g.
1 American Tx .fIs lWelis Fargo ....1e
sTI-c~9iaueeus.
A Cot Oh =. 90 ~ Pacific Man ..... 2
/ Pretend o.. -. ~. Pullman Pal In
/ Am SPIRITS %. o.. 3a9s sFe~ Ferr .. 5siA
1 Preferred y. =. ~ staaa r. & r 80
Trafsrre5 .fffst Fsreferrrf .f1rs5
! cha Gas q. o.. o.. sIiT. g = Iron .--. ~
/ Ger Gas . . .EErfU 8 Leather T..
! Corn C. Go life Preferred DO 60. ~
I Col ?. & I ...-. - Raaber 81. ls7.
! Preferred . ~ 81 Preferred oil. 49,. 81
/ Gen Flee 80 - 49, TFsst Tfntcu ..-. $50
Illinois steel . sg-c cat r g X ..-. .-ss
/ Ia Cle6e Gas 81. g. iChf & y. " -...fz
! I.ad-- -.-. .-- = Preferred --.it3
/ Preferred 80 .lEe4 r q. ~ .-.. 49,. =
/ Nat LIN. oil -. Iss Preferred e.. 80. s.
Total sales.
The total sales % stocks today were
/ 81 80 shares incl s4tcg:
Arrefeo1 pTsferTe1 .-.-.,-----. -4f-tss.
1 krheEar-saae & 0hl9..-.-..- --s---... s ESQ
I Chicago. Burlington & @sl41 cy----....@s st5
/ T.8usEEf..a e. &astE}.le. I'D
+ Manhattan EssF2-e4 .++-.e----.-+.+.-.- =
j MsscuTt Pactsc -.-.-.-. /. ~
{ Missouri Earsas = Texas Ef1--...... s 10
/ New Tsrsey Central ..+--- &C., ----..-.-. as
/ Northern Pacific preferred ..-----.-.--fa ~
I %1~tEwHs Tern -.---.-+.r4 +-~...--.....-. 3. -
f.aa82EE ...-+-s-.-.-s 5. go
/ Rock tslA1a .-..--...-.-...-.' -.--+.*s---lA "a
{ g EAG8 3
( A. Pau Omaha --.-.---.-.--~. 3 Zs3
! Tfr1ou PHci8c .-.---..--.-,----.. = .
4 Pay state sa&s ..-s+---.-. .-.-.-.-s-.s 3 $40
ClacsSo Asss -.---.~s-*.- '-------.s-.- y -
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