The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-17


81 the general IExt. Sugar was depressed
fracIsen al ire openlng. but a very
SSrcES alyInE move inert set In On the
strengfh q estimates oE profits possible
under the proposed Dingfsy tariff. Ire
prices Sagge1 - ILS ex-divias11 bat
rose later 10 1ISs<. The Rubber shares
were strong throughout. CT Boston par
gated szs.aso shares. ard q. sness snrs-
and Missouri Pacific absorbed over la5. GO
shares.
The bond market moved irregulariy OF
mocerate transactions The urdersone
or the market vas firm. and important
gains were registered IN some cases. The
sales were s.. $50 eno.
Governments were neglected but weak
II tone. The sales were 81 1oA
Weakness In silver.
Considerable weakness has been epps-
rens In the silver market recently on
heavy ls2uedetions Bar silver declined /
Per cent. 10 &c On reports thai tha Lon
the effects Of tho Efforts making by the
japanese government TO adopt the coli
standard. Buyers have Withdrawn tenn
porarAy from tie market and IN the ah-
London quotations touched sssSd. Con-
sideraose apprehension Is felt as 70 the
effect On the market IN the event Of ths
japanese oll becoming q i2w. es the gov
ernment has an immense store of silver.
which may ee thrown On the market. TIRE
BIZ, has already passed the lower house
al1l TOW II s1e upper house. or mouse
OF lords. The steamship Paris win take
cut tomorrow sso.aoo ouacss Of silver.
Money and Exchange.
Money on cali. easy At f,z3a per cent:
last loan. Ia per cent: closed. IA.d3 per
cent. prime mercantile paper. sra Per
cent: sterling exchange, steady. with ac-
tusi business In bankers bills at Ass1
4:slA for demand. and s4.S14 F4-S 5ia FOR
sixty days; posted rates, 81 s6iz - SIS.
commercial sllls. aslis. silver eertia-
cafes. s1Ss2Ac- Bar silver. &c.
Bonds
C.S.4s. new reg .l7Si c. p. lists Of Is. .io2A
IS. new coup. .i2S5s y. & r. 6. Is ..l9
lives, reg .-..u4 Fours ...... &A
tfyes. coup ..ll4 iEEis IDS -. eSA4
Fours. reg ....illis @. Fl. & S. A. ss.lo4
Eours. coup LIST Sevens :. ...-..loo
Pac. ss OF SO ...10ssSi Skies =. .......lo2
Ala.-Ciass A ..1e4ls NJ. Il. T. ist -. IS
Class B .......I04 Second Is 49,. 5sA
lass - -...-.. - Nut Union eS.. Jig
Currency :. :. So ". J. Cen. @. ss.iiS
La. New Con. As 81 Nor. Pac. lists ..ilsi4
Missouri IS ....ro0 Seconds :. 49,. 20
n: Car. IS ......i4 Thirds ......
Fours :. -. .I02ls N. w. Consols. lax
S. c. Non-Fund = s. F. deb. IS. .1l2sA
Tenn new set es Q. r. & y. 1sts..llS
fives .......lsn FGurs IS
Inrses ....- ~ X. q w ISIS ~
va Centuries :. ssas c. & P. W. SIS. iias
Deferred iSt.I4. & I'M. G.5S 70
Atchison Is 49,. SIS St-L. * S.F.G.ss.1f0
Second A 49,. AS Texas Pac. lists. SEA
Can. South. Eds. I04i.i Seconds :. -. -
So. r. r. IS -. 90 iU. p. lists Of &c. .10l y
L & y. As $3.50. soiaiWest Shore Is ..1o7
stock Quotations.
Atchison :. 49,. 1laiN. Y. & y. e.. 81
Adams Ex lis Ont. West =. ID
Alton & T. H.. SO iOregon Imp -. :.
American aiesls' tx III; 8. s. l. & U. u. Is
Bait & Ohio -. f5isl Pac Mail ....... 26ss
Canada eas s.. Peoria E. ?. & E. -.
Central Pac -. 10 Pullman Pal ....1sl
ches. & Ohio =. 1sisi Reading :. 49,. 47s
Chi & Alton ...1sS iRichmond Ter =. :.
G, b. & Q. III Preferred ..
Con. Gas .......15s Preferred :. -. ssh
C. C. c. & st. L s2s. Rock Island =. esss
Col. Coal & :. islst.L. & S.F.1st p ).
Cot. Oil Ger 49,. l2is s. Paul -....... ISL
Del, [. & VIZ Isl Paul & ON. sais
d. & r. @. pre-. lts Preferred :. lilo
DIS. &c c. +. Co.. South. Pac 49,. l4A
Erie :. .......... 14A Sugar Refinery .1isA
Preferred :. :. 35iz Tenn. Coal & l.. "a.
Preferred "a :. 10 Texas Pac ...... ga
Fort Wayne ...1e1 lToL a o. c. pre-. so
CT. Nor pre- ....120 iUdicn Pac ......
Hooking Va Val p -. Wsb. st. ]. &P s.
Illinois Cen 49,. % Preferred =. -. 1875
st. Paul & Du.. IL Welis-Fargo Ex.la0
Kan. & Tex. pre- 3lisiWesF Union 49,. ssh
L. f. & West E. IT W. eel. & T. E. fS
Preferred =. =. eiiEi + erred :. -.
Lake Shore =. 10 lNiUn q ST. L.. 49,
Lead Trust -. &iSl u. & r. @. -. II
Louis e Nash. 4gA Gen. Electric -. 25A
L. & N Albany 4 Nat. Linseed -. 70
Man Con $50. ssss Col. Fuel & -. 21tA
Mem. & Chastn. y Preferred 81. ..-S
Mich. Cen ...... % II. A T. Cen. -. =.
Missouri Pac .. fSAfTcLA y. a. ~ NJ.
Mobile & Ohio. 2is To. 81 l.. & k.c. SiS
Nash. & Chat. So Preferred ISis
Nat Cordage =. =. iSc r. II. ........ s1s
Preferred >. =. =. Preferred >. :. 2sss
~. J. Central :. a. Am. Tobacco -. Isl.
Nor & w pre-. 2sIkl . eferred .. fns
NCrth Am Co. 4isiAm. T. g. G. Co. ~
Nor Psc ....... Isss Com. Cable Co .lso
Preferred . . s5s<iAm. Sugar pre- 1914
u. p, y. 4 c. IA q. r. & ~. pre-. ~
u. s. Leath. pre- $685. Am. Spirits 49,. 1874
u 8 Rubber . 1TtAl Preferred 81. -. 24i
Preferred .. =. sTi4tP. &C e ST. TT -
Northwestern ..feazs Cot Seed oil pr 5s
Preferred =. ..iss LIS. & Fists. =.
~. Y. Central a51 s. LIS. a. Fists. IS
Total Sales