The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-12
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NEW YORK MARKETS.


The stock Exehan9e.
NEW YORK. Jan. 1.-THE stock market
today was generally heavy. but irregular
OF movement under rfe influence or li9ui-
cation in the Enion Pacific. a frnaer mar
ket for exchange and unfsvorahls traffic
returns for the first week n January. The
volume OF business was very light. aad the
dealings mainly professional The spec
ialtiss were prominent, and scored sxcsp-
,fona.1v wide fluctuations in some tn
stances. Pressure was exertsd against GER
tain stocks fer effect upon ths general list.
Union Pacific was the feature OF the rail-
way list. and was quite irregular on
downward movement, being infiueGced BY
Washington dispatches 1orecasting and
finally formally announcing the defeat of
the fusting biz The fate OF the measure
had been believed 10 be fairy well dis
counted but tAe news caused q decided
weakness The stock ovsrsha6owed the
general IFS. IN point OF activity Il opened
4 per cent, but sold OF and rallied 10 sis
on covering. Subsequently, II yielded 10 6ls
or fraction below the price ruling after
tina defeat Of the Riley bill. The reorgani-
ration syndicate had lost hope of the pas
sage OF the bin evidenced by its prepare
ton 20 step FL and buy the property IL Of
fersd az foreclosure sale. London pur-
chased freely OF the internationals, but the
traders appeared 70 favor . reaction The
general lisr developed better tone IN late
trading, under the leadership of Sugar. and
the market left of nrm at slight net
changes.
Bones were fairly active. and as rule
higher prices were scored. The sales were
81, 112 600. The principal gains ranged from
q 70 IL per cent
Government bonds were in moderate de-
mand and rose slightly on sales of $500
Money and Exchange.
Money on call, easy at IL per cent,
prime mercantile paper, Sitgiis per cent.
Sterling exchange, strong, with actual
business Ia bankers bills at s4S7s.I4sTia.
ana s4.SsR for sixty days; posted rates.
"a sl,.a54 Sy,s ana 81. s7Ik14 ssiT; oommercial
bills, SASH: silver certificates, e4&o; bar
silver. s41s ae5idc.
bonds
U;s4s. new reg.lso3AG. ?. 1s's of ,w. .Mola
Elves. reg ....u4 fours .-....- ssla
Elves, coup LA Erie IDS ga
Fours. reg -. Hos G. II. s. s. A. IS. sois
Fours, coup IN Sevens .. 1893. ssia
Twos. reg s9lR II. a I. Gen. IS .l0o1s
Ai IA, a. 4 ..ios N. K. r. list As. SIS
Class .......Io4 Second As ...... cod
Class c ....... IS Nut. Union SIS Ill
Currency :. =. 80 y. ]. Cen. @. 5s-116
I.e- New Con. As - Nor. Pac. lists .-1i3la
Missouri es ....ie9 Seconds
y. Car. IS Ia Thirds =. ,-...- a
S. c. Non-F'und 8, F. deb. IS. .iioas
Tenn. new set Sc 50 o. r. & ". 1sts. 40
T TiEss = lie. r. e G.. w. ,s,s :. sz
&C old IS g St PAU csn- :, 70 49,
Deferred e.. -. St.L. & I.M,G.5s "a
Atchison Is 49,. 1875 St.L. 8 ST .Gss .losls
Second A -. 4sss Tex. Pac. lists. s.
s San r. sq r. :. .a. sfso isis q. ,s 81
L. q n. Is ...-.. 70 West Shore - LISA
stock Quotations
Atchisen =. ..... Is@lN. Y. Central :. ss;A
Alton & 7. H.. IS Ont 6 West -. IA
American tx ..110 Oregon Nav -. Il
Bait. & Ohio 80. 1879 o. 3. L. & Il. n. IL
Canada Pac 80. s. Pacific Mai -. sss4
Canada South - Peoria, d. & E..
Central Psc .... u iPIttsburg =. .....f66
Cnes. & Ohio -. Ia Pullman Pal ....IA
chi q Alton ..l62 Reading :. ...... 2sss
C. b. & .. 80. ia Richmond Ter %. :.
Chicago Gas SO. s4S4 Preferred =. -. :.
Con. Gas ...- .l59is r. @. w. ........ IS
c. {. c. & 81. L e Preferred :. -. II
Col. Coal & =. y Rock Island -. ssia
Cot. OH Ger -. I2l7 st.L. & s.F.ist p :.
Del * H9d hos ST Paul ....... 74A
Del. l.. a. W. 1855 Preferred . ..Lsei5
?; & r. 9. pre-. as 81. Paul & om.. 4s7s
Dis. & 9. +. Co. Preferred =. ...Iso
Erie =. .......... 1sss South. Pac 1890. Is
Preferred :. :. ssi5 Sugar Refinery .1iiss
Preferred "a E. 19 Tenn. Coal & l.. 2SIs
Fort Wayne liza Texas Pac $500.
CT. Nor. pre- lis Toi q .. Q. pre-. 80
G. & r. III pre-. IS Union Pao $500. So
iiinois Cen :. -. -: ss4 Wa 5. s.. L. & :.
81. Paul & Du.- - Preferred =. =. i5ls
Kan, * Tex. pre- 80 Wells-Fargo Elk. es
l.. Z. & West u West. Unien -. ss7s
Preferred 94s Wheel. & L. E. So
Lake shore lis Preferred =. -. 23Es
Lead Trust 49,. - MINI. Il ST. L.. 1874
louis & Nash. lsiGeu Electric -. g21.
Louis. & =. A. Nat Linseed :. IA
Man. Con ..-.... Ssi2 Col Fuel * -. 2siz
Mem. & Chastn. Is Preferred o.. =. 20
Mich. Cen ...-.. - Fl. & T. Cen 49,. =.
Pac 80. 21a Tol A & Nm
Mobile & Ohio. % ITolstL s. K-c. a.
Nash. & Cnat q. IS Preferred .. -. 10
Nat. Corcage 80, K. r. ,-..-... sS
Preferred .. =. Preferred :. e.. IS
y. J. Central .1oos. An Tobacco =. Is
Nor. < ". pre-. 1s-z Preferred :. I4
North Am. Co. a. Am. r & c. Co. s.
Nor. Pac ........ 70 Com. Cable Co. $50
Preferred q. S-5s' Am Sugar pre-. .iQi
T. T.. u. q G.. eto. r & y ore. Gs1s
: Isesth. pre- gs'. An. Spirits 49,. 49,
l.. s. Rubber 80. - Preferred 2sis
Preferred o.. e. T8i4 Pee & stTA . Is
NorthT eStern ..I951s Cot Seed oil Or SAX
Preferred >. Isl IT, J. : & r lists. IS
Total sales
The total sales o. stocks tosay were
- 5ss shares. including:
American Sugar --..--.-................1I,f 100
burlington -.---.------. ................. 4 20
Delaware & HudsCn.-............. sfoo
81 fAaE -t,--+....s.- .--.........-...-. 500
Tennessee Coal & ITon..............,.. sa9
! nioa Faclac ------.......-..,s..,..... 400
" cstTin Union ----.-...-...s4.ss..... $40
Flour.
Flour Receipts. 1889, exports. 1890
barrels. Market hover % sell en- sprirs
patents. hut steady otherwise.
wheat
Wa@at-R@-eipts. SIS bushels: exports.
3 @8 bushels. spot weaker: Na. l hard
s5'ec- Options open &c weak on cisappoIas-
Ing Liverpool cables, rallied a little on
snsll vsor,6's shipments
local covering. q fair visible suppty de-
crease aud strong continental cables, bat
reactsd finally and closed itEaxr lower.
No = rcd January. sac, May. SIZE
Hops.
Hsps-Stesay.
Wool
WooI-Staaay.
Metals.
Pig Iron-DaII. Southern. sT8u y.
Northern. Nfa1A
T1a--Firsner; straits. C2gHlss0
Lead Shows continued strength. with
35gnesg3c quoted 81 $50 By a leading
BRO karn ra haEEss against & sra-sTa q ira