The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-11

interests which have embarked on q bull
.ne evs0enf stress under which the bulls
laporeo. and because there was much bi,y-
,ng 70 sustain values az weak points. and
break the market. Although they had the
advantage at the outset OF lower quota
s s5onS I'm London. the earliest deals here
slo~su an advance. Sugar leading. That
ssock- Aanaatfan and the Coalsrs were
soon weakened by liberal Offerings TO raaI-
lie, snd the rsactionists soon attacked the
Who4e list There were very heavy deal
,ngs in Northern Pacific preferred. which
nas been SHARPLY advanced recently on
rumors q LIBERAL dividend to be de-
cared To-Day. The action on the dividend
WAS timed for about the hour OF closing
OF the market. but the street was kept
o ous y, an Lay, SSsy with contradicsory rumors
action on the dividend would be postponed
altogether, and the drop resulting from
ioss u ordass Ia Inc STOCK uncovered stop
nnaI dealings and early information OF the
eecision OF the directors 70 dishurse the
Of nearlx no e. per S cent caused ed. Tails
net less OF share OF a fraction
me BEARS made vigorous attacks on all
OF ne stocks Of the local corporations
wnlcn have been recently advanced and
the transit companies on talk that the
underground rapid transit plan was about
s % ra ana me gas Companies on alIsged
stocks all reacted from over / per cent
to per cent The stocks OF the transit
companies recovered partly on the post
ponsmsnt or decision on the under
ground plan. The break IN this group.
however. broke the market ana precipl-
lated declines IN all the rest OF the list
The leading stocks lost per cent or over,
and some as much as per cent. The COW
ering OF shorts at the close and the rally
In local transit stocks reduced net losses
IN most eases TO fractions
The stocks OF several northern and
southwestern railroads We're compare tive
" firm and snow the smallest losses
Union Pacific showed a tendency 10 rally
though X weakened somewhat later on the
denial of the story that the reorganiza-
ton had again offered the government the
Tor settlement Of the Kansas Pacific CON
troversy. Business through consn ission
houses showed a large falling OF today
and sales for London account continued
or the day and statement OF railroad earn
tngs which were favorable, were disre-
garded and the course of the market was
due almost entirely to the contest between
professional traders.
The feature of the bond market was the
decline of four points In the Kansas Pa
the possible purchase OF the property by
the government dehars the holders from
q share in the Union Pacific reorganiza-
ton plan. The demand for high grade
bonds continued good and a number OF
gains from one to two per cent. was
shown. The speculative bonds. reacted
soshc nal " sstupatay Win sSoehs' Aosai
Money and Exchange.
Money on cali. easy at 1,3@2 per cent:
last loan, 2; closed lAIs per cent. Prime
mercantile paper. 3dlc. Sterling, ex-
e srs s Fa at Wis sc's or demand and Sa
stsg ss a nd i MsS aays Semnsrssi
Bars Bars silver ss ssSsr M ssanaA dollars
Government bonds, strong: state bonds,
dull: railroad bonds. strong.
Bonds.
U.S,new IS, reg .129 y. J: Cen. IS ...llsA
New As. coup.1e9 North Car. 6s ...!2o
Fours. reg ....1l2Al Fours ..-.1S
Fours. coup liza Nor. Pac. lists ..liSst
Twos. reg -. % Threes 6oSt
F Fves e ees ils N.Y. To 4 siLis 1857
District q s5s .iosls Nor. & West. es. 12e
Ala.-Class A los n. w. Consols ..14iis
Class G ....... 100 Or. Nav. lists ...ils
A Gafsemex Is . sss Or G s L. ss t rlss
Adj. A ... sag Elves, {. r. ~ &ie
Can. So. Eds -. .los,sIo I'M lists. t. r.loliS
c cnn r fan 1sis s pa aevs & Of Is
Ches. & Ohio SIS ll213 Reading 4s $3.50. ssht
c.. H. & d. 4iss. Io4Ssl r. G. w. lists =. sSA
d. & r. G.. lists. I0Sisi L. & I.M.C.5s. SSis
East TT Tenn M lists. 1lo St. Paul Con 10
F We'd lsts,tr. 60 Elves -: HTS
Gen. Elec. IS -. 80 8. c: Non-Fund. II
G. H. & 8. A. si04 So. Railway 5s:. e4,a
Seconds :. leo stand. r. & T. es 80
II. & T. Cen. is. 112 Tenn. new set IS 9lA
Con. ss ........1 los T.. p. l.. G. lists. es
Iowa c. lists. -. ssia Reg. IDS -
X. X. Con. lists, S. Union Pac. lists .f02ss
PP.1st DID. t.r.ll2 U.P.D. & G.Ists 81
la New Con As .l0l Wab. LIST 5s ....1Q7ia
l.. & N. Uni. Il. s7A Seconds -. Isl
Missouri Gs -. 100 West Shore Is ..1iiis
NJ X & T. eds. G2sVa. Centuries -. 6Si2
E-ourS 80 - STILL Deferred =. 90. 3
N. \. Cen. 1sts.iis
Stockr-RailrOads.
Atchison :. 49,. 10 lChi, Ind & L :. %
Preferred . . 2g5s Preferred =. -. n
Bait. & Ohio -. Is y. ]. Central -. 1875
Canada Pac -. s0taN. Y. Central ...107ia
Canada South 554lN. Y. G. & st. L. 1874
Central Pac -. ia 1st preferred =. 70
Ches & Ohio -. 22is I'd preferred -. 35k
Chi. & Alton ...16l Nor. West 800. 1879
Chi, B. & Q. -. s7s. North Am. Co . 4ss
Chi. & K. Ill -. 5eis Nor. Pac ........ 20is
Preferred :. :. 50 lOnt. a. West 80. l5i1
Del. & Hud -. .1esi4 or. Rail. g. Nav. 81
Del, L. & w. .,l5l Tor. Short Line 1914
Den. a r. G. =. II Pittsburg ....16IA
Er rssf tnew, " " ~ ~ R Reeeh Island - se
LIST preferred :. Ss,aSt. L. 4 8. F.. n.
Fort Wayne ...l70 list preferred :. 5yh
CT. Nor pre- ...130 I'd preferred -.
Hooking Val -. sh.st. Paul -. 80. si&
L. .. & West :. iss lst. Paul & om.. tx
Lake Shore ma LIST. p. M. g. M..is
Louis. 4 Nash. 57x so. Pacific ...... Sox
Manhattan l. ..107a. So Railway zee. sss
Met. ST. Ry. Co. 1871 Preferred :. -. LES
Mich Cen .104 TEX. & Pac 49,. liz
M 4, p4.t 81. T.: ni e.. E. Fac O..
Missouri Pac -. s4A Wabash -. 49,. tx
Mobile & Ohio g Preferred :. -. 1s%
Mo. X. & T. %. 13hWheel & L. F.. 2s
Preferred =. :. 3sis Preferred =. %. 10
Express Companies.
Adams go. .....i8 UNITED States 80. ~
American ....ll5 Wells Fargo ....1i2
Miscellaneous.
Am. Cot. Oh =. sss4 Pullman Pal ....I72:s
Am. Spirits 49,. s Stand. Rope q T AZ
Preferred =. :. 1e Sugar 49,. .......1H
Am. Tobacco 81 Preferred =. ...1lf4
Preferred :. LII Tenn. Coal q l.. ISIS
Peoples Gas -. s5aslU. s. Leather -. sts
Con. Gas ..1si Preferred :. " s3A
Com. Cable Co. .f75 l.. s. Rubber 90. is
Col. Fuel q -. 23il Preferred :. -. ssls
Preferred q. =. 10 West Union -. %
Gen. Electric :. % Chi. Ct. West ls%
Illinois SNel -. Il Chi &c y. West 100
La Clede Gas ;. 4fs Preferred :. ..1sSE
Lead :. .......... H1iR, q. w. ........ .
Preferred .. ..iOsia Preferred 80. IS
Nat Lin. Oil 80. 1ss4 st. l.. a. 8. w. :. AZ
or. Imp. CO 80. ist Preferred :. -. l0s.
Pacific Mall 3eaz
Total Sales.
Total sales OF stocks were 81. 500 shares,
including:
Chesapeake e. Ohio .................... sss
Louisville & Nashville ................ issss
Manhattan :. ........ ........-......... 2. so
Missouri Pacific ...... ................ 1851
New Jersey Centrai .--....-...-......-. It's