The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-19

HEw YORK Markets
The stock Exchange.

NEW YORK, April 1.-THE tendency OF
prices downward today was only inter-
rupted for a brief period. though no rallies
OF any Importance occurred. The market
MAS duu and Inactive Being a short
trading day and coming after holiday.
The fact that foreign exchanges we're
closed and would remain 80 until Tuesday
also had its effect in curtailing operations.
The market was narrow and the small
dealings wholly professional and IN ths
specialties largely mAnlgulatiye. TIE In
ternatlonal stocks continued TO manifest
heavinsss. Notwithstanding the closing OF
the London exchange. dealers here rely
Ing on IasIr pTivas saX s s9s as .a ,1 'ns
these stocks being made also for London
The rise in the price Of wheat was IN
presaging belilxerent attitude IN the dts
pnte 81 Western Europe and THIS was
used az a bear argument. the price OF
railroads moving contrary 20 the price az
wheat as has been tire case with the war
news on several occasions lately. Tho
srAnEers were exceptions and Burning
today and suffered a smaller declins than
the ola grargers.
a. Paul suffered from the showing az
loss OF So. 3&7 I'm gross earnings for TIE sec
Omaha manifested a weakness common
20 the other Vanderbilt stocks. There
was a falling OF IN activity IN sugar and
4 very narrow fuciuation In price. CHI
caro Gas continued 20 be the center ot
activity ~ the market. but rs fluctuations
we're without significance. other Tran pre-
fessional the price rccedlng IN the facs
OF buying by interests that have uniform
IL easa credited with acting Tor insiders.
Northern Pacific enjoyed a period 81 gain
AZ the opening. but Afterwards s1ccumhei
a point sustaining a net loss on TIE Cay.
Losses % the day reached a point IN tae
sase q Tobacco ard Chicago Gas = IN
New York Central. y In Northwest. sus-
csgehauna a Western preferred sut Ten
r. ~
and. omaha & 81 Paul Adams Express
rose ia in the and dealings on hgas pur-
~. market FOR stocks has been duIl dur
ing tha whole week. and tho week's
transactions hsve resulted u osehns n
the price 81 railroad stock rsschsng =,
sveraxe ~ 20 usr cent and Industrial
stock cs To 90 points. Burlington was
an exception IN TIE railroad lfss snd
closes the week higher than last saturday
RIGHT The threat~uin~ aspect - forstEn
a,-et~s ~, tAr siurrr % the wheat market
VAS rather IN favor 81 grsngerr.
Aitheugh the general i<t CT stocks an
bonas - unfsvorsoie 90 war news abroad
on the ground that ell property would
smfysr IA value from ths reFsitimw disnr-
~ rfzatica % cresiits. 4 - believed xsnrr-
eilv 81 Wall street thNt the Vain~ 0f PROP
srtv In Ar1srtcs would increase ultimately
IA case OF war abroad TIE revelations
,sat have been made - fraudulent trans
actions ~ bogus brokers and % th@ aston
ishfng dimensions Of business cona y
ss+-s-shg.s Investors has Rad a small de-
t,rsSsfnx fnsaznce on business 80 Tar as
eesrxs4e sraufry g concerned ard ire
ssos-k exchange authorities. as well 50
$50 - fhs consolidated exchange are
earnsGtIv cooperating with fhs tetcral
authorities 20 pat stop 20 ne nefAr1eas
business n the Interest e i.s nate
s..,s.s..ttasfcr Theae elements left the
,.ssrket narrow ard entirely fn ira hanis
- sse tsrofesssorsL who t0ek advantage
- a. =, r,ss--grrtate enr Or tao stocks. 50
- y, efuf further aepress rffc-s-
CAL loans have hsen unate ~ "a during
shn veeez which - res reccre- ne
,,,hanss Stf4aflen Offers sor,s apparent
Contra ACTIONS which ara hard 20 recon-
Gle TIE price q sxcfanEe CONTINUES =
t--.ss-, ere demand rate far acfuEt tfist-
T,rss rearh{ur s. s-f $40 On SATURDAY
slsst~ IS IN the fsre q recent lowering
- sf.-,.trt - "a. PER crnt. ant 81 op~1
market rate % r.oEson ~ considerably
less thar haF that
re farelFr yrafs statement Tor Na~seN,
gssssrs thts week also SHOWS The traae
t.alarcm maintained n cur favor By