The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-02

NEW FORK. April i-Todays narkct
-zSgAt oe pretty SOB 81 - -
~ sfe~. socks witch pe<sssesst through
sns great part 81 ire Gays tra1sEs<, Ass
ire decisive influences On the course ~
prscez and the 81 sec ve inSrans-nt & tae s
as yesterday rsi4 g &c Gould rropS.-
It's Out OF teal Of H. 90 Scares sold.
Over 100 SHARES were D. Iae sntsFs ere
coal x-oup. TIE group Wa TIE tncnrsss On
ire market yascA resstrIine1 the under
s~sf-~prs a. st-e~1<13 tae- ta-s2texs 20
break a<st from time 20 time
Finally the CoAlsTs and the Goosd SHARES
.N .xus@sve= ercks through to@ depression.
au4 jun red 20 ntgaeT aeFe4 81 prices
rr@c@S generally flSou gdoul the lsS ~ ire
same time rose % TIE aAs Best OK the cay.
TIE cssUrz4 OF prices Of the Coaiers was
ysry tYrSg7lar az improving tendency
Struggling constantly with the bear pres
sure
puno-~ ws~e circulated OF heavy damage
20 ne q Ixossss Southwestern by foo3s
ard OF probable embarrassment OF II. COM
pany ia meeting in lnIx@nt bond ooiiga-
fscns President Edwin Gould net ne at
tack with a stateEnsnt that I12 ST LOUIS
Saafhr4~terr has not loxr anything %
value b TIRE roods and that the floating
debt was 10; Troublesome: that there L no
labaiity pressing a. present. ana tnat there
ssoasd kse 20 trouble in meeting the coupon
payment coming due May L This was sup
piegnentea By a statement from President
Fordyce that the Nay interest was alre&dy
ITV%91ts1 Ebr-
TIE Depression hza spread from the
Coalers ard the Coulcs through the list,
aud the Changers atTf raiIfoacs gcner4iy
fell a fraction, the bstuminous coal roacs
being especially affected IL sympathy.
There was an un1eycurrent OF strength
from the railroad list owing 20 the system
attic efforts making among Western roecs
to devise plan for SUSTAINING the existing
ratez and the motion in the supreme court
in behalf OF the Joint Traffic association
70 advance TIE hearing OF their case The
hasyiness IN the Coaler5 and the Gould
stocks weighed upcn the list, and IN con-
sequence restricted ina dealings somewhat
In the Changers When q brisk demand
for the coal stocks set In, the shorts bur-
ried 70 cover. and the Gould sasEes also
recovered on the statement OF Edwin
Gould. As a consequence the Coalers re-
covered all OF the loss and more. The
Grangers and the general railroad list also
enjoyed fractional net gains
The indusfrfaia were not heavily dealt
IN. except Chicago Gas. and were generally
oppressed in the early part or the day.
owing 70 special causes. Sugar suffered
Oil. as the company was exported 20 make
large profits on sugar imported before the
tariff goes into effect. In the hnsl rally
stocks recovered all but a fraction Of their
loss. The closing Of the market was strong
and generally at top prices
the general market was featureices, bsft
maintained Arm tone throughout. with
vaIaes OF the more prominent speculative
values appreciating slightly. Tue sales
were $751; go.
Governments held firm. with the new Is
COT sDicuotls for An advance 10 124 the best
price recorded in some time. The sales
were t700o
The rise in the price Of silver certificates
today TO 62i@c - attributed to continental
demand for covering in . reaction from
the recent decline.
Money and Exchange.
Money on call easy at itsQe per cent /;
last loan. Ia: closed offered at 1a.G2 per
cent; prime mercantile paper. slkf4 per
cent Sterling exchange easier with ac-
tlal business In bankers bills at S-s7A
posted rates. 81 s6is5l ssts: commercial
bills. As5. Silver certificates. s2Q62sc.
Bar silver, &c.