The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-28
NEW YORK MARKETS
The stock EXCHANGE.

NEW YORK. March es-The au.horita-
i've statement that the Maine board Of
inuuiry,s report would be fully az grave
as predicted. brought out full attendance
on the stock exchange today There were
animated groups about all the active
stocks when the market opened The
fererishness OF the foreign markets and
the fairy tale that Spain had declared
war which was circulated about the ex-
movement Fairly large margins were
swept away and large concessions in val
ues en.sued on every considerable Offering
A quarter Of an hour after the opening
to sustain the : - traders to cover
enormous short lines and nrires bounded
against each other. I, seemed likely that
houses having vac. interests al stake had
come to an agreement over night TO buy
Or the bulge here. London was a large
were well above yesterdays close which
was generally al the best prices. The
net improvements approximate points In
ths CHANGERS and exceed per cent in
the leading international favorIies The
speealiies gained from To 2St POINTS The
trading was oil, an enormous scale for a
Saturday. the deliveries for the short ses-
sion exceeding recent full days totals
The week lust - @Hf witnessed a vigor-
Gus resump,ion OF bear aggression. owing
TO the developments Of various Influential
factors which were utilized 10 their fullest
extent nv the advocates 81 lower values
ina tneir Efforts were signallv successful
Hnai prices Of a week ago the COMPARE
son reffscflrg iosSes in tFs. dividend having
stocks 81 frS-n ai4 "a s points and the
spectslties suffering 20 tho extent Of from
g Ia II points The latter group was the
objective point 81 attack and The extreme
weakness OF fht~>a properties radiated
throughout the list with the grangers and
the PRINCIPAL International stne-ks resrefv-
ing marked attention. The Cuban aues-
ton continued tho overwhelming feature
and the various phases Of ire situation a /.
Indicated bv the tenor Of Washington aa-
vices furnished tire lever 20 alternately
advance and deprezs prices The condl-
ton % affairs VAS augmented ny tire ONT
grooming OF numerous other son@aSeraf.o
wafch also exerted marked bearing on
Ire bnarcisl an6 commercial situation
The MARKET throughout was highly rraY.
tss ~ so r~adv resporxe. To The x!lrh.ex,
~Tart IN favor ~ sitsprr acronnt afforded
@o'Tse OF me active irtareses an onrsar.ur.
t;v TO make frequent turns The snert,-
istieFs at times 5eriered on the semi
ia 1fcsy edge. owing 70 the anparer. an
oToach % ~ crisis fn tutsrrs ftnsAI Affairs
Tfs ou;poursnw ~ long stocks on ,hea~ ~.
cassohs vsa striking svsd@uce Of the ana
tae 81 ~. leading interests
re market halted only in the 7foHuxa ri
osUng. on tse CESSATION Of traders o~a--
inEs and 6iSno-stsou "a cover al any
price by The sAorts Tbs. ~ns~ks. $50
irg aevsl VAS lnvaria by selected "a a new
fsasts or arera ;torEs hi' the bears ard val
seS sn>~sfS!y sicrurr tred 20 A more mo-
nnJnr~fs lower paane Tef< Eyroces~< en-
Bvere@ ire weeks proceed ngs and was
accesE ia MED ., times BY x4fA ana angrsa, >
Sas intensely s.urxs~h ant the con.,ar-
tson IN business WAS oriw AsA-@rnfnse wren
t-$ marvel esoaved 20 rsn~ The sfftsssf;e
sS foreigners sas regarded with Consider