The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-31
NEW YORK MARKETS
The stock EXCHANGE.

NEW YORK. oct with the nxce,-
a"a % .ast Monday the average prices on
.he STOCK exchange have shown a net a.
49,. .1'..e lot eacA day since Wednesday, Oc-
3@es A.. liiere was general expectation.
therefore. that there would ha tho $500
10 take profits today which IL customsrv
among professional traders at the end ~
.ne Week The ouoyant tone OF some OF
we Spec4aitles held the market firm in tha
NTSt hour OF the short SESSION Conseii-
dated Gas and Third Avenue tufrnad :
points. the former on talk of the teru,.ra
ton of the local gas war. Tobacco con
lnot0 IiS aggressive advance on ,ha
strength OF the developments showing rho
accre;!on % plug tobacco cor,uantes Trs
STOCK was very active, ana large biorks
were ABSORBED 10 make way for the up-
ward course OF the stock The process of
Bidding up he price OF the Fedora, s.e~1
securities also continued Advances IN
these and tn Metropolitan Street Railway
NV Jersey Central. Minnesota Iron and
iatefna t'onai Paper preferred were be
tween and points. Meantime "a. ali
roa is was Vesy dll and showed only
slight changes although nearly ali chsnres
wer" gains. The publication ~ the BUR
hnxfsn statement for September resulted
~ immediate activity in the Changers a,
the expense Of values Losses reached
ABOUT point in lie other members OF the
eFoup ard u IN Burlington Itself There
was general reaction in the railroad list
n sympathy. h0t the railroad stocks gen
orally were Rot active and Losses were con-
nEFd - fTacuers Burlington tiACresse of
St>sts n gross earnings COMPARED with
Sspien @er q last year was distinct 1aa-
appointment. The mo.e as ST pauis
WEEKLY statement had shown AZ Increase Of
at-olt the same amount for The same Qa-
rcd. TIE DELAYED move 11ent OF whea, in
Baringtou's territory ana the large PRO
portion Of IRE business taat Is given 10
corn were advances to explain the Es00r
SLOWING Prices continued heavy In TIA
railroads - tae elise BAT net declines we're
restricted - tractors o. tf'.is TIE C;-gnge-s
ara sperzaitieS. The bank statement was
w}'Hont 4af3Genoe cn stacks though the
growing strength % tie clearing ho.lS-s in
A.1UtoEs mas evident
T1@ foreign exchange market alone has
ben Affected ~ re fors(xn situation and
81 shse lAs gToNirE dependence a foreign
ur@nria iT&rSstS ~pon tat rssas.rreS -
rs 8 r3ar-rS marks Nss S-r.k!agtv ..s-ss-
and French enNfroa3s re- securities OF Mon
csE and eav.y oa Tuesday ara Zee up
ward surge = discount rates IN I-cG6s-
aGG - al @or esfentzi geCfSrs she aetlal
r-s~&e gaT [esrar1 <ze-,iug furr PEG ~ ia
cents a. ne go1~6 on GscS1nt - ne
heavy selling u SECURITIES ise~s sor London
account zcj ne A5gh ma0ev rat4s f1r
exc sage market and 4 'n- later devrf-
o1wentS ia Paris there ws= 5ayiaE on
EsEsr.iea exeH anAr@ reported h3-e FER Ya~s
z-c.>s4al. sG.e Paris exchange n Nea
Tar1 weakened resec-lrs the pressure II
tt81ii Paris capital f0T transfer "a London.
The price - sterling exchange has s.ncs
3yapre3 8 osa.t. WIKI iae caluer feeling
Aaefhev saort-llxea fae,oc which xss
n-sAe rsust OF IS tae bears on Monday
u 80 1.sgs SUPREME court SscAS1ou axalnst tns
Ia.ns Traffic Association. The g.oonY