The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-19
NEW YORK MARkETS


VIEW YORK AARkETA
The stock Exchaage
NEW YORK. Aug. is.--Ths seacsson 10
fraees OF stocks. whtGh has beef looked for
isr several days. came IL the late trading
today. The professional leaders have o@en
eagerly anticipating tbs ac1s0a, and hare
ssFsFai E1fnss sought 10 hr1ng II about ny
were having fair success yesterday when
tie announcement OF the Increase in the
Burlington dividend put them 10 ro1t. TIE
subsequent upward surge % the market
se-ye3 10 make IL all The more vulnerable
&c osar attack. AID ,aey opened thstr guns
tlss morning With an onslaught On Ionac-
co. People Gas and Brooklyn Rapid
TTsnsi,. Although the assault came win
very heavy realizing offerings in the Gran
T@fs and Paelfics, and some Of ths faS or
lies, the o4ts.de demand FOR stocks Vas
% enormous as 10 take the market away
upsari. Ba, there came . tine. iaser n
the Gay, when the outside demand was
70, the first time satisfied. and when ne
recent purchasers Of stocks vere st!u anx-
icu% 70 take the handsome profits accrued
upon them The bears kept n!bbIlng a;
the list. and made an aggressive attack
In the last hour. which carried prices
dcwn sufficiently to wipe out weak mar
of iow priced railroad stocks and the in
dQsiTsai spscsa.t!es Into which ne tide -
speculation shifted this m0rning had not
strength enough 20 hold the market in face
T.
sS06s orniy through most OF II Some Il
them finally sGeeumbed with the rest =
sne .'st. which fell gsn~raiy below last
nights level. The bull clique apparently
osserrd no resistance - the dacssEe, but
support was forthcoming before Il had pro-
cesdeu to any great length. The activity
CT the market generally decreased. and the
volume Of business vas materially smal-
er than yesterday. There vas & good mar
ket for railroad bonds today and slight
~ yielding tendency - prices IL the lac
de
Big prices for government bonds were
unchanged except for tAe thresa when is-
sue /, which advanced IL
GUGe. aEe Exchange.
Money on call. llzuls. per cent; last
loans. il. per cent; prime lnefca niIie pa
per- 3t4sfs per cent: sterling exchange.
easier. with actual business In bankers
bills at sis5A demand and 81 sl.s37 ~ ~
sixty days: posted rates. ss.siisGf.S aGd
g. afa4 ss's: commercial bills. siss: silver
certificates. 5SA4A5sa2c; bar silver. $3.50.
Irregular: state bonds. daI railroad bonds.
nrm.
U.S.new Is. reg .121ss y. j. Cen. IS ....1ii
New Is. coup lZs4i North Car. Is ...I25
Fours. reg ....iI2l1l r'ours =. ...... iozia
Fours. coup liz Nor. Pac lists ..ll2a.
Twos. reg -. " | TEreeS tas.
f i've coup z III. lis Nc. & st.L.4s.i9:
District SIS ..ii6ia! .sor. & West s. .l2i
Ais,-C.ass y los y. W. Consois ..l3lis
taass = -..-...lgp DEB. 5S .-......lS
Class c ....... 90 Tor Nav. lists IL.
Currency :. ;. ~ Fours -. 100
Atch!son As 80. s5isIor 5. l.. IS. {. FIT
Can, Sc DDS ...la9 rae. & OF IS ..ios,.
Can Can rac. Isis - Reading Is 800. ai4
Ches, a. OHIO 5s.li0 iSt-L. * IN Cos. its1iz
G.. IL * j.. 352s.ihSs StL. * S.F.t;.s IS 1885
ID. & r. q. isis y lSt. Paul Con ...l5l
FouEs .,.. go. ielss 81 r <. Il P.lsts 80
Ere I' ie s' As 81 l. y y 5 f G. NonFand
+ W&D lists. tr.ios iSo. Railway a. e.. e,as
Gen. f.lec. IS les Island Il l. T. 6s ss
@. IL. I& 5 A. IS. 1913 Tenn. Few set s. s32
secan9s --llli2l T. j. l., q. lists .I0s
II. ). r. Cen. asips'si Reg. 2ds ....... 80
,ton.| ss los Union Pac. pre- e.
Ia NV con is ios u.P,.p, & G lists i6a.
l., s. b. Uni. H. lea wabash 1T IS .,ii@>s
Missouri es .....l0o Seconds -. $500. &i2
NJ. X. 4 T. ads 50. West SHore Is l99ie
Fours -. .... ~. Va Centuries .. -
y. ]. Cen ts.i15As Deferred p. -. 81.
StockS-Rafircad
Asehlson -. -. i9aslN: Y. C. = 81, L 49,
Preferred e.. has. lst preferred =. O.
Bait 4 Ohio 90. 1854 "a preferred . 35's
Canada Fac go. So North Am. 60 .. 6iy
Carssd3 South 81. Nor. Pac ..,..... 35&s
Central Pac 80. Ia! Preferred .. -. rs
Cnes. q Ohio 2i's C'ut. 4 West -. 1914
Chi. * Alton .,.l5s OF Rail Il Nav. as
Chs, h. Il ". lisa Or S1crt Line "a
Chi & r III .. - lPIttsburS =. ...,.t&
I, 9. Z, x ST l. AZ. Reading 80. -. ~
preferred taf7i Isl preferred III
Tei. & Hud ...-LfHi2 Rock Island ... 1915
Del. l.. * ". 40 So /. 4 = +. =. So
Den. & Il. q. - y IL preferred .. s.
Preferred r.. q. j. ! ri preferred -. SSS.
Erie lNs&b ...-.. u Isl Paul 1.e4ls
lat preferred 81 Preferred =. Isl
Fort Wayne III ISL. Paul * ON X
ct. Nor. pre- ...l@s | Preferred g.. ..I55
Hooking Val a'siSt. T. NJ. tx n. Is.
Illinois Geu ....-iliia 81. Pacific ...-. -
/. f, q West I. SO. Railway go. q.
prefeSrs1 - =. f5iaI Preferred . 80 81
Lake Saor~ las Tex. ~ Pac .. ia.
Louis x SAssn 81. { 'ngon p4c 49,. erss
Manhattan l. So, Preferred D.. -. f2s.
Me-. So r. 81 Z. =. u. s. G -. 81.
Mirh- TN ..-its Il " ataSn &c.. 49,. 80
Aitnn. Is =. l.. @sa45 Preferred . go 2li.
- preferrei y IWbesl x /. T. IL
Missouri. Poe 80. S. Preferred -. les.
Mohse 4 oaio y ichi 4 \ IVES; fssrs
Mo X. & T &C.. = ! Preferred rs
preferref - >. s. is l. / : ". =.
ca{.. Ind & l. s'sE Preferred Il
Preferred q. >. 3s'4iR, 9. w ........ 2
y Central e. ~ Preferred e
n y. Central ..lfSa. cht. Ut Wass 49,
Nor wes. ...... a5la. tfrooklya Il. T 6.2s
Express Coaapa mics.
Adams 49,. les Tired states 81. -
American go. iH Wells Fargo IN:
miscellaneous.
Am. Got. og -. p Head .......s7
Preferred e. o.. ss;a Preferred ma
An splrsts .-.. y. Sat LIE oil ..-.
pFez .3,,., e. z i,.-,.tJe Man y
Preferred -lS2 tSiver Cew ....... So
People Gss let Island Il. & T =.
e,ra Gas -.....--lsz'e Sugar 49,. .......iz<z.
Com Caoie e ~ preferred p. ..llss
rrefecTe3 L :. Leather g.. =
Gen fsf-<-tgtr 4.. IF = FrF.e IN.
Il;ivsois SF~e} .-. So T. : Rubber -
Ia c2sase Gsss - =i F~ef@rreyi . &C., lsss
fiaW Com. - - u So E'nlou ..-. 49,.
ntnsng stacks.
Eaiwer ...' ....' 81 i2t3rio 5000 q.
Cas3iar ..-, .s-+. y ttFi2ir -.,. -...+... -
crown Poiai .--. l. r3yHou,a go. -. Il
Con Csl & Va a ~3a.cks,iTvr 80 49,. iss
ps ,i~assd ... ~ Preferred ..4- . -
tSoui1 & carry III ~Fss Nevada 81
Hail s. EaTcrpss - S.atffay3 49,. . Ia
Homes. sks e.. o.. &.s1 s'riaA Ga ...... "a
lyVn silver --..-- :. fe,.cS J&cke; o.. u
Mex.c&A see. .--. -
Total safes.