The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-11
NEW YORK MARKETS.



NEW YORK. July s--The buIiish sentf-
mont on the stock exchange was urmls-
taxable today AMI carried prices aggres-
slVeiy upward during the two hours ses-
ssor, routing the bears and defeating their
rather feeble Efforts 90 work reaction.
Some professional traders were skeprIcai
about The character OF the buying OF the
last two days. regarding it as nansuFer
20 attract outside buying 10 realize On.
and they attempted 20 check the advanc-
Ing tendency b. renewing yestsrdays az
tack on the coalers- This group Of stocks
proved easy victims on account CT the da-
nloTalizs6 condition OF the anthracite ia
cgstry. on account OF The increasing COM
petition Of gas as fuel and the extreme
cheapness % bitGmnous coal The losses
ranged from 70 81. This drove against
the eoslers and IN fact unsettled the mar
ket and induced some proft-taksng on the
Two days advance. But the character Iit Q.
that the stocks absorbed during the las:
two days mad been taken for something
more than fractional turn in price The
check 10 the advance brought only small
offerings, which were easily absorbed and
the market vas soon moving upwards
again under The influence Of the persistent
The buying 81 New York Central was
most conspicuous, though the movement
In the price WAS not as pronounced as IN
some OF the allied roads. Buying eise-
where in the pit was less urgent. though
II was good. part OF II evidently being coy
ering Of short contracts put out earlier IN
the day.
The bank statement was regarded as
favorable and helped on the advance.
Some effort was necessary 10 sa5taln
prices 10 the close In face or POINT
break in sugar, bat the close generally was
firm at top prices. net gains ranging from
a fraction 70 per cent. ~
The bond market was fairly strong. I.
s. new IS coupon advanced IA. the old ~
coupon q, the old l. reg. !. in the bid
Money and Exchange.
Money on call. il per cent; prime mer-
camille paper. 3bt@t per cent; Sterling ex-
bankers bills at 81 .st4s5, ana at s4.s41s
Oh s42. for 60 days; posted rates; sise9
4s5le and 81 ss14q4sl: commercial nm IA bis.
silver 5ss4c: Mexican dollars. fsi@c; gov
eminent bonds. strong; state bonds, DUN;
railroad bonds, firm.
bonds.
USnew Is. reg 12palN. J. Cen. ga ....112
New As c,1I.p 1871 North Car. 6s lbs
F'ours reg ..lI0l4i Fours 80. .1sl
Fours coup ..iili.i Nor Pac. lists lis
TNos reg -. ~ ThreeS 49,. s3l4
F fayes. reg eSsp .ii..NY.c 4 st.L.is 1854
District o5s IFS Nor & West. SIS 1874
Ala.-Class A ..fG7lsN. w. Consois 1929
Class Il ...I00 | Deb IS Ibis
Class G ....... 90 or. Nav. lists Ill
Currency =. :. 80 FouFS -. $500 yts
Atchison Is ..... $3.50. ). L.. 6s, l. r.l2b
Adj As ........ e9S.i Elves, l. r. 80. l0f
Can. SO. EDS lee iPac, Is Of So ..l0lls
Can. Pac lists . :. Reading - ..... So
Chi. Term. Is :. Sc X. G.. w. let's - "
Ches. a Ohio 5s.1fs% StL. g. IM.C.5s. 81
-, III. & ID. 4l@s. Ioiss 81. l.. & 5. III
D. & r. c. 1sts.10s ST. Paul Con liz
]. Fours 49,. sa4 sfPC: & P.ists -il.1a
Erie Gen. A. -. T3S.iS. Z. Non-Eund.
Il WE'D Ists,tr e So. Railway IS e3ss
Gen Elec. 5a lee stand K. " I. 6s ~
@ II 4 S A &c les Tenn. new set Ss " y
Seconds 80. ZOE r. =. l.. g. ts.l0o
IL < r Cen. IS. llols Reg. IDS ....... ss1s
Con. IS .......lu Union Pac. pre-
La New Con A.. 101 iU.P.,D. & G.1sts e3lz
l.. & \. Uni. Is. Ssts " abash LIST IS 10
NJ. X. l. T IDS. a West Shore is ..l0s1
Fours -. -. $50. Va Centuries :. Il
~ y. Cen. lists. 1l5&.I Deferred go. =. 1
Stocks-RatirOad.
Atchlson lsa. " Y. c. & ST. l.. 1&l.
Preferred :. :. "A list preferred =. 81
Bait. & Oh!o -. l4ss "a preferred -. 34s.
Canada pac 49, s3S, North Am. Co :. 67s
Canada South A7si Nor. Pac ........ 29's
Central Pae - 1917 Preferred =. -. 70l1
Ches. & Ohio 800 81. Ont & West ~ Is
Chi. & Alton . leo Or Raj. IL Nav. 40
Chit, Il. Il . lV7is Or Short Line %
Chit & f. Ill ~. 56i9 Pittsburg 80. .-.l7o
I p r e 81 l. ssi ist pFetsrred " ~
De. a. Hud . 1854 Rock Island 49,. 97is
Del. l. a. ". .15s st. l.. & :. F.. ia
Den. & r. G. IL lst preferred =. ela.
Preferred e. =. 5li,i Ri preferred
Erie ,newl ...... 1874 St Paul .... -. .Icoia
1st preferred e.. 357sI Preferred ...1.9
Fort Wayne ...i7o 81. Paul Il ON s2i.
CT. Nor. prs ...l2s@, Preferred ..15S
Hooking Vai - ~ 81, p. NJ. * NJ 1891.
Illinois Cen ....l092s SO. Pacific 49,. ~,
l.. T.. * West e. H's So. Railway 49,. SIS
Preferred o.. 7el4i Preferred -. 81
Lake Shore ....iSgi4 Tex. X Pac 800. 5Zis
Louis. Il Nash 49, Union Pac. IRE elTs
Manhattan j. less Common e. .... =.
Met. ST. Ky ....f59 u. p, u. * O.. e. Is
Mich. Cen .l05ss Wabash 49,. -.
MINI, Il ST l.. 2sisi Preferred ,. -. -
LIST preferred y wheel. & l.. l.. Ia
Missouri Pas -. 35fa Preferred .. 90.
Mobile < Ohio - II chi. & y. West .l2s7Si
Mo. X. Il Z. =. 1Iis. Preferred p. ...lsiA.
Preferred b.. 47s s.. L. q : ". =.
Chi. Ina Il l.. ~ Preferred -. ILL.,
Preferred o.. g.. - Il. q. West ..... 81 ?
y J. Central 49,. saia Preferred 80. eG@.
y. y. Central -.1}4s Chi O. West ..
Nor. West ...--. IL tBrooklyn r. T. =.
ENpress Companies.
Adams .... ..... ~ limited States -. 10
American .... ..125 Wells Fargo lib
miscellaneous.
Am ca. OF - lead - - as.