The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-27
NEW YORK MARKETS.



The stock Exchanges.
NEW YORK. oct. 2s.-~Tae stock narse,
showed a tendency % fail into quie1acs
again today, 81 though in sympathy Win
the dizziness and uncertainty Of foreign
EXCHANGES But tnese was ql,ei aasorI,-
ton - standard stocks all taseGsl
tone aud marked strength in
few cases, 80 5aat he average OF
al the days buying. Reactionary tsn1enSy
IN the wheat market. falling of n ex-
ports FOR both wheat and corn, and ths
weakness ia the foreign grain markets
We're apparently without effect.
The reason Tor the apparently NoS.cai
movements for the last few days, obvious
y IL that the market IS entirely in the
hands OF professional traders. without any
participation by the outside public When
this class sells. /, Is simply with view TO
buying Ak 4 lower ieses. AID their inanea-
yeTs only prove successful when they IN
euce following 70 take the poor end OF
the bargain. Where there Is no such fol-
lowing there Is nothing 20 30 but to re-
trace their course by selling or buying. as
the case may he. the Anal operations being
made in opposition 70 the eliminating fac
tor OF which The speculative commit, meff
has been made. The exciting causes Of
traders activity for the last few days nav
ing subsidized. the market became compare
lively duh today. and the traders hetook
themselves 10 the highly speculative indus
trials.
Tobacco moved feverishly below yester-
days level and Sugar above. on large
transactions, witaoQ; any dehnaOle rea-
son IN either case. The recovery in sler-
ling exchange was the effec; OF the re-
newed strnssncy in the London money
market, CAUSED by the needs of tom0r-
rows stock exchange settlement. Elk
change on Paris showed al easier tone.
redacting the pressure tor the movement
OF funds from that center, owing TO The
threatening aspect 81 domestic politics
there.
Bonds were moderately active. with ad-
yancing prices. Total sales. ssl9,ooa. L. 5.
fours. coupons. and the old fours, coupons.
advanced 4, and the threes. registered, u
declined Is in the bid price
There were heavy dealings in the threes,
coupons, al loss.
Money and Exchange.
Money on cali. ls.a2 per cent; last loans.
2 per cent; prime mercantile paper, SaA
actual business in bankers bills AT 81 SALE
@4.ei2. demand AID SiS2sa i-SSA sixty days:
posted rates, s4s2QIis3ls and 81. sisu4-sl:
Commercial bills. s4I; silver certificates.
4IAc: government bonds, firm. state bonds,
active; railroad bonds. strong.
bonds.
l.. s. IS .........lo5A.l y. j. Cen IS III
New -, reg ..l@aAa North Car. is IL.
New IL, coup ,IZs41 Fours 80. .....io5
Fougs, reg Iii Nor Fac. lists ..l16
Fours, coup ..iiZh. Threes .... 80. tbfA
f,yes. res .. 49,. Sis 1851.
FIyes, coup ..li5ss Nor x West. es.i2S
District lbs ...li,is \. ". Consols ..li5t2
Ala--Ciass \ ..4es Deb. Is ........l29
Class b .......isS tOr. Nav. lists ...u4
Glass - ......lc9 Fours 49,. s5SA
Currency lbs iOr. ). L. ts. = r.l2ais
AtchiSon Is s5ts Ewes, :. 7. ...W11s
Adj. Is ........ lPacitic 6s OF 80 .ie-1z
Can. So. 2ds lies Reading Is ...... S0sA
Chi. Term. As =. - Il. G. w. 1s.s :. S.ia
Ches. * ohio IS lis St.L. * IN C.as. NJ.
c., II. x II. 4ies. lei5s St.L * S.F.G. 6s.l l47s
-. A X. q. lists. III 81. Paul Con ...l1sSs
tcurS -. VA Ewes .....lls
East Tenn. lists. loD$. 5. {. Non-F Fund. e..
Erie Gen. As 49, essa 50. Railway IS ~
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Gen. Flee Is ...iU9 Tenn. new set Is -
q II. a. 5. Aisle 1T. Z. l. q. lists los
Seconds .. ....102 Reg. IDS ....... 45iz
H IL T. Cen. 5s .llIt2 Union Pac Is . gsi2
Con Is ....... .uoa2i [. p.D. & c. lists 7sie
Iowa c. lists Its lWabash LIST IS ..llss.
La New Con Is. Ito Seconds -. %. ssis
l.. & \. Uni As &ssi West Shore As IN
Missouri S. Ito Va. Centuries =. IN.
Al. X. & T. EDS. 63's Deferred =. -. 6
Fours 80. go. ~ Wis Cen. lists =. 5S5s
\. Y. Cen. s.ll1Ssi
stocks-Rauroad.
AschLson -. -. In y. J: Central IS
Preferred :. =. ay;. y. Y. Central =. Ila>
Bali, 4 Ohio -. IL y. Y. c. 4 81. l. IL
Brook RAPID Il e.. list preferred :. s0
Canada Pac 80. Nisl ID preferred -. 81
Canada South 5ias Nor. West ...... u
Central pac 80. - North Am. Co =.
t~hes a. Ohio -. 2lis Nor. pac ........ 40I4
Chi. Il Alton ...1a3 | Preferred -. s5h4
Chi, h. 81 = ...llsAs ont. West 80. lis
chi. Il Il. III -. 5Slzi Or. Rail. d Nav s2is
Preferred =. lbs Or. Short Line . "a
chi CT. West e. 14ls Pac. Coast ist = y
Chi. Ind & L Z FL preferred -. 90
Preferred e.. ;. = tPittsourg 80. .-.i5y
chi q y. West .l3l}2 Reading -. -. 1873
Preferred :. :-l.6 Isl preferred =. 3s5s
c. Z. {. * 81. L. 81 X: G. W. ........E
Preferred . . IS Preferred .. g, G5
Del X Hud ...l92 lsosla Island ...lvI5s
Del l.. q " 10 81. L. & s F :. rs
Den & r. @. -. ia Isl preferred e. 81.
Preferred .. . 54t4I ID preferred -. 30
Erie new 49,. l2l. 81. l.. & 5. W. 50
lsr preferred . gig Preferred :. . 10.
Fort Wayne IN lSt. Paul ....lesia
Ge Nor pre- =. I3' Preferred e. =. .ls213
Hooking Val -. 41siSt. Paul & ON 7a&.
Illinois Cen ...- loss Preferred =. ...iss
l. r Il Yves, :. Il ~. p NJ & M..I6s
Preferred =. - $50 Pacific .-.... 22A
Lake Shore -. I9eis SO. Railway $50. So
LOUIS IL Nash . 9y.. Preferred e. -. 3ts
Manhattan l. =. a61s Tex. * Fac 49,. I2tT
Met ST Fy -. l5s,i2 Union Pac ...... asza
Mich. Cen lbs fIettffs3i s5-s
MINI & 81 l.. . q =. T.. ID. & G.. Ga
Is, preferred "a / W AnA5I go. 80. -.
Missouri pae $3.50 sH.i Preferred :. - 201s
Mobile & ohio e iWneel & H. e. 30
No. X e T. 81. II Preferred .. -. lex
Preferred 49, O.. -.
Express Companies.
Adams 49,. ....3l9 irnited States -. ii
American 80. Ia wells Fargo lib
miscellaneous.
Ar. Cot. OIL =. -1iz'E.e2d 80. ........3 90
Preferred =. o.. So. Preferred T.. ..i54t.
Arler. Spirits .. III. MINI Iron ......1cs
freFerr-d .. o.. @4ig MAJ. Lin. Oh -. SIS
Am Tobacco Ira Pacific Mail 80. y
Preferred .. ..1E Pullman Pal ....ia5
Con Gas .......l.5 silver Ger -.-.... On
t'5gn Cable 90 Ia stand Rope T -
Col Fuel * I p. 1olzi sugar ...- .......u5
Preferred .. =. ~ / Preferred e. ...lsiz
Federal steel -. 2sss Tam Coal 81 ~.
Preferred . p. 1fIaa u s. Leather -. eA
Gen Electric -. 20. Preferred =. . cas-
Haw. com O. g II. = Rubber 80. sf-s
ILLINOIS, Steel , ga Preferred =. ...Ia5Ls
InternalT paper IL sWest- Union 80. SIS
Prefar-s+ SAG
Ia Cls3e Gas =. e
stacks.