The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-31

NEW YORK MARKETS.


NEW YORK. Dec. so.~-Stocks rose con-
tInucusly to-day. with none OF the custom
airy reactions. and left on with fractional
gains In the standard railway shares and
at very material gains In various special-
ties that were prominent In the days trans
actions. The London market. where the
sortn.Ghily settlement passed of favorabiy.
opened away up on purchases partly for
American account. There was also genuine
buying for foreign account. owing to the
disinclsnatson OF London operators TO await
a possible January boom. and Americas
rails closed at about the best. The Initial
rise locally was not quite up to the London
ngures. but trading was active and broad.
Commission house buying overcame rsaslsx-
ing safes. lndussrials were particularly
strong. and Rock Island led the GranEers
upward.
Public interest Increased as the day wore
on And prices were generally lifted. There
were sensational advances successfully in
Air brake, lsuns Island Railway. Delaware.
Laekawanna Il Western. Great Northern
preferred ana Pullman and American Stes
and Wire. All maintained The greater part.
II not ali. Of their advance, except New
York Air Brake. Which. after rise OF
points. reacted iesA AMI closed unchanged
for the day. The hsiief that next year viii
witness a more harmonious arrangement
IN she anthracite trade was largely respofs-
shio for the rise ia Reading and other coal
carrying reads
Consiauesi favorable railroad and trade
reports and prospective easy money ssinl,
uIates. ihs buying. closing the year OF tire
stick exchange trading IN a wasrt OF actlv-
lily and sirsnxih. with many securities a:
the h.xhesg price 81 the ysW.
The band market shook OK SIS late aasi-
tsnry and coussea Upwards with particular
~ large purchases Of READING -. which
touched ~ TusaI sales. ~. &sS.a0
United S.ases old ~ registered advanced
a. ard do coupon. the rev Is and TIE -
Il In The bid price.
Anaevicag unprecedented trade. with
TsIS>sssAiy increases IN exports. ccnilagesf .
great supporting factor in the days buss-
States are larger tiasn those of ether eous-
tries and Increased sEuss OF HrsIey fscw
pxgift ably ioa nssi abroad are subject To cal
as they may b. wanted Deposits PASSED
tae $50 40 SO mark IN the sAss weeks bank
sSaserzsssy The 'xhscypiios. % Americas
securities by hass1e cassiai followed this
plethora os money 4 rsss in cereals
aas ttouTss tTafssc. while The farmers de-
gEssEsAs sSr manufactured articles increasing
with their available funds gave the re1l-
rcsada q profitable fsiarn traits Tnsre
@As 10 evidences 81 sas traditional dEasss-
sisssn 10 RESTRICT at she <rs1 ~ ts< year. 5u;
rather tendency 10 sssscssssrs the sesaves;-
sztens n January 3aysoeB1s
Tstssz rseHs MAS IN larger volume at general.
~ yls.nx prizes. fsss5ecds commission house
orders. ACCUMULATED over tes Cafsss mas
aastaaFs resulted IN Tsses3&ys bsssFanf
ssaass. with Transactions The largest Of the
SaAT icing sfssts sskss Of "a ru.sssszs sasrss
es sfosks Sanssc4ns trading was eaor-
Fsoas. bar not up 80 tss sirst Gag. I<aEsson
was free gsySnss*T on haAas-Ts. r~xagsilsss
81 rho ss&fT consan<s rates fsr ths fort
nsEEsIy settlements there. The ESsA fhas
Tfsexssss<s <rsoyvsSsxs badge vas re raainzfrA-
sson os sae rise s~.xeS2 the traders Wss1nss-
eay and prices Ss4 ca. and Tor the 6xss