The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-16
NEW YORK MARKETS.


NEW YORK MARkETs.
The stock Exchange.
NEW YORK, Dec l5-Many stocks
canned about a point to-day and the mar
Net !eIt on strong with a good buying
movement in progress. perhaps the most
potent influence In sentiment was the gov
srnments foreign trade statement, show
ing exports for November OF nearly mo-
0oooo which was nearly s7soOo.os0 in ex-
cess or imports. and the excess of imports
for the five months of the fiscal year were
ABOVE the enormous sum Of sa53. 10000.
Then, too, the strength of the grain mar
keis today seemed to indicate q continue
ance in the demand for our products.
Alternating irmness and weakness render
ed the market irregular during the fore
noon. subsequently the market shook off
:ts hesitancy and became huoyant on re-
ports that the Vanderbilt interest had pur-
chased the Chicago d Alton with a view
TO merging II with the Michigan Central
system.
Michigan Central Immediately rose S
points and Chicago & Alton 3. Subsequent
~ a Vanderbilt official denied tina, such a
deal had been consummated
This, however, failed to affect the VAN
derhilt stocks. which continued upward TO
the close at about the best prices The
sustained strength OF securities supposed
ed some comment among traders. Lake
shore dropped points, Sugar was very
irregular and moved within a radius OF q
points. closing with gain of 11s. Den.
yer preferred and Central Pacific were
strong. Federal Steel shares were buoy
ant, the common rising 2h.
Activity diminished somewhat In the
bond market and profit taking arrested the
rise, he genera! tendency, however, was
decidedly upward.
Total sales, bonds, S. 2S5,oOn.
United states threes advanced u In the
bid price.
Money and Exchange.
Money on call. 214G3 per cent; last loans,
per cent; sterling exchange irregular with
actual business In bankers bill at $4S4I1
Q4-s4A for demand and at $4.siia6lISI% for
% days; posted rates. s4.s21a9l4 ssis; COM
as12QtOle; bar silver, 5Sls: Mexican dollars.
4sc; government bonds, strong; state bonds
firm; railroad bonds, strong.
B0nus.
Z; s. IS ......... l063sIN. ]. Cen. So -. .1ia,s
New 4s. reg ..12S1 North Car. bs ...I2S
Fours. reg ....1l2 Nor. Pac. lists linz
Eours. coup ..lI3lA Threes -. -. 6ss
TIwos. reg -...,ss, Fours -. -. lo2
Elves. coup ..llSsI Nor 4 West e. 1877
District COS liz IN W Consols lab
S class z ....... ,o Or; Nav lists Ia
Currency :. 100 Tor. s. L. Is, I. TT r.ls 90
Adj Is -. SIS paeiac Is Of IS .ids
Chss. & o. 4iss soa.lR- G. ". lists -. %
c,, Elves ......la.5sIstL & I,M.C.5s. lsit4
G., II. d y. 45ss. 104sslSt Paul Con -. 1921
D; q X. G. isss.Ido IstPC. P.1sss. ls0i.
East Tenn. s.io:sls. {. Non-Fundi.. 100. :.
F w&p ists,tr 81 Island r. Z + + IS si s
ten. Eiec oS .l5ItxlIenn. new SET SIS sl31
G; II. & s. A. oslo. IT. p. l.. G. lists Ioai.
Seconds 80. ..10S Reg DDS ...... 4sIt
III. Z Cen. So. Union Pac. Is loo
Con. Is ........n2 Iu.P,D. & G.1sts SEA.
Iowa c. lists los wabash lst IS .1lsit
La New Con 4s.lel Seconds 49, 80 s4is
L. & N. Uni. 4s. s7a4 West Shore Is ..lf2a,
Missouri IS 100 Va Centuries :. So
Mo. 4: & T. DDS sosI Deferred >. n
F'ours 49,. 90iaI Wis. Gen. lists :. 62ia
St0cks-RaiIrOad.
Atchison 80. -. ,aislN. j. Central -. s.ls
Preferred =. 57ssIN. Y. Central ...l24
Bait & Ohio 80. 6asasIN. Y c. & ST. l.. ilL
Brook. Rap. TT. 725s list preferred :. 10
Canada pac -. S54i I'd preferred - 37tx
Canada South STA Nor Wes. &C.,. f64s
Central Pac -. $50 North Am Co ;. So
Ches. Il Ohio =. s5ssINor Pac ........ 4Iss
Chi. & Alton ...1ss7sl Preferred :. -. 76sl
Chi. r. & Q ....isgsIOnt. & West -. i7as
Chi. & =. Ill -. 81 Or. Rail & Nav. 81
Chi. CT. West :. 14SsI Pac Coast Isl p. *
Chi. Ind. a. L :. I'd preferred -. GA
Chi. 8 N. West. lssts Reading -. -. isx
p T 81, l. ..' s. p '.i pTsferred g
Z p T s o. :. !. :. e Preferred m " I.
Del, /. 4 Y 10 Isl [: & 8 r; :. 81
pf Prefsrr e d "a PREFERRED sss.srrsa " s
Ere new 500. last L. & S. W. :. III
Is. preferred ss's Preferred :. =. ls.s
CT. Nor pre- ...1Stsl Preferred :. Id
Hooking Val 80. 3IzESt Paul &c ON %
Illinois Cen 80. 1l4l4l Preferred . Log
Preferred :. :. ss $50. Pacific $500. 2ss.
Lake shore ....2oss SO. Railway -. l0sy
Louis & Nash 81. Preferred :. =. 4zs-
Manhattan L >. sais Texas & Pac :. 49,
Met. st. Ry ....lsi Union Pas ...... ISL
Mich. Cen ......ll1 Preferred :. -. TUE
MINI. s. 81. I 2s.s3u; p. D. & G. :. I'm
LIST preferred ssh Wabash -. -. 81.
Missouri Pao -. Az Preferred :. - 23E
Mobile K O -. 80 Wheel. Il L. Z. ca
Mo-. K & I. 80. Y Preferred .. -. z7is
Preferred sFsi
Express companies.
Adams 80. .....los United States 90. 81
American 49,. .-l43 Wells Fargo les
miscellaneous.
Am. Cot. OIL -. 2s.iLead go. ... an.
Preferred :. :. S. Preferred :. ...ii4
Amer. Spirits :. rs. MINI. Iron
Preferred ssiR Nat LIN. OIL =. ss
Am. Tobacco ...IHa Pac. Mai $50. sss
Preferred >. ..i& Peoples Gas Ios9s
Con- Gas ......-.l@ Pullman Pal ....1ss
Com Cable Co 10 Silver Ger ....... 5Ssa
Col Fuel Il I -sas stand. Rope e. 4 "a.
Preferred :. :. sugar ..,... ..1efss
Federal Steel sass' Preferred =. In
Preferred :. vt. Tenn. Coal 4 s3-s
Gen Electric -. s5lsEI 3. Leather :.
Haw. Com. CO 81 Preferred :. 90. eeds
Illinois Steel 90. IU. s. Rubber -. s4lk
Internatl Paper E4 Preferred :. Lila.
Preferred =. :. 81 lWes-- Union -. ssA
La Clese Gas Sl4l
Mining stocks.
Pgllser 80. 49,. ..ortario $3.50. .... So
s~a,lar -. ...... ISOphir 80. ........ so
Crown Point 80. JsP.ymCuth .... 80 "a
con Cal * Va i.sQuiessalver :. ~
peadwoo6 -. =. 10 Preferred .. 49, .ssy
Gould & Curry aslerra Nevada -
Hale s Norcross is9 Standard -. -. isa
Honaes.ake :. :. .y1af Union Coa .-..... Is
iron silver ....-. q Yellow JACKIE. 80. u
Mexican zi
Total sales.
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