The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-10
NEW YORK MARKETS.
The Stock Exchange.

| NEW YORK, Nov. a.-The marker was
| decidedly active and irregular during the
| morning session OF the stock exchange ana
| AZ one time the list took on quite uniform
| evidences Of strength and even buoyancy,
| Rut bv l2,.S0 o'clock the demand for securi-
| ties seemed satisfied and the market fell
| into dullness and somewhat reaction
| arg tendency, which lasted TO the close.
| London in splte Of the dullnoss and heayi-
| ness Of the general market. had confidently
| marked up the prices Of Americans yester-
| day and today. while the New YORK tx
| change was not In session. The Brit
| ish Interpretation Of the American
| elections. always more or less OBJ
scllre and confused, probably prompted
| them TO do this The opening here did not
| fully respond. prices showing below the
| London parity. The international arbltrage
brokers seized this opportunity to cover
| sales made az higher level In London, A
| number OF the internatiunals sagged quite
| sharply Immediately after the opening,
| notably st, Paul, New York Central and
the Pacific. The buying for London ac-
| count was the determining factor In rally
! Ing these stocks and carrying the whole
| market 20 4 higher lever Even Sugar
which opened down eve, a point. scored a
! full recovery.
! Tbs commission houses are busy with
| buying and selling orders and large opera
/ tors r,.sTIy bid up their fdvorites. with
/ the cessation of the London buying about
! n0on and with a renewed break In Sugar,
| which had proved a heavy load 10 carry all
| morning prices began 10 drop OIL, the de-
| cline IN the railroads ranging all the way
| from a fraction 10 lie per cent. In the mar
! ket leaders among the railroads. however,
| there was little effect produced either by
| the above factors or by the late weakness
| IN Manhattan, which fell ?%, Sugar con-
| tinued rs downward course to the extent
! 81 ga points and closed near The lowest
| TIE announcement ~ The cut In product
| and output ot the new refnerles coming
| 10 the market was the cause OF the weak
| ness and the bears We're also active tuig
| ing from the high loaning rate for the
| stock The weakness ~ Manhattan vas
| associated with the stockholders annual
meeting, although the yearly statement Of
| earnings showing 4.is per cent. earned for
! the stock was better than Wall street hal
expected In the railroad list, however. .ae
! closing was generally a'eady ana at net
! gains, which reached point in soma caaes,
| The bond market continued active and
strong and the per cent. issges added TO
the notably active list were the Louisville
unified bonds and the Kansas & Texas St
/ Louis 81 San Francisco and Denver e. RIO
! Grande ISSUES. A number ~ the specula-
/ tive bonds including the Atchlson adjust
/ nents, the oregon Short Line income IS
| sues ard the Texas Il Pacific seconds were
[ active ana strong Total sales, t5..i5.a.
United States new tours and Oh fours
registered and the tarees coupon advances
/ - while the twos declined i and the
! nYes coupon i per cent. IN The bid price.
The Visible supply.
! Special cable and telesraphic dispatches
% Bra1gsreeEs. covering the principal
/ points ot accumulation. indicate fhe follow
ing changes IN visible supplies last ~atug
gay as compared Win tie preceding Satur-
day
Nhea,-T-nited States anI Canasa. east
q the Rockies, Increase, 2sA.eD bushels.
aioaf ard Ia Europe, increase, Itsa ~
nts1e!s; w9rlas supply. ;o1a! increase,
80 ~ bushels
C.yra-Uni,ed States ard Canada east az
tha Rockies decrease, i.9ss rrs bushels
Csfs--E aitea States aud Canada east @,
TIE koc k.eS decrease. So 90 bushels
T~e agEgeEats stocks - wheat heti AZ
Portland. Or. ami Tacoma ara Seattle
"a 4sa- show a 8ecyeaee az =. 80 bushels
sog tAs week
Money and Exchange.
Money on cau. 1863 Per cent. lase ioanr
? per cent. prime mercantile paper l.ds.
par cent. stersag xG1AGSe. easier. with
aqua. business = hAn&eF~ t&lis a. IA s5l.fs
~ for demand and ss.s7s-sss -. far -
DAYS. posted rates, s4s5Ses. s5ie and H. s1tsq
as. commercial bills. ssslizs94 - SILVER
certificates. Ora ssIsx-. bar silver. esszc;