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

s44SSi ISL 4b1 0E&.fAf Wis r20'b
railroad securities OF all classes AID nearly
all OF those which were traded IN show az
least per cent. higher for the stock ne
majority show gains of between l and :
per cent. This rate OF increase raised 20
Atehison preferred, Rock Island, Baltimore
Union Pacific preferred. 81. Paul & oIna-
Ia. Cleveland. Cincinnati. Chicago & 81.
Louis ard some Of the sYNeciaitles. Tne ore,
gon Navigation stocks ooth common ~ ~
preferred snow gains OF Per eeni- Ine
inigsErials and other spactalfses Tell into
the background. both relatively ard apso-
usili the later dealings Sugar, Brook4y1
Transit and Illinois Steel stocks tneh
sprang into activity and scored sahssa..-
,sal advances near the close. In the c9sF
Of some stocks high-record prices were
made today ana il the case or 1laly others
the high prices OF the }eay were apprqSa-
mate! AsensSon preferred. NertheTR Pa
cific and Union Pacific stocks reached tasir
record prices to-day There ear ns' no eseaoi
nat the strength Of he uafkef IS allfloa-
abe TO the feeling O. resieI tna< e1le uti-
settling doubts and uIceTt 3snrles over the
lection are a thing o. the past. ana me
,anldence thai the generally prosperous
eonlie!on OF the country = sure 10 assert
.<se!f and lift prices 10 a higher level
Taeye was q spirit Of abounding optimism
Abroad. ard everything was ignored aul
ne most favorable Incidents IN the out
ok The marked falling OF in the export
demand for wheat and the resulting fan
7 prices had no effect. The unfavoracIs
Conditions of the t!uak line situation
wnieh caused declines for New YORK Cee-
al and PENNSYLVANIA in London, received
no attention. and The prices OF THOSE Stocks
were advanced over a point. baltimore x
Ohio rose rs and Norfolk * Western pre-
ferrej was at one time up 81. Reports
rom the iron trade oe a dfifI towards
i0wer range of velaes W hich might ordi-
Eariy be expected 10 have marked eject
ise stock market. We're passed uAno-
Iced. Si. PauEs first weeks statement.
although il showed az increase OF over ST.
9s, was much less striking than some or
mat roads recent returns, which nave
Lassed u2naiiced. yet taeEa Was an eager
made the group the leaders of the marker
IN point Of activity. The Atchlson seeuri-
ties held foremost place and az of them
advanced strongly. the preferred rising -
per cent. with a stock line issue OF over
$40 ooo. go 20 nioye Northern Pacific pre-
ferred more than redeemed its qQarteTi.
dividend and Union Pacific preferred was
heavily bought bo;h for home ard foreign
accounts. London buying was again
marked feature and commission house BUS
iness was on an enormous scale fairy tax
ing away the maiket out OF the hands o.
he traders and eating up all offerings 10
take profits without appEecIab!e check 70
the days continued advance.
The days business in bonds holds the
record in the volume Of transactions. AL
classes OF mortgages were IN demand, but
the reorgan cation issues continued the IA
vorites. There was. however. a genera
distributed business in high-grade bonds
and many speculative issues were brought
sl00i5. ole
United States new fours registered adj
yanced \: United States new fours coupon
= and the twos and threes registered "a
and the old fours registered and the lives
registered Is n the bid price
Money and Exchange.
Money on cali. 2G2i2 per cent, last loans
per cent: prime mercantile paper. 3Gs4
per cent; sterling exchange, weak. with
actual business IN bankers bills at $i.S5tsA
4.s51s for demand, and at si.S2ia4 81. for 90
49, commercial bills. S4It2: silver certifi-
Gates, 6ei@1dl.2c; bar silver, 6oise: Mexican
dollars i7c.
Government bonds strong: state bonds
strong. railroad bonds strong.
ston'is.
New is. reg .i27l5l North Car. IS les
New As, coup. rs Fours -: 49,. los
F'ours. reg ....IlIs. Nor Pac- lists III
Fours, coup lib | Threes 80. 81
Ewes, reg reg 49,. la xY,c. & sal. i. isas
Elves coup ..ll21s Nor & West es TO
District 65s Ills y. W. Consols ..fi2
Ala.-Class A ..10si2l Deb IS .....-..1i1i2
Class B ....... 109l2 Or. Nav lists liz
c currsncy .iS TO- fs :. l. Is. t; rlss'4
Atchison Is ~ Elves, + r. los
Can So. eds ...,1lo Reading As ...... Sass
Chi. Term. 4s e.. sos. r. G. W. lists :. s9as
Ches & Ohio IS, 1I6 lStI. & ING. ga.
c.. H. 4 d. 4i4s. 10s9st StI. & SFG.Gs. 12tt4
d. & r G. 1sts.10S lSt Paul Con ..16o
Fours sSlsIstPc. & P.ists- 10
Erie Gen. a 2i4lS. c. Non-Fund.
F W&D lsts.tr. ~ $50 Railway 5s .io2ss
Gen. Flee. 5s :. ieal4 IS;an6 r. X r. S. Sis
G. II. * S. A.es.1o5 Tenn new set IS "a
Seconds 80. .-1ot IT = J.. G. lists 1897
II. Il 7. Cen. IS hiss Reg. DDS ....... 4as.
Con. Us ....... .ft0i2 Union Pac. As .lo1ss
Iowa c. lists =. Io5l4 = P d & c. lists 81
Ia New Con Is fasls Wabash LIST 81 ..i11is
l.. & n. Uni. "a. a3iA Seconds -. eiis
Missouri IS loo West Shore is III
Mo X. & r DDS 6ai@lVa Centuries :. 70
F'ours .... go. 20 Deferred e.. -. IL
y Y. Cen lists. lis Wis Cen. lists 6sia
StOcks-RailroadS.
Atehison .... -. I3a4!N. J. Central -. s.
Preferred 2ss4I y. !. Central :, .ll7A
Bait, & Ohio 47s.N; Y. c. & ST; L. llla
c spSSd f Pae ~ s5 "a Pr sitrfs' SIS :
Canada South 54i, Nor West ...... II
Central Pae -. 2s,.i North Am. Co :. es<
hes. y OHIO -. p Nor. Pac ........ t2as
chi * Alton ia .Preferrea =. :. 7sas
Chi r.. Il q. Ills Ont. & West -. ISIS
chi. 8 f. III 49,. b or. Rail. s Nav. g
Chi. CT. West ..lhs Pac. Coast LIST 2. -
Chi Ind s = .r Z i preferred IS
c. {. {. { St. naR. G w =
Preferred O.. 81 Preferred =. -. 50
Del. Hud " o.. Book Island .le17t
Preferred :. :. 577s ID preferred =. sos.
Ist preferred s4's Preferred =. =. 12'%
Fort WAYNE Ia 8. PAM 49,. ....l1est
CT Nor. pre- ...tEfA Preferred e.. ..1s2r&
Hooking Val rs 81 Paul a. ON Ss&.
Illinois Cen .....lllh4 Preferred -. ..isl
l.. +, x W. 800. y ST. p. NJ & NJ IL
Preferred 81 So. Pacific ...... 34it
Lake Shore ,...is9i 50. Railway go. Q
Louis. & Nash 597~ Preferred T.. -. -
Manhattan I. e37sTexas Il Psc SO. -.
Met = Rs It's Union Pac ...... Gt24
Mich Cen ......I9T's Preferred -. -. en-
MINI & ~. l. q. ~ ~ =. r. & G. .. 81
LIST preferred 2l'5 " abash 49,. -. Is
Missouri. Pac &C.. Ssas Preferrsi e. 90. efI
Mobile & Ohio 90 wheel & 7. <. rs
Mo. X & T. ieiAi Preferred E. -. IS
Preferred .. E. 3s7s Xxx. div
Express Companies.
Adams So. IN limited States $500 a.
American 49,. las Wells Fargo ...fg2
Miscellaneous.
'Arn Cot OF e. SAX Lead $500 ........ .sN
Preferred . =. ST. Preferred . fTasA