The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-22
NEW YORK ETS.
The stock Exchange.

NEW YORK MARKETS.
The~Stock Exchange.
NEW YORK. Dec. @.-The stock market
was strong most Of the 5ay particularly
III the late trading. Fractional gains were
general IN the railways. while the advance
~ = NUMBER or speciaities reached consd-
- ga aole Proportions. a curious exception 10
We general advance was noticed in stocks
"heTe GIylaendS have Just been declared
HdLne4y, New York Central, Southern pre-
ierred and AIchison preferred In some
quarters larger dividends had been expect-
ed ana IN the case OF Southern preferred
and Atchison preferred 4 statement had
been looked forward - that they coul1 be
Iut on regular dividend basis instead OF
disbursements from time "a time as the
earnings warranted. \ considerable in
crease n Is quarterly surplus was respon-
sloie Tor New York Centrais rise from
the extreme low point. The efforts Of Lon
don 10 cover short lines in Americans gave
tone 10 the local market early. Mes. stocks
unaffected by special developments or for
elsn quotations were freely offered by trad
ers, but this caused lite more than a De
Rod OF hesitanCy and r shading Of railway
quotations. Rumors that TIE Chicago &,
A;on had been secured N the interest OF
the Union Pacific and Baltimore * Ohio
resulted In a sharp rise in all the securi
ties mentioned.
Federal Steel stocks were bought conf
IDENTIFY by the same parties who have re-
Gently been large purchasers al the same
time they emphatcally denied rumors tina,
Federal Steel was about TO absorb another
large concern. The Southwestern railways
and strength.
TIE bofd market showed irregularlty in
spots, rrcfit taking being evident in Atch-
son adjustments. The general market,
notwithstanding the hesi;ancy of some is
slss displaye.aI Az very t healrhfui under'one.
u. s, old fours. registered. advanced s
In the bio price.
Money and Exchange.
Money on cali. 2021e per cent: last loans.
2 per cent; prime mercantile paper. 3tSia
per cent; sterling exchange. easier, with
actual business in bankers bills al s. Sll5
M4.Sis. demand and Aslzt44.S2 sixty days:
posted rates sis219a4.sH@; commercial
eg%c: bar silver. 5sl.c; Mexican dollars.
463sc: government bonds. frm: state bonds,
inactive; railroad bonds, firm.
bonds.
u Ss s $ i. rssIs \ Cen Cen IS, IS II
New +, coup. iIs1s North Car. 6s.. .125
kours. coup ..lli Nor Pac. lists ..lI7is
tf%os' re- rs. 49, ,Y3: sa AFn af So.
F1ves, coup les N.Y.C. & st.L- io5ss
District 6os. lis Nor * West. Sc ~
Ala--CIaSs A. .lus n. ". Consois. .IfS
Class y lbs Deb. Us 1873.
% Class c. 100 Or, Nav. lists. IA
Currency LEO | Fours.. . -. 9as,
Atch-son As. s9ia Or. s. l.. IS. t. rl2sa,
ADJ. IL $3.50. .o'si tItes, t. r......1t0l4
Can. So, Eds ....IV42 Pacific Is OF 'a5 .lo27s
Cles- & Q. Alas. u Reading IA -. S6Is
Elves Hrs Il, e. W. lists. -
Chi. Term. IS - 9iiz 81 1.tcI NJ. Lets l0i
c, FL. 4 II. AIS .l0i9s StL.&S +. Cos 12fsx
u & K, q. 1sts.l0s ST. Paul Con. .I62
East Tenn. ists.iJ7's Elves s is's i255s
Erie Gen. IS. 159s So. Railway S. l05
+ W&D lists IT.. ST. 5. {. Non Fund .
Gen. Elec. rs los stand r. & r is S2is
q. II. * s AIS U1 Tenn. new set S. as.
q. H u 5. A 6slO L. p. l.. c., lists. 100
Seconds ..-.lu3 Regs. Ids. -. 4s2.
H.. & T: Cen 5s-12 Union Pac Is -. :.
Con 6s.. .....u2 IJ.P.D. Il @. lists ~
lowe c. lists ..-19s12 Wabash LIST SIS 1ls1s
La New Con Is JOS Seconds. . :. 95is
l.. & \. Uni. As. s!l4 West Shore - .li2l4
Missouri Is LEO Va Centuries . s3
NJ, X & T. IDS. ga Deferred 80.
FourS 800 WIS. Cen lists. 6SSs
stocks--RaiIroad
Atchison :. 1SssN. J: css1tral -. %
Preferred 5a2 y. Y. Central .1221a
Bait. & Ohio. ~. \. Y.C- &c st. l.. Il
Canada Pae - lst preferred . -
Canada South :. 5524 "a preferred =. SO
Central Pae.. AIS Nor. West. ... IGI,
Ches & Ohio - = North Am. Co. So
Chi. x Alton. III Nor. Pac ....... 4iss
Chi. b. n Q.-.l3 Preferred . . 7s7s
chi. & Z. H.. 80 ont &. Yves. . f7ss
Preferred ..ll0 or. Rail & Nav. 81
Chi. Ct West e.. y OR. Snort Line -
Cha. Ind. * L.. IL Pac. Coast Isl. D. Siis
fFe1eIfed - 81 Il preferred g
CHI. a y. w. lila I1ttsourg liz
Preferred nv Reading ...... .. -
C i,r c; G,Sst L. i ist preferred 44sss
Del. Hud Hos Preferred . 81
Del, l. 81 W...1i9s< Rock Island 1891
Del. 4 r c.. ls% S.. L. 4 s. F.. s..
Preferred ots LIST preferred . eaz
Erie (newl 49,. lax "a preferred .. 33i.
lst preferred STA ST. l.. & s w. "a
Fort wayne ....1l1 Preferred. . I1@a
CT Nor. pref...1S9 S.. Paul ........II-Ns
Hooking Val -. Preferred :. .ls5ts
Illinois Csn.. .-1l5ts 81. Paul * o.. %
l.. T.. & West. 9iSs Preferred >. ISs
Preferred e. :. 7aA~ s.. p NJ 4 MIR
Lake Shore ...2lis So. Pacific. go. 3i%s
Louis & Nash. 63Ns So. Railway 49, To-.
Manhattan L e. slse Preferred =. . ala
Met. s. ny ...-l3l4s Tex. * Psc .... 1919
Mich. Cen. iii Union fs2c .. E. 42%s
Minn. 4 S.. L.. 3ls4 Preferred =. o.. 7aTs
II preferred @i4 l. ?. D & G.. 81
Missouri pac =. - Wabash O.. e, go 81,
Noble & OHIO. $pi%i Preferred =. 80 -
Mo, N * t.. I2is Wheel. & L. E. 5Ss
Preferred S'tsi PFsTerre8 G4s
Express Companies.
Adams q. ......1gs United States -. %
American liz Wells Fargo ....i25
NtsceIia neoms.
Am Cot. OIL -. g Lead. E. ....... So.
Preferred $50. sGta Preferred :. lis
Amer Spirits e.. ~. NINA Iron ......
Preferred .. .. Bog Nat Lin Oh. 81.
Am Tobacco .ii9l1 Paci1- Man 80. -
f'reEe~Tsd =. ..l% Pepp.a's Gas 80. l5g1t
Con Gst~ Is Pullman Pal Zip
Caul. Cable Colts S-.ve- Ger ....... 5ss5
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