The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-01
NEW YORK Markets.



NEW YORK Markets
The stock Exchange.
NEW YORK, Oct. l.-Some obvious ct
fort Was required 70 sustain prices today
above the level OF Saturday. and the days
rise was not maintained to the close. prices
In sonse eases declining below Saturdays
level. An inspection of the list viii re-
veal that, outside of very few cases.
net changes are unimportant. some OBJ
servers believe that such strength a. the
market had IS due to the support OF very
In the interest OF high prices for new Sc
curisies. Quite a large proportion of the
total business today was In Tobacco. the
i Quite large snS I propsr a Of business
Is taken up by the Federal Steel securi-
ties, the preferred stock rising nearly 2
points to ;s The Steel stocks = are Re dealt ss
oca.ooc of the Federal Steel stoeks There
are to be s6o.Q0.oo0 OF securities OF the new
Continental Plug Tobacco Company. an
As these securities are I'm process OF fota-
ton. the Importance of sustaining values
in general for their benefit Is desirable.
In the late dealings. with selling of North
ern Pacific on large scale and talk or
complication in connection with other
roads. the burden apparently became too
heavy. especially much OF the earlier gains
were were wiped out; Tobacco and Federal
were other periods OF strength in the mar
ket during the day. particularly among the
Western and Southern railroads. ST.
Paul'S September statement. showing an
increase in net earnings of S35s, ss1, In spite
of large additional outlay for operating
expenses, served TO counterfeit the erect
OF Buritngton's poor showing published
Saturday. There were strong statements
also from the Denver & Rio Grande and
Chesapeake & Ohio, while In the Erie
statement the decline In gross earnings was
offset by economies in the operating de.
partment, leaving an increase In the net
earnings OF nearly $Jo.00o. But there was
no general interest In the market. and some
attention was paid 10 the large naval and
Britain. The weakness of the wheat mar
ket early In the day on the big Russian
shipments was also an influence In the
market. The small demand for money II
not regarded as a favorable indication now
that there are abundant funds In the mar
ket. There was continued activity In the
bond market, the speculative and re-
organization bonds being the fayorites.
at par. which price they touched for the
first time on Saturday. Total sales. U.3Ss..
600.
Money and Exchange.
Government bonds were unchanged
Money on CALL 1902 per cent. last loans,
Ia per cent: prime mercantile paper. Ss46
~ per cent: sterling exchange. frm. with
actual business In bankers. bills at tk95'i
Il
10 days; posted rates. 81. sSfg4- s3h and Ass
1isSl1; commercial bills. Asl: silver GER
tiiicates. 6lNe?c; bar silver, Use; Mexican
dollars. isizc: government bonds. nrm;
state bonds. inactive; railroad bonds. trreg-
ular.
u s. s. -. lss. 4 No- j Cen e :: ...,ss
New A. coup .12His Fours 80. 49,. 1903
Fours. reg ....1iliai Nor. Pac. Lists ..ll7
F0urs. coup ..llzA+l Ihrees 66fS
Fsvss, reg .....,igsINYc. 4 si.L.i.. iSs,s
Elves. coup .-li3ssi Nor. 4 West. So, l0
D.strscs Gas ...ii7alN: ". Consois ..llsA
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Class Il .......los Or. Nav. lsts ...ll4
cH sass .' 100 or !. l. Is. l. r .
Adj. - -. 7sSslpacihc Is OF .ss .ioa,l
Can. So Eds -. .lasis Reading IL -..... 8lss
Chi. Term - =. ss5si r. G.. w. lists -. SsA
Ches. & Ohio SALT St.I- Il I.M. C.5s esM
G.. IL Il u. 4i-s .i04rs II l.. Il 8 FG8s f311
D. 4 r. q. lists St. Paul Con ...1agA
Fou1s -. ~ 81 &c: q P.lsts iisas
Erie Gen. As =. 7osis. c. Nom Fund :.
Gen. EIec. IS ...los Stand r. 4 r. 6. 7b,s
G. H. 4 s. Ats ms Tenn new set ss 81
Seconds 80. .ha IT. +. l. q. tsts. fg1A
H. & T. Cen. rs .iilasi Reg. Dds ....... xH
Con. Is ........ ilels Union Pac Is 100
Iowa c. lists ...ilSA .P..D. Il G lists sC.s
la New Con Il. les Wabash Isl Is lila
M,s-oars ss -. 100 ives, shore l. In
NJ. X Il r. Dds. s4sa Va. Centuries :. 7sss
Fours -. 80. 81 | Deferred >. 80.
n. y. Cen. lists .ii7ssswIs Cen. 1sts . seS
sEx. int
stocks-RaiIrOads.
A,eh.son -. -. is24iN, J. Central -. ss,s
Preferred :. :. y. Y. Contra! ...llsA
Bait & ono -. it.sgS y. Y. C. & 81. l. ia
Brook Rapid T gsTs. ist preferred :. 40
Canada Pac -. STA - preferred -. 81
Canada South 53ls Nor. West $780,. IL
Central Pac -.sas North Am. Co >. Ga
Ches. * OHIO -. lib Nor. pac ...-... 3sss
Chi a Alton ...is2l1l Preferred :. :. TN
chi. Il. a. =. -.il5s4 ont- West -. 14ss
chi * +. III -. 81 ". Ran. Nav. -
Preferred ..i4l2Sor. Short Lane y
chi. CIT. West :. IL Psc. Coast LIST p n
chi, Ind. Il l. "a ID preferred -. -
Preferred -. - P.ttsburg -. ...lT0
Preserred :. ..iss Isl preferred ;. .
c. G.. 6. * 81 l. Ssas z. O. W. ...-....N
Preferred :. :. ~ Preferred :. - 70
Del. 4 Hud -. ioissiRock Island .layst
Del. l.. d w ..l%s1 81 L. x q. r. :. TX
Den. 4 X. g. -. izlal lat preferred ;. ssls
Preferred :. susAi 20 preferred 80. ~
Erie tnewJ -..... iza.sst- l.. 4 3. w. :. 81
lss preferred "a Preferred :. -. IN
Fort Wayne LII ~. Paul -. ....i0sia
Hooking Val Alsi. Paul 4 On ;. q
Illinois Cen ..-..ifszs Preferred . la
l. r. x Yves. :. lsials,. r., NJ & Ms
Preferred = 81 So FArifse ~
Lake sfaors ..,.Iso So. Railway -. M
Louis Il Nash Il Preferred :. -. O.
Ma1Aa itaa l. >. 50 Texas * Pac .-.. i3ss
Ma. Sc. Ry ....isBas Union Pac $3.50. .es@
Msch. Cen ..-...Iw Preferred >. ;. 81
Msan. 4 ~. l.. q z. r.. d. 4 q. :. 5A
ist preferred Wahasn -. ..--. ~
Missouri! Pac -. szt4l Preferred :. -. ~
Mea.se d Ohio . "a Wheel. & l. r.
$40. X. A. T. -. les.l Preferred - -. lEz.
rrsferred !. n
Express Companies.
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