The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-07
NEW YORK MARKETS.


new AOhA MAhhE1Ss
The stock Exchange.
NEW YORK. Dee. s.-Fractional gains
.AfoaghouI the list were the results OF the
trading today. The decided strength of the
! carry market was In sympathy with Lon
aonS Improvement OF prices and London
was purchaser on balance. Profit
taking ~ the time checked the advance tn
the local market. which became dull in the
AFTERNOON. with quotations generally well
Maintained. Sugar. after All early advance
sold on as usual on the announcement Of
the regular dividend disbursement. The
transactions In this speciality We're very
large. and covering Of shorts brought about
a Tuu recovery 20 the best advance OF the
day. leaving the price point below yes
terdays close,
4 feature OF Importance. was the Coalers.
which We're buoYant on the assumption
that new trade AGREEMENT would be in
effect next month. Pacific stocks Were
strong. and at periods of depression in the
days trading rallied the rest OF the list,
Central Pacific rose 2i4 points on the dis
seminat.on OF a report that the government
might extend the time for that road 10 pay
its obligations TO the government The
action OF the DAVIS market reflected the
continued operations for some time OF the
large speculative interests, having divert
ed their operations into w-priced shares
which gave promise OF increased or impend
ing dividend disbursements.
Considerable amounts OF stock ruling In
the forties were taken in hand. conspicuous
examples i5r.T... Southern Pacific preferred
and Northern Pacific. The Granger group
moved in sympathy with the general mar
ket. although improvements as a rule were
less pronounced.
The bond market showed decided strength
at many points. operations in some OF the
recent favorites being on a large scale
Total sales. 81. ii3. 600. United States new
is and the IS registered reacted 4, and the
IS coupon i per cent in the bid price
Money and Exchange.
Money on call cara per cent; last loans.
"a per cent; prime mercantile paper, 5la
"a per cent: sterling exchange. steal y.
with actual business in bankers bills at
s4sil4q4.s f2 demand and N.Mi9ai4sls. six
y days: posted rates Si.s-gis .i2 and si,Ssis
tificates. 6nizGsifzc: bar silver. 50 I-tSc !,
Mexican dollars. 45ssc: government bonds.
weak state bonds, irregular; railroad
bonds, strong.
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