The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-12
NEW YORK MARKETS.


The stock Exchange.
NEW YORK. Jan ii.--D.r~eso-s' meet
atoms In the character os the stock sses1g-
ia;so1 today. As - usually the case. fore
casts were rife "a 20 shs aroszass3e aes5oE, o.
the various directories In session which
we've utilized foe efrer. ux.as. ma marked.
The most important development was the
action Of the Louisville & Nashville diress-
o. dividend payers. me report submitted
Tor ;fas six months ending pseeEnser 81
showed the total income as 81. 81 81. ans!
Surplus of 81. 50, -. after desnciing axei
This report prompted the management 10
declare dividend IL Ia Fer cest. CAT Of
forsssaAdow regular annual disbursement
or per cent The dividends oG t3ss prop
trty were suspended In lssS ami reduc-
i.on q 10 per cent was made in the ssla-
res OF employees with pr0vaso that they
Should bs Restored when earnings war
razste1 IL Ta1s promise was carried cut last
year, asd the SURPRISINGLY favorable char
aeser OF the traffic statements l,sshsssh sd
aroused expectations with the investment
public that dividends woasd soon ne declSr-
Cd on the stock Tae prooeeliaSs 81 the
sugar directors were also viewed With In
ierest. as u was iatirna,ed that some pub
hciSy would De given OK the result OF the
eosnpanSs operations IN he pending trade
action OF the directors In voting TO reserve
the profits OF the company as wo~ king cap
ia. was interpreted By the bears as lnai-
payments. The stock was thrown on the
MARKET IN large volume, and Sufsice3 TO
creek the aggressive upward movement
Hnica was ia progress on the ANNOUNCE
meni thai the senate committee had agreed
10 ressort without amendment the peace
treaty. The market In general presented
other features Of striking interest. iacits1-
Ing as 4 did an outourst Of investment
buying which improved the standard shares
I'm one TO Tour points. Tie Vanderbilt
stocks were unusually prominent and
Durs. OF animation aud strength which Eft
ed Pensisy wanna 81. exercised a hea,thsl.
influence On the entire market. The spe-
NAa-tiss, aside from sugar. moved in conf
paraiseay narrow limits. and figured very
moderately III the days total. Early weak
nssss. IN which Pittsburg. Cincinnati. Cal
cage q 81. Louis made a sensational break
OIL ess, gave the bears a temporary advall-
sASe, nut The bulls got the whip hand In
see subsequent dealings, and the market
c4osoo Wei cp to the best at substantial
gains London operations were consider
aoiy reduced On both sides OF the account
The market for bonds developed sagging
ten!ency white rsceSssions were not signiti-
CANT. except in isolated cases United States
IS coupon declined y IN The hsd price.
Money and Exchange.
Money on call. 2a9G3 per cent: last
loans. per cent: prime mercantile pa
per. s4ss& per cent; sterling exchange.
bills at sAs4i14As4s4 Tor demand. and at
SiA.gisz5s for 90 days; posted rates, $AS3
ana Nsss; commercial bills, si.Sl. silver
Z. &c
Mexican dollars. i6Asc.
Government bonds. easy: state bonds.
Inactive; railroad bonds. weak.
Bonds.
L; S. is 10000. .1ost, North Car. es .I3o
New Is. reg ...lesl. tours -. .....iG3s.
New 4s. coup .lZg!4i Nor. Pac. lists liza
FoGrs coup liz Fours - 49, ....
T,wess. reg sa)NY.c. & stL. Is. less.
.rts
Ala.-Class 4 .l07 Deb. Is .lisis
Class y $500. .1oe.~lO Nav. lists ...1i3.s
Class c .......i0.!sI Fours -. .....i0l
Currency :. ..iUSsIor. s l.. 90. T. r.iso
A1cnk>on Is 80. iouAs, Fives. l. T. lee
Adj. IS ........ ~. Pacific 6s OF 'ss :.
Can, So Ids no Reading Is 49,. SOS
CheS. & Q. AIS 9lAsR- q. W. lists -. sl1s
Elves .n7lslsLI.. d IN. c.5s.i oe'a
G. II. = 2. s.. Paul Con :, III
u 4 r. @. lists los SIP.c. & P.lsts lls
Fours ....1WAi Elves 49,. -. .Iis3.
East Tenn. ists.io7 is. c. Non-Fund. :.
+ w&p IEst.f. Ss4l ss d 4. { 7. Is S..
g. i s I. ss SLY s1s. nss q & Its, $
II; 4 T; Cen, SIG linton Pse. !. ..ios
iowa c. lists lob Wabash LIST IS Lis
(; { y, Uni. Is. ss,aIWest shore - LICK
Mo. K. :: T. Dds IS ss 'f bet SSnsa'iss . g.
Faurs -. - 42 fWls. CEN rsts sa7s
y :. Cen lsis iiss colo SOUTH ui I'D Is = IS.
N. J. Gen. IS ....1i2aa
Stocks-Railroad.
pr Prefs & ST. sssIN ! Central ss,s
n Brock, Rap Rap: TT IN; =, G: = st. l. az
Gaaas ss ss 4 a. p sssssrTs s
Central Pac 49,. 4ssslNor West 49,. Is.
ches. q Ohio :. NislNerth Am ca :. ~
CHI. =. 8: ...isss freferrsa .'. -. =.
Chi. E. Ill eiaIont. d West -. 2ps
Preferred LA Or, HaA q Nav. Asa
Preferred IS Pacific Coast -. ssis
chi. 4 y. wess-l lst preferrea =
G. e 6 81. L. s pi ~ barss'Tsa =. M, ~
Preferred ss4.Reading -. -. %.
Colo. southern 81 lst preferred e. So
Lat preferred sel4IR; q. W. 800. 2oas
Del. l.. & w ..is7tsIs.. l. & s. r. :. u.
Den: & Il; G. -. ga 1T preferrea ss.A
Erie new 49,. i5,sIss. l. d s. w. 81
list preferred 3sa4l Preferred :. 50. 2oss
Fort Wayne Isl lst. Paul 80. LEGS.
Hock l Eal =. sss: Pau 1 ON '. *
Illinois Cen .....I1si4l Preferred :. ...iss
l.; z. Yves; y Is T.; n, & MISC
r
Louis. & Nash 81 ! Preferred >. -. ~.
Manhattan l. los TEX. IL rac ..... is7s
Met. st, Ry -...fsssa Tnion Pac ...... 4ss
Mich. Cen ......1Io / Preferred . . 81.
Mlnn, & 81 L.. 3 II. F.. y. 4 @. lsas
las preferred s.f. wAbash -. 49,
Missouri Pa -. fs7sl Preferred >. -. 81
Mo X. & T. -. 49, wheel. q l.. T., rs
Preferred - ssssl Preferred -. -
sI.x. div.
Express Compa nfes.
Adams -. les Irnitea States -. 50
American 49, .-la3 Wells Fargo ....iz5
Miaeeilnpeou&.
An. Cot on -. = Lead .... ........ ISL.
Preferred >. sss@3 referred E. .s.{lSI.
Amer. Spirits I'm diau- Iron ...... ..
Preferred -. STA Nat Lin. OF 49, s..
Arr. Tobacco ...iis's Pacific Maj go. g.
Preferred =. ..lsshs Peoples Gas ....iiz@.
Goa Gas .fAs.i Pullman Pal ia
c CT r ;ep's + s,sad i ks's 10
Preferred e.. - sugar 800. ......F@s
Isrsterred :. :. sss.lqsnn. cssai l. "a.
Cen Electric -.-fsHsEr- s. leather -. ~
Hsw Com 10 ia pT~f~rr@f =. 80. ID.
I.annls Ssee9 -. 81. IL. 8. Rubber -. ssss
inserrat'i Paper sra Preferred e. LII
Preferred - @sss- Uaion -. So
Ia Cxeta Gas 80. 80