The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-16
BOSTON stock Market.
NEW YORK MARKETS.


NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE transactions
on the stock exchange today were the
largest TOR n tso-ho8r session In many
years. and had the sane volume conttn-
ue1 for the usual FIVE hours trading IL
"oS4a nave been within quarter of a
million oTtwo million shares. As il Eas
mere were nearly 1totsa shares dealt in
and the average net rise in prices was
from 10 points in the shares u n;ch
Ggured most extensively in the dealings
There was n diversion Of interest from
the k'acitics into higher priced stocks the
oTkngers being the gamers The excite
1ssat on the floor af the stock exchange
was tremendous. There was an UNUSUAL
y large attendance Of brokers for the
sl1rt session. as thu constant fyuaux ~
outside orders rendered IL necessary FOR
TIE large dealers 90 transfer Considerable
or their business to the hands OF Brokers
At tire regular commission between -,,eT,-
beers. Stocks opened huoyant and active
tSigh-rFEeed records passed unnot!rs.si in
t1s confusion Brokers fought To execute
orders. and simultaneously r,actto1s il,
many shares were widely apart rAondau
bad early received large PURCHASING or
e@rs from this side. and the quotations
from that quarter showed general a.
Vasces. The rapl&ity OF the rise nra.srses
oEst immense blocks on realizing sales SUI
tae sustained h0sing power ~ the mar
k"s 4esoTPed al offerings after tenn
pssrary reaction. and prices again mount
80 NEN ard. The market halted moment
sf1tf. awaiting tae publication OF the
weekly bank statement agt on ils 4sraar-
4
IS = tAf IN fass surplus reserve and sgA4s
~ In taa io@n arco&nt gsagW<h eurh.4xI-
assn ~Ss resumed with violence ,7uso-
buyers
The extreme eaiqs ln the paelaes we're
Only fractional Sfsise IN sae fsxsTe-ere
tH*y ranged from ] BE- -. Paul 10 / IN
0uF%in<2or. ard in Size activs coaisrs from
! ~ -.
g'sss C,o@Ia ard vauaetssls stocks we~s
rfas0naEa lively nssiscfs4 except south
activity VAS sep~n IN Changers Atcal-
snn the Headings Southern raref4w~~4
k'ette7al steel preferred aS2I Esr,s gkfsrn
Transit. fselats ~ aeAva1esS we're Great
NuFteeFs' Preferred I!'4n1is C,entsai Met-
ruFaf81t9u Street R@{lway Lad ana la
sfes3~ Gas Generally speaking. SMILE
tasere WeF~ ssssse sharp reeessfars from
tAe * tT&ssre}i&srT high Opening snss r~a~.
ket rega5nss most ~ tae 6srIine Ths
rssa~ks. closed RktA snrne srrr~xzIEar-ffx-
generals stFVtg an3 active Wsth ssuxs-s-t-
@Ht sal&s - gn&nv cases. 4 ngfawfrfAy
fcssf1~ " As large r3se sH Hnri5agtan an
Ttssn#ess gossip gss'as c%rg&rs@ ira SsfNSrss-~~
;sye rsfEs.sslnz of tse&r outstanding tsesetSe
TAys TAX, ho1eyer. was little more tgstsa
s@@aits- $@w YORK Air Brake made 8 \
extresg4e advance g passts. shsle SOUTH
err fessjSay preferred aaA stcstson IRE
serreei ~%re 30 over asasns< 50 n stsi
Federal ssseeG essFss@zoa wA1en kas tetss,s
tse0 rather reSsEss@s3 although rearffax
frDu 500 Prices ended xtth n@t x~sn
- - IRE largest trading ln arr spe-
csa3tv w@s % tsrsogisn g&psd. TRANSIT
wnfcs hs1 - initial rass e : p0snts GO
csnsyw-wtA38 - sts acquiring f.ST<ga9 90
tga <SS<a@ Electric <sassras.x Tezs
SeseEs esssisesn a&S t8e zasst resIarsssie
sn abe SsssssfY % W2i2 street TIA aSzefE1rss
eor <Ea week 81 stocks reached sAs Sror-
rzs0sgs figure - EsT ss making .Nn tAsfy
awwraSe sor tne scf days session ever
q ssssIlsor shares rse&llnEs To sAe bend
szezrkNs weg@ attended s8sS fAe u~zzaI
market variations IN stsz savsa- srsewnsas8ss
tsSsses There wss - general = 1lsaoss-
f5aa 81 .snHaes sssss eapssAi Ia the stock
trailing where TIE raas2 fluctuations gave
psxsH ~ o. sp~a-y rrSataass rstuya- In