The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-07

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NEW YORK MARKETS.
The stock Exchange.
NEW YORK. March fs-Prices dropped
steadily today on somewhat restricted deaf
inRx, each rally affcreiing the os AIRS another
| level from n-nie1 TO attack prices. Win
some exceptions. leading sharfs opened D.
low Saturdays eiose. London SOLD sons
| 1880 shares on balance. and arbtrage
houses made purchases in Lonion before
our opening and sold here. Speculation
was purely professional, and much was
one time touched 2ls per cent. for call
| loans. al which price ii closed.
The best authorities eere quoted as
in the pan The Improvement in demand
for money Ii the dry goods and other lines
OF trade. together with the preparaiiols
TO finance the Central Pacific settlement
with the government. the Chicago & Al
ton deal and some industrial combinations
were responsible for the improved tone. IL
was argued that a sustained advance from
current rates would be followed by god
imports but II was pointed out that many
above. their previous records. The gold
on the say from this Pacific coast, wiiieh
failed 10 arrive In time 10 figure In Tie
bank statement, round amount, arrived
The anthracite coal shares were strong
in the early dealings. easing of sympa-
theticaily with the general market. except
for Delaware. Lackawanna & Western.
eight points, to 1921. Chicago. iniianap-
oils & Louisville preferred was exception
ally strcng, going Up over five points on
runlors that the coming dividend might be
larger than had been expected General
Electric was strong also n the cary part
OF the day, going up sl2 10 12o, part Of
that the company had secured some new
contracts, and that the dealings were inn
proving Sugar was rather steady mos.
OF the day, on the advance in the refined
lS4
Some realizing appeared in American
Tobacco. which broke some five points
inclined 10 heaviness: with Burlington
making net ioss of 2ss. Mos; stocks
showed considerable losses. and the close
the expense of values many OF the active
Issues giving way smartly. Total sales,
Y. g. old - registered declined u in the
! bid price.
Money and Exchange.
Money on call. sQ3,a per cent, las.
loans. 3 per cent. Prime mercantile paper.
sg3le per cent. Sterling exchange. easier.
h aa.ss i 9or DEMAND m h ana At ss a
4:SA. for sixty days. Posted rates 81 .saia
CTS and $5selsl4.s, Commercial bills.
Bar silver. 5szc Mexican dollars. s.,sc.
Government bonds. easier; state bonds,
steady. railroad bonds, weak
Bonds.
I; s. s. ........ IosAiN. Y. Cen. lists .llna
New q. reg iss;slN. J; Cen IS LII
Fours, reg ....11ls4l Fours -. .....i04
Tours. coup ..ils,sINor. Pac. lists ..u5
Txos. reg ss,sI Thress ss,s
Ffves. coup isiNY.C. & Sal. 1915
Ais-csss 4 liz. 4 W. cs @ni 's .:iss
Class b .......l17 Elves .i22
Class C .......lo or: Nav. lists In
A,ch,son Is -. iSa or. S. L. Is. t, r Isl
Adj As $500. S27si Fives. t. r. iii
| Can. So. IDS .los pac. IS OF rs -.
Chess. Il .. 80. 32ta Reading Is ..... ~
Elves -. Lbs r. G. " lists . 9aS
6. n :. ~. 1915. ST. : s. + d. ias
Col south. ~ SIS 81. Paul Con ...ls
ID; & X. q. lists locts PC. & P.1stsieo
Eas, Tenn. lists i i $. e. Non-Fand.
| Erie Gen Is =. 12is So Railway 5s .la5s.
+ We'd lsts.t.r s4ssi Stand r. 4 T. GA S7ia
Gen Flee. as HAS Tenn. new set Is SCI,
| G; A. & 8. A. 6s.loe T.. p. l.. q. Ists.1Ia
Seconds =. ITO ! Reg. Ids ....... 523s
| II Il T. Cen. LIZ Union Fac As leo,
| Con. Is ........i1lteiiI P..D. & G.lsts 20
| Iowa c. lsts --..1ui Wab LIST rs ....11pe
| La New Con ~ Isai2s seconds 80. 80 IS
| l.. & y. Tn 4s 9.t.fWess. Shore As .lI2,s
| Mo Pac Con is .1l5TsIva. Centuries :. SCI.
| Mo. X. X I. 2ls 81 Deferred =. -. q
Fours ai5s Wis. Cen. lists -. 6si4
stocks-Rniiroads.
| Atch.Son -, =. eiis Mobile & Ohio . 81
Preferred eo'a y. J. Central ios7s
| Bait. & Ohio :. s. y. Y. Central ...isis
Brook. Rap. TT. sesslN; Y c. & 81 l.. IFS
Canada South SOS "a preferred :. "A
| Central Pac ssss Nor. West $50. IS
Ches. 4 ohio 2s's North Am. co >. 9
Chi, b. 4 2: ...I5I,a Preferred =. .sA
! Chi. g. f. Ill =. s6i4 ont. 4 West -. 2s's
Preferred i2s or; Raj. & Nav. 20
jhi. Ind a. L, =. aS Or Shor, Line igis
| Prsfsrre5 "a Pacific Coast - Is
CHI psss, = westl,s ) i a ggs;szrsi
Preferred . :. ss,, Reading -. :. 49,. ~.
| Colo. South -. g.. ist preferred . "a,
n 5 ssft~rref sS II p, g " 2s'
Deb. l. * w. -ts-ls St. L. & 5. f. . ~
=, = y u. ~ s,. ds1 preferred so,4
Erie thew, 49,. IA s. I. q > W. 81
gsr' WAYNE "a. "a, s.; rsaI =. ..-.lsss
ltoekins Val -, ~ ST. Paul & ON sils
Illinois Cen .....lii Preferred , .,l7a
L. r. = West ls'a 81 =, n & ~.
LAKE, ss'f shore - So So P RAIN g.
Louis. Nash ssTs Preferred . - AZ.
Manhattan /. .Ilo Texas A Pac - g,s
Me- M,sa = cen B. Ia Unlon Fac s..
MINI. 81, l. ssa=t' =. H. 4 O. :. IL
let preferred ~ WalaSh 81.
M NJ fas -. rrsterrei 81.
Preferred = = IS preferrsi e. :. =
| Express Companies.
| Adams 49,. .....tie limited STATES x
American lie Wells Fargo ....iG
| Miscellaneous.
| Amer cot OF 2sss Lead No.. ssi6
/ Preferred sl1% Preferred . ...fiss.
| Amer. spsrt's l.'s Nat. Liza Oh :.