The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-04


NEW YOnk NA1xUT4
The otock ExeAan8e
NEW YORK. Nay 4-IAs secck 0aEkee
moved In IN uncertain manner today a1A
ieet On GsnNraisy lower with tho oec3lnNo
most Aorsntnased IN the coAAerA Ce0eonr
dared Gas. Sugar ard American Spirits.
London and . number q proesasio0als
feAieed prodte On ssokx bought a. tho
low dgure yesterday. Much ot the bug
ING appeared 70 - covering Of shertA 1ne
yesterdays closing. but rcali1ing sales On
the theory that the recovery had been too
rapid took the snap out Of the market.
TIE weakness Of the coalers Was On heavy
sales by prominent holder. who 10 CAR
rying long lire ~ these properties. Dts
appointment was expressed In Some quar-
tiers that no announcement was torfhcon-
Ing concerning coal deal. now that the
New Jersey legislature has becu adjourned
TOT some time. The Steel and Wlre stocks
displayed armness on the belief that ne
gosietfons were pending 10 consolidate .
ing positive as 10 desails could % learned.
u was said capitalization Of over half .
oainca coiiArs was contemplated The
application Of American Steel ard Wire @
ce listed ~ the exchange. together with
dividend gossip was an aid 20 that stock.
BROOKLYN Rapid Transit fuctuAted widely
and closed with over point advance. The
er. Consolidated Gas recovered somewhat.
but on the increased cutting Of xas prices
again broke several points ana closed near
~ two on on the day. The Arrangement
neapoiis and ST. Louis caused . rise Of
over four points liz the second preferred
me CLOSING of pool accounts in American
spirits and Sugar was said to account for
the weakness in these properties. The
market closed weak
Most or the prominent bond issues scored
improvements today. with the advances
s.. i50.lpo.
L. 5. IS coupon and the new q ceupon
advanced y In the bid price.
Money aaa Exchange.
Money on call. ss7s per cent, lat loans.
per cent; mercantile paper. ss44t4 per
business In bankers bills at 81. S7,sf14. So
Tor demand and Il. sSix04. sSA for sixty
days; posted rates 81. ssh and a. S7k: COM
mercial bills 81 AiseI4.s5: silver certif-
Gates. sa,sascs; bar silver. slssc: Mexican
dollars, ssisc, government bonds, strong:
strong.
y; =. =. reg 49,. So Me-. X. 4 T. ads 81
narscs. reg .-tuIssl Fo0rS -. 49,. ~
xArees. coup lysHlN. Y. Cen. lists .tlsis
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Stocks-Rn1lrOad
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Preferred SPAIN J. Central ..l37,S
| Bait 4 Ohio =. Ia y. Y. &. 4 St. L. Is%
| Brook Rap. TT. l227si Isl preferred :. 6S
Canada Pac sse "a preferred =. 81
| Canada South :. IS iNor & West -. asS
| Central Pac -. aois Preferred :. =. e77s
/ Ches. d OHIO -. q North Am. Co :. IlM
| chi. q. q O. is preferres =
| Chi & r. Ill -. 10 lOnt. 4 West $50 263s
/ Prelerrnd In or. Rail & Nav. :.
Sni. Ct West AS Preferred !, 90
III ina. y IL :. Or Snort Line EN
frsIerred - Pacific Coast Co 10
ID ~. " zoe ast preferred
| "a preferred
| Z, g q ST Ii ~ Pif'shurK ....lM
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Isl nreierred ~ Preferred :. -. N
rcrt wayne ..'.iss >. Paul -. ....17
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| l.. f. & West :. 1874 81 Pm NJ.
Preferred . . 50 10. Pacific mn