The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-22
NEW YORK MARKETS.



NEW YORK. FsA. g-As a result Of
To-day . trading Oh the stock exchange tia
standard saares were generally Of srac-
tl<t.ls44I3, While the charges II 1he Indus
tE-a-s are maintained. The specilliies ami
tAe tHd1<tF1als showed pronounced
strength n the early deaNr 50. bGt De-, ana
ieFsT-sA with alternative displays % weak
hess and strength The continental and
londen markets We're fiFm after the early
dealings.
Commission house buying Was heavy
eafly, but excepting ihe Iadustrlals
changes we're not notable. Tobacco con-
t.nI@a III its upward movement snfu "A
FumoT vas disseminated that the short IN
tefest had received gntiInation that q pri-
Fate settlement Of their short commit
snenIs could be arranged without recourse
10 the open market Tobacco on the cir
cuiaIlon If the reports. dropped over II
points rom its hga figure, ending with
the net loss Of a fraction.
The punishment which apparently had
been meted out 10 the shorts In To- aceo
caused an uneasy feeling among these
VITA short commitments in Sugar. Init
nations that the steamship mail subsidy
bliI might become law benefited Pacific
Mail Ia Great Northern preferred Euade
an extreme saIn oi 81. ana Third avenue
6.a.
The demand for railway bonds was less
urgent today. but prices in the main
showed considerable firmness. Total ss,Ies
s,.no.eo. United States IS advanced IA Ia
the bid price.
Money ana Exchange
Money on call, 27.t4 per cent: last loans,
ga per cent, prime mercantile paper. 80
81. per cent; sterling exchange. strong.
with actual business in bankers bills at
81, .sOaa for demand and 81 Ma al sixty
days, posted rates fAs+14 ~ IS and 81 SSis
"a ~, commercial bills, 81 SEas4. say; silver
certificates. 5@19Q6si4c, bar silver, 5s2.c,
Mexican dollars. 4Ii&c. government bonds
!inmer, state bonds. inactive; railroad
bonds, nTna-
bonds.
L. Sc ......-..ls1s =. !. Cen lists .ll14
New ~ reg ...l1SsaIN. J. Cen. 80 ...1lS
New ~, coup .l@Sl.s North Car. - ...l30
folrs. reg ....1i29s k'ours -. .--....Io4
Fours, coup ..1I3tr' Nor. Pac. ls;s il5
.Iwcs. reg 49,, - Threes $40. tsS4
I,ss COUP III. IL ~ g & sr. a. iSs
District tos Ills Nor. * West e.. 30
Ala.-Class ..1e7 y. W Consols ..l43
Cass II .......iQl Deb. "a -i2s
Class ......-ito Or Nav. lists ...II0
AtcGison rs ..ias .or. 5. L IS. /. rizs.s
Can, 50. IDS -. .Iloas Pacific SIS Of '&5 :.
CheA * o. +3xs. etS4 Racing d ..-.-. ss5a
Ewes 80. -. .llsis f. q ". lists . %
Chi. Term A. . asl. ST., 4 TMCs Iitss
G. II. & u. 4ssslolas ST.. & S Fss. RIA
Colo. South. Is sTf4 ST. Pau Con .l64a
L & K q. lists. les34 s. &c. q p.lStasI
E5st Tenn. lists iois. :. {. Non-Fund. :. "
Erie Gen. IS 80, 1Siz -. Railway - .10s
F w&D is;s.tr. sal9.s and II. 4 r. IS ssi.
Gen EIec- as ...115i2 Tenn. new set "a g.
G.. II 81 :. A. 100 iT. +. l.. @. lists il3
Seocndr. 80. lilo Reg. Ids ....... 81
H. & + Cen 6s. 10 Union Pac Is .ioi@s
CON. - ........Ii0 iT:.P. u. & Glsts ss
Iowa - lists 40 Wabash lSt 81 ..Ii5i4
Ia New Con a. lbs Seconds .. ....1 ssis
j. { y. Gni. IS. 81. ives; shore a. ..liss
Mo Ia Con 6s .Ilt1s Va. Centuries :. ~
~ n X. T. 29s. KS. Deferred
Fougs 80. go. 50 ~ -. Cen. lists :. SIS
sfacks-Raiirosd.
Atchison e. $3.50. u Mobile & Ohio :. s9's
rr'fsrr 3d. = c Co,csi .i l2sa:
Brook Rap Tr. ~. y Y. c. & 81. l.. ira
Canada Pac -. 81. lst preferred :. S.
C>1nsda South . Ssig. "a preferred -. g
lssrt1a3 Pac 49,. Is Nor Wes. 5000. 1871
cass & ohio -. a. Moth Am Co. So
II < Alton In Nor, Fac ........ a5a.
Chi r. & .. ..lf1'si Preferred sg's
(thf & l. III -. s<1. on. & West 49,. gsx
Preferred -. LIS or. Raj. & Nav. *
C.{4f O. West . 1sAri Preferred . -. -
chi. Ind & l. :. ~ Or. Short Line :. a.
Preferred . -. Pacific coast 49, 4ats
Cs1t i y West 5sl,si II preferred :. y
Preferred . 1s2 II preferred o.. SO
c . &, 4 ST. l. - iTstt<burg 49, ...Iso
Preferred b.. >. 9Ss2f Reading ...- 800 2zs,
fSf r,rpfe~rp~f Sss-sf G. ". .... s.
81 preferred T.. ga Preferred o.. -. Ts,Aa
Ia b E{t3g l58 r,cR nd III
- : 4 " ISL St l.. a 4 =. - i2ss
pm Il r q .. 2s'4 a. preferred =. n
Preferred =. :. 7i's "a preferred =. 4Ias
- 4,ra.xl . IA. g. l. 4 e w 49, 10
ss- r,rass rre3 - Preferred =. 80. -
fort Wayne -, ~. a. 1 te5,s
81 Not ~ '-'-tN51z%i :, .-'A a. 2
king Nai -.. - %. 81 '''i'
iEHN9s 80 't--' AZ '1'F
l. T. x west -, - 81 49,
Fref~rre3 "a $3.50 '-.'+. p 3
Lake Sa@-e .----.s'. fsi.."4S .--- -
Gus y y "a - r.. a. - 80 80
NJ = nv ...zE5 TaDu Psc ...... 4sas
49, -. - y 7. - q =. -
III preferred 49, Wabash ..-- .--. g
Missouri Pac = iTetFrre4 -. ls5s
n, X A r o.. ia y hse5. & l. z &is.
Preferred O.. o.. F. ITFfe}r~1 80. tsts
Express Companies.
s - tr-n.snf S4atas r~tt
= SO .5s4 xs+stts pa -x~a 7ss
FAAff~+ '-Sst' 49,