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

NEW YORK. March The sscc6 mar
: ~ slspaaset WEAKNESS. parus.sssiy y
CrAHgsTs and srsrtslries. practically sal
day. with but .ncsdsls.si rnllies, There
was an appearance Of support ~ eersssEI
stocks In the final dealings. which e1ns~d
Il fairly steady close. although the Graz
gers were stiil under pressure There Was
30 n1Ss 80 account for tie decline except
Tor ar7ner tone To money call rates.
touching IA. attributable 30 call issued
preliminary 10 the settlement between the
Central Pacific railroad ard the govern
ment. The tone Of sterling exchange wss
natural accompaniment Of the nrmer
tone In money. indicating tina, an In
the volume OF American funds now loaned
abroad There were deniass from bank
OFFICIALS OF the current assertion that ugf-
due discrimination was being exercised
against the industrial collateral Selling
orders appeared from Boston and Chicago
houses. and London. while trading both
ways moderately. took rather less stock
than II sold By the bear attacks many
stop-loss orders wsrs uncovered, which
accelerated the decline. TIE weakness at
lecied nearly everything. while especially
heavy features were Metropolitan. Jersey
Central, Pacific Mail. P1ttshurg c. G.,
e d ST l., Rubber and Brooklyn Transit.
American Tobacco left on with a gain Of
=. on the formal action OF the directors
preliminary TO the absorption OF the Union
Tobacco Company.
The bond market today bore up remark
ably well, considering the pressure
against stocks. Some issues made an ax-
gressive. show Of strength. particularly
Louisville. Evansville It So Louis IS,
which rose points. Atehlson adjust
naents had good backing. and the ST. Lou
southwestern issues were better support
Ell than for some days. Operations else
where were somewhat irregular. but there
were no conspicuous losses outside OF
southern Railway as and Standard Rope
and Twins. The new Central Pacific and
Southern Pacific bonds issued in connec-
ton with the rehabilitation OF the Central
Pacific railroad were dealt In today, but
ran of from the high prices In sympathy
stocks Total sales. A,5ss.0a.
United States IS ard the IS advanced Il
In the bad price.
Money and Exchange.
Money Oh call. 2s4SsSs. Per cent: last
loans. per cent, prime mercantile paper.
53saa per cent Sterling exchange easy.
with actual business In bankers bills az
Gs4is for demand, and at 81 s43r4 SAL. for
sixty DAYS: posted rates, 81 s4usS5 and
s.siasat.a; commercial bills, $40 g4:Sis-
5sasc, Mexican dollars. 41ssc. Government
bonds strong State bonds inactive. Rail-
read bonds irregular
Bonds.
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Col. South, A. seas ST Paul Con -. .ls4
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East Tenn. Lists. ioiSsiS c. Non-Fund. :.
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Gen. Esiec. 5s LIB Tenn. new set "a a7s
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Fours 80. 80. 50 WIS. Cen lists e. S. .