The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-09

Is 3 lower thsu yestsriays close Missouri Pacific
vas sndthsf examTie in the Class Aad declined
q very heavy drilnss in spite q spos hiyns on
scale down. The sharp hreak IN prizes cane sen
orally SUNRISE and the rccra traders contrasting
the vide Il prices Tor the snail eject pro
tlncea By their best sfofts for a week rast
inciiusd to look for explansisrn % To arrival
vithn reach q telegraph facilities q the most sue.
rssful hear leader q the pasf ycar who lAriei yes
teriay In England after week a. seA But there
noshinz IN the trailing that would make
bear raid Sufficiently for the action in the
acccgpf. Liquidation q long stocks was des-is in
evidence, The large offerings in oae or two sircss
IN the railroad grcnp which urrs = feature IN ard
which were believed - b. the letihs - q, speis-
ave sccounts By large interests we're evitentu the
foseruuners q tesiays lluida'ioo The weekly stAiis
to = railroad trSfis INSIDE W a; Chirsgo and pSs-
stly hfA after yesterdays market closed, were
the Sufficient sxriausti1- ~ the selling
They demousTate c1aclusi,ciy that the rractic.4Ty
tendency Il business has begun 10 have NArsed
eject IN railroad trssic. Il undoubtedly fear
ed IL would II is ApFa-~u, that many Offers z
railroad stocks have been held IN Tire hnfe that THE
volume q railroaa turie woaid Nd " materially
aHected Bui WITH large ceclines 10Th On recrtH.s
and shipments in Chicago and with fr~tsh, oTariais
u Eastern lines complaining NhoEt the light traffic.
lare holders ~ stocks thrAtrasd the market to-day
and found few bidders 20 take them, The bar
traders. when they bow things were scng. csned
IN the selling and their buying az aelines u cover
their short contracts the only eccssonal recss
70 the downward course q rFfcrs The nece-stty
which Is clear q reinctiou II prices through
out the business world n order te Undue sun'e,snt
consaup.re demand 20 st~cre the iarseiy Increasing
pscuciion gave for deprt~sns opinions for
the outiook Fears arr Eel, that rvsdigstm~nt II
WAGES and a course q labor Troubles may b the
result
Ncf much attention paid 20 the question az
further gold expoTts the money market shows
10 eject ~ apprehension that nor % that
a the cessation a. the cuten 20 the market from
the snh,Tessury The continuing ease e money In
face a. these factors is regarded envruwstng the
fears q business reerion The comprehensive cut.
lay for improvements tv a the railroad ocza-
panies ard for extension II cuntr1 also te-
ginning 10 he looked upon with apprehension and
10 asect unfzrcrahy the ssocsr u the rSlmpanies
steel Wire ard Federal Steel were rathw notable
exceptions 10 the general weakness On sccount q
the extensive liquidation already effected In thcrh
bonds were active and weak in sympathy with
stocks
Total sales par value. S. iseco
United states ;s declined and u coupon
advanced / In the bad price.
Money ana Exchange.
Money on call. 49,. Per ecut last losns q Per
cent prime mercantile raTsr. Ssaf4 Per crnt stsr-
iinr exchange stcadier with actual business IN bank
halls 81 ssi Tor demand. and AT astt for sixty
DAYS; posted raie~ sass aud s. ssi4 81 cfsnmer-
cal Bills y 1854 sa4 silver certificates esaso+c; bar
silver sese MexirAn dollars. tftc government hs,ds.
Hopda.