The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-21

NEW YORK. March n-There was a hriiiisn,
interesting and informing a. = s~Tectahls, but which
must have been attended with unpleasant eanse-
anences for some ore The speculative outbreak took
place N The New York tractAon groNp and WAS
prucpitated BY the Official AnnSincemert published
this mo7nins that The Metropolitan street Railway
Avenue ranrcaa nj. N once e9nsm~a y, fears
q shorts which haze bern quite acutely manifest.
enough supply q Third Avenue stock on N. mar
ket to en,hle them to octsf their undled cor-
S Ss'e W. ~ ee asnT.J 4 iRR 0' 1esnls sr srs,s We .; ssss T sr
a jump u nearly u point, in the pv1ce On top 1t
ye.trrdaN ! rise z nearly y rein,. TIE 7i,ent
long holders. vhich oAu-ed many rvlArsc, ana made
wide and isvrrish fluctuations all dAy but when
siways mounted huoysuur upward again. The New
York public utilities have been The fs.crii- h.ld q
operations by the bear for several day. r-st and
The .rs;.natic strength imrar,ed 20 tn. group hy
the h,trupcitsn-Thi n Avenue comhtnstian drive
the shcrts to cover vita a rush. rhe extreme ad-
srochyn Transit. Z: Consolidated Gas. :; Brcok-
sn rsicn, 5 and M.ns',,sS' 4 TIE po-'isfiz..
stsnctivs .rvalrtrs I. = result & the cunhinsticn
undsueteiiy IMPROVES Che status q III. Metre
movement q the DAY va. aims, wholly du. 10
speculative .eris-nei-. Taird Avenue stock CON.
loans There was = Furious rn.niEiistirn in he
stock all dsv. 50 was evidenced by the simultaneous.
contracts At nearly 10 points ,n.t, the regular safe
eofnmsnainf the h'sh Price 4thsr s'ccs, y which
the short Interest had been largely reflected, the
urgent demand frnEn The shorts, notably Sugar.
American ana Continental Tnhsrco, PeYic Seas
and Western Union. which rise u - - Speculation
in the railroad list was rather dull during the
period ~ fereish sxciternent in the specs.itie.. but
later in the DAY an sctive aud vigorous demand
srrang up for Baltimore A Ohio. the Pacis-, some
a the Srsnrers. Wheeling 4 LAkn Erie .econd pre-
fcrrrd and a number n les. prominent stock. Ralti.
more 4 Ohio wss carried up a points. The high.
est prices were not maintained IN any csse. the vic-
lently speculative sp~-cisltic showing the sharpsst
reaction. hut the closing generally w.S rather easy.
below the he-t and the net changes. though mostly
gains. were very rsgred So tn uniformity The irm
and steel stpcks rrre rather heavy. notably Ma.
ficnsl Steel and rcnncssec Coal
TIE money market showed evidences of rnasss.
ton, The continued declines IN the rfice u got-
eminent bonds indicates q prrxs.s n liquidation,
prompted the changing ~ plans for tsktns cut
bank note circulation ard the selling out q hold
inEs IN bonds.
The railroad bond marsst ~coutipued active hu,
price ehsnse> were rather irregular Total sales
81 80. on.
United States - rsAnndinr. when issued; tn. did
is, new Is and 81 declined ! IN the bid price.
Money ana
Money on call, sr5 per cent las, leans, 4 PEI
cent prime mercantile paper. aASt rer cent ster
ling exchange, weak, With sctnsi business In bark.
ers' BILLS NJ Hss for demand and use for sixty
DAYS; posted rates. assstsss and 81 s4fs S. com
m-rcisi bills. Aslaa. std! silver certificates. eNies
SAC; bar silver, sc; Mexican dollars, isie, govern.