Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-05-18

HAVANA, May I.-Spanish gold. 1890
1888 Exchange tending upward; on fhe
United states. 90 days sight, gold, 7s{dS pre-
MUM; ditto short sight, S34g9 premium; on
London, lS12,Gl9 premium.
NEW ORLEANS, May l7.-EXchange, bankers
sterling, 81 So
NEW YORK, May IT.-Excnange 81 So
Government bonds generally higher: new five
per cents, l03 bid; four and half per cents
ll3t4; four per cents, 1888; three per cents
lU552. Money SG2 per cent. State bonds dull.
Sub-IreasurY balances-COm, $Il4, S44, 900;
currency, S7,5S9.0OO-
Speculation was active but weak. opening
slightly below yesterdays close, but firm, and
IN the early dealings advanced p per cent,
led by New Jersey Central Thence TO III
O'Clock the market was very weak and re-
corded decline OF 12CG21s per cent, the South
westerns being the greatest sufferers. This
was soon followed by a recovery of I9Gd5s per
cent. in the general list, and ia Wabash pre-
ierred, but about noon another decline of
tJgl per cent. took place, led by Mis-
souri, Pacific. In the early afternoon there
was a fractional improvement, after which
the market, though active, was weak and fell
on almost steadily to the close, the decline
ranging from z2(g2 per cent, Indiana, Bloom
ingtOn and Western, Texas Pacific, Kansas
and Texas and Western Union being most
conspicuous. The market closed weak at a
decline IN the days transactions of 14Cd3 per
cent, Indiana, Bloomington and Western,
SOuthwesterns and Western Union leading
the decline. 1t is predicted that the weak
ness of the market during the last few days
was caused by general distrust in the stock
market. especially in Wabash Transactions
10000 shares at the following quotations:
Ala. class A,2tO5. 50 Manhattan Elev. 43
Ala. class \, small's4 Memphis X Char. 81
Ala. class b, IS l0l15 Metropolitan Ell. 40
Ala. class Cas- 81 Michigan Central 9213
Georgia 6s --.-- l02S Mobile Il Ohio 1917
- IS, mortgage 1889 Nash. x Chatt'a. so
" IS. gold 800. -Fll4J5 y. j. Central 900. rs
Louisiana cOnsOls 60 New Orleans Pa
y. Carolina, old. 3D. cic LIST mort So
- new CO., ..--.~l6 NY. Central 90. l203S
4" funding 900. 10 New York FL 1O4
." special tax . NOrf Il w. pref. 40Iz
So Caro-. brown Nor. Pacitic,cOm. 49, s
cOnsOls ..... .- .lO4 q" pref S6l4
Tennessee is. Old. 800 Ohio&Mississippi*3O14
- new .-------t39 =" - pref. so
Virginia 6s .-...- 80 Pacific Mail. .... 400
| Va consolidated. 3712 Pittsburg ........ $50
Va. deferred Ill Quicksilver ---... IS
/ Adams Express. l25 ." preferred o.. IS
Am'can Express 9llz Reading .....--.. 53l5
Ch'peake x Ohio. 20 hmd& Apgh'y 11l8
7 Chicago x Alton l3I Richm'd Il Danv 80
/ Chic.& N'rthw'n l3l1{ Richm'd Il PIT.
- preferred .l49 Terminal - 343<
I Chic. ~. La NOS Rock Island. .-..- I22
Consolidated Coal p StLOuis II San +. 30
D DEL Lack 4 w l23L - - pref 52l5
| Der. X RoGrande 4654 - " 1st pref %
I Erie .-.. ..--..-. 343S St. Paul ..-..... 1925
| +. Tennessee Rd. So - preferred .Il9l4
| Fort Wayne .--. 1873 Texas Pacific zee. 3513
I Hannibal Il ST. JOt43 Union Pacific. - 923z
! Harlem ..-..-.....l94* U. 5. Express. 90. So
] Houston Il Texas. % Wabash Pacific. 2G3<
/ Illinois Central l42 - pref 4I3S
! Lake shore ---..- loss Well & Fargo. 80 I23
/ L'ville x Nash 1875 Western Union. sos
! Bid. ASKED,