Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-17
Evening Report


NEW ORLEANS. July l6.-Exchange 81 $40.
NEW YORK, July l6.-Excnange, 81 S3N
Money 2Gz18 per cent. Sub-Treasury bal
ances-COln, Sis. AS, 600: currency 81 S45 OOO
Government bonds irregular; new five per
cents, l0l bid: four and half per cents, 1922:
four per cents, lls5z; three per cents. 1927
state bonds quiet.
There was a steady pressure to sell stocks
nearly all day, and the dealings at times were
attended with considerable animation and
excitement. 1t was announced during the
afternoon that the telegraphers had demand
ed an increase of Is per cent. in salaries and
a reduction in the hours of labor from the
Western Union Telegraph Company. 1t was al
so rumOred that rates were being cut on East
bound freight and passenger business from
Ogden. At one time the active shares showed
decline Of = to 23s per cent. Denver, New
York Central, Canada Southern, Chicago,
burlington and Quincy, Northwest, Kansas
and Texas, Missouri Pacific, Northern Pa
ciilc, Union Pacific and Western Union suf-
feren most. In the last half hours business
cent. The market closed steady and
the changes in the specialties were
important. Louisville was nominal, and
Chicago declined per cent. to IS, Memphis
and Charleston 80 per cent. to 80, Minneapo-
lis and st. Louis preferred pa per cent. to
5ls4. Nashville and Chattanooga per cent. to
81, Manitoba ga per cent. to 1857, eX-divi-
dend. Canadian Pacific IL per cent. to 603l,
Pacific Mail per cent. to 36l5. Alton and
Terra Haute per cent. to 2, Cleveland, Co
lumbus, Cincinnati and indianapolis Il per
tNlAA ~ II 81. LOUIS anu San francisco pre-
ferred per cent. to SO, Oregon and Trans
continental i per cent. to 1915. New York
Central lent l-64 per cent, jersey Central fiat
and other shares l(G2 per cent. Transac ttons
3S9,500 shares at the following quotations:
Ala. class A.2tO5- 81 Manhattan EleV. As
Ala. class A, smallFS3 Memphis & Char. IS
Ala. class b, IS ...F99 Metropolitan Ell. 89I5
Ala. class CA +Sl Michigan Central 50
Georgia 6s ------ fl05 Mobile Il Ohio u
- Is, mortgage l04# Nash. & Chatra. "a
" IS, gold .--- *ll3 y. j. Central ..... S55k
Louisiana cOnsOls $40 New Orleans Pa
\. Carolina, old. 30 cifc, LIST mort S5lS
. new -....*l6 NY. Contra. ... 49,
q" funding .... 10 New York FL . IS
q" special tax. NOrf. & w. pref. 80
So. Caro-. Brown ,o,,> Nor; Pacific, com. 48} )
cOnsOls- ..... 1917 4" pref, ssh
Tennessee 6s, old 40 OhiO&Mississippi 30
- new -......- 40 4" - pref. lib
Virginia 6s 49, $50 Pacific Mail. ..... 80
Va consolidated 81 Pittsburg .-..... l33
Va, deferred .-... Quicksilver ......
Adams Express 1872 - preferred e.. 80
Am'can Express. 50 Reading .-........ 555S
Ch'peake K Ohio. is Richmd& APgh'y 81
Chicago Alton 133 Rchm'd II Danv. 80
Chic. 4 N'rthw'n PTS Richm'd 4 W PIT.
- preferred .l47l5 Terminal - 29l%
Chic, St.L.& NO. ISL Rock Island .... I2l =
Consolidated Coal "A StLouis 4 san f 80
Del, Lack. 4 w l23 - 8 pref 5275
Den. Il RiOGrande 4OlS . - list preit9S
Erie -..-. .-...--. 3i34 St. Paul -...... lOI3<
E. Tennessee Rd. = preferred .ii715
Fort Wayne ---- l3l Texas Pacific. .... 30 =
Hannibal & St. JO14l Union Pacific . 9I5S
Harlem ....-.---l95 U. 5. Express. 90 -
/ Houston Texas. 66 Wabash Pacific. 257s
Illinois Central. .l3l . pref 4O7S
Lake Shore 80. 1853 Well Fargo III
L'ville 4 Nash 49l3 Western Union . 793l
bid. ASKED.