Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-21

LONDON. sept. 20.-Ihe amount of bullion
in the Bank Of England has increased fg6, 600
during the past week.
PARIS, sept. 20.-The weekly statement Of
the Bank of France shows a decrease OF
2,425,OO0 francs in gold and an increase of
935, 200 francs in silver.
NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 20.-EXchange-Bank -
ers' sterling 81 S2l5.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2O.-Excnange, "a 81.
Money 2lG2l2 per cent. Sub Treasury balances
-JOm, Sli1, 62J. 900: currency. So. 79l 900. GOV
eminent bonds generally strong; four and a
half per cents. ll3; four per cents, l20; three
per cents. 1925 state bonds quiet.
Speculation in the Stock Exchange TODAY
was characterized by considerable irregulari-
ty- A. the opening the market was firm. and
prices advanced "a per cent, the latter for
oregon IranscontInental, which sold up to
81. Northwest and Northern Pacific common
was exceptionally weak and fell of - to ! per
cent. subsequently the market was irregu-
lar. About noon the annual report of the
Northern Pacific was issued, and the market
began 10 improve, prices moving up I3Cd23Z
per cent, Oregon TranscOntinental showing
the greatest improvement, advancing to 81
Northern Pacific rose Is per cent. to 3S3
ditto preferred pa per cent. to 7034. North
cent. to l23l2 Denver per cent. to Il, Louis
lille and Nashville . per cent to 81 :. Lake
Shore y per cent. to l04l I, Missouri Pacific 5.
per cent. 20 lul'-. Reaulng - per cent to 81 :,
Manitoba a per cent. to 1895. Wabash pre-
ferred = per cent. to 81. and Western Union
p per cent. to S2S4 After this advance the
bears mdUe a sharp attack on l mon Pacific.
which was carried down rs per cent.
to S9ls. The room traders were
the most conspicuous sellers. The remainder
of the list yielded 15(G2 per psnt. in sympa-
thy. Oregon TranscOntinehkll broke to 80.
Northern Pacific TO 81 :. Northern Pacific pre-
ferred to COL :, Central Pacific to 66ia, North
west To l2t|-. st. Paul to 1861, LackaWanna
To l23, Louisville and Nashville to 4931, Lake
Shore to 1899, Michigan Central to S2I.. Kan
sas and Texas to %, New jersey Central 10
SIS. New York Central to ll5l5, Reading to
sos. Manitoba to 100, Texas Pacific to 2Ss !.
and Western Union To Sl34. Toward the close
rumOrs were current that the bear party in
the Willard shares had covered. and this
lei To another sharp upward move
reached the best figures Of the dav.
Northern Pacific selling up to 3Sl2, preferred
to ~ s, Oregon TranscOntihental to 6ll5. Tn
ion Pacific 10 COS, Central Pacific to 673t, st.
Paul to lO6lz. Denver to 263s, Louisville and
Nashville TO 500. Michigan Central to SCI .,
Texas Pacific to -, Manitoba to 1895, Wabash
TO ID and preferred To 3i3f. Western Union
sold (eN dIv.) IA per cent. at S034CGSl, Mis-
souri, Pacific F' stGs9' ;. Compared with last
nights closing prices were ltaI7s per cent.
higher for Wizards, ST. Paul, New York Cen
trail Manitoba, and Western Union. while
Canada Southern, Northwest. Lackawanna.
Illinois Central, Louisville and Nashville.
Michigan Central, New Jersey Central, Erie.
Reading, Texas Pacific, Union Pacific. and
Wabash lsGl34 per cent. lower. Denver.
Lake shore. and Kansas and Texas were un-
changed. In specialtes Chicago, st. Louis
and PittsbuTg preferred rose II : per cent. to
SOL d. Pacific Mail IL per cent. to 3S34. Cleve-
land. Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis
] per cent to So q, Rochester and Pittsbure
D, per cent. to lSi4. Manhattan Elevated de-
ciined per cent. to y. MINNEAPOLIS and St
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