The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-22
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.


New York, Sept. q, 4 p. m.-Money on call
is easy at 20 per cent. he last loan was at
21a per cent and closing offered at ~ per
cent
Prime mercantile paper, 76J8 per cent.
Bar silver 75aiC.
Mexican dollars 5S1a
Sterling exchange Is steady, with actual
business in bankers bills at "a 831eG14 81
for sixty days and "a 86d4 s6ll for demand;
posted rates 81 81.
and "a sos FOR demand
Government bonds steady. State bonds
dun. Railroad bonds firm.
Silver at the Stock Exchange to-day was
dull.
New York, Sept 21-Sub-treasury balances:
Coin. S47, S27 ,OOO currency, 1886 900.
Baltimore, Sept Y.-GuotatiOns to-day
were as follows: va Consolidated IS 654G9
55t2; Northern Central stock e. b. & o. ). w.
first incomes 1894, second incomes 25In2719,
third incomes, 9; Consolidated Gas bonds
1929 8ll0ls, Gas stock 5Gd56la.
New York Sept. u. noon.-The following
were the opening quotations:
Erie. ................ Observation-Disclosures. 10
Chicago and Northwestern.................g S4
Lake shore IL
Norfolk and Western preferred ....... %
Richmond and West Point Terminal. 38
western Union. .....-............. 81
New York Sept. 21-This was the ddllest
day at the stock exchange for MANY weeks
past. The sales footed up only 1000 shares
and the dealings were of retail character
throughout the session. After a very moder-
ate decline at the opening a recovery ensued
owing to a special movement in Distlllers,
viii, h Irried that stock up 10 2 from y q at
the o e yesterday. The sock lost ABOUT
one haf of the improvement late in the day,
but the general list displayed firm front.
Big Four and General Electric were the only
notable exceptions. The flrmer decllned2l5
and the latter about per cent. Grang RS,
Read n = Western Union, Chicago Gas. New
III nd LaCkaw anna and Dayton ana liam
iltUl c.o5ed anywhere from a t. per
cent. above last nights hnais. Spccd-
lations left of about firm IN tone, Inc
loan department Of the exchange was N r.
than usually interesting early In the day. The
supply Of stock was If ANYTHING better than on
yesterday. but when late borrowers OF Louis
vile and Nashville wanted to MI their re-
uuiremeutS they found u d1ncult operation.
In other words some OF the foreign houses J.
fused to lend at l-S2dl-1J per cent. which
We're the rates current during the morning,
and advanced the quotation rapidly until
some f the delinquents had to pay as high as
~ ber cent The shorts were not little
disconnected by this unexpected move, ana
the squeeze was the sole topic Of discussion
after business hourS. The foreign houses, IN
p .sDousc TO an inquiry concerning the scar
citf of stock, h4d nothing TO say beyond the
fast that they were not disposed TO lie lne
hears facilities to re used against Che inter-
este OF bona i'd stockholders IN the property.
ThecloslnF olds were,
Atchlson. n. * ST. 2)4 Northern Pacific. Is
BtltTrnore & ONO. g. DO preferred. 81
Canada Pacidc-.- Il+q NORTHWESTERN Sy7a
ones K Oaio..... l6ll. do preferred l3j
S,n{saSo d. 5EQ 6iF .Pacifc Mail. "a
Chicat,o& Altol t3l Reading. .......... 1879
Sntt0n ~, 3lIKichu.d TminaL 5.a
Cotton Oil pref Is Rock Island. o. rs
Fast Tennessee "a. 81 PAU ---....... oi5
do do Dref st. Paul pref. ll6
- I5ls. Silver Certificates -
Fric preferred. ... 20 Sugar Refinery .-. Hb4
Illinois Central. 80 do do pref 52'B
Del. Lack & VIE Tenn. Coal iron ID
Lake Erie 81 w.. l5A. 10 20 pref. OF
do do pref d9llIcXas PACING.
Lake Shore co.. l2l n Union tatlHc'' = 3
L'yille & Nash 81 WABASH .---..;-.' a.
Memphis & Char. 10 WABASH PREF d.. J.,
Michigan Central gOa western Union. -
Missouri Pacific. &A Anna Iob., CON, 90
MOBILE q Ohio ... 1873 DO 90 p'o''. ~
Mash. G.. a. -. L.. CD Ithl-tso ta5 800 9c p
A. 4. Central .... l02i4 "a &c D. htei'il' to
n. j. Central. lus y. Y. q N. E-..'. 20 10 a
Norf 81 Westpfd. 22ss Manhattan .'.'''l~o1f