The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-19
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
Financial.

New York, Oct. 10, 4 p. m.-Money on call
has been easy, ranging from " to > per cent.
The last loan was at l1a per cent. and at the
closing was offered at y per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 600 per cent.
Sterling exchange Is weaker, with actual
business in bankers bills at 81 $1,000 S4al for
demand and s. s2h@4 1874 for sixty days;
posted rates 81 S4Gzf S.
Commercial bills 81 s1l4GD4 s11a.
Silver certificates 734c.
The total sales of stocks to-day we're 1874, 100
shares
Government bonds steady. State bonds
inactive.
Silver at the Stock Exchange to-day was
New York. Oct. 1s. noon.-The following
were the opening quotations:
Chicago and Northwestern. ............... 99B
Lake Shore III =
Norfolk and Western preferred ......... 10
Richmond and West Point Terminal. pa
western UnlOn.-.. ...........-.-..--- ol's
New York. oct. 1s-The conditions under
which the speculative fraternity entered upon
the business of the day in the stock exchange
were Regarded as emlnently favorable. The
situation at Washington had so far improved
that strong hopes were again entertained
that an immediate vote would be reached on
the silver repeal bill, and as the success Of
the anti-silVer contingent in the senate is
looked upon as necessary to the stability of
values the prospect OF e deeis,
was a potent influence in imparting strength
TO the dealings The silver question still
dominates the stock market, and prices de-
cline or rise as the indications are for or
against repeal To day. 1the end seemed
nearer than for many days past and con
seqUently the buying was good both for the
long account and 10 cover short contracts.
London was in the market as purchaser OF
nearly all Of the arUtrage sUecialtieS except
Louisville and Nashville, Of which
stock there wee sales for the foreign account.
There was very strong tone 81
the close, and compared with the
final sales of yesterday. prices were 14U3ls per
cent higher the latter in Consolidated Gas;
in Rubber: 4 in Manhattan; pa in Delaware,
lackaWana and Western and Northern Pa
ci nc preferred: > in sugar: IL in st. Paul;
~ in Rock Island. Western Union ana Chica-
90 cas-. ~ in Louisville and Nashville, chi
caro, burlington and quincy and New York
and Northern preferred; Is IA Lake shore
and per cent. In Atch,son. Canada South.
eru Cleveland Cincinnati and Chit ago and
St Louis. Missouri Pacific Railroad and mis-
celIaneOuS quiet and steady.
TheCloslnE bias We're:
Atch1son. rs ST. 1s1s Mobile & Ohio. Y
Auouo 81 lcrre h 70 Nash, Y. q 81. L.. %
10 do pref. 10 Natl COrdage.... 2iA
Baltimore OHIO. Ga al 40 pref. ~
Canada Pacific 1ili \. >, CenLral. -. w.
st'gda southern. IS Mort. & West .pfd.. 20i1
',,,-ai pacifc tSis North Am &C. .. 3
Ctes q Ohio.t... I5t, Northern Pacific. 6's
Chicago s. Alton. 1876 10 preferred. "a
CHICAGO. j. Il O.. 80 Northwestern iy1's
Chicago Gas. ..... HJ'4 40 pteioffSd' 700
Consolidated Gas l.D y. I CeLtf9t --.--I ~ ~
q &C s. ~. d.. - IN. .. q y. E..'t' =
Cotton Oil certlts 31R'Paclhc MAIL 100 ~
bel g. hudson. l30A Pullman rance I'D
Del Lack g. w. ll1a heaalhe 49,. go "a p
t.st I,onnessee DO do pref. ltH
80 90, Rock Island. 5000. 0laa
F Fr'e ,,r,,errod - 'StL& san g. pref
Illinois Central... VI ~ Fa14'''''''''' 10