The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-22
MARKETS By TELsaRAPa.



New York, Dec. 81, p. m.-Money on call
has neen easy, ranging from l1i1z per cent.
The last loan was at ~ and at the closing
was OHered at y.
Prime mercantile paper. 84alA per cent
Bar silver az :.
Mexi an dollars 56Lc.
Sterling exchange easier with actual bus
mess in bankers bills at 81 S4[a04 Sl4 for
posted rates 81 8it4G14 81.
Commercial bills 81 3S40i 81 for sixty
da vs. dbl + o,1z a. ( for demand
GOvernm emit bonds steady. State bonds
dull. RaurOad bonds lower.
Silver at the Stock Exchange to-day was
neglected.
Treasury balances-Coin, 1852, 1876 600; cur
New YORK. Dec 81 uool.-The following
werethe o33liny q lota ions:
Observation-Disclosures. I4A
Chicago and North western ...........16i
Norfolk AMI Restera prsterre I.......... 2J14
Richmond All Vest Poiat Fer mia H.. 2H
Western Union.... ......,-........... oiB
new York. Dee. 2t.-The stock market held
tolera oily well during the early trading in the
face OF the re ports a Jojt the Atchison and
the closing of the Saint Nicholas Bank by
State Superintendent Preston. few stoces
sugar and Distillers leading. The foreigners
bought the gran2ers and especially st. raul
but the Saint Nicholas Bank matter and
the stories ABOUT the AT hison more
vanced the selling became more pronounced
and quite little long stock was forced out.
The desline ranged from y TO 4
per cent, and was not con
fined to any special group. Burlington
fell IL, st Paul ~, Rock Island l%, Colo
RADIO Fuel and Iron ., Delaware and Hudson
29f, Distillers' ~ Manhat 1 N, New Jersey
Central 8, Phil nan 4. New E-ngland2%, Union
Pacific /. Lac6awanna 4, Linseed Oil e, Nor
ris and Essex 3, Evansville and Terre Haute
80, American Tobacco "a; western Union
IdS, Sugar :. Chesapeake and Ohio rs, Chi ago
Gas 4 and Northwestern 1la. The death OF
Chairman McGOun was considered partlcu-
larly unfortunate for the holders of Atchison
securities as the general BELIEF Is that the com
pany is in serio as financial difficulties. 1t has
been asserted and not denied as yet that the
receivership papers have been drawn up to be
presented at topeka or Kansas City on Satur-
day. On this talk the stock broke from Ia
to l4%; the tours from 69lg to So and the
seconds, class A. from SO to 1875. The sales
OF stock were %. 497 shares; London, Boston
and local holders were sellers. The sharp de-
cline led to some covering by the shO It's, and
the market left OF somewhat steadier. The
net changes for the day sho Y de lines ot4 to
per cent. Railway and mis- laneouS bonds
we're weak. The fut res were I ne Atchiso1
developments sales listed STOCKS 2oo,OOO
shares unlisted. 2f.OJO.
The closing bids were:
Ann. Cotton OIL. sslS Missouri Pacific. 2lH
do pref ....... 81 Mobile s Ohio. 10
sugar Refinery -. SOS Nash. c. & ST. L.. 20
do pref ..... 50 Natl. Cordage. 80. ~
American Tob'co II do do pref. 40
do pref 49,. 90 N. j. Central. .... ll3
Atchison. rs ST. l56 n. Y. Central. 80
baltimore s. Ohio. 704 n. y. & y. E.: 1875
canada Pacific. u INorf. s. Westpfd.. p
S S5esu & ohio. 1874 Northern Paelne. ;
Shicago q Alton i3s do preferred. 1875
Chicago. b. 4 O.. 75H Northwestern see. l0l56
Chicago aas...... 625sl do preferred. lSs