The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-20

duce its dividend at the meeting of the
directors to be held in Boston this week.
The break in Chicago Gas was ascribed
20 the enforced absence by sickness of
the leading operator alleged to be in
ChaFSe OF the market interests of the
property. rather than to any change in
the condition of the company. In the late
trddlng there was a decided change for
tne better owing to an effort on the part
OF the bears TO cover up shorts in Ameri-
cdh sugar, The supply of the stock was
much smaller than anticipated and the
price, owing TO the urgency of the demand
from recent speculative sellers. moved w
rapidly to S9ss. In sympathy, the general
nst improved Il TO H., Manhattan the
tEfangers, Louisville and Nashville. Read
ing ana southern railway preferred We're
an prominent in the late recovery. Man
haitian was in better request on reports
Of increasing business. The closing was
HFin IN tone, with prices for the active
issues anywhere from a to is per cent.
ABOVE saturdays finals Union Pacific
western Union and Louisville and Nash
NiiIe lost A4U9s per cent. In the inactive
stocks Pullman declined IL to 1867 and
oonsoudaleu Gas gained as much, selling
up to l23; United States Cordage pre-
ferred tell l. to l6i2 and rose to Is. The
Guarantee stocks, which was offered at
.. on saturday, sold at 30 for 40 shares.
Inc last previously reported sale at the
STOCK Exchange was at 59$a. The bond
market was moderately active and lower.
37ales--l-lsted stocks aggregated l6S,OOO
snaresi unlisted 81, 900 shares.
The quotations at the closing were as
American Cotton Oil, 2S14 do preferred
d5i2173; Sugar Refinery, S9is; do preferred
49, american Tobacco, 9734 do preferred
Ioe9s Atchison, T. and 5. r.. 5ss: Balti-
more and Ohio, 67i2; Canada Pacific 604;
Chesapeake and Ohio, 1874; Chicago and
alton Is; Chicago, b. and @, 73la;
Cnlcago Gas, "A; Delaware. Lack. and w
I9t ~ DiStillers and Cattle Feeders, 81:
Erie, l312; do preferred, y: Edison Cen
era Electric, 80; Illinois Central, 81; Lake
ERE and w, 1914: do preferred, Il; Lake
Shore, 100; Louisville and Nashville 537s:
LOUISVILLE and n A., IA Manhattan 103ls;
memphis and Charleston, 10; Michigan
central. 99A Missouri Pacific 2SA; Mobile
ana Ohio. Isle; Nashville, c. and St L.
ferred. l12; New Jersey Central $685.; New
YORK Central, 99l4 n. Y. and n. T., 4l$4;
Nortoik and Western preferred 21s4;
Northern Pacific, "A; do preferred, 173s;
NorlhWestern. l00Sa: do preferred IA:
Paclhc Mail, rs; Reading, 173s; Richmond
terminal 1885 Rock Island, CPS St. Paul
6914; do preferred, 119; Silver Certificates
b51s; Tennessee Coal and Iron, 1914; do
preferred, 20; Texas Pacific. 90; Union Pa
ferred, l4l,; Western Union, S715; Wheel
ing and l.. F., nl2; do preferred 40I2;
Southern Railway IS, Sc; do common, ii;
do preferred, 357s.
State Bonds-AIabama A, 1887: do B,
l06; do c., 92l2 bid; Louisiana STAMPED As
100; North Carolina Is, 100; do 6s, 123; Ten
nessee Odds, 80 bid; Go new set IS, so;
Virginia 6s preferred, Si4; do Trust Re
ceipts, ~; do Funding Debt $685.; South
carolina non funding, liz; do new 4I2s,
Government Bonds-United States As,
registered, 114i4; do As, coupons. 114II: do
IS, registered, SO.