The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-11
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.


New York, March 10, 1 p. m.-Money on call
is easy at per cent. The last loan was at
per cent, and al the closing was offered at |
per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 494}l per cent
Bar silver oNssc
Mexican dollars 4sc.
Sterling exchange il firm with actual bust
ness In OankerS' bills at IA S5l34 sI4a for
sixty days ana 81 ga - sSA for demand;
Commercial bills 81 85h04 s64 for sixty
days and Il "a Sltz for demand.
Government bonds hfm. State bonds dun.
Ra lrOad bonds strong.
Silver at the Stock Exchange to-day was
neg lected.
New York. March. 1O.-American Sugar
was the feature Of the stock speculation to-
day. The stock ranged between 80 and SO a.
and closed at 81. net gain for the day Of 4
per cent. The rise was based on the telief
that the directors will declare the regular
dividends either today or on .londay. UP to
the close of the market. however, nothing
de. mite was known be stock was also
n9thened by reports that the com any
purchased large stocks Of raw sugar
recently which will net big
prodt It the Senate tariT blii
becomes a law. So far as protection on
renned is conl erned, an Official of the com
pany said that. an. one familiar with the
sugar business knows that when the varying
rates OF he duts are redu ed to a parity Of
100 degrees on raw sugar there is practically
no margin wha yer for the American rem
erS. Under The duty as proposed, some OF
the grades Of refined sugar from England will
come into this country at lower rate OF duty
than the home Te1ner Will re Obliged to pay
on his raw material, these sugars being
bright IN color, Lut low in polarization. a he
opin on, however, had no eject on the stock
WIFI h ,ontinued to move up Chicago as was
in letter demand, and rose to CO.'S. Railway
stocks were quiet for time, but near II
o'clock a brisk inquiry set in and prices ad.
Vanced a and IA Per cent. st. Paul, Bur
lngton and Quincy, Rock Island AID North
western were all prominent in the upward
movement. When sugar ran on to 905s near
the close, III general list receded Is to % per
cent, and closed steady at the decline. Net
char IS show gains OF slalB per cent. The
tos4I sales were ll3.C0J shares of which 35 OOO
we're sugar % 900 were listed and 10000 IN
listed Railway ana miscellaneous bonds
New York. March ij.-The following were
the opening quotations at the stock exchange
today: O
Ell Observation-Disclosures. I7lS
Chicagoani Northwestern. .......!..... 1854
NoFfolkaai Ne stern p,5ierreii...'....... 2jS
b ichmonda1i West POilt Terntn H. .... ~
W estern U nlOn.... ................... s6A
The quotations at the closing we're as fol-
ANN. Cotton Oil. 2sl5 Missouri Pacific. 245k
do pref ....... SIX Mobile & Ohio. II
Sugar Refinery. 81 Nash. c. q st. L.. 20
do pref ........ S3 Natl. Cordage ... IS
American ToD co - do do pref. 81
do pref. 81 n. J. Central. Hob
Atchlson rs ST. lil6 \. Y. Central. .... 100
Baltimore * Ohio. n n Y & n. E.... IL
Canada Pa ,idc q .Norf& West. ptd. i5il
Ches. q Ohio..... i7B Northeru P,.elhc. AZ
Chicago & Alton. / do preferred. l54
Chicago, b. a . ... s0B Northwestern .... l0lI
Chi ago Gas ...... G6 do preferred. l3g
Del. Lack 81 ". lee Pacific Mail. 1871
Ils & "a Feed. 2Gl4 Reading. .......... 22B
East Tennessee D.. % Hichnd T'rninal 4
do pfef........ 5 Rock Island 600. 69ts
Er4e.............. us s. Pall .......... 626
do pref........ 81 do pref........I224
Ed &c electric 43A silver ertif 3 90. GSH
Illinois Central. glsa Tenn. Coal & Iron. 1914
Lake Erie s. W. ijI4 DO 10 pref. IS
do pref. &c. Texas Pacific. ... sb