The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-25
FINANCIAL.

London, Dec. 24.-Bar silver was quoted
at q I-l6d.
easy at 1a2 per cent; the last loan was at
per cent; and at the closing was offered
at ] per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, Sa4 per cent.
Sterling exchange steady, with actual
business in bankers bills at S4.S712Q4SlS4
for sixty days and $4.sS1zQ4SSA fol-, de-
Posted rates, s4.ssa4S9l
Commercial bills, S4.S6A d4S7.
Government bonds were steady; state
bonds were active and stronger; railroad
bonds weaker.
Silver at the Board was soc bid.
New York. Dec. A.-The treasury bal
ances to-day were as follows: Coin, $751;
1872 900: currency, S76 l07, 900.
New York Dec 24-The following were
the opening quotations at the Stock Ex-
change:
Erie :...'....'''''''.. ~ ~
Chicago and Northwestern ............ ga
Norfolk and Western preferred ...... IS
Western Union NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 6lA
Southern Railway, common -......... 10
Southern Railway, preferred ......... 5bts
New York, Dec. 24-Speculation at the
Stock Exchange to-day showed few fea-
lures of interest. Lackawanna, Reading,
DistilLng and General Electric were
strong for time but Atchison. Cordage
and Bay State Gas were weak. The trans
actions footed up only 1890 shares, ana
the dullness of the market IS all the more
remarkable because OF the tact that the
brokers' made no effort to have the usual
Christmas celebration as in former years.
While there were only sporadic move
ments at fun-making, the brokers, now
ever did not forget the employees, ana
neat sum was subscribed for distribution.
Reading advanced point 10 10, on the
announcement from 'Philadelphla that
the finance company has sutnclent STOCK
to elect Mr.. Harris president. General
Electric was strengthened at one time Dy
the denials of the reports that the CON-
pany was in poor shape ana tnat .1e
Hood Wright estate was selling their
stock The proposed opposition TO the
insiders plan for reorganization OF llle
distilling company stimulated the up
ward movement in that STOCK. Ldckd-
wanna sold up to 1924 on an attempt 10
cover by an old short interest. Atchlsoh
fell to on reports that the assessment Oh
further foundations in Cordage, which DE-
clined TO 81 for the common, us, LOT the
preferred, and 20 for the guaranteed d
decline of 4d2l5 per cent Bay state Gas
ing Southern railway issues were were
not influenced by the reports that
the securities of the company
had heen listed in London. New York
reduction in the dividend rate. me uirect-
ors. it is thought, will meet Tuesday next
Variations in the other prominent STOCKS
cali for no special mention. Su8dr Wds
only moderately active at SSgos7s; anu
Chicago Gas was quiet Speculation
closed steady. Net changes show losses
Of to 2 per cent ena L9Gk4 Eiectric and
Reading. Il, and Rubber z per cent. Inc
bond market was quiet and, wea Ker. &c
The quotations 1T the closing were as
American Cotton Oil, "A; do preferred.
69l2; Sugar Refinery, S912; do preferred e ",
American Tobacco, 95i4 do pre1erIed I Ts
Atchison. Topeka ana San9e p g, 49, 80.
Chesapeake and Ohio, ia; chicago anu
Alton, 1885, Chicago, Burlington anu
Quincy, MS; Chicago Gas, az Dei4 AWAIT
Lackawanna and Western, 1929; d Distll-
lers and Cattle Feeders, los; Erie, ga; 90
preferred, 20; Edison General Electric;
Illinois Central S. Lake Lake s Erie a 187
Louisville and Nashville, 59B; LOUISVILLE
and n A. 81; Manhattan, 104A; Mem
phs and Charleston, 10; Michigan Cen
trail 81; Missouri Pacific, 2l1s; Mobile ana
Ohio. 49,; Nashville, Chattanooga and st.
Louis. So; United States Cordage, 6ss; 90
preferred 11Ia; New Jersey Central, 9392;
New York Central, 9S1s; New York and n
E.. 921s; Norfolk and Western preferred,
Isl Northern Pacific, 37s; do preferred,
49,: Northwestern, 971<; do preferred, 141;
Pacific Mail, 2l7s Reading, 159s; Rock
Island SIS; St, Paul, 5ISs .;os DO preferred,
Coal and Iron, 49,; do preferred, 20; Texas
Pacific 9ss: Union Pacific, 13s WABASH,
ST L. and p, g. do preferred, 1873 West
en Union. S63z: Wheeling and l.. e, lOh;
do preferred st'i' a. S91s: Southern Railway IS,
81: DO common, lo5s; do preferred. By.
los. do G q hid Louisiana Stamped As,
100, North Carolina is, 1O1; do IS. 124; Ten
nessee, olds, 60; do new set IS, 80; Nlr-
ginia 6s, preferred, 8A; do Trust receipts,
p; do Funding Debt, 6O9si South Carolina
42s, 1887.
Government Bonds-United States As,
REGISTERED, 1875; do As, coupons, ll4A; do
rs, registered, 81.
GRAIN, PROVISIONS, ETC.
Chicago, Dec A.-TAere were no grain
markets here to-day. Whisky. $l.2.