The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-05

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Southern Railway preferred ............ S6is
New York, Dec. A--The course OF prices
at the Stock Exchange to-day was very ir-
regular, but an undertone OF strength was
noted. At the opening there were mod
erately heavy sales of the Changers. the
result OF the poor statements of the St
Paul and Rock Island for November
London was a seller of the former, the
foreigners evidently fearing a suspension
OF dividends next spring. ST. Paul fell
is to 51isc; Burlington, = to 693sc; Rock
Island, q to e05sc and Northwestern rs TO
9Sss. The decline led to purchasers to
cover short sales and the early loss was
more than recovered, except in the case
OF St Paul and Northwest which rallied
to 5Sis and 1914 respectively. After the
Changers. the Industrials We're most
prominent in the dealings. Sugar dropped
TO 62A, and later advanced gradually to
SoSsc. The dividend matter is much dis
cussed in speculative circles. Usually
wei informed people still incline to the
opinion that the HaVemeyer interest will
succeed IN bringing about reduction in
the rate. While the dividend meeting is
scheduled for tomorrow, il is likely that
~ 'I I WIN De pos poneu untii the erect
OF President Clevelands message on con-
sress Is known. Chicago Gas had every
evidence of covering by an important
short interest. New firms We're employed
70 buy IN the stock, which rallied from
e5sa to 12c: The general list at the opening
was weak but improved and closed
strong. Sterling exchange was not as
stIong as on yesterday, and money was de-
cldedly easier, a broker having offered
100000 at 1 per cent on call. The re-
port OF Secretary Carlisle had no influ-
ence Whatever on speculation, which
closed strong with prices anywhere from
a TO rs per cent higher than on yester-
day American Tobacco fell IA, st. Paul
rs ana BAY State Gas y per cent. The
total sales were 49,, 900 shares of which
56,5OO were Sugar. 30 800 St Paul and q 500
Ch5cSago Gas The bond market was dull
and higher.
lows:
-, American Cotton Oil, 27ss; do preferred,
az ift.@j Sugar Rehnery, S514 do preferred,
~; Atchison, Topeka and Sante Fe, 424
baltimore and Ohio, 81; Canada Pacific
5Ses' chesapeake and Ohio, 177s; Chicago
ana Alton l45; Chicago, Burlington and
quincy, 7Oss; Chicago Gas. TIA; Delaware,
-ackaWanna and Western, 1913: Distil-
lers and Cattle Feeders, S; East Tonnes
see, =; do preferred, -; Erie 177s; do pre-
ferred, "a; Edison General Electric, 30; ILL
nois Central, 50; Lake Erie and Western
l6A; do. preferred, 50; Lake Shore. 1856;
LOUISVILLE and Nashville, 5SB; Louis
vile and n. A, 6; Manhattan, 10524; Mem
pms and Charleston, 10; Michigan Central,
81; Missouri Pacific, 27A Mobile and Ohio,
60; United States Cordage, 8; do preferred.
l412; New Jersey Central, 9315; New York
Central 80; n. Y. and N. E., 81; Norfolk
cfic, as; do preferred, 173s; Northwestern.
S9ls; do preferred, 1927; Pacific Mail %:
Reading, l5A Richmond Terminal. 1875
ferred, us; Silver Certificates, 611s; Ten
nessee Coal and Iron, 1424; do
preferred, 20 asked; Texas Pa
eific, 99s; Union Pacific. 11A
Wabash, S. L. and p, SIS; do preferred,
E., IFS; do preferred, So; Southern Rail-
way IS, IS; Southern R'lway common, liz
Southern Railway, preferred. 1864.
State Bonds-Alabama A, 102; do b, 105;
do c, 92la Louisiana Stamped As 100:
North Carolina As, lO2; do 6s. 1924; Ten
! nessee Odds, 60 bid; do new set Is, -; do
new set SIS, -; do new set IS, 80; Virginia
6s preferred, 81; do Trust Receipts, 8;
/ do Funding Debt, 59A; South Carolina 415s
| 100.
Government Bonds-United States As,
registered 114l9 do As, coupons, 115s4; do
! registered o.