The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-14
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.



New York, March 10. 4 D. m.-Money on call
is easy at per cent. The last loan was at
per cent, and a. the closing was offered at l
per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 49n5 per cent
Bar silver 5snc
Sterling exchange is firm. with actual bust
ness in bankers bills al S48jQ14 8'e. for
sixty days ana 81 81 4Gi 81 for demand;
Commercial bills "a 8jlsa4 s52l for sixty
DAYS ana a. . al s 4 for demand.
Government bonds steady. State bonds dull.
Railroad bonds steady
Silver at the Stock Exchange to-day was
New YORK. March l2.-Tha following we're
the opening quotations at the Stock Exchange
to-day:
Observation-Disclosures. Il 81
Cnicaeoand Northwestern. ............. tOC4
NorfolKaai Western pr5ierrsi '...... 854
bichmondanl West Point rerminal..... ia
" estern Union ...........-.-..... % q
New York March L While the transac-
tions at the Sto exchange showed further
falling OFF to-day. the market was distinctly
stronger The declaration of the regular
dividend by the Manhattan the action Of the
Western Union directors in recommending
the payment of the regular dividend on the
stock, the favorable Missouri Pacific report
for 1898, together with the purchase Of atout
10000 shares OF stock by London, al combined
to bring about better condition OF aEars in
the stock market. The improvement IN prices
ranged from a to IS per cent. Perhaps the
best feature Of the market was the general
tharaSter OF the buying, OF late the trad
ing has been connned to one parucular group
of stock, To day, however, brokers' had or
derS for all leading issues. The market
received little incentive late
in the day from the WaShingt ton
report alleging that Senator Cullom would
endeaVor to have the anti pooling clause in
the Interstate law repealed. Railway men
have teen yng Tor long time to have this
law modified, and every president Of any
road of-cOnseluence, has been writing about
the OnerouS provisions of the law and asking
for relief for years past. therefore, the ac-
tioa OF congress in the matter Will he watched
with great interest by the street. The IN
prOyement was most pronounced lin
St. Paul, Northwest st, Paul and
Omaha, Big Four Louisville and Nashville,
Union Pacific New Gork Central. Manhattan.
Lead and the southwestern stocks we @
scarce in the loan crowd and nearly all The
leading issues commanded premium Tor
use. At the close, the prices curten were
the best for a long time past. In the special
ties New York. New haven and Hartford
rose to lS3: Morris aud Essex 2is to 1872
and Edison illuminating to % Net changes
show gains of y TO IA per cent Whisky was
an exception and lost "a per cent. Railway
and miscellaneous n0ads were strong. sales
listed stocks 10000 shares, unlisted 30 900
The quotations at the closing we're as fol
lows
Ann Cotton Oil % Missouri Pacific. 26'a
do pref ........ 69A Mobile ONO. .-- lt=
sugar Refinery. o. Nash. G. 81 81. L.. II
DO pref ........ s)Ia Natl COrlage 20. l64
American .roo'co 54,a do 90 pref rs
Atchlsdu. rs ST. i5la n. Y. Central. .... 10I Is
Baltimore x Ohio. "a n. y. & n. E.. II Is
Canada Pacific. q. Norf. q West ptd. p
Ches. y Ohio. Isss Northern Paoihc.
Chicago & Alton. 1856 do preferred. "a
Chicago, b. * 2 sl4 Northwestern iO6 a
Chicago CAS-. ga do preferred. lio
Del, Lack w 1863 Pacific Mail. 10
DIS & Ca. iced - I'd Readins.......... -
Vas Tpuupssee . ia RiChn'd 'mlual. as