The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-25
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
Financial.

New York. April "a, 4 p. m.-Money on call
is easy at per cent. The last loan was at /
per cent, and at the closing was offered at l
per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 81494 per cent
Bar silver bJAc
sterling exchange is firm. with actual bust
ness in bankers bills at 81 S7I4 for sixty
days and 81 s,494 851a Tor demand posted
Commercial bills 81 $685. s34 for sixty
days
Government bonds steady. State bonds dull.
Railroad bonds weaker
Silver at the Stock Exchange to-day was
New York, April 24.-The following were
the opening quotations at the Stock Exchange
to-day:
Chicagoand Northwestern. l07ia
No onT ij Western preferrei ........ 2i%
Richmondand West Poiat Terminal. 80. go
Western Unlon.... ............. ..-.,.. e4i6
New York, April 24-The stock market
opened tolerably firm in sympathy with
slight advance IN prices at London, and on
the execution of moderate buying orders
from that center. but the extension of the
labor uoL bes. which are being magnlhed by
by the beaIs as much as possible for specu-
lative effect led 10 rapid change in the tone
of the market. A general decline in prices
occurred under fairly sharp pressue 10 sell
for both the long and the short accounts The
downward movement was accelerated by
sudden drop Of points in dlStillers to % on
the announcement thst the Gottschalk case
decision on the question OF rebates has been
decided against the company, and also by the
reports from Chicago that Attorney General
MalOn ~ would render his decision In the
QUO wartanto matter, and that it would be
adverse to the trust. Chicago. Gas stock
declined from GA to 674' After the
close of the exchange it was learned that At
torney General MaloneyS decision was not
only agai st the trust, but was a very sweeping
one and there was much conjecture as TO the
81 IL IN
the opinion that the stock would break
badly while others expressed the oplnl on
that the insiders would make an EFFORT TO
force the shorts to cover. and in this way pre-
vent a serious drop in the price. The general
list Welded 43l4 per cent. the grangers,
General Electric, National Lead leading,
Late in the afternoon sugar was taken IN IN
hand and advanced from 1864 to g513. Ihls
alarmed the hears, who rushed into cover
and rally of 4@l q ensued, the Iatter IN as
filters speculation left of firm. sales we're
1870 900 shares, including 10000 shares unlisted
railway, and miscellaneous bonds were weak
The quotations at the closing were as fol
lows
Ann. Cotton OIL. 29al Missouri Pacific. 2ea
do pref ....... % Mobile Ohio. -. IL
sugar Refinery. 0sI6 Nash. G. Il st. L.. az
do pref ....... 9ls8 Natl. Cordage. =. 2lB
American Tob'co. So do do pref. AZ
40 nref .. 1917 N. J. Central. .... llOA
Ateh1son. .&SF. ~ N. Y. Central. &C.. 99A
HoItiTnore u Ohio. 70 N. Y. & N. r. see. 81
Canada Pacinc IS MORT. s. West. ptd.. 2l4
Sbes a Ohio 1874 Northern Pacific. 41a
CHICAGO & Alton. 1873 do preferred. 1914
Chicago "a X O. gOtS Northwestern .lO1A
Shicaso Gas co., do preferred. li31a
Del. Lack w liza Pacific Mall. 10
mis- K Cat Feed 24Jk Reading. ........,. ls1a
Fast Tennessee . az Richmd Tmtnal. ga
40 nref - II Rock Island. ..... 6g4
u,rto i6is ST Paul........... 624s
40 nref - 80 do pref. llg4a
Ed cap Electric gsL< Silver Certif 49,. 6lA
Illinois Central. % Tenn. Coal & Iron. 1873
T.alre Erie X W rs do do pref. s.
DO pref ,...... Is Texas Pacific. 90