The morning news., 1894-11-03

tory, 70 asked; Eagle and Phenix Manufac-
turing Company, 80 asked; Augusta Fac
tory, 10 bid, 70 asked; Graniteville Fac
IS bid. 9S asked; Enterprise Factory, COM
mon, - bid, 92lc asked; J. +. King Manu-
featuring Company, 100 bid, l02 asked;
Sibley Manufacturing Company, - bid,
New York. Nov Money on call was
easy ct per cent, the last loan was at
1 per cent. and at the close was offered
Prime mercantile paper Sa4 per cent.
Bar silver, 6S4c.
Sterling exchange is easier, with actual
business in bankers bills at $LS624 If4.S7.
for 60 days, and $.Sia0LS1A for demand.
Posted rates i2IiSSie.
Commercial bills $lS5l2U ASGik
Government bonds firm. State bonds
dun Railroad bonds stronger.
Silver al the board was quoted at 6S&c
New York, Nov. 2.--The treasury bal
ances We're as follows: Coin, $76500, 0U0;
New York, Nov. 1.-The following were
the opening quotations at the Stock Ex-
change to-day:
Chicago and Northwestern. .10l
Norfolk ana Western preferred. ........ 22ss
Richmond and West Point Terminal. II
western UniOu........,............ 6iSs
Southern ballwaX common. ............ l23s
Southern RaliWaM preferred. 404
New ork, Nov. &-Trading ut the
stock exchange was on "a small scale to-
day, the total transactions IN stocks haN-
ing footed up l2i,UOU shares, against 49,
900 shares yesterday. The covering move
ment noted yesterday made further pro-
gress ana was most pronounced in the
case OF the Changers. The COalerS, early
in the day, felt the influence OF the pur-
chases by bears, but in the afternoon there
We're indications that the movement IN
this group had eliminated. The general
market was strengthened by higher cables
from London, the death OF the car haV-
bod inf on 40 ms
kets. In fact, British consuls and French
certificates We're higher. Sterling ex-
change was firm, btt az no gold was en-
gagged for shipment TO Europe by to-mor-
rows steamers, there was some buying
for the long account. The main factor in
the market, however, was the desire on
their contracts before the election. The
changes during the morning session
ranged from 4 to ~ per cents the Gran
gers, Louisville and Nashville, Western
Union and the Coalers leading. In the
afternoon dash was made against the
Coalers, and New Jersey Central was sold
down ia to "a; LaCkaWanna, IA to 1888;
Delaware and Hudson, y to l24%, and
Reading "a to 177s. Later Jersey Central
rallied to 941s, and Lackawanna to l59 The
general list was not Influenced by the de-
cline in the stocks named. and closed
firm Pacific Mail advanced ~ to 226i21, on
reports that the company VIII Hquidate
the last of it's floating debt next month,
that its business was improving and that
the negotiations with the Panama road
We're progressing faVorably. American
SUGAR was far less active. and very er-
ratio throughout closing u Der cent
lower on the day at s6lS. Evansville end
Terre Haute advanced 6at to SS4s New
York, New Haven and Hartford sold at
199, against 1914 the last transaction re-
norted before to-day. Changes show geins
OF u to fk per cent in active issues. Jer-
sey Central lost p and Manhattan IL. a
better demand is noted for railway and
miSoellaneous mortgages. The dealings
to-day were on an unueuallv large scale.
The quotations at the closing were as
follows:
Railroad stocks. Bonds, 12te.-7
American Cotton OIL. 26; do preferred,
72l5d73l2: Sugar Refinery. s6b; do pre-
ferred 91&; American Tobacco 9Sia; do
preferred. 1O5ls; Atchison, T. and S. F.,
5h Baltimore and Ohio, So; Canada Pa
cid, 81; Chesapeake and Ohio, isls;
Chicago and Alton, 144; Chicago, B. and O.,
727s; Chicago Gas, 74is; Delaware, Lack.
and W, 159; DistilleIs and Cattle Feeders,
| 10; East Tennessee lOIs 90 preferred, Ii74
Electric, 35ls Illinois Central, S9A Lake
Erie and w, 1914; do preferred, So; Lake
| Shore, 1924, Louisyille. and Nashville,
lO7f2 Memphis and Charleston, 10; Mich
iean Central. g7A Missouri Pacific, Ih;
Mobile and Ohio. l9; Nashville, c. and 81.
L. G6; United States Cordage, 1875; do
preferred, -; New Jersey Central. 9ilz;
1 New York Central, 9S; n. Y. and n. p,
81: Norfolk and Western preferred, GA;
Northern Pacific, "A; DO preferred, lGB;
Northwestern, 10lA do preferred, lB;
Pacific Mail, 2llA; Reading, IS; Richmond
Terminal, 17i2; Rock Island, CO.'S; 81. Paul,
G03, do preferred, ll9; Silver Certificates,
633t Tennessee Coal and Iron, l6; do pre-
ferred, 7212 asked Texas Pacific, 9&
Union Pacific 11h Wabash. S. l.. and r.,
6sl; DO preferred lr4; Western Union,
81: Wheeling and l.. r., 10%4 do preferred,
3gi,: Southern Railway 5s, S7i4; do COM
mon i2I2; do preferred, 40z.
state Bonds-Alabama A, 1929; do =,
1O6. do c, 92l2 bid; Louisiana stamped
4s. 100: North Carolina As. 100; North Car
olina 6s, 123: Tennessee, olds, 90;
Tennessee, new set 3s, 79l5; Yir-
eeipts. 81: Virginia Funding Debt So.
Government Bonds-Cnited states 4s.
registered, 1l51a; do As, coupons, 115A; do
Is, registered, 10