The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-20
NAVAL STORES STATEMENT.
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
Financial.


New York March 10, p. m.-Money on call
IS easy at per cent. The last loan was at
percent, and a. the closing was offered at
per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 8}aD4}3 per cent
Sterling exchange is firm with actual bust
ness in bankers bills at "A S1l4GL4 S7ls for
SIXTY days and 81 IS 404 81 for demand;
posted rates 81 4 "a 9ll5.
Commercial bills 81 s6a.04 81 for sixty
"a and ~ efl4Gg4 sSta for demand.
government bonds strong. State bonds dull.
Railroad bonds higher
Silver at the Stock Exchange to-day was
n lected
New York. March l9-The following were
,ntopenng quotations at the Stock Exchange
today:
............... I75s
Chcagoand Northwestern 1859
t-'N, s1IloFe IL q
Ntorfolkand Western preferred 800. 2o5s
TI4chmondald IVES, Point Terminal. 40
western UulOn-..- .....-.....,...... 60hi
New York, March 19,-The industrials pre-
dominated IN the stock market to day. from
tIe start these stocks were in brisk request,
especially sugar and lead and under compar-
aItely large buying orders, scored good
se-A0 sugar was bought on Washington ad-
Wees. that the Senate would recommend
protection of &C. as well as color test which
""--i favor home rehnerS. Lead was taken
ny firms Identified with inside interests.
Mcago Gas was "a notable exception,
.a..AE Ia to 81 on reports from Chicago
'-''t Nit attorney general WOulQ press JDG SulIS
I"" pending against the company Tor al
reed violation of its charter. Later on a
-"AF 10 ole took place. Whisky first ad-
ldltad to 20 declined to 264 and rose to
-''-' a. 1t was again stated that the com
!a1y had come to an agreement with its dis
OFT ltlug agents. OficialS are soliciting
proxies for the annual meeting which is TO he
Le.N next month. The Improvement in the
-4'4 ,uals finally led to purchases OF rail
way stocks and a higher range of prices were
os'auIShed. The important gains were Sugar
H. lead II preferred :, General
-ieDJIlc Iaa, Manhattan Ia, North
em Pacific preferred IL, Balti-
more ana Ohio l, Big Four p Missouri
enc s, and New York Central l. In
c c1. 'aSt hour Of business disposition to ac-
lpl piOItS were manifested, resulting in
Is"rtal decline of a to IA per cent, sugar
ID Ih1. At this time New England and
V..1aSe developed heaviness. the former de-
".Hs Is and the latter "a. New
w. ana was lower on Official statements
1Ay the company would require more money
''N Wa at hrSt supposed TO put it in good
.-tpe. II was inferred from this that the
7'ment on the stock would be very
-.t'y. Weak holders sold, and in the az
zee or support. the stock yielded readily.
IdAEe broke on the attempt Of bootail
F- 10 hquidate. In the spectaltles
lean Express rose 80, Iowa CCatral pre-
.j Edison Electric Illuminating 249 and
'- four preferred 2i2. In the unal dealings
t.'t OF the reaction noted In the general list
%. recovered and the market lett off firm
,.. PROBABLE action of the President in the
.'attf or the seigntorage bill was much dis
used In financial circles Leading bankers
positive that the President will
...o the measure and a majority OF
rhsA operators concur in this belief.
f".Ie Is d contingent however, that IS Of
+' HAed opinion that the President. that if he
G, not sign The Till. viii allow it to become
"a" through the lapse of time. ana they are
sung up their idea by sales OF short stock.
."9 Total sales We're 17S 0)O shares. hallway
7 miscellaneous bonds were strong.
me quotations at the closing we're as fol-