The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-29
THE MORNING NEWS SUNDAY. july 20. 1894.

cent certificates, with order for defaulted
interest bid, g71i asked; Atlanta and
West Point railroad stock, - bid. So asked
Atlanta and Yves. Point per cent certif-
Gates. 50 bid. 81 asked.
Bank Stocks, Etc.-Southern Bank Of the
State Of Georgia. 1874 bid. - asked ex divi
dend: Merchants National Bank. " bid -
asked eX dividend; Savannah Bank and Trust
Company, iOi;1 bid, l02is ex-dividend asked:
National Bank Of savannah. 40 bid - ex div
idend asked; Oglethorpe Savings and Trust
Company, % bid, 80 ex-dlyidend asked; Citi-
Zens' Bank lOl bid, 1919 exdividend asked:
Chatham Real Estate and improvement Com
pany, 50A bid,-asked ex-div; Germania Bank
lQO1s bid. l0l 4 eX-dividend asked: Chatham
Bank 40 bid, 50 eXdIvidend asked; Sa-
vannah Construction Company, - bid, Is
asked Title Guarantee and Loan Company
"a bid. 70 asked
New York July 2s, p. m.-Money on call
easy at / per cent The last loan at per
cent. and at the closing was offered at per
cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 3I9i per cent
Sterling exchange Is hrm. with actual bust
ness in bankers bills at a s7Ad4 S71a for sixty
days and 81 SS9i ss4 for demandi posted rates
Commercial bills e. ssHai ssR for sixty
days
Government bonds steady. State bonds dull.
Railroad bonds weak.
Silver at the Stock Exchange to-day was
New York, July 2s-The following were
theopening quotations a. the Stock Exchange
today:
Chicagoand Northwestern .............. 1903 Z
Lake SuOE6 INSTRUMENTATION. lGgla
Nortolkand Western preferred -. 800. 1871
Richmondand West Point Terminal. 80. l41s
WesternU nlon.... .....-....... ......- 81 y
New York, July 2s.-The intense heat all
hut depleted the Stock Exchange today. and
the few brokers who were compelled to stay
in town did little or nothing in the market
AS usual of late Sugar led the list both in
points OF activity and advance, the stock sell
ing up from 1925 20 1895. reacted to 1925 and
closed at 1914, gain OF p per cent. for the
day The pool is still supporting the stock
whenever raided by the traders and is basng
its operations on the theory that the Senate
demands for duty on refined sugar win
finally he adopted by the House.
The Changers and Union Pacific
We're weaker, Burlington and Quincy
selling down 3 TO 73as; st. Paul. s. to
574; Rock Island I to C5ha. and Union Pa
chic $ toT4. These stocks were affected by
untavorable crop news. Burlington and
Quincy also weakened on the poor statement
for June, gross earnings having decreased
1929, 23l and surplus 1927 o65. Among Gas
stocks, Consolidated Gas OF New York fell ~
to 100, and closed at ll9 bid. The recent
heavlness of the stock is attributed to the
completion of the East river gas tunnel,
which is expected ty cut into the company 8
revenues Chicago Gas was steady at 1874
only coo shares Ueing traded in. The Anthra-
cite Coal stocks were quiet, Notwithstanding
the reported cutting Of prices heavy stocks
and alleged Generalization of the
western trade. Delaware and Hudson
was in demand and moved up IN to 1873.
Wheeling and Lake Erie preferred was fever
ish, opening per cent. lower at "a, rising 4
to 35B and closing at 81. Trading was limited
and some OF the prominent stocks we're with
out sale. There is very little disposition to
| operate, and no rel eff from the present dull
ness is looked for until the tariff N after is
settled either one way or the other. Specu-
latiOn closed steady. Total sales were only
80 IS shares Net changes show decline OF
| 1s6s3s per cent, the latter in Union Pacific.
| The bond market was dull and weaker. Sales
of listed stocks aggregated %, 600 shares; un.
listed 10000 snares.
The quotations at the closing were as fol-