The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-06
NAVAL STORES STATEN ENT.
MARKETS By TELEGRAPH.
Financial.


New York March 3, 4 p. m.-Money on call
Is easy at per cent. The last loan was at /
percent, and at the closing was offered at
per cent
Prime mercantile paper, 4941l per cent
Bar silver % &C.
Mexican dollars 4Sl4c
Sterling exchange strong. with actual bust
ness in bankers bills at S4Si614 S5I4 for
SIXTY days and 81 SS4404 S8J& for demand;
posted rates 81 8 "a S1l6.
Commercial bills "a 861l04 s62l for sixty
cay ana "A ei3l0 "a g. for demand.
oQVernment bonds nrm. State bonds duh.
Railroad tonds strong
Silver at the Stock Exchange to-day was
neglected
New ork, March Slopes Of modified
tarlh legislation by the Senate started up a
.'glE Dull speculation at the stock Exchange
10 cay. I he feeling was more confident III m
OF late and the unfavora lie features of the
e'lualon was not permitted to exert any in
Hlence on the market. Sterling exchange
was stronger than ever, making further
sold exports tOlerably certain. In fact
crease in commercial Bills Bills -' before re
.le END OF the week, the French steamer will
ssahe Out some gold, and it is quite likely, so
LOleIsn anherS say, that an influx to London
NAV ser IN shortly. Neither the likelihood Of
on olt-oWlng of the yellow metal nor the poor
r1uiolt OF earnings made by some of the
rgaUe loL the Iourth week and month of Feb
slafy served to che k the bullish tendency
50 lar as railway earnings are con
cerned. operators were disposed to &C
cSps lhem as reflection of past
ttoIulIlohs and not forecast Of the
Iuylr3' American Sugar was the great specu-
-1l;Ve card. The stock opened "a up at S59s
ana aVanced steadily to so. closing al 50 4.
f9"LLy I-JWO shares were traded in. and the
o.a.tAss were attended with considera. lie ex-
V-5Ltnt he rise was assisted by reports
.uat the regular dividend of per cent. on the
$40, VIII be declared by the directors this
.~o9H, Inc rumOred formation of bull pool
afn a a
r-efa-rI receive much credence. The
.67-erTed stock jumped AZ to
w., LEAD, General Electric and Whisky
w a-'p IN demand. Lead, common, ad-
5aIled "a. Preferred pa, General Electric
s. ana whisky a. Chicago Gas first rose 70
~ 20 ana linen fell to 6224 on the revival of
we vi" hyde Park opposition representa-
G.5s' posi- lie action by the Chicago Common
~, I1-.- !. al their session tonight, detrimen-
ST. sp- 40 me old concern. Later on there was a
, 49, rise to 6aai. The western rail
,b5- sIoup attracted more attention
b5 s,lIences that the bears in these stocks
Ta1 .eel defeated. Brokers who have
Dp-lN Oh the business OF Lakewood up
"I --'r Clique were LIBERAL buyers Of the
S. ana their purchases stimulated the
fF-a!4 movement. 1T. Paul advanced ,,
' '----.l9 central IA Rock Island 13s, Burling
IS, G-1 quincy " and Northwest ~. The
"e9lerns, and notably Kan as and
90. preferred, and Missouri Paunc, we're
an 2s' on more active business. Louisville
shFille fell "a to As and rallied A. az.
as stoth was depressed by the lg loss in
g.fla'y earnings. The general market
VA Nlieugthened ~ a belief that the t.
r l-. 10 American sugar directors viii de-
ga sAe regular dividends at their meetings
a-." EEK. The market closed strong with an
e1Nlag tendency Tot0, sales we're 5O20 u
g- rs. hallway and mis- elaneou5 onds
very strong with an excellent demand.
r-''" York. Marth 5.-The following were
too lns quotations at the stock Exchange