The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-20

the result of efforts on the part of the
bears to cover short contracts, The open
ing was firm. notwithstanding the en-
gagement of $780, 600 gold for shipment TO
Europe by the steamer Ems tomorrow.
The firm shipping the gold secured II at
the sub-treasury by paying legal tenders.
General Electric was heavy at one time,
and fell to 1874, on ltquidations of weak
accounts, Chicago Gas, Manhattan ana
American Sugar also received some at
tentlOn from the bears, who expected 10
check the rising tendency by raidlng these
issues. Chicago Gas sold down from 1tl2
to IS, Manhattan from 1903 to 1906, and Sugar
from S77s to S63s. The hammering process
had no influence on the general list, which
held firm throughout. In the last hour the
covering movement assumed larger pro
portions and especially in the CHANGERS,
Chicago Gas, Missouri Pacific, Lead, W est
ern Union, Louisville and Nashville and
General Electric. St, Paul SOLD io, up
Rock Island q to CO.'S; Burlington and
Quincy to 747s; Chicago Gas l to 7G; Mis-
souri, Pacific g to 2S4; Lead to 40; " est
ern Union * to @l2, Louisville and Mash sll
vile "a to 542t, and General Electric "a.
The strength Of the market, during the
last hour of business, was partly due to
the weaker condition of the sterling eN-
changes, bankers 60 day bills having sold
as low as $4.S6l2, in exceptional Instances.
The closing sale was ASb12 ana S4.oo94
Stocks closed firm and Is to ~ per cent
higher, General Electric leading. Man
haitian fell i'm the inactive stocks. bay
State Gas rose l2s to 239s ana rIttsp,GGLLs
bond market was higher The sales OF
listed stocks aggregated 10000 Sharesi I'M
listed, $1,000 shares.
The quotations at the closing were as
follows: American Cotton OH, 81; DO pre-
ferred 75G7I; Sugar Refinery, 8I9s' 90 pre-
ferred 80; American Tobacco yi4 90 pre-
ferred 1O41a; Atchison, T. and $. e. bA'
Baltimore and Ohio, 60; Canada Pacific,
6fa: Chesapeake and Ohio, 1S12; chicago
and Alton, 142; Chicago, b. and @, l9bi
Chicago Gas, 75A; Delaware, Lack. and
W.. 1856; Distillers and Cattle Feeders
9; East Tennessee, 1912; do preferred III
Erie, 14A: do preferred, 262; Edison Gen
eral Electric, 35h Illinois Central, 81
Lake Shore, 1876; Louisville and Nashville
54iR; Louisville and n. A., z; Manhattan
107M ; Memphis and Charleston, 10; Mich
igan Central. 80; Missouri Pacific, 28A
Mobile and Ohio, 1872; Nashville, c. and
St L., 20; United States Cordage, llB
do preferred q; New Jersey Central, 109
New York Central, 9915; N. Y. and n. 70.
3Oi@; Norfolk and Western preferred, q
Northern Pacific, as; do preferred IT'S
Northwestern. 1914; do preferred, l43
Terminal 17% Rock Island, 662; st. Paul
61h do preferred. 1872; Silver Certificates
63i6; Tennessee Coal and Iron, ia; dc
preferred, 7212; Texas Pacific, 10l2 Union
Pacific, 1l5s;, Wabash, $. l.. and p, ,G%
Wheeling and l.. e., p; do preferred, 40h
Southern Railway SIS, $3.50; Southern Rail
way Common, 1875; do preferred 42A
Alabama A.. 102; do b., 10i; do C.,
92ia: Louisiana stamped As, 100; North
Tennessee olds go; do new set 6s i do
new set 5s -; do new set 3s 1874; Vlr-
pinia Is preferred 81 Virginia Trust
Receipts, ~ Virginia Funding Debt, 583s
United States As, registered, 1l44; United
States As, coupons, 1l4i2; United States Is,
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