The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-17

New York, Dec. 16.-Money on call was
easy at 1lsl12]s pei, cent, the last loan was
at per cent, and at the closing was Of
fered at per cent. Prime mercantile pa
per, 4l5q5l2 per cent.
Bar silver sc.
Sterling exchange, steady with actual
business in bankers bills at $4S71z64S7s4
for sixty days, and S4.SS1zG4. SS34 for de-
mand. Posted rates, $4.SSq4.S 9l5. CONNER
cial bills. x.S6l204S7A.
Government bonds firm; state bonds dull.
Railroad bonds higher.
Silver was quiet
New York. Dec; 1.-THE treasury bal
ances: Coin, $50, 427077; currency, $99, $780,
New York. Dec. 16-Noon-Erie. 121s;
Lake Shore, 1875; Norfolk and Western,
preferred, 9; Western Union, SSI5; South
ern Railway, common. 10; Southern Rail-
IS Rstm0Te 6 American i Sugar
Southern, "a; St. Paul, 743s; Delaware and
Hudson, Use; Delaware. Lackawanna and
western, 1904; Manhattan, 1O8%; Miehi-
gan Central, lO1; New York Central 100.
New York, Dec. 16-Stocks to-day were
more active. The business was also bet
ter distributed than of late. The Rail-
ways, for the first time in weeks, figured
prominently in the dealings. Manhattan
was the special card, rising from 1924
to 1O7 on extensive covering of short
contracts. All the old rumors about the
property were revived, it being stated
that the company will receive important
concessions from the city; that bids had
parties friendly to fractions interests, and
that leading capitalists had bought back
their stock. Nothing of a definite charac-
ter developed, except that a long out
standing short interest had taken fright
and covered up. The squirt of activity
in Manhattan affected the bears in other
railway issues, and there was a general
covering movement all along the line. In
the rise which followed, the Changers,
Anthracite Coalers and the Vanderbilts
were most conspicuous, and improved
n n
dustrials were feverish throughout owing
to sales to realize profits. Leather pre-
ferred and Tobacco were INCLINED to
weakness and sold down to 67Ss and 1874
respectively. Chicago Gas rose to 7l8s
and receded to 7014Q7024. Sugar was weaT-
er, and on moderate trading receded to
1885 @1O3A. In the closing dealings Man
haitian, which had run off from. 107 10
1864, returned to 10l, and the whole mar
ket left off firm. Net changes show ad-
ing Sugar lost Il, Leather preferred q.
and Tobacco 2s per cent. In the inactive
issues Bay State Gas rose 215 to 25l2, and
We're 264. sos shares. Bonds were active
and strong. Sales footed up 81, 964,0O0.
The sales of listed stocks to-day aggre-
gated 1879, 500 shares and of unlisted stocks
New York Stock List-Closing Bids
Stock and Bonds-American Cotton Oil,
KS do preferred 6S2 sugar RenneT y
bacco, 1875 do preferred, 101 Atchison,
r. and S. F., 1864; Baltimore and Ohio,
49,; Canada Pacific, So; Chesapeake and
Ohio, 171s; Chicago and Alton, 1856; Chica-
go, Burlington and Quincy, 81; Chicago
Gas, 7O5b; Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western, 18Th; Dis. Cat Feed, 1872; Erie,
1874 do preferred, %; Edison General
Electric, 313s; Illinois Central, 9712; Lake
Erie and Western, %; do preferred, "a;
Lake Shore, 1929; Louisville and Nash
haitian, 1855: Memphis and Charleston,
Is asked; Michigan Central, 12 Missouri
Pacific so; Mobile and Ohio, 2415; Nash
Vile, c. and S. L., rs; United States Cord
age, 81; do preferred, 10; New Jersey
Central, 1888; New York Central, 1908;
N. Y. and n E., 55 asked; Norfolk and
Western preferred, Sl2: Northern Pacific,
4; do preferred 1514; Northwestern, 1914;
do preferred, $50; Pacific Mail, S2Ss; Read
ing S7k; Rock Island, 745s; st. Paul, 75l5;
do preferred 1894; Silver Certificates,
66Ik: Tennessee Coal and Iron, "a; do do
preferred. 80; Texas Pacific, SIS; Union
Pacific 7Ik; Wabash, ST. L. and p, rs;
do do preferred IS; Western Union, S9A;
Wheeling and Lake Erie, 1874; do 90 pre-
ferred, Az Southern Railway 5s, 90;
Southern Railway common, TO- Southern
Railway preferred, 33ss
State Bonds-Alabama A, llOA; do =,
10: do c, 10l; Louisiana stamped Is, 100;
North Carolina As, 10i; North Carolina
IS. 124: Tennessee, new set, Is. 81; Viz
ginia IS, preferred, 6: Virginia Trust Re
ceipts, s.; Virginia Funding Debt 6S,2;
South Carolina 412s, 1Ol.
Government Bonds-United states IS,
registered, ILL., United states as coupons,
1928; United States Is, registered, ".