The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-21

improvement in the Bituminous Coalers
was Que 10 the ratification OF the Ohio
producers agreement agreed upon in this
city last week General Electric felt the
lnhuence OF covering Of long Outstand-
ing short interest. According to close
observers OF the market certain opera
tors who have been credited with max
ing fortune on the bear side OF the
stock in -lss3. have recently been chip
ping out some Of the money made on
the break. One reason for the strength
OF General Electric and its rise 10 So to-
day Is the general belief that the annual
report now about due will be exceedingly
favorable Disttllers was active and in
demand, the price moving up TO 1879 for
the stock, and IA for the Manhattan
reorganization The buying was based
on the settlement of exchanges differ
ences with the American Distributing
company. The Anthracite Coalers were
irregular, out in the main firm. Della
ware and Hudson. Lackawanna and Read
ing scored gains. but Jersey Central was
inclined to sag, and fell from 94ia to 92ss.
The presidents of the companies are TO
meet in this city tomorrow to take up
me matter OF percentages. II is expected
the conference will extend over a couple
or days. The Reading. IL was again
stated, is willing to modify it's demands.
The Changers were less active. In the
morning hour the market for them was
nrm, but later in the day decline of
1sQ9s per cent was noted. In the In
dustrials American Sugar was rather I'M
settled, and ranged between e69sa9I94,
closing at gls- The theory in the board
is that the Havemeyer, Notwithstanding
has sold considerable of its speculative
market will probably rule weak. Specu-
lation left OFF irregular. but in the main
firm Net changes show gains of kd1ia
per cent in Distilling and Cattle Feed
ing, Tobacco, General Electric. Hooking
Coal and Iron, Nickle Plate preferred,
and Reading. and declines Of isdl2s per
cent. in the other prominent issues. The
total sales were 209. AS shares. The mar
ket for railway and miscellaneous bonds
was active and higher. Sales of listed
stocks aggregated $4,000 shares, and I'M
listed $1,000 shares.
New York Stock List-Closing Bids
stocks and Bonds: American Cotton OIL
Is; do preferred, 7OlzG7llz; Sugar Refinery,
ylls; do preferred, SO; American Tobacco,
So; do preferred. l07; Atchison, T. and s.
F., "A; Baltimore and Ohio, 53i5; Canada
Pacific, 37h; Chesapeake and Ohio, 175s
Chicago and Alton, las; Chicago, Bur
hngton and Quincy, 72& Chicago Gas.
7O&; Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern, 1915; Dis. Cat Feed, 1875; Erie. 49,
do preferred. II; Edison General Electric,
81; Illinois Central S6i2; Lake Erie and
Shore, 1877; Louisville and Nashville, 5012;
lOSA Memphis and Charleston, 10; Mich
Mobile and Ohio, Is; Nashville. c. and
ST. L.. So; United States Cordage, as; do
preferred, "a; New Jersey Central, s2zs
sac; Norfolk and Western preferred.
1874; Northern Pacific, 3ss; do preferred
1875; Northwestern, 9ll2; do preferred,
1877 Pacific Mail. 2lh; Reading. los; Rock
Island, 6S9s; St Paul 56s4 do preferred.
1l9; Silver Certificates, 31a; Tennessee
asked Texas Pacific. ga; Union Pacific
So; Wabash. st. 1. and p, 55s; do do
preferred 13% Western Union. S7s4
Wheeling and L. E., PA do do pre-
ferred, 42i5; Southern Railway IS, $50;
Southern Railway common, 1l1a South
ern Railway preferred, "a; South Carolina
as, 1O4.
State Bonds-Alabama A, los; do B,
1852 do c. 50 bid; Louisiana stamped
As, 100; North Carolina As, 100; North Car
DINA 6s, 1T; Tennessee, new set, IS, "a:
Virginia Is. preferred, 81; Virginia Trust
Receipts, 6; Virginia Funding Debt, SO.
Government Bonds-United States As,
registered, Ill; United States As, coupons,
1l215; United States Is, registered, IS.