The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-16


Government bonds We're firm State
strong.
Silver at the board sold at s77sc.
New York. April 15-The treasury bal
anees were as follows: Coin. $500. 900;
currency, x6l.a9.000.
New York, April Is, noon.-Erie. 10:
Northwestern, 81: do preferred 1884. Lake
Snore, AZ norfolk and Western preferred.
"a; western Union. SIS; Southern Railway,
common, ia; Southern Railway pre-
Ierred, q; American Sugar. 1851; Balti-
more ana Ohio, IS; Canada Southern, 80:
ST Paul, 59it; Rock Island, 65ss: Delaware
a sn nanason, 70, Delaware, Lackawanna
anu western, 100 Manhattan. rs. Michi-
gan Central, 100; New York Central. s..
New YORK, April l5.-Speculation at the
STOCK Exchange was decidedly strong
again to-day and besides. business was
on larger scale than Of late The sales
oI SOCKS aggregated 207. 9o3 shares. while
m ponds the sales reached the enormous
t9tai OF $500 the business being unusu-
any wei distributed. The feeling was
Sohhqent. President Cleveland's letter.
IN winch he again declared himself in
IaNor OF a sound currency having had
mCch 10 do with the appreciation in the
prices OF securities. The latter was inter-
preted as meaning that the radical silver
men in the next congress will not find
their path as smooth as expected The rise
IN grain. cotton and petroleum also made
many Dulls, ana the fact that the iron
market IS looking better had its influence.
from abroad reports were received that
me American stocks and bonds were in
packed up by orders for European spe-
CaItles such as Louisville and Nashville,
y; fanl' Denver preferred and the
Northern Pacifics. Local commission
houses reported a better inquiry from
nome operators, and in fact the market
showed a broadening tendency Prices,
advanced y to lss for the railway list.
the Changers being especially prominent
OWING TO the closing out of long out
Standing shorts. In the Nanderbilts
Michigan Central made a new high record
selling up TO 100. Lake Shore got above
Saturdays ngures, and touched 1925 the
pest IN years. st. Paul and Omoha pre-
ferred, which has not been traded for
weeks brought 1922. The last sale before
the day was at l04. Anthracites ruled
strons. There was no meeting of the
presidents to-day owing to the absence
on account Of illness, of one of the Read
ing receivers. IN the industrials, Sugar
moved up to lO4SsQlO4l4, the statement
by leading official that the demand for
refined had improved. being mainly re-
sponsible for the rise. Tobacco sold up
points to 80 eN-divldend and subse-
quently there was a reaction to 96d96L
| Inc annual report submitted to-day was
IaNoraole, showing a surplus for the
year OF nearly $1,000, 900. Leather stocks
Jumped 12Ql&, but later declined
l9s for the common to 1885 and 3ss to 76h
for the preferred. In the final dealings
on sales to realize profits, the market
showed some irregularities. Atchison and
New England were rather weak at this
ulation left off irregular, but in the main
nrm. Net changes for the day show gains
Of Aulk. Bonds were in brisk demand,
and a further sharp rise in prices was re-
corded. The inquiry embraced both the
high and low priced issues The sale of
stocks included $4,000 shares of listed
and $1,000 shares unlisted.
New York Stock List-Closing Bids
! Stocks and Bonds-American Cotton OIL
q; do preferred. 1904; Sugar Refinery,
l03B; do preferred, 94ss; American To-
| bacco, 961s. eX-div.: do preferred 107, ex-
! div. ;.Atchison, T. and S. F.. 90; Baltimore
and Ohio, SSH; Canada Pacific, 4O2i: Ches-
Z r4wnAI -.
I Az Chicago, =. and O., 725s; Chicago Gas,
! us, eX-dtV.; Delaware Lackawanna and
| W., 1904; Distillers and Cattle Feeders,
ISIS; Erie, 10: do preferred. 1884; Edison
! General Electric, $3.50 Illinois Central, SS1a;
/ Lake Erie and Western, 17&4 do preferred,
/ 75l2; Lake Shore, 14l; Louisville and Nash
tan, ll21s; Memphis and Charleston, 10;
Michigan Central, 99ia: Missouri Pacific,
24ss Mobile and Ohio, 161z Nashville, Chat
tanooga and St. Louis, 70 United States
| sey Central 1912, eX-div.; New York Gen.
! trail 9S5s; New York and New England.
/ Sl&; Norfolk and Western. preferred, "A;
| Northern PACIFIC, AZ; do preferred, 1875;
/ Northwestern, $685.; do preferred, 139; Pa
| cific Mail. 22zs; Reading. 49, Rock Island,
| 65Is; St. Paul. 5S7s: do preferred. 1l61a; Sill
/ Iron, 1875; do preferred, 67d70; Texas Pa
cific, 10: Union Pacific, 111a; Wabash, St.
Union, S77s Wheeling and /. E., 12h; do
/ preferred, ~; Southern Railway IS. S7s4
/ Southern Railway. common. 11ia: South
ern Railway, preferred, 1874; South Caro-
State Bonds-Alabama A. 1O5: Alabama
| B, lO6; Alabama c, IS bid; Louisiana
North Carolina SIS. 12l: Tennessee, new
| set, IS, S4h; Virginia 6s. preferred, Si4
| Virginia Trust Receipts, ga; Virginia
Ciovernment Bonds-ITnited States As.
! registered. 1113s:' United States Is, cou-
| pons, 112 United States rs. registered IS.