The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-17

preferred. 111s; Western Union. s7ss South
ern Railway, common, 10A Southern Rail
%2; Baitimore ana ana ohio e'iS So: Canada SdEi
Southern, 4Ss4 st. Paul, $50; Rock Island,
62$s; Delaware and Hudson, 126A; Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western, 1895;
New York Central, 1917.
New York, March 16.-Stocks ruled firm
and a. to-day's session, the exceptions be-
ing Sugar and Distillers, which were
rather weak. Sugar opened a fraction
higher at 9Sis, but later sold down to $3.50
97$t, the rise in certain grades of refined
sugar, announced this morning, falling to
check the liquidation, which has been go
ing on since the declaration of the regu-
to ia on sales of 4.600 shares, western
houses being the largest sellers Rail-
way stocks We're exceptionally strong.
The Improvement In the group ranges from
4 to 1% per cent, Jersey Central. New
York Central and the low priced issues
scored the largest gains. Coverings Of
short sales accounts for the rise. The
fact that the reductions in the New York
Central and st. Paul dividends has not dis
lodged long stock, has created quite
change in sentiment For the moment the
in favor; the former, on reports that the
managers will meet at an early date and
settle the question of allotments, and the
latter because of the agreement just ar
rived at by the Ohio producers, which,
according to these interested, is said to be
of the greatest Importance to this trade.
Among the low priced shares, Kansas and
Texas preferred doomed into prOmi-
nence, selling up to "A on intimations that
the annual report, to be given out Tues
day, will be Of a favorable character.
Speculation closed firm, with prices any
where from Il to IA per cent higher than
yesterdays finals. The total sales were
&, 54 shares. Including 1880 shares of
American Sugar. Sales of listed stocks
were 5000 shares; unlisted, 24,0O0 shares.
The bond market was active and strong.
New York stock disclosing bids-stocks
and bonds-American Cotton Oil, 245s; do
preferred, 69laG10; Sugar Refinery 974;
do preferred, 80; American Tobacco, 907s;
do preferred, los; Atchison, I. and S. F.,
80; Baltimore and Ohio, So; Canada Pa
ciflc, 37l2 Chesapeake and Ohio, 1615;
Chicago and Alton. 146; Chicago. B. and
O., 7034; Chicago Gas, 701s; Delaware, Lack
awanna and Western, 1885, Distillers,
Cattle Feeders, liz; Erie, 73s; do pre-
ferred, 16; Edison General Electric, 293s;
Illinois Central, "a; Lake Erie and West
ern, 16: do preferred, Il; Lake Shore, 1864;
Louis and Nash. 475s Louis and n. A.,
61a; Manhattan, los; Memphis and
Charleston, 10; Michigan Central, 91h;
Missouri Pacific, 20; Mobile and Ohio, 12l3;
Nashville, Chattanooga and st. Louis, 3d.
Y. S. Cordage, "a do preferred, SA y. j.
and n. E., 81; Norfolk and Western, pre-
ferred, liz; Northern Pacific, 31s; do pre-
ferred, 144; Northwestern, S8&; do pre-
ferred, 1917; Pacific Mail, %; Reading, Sss;
Rock Island 62ss; St. Paul, 5514 do pre-
ferred, III; Silver Certificates, 617s; Ten
nessee Coal and Iron, 1414 do do preferred,
70 asked; Texas Pacific, So; Union Pa
eific, Sh Wabash, st. l.. and p. 5lA do do
preferred 127s; Western Union. S74 Wheel
ing and L. T., 1875; do do preferred 39A
Southern Railway IS, Sc; Southern Rail
way, common, lOA; Southern Railway,
preferred S21s; South Carolina AIS, .10S.
State Bonds-Alabama A, 104; Alabama
B, 105; Alabama G, IS bid; Louisiana
stamped As 100; North Carolina As, 101;
North Carolina 6's, 127; Tennessee, new
set, 3s S43s; Virginia preferred, SA; Viz
ginia Trust Receipts, 51k; Virginia Fund
ing Debt, $50.
Government Bonds-United States As,
registered, Ill; United States As, coupons,
112A: United States rs, registered, 95.