The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-14

New York. Dec. 1S.-The treasury bal
ances were as follows: Coin. $50. 95S. 233;
currency, S9S.Sl1. 902
New York, Dec Is. Noon.-Erie. pa i;
Norwestern, 1855: do preferred. las; Lake
Shore, l5lia; Norfolk and Western pre-
terred, s-t; Western Union. S9i4: South
efh hailway common, TO- Southern Rail-
l03is: Baltimore and Ohio. as: Canada
southern. 5ii3; st. Paul, 75ls: Rock Is,-
ana, His; Delaware and Hudson, 12Sia;
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Loo; Manhattan, l02; Michigan Central.
New York, Dec. ls.-There was an ex-
tenslve covering Of short contracts at the
STOCK exchange to-day, particularly in the
4huustrlals. Leather preferred was the
special feature OF the trading and on deal
ings OF nearly 10000 shares jumped 5is
per cent. TO IS. The rise in this speciality
had but little influence on the other In
duStrlals, which ruled quiet throughout
sugar sold up from l0l7s to 1913, eX-divi-
dend, of per cent. Chicago Gas was
stronger and moved up TO 69la on the dis
mlssal OF the Levin receivers applica-
ton by Judge Horton of Chicago. The
railway list was frmer and there was
some good buying of the higher priced
issues for Investment account on this
buying Lake Shore rose to 15lia, New
ork central TO 1902, Michigan Central
to lO2 and Consolidated Gas 10 1919. Bal
umore and Ohio was the weak spot
and fell TO Asa, regular. At one time the
STOCK was offered at Ai2. The
stock was absolutely without support. The
Anthracite COalers were lower. Reading
and Jersey Central, the refusal of the
Delaware and Hudson to agree to the
method Of restricting the output for jan
uary having led to selling for both ac-
counts. London was buyer q the first
hour OF business, the declaration OF q
dividend OF Denver and RIO Grande pre-
ferred having had a good effect abroad.
Pacific Mail sold up TO 1925 on the an
nouncement that the Panama directors
has authorized President Simmons TO sign
the agreement with the steamship COM
pany. In the inactive issues, Bay State
Gas rose 8 to 22s4 and Long Island Trac-
ton ~ to 20. Hooking Coal was more
active at $685. Pittsburg and Western
preferred fell AZ per cent. to 241a. Specu-
lation closed quiet. Net changes show
gains of isQl per cent. i'm the railway
list and lSHl5s per cent. in the Indus
trials. Bonds Were irregular, but in the
main firm. The sales were Sl,474,OOO The
sales of listed stocks to-day aggregated
99.55S shares and of unlisted stocks 6,2l5
New York stock List-Closing Bids
Stocks and BOnds-American Cotton oil,
11% do preferred. 66ia. Sugar Refinery,
1925, eX-div. do preferred, gIia, eX-div.;
American Tobacco, 72ls; do preferred, 81:
and Ohio. Asa Canada Pacific, 54ih; Chesa-
peake and Ohio. IFS; Chicago and Alton,
156: Chicago, b. and O., S29s; Chicago Gas.
Cat. Feed. 1875 Erie 1919; do preferred.
22A Edison General Electric. 30Ia; Illinois
Central, 96A; Lake Erie and Western,
2lia;. do preferred, 7Sla; Lake shore, 15i /;
Louis and Nash, 1888. Louis. and n. A..
sSA; Manhattan, lO91s; Memphis end
Charleston. 10; Michigan Central, 1C1h;
Missouri Pacific, 2S7s; Mobile and Ohio.
.; Nash. c. and st. l., IS; Il. S. Cor1age.
61A; do preferred, 10; n. j. Central 1854 I.
n Y; Central, 1O0lA; n. Y. and N. E.. SO
asked; Norf and West. preferred, "a:
Northern Pacific, 4; do preferred. 1iA :
Northwestern, 1914; do preferred, $50; Pa
citic Mail, Sl3s, Reading So; Rock Island.
1874; st, Paul, 75iA; do preferred, 1884 Sil-
yer Certificates, &c. Tenn, Coal and Iron.
BPS; do do preferred, 80; Texas Pacific,
So Union Pacific. 65s; Wabash st. l.. and
p, 7la; do do preferred, IS; Western
Union, $50; Wheeling and L. E., 1885: DO
do preferred. Al; Southern Railway IS. SO;
Southern Railway common, go; Southern
Railway preferred, 1924.
State Bonds-Alabama A, 10; do b, 10;
do G, l0l; Louisiana stamped As, 9gib .
North Carolina Is, 1854; North Carolina
IS, 1A; Tennessee, new set, 3s, 81; Virginia
IS, preferred, 6; Virginia Trust Receipts,
s; Virginia Funding Debt GO; South Caro-
lima AS 107
Government Bonds-United States IS.
registered, III; United States As, coupons
1l2A; United States 2s, registered, 96ls.