The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-17
THE MARKET STAGNANI
Chicago Gas Alone Saved it From
Being Featureless.
THE GENERAL MARKET FIRM
The Best Prices of the Day, How
ever, Were Current in the Last
Hour of Business and We're
Slightly Better Than
Yesterday.
By Southern Associated Press.

WEw YouK, January 16.-Mouey on
gall easy ct ] per cent; last loan at
per cent. and osing offered at per
cent. Storing exchange dull, with as-
sual business in bankers bills at 4S7ta4s8
for sixty days and 4sS;a4S9 for demand.
Posted rates. 45gaiy0. Commercial bills,
sSGsa487. Government bonds clio sed
steady.
Mr. YoRK, January l6.-Speculation at
She stocs E1ehan 20 was even more uiet
changing hands. OF this total $500
we're thioaso Gas and 10000 sugar.
Chi ago Gas alone saved the market
from utter stagnatton.
The general market. while dull, was
Rrm, the engagements OF gold aud the
political crisis France ha lug had 10
snfuen on the market. Prices, how
ever. were letter. especial y for New
York entral. illinois Central. baltimore
and Ohio, Lake Shore and the Granger
which moveu up anywhere fIom H. to
q rer cent. LRhe shore leauinC. Asa
Guile the best prices of the nv were cur
rent in the last hour OF business. The
market closed firm and 3S Ia per
cont higher for Lake shore. Norih est
St Paul, Rock Island and Lackawanna
and IA TO err oent lower for tie other
sssuea. The bond market was higher. "A
TuR sruuk N>WKEr 80 aiD,.
american Cotton Oil. as; Amer eau
Cotton Oil. preferred, 67la6SA: American
Sugar Rehneries so: American
Sugar Refneries. preferred, oil; Amer
tosn Tobacco, 9ss; American To-.
hacco preferred, 1851 Atkinson. Topeka
end Santa Fe. Al; Baltimore and
Ohio. 62i; Canada Pacific. 56i; Chesa-
genkr and -Ohio II; Chicago aud Alton,
GAG; Chicago, Burlington aud Quincy,
Sli; chicago GAS Trust III: Delaware,
Siackawhnua aui Western. 1924:
3istillers and Cattle Feeders. 1oi: naf,
Sennesses, virginia ani Georgia. -; East
ehnes'oe' virginia an Georgia. pre-
eerred, -; Eric. 10; Erie. pref. 2lt;
General Electric, sat; Illinois Central. ST.;
lake Erie and Western. l5;; Lake Err
end Western, preferred, IL: Lake Shore.
lSs3: Louisville and Nashville IS,
touiSville. New Albany ami Chicago, I;
Aanhattan Consolidated. I05; Memphis
end Charleston. 10; Michigan Oeutral,
e5: Missouri, Pacific. 23s, Mobile an
Ohio. l6f; =. NASHVILLE. Chattanooga
end st. l.onis. 66: 'nitod States Cor
<nge. 81: Unite states CorLags. pre-
terred. lo!; New jersey uentrai. 81;
Sew York Central. ga: Now YORK
and New England. 81; Norfolk and West
ern. preferred. 10. Northern Paoino. 81.
korthern paeific. preferred. Ia. North
western. SCI: Aortnwostern, preterrei,
Si3; raoiho Mali. -, lteading, Il Rich
mond AMI M"st foint. -: isock Island
SSi; st. Paul. d6i; st. raul pre-
ierrsi. liza; Silver Certificates. 81:
3eunessas Goal GuL iron. l5S; Tennessee
goa anu iron. preterre !. 10 asked. eIn.
sao'hc. u; Union i'sclhc. Ia; Wabash,
et; Wabsah, preferred. ~; Western
Union. s1i; Wheeling and Lake Erie. VI
wheeling AMI Lake Erio, preferred. 80;
alabama. cIAss A. 10; Alabama GLASS
3. lOi; Alabama, class q, ~ bII;
LOUISIANA Stamped <s, 100; North
CGrolina IS. 100; North Caroiiuas. Ga.
IA; tennessee oi,Is, Ienues-
Gee Now Settlom ut So. -: Ten
uesuoe New eottlrnunt SIS. -: New lou
oessee settlement So 49,: Virginia
preferred, 81; Virginia Trust lieoeipts.
~; Virginia Funding Debt, 6yI.
United states Registered. li3; United
States Couponr. is. li3. Unitei >t.te-
coupons, 20. o. Southern hallway 6's.
PSI; southern Hallway Common, TO-;
Sonthern galway. Preferred. J5t; s. u
Eon-Fundabls, i02; SO New Issue