The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-19

gregated only 153173 shares. but specula-
ton was characterized by a very firm
purchases for London account. the sue
cess OF the government loan. and the pre-
vailing belief that II any fur
ther legislation in favor Of free
silver is attempted it is sure
10 meet with a defeat. In the early
trading prices advanced L TO ~ per cent
IN the usually active list. Louisville and
Nashville. the Changers, Sugar Manhat-
tan and Tennessee Coal and Iron leading
tne upward movement Among the spec
lalties. Louisville. New Albany and Chi
cagO was prominent the preferred rising
= to 24ia, and the common s to 10is Ina
the afternoon, the traders became bearish
Manhattan fell Pa 10 1913 Lead preferred.
Ia 10 COZ; Missouri Pacific Il TO 22&t: Chi
cdsO Gas rs TO s6S; Jersey Central. l 10
lVll2; Tobacco, ! to 1871: General Electric
! 10 S)5s, and the remainder of the list u
a = per cent Speculation left of barely
STEADY IN tone, at a recovery of 1sQ1a per
cent sugar was noticeably firm. owing 10
tne reports that the directors will declare
the usual dividend early in March. and
an extra dividend of 10 per cent. after the
adjournment of congress. The heavy
gain in the earnings OF the st. Paul road
Tor the second week of February-Over
slzo,VOO as compared with last year-had
favorable influence upon the market and
lnuuced purchases of all the Granger
stocks for both the long and short ac-
count. Bonds were easier.
New York, Feb. lS.-The sales Of listed
STOCKS to-day aggregated 120.74 shares,
ana OF unlisted stocks, 81 3S9 shares.
New York Stock List-Closing Bids
stocks and BOnds-American Cotton Oil.
II DO preferred, 671s; Sugar Refinery, 1155s;
90 preferred, l00l2; American Tobacco 1872;
90 preferred, lOlla; AtChison. T. and 5. F.,
1914; Baltimore and Ohio 35ia; Canada Pa
enc, -; Chesapeake and Ohio, 17la; Chica-
go ana Alton, l54; Chicago, b. and c., 1885;
chicago Gas, 617s; Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western, 1853; Dis. Cat Feed 1871 Erie.
ne 90 preferred, %; Edison General Flee
trle, 3e3s. Illinois Central 81; Lake Erie
and Western, p; do preferred. 1919; Lake
Shore, ll5; Louisville and Nashville SOS;
Mehpnls ana charleston, 10 asked; Mtchl-
gan Central, 9il2; Missouri Pacific. 229f
Mobile and Ohio. 23ia; Nashville, c. and
81. L., %; United States Cordage, 5i2; do
preferred, l1l2; New Jersey Central, 10I;
New ork Central, 972.; New York and
New England, As: Norfolk and Western
preferred, 724; Northern Pacific, 4: do pre-
l45; Pacific Mail 2S& Reading, 1874; Rock
Island, 725s; St. Paul. us; do preferred.
~; Silver Certificates, 671a; Tennessee
Coal and Iron 80; do preferred, 100; Texas
Paclnc, 80; Union Pacific, 65s; Wabash,
ST. l.. and p, z; do do preferred. 1872; Wes-
tern Union S5i4; Wheeling and l.. F., y;
DO do preferred, 1855; Southern Railway 5s,
ern Railway preferred, 81.
state Bonds-Alabama A. los; do b, los:
do G, 100. Louisiana stained IS, 99is; North
Carolina As, 103Ss; North Carolina SIS, 10:
Tennessee, new set IS, S6ia: Virginia IS,
preferred, 512; Virginia Trust Receipts, 6;
Virginia Funding Debt, 6li2; South Caro-
lima 4i5s, 1065s.
Government Bonds-United States As.
registered, 1892; United States As. coupons,
10; United States Is, registered. 95