The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-16

London, June 15-Bar silver 81 7-16d;
eonsols, 113 15-l6 for money and 113 11-l6
for account. Paris advices quote per
cent. rentes 10lf 72iac.
New York. June l5.-Money on call was
firmer at 2d3 per cent, the last loan
was at 8 per cent, and at the closing
was offered at per cent. Prime mer-
camille paper. 4lad5 per cent. Bar silver,
6Sd6S2sc. Sterling exchange was firm,
with actual business in bankers bills at
$4.Shq4.s7la for sixty days. Posted
rates, S4.SSlzG 1891. Commercial bills
&.S6Q4S684. Government bonds were
steady. State bonds were firm. Rail
road bonds were higher. Silver at the
board was quiet.
New York. June 15.-The treasury bal
ances were as follows: Coin, S107 613, 81;
New York, June Is. noon Erie. 14ls;
Northwestern. 1875; preferred, l47; Lake
Shore 1891: Norfolk and Western. prefer
red, 1Ots; Western Union, S6ls; Southern
Railway, common, ga; Southern Railway.
preferred, 29ls; American Sugar, 12l; Bal
d moFs and and Ohio IS Cansda s Soy a
aware and Hudson, 12512; Delaware, Lack
awanna and Western, 1921; Manhattan,
1895; Michigan Central, So; New York
Central, 81. Speculation quiet, but strong.
New York, June ia more hopeful
feeling prevailed in stock circles to-day
and the market broadened. There was
good buying and in the late trading the
shorts fell into line. Business was on a
large scale. The sales were 226 472 shares,
Of which $500 were sugar; 1920 St. Paul;
Louisville and Nashville. The underlying
cause of the increased activity, and the
Improvement in prices was the impression
afterwards confirmed by Senator Lodge,
that the convention would put a gold
plank in the platform. The May state
ment of the bureau of statistics shows an
excess of exports of produce and mer-
chandise over imports, and the light en-
gagements Of gold for shipments also had
favorable influence. The gain in prices
was equal to 1zc, and was well distributed.
feature was the absorption of high
priced stocks and the ease with which the
issues moved on the light offering. Lack
awanna rising to 1884, Lake Shore to 1882
and Consolidated Gas to 1873 The report of
an extra dividend on the Common Sugar
was again revived, the Internationals, An
thraclte Coalers and the specialties were
all taken freely on the way up, and the
feeling at the close was more confident
than for long time United States Rubber
shares were exceptionally weak and on
lfquidations declined III 70 1874 for the com
mon and IA to 1872 for the preferred. The
selling was said to be for inside account
and there was some talk of new competi-
ton. Reading was traded in, second as
sessment paid and held him throughout
Net changes show advances of. Aq1a per
cent outside of Rubber, which lost IA
per cent. Bonds were active and strong.
The sales were $1,630O00.
New York Stock disclosing Bids
Stocks and BOnds-American Cotton Oil,
12A; do preferred, 55A; Sugar Refinery,
1922, ex-dividend; do preferred, 1924 ex-
dividend; American Tobacco, 6512; do pre-
BaitimoTe ana Ohio, 10; Canada Pac iiGic'
81; Chesapeake and Ohio, 1914; Chicago
and Alton, 1o5; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy 50; Chicago Gas, 6S1h; Delaware
Lackawanna and Western, 1854; Dis Cat.
Feed, 16%; Erie 14$4; do preferred, 81,
Edison General Electric, 1872; Illinois Cen
trail, 90; Lake Erie and Western, 1914; do
preferred, 71az; Lake Shore, 1873; Louisville
and Nashville, 51s4 Louisville and N. A.,
9; Manhattan, 1W3s; Memphis and Charles
ton, Is asked; Michigan Central 95; Mis-
souri, Pacific, 23s4; Mobile and Ohio. p;
Nashville, c. and ST. L., IS; United
States Cordage, "a, do preferred, 1O1s;
trail, 81; n. Y. and n. p, 4G12 asked; Nor
folk and Western preferred, IFS; North
ern Pacific, as; do preferred 145s; North
western 1915; do preferred, l4S; Pacific
Mail, 2534; Reading, 1875; Rock Island,
713s; St. PAU, 1874; .o do preferred, 1&27lzi
and Iron, 251s; do do preferred, 80 asked;
Texas Pacific, 77s Union Pacific, So;
Wabash, St. L. and P, rs; do do pre-
ferred, 1875; Western Union, Sc; Wheeling
and l.. F., 10k; do do preferred "a;
Southern Railway IS, 9S&; Southern Rail
way common, 912; Southern Railway pre-
ferred, 29A.
State Bonds-Alabama A, 1OS; do B, 1Os
bid; do c, 100 asked Louisiana stamped
As, 1914 asked; North Carolina As, 1902;
North Carolina Is, 124; Tennessee, new
set, IS. 81; Virginia IS, preferred, bid;
Virginia Trust Receipts, AZ; Virginia
Funding Debt, 5814; South Carolina 41ss,
Government Bonds-United States As,
registered, 10S; United States As, coupons.
1O9%; United States Is, registered, 9412
bid United States As registered, new,
117A; United States As, registered, new,
liza.