The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-17

Total res. 1906 300. 176.O32. 500 81 as G00
les. red, lZ4 49l 325 l3s. 444 600 1H $40 AIS
TX. OF resi- ls,5Hs7j' S1,5s5,905 7S,999.12
New York, May Is. noon.-Erie. 1n4:
SorthWestern, lOil9; preferred. 148; Lake
Snore, rs; Norfolk and Western pre-
Icrred, 6ss; Western Union. S412. Southern
railway common. 93s; Southern Railway
preferred US; American Sugar, 12Ziz. Bal
tlmore and Ohio, ia; Canada Southern.
90 d. PAU, G42, Rock Island. 69ih: Della
MdIe ana hudson, 70; Delaware. Lacka-
wanna and Western. 159: Manhattan, 1O2lt :
Michigan Central. q3l5: New York Central
%; Speculation closed barely steady.
~ new YORK, May l6.-The dealings at the
Stock Exchange to-day We're unchanged.
the transactions being only $500 shares
or stock and S06.090 railway and misceI-
ianeous bonds. Stocks opened rather
neaVy on offerings by professional opera
toIs' VINO rear cuban complications, and a
continuation Of effiuX of gold. The uncer-
lalnty regarding the position Of Mckinley
on the currency question was also used
against the market by the bears. This
subject. as matter Of fact, Is the most
lnnuential on exchange and the brokers
really paid more attention TO IL than they
uld 70 their legitimate business. II was
again reported that McKinley's views on
tne currency would be declared shortly.
nut the rumOr received little credence.
OtWlinstanding the preponderance of
beartsh sentiment, the decline in prices. ex-
CepL IN rare instances, was confined TO the
fractions. Manhattan suffered the great
est loss, railing from 1922 to 102L and lack
ed support Throughout The March quar-
terry statement is still holding an adj
verse influence and there is more or lees
talk about a reduction in dividends. Sugar
was the most active stock and ruled weak
er. Bay State Gas, Leather preferred. and
Lq99acco were, however, firm. St. Paul.
Mhlch was the most active. outside of
Mani attain, and figured 2 400 shares Com
mission houses We're without orders and
London firms did little or nothing Even
the bucket shops are complaining. and
some have decided to cut commissions.
speculation was weak for Manhattan, and
barely steady for the general list Bonds
were quiet, firm. The sales aggregated
New York Stock List-Closing Bids
stocks and Bonds-American Cotton Oil,
ia; do preferred, 542t Sugar Refinery,
l22le; do preferred, 1881: American Tobac-
CO. 62A do preferred, 80; Atchison, topeka
ana santa Re, 10; Baltimore and Ohio, 17A
Canada Pacific, 59l4; Chesapeake and Ohio,
1914; Chicago and Alton, 157; Chicago, Bur
llngton and Quincy, 70; Chicago Gas, 67Ib:
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, 159;
Distillers Cattle Feeders, IS; Erie, 14A; do
preferred, 3lh; Edison General Electric
539s; Illinois Central 95A: Lake Erie and
Western, 17ls; do preferred. 692i; Lake
Shore, l48; Louisville and Nashville, 5Oh
Louisville and n. A., 9lR; Manhattan
lO2A; Memphis and Charleston Is; Micbi-
gan Central, 931a; Missouri Pacific, 243t
nooga and St. Louis. 6S; United States Cor
dage, as; do preferred, go; New Jersey
Central, 1OSls; New York Central. 81; N. Y.
ferred, S9s; Northern Pacific, q do prefer
red y; Northwestern, 1920; do preferred.
l4s; Pacific Mail, 25A; Reading, 1O7s; Rock
Island, 6sl9; ST. Paul, M; do preferred,
12S; Silver Certificates IS; Tennessee Goa
and Iron, 26&s; do preferred. 100: Texas Pa
cine, S1si Union Pacific, rs; Wabash, St
l.. and p, 61ei do preferred, 1715; Western
Union, S41a Wheeling and L. g., 95s: az
preferred, 49, Southern Railway, 5s. 927s
Southern Railway, common, 93s; Southern
Railway, preferred, 293s
State BondS-Alabama A log. do r los,
do c, 100; Louisiana stamped AS, 81; North
Carolina As, lO4; North Carolina 6's. 124
Tennessee, new set, 3s SO; Virginia s pre-
ferred, ); Virginia Trust Receipts, ); Vir.
ginia Funding Debt, 6lh; South Carolina
AZ s. 1O6.
Government Bonds-United States As
registered. 1885; United States as, cou.
pons, 1O92l; United States rs, registered
g4ls; United States, new As, coupons, 117Is
United States, new, As, registered, 117Is