The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-31
REVIEW OF THE MARKETS.
CONTINUED from Seventh Page.)

Of the down town banks, at which four
teen of the leading Institutions were rep
resented. 1t was determined there to as
sist stock exchange borrowers, but not
through the issuance of clearing house
certificates. A statement by President
cimmonds of the clearing house to the eff
fect that there was nothing in the situa-
zion TO excite alarm and that banks were
sbundantly able to meet any emergency
that may arise had strengthening in
Nuence. The comparative ease in money
moi only encouraged those of a bullish ten
5encv. but led to considerable covering
Of short contracts put out yesterday. A
yood deal of the buying for the long ac-
oonnt was set down to important inter-
ests Commercial house purchases in
,,,ew of the disturbances in the loan mar
tat were light, but foreign firms were
IN receipt of good orders, especially at the
onening of business. The advance in
Trices ranged from "a to Az per cent, and
hearty every prominent issue participated
IN the rise. Sugar scored the greatest
cain. rising to 1854. Lower Wall street
interests were alleged to be the largest
Fuyers of the stock. Chicago Gas moved
nm 90 per cent. to 707s, on western adj
,,ices that the directors intended to de-
clare a dividend of 11a per cent, Nov. 10,
next. Another dividend Of ia per cent.
uas also promised for January. Other
imnortant advances follow: Atchison IA ;
Atehison, preferred, IA; Tobacco, 22s;
burlington and Quincy, 2%; st. Paul, 81;
Northwestern, rs; Rock Island, 3; Del
aware and Hudson, III General Electric,
Oh. Louisville and Nashville, 29s; Man
bettan. IL; Missouri, Kansas and Texas,
nreferred. 21b; Missouri Pacific, 11a; North
ern Pacific, preferred rs; Jersey Central,
IN; Reading, 2; Southern Railway, pre-
ferred. ia; Tennessee Coal and Iron, rs;
Leather. preferred, "a and Western I'm
ion 15s per cent. In the inactive list
Minneapolis and st. Louis, first prefer
rcd Jumped 2; Hooking Valley, preferred
ana Pullman ~ per cent Speculation at
the close was strong, with an advancing
tendency Net changes show gains of AG
az per cent, Sugar leading. Total trans
actions were only 1S4,6S4 shares, including
S1OO Sugar; 1920 St. Paul; 1900 Read
ing and $4,000 Burlington and Quincy. The
bond market was active and strong to-
day, The transactions aggregated $780,
O00 ........-,-.
Stocks and Bonds-American Cotton OIL,
1874: do preferred, 551s; Sugar Refinery,
1l5ik: do preferred, 100; American Tobacco,
755s: do preferred, SO; Atchison, T. and S.
F.. Az; Baltimore and Ohio, 14S4; Canada
Pacific, STA; Chesapeake and Ohio, 15A;
Chicago and Alton, lob; chicago, burning
ton and Quincy 751a; Chicago Gas, 7Oh;
Delaware Lackawanna and Western,
1851: Erie, 14%; do preferred, $685. Edison
General Electric, 20; Illinois Central, 92h;
Lake Erie and Western, 1871 do preferred,
658.; Lake Shore, 1854 Louisville and
Nashville 563s; Louisville and N. A, /;
Manhattan, $685. Memphis and Charleston,
Is; Michigan Central, 80; Missouri Pacific,
q; Mobile and Ohio, II; Nashville, c. and
St. L., 67l5; United States Cordage, Az; do
preferred 8; New Jersey Central, 1031s;
New York Central, 9315; New York and
New England, 45A Norfolk and Western
preferred 14%; Northern Pacific, IA; do
preferred, %; Northwestern, 102; do pre-
ferred, JAZZ; Pacific Mail, 211a; Reading,
26ls; Rock Island, 64%; St. Paul, 727s do
preferred, 124a; Silver Certificates Is;
Tennessee Coal and Iron, 2414; do do pre-
ferred, go; Texas Pacific, S4 Union Pa
ciic, 50 Wabash, st. L. and p, 67s; do do
preferred, 1875 Western Union, S45s;
Wheeling and L. E., 81; do do preferred,
S71a; Southern Railway IS, So; Southern
Railway common, 81; Southern Railway
preferred, 25A.
State Bonds--Alabama A, 100; do B, 100:
do c, "a; Louisiana stamped As, 50; North
Carolina as, IS; North Carolina 6s, ia;
Tennessee, new set, IS, rs; Virginia IS, pre-
ferred, 8; Virginia Trust Receipts, So; Vir-
ginia Funding Debt, 571a; South Carolina
41gs 100.
Government Bonds-United States As, reg
istered, 1852; United States As, coupons,
1914; United States Is, registered, SO;
United States, As, new, registered, 116k ;
United states As, new, coupons, 11715.