The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-17

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FACTORY Bonds--Augusta Factory, 6s. 100
bld' l02 asked Sibey Factory 6s. 100 bid
lVl asked; Enterprise Factory Gs, 1O1 bid
lO2 asked; Eagle and Phenix Manufacture
asked.
Factory stocks-savannah Cotton Enc
Tory - bid. 80 asked; Augusta Factory, 70
pld, ~ asked, eN-div.; Graniteville Factory.
40 pld, 100 asked; Langley Factory, 1903 bid,
100 asked; Enterprise Factory. common.
~ BID. 100 asked; }. T. King Manufacturing
company, 100 bid 1903 asked; Sibley Man
utacturins Company 20 bid, - asked: Sa-
Vannah Brewing Company, 70 bid. 50 ask
ed.
London, oct. 16.-Bar silver 9oia. Con-
soils, los 3-l6 for money and 1854 for the
account.
Paris, oct l6.-Three per cent rentes l0l
francs 40 centimes for the account
New York, oct. 16.-Moaey on call was
hfm at 40S per cent; the last loan was at
4 per cent, and at the closing, was Offered
at per cent. Prime mercantile paper. Go
8 per cent. Bar silver 65lsc Sterling e.x-
changc was inactive with actual b1sincgs
IN bankers bins, at "a. S0& al. 81, and 1881
W4.Si Tor demand Posted rates 81 S1l5Cp
4.e43a. Commercial bills, $i79aGi4 500 /;
government bonds were higher, state
bonds were strong; railroad bonds wore
steady. Silver at the board was steady.
New York, oct. 16.-The treasury bal
ances were as follows: Coin, Sl25. SIS. b75:
currency, S59G70,157.
New York, oct. 16 noon.-Erie, 49,:
northwestern, 98; preferred, 1927, Lake
shore l4i Norfolk and Western. prefer
req, Hs; estern Union. S2l5; Southern
hallway common, SIS Southern Railway.
preferred, &3s; American Sugar, 1917; Bal
tmore and Ohio. 14ia; Canada Southern.
ioi&' ST. Paul. 692s; Rock Island, 597z: Della
ware and Hudson, 12124; Della ware. Lack
aWahna and Western, l55; Manhattan,
| JlA; Michigan Central IS; New York Cen
lral, 9O1a. Speculation dun but firm.
New York, oct 16.-Business at the stool,
exchange to-day was extremely light. the
sales amounting to only 1906 1856 shares OF
which &,700 were Sugar 1910 ST. Paul
and 7lOO Manhattan. At the opening inc
tendency was downward Sugar falling a
| point to lO6Hton the reported combination
| of outside renneries A denial OF the
story led to a recovery to 107A. but near
the close The price dropped back to 1O7
| inc early weakness In the general list
| soon gave way TO strength, but the ad.
vance failed TO stimulate trading. The
most favorable development Of the daN
| was the engagement of over 49, 600 900 OF
gold in London for shipment to New York
The arrivals were also heavy, aggregatina
I
! the metal and local bullion dealers raised
their commissions slightly. Imports arc
likely TO continue as long as the meta
commands a premium here and money
rules stiff. The failure Of the market t.
respond to the gold importations is duo
| to the fact that certain commission
! houses are discouraging, pending the ma.
| tional election. The dearness Of money
| also operates against broad Speculation
on the bull side Of the account. In conse
| quence the fluctuations in the Changers
6outhwesterns and Anthracites and West
ern Union were confined to narrow limits
| Mahattan WAS especially firm rising IL
to 9i%d9i%. Bay State Gas was depressed
on the appointment Of receivers and broke
! from 1914 to IA. Speculation closed bare.
ly steady. Net changes show advances
of H07s per cent. In the specialties. Con.
| soldated Gas declined "a to 142, Flint and
Pere Marquette preferred brought "a
against 40, the last reported sale for full
lots. The bond market was strong. Sales
were only $4,000.
New York Stock List-Closing Bids
Stocks and Bonds-American Cotton OIL
1871 do preferred, 81 Sugar Refinery 107ik
do preferred 95h; American Tobacco, 755k
do preferred, "a; Atchison, T. and S. F.
1874 Baltimore and Ohio, Il; Canada Pa.
cihc, 564 Chesapeake and Ohio, a; Chi
cago and Alton, 1856; Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy, 689s; Chicago Gas 60; Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western. 153ib
Erie, 1874 do preferred, 301a; Edison Gen
eral Electric, 25A Illinois Central, 9Olh
Lake Erie and Western. 141k; do preferred
65; Lake Shore, l43; Louisville and Nashvill,
425s Louisville and ~ A., u; Manhattan
9lH Memphis and Charleston, IS; Mlchi
gan Central, IS; Missouri Pacific, 1881, Mo
bile and Ohio, 1917; Nashville, c. and st
L., 671z; United States Cordage, AZ; do pre-
ferred, 81z; New Jersey Central, 98lk; New
York Central. 9O New York and New Eng
land, AS Norfolk and Western preferred
1424 Northern Pacific, 1872; do preferred
POS; Northwestern, 9Sh; do preferred. 1f2lk
Pacific Mail, 49,; Reading, 227s; Rock Island
son. st. Paul, 69A do preferred, 1851: Silver
Certificates. 65; Tennessee Coal and Iron
211k: do do preferred. 90; Texas Pacific. 65k
Union Pacific. ~ Wabash, St. L. and r.
57s; do do preferred 1874; Western Union
S2al Wheeling and l.. F., 5iz: do do pre-
ferred, 25; Southern Railway IS, S3h