The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-21
REVIEW OF THE MARKETS.
CONTINUED from Seventh Page.)


baltimore and Ohio TN; Canada South
arr AZ: St. Paul, n; Rock Island, 7A;
1slaware and Hudson, l2s; Delaware,
~ az. Michigan Central, 30; New York
Cenfrai 50. Speculation dull, but steady.
New York, Nov. 20.-Speculation at the
ctocx Exchange was quiet transactions
counting to only 1923 shares. In this
+otoI Reading figured for AGO shares,
soar for q, POO and Burlington and Quin-
~ for / 400 shares. At the opening the
market was weakened by break in
.n,arican Spirits, preferred of 2ha per
an 10 %. and a further reduction of 1sc
,,or hound in refined sugar, which carried
eugar Certificates down to 1l61sc. The
1asees in the market were confined to
rarrow limits. The declining tendency
no checked soon after the opening by a
.born rise in Consolidated Gas, from 1853
10 IN Reports of combination with OPP
'Nosition companies were revived, and 1t
Eas asserted that the directors, at their
-,oo+iug next week, intended to declare a
norin dividend of 10 per cent. Both sto-
stas however, were denied and the stock
.nooted to 1851. Sugar, after its early
sooIne rallied to 117%, on purchases said
~ no for the account of a prominent bear
onerator. After midday the market
srifted into dizziness, but prices held toll
erahv well. Near the close, however,
tbo Grangers were pressed for sale, and
thew declined 1k@11s per cent, Burlington
- Quincy leading. This stock fell to
oooG-nt ex-dividend. A decline in wheat,
VA he falling off in the movement of
oroi, had an adverse influence. Besides,
p t. generally believed that the October
elements of the companies will make a
,orv moor showing as compared with 1896
The beaviness of these Issues weakened
the general list, although the pressure
IN sell was not pronounced by any
Means In the specialties, Long Island
Fou 9n TO 59s4 and Nickel Plate, second
nreferred. 81 per cent, to 2S1a. Specula-
Kan closed weak in tone. Net changes
show losses of AG1A per cent. Reading.
however. closed sc higher on the day.
This stock was bought on reports of fav-
orable traffic alliances and statements to
the effect that the new company had
spcceeded in reducing rental charges.
The bond market was lower to-day. Sales
footed up $l,7S2,OOO.
New York Stock List, Stocks and Bonds,
at the Closing-American Cotton Oil, 15;
do preferred, 55; Sugar Refinery, 1169s; do
nreferred. 1917; American Tobacco, 7p4 !;
do preferred, 100; Atchison, T. and S. F.,
AZ: Baltimore and Ohio, 171a; Canada Z a
cifc 81: Chesapeake and Ohio, 1875 Chi
cago and Alton, 100; Chicago, B. and @,
7gH; Chicago Gas, 1874; Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western, 15S; Erie, 16; do pre-
ferred. 81; Edison General Electric, 3S12;
Illinois Central 95; Lake Erie and West
ern, 10; do preferred, nv; Lake Shore, 40;
Louisville and Nashville, SOS; Louisville
and n. A. l; Manhattan, 9716; Memphis
and Charleston, 49, Michigan Central, '5;
Missouri Pacific, 2S14; Mobile and OHIO,
%: Nashville, Chattanooga and st, Louis.
271a United States Cordage, 6ls; do pre-
ferred IL; New Jersey Central, 1857; New
York Central 50; New York and New Eng
land, 45h; Norfolk and Western, IRE
ferred, 1S; Northern Pacific, 1875; do pre-
ferred 24st; Northwestern, 1912; do pre-
ferred, Jas; Pacific Mail, 2774; Reading, 81;
Rock Island, 70ia; st. Paul, 1885, do pre-
ferred, 1923; Silver Certificates, CO.'S Ten
nessee Coal and Iron, 2S7s do preferred,
80; Texas Pacific, 1914 Union Pacific, 1914;
Wabash, St. L. and P, IN; do preferred.
IT, Western Union, 871k Wheeling and l..
h, S5s DO preferred, S37s Southern Rail-
way 5s, 80; Southern Railway, common,
10A; Southern Railway, preferred, 29h
State Bonds-Alabama A, 1015s; Alabama
B. 1919; Alabama c. SO; Louisiana stamp
ed As, Sc; North Carolina As, 100; North
Carolina IS, lis; Tennessee, new set, Ss,
So Virginia 6s preferred, 5; -hginia
Trust Receipts, s; Virginia Funding DEBT,
6a4; South Carolina Avs, 100.
Government Bonds-United States a.,
reg stored, 1924 United States As cou-
pohs 10924; United States rs, registered,
s.: United States new As, registered. 119k:
Cuited States new As cOuDOnS. 1917