The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-14
REVIEW OF THE MARKETS.
continued from Seventh Pagel

advances at the opening, prices suddenly
cave way p to 3 per cent, the latter in
Sugar. which, under a heavy pressure to
sell. said to be for inside account, drop
ned from 122 to 119. The Changers, Chi
81 90 Gas, Northern Pacific, General Elec-
tric and western Union were also notice
ablv weak. Among the specialties Amer
IAN Spirits preferred which had advanc-
Cd a point to SO, broke to 2S%, the sharp
decline being due in part to the execution
If sion orders. On denials from Wash
ington of the rumors current early in the
6ay the market rallied "a for American
SHIRTS. preferred, ~ for Sugar and u to
ner cent. for the other leading shares.
While the recovery in the general list
was in progress, United States Cordage
stocz developed buoyaney and rose from
3 IN az per cent. After the improve
mont to the extent noted had taken
mace. speculation quoted down and to-
ward the close most of the advance was
lost Finally, however, there was a rally
Of Il to - per cent Among the stocks
not already mentioned Manhattan drop
ned "a to 99A, and rallied to 100 Pacific
Hau fell ~ to "A, and later rose to 257s.
Taclede Gas, common, rose from 2712 to
Sul after a 31A per cent dividend was de-
Shared on the preferred stock. The light
receipts of wheat in the northwest oper-
ated against the Granger group. Specu-
19fiOn lett OIL DdIGly WGdh III LgilGs INEI
changes show losses of "a to rs per cent,
sugar leading. American Sugar. which
was the most active stock, figured for
80 500 shares The sales of American
shirts were 10000 shares, and of st. Paul
% 400 shares. Railway and miscellan-
eous bonds were easier in sympathy with
+he weakness in the stock trading. Sales
aggregated $2,S55,00O.
New York Stock List Closing Bids,
A
49,; do preferred, STA; Sugar Refinery,
1885,; do preferred, 102; American Tobacco,
a. do preferred, 10112; Atchison, Z. and
s. F.. 1875; Baltimore and Ohio, II; Can
ada Pacific, So; Chesapeake and Ohio, 1874;
Chicago and Alton, 100; Chicago, b. and
O., S2lA; Chicago Gas, TIA; Delaware,
Tackawanna and Western, 1853; Erie, 1875;
do preferred, 1874; Edison General Elec-
tric 1874; Illinois Central, 9512; Lake Erie
and Western, 10; do preferred, Y; Lake
Shore, 152; Louisville and Nashville, 51%;
louisville and N. A, 1@ Manhattan, 99l2;
Memphis and Charleston, Is; Michigan
Central, 80; Missouri Pacific, 245s; Mobile
and Ohio, 221a; Nashville, Chattanooga
and St. Louis, 67l2; United States Cordage,
ga; do preferred, 10; New Jersey Central
1861 New York Central, 9519; New York
and New England, asa; Norfolk and West
ern. preferred, 1872; Northern Pacific 1888
do preferred, 265s; Northwest tern, 1854; do
preferred 14S; Pacific Mail, 251z; Reading,
POS Rock Island, 725s; st. Paul, IT'S; do
preferred, l29; Silver Certificates, 64A;
Tennessee Coal and Iron, SG24; do pre-
ferred 80: Texas Pacific, 1875; Union Pa
ciic, II; Wabash, st. L. and p, ~; do
preferred 177s; Western Union, S77s
Wheeling and Lake Erie, 50; do pre-
ferred, "a; Southern Railway IS. go; South
ern Railway common, 1913; Southern
Railway, preferred, BPS.
State Bonds-Alabama A, 101; Alabama
B. 1O1; Alabama c. 81; Louisiana stamped
as, "a; North Carolina As; 50; North Car
DINA 6s, ia; Tennessee, new set, IS, &c.;
Virginia Is. preferred, 3; Virginia Trust
Receipts. 61a; Virginia Funding Debt, 61A ;
South Carolina AS, 1929.
Government Bonds--United States As
registered, 1922; United States As, cou-
pons, 10912 United States Is, registered, 95
United States new As, registered, 100;
United States new As, coupons, 1854.