The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-11

dealings, 81 700 shares changing hands on
the way up. The declining tendency on
the general market was attributed to the
weakness in consois in London, lower
prices for American securities there ana
an advance in the discount rate by the
Imperial Bank of Germany, which, 1t Is
claimed, foreshadows similar action by the
Bank of England last week. Part or the
selling was credited to conseryativ oper-
ators, who wish to reduce their lines over
the elections. Further engagements OF
gold in London for shipment to New York
had no effect and neither did the bank
statement This exhibit shows that the
banks are gaining very little from the
gold influx. They are, however, extend
ing their loans, this increase this week
being 81, 227300. The Changers, Anthracite
Coalers and the Louisville and Nashville
were among the weakest stocks. Jersey
Central got down TO 100, the lowest figure
in some time. The loss in the Changers
and Louisville and Nashville was equal
to lbd1L per cent. Manhattan was err
ratio, ranging between 901s and 92h, clos
ing at 90%. The rumorS about deal with
the Metropolitan Traction have not mate
rallied, and according to good authority
there is very little prospect of an ar
rangement between the two companies.
AS a result, some of the small bulls were
sellers to-day. Metropolitan Traction was
also easier and declined 1Ss. Speculation,
except for Sugar, was heavy in the clos
ing dealings and the leading stocks scor-
ed net losses of hd1A per cent. on the
day. Sugar gained nearly 2 per cent. on
the day. In the inactive issues, Nickel
Plate first preferred rose 2is, to 20, while
the second preferred fell 49,. to %. The
total sales were 1851 shares. The bond
market was weak. The sales aggregated
$50 600.
New York Stock List-Closing Bids
Il; do preferred, 46; Sugar Refinery, l07;
do preferred, 90: American Tobacco, 6Siz i;
do preferred, 90; Atchison. Topeka and
Santa Fe, l2M: Baltimore and Ohio, 13% !;
Canada Pacific, 56; Chesapeake and Ohio,
1875; Chicago and Alton. 1856; Chicago, Bur-
nngton and quincy, 67ls Chicago Gas,
5SI5; Delaware. Lackawanna and West
ern, 1874 Distillers and Cattle Feeders.
-; Erie. 1884, do preferred, 295h: Edison
General Electric, 255s Illinois Central, S.;
Lake Erie and Western, i4l5; do pre-
ferred. 6Sik; Lake Shore 1887; Louisville
ana Nashville, as; Louisville and N. A,
IA; Manhattan, 90ls Memphis and
Charleston, Is: Michigan Central S95s
Missouri Pacific, 1877: Mobile and Ohio,
1872: Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis,
67ib; United States Cordage, AZ; do pre-
ferred s; New Jersey Central, l0Oia; New
York Central, 90ls; New York and New
England As; Norfolk and Western pre-
ferred, Ia Northern Bacluc, lZi2i 90 pre-
ferred 1881 Northwestern, N do pre-
ferred. 142h, Pacific Mail, 1879 Reading.
22I. Rock Island, ISIS; ST. Paul, SIS; do
preferred, 1866 Silver Certificates. 65; Ten
nessee Coal and Iron. 2O1s; do do preferred
30; Texas Pacific. 69s; Union Pacific, 57s;
Wabash. St. l.. and p, 59s; do do pre-
ferrcd, 1872; Western Union, Sl%; Wheel
ing and Lake Erie, SO; do do preferred,
%; Southern Railway So, SO; Southern
Railway common, rs; Southern Railway
preferred. 23h.
State Bonds-Alabama A, l0i: do 3. 100;
do c. 93ia Louisiana Stamped As, 90:
North Carolina IS, 1884 North Carolina
Gs, rs; Tennessee, new set S. 75la; Vir-
ginia 6s. preferred. >; Virginia Trust Re
ceipts, a: Virginia Funding Debt 5Ih;
South Carolina 4iss, 100.
Government Bonds-United States Is,
registered. 1861: United States As, cou-
pons, lo6ls; United states 2s, registered,