The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-02
Feb. /. 'ssIFeb. ?. 'ss Feb. 8. "a

Loans 49,. st7 1i2 100 $3.50 3i5 40 sils $50 so
Legal tens. $3.50 200 81. 937. 800 1886 200
Net dep'ts.. 400 ~. 90 546 $50 200 SOL sos 4S8
Circulation %. 5s9. 90 ll.97l. go. l2e92,g99
Res req'd. 12,611, 500 1Sj IA. 30gt Isl. 952 100
Tx OF res S5,62S.4o 35.s5l,5oO nl623,0O0
New York, Feb. /, noon.-Erie, is; North
western 100; preferred, AS; Lake Shore
1914 Norfolk and Western preferred, s24
western Union, 81; Southern Railway
"a; American Sugar, 1913; Baltimore and
Ohio 40iz; Canada Southern. 49, st. Paul
TIA Rock Island, 697s; Delaware and Hud-
son, III delaware, Lackawanna and
Western, 1853; Manhattan, 1861; Michigan
Central, 49, New York Central. 973.
New York, Feb Speculation at the
stock exchange to-day was quiet and in
the main firm. At the opening the market
was weak for time on London selling.
Local operators were also sellers to a
moderate extent, the belief having pre-
vailed in certain quarters that the passage
OF the free silver bill would have an adj
verse influence. The selling, however,
was not important and the decline slight
Shortly after the opening the market be-
gan TO improve, and under the leadership
OF General Electric. Sugar, Tennessee
Coal and Iron and the Changers, an ad-
vance of 4 TO per cent. took place. Cen
eral Electric scored the greatest gain,
moving up from % to 81 The rise in the
stock was due to the revival of the report
that the company had secured a contract
TO furnish the Manhattan company with
tan say that all there is to the story is
that the Electric Storage Battery Com
pnany will make an experiment on the
next three months. Union Pacific rose
IL to s. Sugar to los; ST. Paul q to 72ss;
Rock Island to 7O4. and Louisville and
were sales to realize profits, and prices
ran off Z TO per cent. Boston was sell
er of Burlington and Quincy at this time
on the December statement of earnings.
The market closed steady. Net changes
show gains of Il to IA per cent; Burling-
ton and Quincy lost = per cent, and Read
ing and Jersey Central z per cent. each.
Bonds were easier. The sales footed up
$4,000. The sales of listed stocks aggre-
gated l2,llO shares, and of unlisted stocks,
New York Stock List-CIosing Bids
stocks and Bonds-American Cotton Oil,
H. H. 90 40 preferred, e.; Sugar Refinery,
bacco, 78A; do preferred, 100: Atchison. T.
and s; f., 1512; Baltimore and Ohio. 40l5;
Ohio, 1914; Chicago and Alton. 154; Chica-
go, burlington and Quincy, 775k; Chicago
Gas, 65; Delaware, Laclawanna and West
preferred, "a; Edison General Electric,
30A; Illinois Central, 961k Lake
f ETls and 81 WefIt sFe' 2 Shore do R5s
vile and N. A., 9h; Manhattan, 1851:
Memphis and Charleston, Is; Michigan
Central, 9Si Missouri Pacific. 25as; Mobile
and Ohio, %; Nashville, c. and ST L., S.;
United States Cordage, 5la; do preferred
l01a; New Jersey Central, 107I4; New York
Central, 97A N Y. and n. F.. IS; Norfolk
and Western preferred, so Northern Pa
citic, AZ; do preferred 49, Northwestern,
1907 do preferred, 145; Pacific Mail, %:
Reading, 49, Rock Island, $685. St Paul.
IA; do preferred, 127A; Silver Certificates
6lA; Tennessee Coal and Iron, 3O do do
preferred 1907 Texas Pacific. S3s; Union
Pacific, ~; Wabash, st. L. and p, 71b:
do do preferred, IFS; Western Union, ST:
Wheeling and L. F., 11%; do do preferred,
37ls; Southern Railway 5s 9l1s; Southern
Railway common, los; Southern Railway
State Bonds-Alabama A. 10s; do r. los.
DO G, 100; Louisiana stamped As, 97k ;
North Carolina As, 102; North Carolina 6s
~ fsO' tennessee, neW set IS. So; Virginia
g; virginia Funding Debt, 81; South Caro-
Government Bonds-United States de-
registered. 107; United States As, coupons
| 1857; United States Is, registered, &c.
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
Bacon-The market is firm. Smoked
! clear sides, 6%c; dry sailed clear rib sides
&c; long clear, none; bellies. &c; sugar
Lard-Market firm: pure, in tierces, 61bc;
! 50-pound tins. CSC; compound in tierces
/ 5ssc; in 5O-pound tins, 55sc.
Butter-Market steady; fair demand:
Goshen, 15c; gilt edge, 1sc; creamery. zoe +;
= C5heese~Market dull; slaa1lc; fancy. full
cream cheese, 10d12c; 207pound average
-Mackerel-Hal barrel, No. /, $3.50;
No. 2, $3.50; No. g. 500; kits, No. /, 81 Is:
No. 2, 300; No. 3. 95e. Goldfish, 1-pound
bricks, 6l5c; 2-pound bricks, &c. Smoked
| behring's, per box. zoe: Dutch behring's, in
kegs, $l.6O New mullet, half barrels, $3.50.
Salt-Demand Is fair. and the market
200-pound sacks 4Sc; Virginia, 125-pound
burlap sacks. SIC; ditto. 125-pound cotton
sacks, S5c smaller lots, higher.
Syrup-Market quiet; Georgia and Flor
Ida syrup, buying at 23c and selling at go
2oc; sugar house at 18Q32c; Cuba straight
I 5-ca
Zoe log
Tobacco--Market quiet and steady;
mon, sound, 24G27c; fair, 23Q35c; good, 9ef
4Sc; bright, 60Gt65c; fine fancy 65GS0c. eSs
ira fine, I.O0Ql. Is; bright navies, 25G45c.
prices-Cut loaf, soc; crushed Soc ci po%l
dered, 5.43c; xxx powdered 555c. stan
dard granulated, 5.1Sc; cubes, 5.4Sc; mould
A. 505c; white extra c, 46Sc; extra c.
455c; golden c, 44Sc; yellow. 4.25c. Tone
Coffee-steady; standard No. /, 2O1bc; No.
2 2Oc; No. 3, l912c; No. 4. 1S1ac; No s. l7Ibc:
No, 6, 1613c; No. Z 151kc ~
Flour-Market steady; patents. S42o,
straight, $500; fancy, $3.50; family 81 70
Corn-Market is steady; white corn ioh
lots, &c; carload lats, 43c: mixed corn 1g
job lots, 45c: carload lots, 42c; cracked
corn. job lots. S71sc sack.
oats-Carload' zoe; job lots, SSc: Texas
Bran-Job lots, SOC: carload lots SOC
Hay-Market steady; western job lots
SLIGO; carload lots. 95c.
Meal-Pearl per barrel, s.. 20; per sack
Csc; city meal per sack, soc; pearl grits
sack $780,
Wines-Domestic port, sherry. catawba.
low grades, 60qS5c fine grades, Sl.0Od31. 5t
California light muscatel and angelica,
S135q1. Is.
Liquors-Market firm; high wines
basis, $1.22; whisky per gallon, rectified
100 proof, $135Q1.75; choice grades 81 50d
2.0O straight. 81. 45Q3.5O; blended, 5000
400; lower proofs in proportion. Gins L
per gallon higher. Runs &c higher
Lemons-Market quiet; per box, 81 70.
Apples-Fancy red. $3.25qS.50.
Dried Fruit-Apples, evaporated SI5G
10c; common, 7QSc.
Raisins-L. L., S1.5O; loose. 80 pound
boxes, &c pound
Oils-Market steady; demand fair; sig.
nal, 45@50c; West Virginia black, 9Gl2c
lard, 65Q7Oc; neatsfoot, 6OQ85c: machinery
9QQ30c; linseed, raw, 44c; boiled, l7c: kero.
sene, Georgia. test, 1Oc; water white,
lie; fire proof, 12c; guardian, lie; de-
odorized stove gasoline, 13c.
Lime, Calcined Plaster and Cement
Alabama and Georgia lime in fair demand
and selling at S5e per barrel, bulk and
carload lots special; calcined plaster. 81 &c
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