The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-17

values was insignificant. The concensus
o. opinion was that the reaction was in
olpprt4ne IN view OF yesterdays sharp
rise, and that d would give operators a
cnance 20 look around. but would test the
STABILITY OF the market. l. j. 20 be said
that The offerings were readily absorbed.
ION p LOUIS gave cumulative evidence
that the gold standard advocates had car
red a higher range OF prices prevailed
London tul ned buyer and houses here with
western connections made extensive pur-
cAases OF the railways and industTials A
turtner advance In government bonds and
exchange contributed 10 the good feeling
Cniteu states Tours OF 1873 have gained
nearly per cent. during the past Two
Gays. the advance being directly due TO
the position the st. Louis convention has
taken on the currency Quesr ton. The re-
duction in sterling exchange was "a result
or an increased supply OF bills against Sc
curiues sold abroad. Dealers in govern
ment bonds tsaid that the transactions in
tmated that nearly 100000 changed
hands at the board and over the counter
IN the last hour the market took on an
appearance Of buoyancy and nearly every
stock on the list reached the highest point
Ior long time past The Gas stocks
gained %d5 per cent The lndustrials
moved up zQl# per cent. AS a rule, the
best figures of the day were current in the
mai dealings. Speculation left OF strong
with an advancing tendency. The total
sales were Zz62l shares including 1880
81. Paul; $500 Sugar: ESoJ Burlington
and Quincy, and 1880 Louisville and
NASHVILLE. Bonds were active and very
s;rong. The transactions aggregated ST.
New York Stock List-Closing Bids
Stocks and BOnds-American Cotton oil,
lZ9s Did, do preferred 55i4: Sugar Rem
cry, l22et; do preferred. 1882; American To-
Dacco, COS; do preferred, IS; Atchison, 7.
ana ). F., l5%; Baltimore and Ohio, 1875
canada Pacific, 62lz; Chesapeake and Ohio.
lb12; Chlcsso and Alton, 155; Chicago b.
an9 n, e0'4 Shlcago Gas, 69s4; Del, Lack
and West, 1929; Dis. Cat. Feed, 17is: Erie,
l9i4; do preferred, 3is; Edison General
Electrlc, SIS; Illinois Central, 95Ss; Lake
trle and Western, 1914 do preferred, 7ll4;
Lake Shore, l04; Louis. and Nash, 52ss
Louis. and \. A, 81; Manhattan, 1914, f;
Memphis and Charleston, Is asked: Michi-
gan Central, 96I2; Missouri Pacific 2i&,
Mobile and Ohio, Pig; Nash, c. ana St
\. J. Central lO7s4; n. Y. Central, 972i
N, Y. and n. E., 40la asked Norfolk and
western preferred, l0I. Northern Pacific.
"a; do preferred. l424; Northwestern, 10lss
Reading, 15A; Rock Island, 72is St Paul,
l39s do preferred 12S; Silver Certificates,
bo9s; Tenn, Coal and Iron, 26l4; do do pre-
terred, 80 asked; Texas Pacific 81; Union
do do preferred. 1885, Western Union, SIS
w heelng and L. E, lOSs: do do preferred.
81; Southern Railway 5s, "a; Southern Rail-
way common, 994; Southern Railway pre-
ferred, 1855.
State Bonds-Alabama A, 1903: do B. 1O5
bid; do G, Si2i Louisiana stamped IS, 99is
asked; North Carolina As, 10; North Caro-
lima 6s, l22; Tennessee, new set, IS, 81;
Trust Receipts. 4s4 Virginia Funding
Debt, SO; South Carolina 4l9s los bid
Government Bonds-United States A.
registered, loss; United States As, coupons,
United States As registered, new, us; Uni
ted states Is, coupon, new, us.