The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-20

New York, Dec. 10, noon.-Erie, Az;
Northwestern, 101; do preferred, 14s4 Lake
Shore, 152; Norfolk and Western prefer
red, 15A; Western Union S215; Southern
Railway, common, 91a; American Sugar,
no; Baltimore and Ohio, Is; Canada South
ern, 4615; st. Paul, TIA; Rock Island, 65;
Delaware and Hudson, 124 Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western, 1856; Manhat-
tan, STA; Michigan Central, 90; New York
Central SO; speculation left off irregular.
New York, Dec. 19.-London disappoint-
ed bear operators in the stock market
to-day, as, instead of sending lower
prices for American securities, the early
cables reported a moderate rise in prices
there. The expectation was that the for
eign markets would reflect the uneasi-
ness felt here after the adoption of the
Cameron resolution by the Senate COM
mittee on foreign relations. The reverse
proved to be the case, and right at the
opening of the board there was a rush
to cover short contracts. Under these
purchases prices moved up u to 21s per
cent. The recovery was also due, to a
large extent, to Washington advices that
the action of the Senate committee I'm
the matter of recognizing the republic of
Cuba will not receive the approval of the
House. Statements were also made by
senators, not members of the committee
referred to, to the effect that the Senate
VIII nv pass lliG TtSOiuLtOn. Inc stocks
most conspicuous in the rally were Com
solidated Gas, the Changers, Southern
Railway preferred, Sugar, Tobacco. Louis
Vile and Nashville, Reading and New
Jersey Central. Manhattan broke 2Ih m
Sc on the suit brought by a bondholder
for the removal of the directors. The ne
titioner claims that the directors have
been paying unearned dividends. Western
Union was weak In sympathy. In tbe
last hour of business speculation was fe
verish and unsettled on sales to realize
profits by early buyers. The bank state
ment again showed some wide changes
especially in the loans and deposit line
put II mad little influence. Speculation
left off irregular. As a rule. the activa
issues made gains of Ad2 per cent on tbs
uay. Manhattan was an execution and
made fractional loss. Total sales were
lS5lSO shares, including 49, 400 Sugar 10 eoo
St. Paui 1920 Burlington and Quincy
ana 1900 Manhattan. The total sales 81
STOCKS were lSl,lCO shares. The market
Ior raliw Nay ana miscellaneous bonds was
weak The sales footed up 81 .lO3 OO0
New York Stock List-Stocks ana Rond,
at the Closlng-American Cotton oil 1oK
90 referred, 5O12; Sugar Refinery 110. 10
preferred, 100; American Tobacco 75iL. AZ
preferred, lOOl2; Atchison, T. ana n
1874 Baltimore, and Ohio, Is; Canada pa,
cihc' 54ls: Chesapeake and Ohio. 49,: chi
NNSP efitA -AttoiaY lVys 1n4cdEO, -. and q
70A; Chicago Gas. n5s; Delaware. Iaclrs,
wanna and Western 156; Erie, 14Il. do nre-
ferred 80; Edison General Electric. 9Oix.
Illinois Central, 80; Lake Erie and West
ern, 17is; do preferred, IS: Lake shore 159.
Louisville and Nashville. AZ; Louisville
and New Albany. 4; Manhattan
64; Memphis and Charleston, Is: M.chl-
gan Central 92: Missouri Pacific, 10. Mo-
bic and Ohio, 10; Nashville, c. and ST. IT,.
67lk; United States Cordage, 8; do ore
ferred. 10; New Jersey Central l01; New
York Central. 80; New York and New Eng
land, IS; Norfolk and Western preferred.
15h; Northern Pacific. 1888; do preferred.
2lA Northwestern, 10l DO preferred 146%
Pacific Mall 22A; Reading, 24A: Rock Is
land s.; 81. Paul, 72h do preferred, 1884,
Silver Certificates Sis; Tennessee Coal
and Iron, 24ik; do do preferred, co. Texas
Pacific, SIS Union Pacific Sss; Wabash, ST.
l.. and p. G; do do preferred. ii% Western
Union, s2N; Wheeling and l.. e.. 81 do do
preferred, "a; Southern Railway Is, S9h;
Southern Railway common. 9i5: Southern
Railway preferred 25M.
state Bonds-Alabama a, iO5; do b. iOl:
do G, 96; Louisiana stained Is, 90; North