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

SiAoA {, ia, NoTIolk ana w eStern nrefer-
red lSl2; Western Union, SS; Southern
Railway. common, s: southern Railway.
preferred $50; American Sugar, 1865
Baltimore and Ohio. 1915; Canada. South
ern, 4f2; St, Paul, 697s; Rock Island, 60i5;
Delaware and Hudson, 10; Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western, 153; Manhat-
tan. 93is; Michigan Central, so; New York
Central, 81 Speculation strong.
New York, Oct, 9.-Stocks were quiet
again to-day but the tendency of prices
was downward. The weakness of the
market was somewhat Of surprise to
the average operator in view of the re-
newal Of gold imports and the heaviness
or sterling exchange. To-day engage
mGnts Of nearly $1,000 900 were announced
from London, which will bring the weeks
imports up to about S5O0O000. The amount
ordered on the way and delivered is about
$o3,OOO,00. Bullion dealers report a steady
inquiry, and are asking 3-16MA per quar-
ter commission for the metal Foreign
exchange was reduced another &c to S4S2.
and AS4l2 and ruled weak to the close
AS yesterday, Sugar was the feature Of
the trading, and dropped pa to 10 on
C'a tngs of $500 shares. Refined sugar
was reduced another isc per pound and
TINS added to the bearish feeling. Man
haitian and Tobacco were strong in the
early dealings, rising to 93ia and 691s re-
spectively. Manhattan. as influenced by
the Old report of a deal with the Metro
politan Traction Company. Nothing defi
mite could be obtained and the impress
sion is growing that the story was started
for speculative effect The rise in To
bacco was generally ascribed to covering
of short contracts. In the late trading
the entire list weakened on a sudden
advance in call money TO s per cent. The
rise led to marketing of large amounts
OF long stocks Under this process the
usually active list declined. Manhattan
fell pa to SIS, Reading, all assessments,
Ia to %, ana the other issues q TO ~
per cent Speculation closed weak in tone
Net changes show losses Of Ad2 per cent.
for the day. Total sales were 1872. SOL
shares, Bonds closed weak. The trans
actions footed up $685.. 900
New York Stock List-Closing Bids
Stocks and Bonds-Amercan Cotton Oil,
IL; do preferred, 46; Sugar Refinery los;
do preferred, 81; American Tobacco IS;
do preferred IS; Atchison, r. and S. r.,
12A; Baltimore and Ohio, 14IR Canada Pa
cihc, 81; Chesapeake and Ohio, 137s; Chit
cago and Alton, 155; Chicago. Burlington
and Quincy 67$4 Chicago Gas. 59A; Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western, 1531h;
Dis Cat Feed. -, Erie, 1875; do preferred,
S0l5; Edison General Electric 25Ia: Illinois
Central IS; Lake Erie and Western 143s;
do preferred, Ga; Lake Shore, ia; Louisville
and Nashville. AIS; Louisville and n A,
151s; Manhattan, 91is; Memphis and
Charleston, 10 asked; Michigan Central. 81;
Missouri Pacific, 1875 Mobile and Ohio,
1872; Nashville, c. and st. L., 67la asked;
United States Cordage, A; do preferred. s;
New Jersey Central 1O1; New York Cen
trail, 9O1a; N. Y. and N. e., As asked; Nor
folk and Western preferred. "A; Northern
Pacific, 1912; do preferred, 10; Northwest
ern. 81; do preferred 1421a; Pacific Mail,
1S24; Reading, %; Rock Island. 59A; st.
Paul, 6S9s; do preferred, 1874; Silver Certih-
Gates, 60; Tennessee Coal and Iron, 20; do
do preferred, 80 asked; Texas Pacific, z;
Union Pacific SIS; Wabash, st. L. and p,
So; do do preferred 13%; Western Union,
S1A Wheeling and Lake Erie, 59s; do do
preferred, %; Southern Railway IS, 80;
Southern Railway common, 8; Southern
Railway preferred, 2S3s.
State Bonds-Alabama A. 101; do B, 100;
do G, 93la; Louisiana stamped As, 80;
North Carolina As, 99% North Carolina
6's, us; Tennessee, new set. 3s 75lA; Vir-
ginia 6s, preferred 5; Virginia Trust Re
ceipts, 4; Virginia Funding Debt, 57A;
South Carolina 41as, 100.
Government Bonds-United States As,
registered, 1862; United States As, cou-
pons, 1861; United States 2's, registered,
92I5; United States As, new, registered,
11515; United States As, new, coupons,
1151a. % t,.f.s.s,s,g .tss a..