The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-05

ton that the chief executive will act
slowly IN the matter Of the resolutions
House. recognizing the belligerency Of
cuba all tended TO restore confidence in
values at the Stock Exchange to-day. OPP
sLators lot a rise were disposed TO add to
tneir holdings Of the better class Of stocks
ana, as result. an advance of 1sGik per
cent took place. A feature OF the trading
was the buying FOR Washington account.
II VIII be recalled that firms with con-
nections at the capital were among the
newest sellers OF stocks last week, and
ne change OF front excited no little COM
nenL In the advance noted. ST. Paul.
ROCK island. Louisville and Nashville. Jer-
Sey central. Sugar. Northern Pacific pre-
Ierred ana Gould issues were conspicuous.
81 Paul sold up TO 7S3s on talk of an in
creased dividend. The directors are to
meet early this month for action on this
question. Sugar got back TO HIS. on the
reNlNal OF the old reports OF division
OF part OF the surplus. in addition 10 the
regular per cent. The directors. IL is
understood, are TO meet tomorrow. Cen
tIai -iectrlc rose to 33's, the recent fav-
olaule occasions having stimulated pur-
cnaseS- There We're a few weak spots. and
OF these burlington and Quincy was the
ntVsI conspicuous because Of the strength
OF the other Changers. The stock fell
from 763s TO 75Ssd76ss Tobacco was few
erlsh at san. The reported issue of ST.
e1VvO new preferred stock cannot be con-
III leather preferred dropped from
- 10 os's; and later recovered to CO.'S.
mere We're no new developments 10 &C
count for the weakness OF the stock. In
Ine last hour the market was firm, with
81. Haul sugar and Louisville and Nash
vile as the features. Net changes show
gains OF AWlA per cent Burlington and
quincy and Leather preferred lost lsal
per cent. Total sales were 207.479 shares,
including 1880 of Tobacco. 2i690 of St.
6aul ana E3,3O of Burlington and Quincy.
Bonds We're strong. Sales were $l9iS000.
New York Stock List-Closing Bids
Stocks and Bonds-American Cotton oil.
lo14; 90 preferred, 81; Sugar Refinery, ll61s;
90 preferred, 1913; American Tobacco.
1915 do preferred, 100; Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe 16s4; Baltimore and Ohio.
lyA; Canada Pacific, 55l4; Chesapeake and
ONO I6ts; Chicago and Alton, l55; Chi
cago, burlington and Quincy, 1914; Chi
cago Gas, GA; Delaware Lacllawanna
and Western, 1924 Distilling Cattle Feed
ing l1A; Erie, 16A do preferred, 26; Ed
DIS Central T. S. ;'e' Lake Fri Erie ii and
Western, 20i2; do preferred, 49,: Lake
Shore i4S; Louisville and Nashville. 541t;
Louisville and New Albany. 9ia; Manhat-
tan, 1855; Memphis and Charleston. Is
asked; Michigan Central, 90: Missouri Pa
enc, 24Ss; Mobile and Ohio, 22l5; Nashville.
Chattanooga and St Louis. 6S: United
New Jersey Central, 1917: New York Cen
tral, "; New York and New England. 40;
norfolk and Western preferred, 7%;
Northern Pacific, AZ; do preferred, II;
Northwestern, 104; do preferred AS: Pa
citic Mail. 27lA; Reading, 1914 Rock Island.
Yer Certificates. 6Sik: Tennessee Coal and
Iron, 29S; do do preferred, 100: Texas Pa
cific, 81; Union Pacific, S4: Wabash. St
Louis and Pacific, Z do do preferred, 1875;
Western Union S4la: Wheeling and Lake
Erie, liz do do Preferred 81; Southern
Railway, 5s, 80; Southern Railway COM
mon. 10; Southern Railway preferred BIS
State Bonds-Alabama A. los: do b. 1OS:
do G, 100; Louisiana stamped As 9Si6:
North Carolina As. 1O4: North Carolina IS.
~; Tennessee, new set, IS. IS; Virginia
6s, preferred, 5l5 Virginia Trust Receipts
s; virginia Funding Debt, 61i4; South Car
DINA AIS, 108
Government Bonds-United States As.
registered Jos; United States Is. coupons,