The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-24
THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY DECEMBER "a, 1896

New York. Dec. 2s.-Stocks to-day were
dull ana irregular. The sales Were only H.
ISL shares. The smallest total for any day
Tor the week. The Burlington and Quincy
was the most active feature for 1900
shares and Sugar, which came second was
dealt in to the extent of 1900 shares. The
opening of the market was rather weak,
but the losses, except IN the case of Lake
Shore, which declined a point, were insig
nifcant. Toward IL o'clock the market took
on fairer tone, the declara ton OF a semi
annual dividend of the Delaware and Hud-
son railroad tended to give confidence to
the market. There was no further addi-
tonal unfavorable news from the west
and this also had a strengthening in
fiuence A recovery of 23sc followed in Del
aware and Hudson, and the general list
advanced 1402s per cent, the latter in To-
bacco, which rose to 1855 on stories that
the directors intended to declare a divi-
dend of per cent. and retire the scrip.
This report was subsequently denied and
the stock sold off to 7SA. In the afternoon
the higher priced Nanderbits suddenly de-
clined "a per cent. for Lake Shore to 1924,
and IA per cent for New York Central
to 92A The weakness in these stocks was
attributed to the disappointment felt by
holders on account of she unexpected re-
duction in the Canada Southern dividend
yesterday. The heaviness of the Wander
bits naturally had an unfavorable in
fiuence on the general list and the market,
except for Anthracites, had tendency to
sag throughout the afternoon session.
Speculation closed dull and irregular. Net
changes show but slight changes either
way. Delaware and Hudson, however,
gained 2, and Tobacco q per cent, while
"a per cent. Bonds We're dun and irregu-
lar. The total sales were Sll,000.
New York Stock List. Stocks and Bonds
at the Closing.-American cotton Oil, 101s;
do preferred, 5l1s; Sugar Refinery, 1925;
do preferred 100; American Tobacco, IS;
do preferred, 10l; Atchison, T. and s. F.,
cfhc 54$4; Chesapeake and Ohio, 1875; Chi
cago and Alton, 100; Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy, 70; Chicago Gas, IN; Della
Az; do preferred 80; Edison General
Electric, BIS; Illinois Central 80; Lake
Erie and Western, 16l2; do preferred, 6S;
Lake Shore, 15SA;, Louisville and Nash
vile, 47A; Louisville and n: A.. "a; Man
haitian, S65s Memphis and Charleston, 10;
Michigan Central, 80; Missouri Pacific,
1873; Mobile and Ohio. 22la; Nashville;
States Cordage, =; do preferred, =; New
Jersey Central. 997s; New York Central,
SO; New York and New England, As; Nor
western, lois; do preferred, $50; Pacific
Mail, %; Reading. 247s; Rock Island, SOLE;
Certificates, 65ik; Tennessee Coal and Iron,
%; do do preferred, 80; Texas Pacific, SIS;
Union Pacific, S34 Wabash, st. Louis and
F., 81; do do preferred. 152s; Western I'm
ion, SIS; Wheeling and Lake Erie, 69s;
do do preferred, q; Southern Railway IS,
81; Southern Railway common, ga; South
ern Railway preferred, 261s.
State Bonds .-Alabama A, 104; do B, 104;
do c, So; Louisiana stamped As. 90; North
Carolina As, 100; North Carolina 6's, 100;
Tennessee new set 3's, so; Virginia 6s,
preferred, 5; Virginia Trust Receipts z;
Virginia Funding Debt. 6l1a; South Caro-
lima 415's, 107.
Government Bonds.-United States AS,
registered 1O9$4; United States as, cou'
pons, Ill; United States rs, registered,
50: United States AS, new, registered, ll9l2;
United States As, new, coupons, 1l9ls.