The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-20

fributed TO the strength OF the market at
tnat time. The Improvement, however,
Was cpnnned 70 narrow limits save IN the
case Of rubber stocks. which gained 1isT2
per cent on the statement submitted 10
the Stock noiders at their annual meeting
az NeW brunswick. y. J. today. MI
Banigan. who was said TO be opposed 10
the present MANAGEMENT. stated az the
meeting that he was not Interested IN a
new company as published some time ago
ana tnat ne would support and cooperate
with the trust directory. This also had a
strens tnening influence. The report sub
mltted was considered favorable. soon az
ter the opening. sugar and Manhattan
weakened The former fCu from l22ik 70
10, and the latter from l05fe 10 1031.. Su-
gar weakness was due To the reduction
IN the price Of refined, which led 10 reali-
zalonS oy brokers alleged 10 have inside
connections. Manhattan was again sold
on the unfavOrable report OF the March
quarter, ana on an unfOunded statement
lnaL It's cniet competitor had obtained con-
trol of the Madison avenue horse car line.
was N request and advanced from 1854 10
lOS. Friends of the stock say that the
IortncOmlng quarterly report win he Ia
Norable- Tobacco was bought on early AL
vices from the west that efforts were maxi
ing 10 bring about a settlement Of the
trade war. The railway list moved within
very narrow radius and at the close
showed declines OF lsd1s a compared with
yesterdays mai. The loss in the indus
trials was equal to ik015s per cent. out
side OF Tobacco and Rubber. which scored
gains OF 1sQSs per cent. Bonds were firm
IN tone. The sales footed up 81 593.00
New York Stock L.st-Closing Bids
stocks and BOnds-American Cotton oil,
lS' DO preferred, 54a4; Sugar Refinery, 1904
do preferred, 103l2; American Tobacco.
oo94t 90 preferred, 80; Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe. 147s; Baltimore and Ohio.
rs, Canaua racine, 90; Chesapeake and
ONO, l6l2; Chicago and Alton, l57 bid;
chicago, burlington and Quincy 1875; Chi
cago Gas, 6Iss; Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western, 100; D!stillers and Cattle
Feeders, $50. Erie 14L. do prefprrp6 2G-
Edison General Electric, 33I2: Illinois cen
traI, 9Jl2; Lake Erie and Western 167s
do preferred So; Lake Shore, l4S: Louis
Vile and Nashville, 492t: Louisville and
n. A. 9is: Manhattan. l0lib; Memphis and
Charleston, 10 asked; Michigan Central
we; Missouri Pacific, 2i34; Mobile and
ONO 20 Nashville, Chattanooga and St.
LOUIS, bo; United states Cordage, AS; do
preferred, ga; New Jersey Central, l0i;
New Yorf Central, 963i New York and
New England, A5 asked; Norfolk and
p; do preferred, 1l5s; Northwestern, 104ia
do preferred AS; Pacific Mail, %; Read
ing, lOH4 Rock Island, 69l2; St. Paul. 77i4:
do preferred, 12SA; Silver Certificates. 6S;
Tennessee Coal and Iron, 257s; do do pre-
ferred, 100; Texas Pacific, SIS; Union Pa
chic, "a; wabash, st. L. and p, z: do do
preferred. i71a; Western Union. S42l
Wheeling and Lake Erie. 95s; do do pre-
ferred, So; Southern Railway SIS, 932
Southern Railway common, 81; Southern
Railway preferred, 1855.
State Bonds-Ala bama A, JOG bid: do b.
Jos bid; do c, 100 bid; Louisiana Stamped
As. 9S North Carolina As, 100 bid: North
Carolina 6s, 125 bid; Tennessee, new set
IS, 81; Virginia IS, preferred. bid; Vir-
gnia Trust Receipts, bid; Virginia Fund
ing Debt, 61A; South Carolina 412s, 1Ot
Government Bonds-United States As,
registered, l0S84; United States As. cou-
pons, 1922; United States IS, registered,
9ilz; United States new As, registered,
1l6SaUnited States new Is, coupons, 1l65s.