The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-29

active to-day. The course OF prices was
irregular, but at tie end OF the day the
leading issues, as rule, were anywhere
from = 10 81 per cent. higher than at the
close yesterday. The irregularity was due
10 pront taking and selling by professional
operators, who We're disposed 10 work
Tor a reaction. London was a seller OF
ST Paul and Louisville and Nashville.
Dut foreign houses were given up as buyers
OF the Readings. When il was demon
strated that but little long stock could be
forced out, the professional traders once
more took the bull side OF the account
ana IN the late trading prices moved up
steaally- AT this time, the news and de-
Nelopments were OF an encouraging char
acter- Posted rates of sterling exchange
We're reduced &c 10 S.S7ia and S.S9- The
Kansas racine bondhOlders endorsed the
Union Pacific reorganization plan, and
rumor had IL that the subcommittee of
presidents recently appointed to settle
the question OF percentages in the mat
ter Of Anthracite coal production, had
reached a settlement. This with easy
money and more liberal offerings OF funds
Dy foreign houses, all contributed to a
more confident feeling as to the future
OF stock prices. Reading was helped by
It's good showing of earnings for Decem-
Der and buying by brokers, said TO be
identified with the Morgan interests. The
real feature OF the late trading was Sugar.
which advanced to 1865, yesterdays short
sellers, on reports that the Reichstag
would pass bill increasing the export
bouhty on beet sugar. having been eager
buyers. the rumors having failed TO ma
Ierlahze Speculation closed strong, net
changes showing gains of L to per cent.
on the day Consolidated Gas. however.
gained per cent Bonds were strong.
Sales We're Sl,95l.O0O. The sales of listed
STOCKS aggregated 1JO,72S shares, and of
unlisted, AZ, 467 shares
New York Stock List-Closing Bids
Stocks and Bonds-American Cotton Oil.
1872; do preferred, 81; Sugar Refinery, 1O6Is .
do preferred, 9Sl4; American Tobacco, Il;
do preferred, 101; Atchison, Topeka and
santa re, 15A; Baltimore and Ohio, 49, /:
Canada L., ~,
1l515; Chicago and Alton, 15S; Chicago, Bur-
nngton and Quincy, 77i5; Chicago Gas.
bo1s; Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern, l62l2; Distilling Cattle Feeding. 1879
Erie, las; do preferred, 251.; Edison Gen
eral Electrlc, Us; Illinois Central, $751; /:
Lake Erie and Western. 2l2s; do preferred.
lZ52; Lake Shore, 1872; Louisville ana
nashville, 46A; Louisville and New Al
Dahy, "a; Manhattan, 1912; Memphis ana
Charleston, 10; Michigan Central, 81; Mis-
souri, PACIFIC, 25A Mobile and Ohio, 2Sia
Nashville, Chattanooga and St Louis, 65
United States COrdage, 50; do preferred
l012; New Jersey Central, 1888; New York
central gll2; New York and New England,
5Q Norfolk and Western preferred, 7Ss
Northern Pacific, 81; do preferred, 1875;
Northwestern, s9$4; do preferred. l44S4
and, 6S3s; St. Paul, p; do preferred, 1855
Silver Certificates, 671h: Tennessee Coal
and Iron, 2S3s; do do preferred, 100; Texas
racine o1s; Union Pacific, 53s Wabash,
81. Louis and Pacific, z; do do preferred,
1914; Western Union, S4k Wheeling ana
Lake Erie, u.s. do do preferred, 351S
Southern Railways IS. 81; Southern Rail-
way common, 99s, Southern Railway pre-
ferred, ISIS.
State Bonds-Alabama A, los: do b. los;
do c. 100; Louisiana stamped As. 97Ih: North
Carolina As, 102; North Carolina IS, 100:
tennessee, new set, IS, 81; Virginia 6s
preferred, 5ls; Virginia Trust Receipts. 6;
Virginia Funding Debt, 6OA; South Caro-
lima 4Iks 107.
Government Bonds-United States "a
registered, 107i5; United States As, cou,
pons, 10S12; United States Is, registered, Sc.