The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-14

New York, Jan. 13.-Money on call was
easy at 1913 per cent, the last loan was
At at per cent and at the closing was Of
Prime mercantile paper. sal per cent
Bar silver, 66a4c
Sterling exchange steady, with actual
business in bankers bills at S4S7iza4S1Sa
Tor sixty days and S4.SQ4Ssi4 for de-
Posted rates. S4SSa4ssIs.
Commercial bills. SAS6ladAS7h.
Government bonds firm; state bonds were
dull; railroad bonds We're higher.
Silver at the board was steady.
New York, Jan. 13.-The treasury bal
anceS were as follows: Coin, S92 1SS 4S5;
currency, S9S. 7Oo.21S.
New York, Jan. 10. noon.-Erie, 142s;
Northwestern, IS; preferred. 1n; Lake
Shore, l4li5; Norfolk and Western pre-
ferred, 6A; Western Union, S35s; Southern
Railway common, SO; Southern Railway
preferred, q: American Sugar, 1914;
Baltimore and Ohio, 5sl2; Canada South
ern, As; st. Paul. 6SL: Rock Island. 66ls (;
Delaware and Hudson, l25; Delaware, Lack
awanna and Western, 100; Manhattan,
trail. IS.
New York, Jan. 13.-The more pacific
advices from Europe regarding the Ven
ezuelan and South African questions, the
statement by Mr. Morgan that the gov
yond debate and higher prices for Amer
lean securities in London, led to an ad-
vance in all the prominent issues dealt
at the New York Exchange. St. Paul
Yer and Rio preferred 1 to IS. The
strength of these issues led to covering
in other parts of the list, and as a result
prices were advanced about 14d2 per cent.
all along the line. The Industrials were
feVerish. Leather preferred after an ear
~ advance to $50, dropped to 57A. and
later returned to 5S2 asst. The stock con-
tinues to be affected by the uncertainty
regarding the division. Manhattan fell
from 99la to 973s, and later returned to
1884. The stock was sold on the an
| nouncement that the assessed valuation
OF the property has been increased about
100 per cent, as compared with 1895. The
sellers of the stock contended that this
would increase the charges for taxation
some thing like $4,000. and considered
IT a bear argument. Business was light,
only 165 l13 shares changed hands In this
total Sugar figured for 2Se00 shares: st.
Paul for 242eO, and Louisville and Nash
| vile for 1900. Net changes show gains
| or Is to ots per cent, Lake Shore and Bal
timore and Ohio, Lead preferred showing
! the greatest advances. Bonds were
higher The sales of listed stocks We're
l225Sf shares, and of unlimited stocks,
A.. $40 shares.
New York Stock List. Closing Bids.
Stocks and Bonds-American Gotten oil.
| is; do preferred 62Ia Sugar Refinery. iOi:
/ do preferred, 97ls; American Tobacco, sou
| do preferred, 1Ol; Atchiscn, Topeka and
| Santa Fe, 147s; Baltimore and Ohio, Il:
| Canada Pacific, So; Chesapeake and Ohio
lSA; Chicago and Alton, 153; Chicago,
burlington and Quincy 49, Chicago Gas,
| 90 Delaware, Lackawanna and Western,
| 1912; Distillers and Cattle Feeders, 1881
Erie, l41s; do preferred %; Edison Cen
| eral Electric, 26B Illinois Central. 90; Lake
| Erie and Western, 19: do preferred 69I5;
Lake Shore, IA; Louisville and Nashville,
45%;. Louisville, and New AL
bany, ~; Manhattan, 9Sat; Memphis,
| and Charleston, Is asked; Michigan Cen
| trail, 95A Missouri Pacific, 255s: Mobile
and Ohio "a; Nashville Chattanooga and
| st. Louis, IS; United States Cordage. So;
| do preferred, 1917; New Jersey Central.
99ls; New York Central, %; New York and
| n. E., 45A; Norfolk and Western PREFER
| ed, 6lz; Northern Pacific, 31k; do pre-
| ferred, u; Northwestern, 9Si5; do PREFER
| ed, 143; Pacific Mail, rs; Reading, ST. Rock
Island, $685. St. Paul, SO; do preferred,
1851; Silver Certificates. CTS; Tennessee
| Coal and Iron, 27la; do preferred, 100: Tex
| as Pacific, 8; Union Pacific Bly,; Wabash,
/ st. L. and p, 67s do preferred, 16lb: West
! ern Union, 81; Wheeling and L. e. 1915;
| do preferred, S6; Southern Railway IS,
| S9ls; do common, 8; do preferred, 27I%.
| State Bonds-Alabama A, 100: do b. 1O7:
/ do c, 100; Louisiana stamped Is 95; North
| Carolina As, 100; do 6s, 100; South Carolina
| 4l2s, 1O4 Tennessee, new set 3s 81; Vir-
ginia IS, preferred, 5lk; do Trust Receipts,
! 512; do Funding Debt, 59h.
/ Government Bonds-United States As
registered, 1882; do As, coupons, 1O9; do Is,
/ registered &c.