The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-23

and other resolutions affecting the nations
relations with NfOreign countries. These
developments. coupled with rather eXten-
sive buying for London account, led to
an advance Of anywhere from y 10 ia
per cent The comparative ease in money
on call and the disposition OF the leading
financial institutions to deal more liber-
ally with borrowers on time, also helped
the rise in the list. In the case OF Cen
eral Electric, the stock was influenced
by rumors from Boston that the old deal
With the Westinghouse was on again. The
stock rose to 2Ti4, the best for a long time
past. Tobacco and CHICAGO Gas were
weak at one time. Tobacco falling to 767s
from %, and Chicago Gas to 635s from s..
The decline in Tobacco was attributed
TO the closing of the transfer books for
the annual election which practically
wiped out the premium on the stock so
far as borrowing purpose are concerned.
II was also stated that there will be no
contest at the annual election, and this
gave the bears fresh courage. The re-
fusal of the SECRETARY of state OF Illinois
to accept the reorganization papers OF
the Chicago Gas people weakened this
stock. After an early and sharp adj
vance the railway list drifted into dull
ness and the market, for these special
ties, continued quiet until the last half
hour of business when a number of buy
ing orders made their appearance. Nickel
Plate stocks were the features at this
time, the common rising IA to 10; second
preferred to %, and the first preferred
Sss to 50. This rise was due to the declar-
alton of five per cent. dividend ON the
y
in 1895; per. cent. in 1894 and Sl2 per cent.
in 1892. Speculation closed strong and
with prices AdlR per cent higher on the
day. The Nickel Plates, however, gained
1no% per cent Total sales We're l9lSI9,
including 23,30O Tobacco, 1850 St. Paul,
1890 Sugar, and 1880 General Electric.
Bonds were irregular. Sales footed up
Sales of listed stocks aggregated FLIP
shares and Of unlisted stocks 0,751 shares.
New York Stock List-Closlng Bids
Dob md IL NofF
Is; do preferred, SO; Sugar Refinery, lO2le;
do preferred, 96l4; American Tobacco, IS;
do preferred, so eX.; Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe, 149s; Baltimore and Ohio,
49, Canada Pacific, 81 Chesapeake and
Ohio, 1875; Chicago and Alton, 1913; Chi
cago, Burlington and Quincy, 75A; Chi
cago Gas, 64A; Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western, 100; Distillers and Cattle
Feeders, 1872; Erie. 1875; do preferred, 23i2;
Edison General Electric. 263s Illinois Cen
trail, 9iih; Lake Erie and Western. 1874
do preferred, IN; Lake Shore, 142l2; Louis
vile and Nashville, 45ls; Louisville and
n. A, 9h; Manhattan, 100; Memphis and
Charleston 49, Michigan Central, "a; Mis-
souri, Pacific, 24&; Mobile and Ohio, 22l4:
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis, g.;
United States Cordage, 5i4; do preferred
%; New Jersey. Central, 99a; New York
Central, 1864; New York and New Eng
land, 45; Norfolk and Western preferred,
"a; Northern Pacific, 3; do preferred, l2i2;
Northwestern, 9S3s; do preferred, 1l412;
Pacific Mail, 255s; Reading, 912; Rock
Island, 66$s; St Paul. 691s; do preferred
1851; Silver Certificates, 67A; Tennessee
Coal and Iron, 271s; do do preferred, 100;
Texas Pacific, ~; Union Pacific, Sls;
Wabash, St. L. and p. 6; do do pre-
ferred, 1875: Western Union, S22: Wheel
ing and Lake Erie, IL; do do preferred,
3d. Southern Railway 5s, 50; Southern
Railway common, 9s; Southern Railway
preferred, 27la.
State Bonds-Alabama A, 100; do b,
III; do c, 100; Louisiana Stamped As, Sc;
North Carolina As, 102; North Carolina 6s
100; Tennessee, new set 3s, 81; Virginia 6s
preferred, 51a; Virginia Trust Receipts
5t6; Virginia Funding Debt 59&; South
Carolina 41as, 1o4.
Government Bonds-United States As,
registered, 108; United States As, coupons
1857; United States Is, registered, IS.