The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-15

! Venezuelan controversy is having an ex.
cellent effect among foreign operators
Current reports that the bank statement
would make a splendid showing also en-
couraged ventures on the bull side of the
account This statement, as published,
more than bore out previous predictions.
In fact it was the best showing for some
time The gain in surplus was enormous
footing up $S,693. 525, and the amount now
held in excess of the % per cent. required
by law is now over $23, 100000, the largest
since July last. The gain in cash was
Sl2673,5OO, and the increase in deposits SIS,
9l9,9OO. Some operators took advantage of
this favorable statement to realize and
under this pressure the prominent issues
receded AQ1k per cent, Sugar and Man
haitian leading. Sugar fell rs to 1898
and Manhattan q to $685.. The decline
in the other prominent stocks was confined
10 narrow limits. In the active issues, St.
Paul and Duluth rose 81 to 241a. and Ma
tional Starch first preferred, to CO. Specu-
lation closed weak in tone Net changes
as rule show fractional declines on the
day. The total sales were only 123,4O0 shares,
including 1850 Sugar; 10,700 Reading; g.
800 st. Paul, and 500 Southern Railway
preferred. The bond market was very firm
The sales footed up 81, 10000.
New York Stock disclosing Bids
Stocks and Bonds-American Cotton Oil,
1914; do preferred, 57A; Sugar Refinery,
1884, do preferred, 1902; American Tobac-
co. SO; do preferred, 1914; Atchison, To-
peka and Santa Fe, 16; Baltimore and
Ohio, 171a; Canada Pacific, 5S15; Chesa-
peake and Ohio, 175s; Chicago and Alton,
ISL; Chicago, Burlington and Quincy,
S2l4; Chicago Gas, IT'S; Delaware, Lack
awanna and Western, 1862 bid; Erie, III do
preferred, 3714; Edison General Electric,
333s; Illinois Central, 951a; Lake Erie and
Western, 10; do preferred, p; Lake Shore
15l1a; Louisville and Nashville, 521s; Lou
isville and n. A, /; Manhattan 99A;
Memphis and Charleston, Is; Michigan
Central, 80; Missouri Pacific 241a; Mobile
and Ohio, 22la Nashville, Chattanooga
and st. Louis, 67l5 asked; United States
Cordage, Z; do preferred, 1870; New Jer-
sey Central, 1861; New York Central,
951s; N Y. and N. E., 454 asked; Norfolk
and Western, preferred 80; Northern Pa
cific. 1872; do preferred, 26% Northwes-
tern, 1O51s; do preferred, 14S; Pacific Mail,
26A; Reading, 3O1A Rock Island 721a; st.
Paul, rs; do preferred, 1291a; Silver Certi-
ficates, 64A; Tennessee Coal and Iron,
S0A; do preferred, 80 asked; Texas Pac-
fic, 1O9s; Union Pacific, 11h; Wabash, st.
l.. and p, IA; do preferred, 1874; Yves
tern Union, SSh; Wheeling and L. E., Sh;
do preferred, "a; Southern Railway SIS,
92 Southern Railway, common, IL; South
ern Railway, preferred, 80.
State Bonds-Alabama A, 1O1; do B, 101;
do c, "a; Louisiana stamped As, "a; North
Carolina AS, IS; North Carolina 6s, ia:
Tennessee, new set, 3s 80; Virginia SIS.
preferred, 5; Virginia Trust Receipts, 6lh;
Virginia Funding Debt, 61A South Car
DINA AIS, 1925.
Government Bonds-United States As,
registered, 1091a; United States As, cou-
pons 1899; United States 2's, registered.
50; United States As, new, coupons, 119%
United States As, new, registered, 1872.