The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-16

New York, Aug. Is, noon.-Erie, u;
northwestern, 92i5; preferred, 144lk; Lake
Shore 1907; Norfolk and Western. pre-
terred, y; Western Union, rs; Southern
Railway common, 73s: Southern Railway
preferred, 1885, American Sugar, 1888; Bal
umore and Ohio 49,; Canada Southern
4S; St Paul 649s; Rock Island 5324; Della
ware and Hudson, u7A; Delaware, Lack
aWanna and Western 1431b; Manhattan
us; Michigan Central, IS; New York Cen
trai. Sll4. Speculation closed firm.
New York, Aug. l5.-The dealings at the
stock exchange We're light even for a half
holiday, the sales being only a little over
1000 shares. The market was devoid Of in
interest and variations in prices were CON
fined to narrow limits. At the opening
the active issues showed a moderate de-
cline, the result of lower cables from Lon
don. but the trading element, which is in
control OF the market, was not disposed to
follow up this advantage. Prices at this
receded Is to Is per cent, but when Man
haitian rallied point to z the list i'm
proved In sympathy. Besides Manhattan,
Sugar, Western Union and Chicago Gas
showed notable strength There was little
desire to purchase for the street had been
Hooded with rumors that the bank state
ment would be very unfaYorable and the
statement, when published, did show a
further contraction in loans, and a heavy
loss in surplus reserve, but the market
instead OF declining, improved all along
the line. Notwithstanding the heavy con-
traction in loans and the loss Of &,415 400
in surplus reserve. which reduces the
amount held by the associated banks in
excess or legal requirements to SIS, 400 176.
In the rise near the close Sugar was the
special feature and rose to l04. Specula-
ton left off firm with prices generally 4
to Is per cent higher on the day. In the
inactive issues Illinois Steel sold down
from A to al. Sugar was the most active
stock and figured for q 100 shares. St
Paul came next with l1,600 shares. Bonds
were dull and easier in tone. Sales were
$405.00O
New York Stock List-Closing Bids
Stocks and Bonds-American Cotton OIL
ga; do preferred, Al; Sugar Refinery, 1888
do preferred, S612; American Tobacco Sc;
do preferred, SO; Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Re, l0Ss; Baltimore and Ohio. 49,;
Canada Pacific, 56; Chesapeake and Ohio,
10; Chicago and Alton, 149; Chicago. Bur
52lS; Del, Lack, and w. 143h;
Erie, y; do preferred Is; Edison
General Electric, 23la; Illinois Central,
S61a; Lake Erie and Western 10: do Dre-
! felred g.; Lake Shore. 140h; Louisville
and Nashville. Az; Louisville and n. A..
S5s Manhattan. 77ls; Memphis and Char
lesion, Is; Michigan Central, IS; Missouri
Pacinc, l6i2; Mobile and Ohio, Is; Nash
| vile, Chattanooga and st. Louis 67l5:
United States Cordage, 81a; do preferred
61a; New Jersey Central, 90: New York
Central. sls; n. Y. and n. f., 2O Norfolk
ana Western preferred, p; Northern Pa
eifc, 8; do preferred, 1524; Northwestern.
92R; do preferred 144l5; Pacific Mail. 17%
! Reading, 9ls; Rock Island, $50 St Paul
6719; Tennessee Coal and Iron, II; do pre-
ferred. 80; Texas Pacific SIS Union Pa
cific, 524; Wabash, ST. l.. and p, 81:
do preferred, 1874; Western Union. Il;
! Wheeling and L. f.. SIS; do preferred. 21iS:
Southern Railway SIS. 50; Southern Rail
way common, rs; Southern Railway. pre-
ferred. 1855.
state Bonds-Alabama A, 100; do b. 100:
do c, IS; Louisiana stamped As, 90; North
Carolina As, IS; North Carolina 6's. 10:
Tennessee, new set IS II; Virginia SIS
Virginia Funding Debt, So; South caro-,
lima as. 97Is
Government Bonds-United States As
| registered, l05; United States As COUPONS
l06la; United States 2s. registered 90.
United States As, new, registered. 119&
United States As, coupons, new. 1lS