The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-13
FINANCIAL.

London, May, 12.-Bar silver, 80 15-16d:
consols, III 9-l6 for money and 111Ss for the
account; Paris advices quote per cent.
rentes lU2f zoe for the account.
New York, May 12.-Money on call was
easy at 252Qa per cent; the last loan was
at 212 per cent, and al the closing was
offered at 2l2 per cent. Prime mercantile
paper, 5d5l2 per cent. Bar silver csc
Sterling exchange, dull and easier. with
actual business in bankers bills al $4S72t
q4SS for sixty rays, and 81. SSl564 S9i5 for
q4SS for sixty days, and S4.SSiad4 $3.50 for
hmerelai bills, MS5s4q4S7A. Government
board was weak.
New York May 12.-Treasury balances
were as follows; Coin, Sis, 623S24; cur
rency, $50, 794.
New York, May u. .noon-Erie a:
Shore, 149; Norfolk and Western preferred.
4; Western Union, $50; Southern Railway
common, 9; Southern Railway preferred
29ss; American Sugar. 1894; Baltimore and
Paul 77ls Rock Island 695s; Delaware
and Hudson. l26; Delaware. Lackawanna
and Western, l61; Manhattan, 1O45s; Mich
lgan Central, 944f; New York Central,
97A. SpecUiations heavy and lower.
New York, May 12.-International mat
ters were the controlling influence on
the stock exchange to-day. At the open
ing speculation was charactized by great
strength on rumors of an amicable set
tlement of the Competitor affair between
the United States and Spain, London
bought nearly 10000 shares of stock St.
Paul and Louisville and Nashville figur-
ing prominently. The early rise was
about a per cent, the Industrials and
Changers leading In the afternoon the
market was more active and prices de-
clined. The selling was partly based on
the reports of an Anglo Russian dispute
over territorysin Chez Foo. and partly to
the failure of the leading republican can
didate for the presidential nomination to
announce his position on the currency.
1t may be added that the professional
bears are taking full advantage of every
n T1o tn hrin 10 ion To- inns -
date they have not been very successful
The decline in prices during the after
noon ranged from Z to 3ls per cent, Man
haitian leading. The stock was sold on
reports that the forthcoming quarterly
statement viii be unfavorable Missouri
Pacific, the Changers Louisville and
Nashville were also pressed for the sale
Near the close on buying to cover short
sales, prices rallied fractionally. Specu-
lation closed about steady in tone. Net
changes show gains OF 4sQ12 per cent,
Manhattan lost 2 Consolidated Gas 115 and
Tennessee Coal and Iron l per cent. Total
sales were 12S.353 shares, of which 1880
We're ST. Paul. 1890 Sugar. 1900 Tobacco
and $500 Louisville and Nashville. Bonds
were dull and easier in tone. The sales
were $737 600.
New York Stock List. Closing Bids,
Stocks and Bonds-American Cotton Oil,
133i do preferred, 57s4; Sugar Refinery, 123;
do preferred, 1903; American Tobacco, 653s;
do preferred, 81: Atchison, T. and S. F.,
14% Baltimore and Ohio III Canada Pa
cifc, 5913 Chesapeake and Ohio, 1873; Chi
7s1a Chicago Gas, 677s; Delaware, Lacka,
wanna and Western, 1883; Distllers and
Cattle Feeders, 175s; Erie, IA; do pre-
Illinois Central 951a; Lake Erie and West
ern, 171A; DO preferred. 69l2 Lake Shore,
14S; Louisville and Nashville, 40: Louis
vile and N A, 912; Manhattan, 1915 Mem
phis and Charleston, IS; Michigan Central,
81: Missouri Pacific, 245s; Mobile and Ohio
1885,; Nashville, Chattanooga and St
Louis, IS; United States Cordage, AZ; do
preferred, 915; New Jersey Central, 1912
New York Central 9624; New York and
New England, so; Norfolk and Western,
preferred, 4; Northern Pacific, y; do pre-
ferred IFS; Northwestern, 104A; do pre-
ferred, 147; Pacific Mail, 257s; Reading
1115; Rock Island, 691a; st. Paul, 1914 do
preferred. 127; Silver Certificates, 6794
Tennessee Coal and Iron, 267s; do pre-
ferred. 100; Texas Pacific, 81; Union Pa
cific 71R; Wabash, st. L. and p, 612; do
preferred, 17A; Western Union, 50; Wheel
ing and L. E., 912; do preferred, Sc; South
ern Railway IS. 9213; Southern Railway,
common, 9ls; Southern Railway, pre-
ferred, 1914.
B. 1O6; AL bama c, 100; Louisiana stamped
as 81: North Carolina As 10i; North Caro-
lima Is 124; Tennessee, new set, 3s 81;
Virginia Is. preferred, 5; Virginia Trust
Receipts. g.; Virginia Funding Debt, 61B;
south Carolina 41as. 106.
Government Bonds-United States As,
registered 1OS2t; United States As, cou-
mons 1O934; United States Is, registered
9pb. United States new As, registered, III;
United States new As, coupons, III