The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-25

in bankers bills. at "a. sS%aI.s4 for sixty
days, and S4.SlMf,S7l4 for demand. Post
ed o rates, s4.Sn4q4.sS. Commercial bills,
Si.S2hGl4S3h. Government bonds firm;
state bonds dull; railroad bonds lower.
Silver at the board was steady.
New York, Dec. 4.--The treasury bal
ances We're as follows: Coin, $l2l,SiJ,2 26;
New York, Dec. l.-noon.-Erie, 14ls;
Northwestern. 1919: do preferred. $50;
Lake Shore, 152; Norfolk and Western
ern Railway common. 9is; Southern Rail-
way preferred, 26l2; American Sugar, ITO;
Baltimore and Ohio, IS. Canada southern,
aware and Hudson, 120; Delaware, Lack
aWanna and Western, 1856; Manhattan,
Si1a; Michigan Central, 80; New York Cen
trai, 9Sl2. Speculation weak.
New York, Dec. A.-As quotations from
London came higher and there was a con-
siderable local short interest in the mar
ket, prices at the Stock Exchange to-day
ruled on somewhat higher range during
the greater part of the session. The I'M
proVement in the usually prominent
shares, was equal to AG1 per cent, but
toward the close a part of the advance
was lost because of the failure of the Cal
umet State Bank of Blue Island, Ill. I'm
the late reaction Manhattan and Chicago
Gas were prominent, the former receding
! and the latter q per cent. In a few of
the specialties sharp fluctuations occurred.
United States Rubber, common, rose Ia
to 2.rS4 on the declaration of the divi-
dend of ? per cent by the directors yes
terday, but the preferred, which opened
at TIA, eX-dividend, subsequently declin-
ed to l6%c. Delaware and Hudson recov-
cred points to 12l; Consolidated Gas, on
the agitation for a reduction i'm the price
to consumers from $l25 TO Sl00 per thous-
and feet, broke from IA to 1884,, and af-
ter rallying to 141% receded to l4. Long
Island, on the circulation of unfavorable
rumors concerning the financial condition
and was offered as low as 37lA, seller. 80
Wheeling and Lake Erie was higher on
statement by President Blair to the stock
holders, in which he called attention to
the Improvement made in the physical
condition of the road, the opening up of
new coal mines on the line of the proper
ty and a new trackage arrangement with
the Columbus, Sandusky and Hooking
Railroad Company which the president
says will inure TO the benefit of the Wheel
ing and Lake Erie. The total transae-
tons We're only 5S,S4S shares, and the bulk
of the business was done before noon.
Speculation closed firm in tone Net
changes show advances of 1sMSs per cent,
the latter in St. Paul and Quincy. Con-
solldated Gas was an exception and closed
per cent lower. Bonds were quiet and
irregular. The sales footed up $4,000.
New York Stock List Stocks and
Bonds at the Closing.-American Cotton
Oil. 1913; do preferred, 50; Sugar Refinery
ITO; do preferred 1905 American Tobacco,
1872; do preferred, 101ia; Atchison, T. and
5. r., 1884, Baltimore and Ohio, IS: Cana
da Pacific, 542s; Chesapeake and Ohio, 157s
Chicago and Alton, 100; Chicago Burlng-
Ton ana quincy. iO9s, chicago Gas, IA;
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
1861; Erie, 14%; do preferred, go Edison
General Electric, 31s4; Illinois Central, 81;
Lake Erie and Western, 1872; do prefer
red, 6S; Lake Shore 1884, Louisville and
Nashville. 4794; Louisville and n a.. II;
Manhattan SIS; Memphis and Charles
ton, Is; Michigan Central, 30; Missouri Pa
c!fic, 1919; Mobile and Ohio, 10; Nashville,
Chattanooga and St. Louis, 67l2; New Jer-
sey Central 99st: New York Central, 9iia:
New York and New England, 49, Norfolk
and Western preferred, 1873; Northern Pa
citic, 1875; do preferred, 3115; Northwest
ern. 1902; do preferred, $50; Pacific Mail,
By; Reading 255s; Rock Island &C. ST.
Paul, 1915; do preferred, 1870; Silver Ger
tihcates, SOS; Tennessee Coal and Iron,
Al5; do do preferred. 90; Texas Pacific,
S5s; Union Pacific, 91s; Wabash, St. Louis
and P, SIS; do do preferred. 1873; Western
Union, S2A Wheeling and Lake Erie, 65s
do do preferred, q; Southern Railway SIS,
90l2; Southern Railway common, 3; South
ern Railway preferred, 26A.
State Bonds.-Alabama A, 104; do B, 104;
do c, So: Louisiana stamped As. 961a;
North Carolina As, 1929; North Carolina
SIS, I20; Tennessee new set SIS, 80; Virginia
6s preferred 5; Virginia Trust Receipts,
Z; Virginia Funding Debt, 61A; South
Carolina 4ls's, 10212.
Government Bonds United States As
registered. 109%: United States AS cou-
pons. Ill; United States rs registered IS;
United States As new, registered, 1872;
United States As new, coupons, 1872.