The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-21

houses. turned buyers Of 81. Paul Louis
VIE and Nashville. and other information
az IaYorltes- Their purchases. IT, may be
added, had no influence on the market.
Local traders supplied all foreign demand
Up 20 the close o. London market Liqui-
odtlon Tor home account was again heavy
ana the bears enboldened by their recent
success, hammered away al the list with
renewed vigOr. Gold enga gements 10 the
extent OF over S.0oooo for export TO Esu-
rope tomorrow, proved disastrous 10
the bulls, and the engagements were ac-
colnpanied By orders OF equally heavy
shipments on Thursday Weak holders
lost no time IN getting out. Under this
process, prices dropped anywhere from =
% 5i2 Sugar fell 2is 10 1ol. Tobacco. . 10
%; Burlington and Quincy. As to 52ls Chi
sdgo Gas, 81 to 49i2, ST. Paul. SIS 10 6ila.
rock Island, II 70 52ia; Consolidated Gas
4-2 TO Il, Lake Erie and Western prefer
red. Z 70 CD; Louisville and Nashville. 2is
10 44i4; Leather preferred. 81 to "A: Ten
lessee Coal, 2ss 10 3; Wabash preferred.
~ TO Ii; Western Union. rs to u, and
" heeling and Lake Erie preferred, 81 to
o Around o'clock. rumors We're current
mat the leading bankers were endeavor-
ing TO effect combination to turn in a
round sum Of gold into the treasury. The
report mad n tendency to check lquida-
ions, but when Joseph Morgan was quot
ed as saying that he had no knowledge Of
any conference, the bears made a fresh
demonstration against the list. At this
time the Changers, Sugar and Chicago
Gas, were forced to the lowest figures vet
reached since the current bear campaign
was inaugurated. Just previous TO the
close II developed that F. d. Happen,
president of the Gallatin National bank
had had informal talks with a number of
bank presidents, and that a number Of the
strongest banks were willing to enter a
combination to protect the gold reserve.
MI J. Pierrepont Morgan also stated
that in his opinion the administration
would nave no difficulty in selling bonds
IN case II wanted to. These deVelODments
exercised a faNnrq ln int i'm f1,s
maj transactions the market ruled stead
Ter. Net changes show losses OF y to 3
per cent. outside Of Leather preferred,
winch lost per cent. Total sales were
59S.2SS shares, including $500 Sugar. co.
COO St. Paul, and 1880 Tobacco. Bonds
were active and heavy. Sales were $780,
New York Stock List, Closing Bids
Stocks and Bonds.-American Cotton Oil
S42; do preferred 39lh; Sugar Refinery
lO2B; co preferred 974: American To-
9acco, 96%i do preferred, 80 bid; Atchison.
u. and 5. F., Il; Baltimore and Ohio, 15a4
Canada Pacific So; Chesapeake and Ohio.
l29s; Chicago and Alton, $50; Chicago, b.
and G., 6S&4; Chicago Gas. 51A; Delaware.
Laekawanna and Western, 146; Dlstillers
and Cattle Feeders, 101a; Erie, 1872; do
preferred, 81; Edison General Electric
2l3s; Illinois Central, 30; Lake Erie and
western, l4l2; do preferred, coz; Lake
shore, 1874; Louisville and Nashville
4512; Louisville and n. A, 5It; Manhattan
92l2; Memphis and Charleston. Is: Michi-
gan Central, 81; Missouri Pacific. 1862;
Mobile and Ohio, Is: Nashville, Chatta-
nooga and St Louis 67l5; United States
Cordage, 33i; do preferred IA New Jer-
sey Central, 81; New York Central 9Oi5:
New York and New England, 81 Norfolk
and Western, preferred. Il; Northern Pa
cific, 512 do preferred, 13; Northwestern,
92l2; do preferred 14S; Pacific Mail 17%
Reading, l0h; Rock Island. 81; St Paul
6S@; do preferred, 1913; Silver Certificates.
69is; Tennessee Coal and Iron, Is; do pre-
ferred, 80 asked; Texas Pacific, 6; Union
Pacific, 6; Wabash, St. L. and P, 81;
do preferred, 1872; Western Union, 77st;
Wheeling and L. E, 75s do preferred
25ls; Southern Railway IS, 80; Southern
Railway, common, ~; Southern Railway.
preferred. 20A.
State Bonds-Alabama A. 80; Alabama
b, l02 bid; Alabama c, So; Louisiana
stamped is, "a bid; North Carolina As, IS
bid; North Carolina 6s, lis bid; Tennes-
see, new set IS, Is bid; Virginia 6s, pre-
| ferred, bid; Virginia Trust Receipts, 5
| bid; Virginia Funding Debt, 5615 asked;
| South Carolina 4i5s, 100.
Government Bonds-United States As
registered 1854; United States As, cou-
| pons, 107; United States 2s, registered, IS
| bid; United States new As, coupons 1ll%;
United States new As. registered, 112A.