The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-21
FIN ANCIAL.

IOnQOn, April ZU.-Bdr SILVER, olQ, con-
soils 113A for both money and account.
Paris advices quote 3 per cent. rentes, 10l
francs 20 confines for the account
New York, April 20.-Money on call was
easy, at 215GI3 per cent; the last loan was
a 2l2 per cent, and at the closing was
offered at 21a per cent. Prime mercantile
paper, 512Q6. per cent. Bar silver. 6794c;
business in bankers bills $4s7G4S7s4 for so
says and S4SS12d4.S91s for demand Posted
rates, 81 SS1k64 S91s. Commercial bills, a. S61a
@4.S7A. Government bonds were steady
state bonds were dull; railroad bonds
higher. Silver al the board was quiet.
New York, April 20.-The treasury bal
ances were as follows: Coin, $26. lOs, 52S;
New York, April 20. noon.-Erie, 1914 !;
sbore tS NorfoS aPd Western ppeferred e
5; Western Union, S5is; Southern Rail-
way common, 91s; Southern Railway, pre-
ferred, 3l1z; American Sugar, 126; Balti-
more and Ohio. 1874; Canada Southern,
492l; st. Paul, 771s; Rock Island. p; Del
aware and Hudson, 1885, Delaware, Lack
awanna and Western, 159; Manhattan, 10;
969s; Speculation, firm.
New York April 2O.-Business at the
Stock Exchange was on larger scale to-
day, and on well distributed business
prices for the leading issues scored ma
terial gains. Commission houses and
firms with foreign connections received
more orders than for some time, and local
bull operators were also disposed to eX-
tend their lines, especially in the Grang-
efS. Inc STEADY riSe IN cOnSOlS,
private cables reporting transactions as
high as ia, and the advance in United
States tours of 1925 to 1885, explain why
investors and others are compelled to
their capital. London, according to good
authorities, bought fully 10000 shares of
st. Paul, Louisville and Nashville and
the low priced Southwesterns, as well as
round amount of mortgages. Local oper-
ators paid more attention to the Changers
than of late. and the bears also covered
extensively right through the list. The
withdrawal of 100000 gold from the sub
treasury had no effect whatever, as the
Sterling Exchange market is inclined to
droop 1t was understood at late hour
that only $4,000 of the gold will be for
warded tomorrow. The disposition of
the remainder was not positively known.
some asserting that it will be forwarded
late in the week, and others that it will
be turned into local city bank. The mat
ter at best, excited only a languid inter-
est. The advance in stock prices at zone
time was equal TO 12Q312 per cent, Con-
soldated Gas leading, with sales up to 164.
Subsequently there was reaction to 1909
0,162. Other stocks conspicuous in the
rise were the Changers, Union Pacific,
Southern Railway, Missouri Pacific, the
Changers and Louisville and Nashville.
In the Industrials, Sugar rose to 1861, the
pest price yet reached. Cotton Oil pre-
ferred advanced 13s to SIS, and Tobacco
2 to 49, In the inactive issues, Flint and
Pete Marquette preferred sold up to
40. Manhattan Beach, to 10, Hooking Val
ley ia to IS, and Evansville and Terre
Haute to "a. Speculation closed strong,
with prices anywhere from a to 2 per cent.
higher on the day. Total sales were 242-
Union Pacific, 20,SO0, Tobacco 1890, st.
Paul and 1850 Louisville and Nashville.
Bonds were active and strong. Sales foot
New York Stock List, Closing Bids.
Stocks and Bonds-American Cotton Oil,
l4a4; do preferred. 57A; Sugar Refinery,
co, 72ss do preferred IS; Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe, 1875; Baltimore and Ohio,
1874; Canada Pacific, 5S4; Chesapeake and
Ohio. 1873 Chicago and Alton. 154; Chica-
go, Burlington and Quincy soy; Chicago
Gas SO; Delaware, Lackawanna and Wes-
tern, 159; Distillers and Cattle Feeders,
General Electric. SO; Illinois Central. 96a4;
Lake Erie and Western, 1872 do preferred,
20; Lake Shore, 14Sl2; Louisville and Nash
Tile 02 Lg Msnbs ana and n A "a Map
Michigan Central 95A Missouri Pacific,
27Ss; Mobile and Ohio, %; Nashville Chat
Cordage. Az; do preferred, 9. New Jersey
Central, 1919; New York Central, 979s;
New York and n. E, q; Norfolk and
Western preferred, AZ; Northern PACIFIC,
do preferred, 146; Pacific Mall 28A Read
ing, 121s; Rock Island, 72 st; Paul, rs;
do preferred, 126; Silver Certificates, 67%;
Tennessee Coal and Iron, S11s; do pre-
ferred 1907 Texas Pacific, S2s; Union Pa
eific, 9s; Wabash, st: L. and p, rs do
preferred, 1915; Western Union, $50;
Wheeling and L. E., 10as; do preferred, So;
Southern Railway IS, "a; do common. 10:
do preferred, BIS.
State Bonds-Alabama A, 104; do B.. 1G6;
do c., 100; Louisiana Stamped As, SO; North
Carolina As. 1903; do 6s 1924; South Caro-
lima 419s, 106; Tennessee, new set 3s $50
Virginia IS. preferred, s.; do Trust Re-
ceipts 5; do Funding Debt, 6015.
Government Bonds-United States As,
registered, 10S4 do As, coupons, 1921 do
Is. registered, IS; do As, new issue, regis
tered. 117A; do as, new issue, coupons.
1881.