The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-29

New York March q, noon.-Erie, 14ls;
Northwestern, 1021b; preferred, 14515; Lake
ferred, So Western Union. s84; Southern
Railway common, S5s; Southern Railway
preferred, 294; American Sugar. 1855 Bal
timore and Ohio, 1874; Canada Southern,
4S1z; st. Paul, TAX; Rock Island, 692t ;
Delaware and Hudson, 1854; Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western, 1911; Manhat-
tan, 10315 Michigan Central, 81; New
York Central, 961s; closed strong.
New York, March 2S.-Tobacco was the
overshadowing feature of the trading at
the stock exchange to-day, 1890 shares
changing hands at S7lAGS9. The total sales
for all stocks were only S9,S43 shares. To
bacco's activity and advance was the re-
suit. of talk that the directors will, on
Wednesday. resume dividends on the COM
mon stock and to rumors that the trou-
bles with its western competitors have
been settled. Shorts We're alarmed by
these rumors and bought heavily. In fact
the bulk of the trading in the stock to-
day was the buying set down for this ac-
count. The result disturbed recent sellers
moderate improvement followed. Sugar
moved up from 11412 to 116; Chicago Gas
from 674 to 6Sss; General Electric from
353s to 35A. Little attention was paid to
Attorney General Moloney's statement
that he will contest the declaration of divi-
dends by the Chicago Gas people at this
time. In the railway group Burlington and
Quincy was notably firm and rose from
747A to rs on the UNEXPECTEDLY favorable
statement for February. This report shows
q surplus OF S4l,S3Z against a OeIlclI last
year of $3.50, $50 The advance in the other
active railways ranged from Is to y per
cent. There was good deal OF gossip
about gold shipments early next week,
estimates placing the exports at any
where from 81 10000 to 100000. The ru-
mors had no influence, neither the bank
statement with the loss of 1895 $50 in sur
plus reserve. Speculation closed strong,
with prices 7s to per cent. above Fridays
final sales. Bonds were dull and lower.
The transactions aggregated $46S, 200.
New York Stock List, Closing Bids,
Stocks and Bonds-American Cotton Oil,
Is; do preferred, 81; Sugar Refinery, 1152s;
do preferred, 100A; American Tobacco, S8as;
do preferred. 101; Atchison, T and s. F.,
10; Baltimore and Ohio, 1884; Canada
Pacific, 53%; Chesapeake and Ohio, 15%;
Chicago and Alton, 155; Chicago, B. and
Lackawanna and Western, 161 Distillers
and Cattle Feeders, 171A; Erie, 14I4 do pre-
ferred. 3S1h; Edison General Electric, 351s;
Illinois Central, 94l4; Lake Erie and West
ern, IS; do preferred, 692t Lake Shore, 146;
Louisville and Nashville, 49A; Louisville
and N, A, 81; Manhattan, 1881 Memphis
Missouri Pacific, 231s; Mobile and Ohio,
%; Nashville, Chattanooga and st. Louis,
IS; United States Cordage, Az; do pre-
ferred, 8; New Jersey Central, 104A; New
England, AZ; Norfolk and Western pre-
ferred, 62s; Northern Pacific, 13s; do pre-
ferred, III; Northwestern, 1O2A do pre-
ferred, 1451k;, PACIFIC Mail. 261a;. Reading.
90; Rock Island 69A; st. Paul, 7424; do
preferred, 1854; Silver Certificates. 6SA /:
Tennessee Coal and Iron, 27A do pre-
ferred, 100; Texas Pacific, ~ Union Pa
cific, rs; Wabash, St l.. and p, 61k; do
preferred, 1864; Western Union, S3K |;
Wheeling and L. E., 99s; do preferred, %
Southern Railway IS, 9O1z; Southern Rail.
way, common, SIS; Southern Railway, pre-
ferred, 2914.
State Bonds-AIalbama A, 1Oe; Alabama
B, 106; Alabama c, 100; Louisiana STAMPED
As, 81; North Carolina As los; North Caro-
lima SIS, 12219; Tennessee, new set, IS, ST.;
Virginia IS, preferred, 5; Virginia Trust
Receipts, 6; Virginia Funding Debt 81 !:
South Carolina. 41as, 106
Government Bonds-United States As,
registered, 1854; United States As, cou-
pons, 1109s; United States Is, registered
So; United States, new As, registered, 1l6ss
United States, new As, coupon, 1165s.