The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-31

81 bid, So asked, ex-div.; Graniteville Fac
tory, l45 bid, Isl asked Langley Factory.
4S6 bid. 107 asked; Enterprise Factory
common, SO bid, l02 asked; j. r. King
Manufacturing Company. 103 bid, 104 ask
ed; Sibley Manufacturing Company, Sc
bid, IS asked; Savannah Brewing Compa-
ny. 81 bid. IS asked.
London, Jan. 30.-Bar silver, % 11-16d.
Consols, 1l2$ for both money and the ac-
count
Paris, Jan. 30.-Three per cent rentes,
l02 francs 91la confines for the account.
New York, Jan. 30-Money on call was
at 12q2 per cent. Prime mercantile pa
per SaS1s per cent Sterling exchange
dull and easy, with actual business in
bankers bills at s4S4l5q4 s424 Tor sixty
days and $4.S6i5d4. S634c for demand Post
ed rates, $4s5d4.S71a Commercial bills,
$4.SSl14,S4. Bar silver GA 11-16c. Govern
ment bonds strong; state bonds neglected;
railroad bonds active and higher. Silver
at the board was without sale.
New York, Jan. 30.-The treasury bal
ances were as follows: Coin, $122, 1872, 564;
currency, $50, 40S. 709.
New York, Jan. 3O-The weekly state
ment of the associated banks shows the
following changes: Reserve. increase,
S2,0S0,4 $50; loans, decrease, 1878, 600; spe-
Gle, increase, $780, 500; legal tenders. in
crease, 81, $4,000; deposits, decrease, $147-
800; circulation, decrease, $S6S,S00. The
banks now hold $50 075, $50 in excess of le-
gal requirements.
New York. Jan. 30. noou.-The specula-
tive market closed strong at the follow
ing quotations:
Erie ............. IS Bait. & Ohio -. 10
Northwestern ..104$4 Can. Southern 45
do pref ........155 st. Paul ........ n
Lake Erie 49,. .152h4 Rock Island 6S@s
Nor. & w. pref 1874 Del & Hudson .10OB
Western Union s415 Del. L. & w ...1521s
So. Ry com 9ssManhattan ...... 9O1s
do pref ....,.,. 2912 Mich. Central =. S912
Am. Sugar .....117@sN. Y. Central 1895
New York. Jan. 3O.-The feature of the
security markets was increased activity
in bonds. Dealings in this department
reached the total of $,261,00O, and prices
moved up anywhere from u to 2l2 per
cent. The inability to lend money at any
thing like paying rates accounts for the
steady absorption and advance in mort
cages. The rise in bonds led to extern
sive purchases for both accounts, and Tho
railway and miscellaneous list scored ma
terial gains. London bought moderate
amounts of the international issues aud
commission houses reported a little better
inquiry for the leading Specialties. The
largest buying however, was for the pur-
pose of covering short contracts. North
ern Pacific led in point of activity, ad-
vancing to 1875 for the common and TO
1915 for the preferred. Rumors of an i'm
portant alliance with the Great y Orthern
or Northwest road were again revived.
The Changers were favorably affected by
the rumors, and moved up to the best fig
ures of the week In the Industrials,
General Electric and Chicago Gas were
prominent In regard to the latter, H.
was reported that the directors, at their
meeting Monday. intended to declare an
other dividend of IL per cent. The seri-
Gus recovery in wheat added stimulated
influence, but the bank statement. with
It's contraction in loans and increase in
surplus reserve. was ignored. Specula
ton closed strong, with an advancing
tendency. Net changes show gains OF
14@2 per cent. Total sales were 1850
shares. including 22,9OO Northern Pacific
preferred, 5000 ST. Paul and 1900 Sugar.
The market for bonds was active and
strong to-day, and the sales aggregated
$2,26l 900, an unusually heavy total for a
half-holiday.
New York Stock List. Stocks and Bonds
at the Closing