The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-06

ances were as follows: Coin 1923, 2O5, 14s;
currency. $5S, ZIG, SIG.
New York. Feb. 3 noon.-The specula-
tive market was featureless, at the fol-
lowing quotations.
4oFfbE Fie q, tx ea an &o Ohio z
do pref. .......153 Ut. Paul ......... rs
Lake Erie ......152A Rock Island 49,. 67ss
n. & w. pref. II Del & HUDSON 1851
Vest Union &c. S2Al Del. l.. e. w. .l524
do pref ........ 287s Mich. Central . 80
Am. sugar -. .1l39s " Y. Central %. 93l5
New YORK, Feb. 5.-The early dealings at
the stock exchange were characterized by
weakness, owing mainly to moderate sales
/ Tor London account and the inVestiga-
IONS now IN progress in various states
I INTO the affairs OF the trusts. Sugar was
/ weak, and there was a sharp pressure to
sell the stock at the opening on the an
nouncement that those Identified with the
company had co-poratcd with the Coffee
company in Trenton to fight the Arbuckle
Bros. This was accepted as meaning a
! shdfp conhlct between sugar and coffee
| tradefS, ana further reductions in the price
| o. both articles. Sugar opened a fun point
| lower at ll3MNll3&, and later sold down
! to 1874. The stock figured for So 100 shares
| IN total for the whole list of 1915
shares. The general market yielded Hn1
| per cent. The Changers Manhattan and
! chicago Gas led the downward movement
| LONDON was reported as unsettled in con-
sequence OF rumOrs Of South African COM
pications and the Illness Of the car had
influence on the local speculation Grang-
/ -.
Chicago Burlington and Quincy. showing
only a little over per cent. earned on
the stock for the calendar year, and Bos-
ton houses were sellers at the start. Dur
ing the afternoon, most Of the carly losses
were recovered under purchases to cover
short contracts, and In a few instances
prices went above last nights final sales
Sugar recovered to HAS, but the iiso
| brought in fresh offerings and the stock
lIllinois Central fell per cent. Specula-
ton closed quiet and steady I'm tone. Net
changes show losses of u 10 u per cont.
except I'm The coalcrs, which gained hGttL
per cent. Bonds were strong. Sales s., S9G-
900
New York Stock List.-Stocl1s and Bonds
at the Closing
ANN. Cot Oh 1iislM and O .......2i
do preferred 5} ". G. ana ST. L. G7Ih
Sug. Refinery .1l3a, ~ j. Central . %
do preferred .1Oi& \ v. Central ~
Am. Tobacco =. 72la ". Y. and ~ T. i7ik
do preferred .lO2 \. and w. pref I.it
\. r. and $. r.. liss Nor. Pacific . l5%
Bal. and Ohio u DO preferred . 3SIs
Can. Pacific 80. 5.Af Northwestern 1Ol
&. and Ohio 90. l7is do preferred ..l53
g and Alton 1854 Pacific Mail 49,. 2jss
G., g. and @. d. 7i3s Reading ......... PSF
chic. Gas .... ~ Rock Island 800 c73.
-. H. and W. ..lJ2 81, Iaul ........ a.
Erie ............ 49, DO preferred f3a9.
10 preferred % Sill Certificates Gi7s
10. Gen. Eloc. 3jiA.T. G. ana I. ..... 29lg
Illinois Cen. .... 9pl DO do pref. ..... 81
J.. r. ana w. 10 Tex. Pacific 900. ~
10 preferred O.. 90 Union Pacific 800 ~
Lake Shore ..l12A w. 81. l.. and u. ga
J.. and N. 900. J0as 90 do pref. ~.
H. and y. 4. "a West. Union .... 500
Manhattan ..... SPA w. and l.. IT, .... ~,
NJ. and G. ..,.,.. - do do pref o.. 9as
Mich Cen. ...... - South. fiy. 81 90. %
Mis-. Pacific ..... - South. Ry. com 92s
south. Ry pref 29A
state Bonds.
Alabama ....l0ji4 Ten. now set. 81. Il
do II .........ioi iNir. Sc. pref. COO. =
DO q ......... 9s Viz Trust Rec. ca
La. stamped s. a1lz Nir. Fun. Debt. 6.lg
\. c.. as .......ll3 $. q. 40 .+....l05
". G. 6s ........lZ2
Government Bonds.
o. s. g.. reg.....tithlu. S. a.. NV. reg i22't
u. s. A.. cou....i l2lt A.. :. as. n'wcou.i22h
u. s. -. rcg..... 9iis
,aLscELIANEnIs MAnkErs.