The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-07

New York, April 6.-Money on call was
easy at IL per cent; the last loan was at
Ia per cent, and at the closing was Of
fered at III per cent. Prime mercantile
paper, S1aGS% per cent. Bar silver 61ssc
Sterling exchange was quiet, with actual
business in bankers bills at S4.S524 ass
Tor sixty Says, and $4.S7d4S7i4 for demand
The posted rates were a. S6lad4SS. Com
mercial bills, S4.Al5d4.S5la. Government
bonds were firm; state bonds were dull
railroad bonnds were lower. Silver at
the board was neglected.
New York. April 6, noon.-The stock
market was quiet and featureless at the
Following quotations.:
Erie ............. 1894 Bait & Ohio -. 1924
Northwestern ..lO4 Can. Southern :. 46la
do pref ....... .154 st. Paul ......... 72i2
Lake Shore les Rock Island .... 62A
n. w. pref Is Del & Hudson. .102&
West. Union -. 1875 Del. L. & w. 1904
So. Ry com 49,. s Manhattan $3.50. S3la
do pref ........ 26 Mich. Central =, "a
Am. Sugar .... 1925 n. Y. Central e. 100
New York, April 6.-There was further
falling off in business at the Stock EX-
change to-day, the sales of stocks footing
up only 1881 shares, the smallest total
for some time past. The market was IN
settled throughout, and responded quick
~ to manipulation. The professional eo-
ment was in full control, and legitimate
business, that is to say, commission Or
defs, cut but an unimportaut figure in
the days operations. As of late the bears
paid particular attention to the Anthra-
cite coalers, and in the absence of sup
port found little difficulty in bringing
about lower prices. Jersey Central start
ed off well and rose to within a fraction
of Is. Later. under bear sales the stocA
dropped to 76A the decline being acceler-
ated by advices that the Pennsylvania
legislature would investigate the Lehigh,
and Wilkesbarre Coal companies leased
by the first named. Lackawanna, on mod
crate sales, fell to 1875, and Reading de-
clined to POS. The change in the method
of reporting earnings of the Reading just
adopted did not meet with approval on
the street. The company's appica ton to
list its new securities comes up before the
governing committee of the Stock Ex-
change tomorrow. Delaware and Hud-
son held steady, ranging between 1025s and
1OSls In the Industrial group, Leather
preferred was heavy on a report that the
company intended to shut down for sixty
days. Tobacco was weak and Sugar or
ratio. Sugar was sold by Washington
and lower Wall street houses on the be-
lief that the Senate will make no matte
rial change in the Dingley bill. In the
meantime the concern is getting it's cav
sugar into the country as fast as possible,
and yesterday its payment for duties on
imports amounted to nearly 100000. IN
the final dealings the market was firm
for the railway and miscellaneous stock
lists and barely steady for Jersey Central.
Net changes show advances of 1s65s per
cent; Sugar Jersey Central and Leather
preferred lost AG9s per cent, and LacHa-
wanna rs per cent. The bond market
was quiet and weaker in tone. The sales
aggregated $1,152,000.
Treasury balances were as follows:
Coin, $l31, 451,95S; currency, 500, 4S1, 500.
New York Stock List-Stocks and Bonds
at the Closing