The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-27
THE MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY p, 1897

bid, 80 asked; Savannah Brewing Compa-
ny. 80 bid 95 asked.
London, Jan. 26.-Bar silver, % 1S-16d.
Consols, 112A for money and liz 5-l6 for
the account
Paris, Jan. 26-Three per cent. rentes,
102 francs 90 centimes for the account.
New York Jan. 26.-Money on call easy
at 1t2d2 per cent, the last loan was at
liz per cent, closing at IL per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 3aSl2 per cent Bar silver
65C. Sterling exchange quiet with actual
business in bankers bills at A.dl20 i.S4$4
for sixty days, and $4.S6iSG4S6S for de-
mand. Posted rates $4.S5G4S7l2 CONNER
cial bills 81 S3GI4 81; government bonds
strong; state bonds duh; railroad bonds
higher. Silver at the board was neglected.
New York Jan. 26.-The treasury bal
ances We're follows: Coin, $l22, 1872, S12;
currency, $52540,7iS
New York. Jan. 26-noon.-The specu-
lative market was duh and about steady,
at the following quotations:
Lake Erie 900. 149s Bait. & Ohio 154
Northwestern .104Is Can. Southern .. 45la
do preferred ...151 St. Paul ......... 1875
Lake Erie ...... 15z4 kock Island 67A,
Nor. & w. pref. 1874 Del. a Hudson. .l01&4
Western Union 81 Del. l.. & VILE
So Ry, Com -. as Manhattan ...... 81
do preferred 2Sl2 Mich. Central s.
Am. Sugar ..,.11TsiN. y. Central &C.. 81
New \ ork, Jan. Z6-The transac tons at
the Stock Exchange to-day were SSH
shares, the smallest total for a very long
time. The dealings were confined to the
room traders and were entirely devoid Of
significance. save perhaps in the way of
indicating a disposition CT outstanding
| short lines. The trend OF prices was
upward almost from the very start, occa-
sonal raids by the bears having but little
| effect The coalers We're strengthened by
denials of some of the sensational reports,
recently current concerning the affairs of
| the Delaware and Hudson Canal Com
| pany by President ELEPHANT and they adj
! vanced 15a for Jersey Central and Deia-
ware and Hudson. Lackawanra, after ris-
| ing from 152 to 15334. reacted to l52, and
! finally rallied TO 15Sl&. Reading gained
! about a point. Failing in other directions
! operators working for lower prices finally
! made an attack upon New York Central,
| which declined 17s to 925s; no tangible rea
! son being assigned for the break. This
| raid failed to influence the market in the
! slightest degree and toward the close
| there was an advance all along the line.
| The demand to cover short contracts de-
/ veloped a scarcity of stocks and this slim
uiated the upward movement Final quo
| tations, which were generally the high
est of the day. showed net gains of from
! Il to 19s pcr cent. New York Central was
! the only stock among the leading shares
! that showed d loss eff any consequence. 1t
left off IA below last nights price. Adj
vices from Washington favorable to the
/ approval Oh the dEbAtIdtluI treaty " I'm
| Great Britain led to moderate purchases
| of stocks for both accounts. General ElcC-
| trio was strong on the announcement that
| the company had concluded important
! contracts for the equipments of certain of
| the surface lines of the Metropolitan Trac-
| ton Company, and the purchases of the
| stock were traced to insiders. Among the
| spccialties Wheeling dropped Z to 1872.
| Speculation closed firm in tone. Bonds
were strong and higher to-day. The sales
aggregated $1,S0IG09.
New York Stock List-Stocks and
Bonds at the Closing.
Am. Cotton Oil. ia N, c. & st. L.. GIs
do pref ....... 541z y. J. Central -. 99l2
Sugar Ref .....11712 n. Y. central ..933s
/ do pref .......103 \. Y & n. E.. IS
Am. Tobacco ... 1854 Norf. & w. pref. 1914
| do pref ...... 1921 North. Pacific .. 1874
A., T. & S. F.. 14l2 do pref ........ 1878
Bait. & Ohio -. 10 Northwestern ...10ih
| Can. Pacific ... SAG do pref ........151
| Ches. & Ohio =. III Pacific Mail .... 25
| Chi. & Alton d. 1876 Reading .......... 26A
Chi, 3. & O.. 741sRock Island les
Chicago Gas -. assist. Paul ......... 761s
Del, l.. e w. 1885, do pref .......13lA
Erie ............. 1925 Silver Cert. .... 6J
do pref 49,. 81 Tenn. coal & l.. 295s
ED. Gen. Flee 3l7s do pref ......., so
illinois Central .93la Texas Pacific e.. 93s
lake Z. & W.. 1874 Union Pacific 3. rs
do pref ...... IS w, s.. L. & P.
Lake Shore ...152 do pref ........ 16
Louis. & Nash. 81 Western Union Sl1S
Louis & n. A.. 14lWheel & L. E.. 2ls
! Manhattan ..... 9l5sI do pref ........ 10
Mem. &, Char. Is So. Ry 5s ....... 80
Mich. Central =. So So. Ry com 80. 9A
Mo. Pacific $50. 221& So. Ry pref ... 2S3l
Mobile & Ohio q
State Bonds
Alabama A, ..1o2 Ten. new set Ss M
do b .........1O2 .Nir. 6's, pref .... >
do G ......... 9S .Vir. r. Receipts >
La stamped As. 80 Vir. f. DEBIT. 62is
N Caro-. As 100 30. Caro-. as ..102ia
N Caro-. 6's ....122
Government Bonds.
u. S. As, reg. .111sl L. S. As new reg122
u. s. As, coup. .11214 IL. S. As new cou123
q. S. 2's, reg.... SO