The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-30

bid, Isl asked; Langley Factory 1O4 bid
1864 asked; Enterprise Factory, common
81 bid, SO asked; j. r. King Manufacture
ing Company, l0i bid, 1876 asked; Sibley
Manufacturing Company. 70 bid, rs asked:
Savannah Brewing Company, so bid, IS
asked.
New York. Oct 29.-Money on call was
easy at 1kG2 per cent; the last loan was
at per cent; closed per cent Prime mer-
camille paper, S94Q41a per cent Sterling
exchange steady with actual business in
bankers bills at &.S5Adf.s59s for demand
and at $4S2lsG$4. 1925 for sixty days Posted
rates, $.S3QA.s31s, and $4.S6GI4S6l2. CONNER
cial bills, A.Sl44Sl16. Silver certificates
5S}aQG0c. Bar silver 5Ssic. Mexican dollars.
4512c. Government bonds were Arm State
bonds were dull Railroad bonds, were firm
New York, Oct 29.-Evening Posts Lon
don financial cablegram: THE stock mar
kets were idle and irregular to-day. Con-
soils were again better on the belief that
the worst of the money stringency is over
Tor the present Americans opened dull
rallied sharply on Henry Georges death
but closed dun on New York prices. Bra
Ills were very fiat II is impossible to say
whether gold will leave here In connection
with the Union Pacific sale Wen inform
ed persons think not.
The London Times alludes to q possible
immense Indian loan, but | gather that
such may not come this year, money being
perhaps raised meantime on Indian treas
ury bills. The Paris and Berlin markets
were dull. Both bourses are unsatisfactory
ana Keeling the effects Of dearer money -
New York, Oct. 29.-The stock market
was apathetc and almost stagnant to-
day, both brokers and operators appar-
entity being taken up with politics. COM
plications precipitated in the approaching
local contests by to-day's event. The re-
cent and continuing strength In the wheat
market has also tended to divert some
channel.
Though trading was restricted In vol
ume, the market was strong throughout
ana only once during the day did prices
sag shade below last nights level Sugar
gave some evidence OF weakness and IL
was decline of nearly points in this
speciality, which weakened the general
list. Consolidated Gas was also weak and
[ lost points on the day. Otherwise there
was no stock which manifested special
weakness, and Sugar recovered before the
close
The Changers were strong on the Bur
lington statement for September, showing
an increase in the surplus, after charges.
of nearly $650,000 Reports were current
also of continued heavy earnings during
the current month. Nevertheless, Omaha
led the Changers with net gain of over
point. The southwestern stocks and
some of the southerns were quite strong
on the belief that the yellow fever out
break would soon be ended by frost A
number of these stocks show net
gains of point or over. The
Coalers recovered during the day all of the
losses which they suffered yesterday, their
net gains running between and points,
and In the case Of Lackawanna, extending
to 3 points. Union Pacific rallied some
what from Its recent losses, the buying
being encouraged by London's example
and by a rumor that large short inter-
est had been created in London In connec-
ton with plans for an opposition syndi-
cate to bid at the foreclosure sale. Lon
don was a buyer of various other stocks
also in the market.
The exchange market held about steady
at the recent decline and the money mar
ket continued easy. though with lenders
inclined to hold back pending the compile
ton of the arrangements for the payment
Of the governments claim on Union Pa
cidc and of Its returned obligations on
maturing bonds.
The total sales to-day of all stocks were
only about 1900 shares, which is a lower
figure than has been shown for many
months, Sugar, Burlington, ST. Paul and
Union Pacific absorbed considerably over
a half OF this total
The feature of the bond market was the
sharp decline in Kansas Pacific consols,
which sold al Sc, a decline of 3l5 per cent.
The Union Pacific 6s of 96 trust receipts.
also lost 211 per cent. Total sales amount
ed to $1,6l5,000
The total sales of stocks to-day were
1871, 400 shares, including Burlington, 80, AS;
Missouri Pacific, $3.50; Northern Pacific
preferred, 1885, Rock Island, 5.475; st.
Paul, 1880; Union Pacific. 1920; Bay
State Gas, $3.50; Chicago Cas- lilo; Sugar,
q 225.