The morning news., 1897-01-01

London, Dec. 31-Bar silver 20 13-16d;
consols, 1l1A for both money and the ae-
count.
Paris, Dec. 31.-Three per cent, rentes,
lo2 francs 37l2 centimes for the account.
New York. Dec. 21.-Money on call was
easy at 112q2 per cent. the last loan was
at per cent, and at the closing offered at
per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 31aq4
per cent. Bar silver, 647sc. Sterling ex-
change, dull, with actual business in bank
ers bills at $4S31aG4.S3$4 for sixty days, and
$4.4AQ4Sfa for demand. Posted rates
S484q4.S7 commercial bills, $4S3d4s4. Gov
ernment bonds were quiet, State bonds
were dull. Railroad bonds were steady. Sill
yer at the board was neglected.
New York, Dec. 31.-The treasury bal
ances were as follows: Coin, $122, ,OS4;
currency, $57, ,497, ,671.
New York. Dec. 81, Noon.-Erie, 147s;
Northwestern, 101%; do preferred, 15lH;
Lake Shore. 1875 Norfolk and Western,
preferred 1873; Western Union, S31s; South
way preferred, 26 American Sugar Ill;
Baltimore and Ohio, 16; Canada South
ern, 4512; st. Paul, 731s; Rock Island, 6512;
Delaware and Hudson, 1853; Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western, 1861; Manhat-
tan, SO; Michigan Central, 80; New York
Central, SO. Speculation intensely dull.
New York, Dec. 31.-Speculation at the
stock exchange to-day was characterized
by extreme dullness. The good feeling
that prevailed at the close yesterday on
account of the sharp rise IN Sugar did not
appear at the opening of business this
morning because of the absence of out
side orders. Sugar, the Grangers, Louis
vile and Nashville, Manhattan and other
leading shares yielded Is to IA per cent,
but subsequently advanced from the low
est point. Manhattan also developed
strength, rising from SSss to 80 on the re-
fusal of Judge TruX to restrain payment
of the dividend. Near the close the stock
receded to S91sc, and Chicago Gas at the
same time ran off to 7SB There were
some important changes in the speciali-
ties. Big Four preferred sold at "A and
Brooklyn Union Gas at S5, a drop of 10
and points respectively from the last
previously reported sales. Tobacco, after
declining 23s to 771a, rallied to 7S%. Con-
solidated Gas fell q to 1874 and Delaware
at 13S$4, and the latter at 116 Reading
was rather stronger than the rest of the
list, advancing about y point. Leather
common declined rs to s, and the preferred
| 21s to 591s. The loss was afterwards par
tally recovered. In the late trading, the
market was entirely destitute of feature
and business came almost to a standstili
Total transactions were S7,297 shares, in
cluding 1850 Sugar, $500 Reading, 5,400
Burlington and Quincy, and $500 Tobacco
Speculation closed tolerably firm. Net
changes show declines of A61A per cent
Sugar leading. Chicago Gas rose u; Read
ing 9s, and Manhattan IA Bonds were
higher Sales footed up $924,OOO.
New York Stock List-Stocks and Bonds
at the Closing-American Cotton Oil, 11h;
do preferred, 53I5; Sugar Refinery, 11O5k; do
preferred, 1OO16; American Tobacco, 7s5s;
do preferred, 1929 Atchison, T. and S. F.,
1875 Baltimore and Ohio, 16: Canada Pa
citic, 55i2; Chesapeake and Ohio, 161k; Chi
cago and Alton, 100; Chicago. Burlington
and Quincy. 69ls; Chicago Gas 1855; Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western. 1861:
Erie, 14la; do preferred, 81; Edison General
Electric, 32A; Illinois Central, 80; Lake
Erie and Western. 1854 do preferred. 671b:
Lake Shore, 151; Louisville and Nashville
AS; Louisville and New Albany
u; Manhattan, 9Sla; Memphis and
Charleston, Is; Michigan Central S:
Missouri Pacific, 197s Mobile and Ohio
2Ola; Nashville, C. and st. L., 671b; New
Jersey Central, 1001s; New York Central
921a; New York and New England As; Nor
folk and Western preferred, 141a; Northern
Pacific, a. do preferred, 32ss; Northwest
ern, 102; do preferred, 1919; Pacific Mail
"a; Reading, 26%; Rock Island 65Ib: St
Paul, 73; do preferred, 1909; Silver Certifi-
Gates, 65; Tennessee Coal and Iron. 25ib
do do preferred. 80; Texas pa
cifc, S1s; Union Pacific, 9; wa
bash, st. l.. and p, 6; do do preferred. 15l
Western Union, S3is; Wheeling and L. %
6ls; do do preferred "a Southern Railway
5s, 9lA; Southern Railway common, 9I5:
Southern Railway preferred. 26.
State Bonds-Alabama A. 1O4; do b. 1O4.