The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-21

! ty days. Posted rates. $4.S3lA and $4s5ls
@4.S6. Commercial bills. $8l12@4.S2. Sill
yer certificates, 56s4a57%c. Bar silver
567sc Mexican dollars, 45l3c. Government
bonds were easier; state bonds were quiet;
railroad bonds were quiet.
Washington, Jan. 20.-To-day's state
ment of the condition of the treasury
shows:
Gold reserve .........-.............S l6Z 9o4 2o4
New York, Jam 20-The Evening POST
London financial cablegram says: The
stock market here opened duh to-day, but
closed good, consols leading in the recoV-
cry A bull point used was the. decline
in the German bank rate. The features
In Americans was the rush for the Klon-
dyke groups, and Denver and Rio Grande,
Canadian Pacific and Northern Pacific
We're bought wildly. New York is now alb
sorbing Canadian Pacifics. Grand Trunks
are also still booming. Spanish Turkish
and international stocks were sold from
Paris, but Rio tin and copper was a feat
ure of the strength. Despite the appa-
rent ease in money here to-day, there is
a steady tone"
New York, Jan. 20-Slight losses result
ed from to-day's transactions in the stock
market, which was irregular and depress-
ed on the resumption of Cuban and cur
rency agitation at Washington, giving
courage to certain large bear interests
Recent professional manipulation of
stocks credited to people In the market
for bonds required during reorganizations.
Western trade advices continue good and
further reflected favorable traffic returns,
which were published to-day by prominent
railroad lines.
The market had hardly recovered from
its early hesitancy when liquidation and
short sales We're apparent with resultant
sharp declines. Toward the close there was
a somewhat improved tone and an in
creased activity. London bought a little
on balance. Pullman Mobile and Ohio
and National Lead reflected the declara-
ton of dividends on those properties. Or
egon improvement advanced IA on an
intimation of possible changes In that
company'S relations with other properties
in the Northwest. Great activity and
strength of North American in the final
hour was based on rumors of a possible
reconstruction of the company's business
New Jersey Central and Delaware, Lack
awanna and Western declined 115G2 per
cent, respectively. Northern Pacific and
Union Pacific were purchased for London
account.
The money market continued to exhibit
ease, round amounts being offered at
per cent. The net losses of Importance
We're American Spirits preferred, IA;
Sugar, l; Cleveland, Lorraine and Wheel
Valley and Toledo 1; Delaware and Hud
son, !; Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsbure
IA.
The gains were Canadian Pacific. 2%;
National Lead common, /; Chicago and
Eastern Illinois, ~; Oregon Railway and
Navigation, 112; and Oregon Short Line
rs.
The bond market continued TO reflect
a SUBSTANTIAL outside interest which Is
responsible for notable improvements in
lower grade lines. The aggregate trans
actions were $3,7970O0. The government
pond market was neglected, with slight
concessions and good prices In some issues
Iotal sales of stocks to-day, 300. 100
shares, including: Atchison preferred
1873 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
$780, Denver and Rio Grande, 30S5 Louis
VILE and Nashville 421O; Metropolitan.
4'aaO' Hawaiian, 1900; New York Central,
0,6O; North American, II 432; Northern
Pacific, 5000; Northern Pacific preferred.
Zl'35O; Ontario, $50; Oregon Railway and
Navigation. 1920; Oregon Short Line. 3 700.
81. Paul, 1850; Texas and Pacific ans.
Union racine, 3,157; Chicago Great West
ern, $3.50; Sugar, 99,772
New York Closing Stocks.
Atchison ........ 1879 Rock Island sosl
90 PREF ,...... 30 st. l.. & S. F.. TX
6alt q ONO 12% do do LIST pr =. 56Il
Ian racine -. ~ do do I'd pr. 252s
Can. South. -. 522t lSt. Paul ogaS
Cent. Pacific g.. 12 do pref 80 -
Ches' q Ohio 2lNSt. r. g. o.. 74lh
en-. Alton .l65A do do pref lis
Chi, b. & O.. 99AiSt. p. M e NJ 151IL
I'm; q y, IL - 30 80 Pacific ...... 20Ik
=, = Z. q St.L S8A So. Railway 90. So
do do pref ... 50 do pref oostt
Del. & Hudson111 Tex. e pac 1's
Del, L. & W.. .157h Union Pac az
Zen no u i2%!u: T. D. & c.. 9M
90 PREF .s..... 412l Wabash ....... ~
Erie new 80. 141a do pref 1sH
40 Isl pr 49, SlS4 Wheel. e. l.. e. 27s
ct. Nor. pf ..l3o Adams Elk. .15S
Hooking Val. q. American Ex 1IS
Illinois Cent 10614 IT, S Exnross a.
Lake Erie & W. l6i2lWell F. Ex...112
10 10 PREF 80, ~ Am. Cot. Oil p
IN I'm '9iiCie =" - 10 pref ........ HI2
Louis. Nash. 55zs Am. Spirits 80. 65s
Manhattan L 116ss do pref ~
Met. ST. Ry ..139 Am. Tobacco ss1k
Mich. Cent ....leilsl do pref ......1l3
Mimi. st. L.. 24ial Peoples Gas 95A
40 90 Isl pf 50 Cons Gas ..1S315
Mo. Pacific S3l9 Com. Cable CO. IFS
Mobile q Ohio. S04 Col. f. & Iron. "a
MO- N. ~ H.. re 90 do pref 80. 70
40 pref ....... So9s Gen. Electric :. 35lk
New. A. & Chi III. Steel .... As
40 DO pref =. SlhlLa clede Gas. 4eik
". J. Central. 81 Lead ... 2e71
N. Y. Central. .i12Ik do pref l107
N.Y.,C. & StL 1917 Nat. Lin On 47tL
do do LIST pr. IS Ore. Imp. Co... 29H
40 do "a pr =. S6h Pacific Mail go. 81
Nor. & West. IA Pullman Pal f75h
No. Am. co. J.. 81 Sn. Certificates 5e%
No. Pacific ... 27A Std. Rope x T az
do pref ....... 64M sugar 1857
Ontario & W.. 1915 do pref 1f2T
ore. r. & Nav. 49l4iT. c. & iron ~
ore. 5. Line. q ~. 8. Leather =. eN
Pittsburg .....,.16s do pref .. 63N
Reading ........ 2l%lU. s. Rubber :. 1917
do pref 9h do pref ....... GA
X. q. w. ...... Y West Union 49, 500
do pref ....... IS Northwestern ..12iM