The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-06
PAGES 8 TO 10.

ASii504Slal for sixty days; posted rates,
81 5i=l4.S1 Commercial bills, S4.S3h Sill
yer certificates. 59a59ssc. Bar silver, 59lkc.
Mexican dollars, 451c. Government bonds
Were firm.
New York, July 5.-Wall street offered
to-day one of its most confusing markets
to the outside observer or inexperienced
speculator. Yet the opening burst of an
imation Of strength the subsequent re-
action and the final conflicting tendency
Of individual stock all had their individ-
ual motives.
Al FIRST view there was every reason to
expect a strong and well sustained mar
ket throughout the day on account of the
glorious achievements of the United
states navy and the imminence of a cap
ituiatton by the Spanish forces In Santa
so. There was a rush to buy at the open
ing and bears who had had the temerity
60 remain short of stocks over the triple
holiday scrambled 20 cover. London also
bought quite eagerly. Consequently
stocks which had recently been under
bear pressure showed the sharpest adj
vances. But the fact was equally obvious
that quite number of stocks which have
been pushed up IN face of the recent leth-
argY were suffering from profit taking
After the urgent demand from the shorts
had been satisfied the profit taking sales
dominated, largely reducing all the ear.
lier advances and o. in many cases carry
II is mesfsure of The great confidence
which has been felt in Admiral Sampson
and his fleet that the actual demolition of
the Spanish squadron should have been
met with selling of stocks as an event
that had been thoroughly discounted Ii
is quite possible that the later weakness
represented In some degree a dampening
OF enthusiasm caused by reports that the
projected bombardment and reduction Of
Santiago were TO be postponed.
There was significance in the fact that
the opening of the new fiscal year and the
usual large release of funds were not re-
hected in any marked pressure for spec
ulation or investment In the stock market.
Bonds reflected a more steady demand
than did stocks and prices were more gen.
orally firm. Total sales, 100000. Clos
ing quotations of government bonds were
unchanged from Friday.
New York Closing Stocks
Atchison ....... 13hst Paul ........ 99%
do pref ...... 3394 do pref .....149
BALTIC. Ohio. 14% St p & Omaha 76is
canada Pac e.. S3lR do do pref 152
Canada Sou ... 51laSt. p NJ & M. .l42l5
central Pac 90. 1872 So. Pacific ..... 10
Ches. q Ohio. q So. Railway So. 81
chi. Alton. .l5S5 do pref ....... 30H
Chi, B. & Q...,10j% Texas & Pac.. 1874
Chi. & II. Iil. 579l Union Pacific :. 60
c. c. c. & St l. Al ~. p. D. & g.. Ga
do do pref. 60. S6lA Wabash .,.,..
Del. & Hudson. Ill do pref ....... 49,
Del H. '.l55 Wheel. & l.. e.. ia
Den q no c. ia do do pref.
do pref ....... 502i Adams EXP 49, 90
Erie new .... 1895 American Exp ..12S
90 Isl pref. 3JA United States :. 40
r. wayne ....l10 Wells Fargo Ills
Ct Nor. pref. .126 Am. Cot. OIL. 81
Hooking Val 80 do pref - "a
ilhilois lent '..l9o Amer. Spirits :. 1874
l.. Erie & West. Is do pref ... 35sz
do do pref. 20 Amer Tobacco. .12Os.
Lake Shore ....1S6la do pref ........1 19Jh
Louis. Nash. 5S1a Peoples Gas -. $685.
Manhattan l. .1O444 Cons. Gas ......1g7
Met Traction. 1853 Com. Cable Co. 1850
Men Central. l031s Col. F. & Iron. 2lla
Mlnn. IL ST. l.. 2S1a do do pref. 80
do do LIST pref. 50 Gen. Electric :. 1874
Mo Pacific 49,. IS Illinois Steel -. 81
MOD a ONO. % II1aClede Gas -. 491s
NO. ~ * L.. II Lead ............. 34A
DO pref ....... 349s do pref ....... 1861
Chi, Ind. & L.. 10 Nat Lin. Oil Ia
DO pref .....,. 80 Pacific Mail m 29Ik
y. ): central. @lzPullman Pal ...209
N. Y. Central 115H Silver Cert. go. 50
NY. c. & st. l. 1871 Stand. r. & T..
10 90 ~ PREF " SeSar s........"l3SA
90 10 "a pref - do pref ........u3
Nor. q Vest. IA Tenn. c. & Iron %
do pref ....,.. 5l9sl U. S. Leather. "a
No. Amer Co. 5Hl do pref ~ 66K
No. Pacific 80. $3.50. s. Rubber. 24st
do pref ...... 69% do pref ....... $50
ontario W.. 10 West. Union -. 92A
Ore. r. e. Nav 40 Northwestern 125N
Ore. Short Line q do pref Mill
Pittsburg .......170 ST. L. & s. W.. AZ
Reading ........ 10 do pref ....... 10zs
do 1st pref =. 45lbI Rio G. W.. 26K
Rock Island .. 96A do pref ..... 66ia
st. L. & S. F.. 71alChi. ct. West 1igs
do do LIST pref 6l15 Hawaiian c. Co. 231a
do do ID pref. 29A
ISonds.
us. new as, reg124 No. Pac. lists LIB
90 coup .......l24 do IS ........... 62l2l
u. y. As .........D0 do Is ............ g7Is
do coup ....11O15lN. Y. c. & St L.
90 Zds ......... % As .............. .lO5I3
u. S. IS, reg.....1 121sl Nor e. Yves 6s 122L,
do IS, coup 80. 112E Northws. cons. 142
District 6os....ll6 do deb 5s ......116h
Ala. class A ....1W o.. Nav lists LII
DO ...........102ht Nav. As ....... 95H
do ........... 80 o. S. L. 6s, t. r. .126k
do currency e. 30 %. S. l.. IS, I. r..105
Atehison As 1874 Fac. IS of IS .1Olis
do adj. 4s..... So Reading As .... $40
Can. So. DDS 100 r. G. W. lists :. so
Chi. Term. As. So st. L. & Ir. NJ.
G. q Ohio IS. ...1i4 Con IS - 96
c. II. & d. 4As 104ss ST l.. a. San. r.
d. e. r. G. lists .1OS Gen. 6s.... 1T
-. * X u. As. 5Z12lSt. +. Con. ......l43
East Tenn. lists .107all st. +. c. & p.
Erie Gen. 4s... 1917 lists .117M
Il. w. & ID. lists do IS ........115
[. r. ....-....... 70 50 Ky 5S ........ 93A
Gen. Electric 5s.108 S. r. & T. 6s.... 691a
g. II. & S. A. 6s l05 Tenn. new set IS. 90
do 2ds..........102 L. p. l.. G.. lists LOG
II. q T. c. IS. no do rg. 2ds..... 10
do con. 6s......108 U. p. d. & G.1sts 624
Iva. c. lists. .10l Wab LIST 5s......l10
La new con As. .102 do DDS ...... S6%
l.. g. N. Uni As. Ssh w. Shore As. .10SA
Missouri 6s......1OO Va. Centuries. 20
NJ. X & 7. IDS. .63lal do deferred go.
do 4s............ 1914 M. & o. ........ so
n Y. c. lists. .1155sl N. & w. ........ Slik
y. j. c. 5s......1l2 c. of G. .......... S7is
North. Car. 6s'. Us do LIST inc ...... 1894
do 4s............102 do End inc .....l2l5
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
The following are the Savannah Board
of Trade quotations:
Bacon--The market is steady, Smoked
clear sides, 71sc; dry sailed clear rib Sides
csc; bellies csc; sugar-cured hams. 9i1c.
Lard-Market firm; pure in tierces, SIC:
50-pound tins, &c; compound, in tierces,
&c 30 pound tins, sac.
H.. st.