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


bid, 50 asked; Graniteville Factory, 40 bid.
lS asked; Langley Factory, 100 bid, 10i
asked; Enterprise Factory, common. 80
bid, 81 asked; ]. r. King Manufacturing
Company, 100 bid, lOl asked; Sibley Manu-
featuring Company. 20 bid,-76 asked; Sa-
vannah Brewing Company. 1O1 bid, 1OS
asked
New York. Oct. 6-Money on call was
steady at Pass per cent; the last loan
was at 219 per cent. Prime mercantile
paper, S1sa41a per cent. Sterling exchange
was firmer. with actual business in
bankers bills at $4.S41sd4.S4l4 for demand
and at ASl$4Q4Sl3s for sixty days. Posted
rates, S4S2l2@4.S5. Commercial bills,
S+6O12. Silver certificates, 60d6lc. Bar
silver, Soc. Mexican dollars, 46&c. Gov
ernment bonds were firm; state bonds were
strong; railroad bonds were strong.
New York, Oct. 6.-Influences governing
the stock market to-day We're largely con-
fined 10 developments IN the specialtieS.
The status of the war in the sugar trade
was momentarily lost sight of, owing TO
consistent support to the stock. A further
reduction in refined was a signal for
raid but after effecting a break of a point
the stock rallied strongly and eventually
ruled point above yesterdays close
Subsequent weakness robbed il of prac-
tcally all the gain and communicated
heaViness elsewhere. Liverpool buying was
evident during the course of the day and
tiAiS ldctoT III dNultOn 10 moderate OUT
side purchasing, embracing a large sprnk-
ing on the inactive stocks occasionally
sustained prices, although the general run
of stocks favored a lower level.
Tobacco broke AZ but rebounded fire.
quently and closed point above the low
est. President Duke was quoted as re
fuslng to deny or confirm the current ru-
mors regarding the negotiations with
Western plants. Dizziness became quite
pronounced during the afternoon, and but
few changes of note occurred except where
special considerations operated. Operations
by the arbitrage interests were ON both
sides, early purchases being thrown over
when the reactionary tendency became
marked
Prices of the railroads, outside of the
Changers and some of the Southwesterns,
did not get up to last nights level and
final prices all around were about at the
lowest. Local traction shares We're well
supported, Brooklyn Transit crossing was
al 81 and Metropolitan touching 1857
The bond market continued TO reflect a
steadily increased outside3 demand which
found expression in purchases of the
standard mortgages and speculative buy
ing of the middle grades issued. Wisconsin
Central firsts were in exceptional demand
ana at one time showed a rise of points
to 50, but subsequently suffered from real
lzations and lost half the gain. Total sales
$2,375, 600.
Government bonds were unchanged at
bid prices, but an active demand for the
Ss advanced them a. The total sales of
stocks to-day were 1888, S14 shares, includ-
Ing 1880 Atchison preferred; 5000 Man
haitian; 2O,S2O Metropolitan 81 APO Northern
Pacific; $3.50 do preferred; 700 Rock Is
land; l,4SO Union Pacific; 1850 St. Paul; s.
asa Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf; So 200
American Tobacco; $3.50 Chicago Great
western; 1O,5SO Peoples Gas 1874 Sugar.
New York Closing Stocks.
Atchison ........ 12A st. Paul ,...... .10714
do pref ......, 339s do pref ........152l5
Balt. q Ohio 40h ST. P. e. Om.... 70
| Can. Pacific -. S41bl do pref ...157
| Can. Southern 5316 st. p M & M 165f
! Cent Pacific -. % So. Pacific 80, %
Ches. q Ohio =. 21A So. Railway -. 80
Chi & Alton ..152 do pref -. S85s
Chi B. & Q. i1ia. Tex & Pacific 1881
Chl & e. Ill. :. 55i4 Union Pac. pref. 6494
C'C.C. q st. L. 40I4 U. P. D. & g.. 2Is
90 pref ........ IS Wabash =. 49,. TIA
| Del. & Hudson .1OGas do pref 49,. 20lS
Del L. W.. .1501a Wheel. & L. E. 35s
| Den & Rio g. 1871 do pref ~ 10
90 preE .....-. 54Bl Adams Elk. lilo
| Erie new ..... 1885, American Elk ..13O
do LIST pref =. 343sl United States =. 40
Ft. Wayne ...170 Wells Fargo ...12O
VI NOT. pref ..lS4 A. Cot. Oil s...- 1913
| Hooking VAL . do pref ...... Sc
Illinois Cent. ...11OA ANN Spirits 80. liz
Lake Erie & w. 1914 do pref ........ 80
do pref ....... II Am. Tobacco. ..1245s
| Lake Shore -. 1921 do pref .121
Louis. & Nash. 54sI Peoples Gas 1O4%
Manhattan l.. SO Cons. Gas ......1T
Met. st. Ry... .164% Com Gable ....165
Mich. Cent . 1867 Col F. &, Iron 21
MINI. q st. L.. 26 do pref ....... 50
90 LIST pref ...@9 Gen. Electric -. 80
Mo Pacific ... 3215 Illinois Steel -. 70
Mobile & Ohio. n La Clede Gas e. 1881
Mo. K. & T. . 1O3L Lead - 92lL
10 pref '..'.... IS DO pref .......l0S
Chi. Ind. & L.. So Nat Lin Oil -. 2%
do pref ........ 2914i Pacific Mail 49, 32I4
N. j. Cent 49,. 91A Pullman Pal .1Se
n. T. Cent. ....1l59sI Silver Cert. ..... 60
N. Y. Chi & ST. S. Rope & T. =. 6K
L. .............. % Sugar ..1137s
do list pref -. 90 do pref ... 1851
do End pref -. 81 T. C. & Iron .... 27
Nor. & West. - 10 u. s. Leather 81
No. Amer. Co. =. 81 do pref ..... 645s
No. Pacific 80. 4O7sI u S. Rubber :. 39I8
do pref ........ 753sl do pref 1O2s,
Ontario & W. .. 1914 West Union go 9115
Ore. R. & Nav So Northw. 1907
Ore. Short Line. % do pref .....175
Pittsburg .......1s9 st. L. & S. w. 45s
Reading ........ IT'S do pref ........ 11A
Rock Island 1874 r. G. & w. 81
ST. l.. & S. F.. ~ do pref .... 65
do list pref =. 81 G. G. w . 14k
do End pref 9O9s Hawaiian c. Co. 3215
Bonds.
US. new 4s,reg. 1854 No. Pa lists Lies
do coup. .......126A do IS .......,. 66at
y. S. As .........1l0l4l do As ......... 1OO5s
do coup. HOY lN.Y.C.& StL4s.1O4j5
do ends 49,. 9S1z Nor. & West 6s 1913
U. S. SIS reg. .1t2A Northw Con. .1425s
do IS coup. ...1l2l4I do Deb. 5s ....12O
District 3 Cos ..1171alO. Nav lists ...111
Ala. Glass A. LOS TO- Nav As .... 991b
do los TO- S. Line 6s, tr127Jb
do c 100 20. S. Line IS, t.r.1O65s
do Currency ..105 Pa. Is of '95 1O21h
Atchison As $50. 1925 Reading As .. S214
do adj. As 49,. TAR. G. w. lists. SSl
Can. So. ends. 1O914 St. L. e. II. M.
Chi Terminal .. 80 Con, IS 49,. 6
&C O.. IS .....11524iSt L. & S. f.
c., H. & d. 4lAs 10l9s Gen. 6s ....1195s
d. & r. G.. lists 1103s St p. Con. 153
ID. & r. G. 4s... 97AlSt. P.C.&P. lists. .118lb
East T. lists ..1O615l do IS .......117
Erie Gen. As -. II SO. Ry. IS ... 975S
+. w. & d. lists, S. Rope & T. 6s... rs
I. T. ............ 7512iT. new set 3s SO
Gen. Elec. 5s .1OS12IT p. L. G. ,1sts..10
G. II. & Sass. .1O4 do Reg ends . 46
do Seconds ...1O5 iU.P.D.& G. lists. tn
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