The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-18
PAGES 0 TO 10.

New York. March 1.-THE total bank
clearlngs In the United States for the week
were SlSl5,1726S9; per cent. increase. 42.9.
Exclusive of New York, $623, 054 149; per
cent. increase 236.
New York. March 17.--The railways, aft
er a display of strength in sympathy with
the buoyancy In Sugar, sagged In an
tictpation of February net returns not
meeting expectations and the result was
marked net declines in these properties A
number Of the active specialties moved
upward, but some of the green" indus
trials were exceptions, including Federal
Steel American Steel and Wire, Conti-
mental Tobacco and International Paper.
These properties suffered because of tho
diversion of interest from them to Sugar.
Sugar which at one time was within "a
points OF its record figure yesterday, scor-
ed net advance of points. Glucose was
up sympathetically The aggregate OF
dealings, while below that OF yesterday,
exceed three-quarters of a million shares,
of which 10000 were Sugar. The fact that
the banks have LOST over 100000 to the
sub-treasury since Friday led traders 10
expect an unfavorable bank statement to-
morrow and ON this theory they sold
stocks. Among the stocks showing
strength were Peoples Gas, Tennessee
Coal and Iron. Colorado Fuel and Iron,
Metropolitan street Railway, Brooklyn
Transit and Manhattan. which was quot
ed ex-divldend and ex-rights
can money rates ranged from to 8,
with the bulk of the business near the
high figure. After most brokers had made
their arrangements for loans, which carry
over until Monday, rates receded, with the
closing at SaSlA per cent London was a
seller on the advance here, putting out
twice as much stock as ID had taken in
the initial trading. There was some lld-
utdatlon among the active bond issues
to-day while strength prevailed In other
quarters. Total sales, $2.35OOOO.
United states new AS coupon, advanced
y; do registered, a. and the old AS, reg
istercd, and the SIS. * in the bid price
The total sales of stocks were 762 400
shares, including 2S955 Atchison preferred,
5S,62I Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, o.
go Manhattan, 7,1l0 Metropolitan Street
Railway, $500 Reading first preferred SOS
Missouri Pacific. l2,4O5 Northern Pacific,
1855 Union Pacific b,661 do preferred.
1850 st. Paul, 500 Southern Pacific, 3s,7lS
American Steel and Wire, ,3l5 do prefer
red, 1880 Federal Steel, 1856 do prefer
red, 62,5lb Peoples Gas, S,72O Colorado Fuel
and Iron. $3.50 Brooklyn Rapid Transit.
1859 Sugar, 60,S05 Tennessee Coal and
Iron.
New York Closing Stocks.
Atchison ....... 2O% do do I'd do -. ssia
do pref 800. 90 st. l.. & s. w. 9
b. q Ohio 69h do do pref -. 27IA
can. racine ..... e5Al st. Paul ........127lA
can southern 90 DO pref .,......175
Cen Pacific 499s 81. +. e. Om... 90
Ches & Ohio b. 26as do do pref no
Chi. e. Alton ITO So. Pacific . 34ss
chi r. q O.. l4OAl So. Railway 1874
Chi. & f. III. =. 67M do pref ........ 4si1
do pref ........120 Tex. e. Pacific 22A
Chi. G. w. 80. 1873 Union Pacific >. 44ss
Chi, l. & l.. -. do pref .... TIA
do do pref -. ~ u. p. d. & c.. 125s
chi. d N. w. ..146A Wabash ......... So
90 PREF ..'.....lgO do PREF ........ 2ii2
CC.C. q st. L.. 574 w. l.. e. 80. ia
do do pref ~. 1854 do do pref -. 324
Del u Hudson .l131al Adams FIX. ......1l2
Del, L. 81 W.. .1641s Am. Express ...140
Den. g. r. G. .. q United States :. "a
do pref ...... ~ Wells Fargo LIS
Erie new 49,. IL Am. Cotton OIL 36as
DO ISL pref -. 81 do pref ........ 81
Fort Wayne Ills Am. Spirits -. 1879
CT. Nor. pref. 1872 do pref ........Se
Hook. Valley e. 6A Am. Tobacco ...2l1M
Ill. Central ....114hI do pref ......a1H
l.. f. g. W.. IS Cons. Gas .... .2l594
do do pref -. 65 Com Gable co. .1s0
Lake Shore ...a200 Col. r. & Iron >. 1854
L. d N. ...,.,... 6Sh do do pref -. 81
Manhattan l.. .104A Gen. Electric Ills
Met 81. Ry... .256Al Haw. Conf Co. Tx
Mich. Central .113 Brooklyn II. T.1O2A
MINI. e ST. l.. 5312l Intnl Paper -. 50
do do LIST pref. 80 do pref ........ 81
Mo. Pacific :... 45s4 LaClede Gas -. 81
M. q Ohio ...... 3914l Lead ..........,. 80
Mo-, X. & T.. 1874 do pref ......l12H
do pref ..... Ss9si Nat. Lin. OIL =. 81
N. j. Central .111hi Pacific Mail -. Az
". Y. CentraL.133 Peoples Gas ...1l7ss
". ", c. & st. Pullman Palace 1853
l.. ............ 1879 Silver Certif. -. so
do do LIST pref. IS s. r. & T.. 49,. or
do do n pref. 33 Sugar ......... .1s4Ia
Nor & West =. 17as do pref ....1l7
Nor. Amer Co. 9MlT. C. & Iron -. 50k
Nor. Pacific -. 49BlU. s. Leather =. 6is
do pref ........ 7794l do pref ........ 7O14
Ont & w. 80. q u. 8. Rubber :. 49iz
o., X. az N....l45 do pref .........ll5lz
o. s. l.. ..."... 42hl Federal Steel -. 50
Pac Coast list do pref ....6
pref .......... 81 Am. Steel &
do "a pref -. SO Wire .......... 00s9
Plttsburg 49,. $50 do pref .......101Ja
Reading ........ 2SBIN. & W. pref. 63as
do LIST pref -. 6434 u! r. pref 49,. TIL
r. G. w. ...... 30 o. Nav. pref. u
do pref ....... 76 Psc. Coast ...... A
Rock Island LII Col. Southern -. ~
st. l.. g. S. F.. 11M do LIST pref ...57
do do pref 49,. II do "a pref -. 24ss
Bonds.
u. s. 3s .........107lai do as ......... .1OfHI
US. new As reg. 1854 No Pacific lists 1851
do coup. ...... 12S9sI do 50 ......... 6Sis
U. S. Is .......1iissI do As ....... 103la
do coup. .112A N.Y.C. & StL.4sI07
do IDS ......... 1914 Nor. e w. Is .l30
u. s. 81, reg...112 Northw. con. ..i4313
do 5s coup. liz do deb. IS .....122
District 65s III 0. Nav lists ....1u
Ala. class A ....109 o. Nav. As .......1 017s
do b ......... .109 O. s.. Line 6s, t.r1 1884
do ...........1O0 o. S. Line 5s.trlt
do Currency 100 Reading As ...... S9k
Atchisoh Is 49,. l02h r. G. w. lists :. 96ls
do adj. IS 49,. S2A st. L. & /. NJ
Can 50. DDS ..109 con IS .........111z
Chi Terminal . 1917 st. l.. & 8, r.
c. g. o. AIS 49,. 1914 gen, IS ........1A
c. e. O. 5s ......11shlSt. p. con. ......165N
c. II. & d. AVS. 1045s St.P., C. & P.1sts.i22
ID. & r. @. lists. 1854 do IS ...... ...120s.
ID. & Il. q. As ..1001k So. Ry. IS .......l057s