The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-23

$4So12Q4.So and A.S7l2a4SS; commercial
bills, $4S4q4S41A. Silver certificates coo
6Olsc; bar silver, $3.50; Mexican dollars,
47S4c. State bonds were inactive; railroad
bonds were frmer Government bonds
were frmer
New York. April 22.-The weekly bank
statement shows the following changes:
Surplus reserve, increased, 81 04, S75; loans,
decreased, $7.7S050O; specie, increased, ST.
81, 500; legal tenders, increased 81 1O3, 200;
deposits, decreased, $4,O7S, ZOO; circulation,
increased, S79700. The banks now hold $4,-
1880 in excess of the requirements of the
Is per cent. rude.
New York, April 22.-The market to-day
was almost wholly professional, and the
net changes were trivial, although. in the
way OF improvement. The speeialties mo-
hopolzed attention, except for activity in
some of the internationals.
In the early trading an expected favor
able bank statement was discounted and
on its appearance general realizing fol-
owed, the appearance of supply of stock
from large holders giving encoura cement
20 the bears to put out short lines, and
the market closed with raid in progress.
The bank statement showed large in
crease in loans and deposits, and a con-
sequent heavy gain in surplus reserve.
London sold freely of Louisville, Southern
preferred and Denver and Rio Grande, but
those stocks were we'll taken, and all
closed at good advances. Norfolk and
Western shares were the only other par
ticuiarly strong railways.
Sugar was strong throughout and gained
"a. Brooklyn Rapid Transit moved ir
regularly. slightly above yesterdays FIG
ures, Among other specialties, Continental
Tobacco was pressed for sale early, on the
increased capitalization, but rallied on sup
porting orders and closed with gain of
points. Tennessee Coal and Iron was
weak, closing point. New Jersey Cen
trail was helped by the announcement
that certain high rate bonds would be re-
funded by the issuance of stock to be sub
scribed for by present stockholders. The
market closed weak.
Considerable favorable comment was
aroused during the week by the keen in
vestment inquiry for bonds, which includ-
ed middle classes as well as prime grades.
The market displayed pronounced strength
throughout moving independently of the
stock market. United States Is registered
and new As registered advanced r. IS cou-
pom and old Is registered a. and old As cou-
pom and new As coupon Il in the bid price.
The total sales of stocks were 100000
shares, including Atchison preferred, 500;
Denver and Rio Grande, 1905; Denver and
Rio Grande preferred, 1865; Louisville and
Nashville, 1925; Mexican Central, 1880;
Southern Railway preferred, 1878; Wheel
ing and Lake Erie, 5975; American steel
and Wire, $50; Federal Steel, 5,S45; Colo
RADIO Fuel, 5525; Brooklyn Transit 1920;
Continental Tobacco, 2S 440; Sugar, 16o6o;
Tennessee Coal and Iron, 1880.
New York Closing Stocks.
Atchison ........ 2Os4I do do I'd do. 1914
do pref ....... 61ssl st. L. & S. w" 1915
B. & Ohio 49,. 721sl do do pref -. 1913
Can. Pacific -. $685. st. Paul .........12S
Can. Southern 81 do pref .......169
Cent. Pacific -. 511aI st. P. & Opl. "a
c. & Ohio go. 2741 do do pref ....l65
Chi. & Alton ..16S So. Pacific ..... 1874
Chi, B. & Q. ..14S2l So. Railway 49,. 10
Chi. & E. Ill. :. 7415 do pref $500. SAYS
do pref ....122 Tex. & Pacific 234
Chi. G. w. 80. 1871 Union Pacific 469s
Chi, I. & L. =. 1912 do pref ........ 1914
do do pref -. 461al U. r. D. @ G''' u
Chi. & N. w, ..161 Wabash ..........
do pref 800. 1913 do pref ........ 23A
C.CC. & St. l.. 601al w. q l., E. 80. IA
do do pref 80. 81 do do pref 80. 34s
Del. & Hudson .1243sI Adams Elk. ......u2
Del, L. & w. ..1721a Am. Express ...14O
Den. & r. G. :. 2S% United States :. SO
do pref .,.,., n Wells Fargo LII
Erie neW) 49,. 1874 Am. Cot OH -. 80
do LIST pref =. 3712l do pref ........ 9SA
Fort Wayne ..1S4 Am. Spirits ..... 145s
CT. Nor. pref ..192 do pref ........ 3SA
Hooking VAL :. 10 Am. Tobacco ...224
I. Central .....115Al do pref ........143
L. E. & w. IT'S Cons. Gas .......2O
do do pref -. 50 Com. Gable Co. 1SO
Lake Shore ....200 Col. f. & Iron. 53b
L. & N. ....... 6S5s do do pref Zip
Manhattan L. LIB Gen. Electric ...11Sk
Met. st. Ry. ..~25O15 Haw. Com. Co102
Mich. Central lib Brooklyn r. T..13115
MINI. & st. L. 521a Int'nl Paper =. 541s
do do LIST pref. 9S% 90 pref ........ S2A
Mo. Pacific -. SIS LaClede Gas 80. 541s
Mobile & Ohio. 4S Lead ............. BAY
Mo-, K. & r. E. 1874 do pref ........113
do pref ....... 39zs Nat. Lin. OIL :.
N. j. Central ..122 Pacific Mail 80. 52%
". Y. Cen. 1894 Peoples Gas ...1263s
N. Y, C. & st. Pullman Palace 1904
L. ........,.,.. Il Silver Certif. -. 60
do do LIST pref. 66 S. r. & 7. ...... IL
do do I'd pref 81 sugar ........... 1874
Nor q West. =. 20Al do pref ......116A
Nor Amer. Co.. Hi T. C. & Iron :. GA
Nor Pacific -. 52A U. S. Leather :. 6N
do pref ........ 7S12l do pref ........ 1871
Ont. & w. ...... 27asI U. s. Rubber -. 81
OR & N. pref. 70 do pref .........115
Ore. S. L. ...... Ala Western Union 92A
Pac. c. list pref SIS Federal Steel :. 6S
do I'd pref 49,, So do pref ........ S6%
Plttsburg .......1A A. S. e. w. 49,. 665s
Reading ......... "a do pref ........ 98
do 1st pref -. 661sl Col Southern . 6K
r. G. w. 49,. 81 do LIST pref -. 5O1s
do pref $3.50. 76 do I'd pref 80. 20
Rock Island ). .116B Cont. Tobacco :. 62k
st. l. & S. F.. ia N. & w. pref. 6S5s
do do pref 7O1z Cont'l Tob. pref 81
Bonds.
U. S. Is, reg.....1OO nv. Y. C. lists. ...115
do IS, reg. ......10S N. J. c. gen. 5s.119A
do IS, coup. LOO N c. IS .........27
do new As, reg 1923 N. C. As ..........1O4
do new As, No. Pac. lists ...12O
coup. ...........130 No. Pac. IS 80. 6S
do old As, reg. .1l214lNo Pac. As .....1O3%
do old As, up.11319lN. Y, C. & ST.
do IS, reg. 80. .111sl L. As ...........1O6
do IS, coup. lib Nor. & W. con
D. of C. 3 65s.....117 As ...n.........9 4lk
Ala class A -. lilo Nor. CIV. gen.
do B ...........110 Is ..............1SO
do C ...........10O Ore. Nav, lists. .1125s
do currency 100 Ore. Nav. As LOB
Atchisn, gen. 4s.1Ol2s Ore S. Line g. .1SOjk
Atchison adj. As 1914 ore. S. Line con.
Can. So. Eds ...111 IS ..............112
Ches. & o. as. 9i1s Reading gen. 4s $685.