The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-12

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s., F. & w. gen. mtge 6s. 1854. .123 13l
do 40 lst IS, gold. 1884. .l01s 1l24s
do (St. Johns Diva LIST -. 's34.-. ~ ~
New YORK, June 11.-Noroy on call
easier at 1344@2, last Ian 81 pe- c-nr
Prime mercantile paper, 9i44.iz per cent.
Ster ing exchange firm, with actual bust
ness in bankers bills at 81 S-ss0 l6715. for
demand ard at s4Sl7sG4S5 for sixty days
Posted rates. s4s5la and 81 $50 CONNER
cial bills, $4Sia4.s44 Silver certificates,
6Od61c Silver bars, t0c Mexican dollars,
4712c Government bonds, firm. State
bonds, Inactive. Railroad bonds heavy
STOCKS AND BONDS.
New York. June IL After a
day of great irresularity in the
movement Of prices and an extremely mar
row interest in the market prices OF
stocks. they closed generally lower and
on the down grade. There were one or two
periods of firmness and few special feat
ures of strength, but practically all he
gains were wiped out. The market ooeH-
cd generally higher in sympathy with q
better tone abroad. Estimates by arbi-
TRACE houses of buying for London account
place the number Of shares of the general
list a upwards of 10000 Advantage was
promptly taken of this London buying TO
realize and the level of the market fell
below Saturdays close Missouri Pacific
ran OH over q l)ClNI anu TIC 1Idll gers W g
under pressure on the ground Of continued
drouth in the Northwest, to which was
attributed TIE furiOusly active and eTclt-
ed wheat market Buying Of Reading FIRST
preferred and of Northern Pacific turned
the tide of prices upward again. TIE
trunk line railroad stocks. led by Bald
more and Ohio showed some degree Of
strength The late reaction in the market
mad IFS inception in Northern Pacific. The
stock fell away on the announcement that
the meeting to consider the rate of dtvl-
dend which had been set for Wednesday,
had been postponed 70 Friday o await
the arrival of an influential member Ct the
voting trustees.
Baltimore and Ohio showed the closest
sympa thy with Northern Pacific. on ac-
count Of Mr.. HIS large influence in thar
comapny. The extreme decline in the gwo
stocks, was rs for Northern Pacific, and
IA for Baltimore ma Ohio. The whole
market ran of and closed about steady.
but without any tendency to recovery.
Some Of the strength of Americans in
London was due 10 a report THAI there
had been rains in the spring wheat belt.
but the later developments in the wheat
market of course. counteraCted this. The
principal influence in Improvement Of for
eign stocks was the more cheerful zone
of the Berlin market, and the belief that
the crisis in money affairs there was
past. The strong return for the week Of
the Imperial Bank Of Germany enpha-
sized this feeling. But discount rates i'm
Berlin advanced again today, and i'm
New York. bosh the sterling exchange
rate, and the rate on Berlin rose a frac-
ton, Notwithstanding the purchase here
Of stocks for foreign account The late
weakness OF the market was no doubt
partly due to the report which found cur
rency near the close. that gold to q con-
siderable amount. will be shipped by next
| Thursdays steamer from New York 10
the continent.
The bond market was very dun, and
was inclined to De heavy. though there
were a few exceptions. Total sales par
value S1,625.0C0.
United States new As advanced z in
the bid price.
The total sales OF stocks were 81. go
shares including Atchison preferred, 49,
GOO; Baltimore and Ohio. 121Ge; Chicago.
Burlington and Quincy, II, 400; Chicago,
Rock Island aud Pacific, z1S5 Missouri
Pacific, 1850; Northern Pacific, $500;
Reading first preferred 1880; St Paul L.
100; Southern Pacific. $3.50; Union Pacific
14.c03; Brooklyn Transit, $500; Federal
Steel. 9,1Co; Sugar $500; Tennessee, Coal
and Iron. $500
New York Stock List.
Atchison ........ % do pref ........ 70 4
do pref ........ 707s Wabash ........ 75t
B. & Ohio ...... 76ls do pref ........ 1872
Can. Pacific .... 92l4 Wheel. & L. e ssS
Can. South 49,. 51l2l do do 2nd pref. 237s
c. & Ohio ...... 2Gl3 Wis. Central .... 147s
Chi. Ct. West q. 11as Third Avenue III
c., B. & @ ......12G@4 Adams Express..ll7
Chi, Ind & L.. 20 Am. Express ...153
do do pref Gee. 81 L. S. Express. 50
Chi. Il e. H.. ~ WE. Ex .......1.0
Chi. & Northw.16l Am. Cot. OH. %
G., r. l. & P...l057s do do pref ....9 90
{. c. c. & St. L. 579i Am. Mailing o.. "a