Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-16

A Large Sale of Confederate Assets
The Bidding and the Prices

There was sold at auction Saturday, says
the Charleston NesOs and Courier of the 18th,
under direction OF Colonel J. E. Hagood,
Clerk Of the United States Circuit Court,
large quantity Of the assets Of the South
Carolina Railroad Company, including over
$4OO, 900 In Confederate bonds and about
$500 900 in Confederate securietis, together
with a large amount Of miscellaneous
stocks, notes, ETC., Of nominal value only.
The sale was conducted by Mr.. I. T.
Lowndes, and was attended by several tnan-
ciers from abroad, and the entire fraternity
of Broad street brokers. Most OF the securl-
ties were purchased, however, by Major 4.
Willis, of Charleston, although there were at
times a lively competition, especially Tor
Confederate bonds. The following sales
were made:
Twelve bonds Meanwhile and Manchester
Railroad Company, of Tennessee, for $1,000
each, at ten cents on the dollar.
Ten bonds Laurens Railroad Company for
$500 each at nine cents.
Six bonds Spartanburg and Asheville
Railroad Company for $500 each, at ten
cents.
One certificate North and South Railroad
Company, $95 16, 81 for the lot.
VIC uUtc VI HlOIluoj A0louoiS Gnu v III
Central Railroad Company, $2,59S 43, 81 90
for the lot.
Three deficiency bonds State of South
Carolina for 800 each, at 97H cents.
One certificate deficiency stock South
Carolina, $42 Is, at 9715 cents.
One hundred shares Boston and Southern
Steamship Company, 800 each, at fifty
cents share.
One scrip certificate OF 1877 shares Spartan
burg and Union Railroad Company, each
for $25, at one cent a snare.
Two hundred and ninety eight shares At
lsutic, Tennessee and Ohio Railroad Com
panY for $50 each, at $17 so share.
Five shares Cotton States Manufacturing
and Agricultural and Fair Association, for
81 0 each, at 81 share.
Thirtv-three certificates of Indebtedness
Of the Greenville and Columbia Railroad
for $500 each, at twenty-five cents GER
tificate.
Two hundred and three warrants of the
Greenville and Columbia Railroad Company,
each $l7 so, at one cent warrant.
One certificate of 46, $50 shares OF the
Greenville and Columbi Railroad Company
at $40 for the lot.
One certificate Of 5000 shares of the Ma
con and Augusta Railroad Company at 81
for the lot.
One certificate of 1000 shares Of the Ma
con aud Augusta Railroad Company sat 81
for the lot
Fifteen hundred aud thirty-nine dollars in
bills Of the Bank of the State of South Caro-
lima at II cents.
seventy-fve 800 per cent. Confederate
bonds, with July. 1865, coupons attached,
at SO rs per $1,000.
Fifty-four $500 s per cent. bonds, with
July, 1865, coupons attached, at SO 90.
Forty-fve 1000 bonds, with July, 1865,
commons attached at 30 on
One $50 bond, with July, 1866, coupons
81 for the lot.
Six 81 1000 bonds, with July, 1866. coupons,
at SO go
Six $500 bonds, with July, 1865, coupons,
at SO IS.
Ten 500 bonds, with July, 1865, coupons,
at SO so.
Two hundred and fifteen interest bearing
G. s. notes, 800 each, $21, 5O0-$5 25 for
the lot.
Six thousandsdollsrs 6 per cent. non-tax
able certifcates-$1 for the lot.
One hundred and seventy four thousand
and three hundred dollars certificates for
bonds-$2 so for the lot.
Five certificates of Indebtedness G. 8. 8.
per cent. for $3S, 95O-$10 so for the lot.
Also, $41S, 800 interest bearing G. s. notes
-$65 for the lot.
One hundred and eleven thousand and
three hundred-dollars certificates for bonds
-$l5 for the lot.
One hundred thousand-dollars Confeder-
ate 6 per cent. bonds, with July, 1865, cou-
pons, at SO 95.
One hundred thousand-dollars Confeder-
ate per cent. bonds, with July, 1865, cou-
pons, at $40 3d.
Thirty-seven thousand-dollars Confeder-
ate z per cent. bonds, with July, 1865,
coupons, at $40 10.
Fifty thousand-dollars certificates G. =.
stock-$S for the lot.