The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-29


L BECK. Com.
dated per cent. coupons. January ana
July maturity, 1897, 104ie bid 1851 asked
Central consCl dated MORTGAGE per cent.
coupons, January and July maturity. 1898.
1872 bid, asked; Central Railroad and
Banking Company collateral gold So IS
bid, 80 asked; Georgia railroad Is, 1910, ll0
bid, ll2 asked; Charlotte. Columbia and
Augusta second mortgage, 107 bid, 109
asked; Montgomery and Eufaula first
mortgage Endorsed, per cent, l0 bid. los
asked: Georgia Southern and Florida first
mortgage per cent. trust receipts, 81 bid.
IS asked; Savannah and Atlantic IS, in
dorsed, p asked; South Georgia and
Florida indOrsed firsts lU6 bid. asked
South Georgia and Florida second mort
gage, 100 bid. asked; Savannah and
Western IS trust certificates, indOrseu BY
Central railroad, So bid, 5j asked; Savan-
nah, Americas and Montgomery 6s, Oh
bid. 52ls asked; Ocean steamship per
cent. bonds, 1920 81 bid, IS asked
Columbus and Rome first indorsed is.
bid, 43 asked; Columbus and Western
per cent. first guaranteed, Jos bid. 10
asked; Augusta and Knoxville railroad Z
per cent. first mortgage bonds, l02 bid
l04 asked; City and Suburban railroad.
first mortgage Z per cent. bonds. - bid. IS
asked; Electric railway bonds. 80 bid 90
asked; Alabama Midland 8 per cent, s.
bid. 80 asked; Brunswick and Western,
Is, 70 asked
Railroad Stocks--Augusta and Savan-
nah per cent, guaranteed. - bid, 81
asked Central, common, 10 bid, II asked F.;
Georgia, common, 155 BID, l5S asked; South
western, per cent, guaranteed, with d.v.-
deud order, Il bid. Y asked; Central. 8
per cent. certificates, with order for de-
taulted interest, p BID, IS asked; Atlanta
and West Point railroad stock, IS bid. 90
asked: Atlanta and West Point, g per cent.
certificates, SO BID, SO asked.
Gas Stocks-SaVannah Gas Light stock,
% BID, p asked; Electric Light stock and
Power Company, - BID. - asked
Bank Stocks-SoutheTn Bank Of the
State of Georgia, l62 bid, l65 asked; Mer-
chants National Bank. 81 bid, 93 asked
Savannah Bank aud Trust Company, eX-
div To- b!ds le3 aHkeqi 'tiernuaniaN Bank
103 bid, 103 asked; Chatham Bank, ex-d.v.,
As bid. 6ia asked; chatham Real Estate
and Improvement Company, 81 bid 52ia
asked National Bank of Savannah, 80 BID,
1871 asked: Oglethorpe SAVINGS and Trust
Company, s. bid, 100 asked; Title Guaran-
tee and Loan Company, u BID; SO asked ;
Savannah Construction Company, 70 BID.
rs asked; Citizens Bank, eN-div., 80 bid,
100 asked
Factory Bonds-Augusta Factory IS 100
BID. asked: S.bley Factory Is, l0l bid,
asked Enterprise Factory, 6s. l0l bid,
asked; Eagle and Phoenix Manuiactur-
ing Company, per cent. bonds, 70 bid, 80
Factory Stocks-Savannah Cotton Fac
tory, 20 asked; Eagle and Phoenix Manu-
Featuring Company. p asked; Augusta
Factory, 20 bid Is asked; Gran tev.lle Fac
tory. 145 bid. $50 asked; Langley Factory,
SO BID 102 asked; Enterprise Factory. COM
mon. % BID; 81 asked; J. = king Manu-
featuring Company, 10l BID, lO2 asked !;
S!bley Manufacturing Company 50 bid,
20 asked.
New York. Dec. 2s.-Money on call was
easy at boz per cent; the last loan was
at per cent, and at the closing was Of
fered at per cent.
Prime mercantile paper S94 per cent.
Sterling Ste exchange dun; actual business
in bankers bills at s4.S7l54AS7sl for sixty
days, and s4 SsI5G4sSs4 for demand.
Posted rates. 81. ASST.
Commercial bills, St.S6l4d4S7iz.
Government bonds were steady; state
bonds were firm; railroad bonds were
weak.
On New York, Dec. 2s.-The treasury bal
ances were as follows: Coin, $S0,726,O 900;
cq Tew ork See Dec. 2sThe following we're
the opening quotations of the Stock Elk
change: go,
Chicago and Northwestern ........... e69s
Norfolk ana Western. preferred -. ia
Western Union ....:...........'..'.''.' ss66ts
Southern Railway, common. ..-...-... lOt2
Southern Railway, preferred.......... S61z
New York, Dec. 2s.-Trading at the
stock exchange was even on a smaller
scale than on yesterday. only e9,UO shafes
American Sugar, which was the most ac-
tive stock, figured for 10000 shares. In no
other stock did the sales reach the luvOy
share mark. Irregularity was the chef
feature of the limited speculation, and the
changes in price, in nine cases out of ten,
were the results of operations OF the pro-
fessionals who were closing Up their
trades. This was, however, a little life
TO the market in the opening dealings,
Baltimore and Ohio, and the Anthracite
baltimore and Ohio fell AZ; Lackawanna.
{. New Jersey Central 2ss; Delaware and
hudson 2Is and Reading q. Baltimore
and Ohio was sold on reports that the
connanfes efforts TO secure the valley road
Of Ohio had antagonized important lnan-
cfal interests and that ttmid holders were
selling out The drop in the Coalers was
the result of sales by prominent room
trader alleged to have inside information
as TO the condition OF the coal trade. This
onerator at one time offered 5000 shares
! -, - -s and TJtu7 SON At 19T ealfars IN
DAYS without takers. Speak 'ng Of the
Jersey Central dividend, insiders said to-
day that the Mater nad not peen con-
sidered, and that the directors viii not act
until Jan. g. In the afternoon some OF
the shorts attempted to cover, but as
there was little stock offering, prices
Iip to ISL: Jersey Central to 59iz; Delaware
and Hudson to 125A bid and Read ng to
lHa. The general LIST showed few features
of interest, the Changers ana trunk lines
ruling firm and Chicago Gas strong, and
I cad Cordage, Rubber, General Electric
and Bay State Gas steady 70 firm. Sugar
ranged between 6sis and S9ls and closed
At So; q gain of * per cent. for the day.
Speculation left off firmer. Net changes
in the railways were merely fractional
either way except for Baltimore and Ohio
which lost 32t per cent The industrials
as a rule show gains OF y to per cent.
The bond market was weak. Sales listed
stocks to-day aggregated 1000 shares IN
listed, Il 900 shares.
The quotations at the slosing were as
follows:
esi b6I68is: Sugar Refinery. S9is: 40 pre-
ferred, 80; American Tobacco. g7i5; do pre-
ferred, 107; Atchison. Topeka end SAINT