The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-18

g., Securities-The market is very quiet, but
Stocks and Bonds-State bonds: Georgia
SO per cent. bonds. 9715 bid. 951k asked; new
Georgia, ~ per cent. bonds, 1918 1917 bid,
iiddt54 s;siSed: Georgia Smiths, maturity 1896
City Bonds-Atlanta per cent. los bid,
ll0A asked; Augusta per cen, ia bid,
iS a asSed 4gggStS per cent 1915 Si id
lO2 asked Macon per cent. 10 bid, lie
asked: new Savannah 5 per cent, quarterly,
Oct. coupons,iO1h bid .l05sl asked; new Savan-
pons. l05h bid. loo asked
railroad Bonds-Savannah Florida and
Western railroad general mortgage bonds, q
per cent. interest coupons los bid asked;
Atlantic and Gulf list mortgage consolidated
per cent. coupons, January and July. matu-
rlty 1897 lOt bid. lO5 asked; Central cousol-
idated mortgage per cent. coupons, January
and July maturity 1898. III bid. asked;
Central Railroad and Banking Company cot
lateral gold 5s.. 81 bid asked:
Georgia railroad 6s 1910. los bid. ito
asked; Charlotte. Columbia and Au-
Rusta first mortgage. lUl bid, 1O2
asked; Charlotte Columbia and Augusta
second mortgage, 90 bid, 100 asked:
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta general
mortgage per cent IS bid, asked;
Montgomery and Eufaula first mortgage in
dorSed per cent, l0l bid, asked; Georgia
Southern and Florida first mortgage
6 per cent trust receipts 70 bid 81 asked
Savannah and Atlantic IS, indorsed 30
asked; South Georgia and Florida indorsed
tirsts. l06 bid. 1O7 asked South Georgia and
Florida second mortgage. 1861 bid. 1851 asked;
savannah and western IS trust certificates.
Endorsed by Central railroad. ~ bid, 81
asked, Savannah, Americas and Montgom-
cry Is, - bid. 81 asked: Ocean Steamship
per cent. bonds 1920, SO bid, "a
asked; Gainesville Jefferson and South
ern railroad first mortgage guarau-
teed, 50 asked; Gainesville, Jefferson
and Southern, not guaranteed SO asked
M hAr md
mortgage, guaranteed, 80 asked; Colum bus
and Rome first indorsed IS. - bid, ~ asked ;
Columbus and Western per cent,
first guaranteed. 100 bid asked; Augusta
and Knoxville railroad per cent first mort
gage bonds, 100 bid, lOl asked; City and SUI
ouroan railroad. first mortgage : per cent.
bonds, bid, s. asked; Electric Railway
bonds, so hid, 90 asked: Alabama Midland
per cent, IS bid, 81 asked.
Railroad Stocks-Augusta and Savannah
per cent. guaranteed, 50 bid, s. asked Central
common ll5 BID. is asked: South IT,
western, per cent guaranteed, with
dividend order. 63 bid 90 asked
Central 6 per cent. certificates, with or
der for defaulted interest, p bid, q asked;
Atlanta and West Point railroad stock. 70
bid 50 asked; Atlanta and West Point 6 per
cent. certificates, 50 bid, 81 asked.
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock. 20
bid q x.-div. asked: Electric Light and
Power Company, 30 bid, 5! asked.
Bank Stocks-Southern Bank OF the State OF
georgia, l01 bld,- asked; Merchants National
Bank, 9l]a bid, SO asked; Savannah Bank
and Trust Company. 1O2 bid, 1903
asked; Germania Bank, l02 bid, 1903
asked; Chatham Bank 46.l bid ~
asked: Chatham Real Estate and I'm
proyement Company, 502i bid, BIZ asked;
National Bank of Savannah, 1871 bid 1873
asked; The Oglethorpe Savings and Trust
Company, 100 bid l01 asked: Title Guarantee
and Loan Company, 70 bid, 76 asked; Sa-
vannah Construction Company, "a bid
rs asked; Citizens Bank 1907 bid, iOi
asked,
Factory Bonds-Augusta Factory 6s, l0i
bid 103 asked; Slbley Factory IS, 100 bid
lO2 asked; Enterprise Factory 6s, 1917 bid
l03 asked Eagle and PheniX Manufacturing
Factory Stocks-Savannah Cotton Factory
g asked; Eagle and Phenix
Manufacturing Company. 32 asked;
Augusta Factory, - bid rs asked; Granite
Factory 81 bid, 90 asked; Enterprise
Factory common, 90 bid, Is asked J. p
King Manufacturing Company, 100 bid, l0l
asked; Sibley Manufacturing Company,
bid Is asked
New York. Aug. II, 4 p m.-Money on call
easy at per cent. The last loan at per
cent and at the closing was offered at per
cent
Prime mercantile paper, 8h8rh per cent
Bar silver 731ac.
Mexican dollars 50Bc
Sterling exchange is steady bankers
bills at "a 85HT14 SIX for sixty days and
81 sjLa@54 eo4 for demand; posted rates
Commercial bills o. sl@@4 s5h for sixty
days.
Government bonds steady. State bonds nrm.
Ra lroad bonds tive
Silver at the Stock Exchange to-day was
neglected.
New York, Aug lL--The following were
theopening quotations a, the Stock Exchange
to-day.
Ere ............ 15H
Chicago and Northwestern. ,...,.... 1853
NorfolE a and Western preferred .. az
Richmond and Vest Point Terminal IVA
WesternUnlon.. ....s........ ......- sSm
New York, Aug 1.-THE opening Of the
stock market was rather weak, the Changers
leading with losses OF lsMA per cent. Lon
don SOLD ST. Paul Louisville ana Nashville
and Union Pacific The foreign offerings
really caused the weak opening here, the
sales for this account having mounted TO
about 10000 shares. Room traders we're dis
posed 10 fall upon the foreign selling, but as
the Offering failed 10 make the impression
then values that the sellers intended, the
professionals changed and covered the small
line put out on the lower cables For time
the market waited for tn Burlington and
Quincy dividend. just before midday false
report was circulated TO the effect tn at the
directors OF the company had reduced the
dividend 10 per cent. quarterly. There
was some selling on this, put the
decline was not worthy Of mention.
and when IL was omcially announced the d.
rectors had decided 70 pay the regular divl-
dend, there was a rush on the part OF the
shorts 10 cover. AS q result, the Changers
moved up rapidly, Burlington and Quincy
rising Ia 20 76A; Rock Island, ~; ST. Paul,
II Northwestern, y The strength Of these
stocks led 70 covering In other parts OF the
list and Missouri Pacific sold up 70 30, Read.
ing 70 20, Western Union TO 30, Louisville and
Nashville 10 541a, Northern Pacific preferred
20 i56 New England TO i7A, and Richmond
Terminal 10 l7al. The industrials we're erratic.
General Electric and American Sugar we're
the strongest stock In the group. Electric
sold up TO 10 and Sugar reached i0ek. The
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