The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-04

Southwestern stock is freely offered at
quotations, with seemingly no support.
stock and BOnds--State Bonds-LTeor-
gia, 3l4 per cent. bonds, of 1880, l0S bid
l0Sl2 asked; Georgia Sls per cents, due 1915.
lo2 bid, 1921 asked; Georgia AZ per cent.
bonds. 1915, 1l6 bid, III asked: Georgia
Smiths, maturity 1896, 104 bid. 1914 asked
South Carolina AS, LOG bid. los asked.
City Bonds-Atlanta per cent, 1O7 bid,
- asked; Augusta 4i2s. 1925. 1914 bid, 1861
asked; Augusta 6 per cent. 40 bid. III
asked; Columbus 5 per cent. 1O5 bid. 100
asked; Macon per cent, 1864 bid,
1161s asked; Savannah per cent, quar-
serly January coupons, lO9 bid. 1924 asked;
ruary coupons 1O9 bid. 1897 asked
Charleston As, IS bid, 96 asked
Railroad Bonds-Savannah, Florida and
western railroad general mortgage bonds.
6 per cent. interest coupons, 1l2 bid, 1i3
asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage,
consolidated per cent. coupons, January
asked: Central Railroad and Banking
Company, collateral gold 5s, 93lh bid IS
asked; Central of Georgia Railway first
asked; Central of Georgia Railway con-
solidated 5s, 50-year gold bonds, 81 bid,
92l2 asked; Central of Georgia Railway
issued: Central of Georgia Railway 2d
preferred incomes, p asked when is
sued; Central of Georgia Railway Sd pre-
ferred incomes; 10 asked when issued !:
Georgia Railroad 6s. 1910, lis bid. IFS
asked Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
first IS, LOG bid, los asked Charlotte, CO.
lumbia and Augusta second mortgage Is
1l2 bid, 11S asked; Georgia Southern ana
| Florida new 5s, 80 bid. "a asked
| South Georgia and Florida first
mortgage Is, 1O6 bid, - asked; South Geor-
gia and Florida second mortgage rs, lO5
bid, - asked; Savannah and Western 5s
trust certificates. Endorsed by Central
railroad, 60 bid, 81 asked; Savannah.
Americas and Montgomery IS. - bid
As asked; Ocean Steamship 5 per cent
bonds; 1920, 95 bid, g asked; city
per cent bonds. - bid, Is asked; Elec-
trio Railway IS, due 1885 1872 bid, % asked
Alabama Midland 5 per cent, indorsed
SO bid, 81 asked; Brunswick and West
ern As, - bid, % asked; South Bound
railroad 5s, = bid. rs asked Southern
Railway 5s, 90 bid. 80 asked.
Railroad Stocks-Augusta and Savan-
nah, SO bid, SO asked, ex-div. 4;
Central common. = bid, Is asked
Georgia common. lSo bid, 1888
ex-dividend Central 6 per cent. certificates
- bid, % asked; Atlanta and West Point
railroad stock, 80 BID, l0l asked, ex-div.
| tificates, 9S bid, 100 asked, es-interest; Sa-
vannah Construction Company. 70 bid,
80 asked.
22li bid, % asked; Electric Light and Pow
er Company, ssh bid 69ls asked, ex-div
Bank Stocks. Etc-Citizens' Bank
ex-dividend, los bid, 1921 asked; 1917 asked
ex-divs; Merchants National Bank, 1Oi bid.
1O2 asked ex-div National Bank of Sa-
Vannah, 1872 bid, 100 asked, eX-diV.; Ogie-
thorpe Savings and Trust Company, 100
bid, 1O1 asked, ex-div.; Southern Bank OF
the State of Georgia, 162 bid asked, ex-
div; Savannah Bank and Trust Company,
1853 bid, 1861 asked, ex-div; Chatham
Real Estate and Improvement Company.
A, 511s bid, 50 asked; b, 1917 bid, 50 asked ;
both eX-div;;, Title Guarantee and Loan
Factory Bonds-Augusta Factory, 6s.
1903 bid, 104 asked; Sibley Factory IS, 1903
bid, 1O4 asked; Enterprise Factory IS, lO4
bid. 1O5 asked; Eagle and Phenix Manu-
featuring Company, per cent. bonds, 80
bid IS asked.
Factory Stocks-Savannah Cotton Fac
! tory. = bid, 65 asked; Eagle and Phenix
Manufacturing Company, . bid, p asked ;
Augusta Factory, n bid, 50 asked Gran
iteVi.le Factory, 160 bid, 162 asked; Lang
lev Factory 1917 bid, 1887 asked; Enter
mise Factory common. 100 bid. 1Oi asked ;
J. p King Manufacturing Co., 10S bid 109
asked; Sibley Manufacturing Company,
so bid SO asked; Savannah Brewing Com
pany stock, 80 bid, "a asked, ex-dl~.
New York, Jan. 3.-Money on call was
easier, at 46f8 per cent; the last loan was
at per cent, and at the closing was Of
fered at per cent Prime mercantile pa
per, 7Q9 per cent.
Bar silver, 663zc.
Sterling exchange, steady, with actual
business in bankers bills at A.S7&lQ .SS
for sixty days, and $4S9AGl4. S915 for de-
mand, Posted rates, $fSSl204.90. CONNER
cial bills. a.S6%G487l2.-
Government bonds, weak; state bonds,
steady; railroad bonds were easier
Silver at the board was dull.
New York, Jan. 3.-The treasury bal
ances to-day were as follows; Coin $685.
5l6767 currency, $97,84S,T7l.
New York, Jan. 3, noon.-Erie, IL;
Northwestern 80; do preferred, las; Lake
Shore III; Norfolk and Western prefer
red, 81; Western Union, S37s; Southern
Railway common, S7s; Southern Railway
preferred, 1874; American Sugar, 10lss;
Baltimore and Ohio, BY; Canada South
ern, 4S; st. Paul, 6Sls; Rock Island, 6Gh;
Delaware and Hudson, lAl2; Delaware
Lackawanna and Western, l69 Manhat-
tan, 1919; Michigan Central 50; New York
Central, 961z.
New York. Jan. 3.-The stock speculation
was quiet again to-day, only Isl 005 shares
being traded in throughout the session.
In the early trading weakness prevailed,
owing to lower quotations from London,
the engagement of Sl.000009 gold bars for
shipment to Europe and the delay in an
nouncing the bond issue. London sold
according to arbitrage houses fully 12,00J
shares of stock, principally st. Paul ana
Louisville and Nashville; foreign houses
were also sellers of high class railway
mortgages and the prices for these issues
were shaded all around In the early de-
cline Louisville and Nashville, Western
Union, Baltimore and Ohio, Sugar,
Chicago Gas and Leather preferred were
most prominent. Leather preferred fell
to CTS on reports from Boston that the
directors intended to postpone action on
the dividend on the preferred stock The
directors, IL is understood are to meet on
Jan. Is, to act on the matter. In the ar
ternoon the market was dun almost to
stagnation, the indisposition to trade pend
ing some announcement from Washing
ton in the matter of a bond issue being
well nigh universal. Tobacco relieved
the monotony somewhat by a sharp rise
of ) points to "a. The advance in this
speciality was due to reports that the price
of plug would be advanced on Jan. Is.
Traders Immediately jumped TO the con-
clusion that the war with the outside
manufacturers was in a fair way of set
Element. The announcement that round
amounts of gold had been ordered in Lon
don for shipment to New York also had
Strengthening effect. In the last hour the
was no increase in business to speak or.
The market left off steady to firm. Net
changes show losses of AN1 per cent.
Union, however gained 4 to y per cent.
Tobacco made an exceptional gain of 50
ner cent .RnndS were lnwar GaIo- ruar.e