The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-29

Railroad .Stocks-Augusta and Savan-
nan, yoia bid, ssh asked, Georgia common,
i6t bid. l6T asked: Southwestern. 9lIk bid.
Point railroad stock 50 bid. los asked; At
Gates, 80 bid, asked; Savannah Con-
struction Company. 20 bid. "A asked.
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock,
zSt2 BIC, % asked; Electric LiSnt and
Power Company, 6S bid, 50 asked, exdi,
Sank Stocks, Etc.-Citizens Bank, 1851
pa; lO9ls asked. ex-dW.; Chatham Bank,
l04 bid, los asked, ex-div9; Merchants Ma
tlonal Rank, "a bid, So asked: National
Bank OF Savannah, 12T bid. $50 asked;
OsIethorpe Savings and Trust Company,
100 bid, lOl asked, ex-div.; Southern Bank
OF une state OF Georgia, 1859 bid III asked;
SaVannah Bank and Trust Company, 100
pid, l0l asked, eX-div.; Chatham Reai Es-
tate and Improvement Company, a. 81
pa. = asked; 3, 50lR bid, 5lia asked; Peo-
pes savings and Loan Company, 80 bid,
Factory Bonds-Augusta Factory, 6s 100
nld, l02 asked; Sibley Factory IS, 100 bid,
,9l asked; Enterprise Factory IS, l0l bid,
l02 asked; Eagle and Phenix Manufacture
ING Company. per cent. bonds, 40 bid, 80
Factory stocks-savannah Cotton Fac.
bid 50 asked exdiv: Graniteviiie Fac
tory, l5O bid. l5l asked; Langley Factory,
100 bid, le7 asked; Enterprise Factory,
Manufacturing Company, los bid, iO7 ask
| ed; Sibley Manufacturing Company, Sc bid,
~ asked; savannah Brewing Company, 81
London, Dec. 2S-Bar silver, 2szd; con-
soils. ITO 1916 for money and Ill for the ac-
Paris, Dec. 2S.-Three Der cent. rentes
| lO2 francs 47la confines for the account.
New York, Dec. 2S.-Money on call was
, easy at l99Q2 per cent; the last loan was
az per cent, and at the closing was Of
| fered at 2 per cent. Prime mercantiIe pa
| per, per cent. Bar silver 651sc. Sterling
exchange steady, with actual business in
and A.s6A@4S7 for demand, posted rates,
4o;SS41sq4SS. Commercial bills $4.S2A9
4.SS1g. Government bonds higher; state
| bonds were dull; railroad bonds were
, hrm Silver at the board neglected.
New York. Dec. 2S.-The treasury bal
ances were as follows: Coin, $l21, 657 ,147;
New York, Dec. 30 noon.-Erie. 14A
Northwestern, 101ls; do preferred, $50 ;
Lake Shore, 1oz; Norfolk and Western
preferred. lOA Western Union, 50; South
ern Railway common. 8; Southern Rail-
way preferred, %; American Sugar. 109Ia
Baltimore and Ohio, Is; Canada Southern
l412; st. Paul, 72Ss; Rock Island, 66A: Del
aware and Hudson, 1888; Delaware. Lack
awanna and Western, 156l2 Manhattan,
81; Michigan Central 80; New York Cen
tral, 81 Changers We're weak; the rest
New York. Dec. 2S.-Stocks during the
early hours of business were quiet and
heaVy, lower quotations from London and
the disturbing features. At one TINE ii
was announced from Chicago that the
Dimes Savings Bank of that city had sus.
pended, but this was subsequently denied.
The pressure to sell was not pronounced
by any means. After the publication of
the November report of the Burlington,
the market developed increased weakness.
The statement of the company showed a
decrease in net earnings of 1885,, 1885, and
decrease IN surplus after charges of 500,
$50. Burlington and Quincy naturally
scored the heaviest loss in the railway list
and fell from 70% to 6SI5, st. Paul reacted
q to TN, and Rock Island " to 64ls.
Northwest and Ohio were practically un-
changed. Consolidated Gas was the feat.
ure of the Industrial group, and broke
from al to 1864, with late rally of ,39.
The selling of this stock was due to the
revival of the reports of dollar gas. Sugar
held tolerably firm considering all the
talk about a war with the Arbuckles.
The losses in the general list were unim.
portant. In the last hour of trading the
market developed firmness on efforts to
cover short sales made early in the day.
Sugar and Reading were the notably firm
strengthened by the announcement of the
payment of the January interest in gem
sral tours, and the reported Improvement
in Anthracite Coal conditions. The rally
in prices ranged from a to Ia per cent.
Speculation closed quiet and firm in tone.
Net changes show gains of l4Q1s per cent.
N Reading, Manhattan ana Sugar, and
losses of about as much in the usually
active stocks. Burlington and Quincy
was an exception, . ana lost lost l9s per per
| 100 S04 shares including 1920 Burlington,
| a. 700 Sugar and II 800 st. Paul Bonds We're
irregular. The sales footed uD $956,0OO.
New York Stock Lst-StockS and Bonds
at the Closing-American Cotton Oh, 10; do
preferred, 81; Sugar Refinery, ll0A; DO pre-
ferred, 100; American Tobacco. Use; do pre-
ferred, 1O1; Atchison, 7. and s. F., 1879;
Baltimore and Ohio, 10; Canada Pacific,
545s; Chesapeake and Ohio, 155s; Chicago
and Alton, 160; Chicago, Burlington and
n,,s., on
Lackawanna and Western, 1861; Erie, 14S4
do preferred, 32l5; Edison General Fec
trio, S15s; Illinois Central 81; Lake Erie
and Wester, 1872; do preferred. 6712; Lake
Shore, 1853; Louisville and Nashville, AIS;
Louisville and N. A., "a; Manhattan, S194
Memphis and Charleston, 10; Michigan Gen.
tral 80; Missouri Pacific, 1872; Mobile and
Ohio 10; Nashville. c. and St. L., 671a; New
Jersey Central, 100; New York Central, 93l2
New York and New England, 40; Nor
folk and Western preferred. 15A; Northern
Pacific, 1875; do preferred, 31A Northwest
ern, 1917; do preferred. $50: Pacific Mail,
%; Reading, .26ss; Rock Island, 65; St. Paul,
72A; do preferred, 1870; Silver Certificates,
6514 Tennessee Coal and Iron, rs; do do pre-
ferred, 90 Texas Pacific, 81; Union Pa
cific, 9s; Wabash, st. l. and P;, 8; do do
preferred Is; Western Union, S2B; Wheel
ing and L. r., 63s; do do preferred. q;
Southern Railway SIS, 9Ols Southern Rail
way common, 8; Southern Railway pre-
State Bonds-Alabama A, 1O4; do b, 1O4;
do c, &c; Louisiana stamped As, 96 North
Carolina As, 102$4; North Carolina 6s, 1221a;
Tennessee, new set, Ss so; Virginia Is, pre-
ferred. 5; Virginia Trust Receipts, 61s; Vir-
ginia Funding Debt, 62; South Carolina AIS,
1921.
Government Bonds-Unted States As, reg
istered, l09A United States As, coupons,
l1lh; United States rs, registered, So;
United States Is new, registered 1872;
United States As new, coupons, 119lz.
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
Bacon-The market is firm. Smoked
clear sides. 5ssc; dry sailed clear rib sides,
SC; long clear,gnone; bellies, 0lsc; sugar.