The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-01

W.T.. sHELLMAN. Tranic Manager
wick and Western As bid, rs asked;
South Bound railroad IS, : bid. IS asked !;
Southern Railway 5s, 30 bid, 81 asked.
Railroad StOcks-Augusta and Savan-
nah. 9Sls bid, 30 asked: Central
common. = bid. 10 asked; Georgia com
mon, 175 bid, lis asked: Southwestern 92i5
bid, 93i5 asked; Atlanta and West
Point railroad stock, 80 bid. l0l asked:
Atlanta and West Point per cent
CONSTRUCTION Company, a bid. 79 asked
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gaslight stock,
22ia bid, 23i2 asked; Electric Light
Rank Stocks, Etc.-Citizens Bank
11OIb bid, me- asked; Chatham Bank,
49l4 bid, 80 asked; Germania Bank,
107f bid los asked Merchants National
Rank. lOlia bid. lO2Is asked; National Sank
of Savannah, 1870 bid, 1872 asked: Oglothorpe
Savings and Trust Company, 1903 bid, iOiiS
asked s9 3ga Sid B 5ss 81 Of State Of
nah Bank and Trust Company, 100 bid
107 asked: Chatham Real Estate
and Improvement e.. Company A 52ai bid.
Title Guarantee and Loan Company, 9S
bid, 50 asked.
Factory Bonds-Augusta Factory, 6s,
lO31b bid 10i asked; Sibley Factory 6s, 100
hid. 1Ol asked; Enterprise Factory 6s' los
bid fO6 asked: Eagle and Phenix Manu-
featuring Company, per cent. bonds, IS
w Factory Stocks-Savannah Cotton Fac
tory, 60 bid, "a asked; Eagle and Phoenix
Manufacturing Company, 25 bid, q asked /;
Augusta Factory, q bid, 50 asked; Gran
iteViIIe Factory. l55 bid, 1853 asked Lang
lev Factory 1914 bid, 1851 asked Enter
prise Factory, common, 81 bid; l01 asked I;
j. p. King Manufacturing Co., los bid 10
asked Sibley Manufactures Company
so bid SO asked; Savannah Brewing Com
pany Sc bid. 80 asked.
New York, Jan. 31.-Money on call was
of ofIT N the la st ~
was at per cent, and az the closing
was offered at per cent. Prime mercan-
tile paper, 6q1 per cent.
Sterling exchange fairly steady, with
actual business in bankers bills, at $4S715
Q4.S7& for sixty days and $4.SSl4Q4.SsA for
mercial bills, %.S61ad4.87.
Government bonds were weak; state
bonds were dull; railroad bonds were
Silver at the board was quiet.
New York, Jan. 31.-The treasury bal
ances were as follows: Coin, $50, 81; cur
New York Jan. 81. noon.-Erle, 1873;
Northwestern, 997s; preferred 44A; Lake
Shore, 14S94 Norfolk and Western, pre-
ferred, s; Western Union, 1873; Southern
Railway common, 97h; Southern Railway,
preferred, 293s; American Sugar, 1O7; Bal
timore and Ohio, 43; Canada Southern,
aware and Hudson, 1924 Delaware, Lack
awanna and Western, l64la; Manhattan,
1O6; Michigan Central, SO; New York Cen
New York, Jan. S1.-The stock market
was strengthened during the early trad
ing by the agreement reached yesterday
by the presidents of the Anthracite roads
in the matter of the production and per
centages. The announcement that the
sales agents would put up the price OF
coal at their meeting to-day also had a
good effect, and led to buying of the
stocks of the roads Interested. AS pre-
dicted, the agents met and advanced
prices % to 80 cents per ton, and fixed the
February output at 100000 tons. AS a re-
suit the Anthracite issues advanced any
where from l to 3 per cent; Jersey Cen
trail, Delaware and Hudson and Della
ware Lackawanna and Western leading.
General Electric was stronger than OF
late, and rose to 1912, on vague rumors OF
an important deal with the Manhattan
Elevated in the matter Of a change of
motive power. People identified with the
Manhattan, however, claimed that there
is nothing in the rumor. During the after
noon, London firms were sellers and firms
with Washington connections also parted
Washington selling was due to the KIN
preston that a vote would be taken on
the free silver coinage amendment either
to-day or Tomorrow. Local bankers are
not disturbed, however, and assert that
the Dill, as amended, will never pass the
House or receive executive sanction. In
the closing hour the Changers, Louisville
and Nashville, Southern Railway pre-
terred and Tennessee Coal and Iron were
notable for strength. Speculation closed
strong in tone Net changes show gains
OF AQ3 per cent. Baltimore and Ohio.
however, lost 21a per cent. Total sales
were 223,784 shares, including so 100 Read
ing, $500 Sugar, and 2O,SO0 st. Paul. Bonds
We're strong; sales were S2,741 600 The
sales of listed stocks aggregated 1s9 81
shares; unlisted, S4,473 shares.
New York Stock disclosing Bids
stocks and Bonds-American Cotton Oil
IS; do preferred, 65; Sugar Refinery. 1917:
90 preferred, IS; American Tobacco, IS;
90 preferred, 100; Atchison, Topeka ana
Santa Fe, 1515; Baltimore and Ohio, Az;
canada Pacific, STR; Chesapeake and Ohio
is; Chicago and Alton, 154; Chicago. Bur.
enhngton and Quincy, 78s; Chicago Gas.
64%; Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern, 1919; Distilling Cattle Feeding 16h
Erie, 1914; do preferred, q; Edison General
Electric. 2SA; Illinois Central. 971h; Lake
Erie and Western, 2la4; do preferred, NJ
ex.; Lake Shore, 1851 Louisville and
Nashville, 46la; Louisville and New Al
bany, 9%; Manhattan, l06A Memphis ana
Charleston, Is; Michigan Central "a: Mis-
souri, Pacific, 251a; Mobile and Ohio. %:
Nashyille, Chattanooga and st. Louis 65;
United States Cordage, 5la; do preferred
Central, 971s; New York and New Eng
land, 48; Norfolk and Western preferre1
~; Northern Pacific, ~; do preferred,
l4434; Pacific Mail, 2Sh Reading, i4sl: Rock
lsland, b514' st. Paul 1Z12 do preferred
~. Silver Certificates, 67i4; Tennessee
Coal and Iron, 293s do do preferred. 100:
Texas Pacific, S1s; Union Pacific 6ss: wa
bash, St. Louis and Pacific. 7l%; do % pre-
ferred, l71s; Western Union, $40; Wheeling
and Lake Erie, 115s; do do preferred. az:
Southern Railway IS, Slk; Southern Raii,
way common, I0A Southern Railway pre-
ferred, 30A
State Bonds-Alabanna A, 1O8 do p 1os
do Q, SO; Louisiana stamped As, 97ik: North
Carolina As, 102; North Carolina 6s. 100.
Tennessee, new set, Is. IS; Virginia 6s
preferred, 81; Virginia Trust Receipts &:
Virginia Funding Debt, 81; South Caro-
lima AVS, JOG.
Government Bonds - United States d
registered. 1917; United States 4s' con,
pons, 10S15; United states rs, registered.
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
.Bacon-The market Is firm. Smoked