The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-05

road IS, 1910. los bid. ITO asked; Charlotte.
Columbia and Augusta first 5s. lO7 bid, 1903
asked Charlotte Columbia and Au-
gusta second mortgage Is, lib bid.
ia asked, Georgia Southern and
Florida new SIS, SO bid, 9s asked; South
Georgia and Florida first mortgage Is.
lO3 bid, 105 asked; South Georgia and
Florida second mortgage Is, l02 bid, lA
asked; Ocean steamship per cent.
bonds 1926, 1902 bid. 1903 asked; City and
suburban Railroad first mortgage Z per
cent. bonds, bid IS asked; Electric
Railway 5, due 1885, IA bid. 10 asked; Ala
bama Midland per cent. indorsed, IS bid.
IS asked Brunswick and Western Is,
- bid, 20 asked; South Bound railroad 5s.
20 bid 70 asked; Southern Railway 5s. 50
bid. 30 asked; Georgia and Alabama first
preferred IS. 81 bid, 80 asked; Georgia
and Alabama first consols, so bid, 81
asked
Railroad Stocks-Augusta and Savan-
nah, 9i15 bid, 95I5 asked; Georgia common.
1852 bid, 165 asked; Southwestern, "a bid,
50 asked; Atlantic ord Wow
road stock, 1OS bid, 1O4 asked; Atlanta and
West Point per cvn.. Oi0
bid, lO2 asked; Savannah Construction
Company, 20 bid, Y asked.
Gas StocKs-Savannah Gas Light stock
% bid % asked; Electric Light and
Power Company, 65 bid, 20 asked.
Bank Stocks, Etc.-Citizens Bank, 109%
bid, 1l0l5 asked. Chatham Bark. 46 bid
AZ asked; Germania Bank, l07 bid, los
asked; Merchants National Bank. 80 bid
- asked; National Bank of Savannah,
III bid, 100 asked: Og,ethorpe Savings and
Trust Company, 1902 bid 10l asked; South
ern Bunk of the State of Georgia, 1863 bid
III asked; Savannah Bank and Trust Com
pany, l01 bid, 1929 asked; Chatham Real
Estate and Improvement Company A. 5i
bid, - asked; b, 5O1a bid, Sly asked; Peo-
pies Savings and Loan Company 81 bid,
SO asked.
Factory Bonds-Augusta Factory 6s, 100
bid, 102 asked; Sibey Factory IS, 100 bid
10l asked; Enterprise Factory 6s, 10i bid
lO2 asked; Eagle and Phenix Manufactur-
ing Company, per cent. bonds. 40 bid, 50
asked
Factory Stocks-Savaunah Cotton Fac
tory, - bid, 90 asked; Augusta Factory, n
bid, SO asked, eX-div.; Graniteville Fac
tory, las bid, $50 asked; Langley Factory,
100 bid, lO5 asked: Enterprise Factory
common, IS bid 100 asked j. p King
Manufacturing Company. 1902 bid, 1O5 ask
ed, Sibley Manufacturing Company. rs bid
n asked; Savannah Brewing Company. "a
bid 81 asked
London, Dec. 4.-Bar silver, 2s7sd Con-
soils, Ill 9-16 for money and 1ll7s for the ac-
count Paris advices quote 3 per cent.
rentes 1O3 francs 10 centimes for the ac-
count
New York, Dec. 4.-Money easy on call
was offered al ~ to per cent; the last
loan was at IL per cent, and at the clos
ing was offered al " per cent Prime mer-
camille paper, 4Q4l5 per cent. Bar silver,
65lsc. Sterling exchange, firm, with actual
business in bankers bills at 81. S3% 04.S4 for
sixty days, and $4S6A@l.a for demand.
Posted rates, Si.S4laQ4S7la. Commercial
bills 81 S2AQ4S3sa. Government bonds
steady. state bonds duh Railroad bonds
were strong Silver at the board was quiet
New York, Dec. 4.-The treasury bal
ances were as follows: Coin, 1921, 500, Cos
currency, $iS,61S, 1863
New York, Dec. 4.-Speculation at the
Stock Exchange continued quiet AS a
rule, higher prices prevailed, and the I'M
dertone of the market was firm from start
to finish. London advices were favorable
and al the start the foreigners bought
moderate amounts of the international is
sues. The firmness Of the market was due
partly to rumors that strong interests
were quietly picking stocks preparatory
to starting a bull campaign early next
year. The recent buying of the high
priced investment issues and the Changers
was credited to this interest The declar-
alton of a dividend of per cent on South
ern railway preferred had a good effect.
| The Improvement in the usually active list
was confined to narrow limits, say AGl
per cent. Sugar was strengthened ear. y
!
and the certificates sold to 1l7ls As Oh
late, the advance brought out stock ano
the price receded to 115s. Expert Little's
report of the condition Of the Bait more
and Ohio property led to a break In the
stock from 1914 to 1914. Leather and Cot
ton OIL were also weaker, the latter being
sold on the poor statement for the year
| just made public. In the specialties. Com
mercial Gable, which sold at 1862 bid yes
! terday, sold to 1863, and left off at 100 bid.
Wheeling and Lake Erie was In better de-
mand, on the announcement that the Co
lumbus. Sandusky and Hooking Company
had agreed to use It's line from Bellevue
to Toledo at an annual rental Of $50, OO0
The Wheeling company, 1t Is also stated,
has decided to use electrical machinery
IN its coal mines, eifecting a saving of $50,
600 per annum. In the final trading III.
market was firm, except for Sugar Net
changes show gains OF hM% per cent out
side of Baltimore and Ohio which lost 81
per cent. The total sales were 1s7. Og7
shares. including 1890 Sugar q, 800 South
ern railway preferred, l4,lOO Burlington
and Quincy and l., 100 Chicago Gas. Bonds
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