The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-19
THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 10. 1896.

dated mortgage 5S, S9i5 bid, 81 asked;
Central of Georgia Railway. first prefer
red incomes. 35A bid, 1854 asked;
Central of Georgia Railway, second
preferred incomes. II bid, 1871 asked; Cen
trail of Georgia Railway third preferred
incomes, z bid asked; Georgia railroad
6s, 1910, 10S bid, 10 asked; Charlotte, Co
lumbia and Augusta first 5s, 107 bid, los
asked; Charlotte Columbia and Au-
gusta second mortgage rs, 1l3 bid,
ia asked, Georgia Southern and
Florida new IS. Sc bid. 9S asked; South
Georgia and Florida first mortgage Is, 105
bid, l06 asked; South Georgia and Flor
ida second mortgage Is, 104 bid, l05 asked;
Ocean steamship . per cent
bonds, 1926, 102 bid, 1O3 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. Endorsed, s. bid,
So asked; Brunswick and Western As,
= bid, 20 asked; South Bound railroad 5s
= bid, % asked; Southern Railway 5s, 81
bid, 81 asked; Georgia and Alabama first
preferred IS, SO bid, 9S asked; Georgia
and Alabama first consols. n bid, so
asked.
Railroad Stocks-Augusta and Savan-
nah, "a bid. 95 asked Georgia common, l62
bid. 165 asked: Southwestern, "a bid, 30
asked; Atlanta and West Point railroad
stock, 1Ol bid 1902 asked Atlanta and
West Point 6 per cent. certificates, 100
bid, 102 asked; Savannah Construction
Company, 50 bid, Il asked.
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock.
21ls bid, 221a asked; Electric Light and
Power Company, 60 bid, asked.
Bank Stocks. Etc.-Citizens Bank, 1888
bid 1101a asked; Chatham Bank, 46 bid,
AZ asked; Germania Bank 107 bid, los
asked Merchants National Bank, 80 bid,
81 asked National Bank of Savannah
127 bid, 1913 asked; Oglethorpe Savings and
Trust Company, 1O2 bid, 104 asked; South
ern Bank of the State of Georgia, 1863 bid,
Ill asked; Savannah Bank and Trust Com
pany, 101 bid, 1922 asked; Chatham Real
Estate and Improvement Company, A, 50
bid "a asked; B. 50 bid, 81 asked; Peo-
pies Savings and Loan Company, 81 bid,
SO asked.
Factory Bonds-Augusta Factory IS, 100
bid, 102 asked; Sibley Factory 6s, 100 bid,
1Ol asked; Enterprise Factory 6s, 101 bid,
1902 asked; Eagle and Phenix Manufacture
ing Company, per cent. bonds, 40 bid, SO
asked.
Factory Stocks-Savannah Cotton Fac
tory, - bid, so asked; Augusta Factory. n
bid, Sc asked, ex-div.; Graniteville Fac
tory, 145 bid $50 asked; Langley Factory,
100 bid, 105 asked; Enterprise Factory,
common, IS bid, 100 asked j. z. King
Manufacturing Company, 102 bid, 1O5 ask
ed Sibley Manufacturing Company, rs bid,
n asked; Savannah Brewing Company, 81
bid. 1O1 asked.
London, Nov. 1S.-Bar silver, 20 15-16d.
Consols 10 1-16d for money, and 40 3-16d
for the account.
Paris, Nov. 1873 per cent rentes 1O2
francs 62A confines for the account.
New York, Nov. 1S.-Money on call was
easy at 2Q4 per cent; the last loan was at
3 per cent, and at the closing was offer
ed at per cent. Prime mercantile paper
5d6 per cent. Bar silver. Csc. Sterling ex-
change, firm, with actual business in
bankers bills at $4S113d4S1% for sixty
days and $4.S5q4S5l4 for demand. Posted
rates, $4S21664S6. Commercial bills $3.50
d4.S1. Government bonds were steady;
state bonds were steady; railroad bonds
were higher. Silver at the board was
quiet.
New York Nov. 1S.-The treasury bal
ances were as follows: Coin, $12O $50, 1854;
currency, $4S,2S5,520.
New York, Nov. II. noon.-Erie, IS;
Northwestern, 105la; preferred, 1882; Lake
Shore, $50; Norfolk and Western preferred,
| 1879; Western Union, S7A; Southern Rail-
way, common, 1917; Southern Railway, pre-
ferred 3OA; American Sugar, HES; Bal
timore and Ohio, lie; Canada Southern,
! 4S1k; st. Paul, 761a; Rock Island 71B; Della
ware and Hudson, PSI; Delaware, Lack
awanna and Western, 1571s; Manhattan,
| 9ea4 Michigan Central 80; New York Cen
trail, So Speculation quiet but steady.
New York, Nov 1S.-Weakness charact-
erized the early trading at the stock eX-
change but the decline in prices was con-
fined to narrow limits, Notwithstanding the
efforts put forth by the professional bears
and sold-out bulls. The news current was
generally unfavorable. The St. Paul road
reported a decrease of s214,OOO in gross earn
ings for the second week of November, the
American Sugar Refining Company reduc-
ed prices of refined 1sc all around on ac-
count of the break in raws yesterday ana
the failure of the Ryan syndicate. Lon
don sold st. Paul on the poor showing OF
earnings made by the road and parted with
small amounts of other stocks on account
of the depression in South African securl-
ties which was in turn, due to the clrcu-
lation of unfaVorabe rumors. Manhat-
ran scored the heaviest loss during tne
morning hour, falling nearly polhls 70
oe1h Southern railway stocks receded 12W
IS. per cent on the refusal OF certain nolu-
ers to transfer their Seaboard Air Line
stock to northern capitalists, as previous
" a creed The NATTER it is understood VIII
he fought in court In the afternoon trad
ing Metropoltan Traction jumped 5l2 TO
ia on the declaration of the ~ per cent
scrip by the directors late yesterday. SUD
seo,ienflv. on reaizations, the STOCK re-
oo5o5 The rise in Metropolitan Traction
la 70 the purchase to cover shorts In other
norts of the lists. and in the final transac-
tions. speculation was firm In tone. Inc
rally from the low point was equal to Aq
1@ ner cent, Manhattan and Sugar lead
ing American Spirits, common and pre-
ferred were in request on reports OF an
imnendine deal with outside distillers. Net
changes show gains of 1441B per cent. out
side of Metropolitan Traction, which gam
ed az per cent. Tennessee Coal lost "a ana
Manhattan y per cent. Total sales were
100 2o4 shares Of which $1,000 were Sugar;
% 7oO American Spirits; 1890 st. Paul; 49,
9oo tennessee Coal; $500 Burlington and
ouincv and $500 Manhattan The bond
market closed firm. Sales footed up $,2o9'-
COO.
New York Stock list, Closing Bids,
stocks and Bonds. American Cotton on
AZ. de preferred. S.; Sugar Refinery, liSh;
do nreferred. 101A; American Tobacco,
7ea do preferred, 1904 Atchison, I. and
s + 1885; Baltimore and Ohio, l7A; Can
ada Pacific, sly: Chesapeake and Ohio,
is7s. chicago and Alton. 161; Chicago, Bur-
IinRtou and Quincy, S1A; Chicago Gas,
7TlS: Delaware, Lackawanna and western,
tx. Dlstillers and Cattle Feeders, 20; Erie,
16H; do preferred, S7ls; Edison General
Electric. 80; Illinois Central, IS; Lake Erie
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