The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-03
THE MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 3. 1897.

WI SA-hAN.s SOutHefn Bank OF the state
OF Georgia, - bid, 16S asked, ex-div.;
Save nnah Bank and Trust Company, 100
bid, 10l asked, ex-div. Chatham Real Es-
tate and Improvement Company, A, SO
bid, - asked; B, 81 bid. SLY asked. ex-
div; Peoples Savings and Loan Com
pany. 90 bid, SO asked.
Factory Bonds-Augusta Factory. Is, 100
bid, l02 asked; Sibley Factory SIS, 100 bid,
10l asked; Enterprise Factory S. 1O2 bid,
lS asked; Eagle and Phenix Manufacture
ing Company, per cent. bonds, 40 bid,
80 asked.
Factory Stocks-Savannah Cotton Fac
tory, = bid. so asked Augusta Factory,
81 bid, So asked, ex-div.; Graniteville Fac
tory. las bid, Isl asked; Langley Factory,
lc6 bid, l01 asked; Enterprise Factory
common, 80 bid, 1O2 asked; ]. r. King
Manufacturing Company, 103 bid, 104 ask
ed; Sibley Manufacturing Company, Sc
bid, SO asked; Savannah Brewing Compa-
n.y. 90 bid. IS asked.
London, Feb 2.-Bar silver % 11-16d.
Consols, liz 1916 for money and 112 1916
for the account
Paris, Feb. 2.-Three per cent. rentes,
1O2 francs, 2OI5 centinies for the account
New York, Feb. 2-Nioney on call was
easy at 11aM2 per cent; the last loan was
at 112 per cent, and at the closing was
offered at rs 'per-centsa Prime mercan-
Tile paper, 3qS12 per cent Bar silver,
649sc. Sterling exchange dull with actual
business in bankers bills, at $4.S4S464S5
for sixty days and $l.S6l5G4. 1854 for de-
mand. Posted rates, $4S594.S71a; CONNER
cial bills, &.S3i4Q4S454. Government bonds
We're strong; state bonds5wdre firm; rail-
soad bonds were lower. Silver at the
boaTsI was quiet,
New York, Feb, ., noon.-The specula-
tive market was quiet and firm, at the
following quotations:
Erie .,...,...,f.. 151sERalt & Ohio &c. 1875
Northwestern ...i04$4 Can. Southern :. i6
do pref ...,....I54 ST. Paul . 765s
Lake Shore ....15iA Rock Island 800 6Sls
Nor. & w. pref. 1874 Del & Hudson 1O77s
Western Union. S31s Del, l.. s. w. 1927
So. Ry com 80. @s NIanhaktan CO.. S934
do pref ....... 29$s Mich Central . S9ls
Am Sugar .....117 N. Y. Central -. 93ls
New York, Feb. 2.-Proiit-taking was
the order of the day at the stock ex-
change. The selling movement was not.
pronounced by any means. and the trans
actions footed up only 1l5,77g shares. In
the total. Northern Pacific .ig-
ured for 2O.5o0 Burlington 1900 and Sugar
1000. At the start the Northern Pacifics
were the center of attraction, which was
to be expected in view of the joint sale
of the syndicate holdings to German capt.
talists and friends of the Great North
ern. Blocks of stock were offered right
at the opening, under which process the
common receded Is to 1925 and the pre-
terred to S71s. Other disturbing influences
were the lack of London orders, a stock
and grain failure at Boston and rumors
that the statements of the Changers, now
due, would be very unfavorable. The
directors statement of Burlington, which
is promised for Thursday according to
gossip, will show heavy loss in net
earnings. Furthermore. it was asserted,
that st. Paul earnings for the fourth week
of January, due late in day, it was as
serted, would not come within 100000 of
the corresponding week in 1896. West
ern Union was sold down rs to S2s4 on
the adverse decision rendered by the su-
preme court yesterday in the Ohio and In
diana tax cases Later the stock rallied
on a statement that the sum involved was
insignificant. Manhattan was relatively
firm throughout. Statements that the d.
rectors at a meeting yesterday had de-
cided on a bond issue met with prompt
denial, and this accounts for the strength
of the stock. Among the higher price
stocks, New York. New Haven and Hart
ford was conspicuous for a break to 100
Yes terday lots were Iraded in at 171G17S1b
Final transactions were effected to-i lay
al l64. The street was flooded with un-
favorable rumors about the stock 1t was
said that the company had a floating
debt of between $1,000 OOO ana 50, 100000, and
that the dividends are likely 70 be re-
duced. Nothing of an official character
was Forthcoming. In the Industrias
Sugar was steady General Electric firm
and Tobacco weak. The last named fell
from "A to 725s. Speculation closed weak
declines of Ad15s per cent Manhattan
gained u and Lake Shore l per cent. The.
bond market was easier to-day The
sales footed up $2,S59,OOO
New York Stock List, Stocks and Bonds
OF the Closing