The morning news., 1897-07-17
THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY. july H. 1897.

"a bid, 95 asked.
Railroad Bonds.-Savannah. Florida and
Western railroad general mortgage bonds,
per cent interest coupons, 1I2I2 bid, =
asked; Savannah, Florida and Western
first mortgage, per cent gold bonds, due
1884, 1O5le bid. l06 asked, and interest; Cen
tral Railroad and Banking Com
many collateral gold 5s, 81 bid, 90 asked:
Central OF Georgiis railway first mortgage
IS. JO-year gold bonds, 1lS19 bid, 114I6 asked;
Central of Georgia railway first consoli-
dated mortgage bs, 30 bid 81 asked:
Central of Georgia railway first preferred
incomes, 50 bid SS asked; Central of
Georgia railway, second preferred in
comes. 10 bid, 10la asked; Central
of Georgia railway third preferred
incomes bid, asked Geor-
gia railroad IS, 1870 l07 bid.
los asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Au-
Columbia and Augusta second mortgage
rs. 1l2 bid, 115 asked; Georgia Southern
and Florida. new IS, 9412 bid, 95Ia asked: !:
South Georgia and Florida first mortgage
7s, l021k bid, 1881 asked; South Georgia and
Florida second mortgage Is. l02 bid IOS
asked; Ocean Steamship 8 per cent. bonds
1926 100 bid, - asked; City and Suburban
railroad first mortgage per cent. bonds,
50 bid, SO asked; Alabama Midland per
cent indorsed, IS bid, 80 asked; Brunswick
and Western As. 65 bid, 20 asked South
Bound railroad 5s, sly bid. 69l5 asked:
Southern railway 5s, 80 bid 81 asked;
Georgia and Alabama first preferred 5s,
1OS bid, 104 asked; Georgia and Alabama
first consols, IS bid, - asked.
Railroad Stocks-Augusta and Savan-
nah, 9115 bid, 90 asked, ex-div;
Georgia common, 154 bid, 15S asked
ex-div.; Southwestern, 9O& bid, 911s
asked ex-div.; Atlanta and West Point
railroad stock, 1O1 bid. 102 asked Atlanta
and West Point per cent. certificates. 1Ol
bid, 102 asked; Savannah Construction
CompanY SO bid. 20 asked
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock,
% bid, % asked Electric Light and
Power Company. 55 bid, 60 asked.
Bank Stocks, Etc.-Citizens Bank, los bid,
1O9 asked; Chatham Bank 45 bid.
45ls asked; Germania Bank, 106
bid, los asked; Merchants Ma
tional Bank s714 bid, SSh asked ;
National Bank of Savannah.
124 bid. 125 asked; Oglethorpe Saw
ings and Trust Company, 102 bid, ,lO3 asked;
Southern Bank of the State of
Georgia, $50 bid. 1856 asked Savan-
nah Bank and Trust Company, 100
bid. 101 asked; Chatham Real
Estate and Improvement Company, A. 5424
bid. 5514 asked: b, SO bid, 81 asked; Peo-
pies Savings and Loan Company, so bid
SO asked.
Factory Bonds-Augusta Factory 6s, 1Ol
bid, 102 asked Enterprise Factory 6s 100
bid, 101 asked Eagle and Phenix Manu-
featuring Company, per cent bonds. 40
pany 6s, 101 bid, 1O2 asked.
Factory Stocks-Savannah Cotton Fac
tory, bid, 25 asked; Augusta Factory,
so bid, SO asked Graniteville Factory, 145
bid, 15l asked Langley Factory, 1O4 bid.
l00A asked; Enterprise Factory, common.
80 bid, 96 asked; J. r. King Manufacturing
Company, 104 bid, 105 asked; Sibley Man.
ufacturing Company, 20 bid, rs asked; Sa-
vannah Brewing Company. - bid, IS ask
ed
NJeu, vorly T,,1,, 1e, AEo,o,, -. , .
easy at 1@1A per cent. the last loan was
at l per cent, and closed at per cent.
Prime mercantile paper 3d4 per cent
Sterling exchange, steady, with actual
business in bankers bills at s4.S71t for de-
mand and $4.86Q4.S61l for sixty days; post
ed rates, $4.S7d4S71k and $4SSa4SSik COM
mercial bills, $4S5. Silver certificates 6O5sc.
Bar silver. 60ssc. Mexican dollars. 467sc
Governtent bonds were firm; state bonds
were duh; railroad bonds were dun.
New York, July 16.-The Even
ing Posts London financial ca
olegram: The stock markets were
quiet, but firm to-day. Americans
were strong and closed at the best, Louis
vile and Nashville leading. Business in
Americans is gradually, though slowly
spreading, but still there are timid fears
OF sundry outbreaks of jingoism. South
American stocks We're lower Gold was
in strong demand for Austria at us 114,d.
The mid monthly settlement has begun,
Ine Berlin market waSsteady"
New York, July 16.-The stock market
which dropped trifie yesterday was
looking up bit to-day active securities
closing strong and fractionally higher.
WINE usually low priced stocks were
aroused by fair demand The meager-
ness OF the dealings, however. Indicated
Dut a lackadaisical interest or cautious
ness If you Will. Beside reiterations OF
wheat prospects above the average there
was further evidence of diversified foreign
demand FOR our cereals, denoting short
ages abroad and rather confirming the
suppostion tl3t the European reouire-
ments for our wheat will be enormous and
promising remuneratVe prices for both
crops The Unprecedented exports OF roer-
chandise for the year ending June 80 as
set forth in the government report was q
hopeful sign, as was the fact that The
higher prices current for the active rail-
road stocks Is accompanied by but local
liquidation. Prices tended upward in the
early trading, accompanied by some ma
nipulation In certain cheap specialties The
bears received a facer when during the
afternoons dullness they sought 10 preci-
pate selling of the general list. After
brief reaction the market steadled and
about the best figures We're attained in the
late trading. Some general inquiry for in
vestment securities deprived the market of
some OF It's Wonted profes sional appear
ance. Sugar failed to reflect uneasiness at
the circumstantial reports that there was
movement In the Senate itself favora BILE
to the House schedule. the stock vaciilat-
ing within narrow range for so erratic
security. and closing at "A fractional ad-
vance. The advance at "a in Pittsburg,
Erie and st. Louis preferred, and the
fractional rise in the common was occa-
stoned by the June statement showing
that the net profit had increased Si25 202
over the same month Of last year The
rise OF AZ per cent In East River Gas was
accounted for subsequent OF the markets
closing. by an official circular announc-
ing the purpose of the Equitable and East
River Gas companies TO unite, as fore
shadowed in these dispatches last night
Brooklyn Union Gas showed a sympathe-
tic rise Of a point with Consolidated Gas
the only company not eligible 10 come into
consolidation, lost a fraction. Tho to-
tai sales Of stocks to-day we're 155B70
shares, Including Atchison preferred. 6. 46g;
Chicago, Burlington Quincy. 5.675; Louis
Vile and Nashville. 2,S90; Reading 5.2G0:
St Paul. $3.50; American Tobacco 81 50o.