The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-28

West Point railroad stock. 90 bid, 100 ask
ed; Atlanta and West Point per cent.
certificates, IS bid, 80 asked; Savannah
| Construction Company. 20 bid, "A asked.
| Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock.
| p bid, BIZ asked, eX-div.; Electric Light
and Power Company, 65 bid, 81 asked; ex-
! div
Bank stocks Etc.-Citizen's Bank. 1903
| bid 1885, asked, ex-div :, Chatham Bank,
40 bid, 46l4 asked, ex-div; Germania
Bank. 107 bid, 10S asked. ex-div.; Mer-
| chants National Bank, 90 bid, 93ia ask
ed, eX-div.; National Bank of Savannah.
! l26 bid, l27 asked, eX-div.; Oglethorpe Saw
ings and Trust Company. 100 bid 101 ask
| ed, eX-div; Southern Bank of the State
of Georgia. bid, 16S asked, ex-div.;
Savannah Bank and Trust Company, 100
! bid, 10l asked. ex-div. Chatham Real Es-
tate and Improvement Company, A, 50
bid, - asked; B, 81 bid, 5l1s asked, ex-
div; Peoples Savings and Loan Com
pany. 90 bid, SO asked.
Factory Bonds-Augusta Factory, 6s, 100
bid, 102 asked; Sibley Factory 6s, 100 bid,
| l0l asked; Enterprise Factory 6s, 102 bid.
1903 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.; Granteville Fac
tory, 145 bid, Isl asked; Langley Factory.
40 bid, 107 asked; Enterprise Factory
| common, 50 bid 102 asked; ]. r. King
Manufacturing Company. 10S bid l04 ask
ed; Sibley Manufacturing Company, Sc
! bid, IS asked; Savannah Brewing Compa-
| n.y. 90 bid. 95 asked
London, Jan. 27.-Bar silver, 20 13-16d.
Consols, liz 5-16 for money and 1925 for
| the account.
Paris. Jan. 27.-i:SO p. m.-Three per
cent. rentes, 102 francs, STE centimes for
| the account.
New York, Jan. 27-Money on call was
| easy al 1i2QI2 per cent; the last loan was
at Ia per cent, and at the closing was
| offered at lia per cent Prime mercantile
paper, SdSla per cent. Bar silver. &C.
! Sterling exchange firm. with actual bust
ness in bankers bills at S4.S4%G4S5 for
sixty days, and $4S6Ad4S7 for demand;
| posted rates $4S5Q4.S71a. Commercial
| strong; state bonds were dull; railroad
bonds We're irregular. Silver at the board
was higher.
New York, Jan. 27-The treasury bal
ances were as follows Coin, $122, $40 120
! currency. So, 349550.
New York, Jan. 27, noon.-The specula-
tive market was steady at the following
quotations:
Erie ............. 145s Bait & Ohio ... IS
! Northwestern .1O43s Can. Southern 40
do pref ........151 St. Paul ......... 76ls
Lake Shore ....152 Rock Island 80. 6Sl4
| 4NOI q W. pref. 1874 Lei. ~ HUDSON. .lUots
| Western Union. S43s Del, L. & W....14
So. Ry com -. 9k Manhattan ...... 91A
do pref ....... 2S5s Mich Central e. IS
Am. Sugar ,...11712lN. Y. Central -. SO
New York, Jan. 27.-Speculation at the
| stock exchange was lifeless again to-day.
| Here and there some wide changes were
| noted, hut the majority of the usually ac-
tive issues dragged along in a listless way.
! A feature of the session was a depression
in the Hooking Valley securities, the COM
mon falling 234 to 7. the lowest figure yet
reached. The consols IS dropped 81 to 6S,
and the general Is 6 to GO, the former sub
| seQuently rallying to 701s and the stock to
| Sl2. The break was due mainly to forced
sales of securities held in loans Reports
of a receivership could not be confirmed,
/ although the rumor was again widely cir
| culated. In February and March, the COM
| pany has interest charges of about $500 900
| to meet. In consequence, the efforts of the
managers of the bituminous roads to settle
! their differences and restore rates is anX-
| iously awaited. The Ohio Soft Coal Asso-
| citation was in session at Columbus o.,
| to-day, but up to the close nothing of a
| definite character could be obtained. The
| Anthracite Coalers were also heavy at
| times Delaware and Hudson and Lacka-
wanna were pressed for sale, on fears of
| unfavorable annual reports. The first
| named company submitted its statement
! for the year ended Dec. 81, 1896, just near
/ the close. 1t SnOWeU Il loss IN net earn
ings of $500 2l3 and a deficit of 1854, 1888. In
| 1895, the deficit was $S5,606. Dividends
| earned last year were a fraction over 5
| per cent, against 654 in 1895. In both years
| per cent. was paid to stockholders.
| The Lackawanna report is due later in
| the week, and the best information is
| that the company will also make a poor
showing The general market was not
| specially influenced by the heaviness of
| the coal properties and held tolerably firm
! until the publication of the Delaware and
| Hudson report, when a slightly weaker
tone was noticeable. At one time the
! Changers showed tendency to cut aloof
| from the general market, the December
| statement of the St. Paul having exceed
! ed the expectations of the bulls. For the
| period named the road reported a gain in
net earnings of SAILS. 1t was said that
the Burlington report for the same month
| will also show a slight increase in net
| earnings. This statement is looked for.
| Outside of the issues named, there was
nothing in the market to call for special
| comment Commission house business
continued dull, while London cut no fig
ure whatever in the dealings. Specula-
| ton closed quiet Net changes show losses
| of 140l13s per cent, the latter in Delaware
and Hudson. Long Island advanced per
! cent TO A. as compared with the last re-
corded sale al the stock exchange. Total
| sales were only 80, 124 shares, including r.
100 Burlington and 1850 Sugar. Bonds
were irregular to-day. Transactions ag-
gregated $4,000
! New York Stock List Stocks and Bonds
| at the Closing
Am. Cotton Oil 12I5l N, c. & ST. L.. 67Is
do pref ........ IS n. J. Central g.. 30
| Sugar Ref LII n. Y. Central -. %
do pref ...... .1O8A ". Y. & n. E.. %
Am. Tobacco -. "a Nor. & w. pref II
do pref ....... 1921 2 North. Pacific - IL
A.. T. & S. F.. 14h do pref ........ 1891
Bait. & Ohio -. Is Northwestern ..l044
Can. Pacific -. IA do pref ........15.
| Ches. & Ohio :. 17i5 Pacific Mail -. 25Ii
Chi & Alton ..1e5 Reading ......... 26
! Chi, b. & O.. "a Rock Island go. 67st
| Chicago Gas -. 05s st. Paul ......... rs
Del, L. & W...153ia do pref ........13lls
| Erie ......... 145s Silver Cert $500 e5lt