The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-14

asked; South Georgia and Florida first
mortgage Is, 1O4 bid. 1914 asked South
Georgia and Florida second mortgage IS,
102 bid, 10S asked; Ocean Steamship per
cent bonds 1926, 101 bid, = asked; City
and Suburban railroad first mortgage
per cent bonds. 50 bid. IS asked; Ala
bama Midland per cent. Endorsed s. bid,
90 asked; Brunswick and Western Is, 90
| bid, 70 asked; South Bound railroad 5s, 60
| bid, II asked Southern Railway IS, S9A
bid, 9Ois asked; Georgia and Alabama first
preferred IS, 100 bids, 1O2 asked; georgia
and Alabama first consois, so bid, 81 asked.
Railroad Stocks-Augusta and Savan-
nah. $50 bid, 9ih asked; Georgia
common, 15S bid. 100 asked; Southwest
ern, 9SA bid "a asked Atlanta and
West Point railroad stock, 80 bid. 100 ask
ed; Atlanta and West Point per cent.
certificates, 9S bid, SO asked; Savannah
Construction Company, 60 bid, 81 asked,
ex-div.
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock,
221a bid 231a asked. ex-div; Electric Light
and Power Company &c bid, IS asked, ex-
div.
Bank Stocks, Etc.-Citlzens Bank. 1854
bid, 10914 asked; Chatham Bank, 46 bid, 46la
asked; Germania Bank, 1071s bid, l0Sl5
asked; Merchants National Bank. Sc bid,
81 asked; National Bank of Savannah, 1875
bid, 12s asked; Oglethorpe Savings and
Trust Company, 1924 bid, 1882 asked;
Southern Bank of the State of Georgia,
- bid, 1855 asked; Savannah Bank and
Trust Company, 100 bid, 191 asked; Chat
ham Real Estate and Improvement Com
pany, A, 53k bid, 81 asked; B, 50 bid, 50
asked; Peoples Savings and Loan Com
pany, 80 bid, 81 asked ex-div.
Factory Bonds-DAugusta Factory, 6s 100
bid, 1O2 asked; Enterprise Factory IS. 101
| bid, l02 asked; Eagle and PheniX Manu-
featuring Company, per cent. bonds, 40
bid, 80 asked; Sibley Manufacturing Com
pany 6s 100 bid, 10l asked.
Factory Stocks-Savannah Cotton Fac
tory, = bid, IS asked; Augusta Factory, 50
bid, 81 asked, ex-div.; Graniteville Fac
tory, las bid, Isl asked; Langley Factory,
103 bid, 104 asked; Enterprise Factory
common, SO bid 80 asked; ]. r. King
Manufacturing Company, 103 bid, 104 ask
ed Sibley Manufacturing Company, 70
bid IS asked; Savannah Brewing Com
pany, 80 bid. 80 asked.
London, March 13.-Bar silver, 20 1-16d;
consols. 1l2 1-16 for money, and 112B for
the account.
Paris, March 13.-Three per cent. rentes,
10S francs confines for the account.
New York, March 13.-Money on call
was at 1lad2 per cent. Prime mercantile
paper, 36I31a per cent. Sterling exchange
steady, with actual business in bankers
bills at s4.s5ls@4 ssh for sixty days, and
81. S7Q4 STA for demand; posted rates
"a. 86I50I4 SS Commercial bills 81. S46D4 So
err state bends dull; railroad bonds strong
! Silver at the board was neglected.
J L New York, March 13.-The treasury bal
anees were as follows: Coin, $131 100, 941
: currency, $64 751, 1856
New York. March 13.-The weekly state
ment of the associated banks shows the
following changes Reserve, decrease, 81
I 693, 375; loans, increase, $3,S50.700; specie
! increase $2l2. 400; legal tenders, decrease
$2,59S 600; deposits, increase, 81, 2S2, 700; cir
culation, decrease, $1949O0. The bank.
now hold So, 79O,55O in excess of legal re
| quirements.
/, New York, March 49, noon.-The stool
4 market was firm, at the following quota
tons;
Erie ......... 145sl Bait. & Ohio .... 159
, Northwestern 1854 Can Southern -. 49,
, | do pref 1900. 154 St Paul ......... III
; Lake Shore ....n0 Rock Island 49,. 6S5
N. & w. pref. 1914 Del & Hudson ..1G9,
, West. Union -. s45Al -. l.. & w.. 10
n So. Ry. conn.,, lMGkEattan ...... S53
do pref 49,. ISL Asic:a. Central -. e6
, Am. Sugar -. .1167ssA, e Cent all IS;
! New York, March 15.--Speculauon at tn
a stock exchange to-day was more active
and the market broader than fo- a lonl
: time past The sales for the two hour
n amounted to 11O,Sa shares, and the bust
n ness was unusually we'll distributed. 4
n feature of the trading was the increased
< demand for outside account. The Van
x derDlltS were again the leaders OF Specu
n lation and it was stated that a powerful
= syndicate was at work in these stocks
Omaha common was the most active stool
o i on the list, figuring for 12.400 shares out o
. total. The price rose to 1874, the highes
e point ever attained Big Four, New Yorl
y Central, Lake Shore and Canada Southern
n were in sharp demand at a higher range
: The talk about an early retirement of tn
~ high interest bearing bonds of the NeV
10 York Central strengthened the stock
Among the Changers, st. Paul was nota
y bly, firm and rose TO ISIS. Manhattan fel
- the influence of covering of short con
!, tracts and sold as high as S5B. In the In
= dustrials, Rubber was pressed for sale, tn
% common falling from IS to 1872, and tn
o preferred from 6S% to 65. The decline wa
. due to rumors from Boston of troubles i
l. the trade. Chicago Gas. Leather an
>, American spirits ruled firm. The las
> named was bought on reports of an eaI
ly adjustment with the outside distilleries
II Western Union was less prominent, tn
!. demand from the shorts having abateC
!. The weekly bank statement had little in
. fiuence. The statement reflects the re
cent heavy Withdrawals of goods froT
bond and the more active inquiry for tim
> money. Surplus reserve was reduced 81
693375, and the banks now hold So, 100, IS
Speculation closed firm in tone. Ne
changes show gains of u to 2 per cen
Nickel Plate End preferred leading. Bond
Il were active and strong. Sales footed up 81
z $4,000. =,
q New York Stock List-Stocks and Bond
z at the Closing
Am. Cotton Oil IL NJ, c. & ST. L. 81
do pref ......... IS N. ]. Central . 81
Sugar Rel. .11Gssl N. Y. Central :. "a
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