The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-16


bid, 90l2 asked; Georgia and Alabama first
preferred 5s. 100 bid, 102 asked: Georgia
and Alabama first consols, so bid, 81 asked
Railroad Stocks-Augusta and Savan-
nah' 93ls bid, 9ila asked; Georgia
common, 1853 bid 100 asked; Southwest
ern 80 bid, 81 asked;. Atlanta and
west Point railroad stock 96 bid, 9715 ask
ed; Atlanta and West Point per cent
Certificates, 9S bid, 80 asked Savannah
Construction Company. 671a bid, II asked,
eX-diV.
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock.
2212 bid, S15 asked, ex-div; Electric Light
and Power5ComDany, So bid, 6S asked, ex-
div.
Bank Stocks. Executions Bank. 1857
bid, lO914 asked; Chatham Bank, 46 bid, l6ta
asked Germania Bank, 10715 bid, l0Sl5
asked; Merchants National Bank, S61k bid
asked; National Bank of Savannah, 1876
bid, l2S asked; Oglethorpe Savings ana
Trust Company 1929 bid, 1882 asked
southern Bank of the State of Georgia,
- bid, 1865 asked; Savannah Bank and
Trust Company, 100 bid, 101 asked: Chat
ham Real and Estate and Improvement
Company, A. 5S1a bid 81 asked b, 50 bid,
80 askedi Peoples Savings and Loan
Company, so bid. 81 asked ex-div
FACTORY B0nds-Augusta Factory 6s 100
bid, 102 asked; Enterprise Factory is, iO1
bld, lO2 asked Eagle and Phenix Manu-
featuring Company, per cent. bonds 30
bid, 80 asked; Sibley fManufac turing Com
pany 6s, 100 bid, 101 asked.
Factory Stocks-Savannah Cotton Fac
tory. - bid. 80 asked; Augusta Factory. 50
bid, 81 asked, eX-div.; Graniteville Fac
tory, 145 bid. 151 asked; Langley Factory
1OS bid, 104 asked; Enterprise Factory
common, SO bid. 80 asked; j. r. King
Manufacturing Company, 103 bid, 104 ask
ed; Sibley Manufacturing Company, %
bid, rs asked; Savannah Brewing Com
pany, 90 bid. 92 asked
London, March i5.-Bar silver. % 15-i6d
Paris March 15-Three per cent rentes
lO3 francs Is centimes for the account.
New York, March 15.-Money on call
was quiet al 1l2d12i per cent; the last
loan was a IL per cent, and at the clos
ing was offered at IL per cent Prime mer-
camille paper 314G31h per cent Bar sill
Yer, &c Mexican dollars, 4S24 assoc. Ster-
ling exchange was inactive. with actual
business in bankers bills at $4S51bG4 S534
for sixty days, and $4S76G4.S7A for de-
mand; posted rates, 81. S61a@4.S IS. CONNER.
eial bills, $4.S4l4G4S5A. Government
bonds were firm; state bonds were firm;
railroad bonds were strong. Silver at the
BOARD was dull.
New York, March 15.-The treasury bal
ances we're as follows: Coin, $131, 100, 43S;
| currency, sos 44S, 425
New York, March 15.-The security mar
ket continued to broaden. Sales of stocks
| to-day aggregated 2335l5 shares. The in
| creased activity was accompanied by a
higher range of prices for the leading is
| sues, although a number of shares for
| special causes failed to participate in the
| Improvement. The Vanderbits, as of late
were conspicuous in the dealings, Omaha
Common making a new high record with
| sales up to 623s. Big Four and the Nickel
Plates, which have Jagged heretofore were
more actively traded in and Nickel Plate
1 Sacnnd PFRfprrpH ~
1874. Northwest moved up to no. the best
! of the year. The company is a large
owner of st. Paul and Omaha Common,
| and the recent declaration of a dividend
on the latter has attracted attention to
northwest stock. Michigan Central touched
par on investment buying. The upward
tendency of the railway list was checked
during the afternoon by a break of nearly
three points in Missouri Pacific to 177s, and
selling of the stock was due to a widely
circulated rumor of an impending receiver
ship of the company. The report brought
out statement to the effect that the man.
agement contemplated no change what
ever in present methods, and all interest
charges will be met. The amount due on
bonds up to May 1 next is $750,00O. In
Changers there was a disposition to sell
ST. Paul, on belief that the earnings for
the second week of March will make poor
showing. The other earnings will com
pare WIN d tOldl OF 90JU040 IN 1876. Inc
industrials were feverish and in the main.
weak Sugar first rose to III and later
dropped to 1l51s on the unfavorable sched-
ule in the new tariff bill and sales for lower
Wall street interests. Rubber Common
dropped from 16 to 1874 and the preferred
from 66 to 6315. Reports of a cut in prices
of Is per cent by the Boston Rubber
Company had depressing influence. Sub
sequently supporting orders made their APP
pearance and the common closed at 152l.
and the preferred at 65A. Speculation
closed steady in tone. Net changes show
gains Of Ad2 per cent. outside of Sugar,
Tobacco. Rock Island, Missouri Pacific,
Reading Rubber Common and preferred,
which lost 1sG21s per cent. The bond mar
ket was strong. Sales S1,S170O0.
New York Stock List, Stocks and Bonds
at the Closing