The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-26
PAGES 8 TO 10.

1906 bid, 10 asked; Charlotte, Columbia ana
Augusta second mortgage U.s. 115 bid, 118
asked; Georgia Southern and Florida new
5s 90 bid. 100 asked; South Georgia and
Florida first mortgage Is. 1924 bid. 1854
asked South Georgia and Florida second
mortgage as. 1903 bid, 1A asked: Ocean
Steamship per cent. bonds, 1906, 104 bid
l06 asked. City and Suburban Railroad
first mortgage per cent. bonds, 200 bid, 1oS
asked; Alabama Midland 5 per cent. In
dorsed, 81 bid. IS asked: Brunswick and
Western Is, 70 bid. 70 asked South
Bound Railway IS, 20 bid. Is asked; Geor-
gla and Alabama first preferred IS. 101 bid
1903 asked Georgia and Alabama cons. bs,
81 bid, SO asked; Eatonton Branch, IS bid,
S7it asked Central of Georgia, Middld
Georgia and Atlantic division IS, % bid, ~
asked.
Railroad stocks-Apgusta and savan-
nah. 70 bid. 9liS asked Georgia comnons
172ib bid $50 asked; Southwestern, @i9 bid
elm asked; Atlanta and West Point stock
1924 bid, 1914 asked; Atlanta and West
Point per cent certificates. 1903 bid. 100
asked; Savannah construction Company,
GA bid 66 asked.
Gas stocks-savanuah Gas Light stock,
coz bid 2fh asked; Electric Light ana
Power Company n bid. T5ls asked.
Bank Stocks. Etc.--Citizens Bank. 100
bid ITO asked; Chatham Bank, 4S bid, ~
asked; Germania Bank, 100 bid, ITO askeds
asked; Merchants National Bank, 81 bid.
50 asked Ogiethorpe Savings and Trust
Company, 105 bid, 106 asked; Southern
Bank Of the State of Georgia, bid, 1873
asked; Savannah Bank and Trust Compa-
ny, 1914 bid, 1925 asked; Chatham Real
/ Estate and Improvement Company, A, 81
bid. Sc asked; b. 5i1a bid. IS asked; Peoples
Savings and Loan Company 95 bid, 81 ask
| ed.
Factory Bonds-Augusta Factory 101
| bid, 1902 asked; Eagle and Phoenix Manu-
featuring Company 5 per cent. bonds, IS
| bid, 90 asked; Sibey Manufacturing Com
| pany, SIS. 100 bid. lO2 asked.
Factory stoclsA-Augnsta Factory. 90
! bid, IS asked; Granitevile Factory, 147
bid, Isl asked; Langley Factory, 101 bid
| 10i asked; Enterprise Factory, commons
| SO bid. 90 asked J. r. King Manufactur-
| ing Company, 10i bid, Jos asked; sibey
| Manufacturing Company, 10 bid 76 askeds
| Savannah Brewing Company. 80 bid. %
asked.
New York April 25. p. Money on
call was at 2Gp24 per cent; the last loan
| was at per cent. Prime mercantile paper
6@7 per cent. Sterling exchange steady
with business In bankers bills at $is4ss
! for demand. and at s4s0AGp .SOik for sixty.
| days. The posted rates were S4.S1Gi4Sl4
and @Sllsat4. S5l5. Commercial bills, $l7sia.
| Silver certificates, 5Gtsq56Ae. Bar silvers
$3.50, Mexican dollars, 4JAc. Governments
! bonds We're IRREGULAR state bonds were
dull; railroad bonds We're weak
| New York, April 25-The Evening POSTS
London financial cabegram says: The
stock markets here were steady to-day
on the large receipts OF gold. hut the close
was dun. The Bank of England to-day
adopted policy OF which I gave you in-
| dicatlon weeks ago, namely, for absolute-
~ the first time 1t raised the buying price
of bar gold above rs 81 to rs sgd. About
$4,000 In gold came in to-day. Spanish
| 4s and Americans were comparatively
steady but dull after Improvement. The
| uncertainties of msney prospects promise
| 20 hinder business for some time. Tho
| New York money market rs closely watch-
| ed, especially the effect OF the United
| States loan, which Il is believed must
cause money rates in New York TO rise :
New York, April &.--The market for se-
curities was sluggish. and almost stag
nant to-day. Prices ruled below Saturdays
! close all day and while there was a brief
pause at one time during the morping In
the downward course, due to strength
1 shown by one or two of the Industrial
specaltles, the sagging tendency of the
market was practically uninterrupted Tho
| trading WIS narrow and preferential and
declines really Represented nothing more
than a natural reaction from Saturdays
| advance. The supply of stocks continued
Very limited owners apparently being con-
tent to hold their property for higher
| prices.
The waiting attitude Of traders Is likely
to continue until the occurrence of some
| event giving a clear indication of tho
| course of probable duration of the war
| with Spain. The future OF the stock mar
| ket Is also dependent largely on the course
OF the market. There was nothing In to-
| days developments TO indicate accurately
| what that course will be,
The sub-treasury issued a notice that u
would receive no further deposits on ac-1
count Of shipments Of currency from
| Washington or OF telegraphic Transfers "a
| any point. The transfers OF this character
| to-day amounted 10 $4,000, and owing 10
/ the depletion OF the treasurys supply OF
currency and good supply Of gold, the
| above notice was made necessary. There
| was no change In the rates for time money
or commercial paper, though ,call snoney
| continued to be fairly well supplied. There
was a sharp advance In the foreign ex-
change rates. demand sterling bills rising
| ".
! The bond market was very dull to-day
| and prices drifted to lower level. Total
sales were $4,000. United States new As
advanced q to-day. while the 2s declined !,
the old As coupon Y and the old As regis
! tered u in the bid price.
| The total sales Of stocks to-day were
| 1i5.l00 shares, including Chicago. Burling-
ton and Quincy, 1920; Manhattan, 1895;
Metropolitan street Railway, $500 st,
Paul 1887 Union Pacific preferred, 10.7S0;
American Tobacco, 1885; Sugar. 1924
New York Closing Stocks.
Atchison ...... 10ihi do pref .....140
do pref ......... 21ss 81. r. e. On... 67iz,
] Bait. 4 Ohio -. 15t5 do do pref -. .14O
| Can. Pacific =. IS st. r. NJ & M. 1870
/ Can. Southern. A. So, Pacific .,..... 1924
Cent Pac, 80. II SO. Railway -.
| Ches g. Ohio !. 175s do pref ........ 2i1z
Chi. & Alton ...l52 Texas & Pac. :. 9A
| c. u. & Q ....... S9ls Uni. Pac. pref. 49ss
Chi. & f. Iil,,... 4s u. r. d. & Co.. 5ss
| G. c. c., & 81. l.. 25i1 Wabash ...... -.
| do do pref 49,. 70 do pref ....... 14Ia
Del. g. Hudson .l0ila Wheel. g. L. e.. rs
Del. l.. & W., In do do pref -. So
Den. & Rio g.. 10 Adams Express .97la
- do pref ....... 40K American Elk. ..l20
Erie new 49,. II UNITED States =. 3S
do LIST pref 49,. 3lHi Wells Fargo ....14
Ft. Wayne ....l66 A. Cot OH ...... IS
| CT. Nor. pref ..14 DO pref ......... 6S