The morning news., 1898-12-09

Carolina. AS, Ill bid. ll2 asked sgs
civ Bonds-Atlanta AZ per cent. 1929.
f06 bid. - asked: Augusta 3i4s, 1928, 1919
bid lO2I5 asked; Augus.a AS, 1875 107 bid.
los asked: Augusta per cent. Ill bid, liz
asked: Augusta 6 per cent, III bid lf2
asked; Columbus per cent, 107 bid. 10S
asked; Macon per cent, l16 bid, III ask-
ed. Macon 4as, 1926, los bid. l05 asked; sa-
vannah per cent, quarterly January cou-
mons l1ilS bid. ll2i5 asked Savannah :
per cent, quarterly February coupons.
illb bid. 1l2 asked; Charleston As. 100 bid,
1925 asked.
Railroad Bonds-Savannah Florida and
Westein Railroad general mortgage bonds.
per cent. interest coupons, lis bid, 1l9
asked: Savannah, Florida and Western
FIRST mortgage 5 per cent gold bonds due
1924 1iQ bid III asked; Centra. Railroad
and Banking Company, collateral 5s. 81
BID 95 asked: Central of Georgia Rail-
road first mortgage 5s. 50-year gold bonds.
~ bid ilS asked; Central of Georgia Rail-
way first consolidated mortgage S. "
hid SO asked; Central of Georgia Rail-
way nrst preferred incomes. Al bid ~
asked Central of Georgia Railway second
preferred incomes, l3A bid, ii asked.
central Of Georgia railway third
nreferred incomes. 50 bid, 6h asked.
Georgia Railroad 6s, 1910. lis bid III asked.
Charlotte. Columbia and Augusta first 5s
lO6 bid, 107 asked; Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta second mortgage Is, III bid 11g
asked; Georgia Southern and Florida new
5s iO9 bid, 10 asked; South Georgia ana
Florida first mortgage 7s 100 bid, 1Of
aclSed: South Georgia and Florida second
mortgage ~, 100 bid l0l asked Ocean
Steamship s per cent. bonds, 1926. 105 bid
l06 asked: City and Suburban Railroad
first mortgage per cent bonds, 100 bid.
1902 asked; Alabama Midland per cent, in
dorsed, 80 bid. "a asked; Brunswick and
Western As. 73 bid, Is asked; South Bound
Railway IS. 81 bid, 30 asked; Georgia and
Alabama first preferred 5s 1903 bid 104 ask
ed: Georgia and Alabama cons. 5s, 99Js bid.
100 asked Eatonton branch % bid. 9f
asked; Central OF Georgia, Middle Georgfa
ana Atlantic division IS, 92s bid. .9s1s asked.
Railroad Stocks--Augusta and Savan.
nah. 1925 bid, 1854 asked; Southwestern.
1903 bid, 1Ol asked Atlanta and West
Point stock. 110 bid, 1i2 asked Atlanta ana
West Point 6 per cent. certificates 1N
bid 1906 asked; Georgia common, 1876 bid.
19S asked.
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock.
2S3I bid 2il4 asked; Electric Light and
Power Company, 65 bid II asked.
Bank Stocks, Etc.-Citizens Bank 1loA
bid III asked Chatham Bank, AZ bid,
4s asked; Germania Bank, 110ia bid, 1i1iz
asked; National Bank OF Savannah, 126
bid, l27 asked; Merchants National Bank.
| S3ia bid, Sltb asked; O9lethorpe Savings and
| Trust Company 102 bid 1903 asked, ex-div;
Southern Bank of the State Of Georgia, iso
bid, l3i asked; Savannah Bank and Trust
| Company l05is bid l08ia asked; Chatham
Real Estate and Improvement Company.
| A. 55la bio. Sc asked; b. 50 bid. 55ss asked: /:
! Peoples Savings and Loan Company, 80
| bid. 81 asked.
Factory Bonds-Augusta Factory, fc5
A.
| pany 6s, 100 bid, l02 asked Eage and Phe-
nix Mills per cent. bonds, due 1928, 1Olh
/ bid. l03 asked
Factory Stocks-Augusta Factory s.
BID, 50 asked; Graniteville Factory, 140 bid.
/ l45 asked: Langley Factory. 100 bid, I01
| asked; Enterprise Factory, common, 90
| bid, % asked; ]. r. King Manufacturing
| Company, 100 bid, 101 asked; Sibley Manu-
| featuring Company, 10 bid 76 asked: sa-
vannah Brewing Company, i0l bid. 1903
asked
New York Dec. s-Money on cali was
steady at 2M21s per cent; the last loan
was at 2jz per cent. Prime mercantile pa
! per. 34Gt4 per cent Sterling exchange.
| frmer, with actual business in bankers
| bills at SYMBOLISM for demand. and
at A.SiAM4S2 for sixty days Posted
rates, $tS2Q4S2la, and AS5taap4.s6. Com
merciai bills. $L80a4.S014. Silver certifi-
| tNAtHt u0t2WbyrIf- oar SliNtfs % J-lOc. Me x
lean dollars. i6i4c. Government bonds wess
strongi slate bonds were dull; railroad
bonds were strong.
| New York, Dec. S.-Quotations In the
/ stock market rose the greater part Of the
| day, but in the late dealings lost part ef
the early advance closing easy with slight
gains IN most stocks. The initial tendency
was hestating and tmid, perhaps sym
| pathencally with a regular tone OF
4 stgIf tab
Norfolk and Western, Union Pacific and
| Louisville and Nashville. The Changers
shook off their recent lethargy and gave
| confidence to the rest Of the list. Ameri-
! cas- strong foreign trade situation with
| It's probable effect on values as Interpreted
| il a widely published optimistic statement
Of an operator who usually controls a large
| following, was not without sentimental ef-
feet. Reports Of improvement in business In
the hard and soft coal trade and the pos
| siDillty of the enactment into law of the
| ann-scalping bill were subjects Of discus
sion and acted as a tonic on the railways.
Moreover important interests were openly
| buyers of properties with which they are
| identified, large offerings being readily alb
sorbed and the market weakened materi-
ally In the later dealings the Changers
rcceded sympatheticaiy with the weak
ness In wheat and business slackened until
near the close, when there was evidence
Of weakness in a few railways, although
Metropolitan and Brooklyn Traction con-
.tinued aggressvey strong.
Sugar was very active and strong nd
rose 4 points without any new develop
ments in the property becoming generally
known. A dividend on Mobile and Ohio
being asserted as being not improbable
advanced the stock.
The heaviness Of the Pacifics in the lasl
hour was largely responsible. together with
reaizations in other properties for the re
cession in values before the close
The easy conditions of the money mar
ket furnished abundant evidences. of the
vast amount Of capital seeking investment
which Is now being employed In the rail-
way miscellaneous bond market Trans
actions in thls department. were on a very
extensive scale and considerable improve
mont was made in many issues. Tota
sales. 6.430O00. United States new ~ Cou.
mons and the old As coupon advanced tx
IN the bid price
The total safes Of stocks amounted q
! 40 on shares Including AtchisOn IS 100