The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-01
bid, 1l1A asked; Charleston is. SO bid. s.

asked.
Railroad Bonds-Savannah, Florida ana
Western railroad general mortgage bonds.
per cent. interest coupons, III bid -
asked; Savannah, Florida and Western
first mortgage 5 per cent. gold bonds. due
1924, los bid l09 asked; Augusta Southern.
firsts 5s, 1924, - bid, 80 asked; Central Rail
road and Banking Company collateral SIS.
80 bid, 90 asked; Central of Georgia Rail-
way first mortgage 5s, 50-year gold bonds
1l7Ia bid, 11S15 asked; Central of Georei.
railway first consolidated mortgage SIS 90
bid 80 asked; Central of Georgia rail-
way first preferred incomes 49, bid 49,
asked Central of Georgia railway, second
preferred incomes, 10 bid 1872 asked; Cen
trail of Georgia railway third preferred in
comes, s bid, 8 asked; Georgia rail-
road 6s, 1910, 1151a bid, III asked; Charlotte
Columbia and Augusta first 5s, 10 bid. iii
asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
second mortgage Is, 116 bid III asked,
Georgia Southern and Florida new 5s lO2i9
bid, 1882 asked; South Georgia and Florida
first mortgage Is, 102iA bid, 1872 asked /;
South Georgia and Florida second mort
gage rs, 1903 bid, Jos asked; Ocean Steam
ship 5 per cent. bonds, 1926 106 bid, -
asked; City and Suburban railroad first
mortgage per cent. bonds 81 bid - ask
ed; Alabama Midland per cent indorsed
80 bid. 81 asked; Brunswick and Western
As 20 bid, TN asked; South Bound rail-
bama first preferred IS, 102 bid 100 asked; :
Georgia and Alabama cons. IS, so bid. 50
asked.
Railroad Stocks-Augusta and Savannah
SO bid, 81 asked, eX div; Georgia common.
l72 bid, 175 asked; Southwestern, 80 bid "a
asked, ex-div.; Atlanta and West Point
stock 1872 bid. 104 asked; Atlanta and
West Point per cent. certificates 1912
bid, 1903 asked; Savannah CONSTRUCTION
Company, 70 bid, n asked.
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock,
% bid, % asked Electric Light and
Power Company, 65 bid. 70 asked.
Bank Stocks Etc. - Citizens Bank 1903
bid, asked, ex-div; Cha ham Bank, As
bid, asked, ex-div.; Germania Bank 1OS
bid, 109 asked. ex-div. National Bank
of Savannah, 1876 bid, 100 asked; Merchants
National Bank, 80 bid, 81 asked; Ogle-
thorpe Savings and Trust Com
pany, 1903 bid, asked, eX-diV. !;
Southern Bank of the State of Georgia,
40 bid 145 asked. ex-dlv.; Savannah Bank
and Trust Company, 101 bid, asked;
Chatham Real Estate and Improvement
Company A, 54la bid ssh asked; b. "a bid,
541a asked, ex-div.; Peoples Savings and
Loan Company. Sc bid, 100 asked
Factory Bonds-Augusta Factory 6s, 1O1
bid, 102 asked; Enterprise Factory 6s, 100
bid, 101 asked; Eagle and Phenix Manu-
featuring Company 5 per cent, bonds, 49,
bid. 40 asked; Sibley Manufacturing Com
pany IS, 1O1 bid, 1902 asked.
Factory Stocks-Savannah Cotton Fac
tory. bid. IS asked; Augusta Factory.
so bid, SO asked; Graniteville Factory, las
bid, Isl asked; Langley Factory, 10l bid,
1854 asked; Enterprise Factory, common.
% bid, rs asked; j. r. King Manufacturing
Company 104 bid, 1O5 asked; Sibley Manu-
featuring Company 70 bid. 76 asked; Sa-
vannah Brewing Company, 50 bid, 81 asked.
New York. Dec. 31.-Money on call was
al nor ant ha l.4es 1Sa,
at per cent, and al the closing was Of
fered at 312@4 per cent; prime mercantile
paper, 3l2Q4l2 per cent Sterling exchange
duh and easier, with actual business in
bankers oils, al $4.S42sQ484sl for demand
and at A.S2 for sixty days; posted rates.
4-2la44S3 and $4S5l2q4.S6; commercial
bills, A.SlQ4.8l12. Silver certificates, 57I2U
5SAc; bar silver, SIC; Mexican dollars,
46Ac. Government bonds irregular; state
bonds dull; railroad bonds strong
New York, Dec. S1.-The weekly bank
statement shows the following changes:
Surplus reserve. increase, &,265.30O; loans.
decrease, 81 S24. 200; specie. increase, S327,-
900; legal tenders, increase $5,421 200 de-
posits, increase. $5,931 600: circulation, de-
crease, $22l,300. The banks now hold $l5,
ISL 100 in excess of the requirements Of the
25 per cent. rule.
New York, Dec. 31.-The imports It the
port of New York this week were: Gold,
@lOffo0ls SILVER Soo,Vob, ufy goods, ~ $40 Anu
general merchandise, S, 40S7 61. The ex
ports of specie amounted to: Gold $j1O0;
silver, $685.
New York, Dec 31.-The Evening Posts
London financial cablegram says: Bust
ness in the stock market to-day was re-
stricted by the fact that il will be a hcli-
day here tomorrow and on the CONT
nent. The tone. however, was good and
full Of promise for the New Year al
though politics remain an important fac
Tor. Americans were featureless to-day.
Further loans were made by the Bank Of
England to-day and the market probably
owes the bank over n2,O000O0.
New York, Dec. 31.-To-day's market
for stocks was very dun and net changes
for the most part are trivial and are d.
vided amongst gains and losses without
much sembage of consistency or order.
The local traction securities were the fa-
vorites, as has been the case for many
days past, and they rose at one time sharp
iy above last nights level under the be
lief that they would be benefited even if
the proposed rapid transit project was
consumma ed Brooklyn Rapid Transit
enjoyed special advantage from the re-
ported judicial decision denying an injunc
ton against the use Of the western bridge
terminus for loop. This stock was at
one time 12i above last nights level and
held over a point of this gain
Sugar was also a strong feature and rose
at one time 1k, but held only a fraction
of that amount The Vanderbits were
traded I'm ex-dividend to-day, Lake Shore
gaining a point. Other stocks which were
d.