The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-08

1924. JOS bid, l09 asked: Central Railroad
and Banking Company, collateral Is a.
bid. 81 asked; Central of Georgia Rail-
road first mortgage 5s, 5O-year gold bop5e
ZIG bid III asked: Central OF Georgia Pail
vav first consolidated mortgage rs Sal-
hid 500 asked. Central of Georgia Pan
way first preferred incomes, 3SIa bid 391s
asked; Central of Georgia Railway second
preferred incomes. IL 2id, Z asked
Central of Georgia Railway mira
preferred incomes, bid 6 asked.
Georgia Railroad 6s. 1910, 113 bid. ia asked !.
Charlotte Columbia and August first 5s
los bid loo asked; Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta second mortgage Is, us bid 1917
asked: Georgia Southern and Florida new
IS. los bid lO7 asked South Georgia and
Florida first mortgage Is, 1922 bid. 1882
asked: South Georgia and Florida second
mortgage Is, 1922 bid, 1882 asked: Ocean
Steamship per cent. bonds 1926 1915 bid
1851 asked; City and Suburban Railroad
first mortgage C PER cent. bonds, 100 bid.
102 asked; Alabama Midland per cent, in
dorsed, 92is bid 93ls asked; Brunswick and
Western As. 13 bid, u asked; South Bound
Railway 5s 70 bid 81 asked; Georgia and
Alabama first preferred 5s, l03 bid. l04 ask
ed; Georgia and Alabama cons. IS, 80 bid
81 asked; Eatonton branch 80 bid 91asked.
Central OF Georgia. Middle Georgia and
Atlantic division 5s S1i2 bid S215 asked.
Railroad Stocks - Augusta and Savan-
nah, 80 bid. 1872 asked; Southwestern. 90
bid 100 asked; Atlanta and West Point
stock Jos bid 10 asked; Atlanta and West
Point per cent. certificates, 1881 bid, 1914
asked; Georgia common, 1888 bid, 1877 asked
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock
% bid. % asked; Electric Light and Pow
er Company "A bid, IS asked.
Bank Stocks Etc.-Citizens Bank, 110K
bid 1903 asked; Chatham Bank. 4S bid
kS1a asked Germauia Bank, 1l0la bid, 1l1h
asked; National Bank of Savannah 125
bid l26 asked Merchants National Bank,
81 bid Sc asked; Oglethorpe Savings
and Trust Company. 1O5 bid. 107 asked
Southern Bank of the State of Georgia
100 bid, 1872 asked; Savannah Bank and
Trust Company, 1924 bid. 1882 asked
Chatham Real Estate and Improvement
Company, A, 55l4 bid, Sc asked 3. 80 bid
551a asked; Peoples Savings and Loan
Company, % bid, 81 asked.
Factory Bonds Augusta Factory, 105
bid, JOG asked Sibley Manufacturing Com
pany, es, 100 bid. 102 asked
Factory Stocks-Augusta Factory, So
bid. 65 asked; Graniteville Factory, $40 bid
rs asked; Langley Factory, 100 bid, 10l
asked; Enterprise Factory. common, 30
bid, 81 asked; J. r. King Manufacturing
Company, 100 bid 101 asked; Sibley Manu-
featuring Company, 70 bid rs asked; Sa-
vanneh Brewing Company, 101 bid 1903
asked
New York. Oct. Money on call was
ElNuAy hL At2UO per fttlls the tdSN loan was
offered at 2la per cent. Prime mercantile
paper, 3l2d4 per cent. Sterling exchange
easier with actuaf business in bankers
bills at 4.S4G4.S4h for demand. and at
81 as4d4.S2 for sixty days. Posted rates,
81. S212Q4. 50. Commercial bills. 81 .S01s. Sill
Yer certificates, 6O1ad6l1ac. Bar silver G0l2c
Mexican dollars 467sc Government bonds
We're strong. State bonds were irregular.
Railroad bonds were irregular.
New York, Oct. THE total bank
clearings in the United States for the week
We're 81, 466 $50 800; per cent. increase Al
Exclusive Of New York, $572S11, POI; per
cent increase, 80.
New York, Oct. THE stock market
continued narrow and professional to-day
and even the Industrial specialties, which
have shown violent fluctuations and few
erish activity for some time past. fal
into comparative quietude. The Indus
trials nevertheless continued to occupy
the most prominent place in the trading
The movement of prices in this group
was conflicting in the early part of thc
trading, but the reactonary tendency
gained the upper hand in most cases and
wiped out nearly all of the earlier gains
Sugar was less active than of late, but
ruled above Yesterdays level most of the
day and rallied a point from the lowest
In the late dealings in fact of the con-
tinued heaviness of the general market
Tobacco aud other specialties were no
tably weak in the railroad list the most
notable feature was the continued large
offerings Of Northern Pacific and the poor
absorptive power of the stock shown by
the market. The opening was at a de
cline of "a, in spite of the fact that II
was the one American stock which show
ed an advance in London. The prices de-
elned at one time ia and rallied only
feebly.
Union Pacific sympathlzed Next to the
Paciflcs, the Changers were most notably
affected. The failure Of this group to re-
spond to the very favorable earnings
shown by recent statements has also in
vited realizing.
Rates for time money were easier to-
day and mercantile paper is also tend
Ing to lower basis, with a very little
supply in the market The shipment of
currency TO the interior during the
week has offset imported specie. and as
banks have gained from the sub-treasuIy
to-morrow's bank statement il expected
10 show further large gain in cash re-
serves. The reactionary tendency devel-
oped in parts Of the bond list, after early
firmness. There were sharp gains i'm Wis
consin Central lists and Susquehanna and
Western general IS. Total sales, S3 155. 00o
United States 2s advanced x; the SIS
when issued, a.: the old As registered and
the new as coupon. q. and the new IS
registered and the IS X in the bid price
The total sales of stocks were 271. 800
shares, including 6,3o0; Chicago. Burnng-
ton and Quincy; 1850 Metropolitan Street
Railway $3.50 Northern Pacific: 1920
Union Pacific; S96 ST. Paul; 2S,62O To-
bacco; 1l62O Peoples Gas; $500 Sugar.
New York Closing Stocks.
Atehison ....... 12is do pref ......154lk
DO pref. ...... 1924 ST. p. & ON. &c. 70
Bait & Ohio Sc. 40Is do do pref. 10y
Can. Pacific go $50 ST. p. NJ. & NJ. los
can. So. ........ 81 So. Pacific ...... %
Cent. Pac. 900. 24laI 50. Railway .... SA
Ches. & Ohio . PISS do pref. . 33I
Chi. & Alton ..l58 Texas & Pacific. IS
Chi b. & Q....11flsIU. Pac. pref e.. 6i9s
Chi & 4. H.. 5fl9IU. p. d. & g.. 2lb
C.C.C. & St. L. 3912 Wabash ......... 77s
do do pref. SO do pref. ....... 1034
Del 4 Hudson l0415l Wheel. & L. E.. 3Ss
De-. L. & w. .14SA' do do pref. 49,. 10
Den. & Rio G.. 1872 Adams ENoress. 10
do pref. ...... 547s Am. Express led
Erie new ...... 1855 United States q. 10
do LIST pref. . Sfa' Wells Fargo .12o
Ft Wayne .....170 A. Cot. oil ... $685.
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