The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-19

81 bid IS asked; Georgia. common; $50 bid.
1873 asked Southwestern, 1914 bid 9r5
asked; Atlanta and West Point stock, 1917
bid, lO3 asked; Atlanta and West Point 6
per cent. certificates, 1917 bid, 1903 asked
Savannah Construction Company, bid,
50 asked
Gas stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock
% bid, % asked; Electric Light and Power
| Company, Is bid, n asked.
Bank Stocks, Etc.-Citzens Bank no
bid, 11Olk asked; Chatham Bank
4s bid. 40 asked; Germania Bank, 1OS
bid, 100 asked; National Bank OF Savan-
nah, 125 bid. 126 asked; Merchants National
Bank, 81 bid, S7l5 asked; Oglethorpe Saw
ings and Trust Company, 105 bid 1O6
asked: Southern Bank of the State Of
Georgia, 49, bid, 139 asked; Sa-
vannah Bank and Trust Company, 1O2
bid 1921 asked; Chatham Real Estate and
Improvement Company, A, IS bid Sc
asked; B, 541a bid, So asked; Peoples Saw
ings and Loan Company, 9s bid. 80 asked
Factory Bonds-Augusta Factory, 50
bid 81 asked; Graniteville Factory, 145 bid
lOl asked; Eagle and Phoenix Manu-
featuring Company, 8 per cent. bonds, -
bid, 40 asked; Sibley Manufacturing Com
pany Gs, 101. bid, 102 asked.
Factory Stocks-Augusta Factory 50
bid 50 asked: Granftoville Factory, 145 bid
l5l asked; Langley Factory, 1O4 bid, 1851
asked; Enterprise Factory, common 80
bid, Sc asked; J. r. King Manufacturing
Company 1Oi bid, 105 asked; Sibley Manu-
featuring Company, 70 bid, rs asked; Sa-
vannah Brewing Company, IS bid, 81 ask
ed.
New York, Feb. 1S.-Money on call was
easy at 1hQ1h per cent; the last loan was
IA per cent. Prime mercantile paper go
4 per cent. Sterling exchange steady with
actual business in bankers bills, at a. 1854
nd nd fOr st1ytxr
days. Posted rates, $4.84 and $4s61b Com
mercial bills $i.S2. Silver certificates 55A
Q5612c. Bar silver, 55%c. Mexican dollars,
SAC. Government bonds were strong.
State bonds were dull. Railroad bonds
were firm
New York, Feb. 1s.-The tone of the
speculation was doubtful and hesitating
In Wall street to-day, and a large prepon-
derance of the days dealings was in Su-
gar and the Changers. Nearly 60 per cent.
of the total transactions were in these
stocks.
Coupled with the fact that the total sales
| of all stocks showed a marked decrease
from the recent average, the large proper
lion absorbed by these specialties formed
a significant commentary upon the condi-
ton into which the market has fallen.
After the opening weakness due to
sympathy with London and some other
foreign exchanges has been overcome, 1t
looked as though the strength radiating
from the Changers had prevailed in the
market but the increasing weakness of
Sugar coupled with a fall in prices of To-
cal New Y ork specialues in final hour was
a decisive factor in driving prices below
last nights level. The radical utterances
made in the course of the debate precipita-
ted in the Senate on the Maine disaster
also endangered distrust in the minds of
| spectators and prompted liquidation
! Far the most of animated during the day
| was Sugar
The Changers were largely Influenced by
. the conditions in the wheat market, but
there was also special causes at work in
| their behalf. Gossip was rife as to the
| probable action of the st Paul on the div
| idend rate, the rumors all pointing 10
an increase. The absorption of this stock
| was credited to a powerful financial in
| terest, which was said to be selling out
Of its holdings of Sugar at the same time.
| London supported ST. Paul stock freely
ana sold other international stocks here
| ROCK Island responded to the action of the
directors in calling in debenture bonds
| thus assuring the stock of an early re-
auction of fixed charges. The Union Pa
| cine, Denver and Gulf securities were
| strong on rumors that the reorga MIA ion
| In prospect would bear easily on them.
! Adams Express was an instance Of
strength, selling at 1854, an advance of 81
as against a sale at par on Tuesday ex-
| utVldend and eX-1O0 per cent. in bonds rep
resenting the distribution of the surplus.
Inc bond market held firm except that
| some of the speculative issues yielded in
the late dealings. There were very heavy
| INDIVIDUAL transactions in the Union Pa
cine fours, Texas and Pacific seconds and
Rock Island extension 5s. Total sales. $4.-
o@o'VVV. United states old tours coupon
were Ac higher bid, and the old As regu-
lar, &c higher
The total shares of stock were 85l 500
shares.
New York Closing Stocks.
Atchison 123sSt p. & Om 76
40 pref. ....... 3Oh do do pref LEO
SAT- q Ohio 1914 ST p. NJ. & Nib
Can Pacific S5iss SO. Pacific .. 1917
IAN 80. .''...... 52i@So. Railway. 9is
! Cent Pac. 49,. 10 do pref an
Ches. & Ohio =. 22A Texas & Pacific 11ss
chi q Alton. 1854 Union Pacific -. 22as
mi Is. q ...lcJ1SlU. 2. ID. & Gu. go
| Chi & E. Ill.,. Sc Wabash - W
C.C.C. & st. L.35j4 do pref ....... IS
4 do do pref. -. 80 Wheel & [. e 9al
! Del & Hudson. III do do pref 12H
Del l.. q W...152 Adams Express. l16
Den. x Rio g.. 12sa Am. Express. .125
do pref. ....... 5o@s United States =. -
Erie new .... 49, Wells FARGO IL
40 Isl pref..... 4O3s Hawaiian G. c.. q
! Ft. Wayne ....170 A. Cot. Oh . %
CT. Nor. pref. ..1SG do pref ....... "a
Hooking VAL .. GsVAm. Spirits 3
Illinois Cent. ..1Oi do pref. ....... 20
Lake e. W.. l5h Am. Tobacco -. 9l5s
do do pref. e. TIA do pref .......117i5
Lake Shore ...l@ Chicago Cas-. 94ss
L. d n. ........ 5Ss Cons Gas ......1Se
Man. l.. .....114KfCom. Gable CO. .1S5
Met ST. Ry. ...156 CO.. f. & Iron. %
Mich. Cent. .....110l5I do do pref N
MINI. q st. L.. 2Slg. Gen. Electric go. 361 I
do do 1st pref. 81 Illinois Steel 5Ai !
NO. Pacific ...... 80 La Clede Gas AZ
Mobile & Ohio 81 Lead ........... 2iet
Mo, X. & IT,. 1873 do pref .10S1b
do pref. ....... S7aa Nat. Lin Oil 49,. II
Chi Ind. & L.. Slaore. Imp Co... 29i :
do pref. ....... 80 Pacific Mail 80. SOtk
n. j. Central q. esq Pullman Pal .1Ss
N. Y. Central ..1162s Silver Cert. .. 55x
N.Y.C. & ST. L. Il s. Rope & t. AZ
do do LIST pref. 73 Sugar ............1 s2tS
do do "a pref. rs do pref. .....112iS
Nor. Vest. IS T. c. & Iron . 23g.
No Am. Co... 57stU. S. Leather 63,
No Pacific .... 95ss do pref. ........ eti{
do pref. ....... 6RhU. S. Rubber 80 1871
ont. & W. ..... 1879 do pref - 71ig