The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-06

Railroad and Banking Company coll
lateral 5s, 81 bid, 50 asked: Central of
Georgia Railroad first mortgage 5s, 90
year gold bonds, ll6 bid, III asked; Central
OF Georgia Railway first consolidated
mortgage 5s. 81 bid. 80 asked: Central Of
Georg'a Railway first preferred incomes
~ bid % asked; Central OF Georgia
hallway second preferred incomes. 1924
bid, 1872 asked; Central of Georgia Railway
thlrd preferred incomes, G bid, asked
Georgia Railroad 6s. 1910, 1l3 bid. ia asked (;
Charlotte. Columbia and Augsuta first IS
JOG bid, l07 asked; Charlotte Columbia and
Augusta second mortgage Is, l16 bid, 1l7ia
asked, Georgia southern and Florida new
5s, 1904 bid, l0lla asked; South Georgia and
Florida first mortgage Is, 1924 bid lO3iS
asked; South Georgia aud Florida second
mortgage rs, l03 bid, lo4 asked; Ocean
Steamship per cent bonds. 1926 1Oi bid.
lO6 asked; City and Suburban Railroad
hrst mortgage 8 per cent. bonds 100 bid 1903
asked; Alabama Midland per cent. in
dorsed "a bid, IS asked; Brunswick and
Western As. rs bid. 77h asked: South
Bound Railway IS, 20 bid, 10 asked; Geor-
gta and Alabama first preferred u.s. lO2 bid,
JOB asked; Georgia and Alabama cons. 5s.
, 81 bid, SO asked, Eatonton Branch, IS bid,
SlA asked; Central of Georgia, Middle
Georgia and Atlantic division 5s, 70 bid,
rs asked
Railroad Stocks-Augusta and Savan-
nah, 81 bid, 92la asked; Georgia common,
lIO bid $50 asked; Southwestern, 30 bid.
Sly asked, Atlanta and West Point stock,
lob bid 10i1a asked; Atlanta and West
Point per cent. certificates, 1903 bid, l0l
asked Savannah Construction Company,
Ga bid. 66 asked.
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock.
2o]a bid % asked Electric Light and Pow
er Company 1la bid, 75b asked.
Bank Stocks, Etc.--Citizens Bank, 1909
BID 40 asked; Chatham Bank, As bid 40
asked; Germania Bank 100 bid. ITO asked
National Bank of Savannah, 125 bid, l26
asked; Merchants National Bank, "a bid.
% asked; Oglethorpe Savings and Trust
Company, l05 bid. LOG asked; Southern
Bank of the State of Georgia. bid, 1888
asked; Savannah Bank and Trust Compa-
ny, l0lR bid 1924 asked; Chatham Real
Estate and Improvement Company, A.
So bid, Sc asked; b. SAY bid. SIS asked
Peoples Savings and Loan Company. 95
bid, 81 asked.
Factory Bonds-Augusta Factory. 10l
bid. lO2 asked Eagle and Phoenix Man
utacturing Company. per cent bonds. 3s
DID, 40 asked; Sibley Manufacturing Com
pany, 6s. leo bid, 1O2 asked.
Factory Stocks-Augusta Factory 6s
'4Nf '" sNoN'bi NiIdHlttNIte EnCtOrV. 14h
Did, l5l asked; Langley Factory. 1Oi bid.
lO4 asked; Enterprise Factory. common
~ bid, % asked; j. II. King Manufactur-
ing Company loi bid 105 asked; Sibley
Manufacturing Company, 70 bid. 76 asked
savannah Brewing Company, 90 bid. az
asked. %
New York, April 5.-Money on call easy
az 2G3 per cent; the last loan was a,
re per cent Prime mercantile paper, sac
per cent. Sterling exchange weak. with
acIual business in bankers bills. at $4.s3m
4'oSA Tor demand and al s4.sOA for sixty
days; posted rates, S481d4S2 and AStGl
100 Commercial bills M79A Silver GER
tihcates, 55lA@56lsc Bar silver, 55Ac. Mex.
lcan dollars, 4jc Government bonds weak
state bonds dull; railroad bonds weak.
New York. April 5.--The Evening POST .
London financial cablegram saws.
Inc stock markets here were staenant
today in view Of the approach of the
Easter holidays, while the uncertainties
OF the political situation depressed quota
lions AT the same time IL Is felt thar
each days delay increases the likelihood
OF Spanish-American war. Americans
were much better at midday on some
what ragged buying here. This is regret
ted because II will weaken the position
II war occurs. Gold is In strong demand
Tor New York at us lid and f25OOOO in
japanese yen were bought for export a,
76s SGD.
New York, April 5-To-day's stock mar
ket was almost utterly stagnant ana there
were minutes al a time during the ses-
sion of the exchange when no quotations
Tor any stock was recorded. Small as the
total volume Of business was. most of IL
was made up of transactions in a few of
the reading stocks, Sugar and the Gran
ah ls,sr he
dulness itself was expressive of the pre-
vailing sentiment Of waiting ana of ex-
IRENE doubt. Not only were reports very
CONNECTING as TO what would be the tenor
or the Presidents message to Congress
tomorrow, but opinions as TO how the
message would be received and disposed
or differed widely. There was practically
nothing left Of yesterdays sanguine antlci-
pations that sentiment would grow In
Washington against warlike measures
Ihere were, in fact, Insignificant reports
mat the organized pressure which has
been exerted upon Congress during the
last rev days against hostile measures
has rather defeated its purpose by awak-
ening resentment. Wall street counted
much on the effect of these united repre-
sensations to Congress
Prices show small losses throughout as
net result of the days trading The
opinion Is still tenaciously held In some
quarters that hostilitles may yet be avert
ed. Such hopes Of this as were enter-
tanned to-day were based on the posi-
biity that Spain would be induced 10
yield to demands of this government by
the representation of the Pope and the
European powers An expression OF the
prevailing uneas.ness was the decision by
the Stock Exchange governing board TO
Keep open for business on Good Friday
The money market continues to reflect
the stress over the relations with Spain as
forciby as in the stock market. Funds
continue 10 move 10 the interior for the
purpose of strengthening the reserves OF
interior banks. The proportion OF reserves
OF all the banks in the country have been
enormously increased In the last few
weeks and New York has made good the
consequent drain upon its reserves by a
large contraction in loans and by heavy
imports OF gold from Europe. The own.
ers of money are very loath TO put it out
IN loans. The prevailing rates OF per
cent for time money, and the varying
rates for call loans are admitted to be
largely sentimental, and based on appre-
hension OF war The position of the banka
Is admittedly stroRg, the supply OF avail
able funds large and the demand for tho
use of money not very active. But with
rates stiffy held, gold continues and will
continue 10 come from Europe. An easing