The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-15
PAGES 8 10 10.


bid. 80 asked; Central of Georgia Railroad
| first mortgage IS, 5O-year gold bonds nS
| bid, ll9 asked; Central of Georgia Railway
/ first CONSOLIDATED mortgage 5s, 93ls b.d, "a
| asked; Central OF Georgia Railway first
| preferred incomes. Il bid. A asked;
| Central of Georgia Railway second pre-
| ferred incomes, IA bid, Is asked Central
| of Georgia Railway third preferred in
| comes, 52i bid, 81 asked; Georgia Railroad
| 6s. 1910, rs bid, III asked: Charlotte Co
lumbia and Augusta first S., LOG bid, 107
| asked; Charlotte Columbia and Augusta
| second mortgage Is, 1T bid, us asked
! Georgia Southern and Florida new IS, 1O91s
! bid, 10 asked; South Georgia and Florida
! first mortgage Is 100 bid l01 asked; South
| Georgia and Florida second mortgage Is
| 100 bid l01 asked; Ocean Steamship per
! cent bonds, 1926, 1916 bid, 1O6 asked; City
and Suburban Railroad first mortgage
| per cent. bonds, 100 bid 1O2 asked; Ala
| bama Midland per cent, Endorsed, 80 bid,
| % asked; Brunswick and Western As, 80
| bid, So asked. South Bound Railway 5s,
! 81 bid, 90 asked; Georgia and Alabama
| first preferred SIS, 1903 bid, 1O4 asked; Geor-
| gia and Alabama cons. IS. 1914 bid, 100
] asked; Eatonton branch. "a bid, IS asked;
| Central of Georgia, Middle Georgia and
| Atlantic division 5s 93l5 bid 94la asked.
| Railroad Stocks-Augusta and Savan-
nah, 1903 bid, 1O4 asked; Southwestern,
1864 bid, 1861 asked; Atlanta and West
| Point stock, 10 bid, 112 asked Atlanta and
West Point 6 per cent. certificates. 10
bid 1902 asked, ex-int; Georgia common.
| 1876 bid, 1893 asked.
Gas stocks-savannah Gas Light stock.
! "a bid, 25 asked; Electric Light and
| Power Company. 60 bid. II asked.
| Bank Stocks Etc.-Citizens Bank. 1l0A
bid III asked Chatham Bank, A bid.
| As asked. Germania Bank, ll015 bid, ll1lA
| asked; National Bank of Savannah, i26
| A.F
s3b bid, S41a asked Og,ethorpe Savings and
! Trust Company. 102 bid. 1903 asked; ex-dlv-
| Southern Bank of the State of Georgia, l30
bid, 121 asked; Savannah Bank and Trust
Company, 1861 bid. 1861 asked; Chatham
Real Estate and Improvement Company,
A. 55ib bid, Sc asked; b, So bid, 551a asked:
Peoples Savings and Loan Company, %
bid "a asked.
Factory Bonds-Augusta Factory, 100
| bid lO6 asked; Sbley Manufacturing COM
pany 6s, 100 bid, 102 asked; Eagle and Phe-
nix Mills per cent bonds, due 1923, l0l1z
bid 1903 asked.
| Factory Stocks-Augusta Factory, rs
bid 65 asked; Graniteville Factory, 40 bid.
i45 asked; Langley Factory, 100 bid. lOl
asked; Enterprise Factory, common, 30
| bid "a asked; j. II. King Manufacturing
Company 100 bid, 1Ol asked; Sib,ey Manu-
featuring Company, 70 bid, IS asked; Sa-
vannah Brewing Company, l0 bid, 100
| asked.
New York, Dec. 14.-Money on call was
steady at ZA@2lh per cent; the last loan
was al 2h per cent. Prime mercantile
! paper, ga per cent. Sterling exchange,
| easier, with actua. business in bankers
bills at $4.S4A@4.S41s for demand, ana az
| S4Si1zaA.S1A for Sky days; posted rates.
! 81 S2Ib6l4 g5ih Commercial bills, A.S0la. Sill
yer certificates. 591z46oc. Bar silver, 595sc.
| Mexican dollars 47c. Government bonds
were strong; state bonds were hrmed;
railroad bonds were firm.
New York Dec. 14.-Stocks rose frac-
tionally to-day In many cases, while IN
some instances the gains were very con-
siderable. After an initial hesitancy, ue-
cided support developed In many special
Ties The boom In Americans Al London
paused. and there were realizing sales
from that quarter. Sugar was feverishly
heavy all day, on a reduction IN the
product and lost ~. The Generalization
In the specially helped the bears to make
an impression after midday and pr.ces
dropped considerably, but activity ceased.
as usual of late. on break, and steadi~
ness developed.
The Vanderbilts came into prominence.
Lake Shore rising IS points above yester-
days price. Canada Southern and New
York Central were exceptionally active,
and moderate purchases of other Wander
Bit properties resulted in gains In the
Group of / to points. The strength OF
that group sympathetleally affected the
rest of the list. The continuance of the
cold snap and the resulting advance In
coal prices at some points, benefited the
Ccalers. The improvement was most
marked In Reading and Jersey Central.
Federal Steel issues moved upward on
the published report which, however.
lacked any confirmation. that a large
block of floating stock. which menaced
the market, had been removed by private
purchases.
Missouri Pacific crossed 46, which, per-
haps may be attributed to reports circu-
lated after the close that 1t would come
into possession Of the Chicago and Alton.
Western Union declined slightly on the
poor showing for the six months of the
fiscal year Northern Pacific was strong.
In expectation of a dividend on the COM
r1on, which was subsequently announced.
Atchison continued its upward movement
on board room gossip of developments ex-
pected at next weeks meeting. Console
dated Gas pant. which suffered quarter
Of a million by the accident yesterday. sold
off sharply.
The railway bond market showed irreg-
ularity in spots. but the underlying tone
was very good, and marked gains were
made in some issues. Total sales amount-
ed TO S6609.OO0.
u. S. new 3's and the old As, coupons,
advanced * in the bid price.
The total sales Of stocks were $50, 900
shares. including 1925 Atchison, $3.50 do
preferred 5000 Baltimore and Ohio. $500
Canada Southern, 9,105 Chesapeake and
Ohio, 1896 Chicago and Alton, 9,i42 Chi
csgo Burlington and Quincy 50S6 Erie
first preferred 5.110 Hooking Valley, s,f75
Louisville and Nashville, 7,9t5 Manhattan,
II. $50 Reading first preferred, 2S.475 NJ ssou-
ri Pacific $3.50 Missouri, Kansas and
Texas preferred, II 1886 New York Central,
& hwua efa
Terminal. "a, 40 Ontar and Western, 1890
Reading. 5.376 Rock Island 9479 Union Pa
cian ~ IT'S s.. Paul 0 800 Southern pre-
ferred. 6,O5O Texas and Pacific l0,SS0 Union
Pacific preferred, % 600 Wheeling and Lake
Erie. 1888 American Tobacco. 1855 Fed
eral steel, 29,l4s do preferred, $3.50 Pacific
Mai. 1920 Sugar. $3.50 Leather preferred.
New YORK Closing Stocks-West.
Atchison -. 49,. 1881 Rock Island ,l09a4l