The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-08
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first mortgage per cent gold bonds due
1924. 10 bid. III asked; Contra. Railroad
and Banking company collateral S. "a
BID. 95 asked; Central of Georgia Rail-
road first mortgage IS, 5O-year gold bonds
IN bid, us asked; Central of Georgia Rail-
way first consolidated mortgage IS. 9l@
bid 92l5 asked; Central of Georgia Rail-
way first preferred Incomes Al bid A
asked: Central of Georgia Railway second
preferred incomes. IS bid Il asked;
Central of Georgia railway third
preferred incomes. So bid So asked;
Georgia Railroad IS. 1910 115 bid, III asked
Charlotte Columbia and Augusta first SIS
log bid 1M asked Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta second mortgage Is III bid, i1s
asked; Georgia Southern and Florida new
5s, 1903 bid, 40 asked; South Georgia and
Florida first mortgage Is, 100 bid 10l
acked South Georgia and Florida second
mortgage Is 100 bid 10l asked; Ocean
Steamship per cent bonds 1926 los bid
100 asked; City and Suburban Railroad
first mortgage per cent bonds, 100 bid,
lV2 asked; Alabama Midland per cent, in
dorsed, 30 bid, "a asked; Brunswick and
Western is, 78 bid, Is asked: South Bound
halfway 5s, 81 bid, 80 asked; Georgia and
Alabama first preferred S. 1903 bid 1914 ask
ca; Georgia and Alabama cons. IS. 99ia bid
100 asked; Eatonton branch, 90 bid "a
asked Central of Georgia Middle Georgia
Railroad Stocks-Augusta and Savan-
nah, l02la bid, l05a asked Southwestern.
l03 bid, l0i asked: Atlanta and West
Point stock, 40 bid III asked; Atlanta and
West Point per cent certificates 10i
bid, l05 asked; Georgia common, 1876 bid
1893 asked
Gas stocks-savannah Gas Light stock
23A bid, 2ih asked; Electric Light and
Power Company. 65 bid. n asked.
Bank Stocks Etp Cs{if1apq Eaplx 11nK
bid. Ill asked; Chatham Bank. Il bid
AZ asked; Germania Bank, 1l0ib bid. 11lh
! asked; National Bank of Savannah 1926
bid, l27 asked; Merchants National Bank
sSls bid, A12 asked; Oglethorpe Savings and
Trust Company 10ils bid 1854 asked;
Southern Bank of the State Of Georgia. 1870
bid, l3l asked; Savannah Bank and Trust
Company, lOl bid. 1854 asked; Chatham
Real Estate and Improvement Company.
A. 5ola bid, IS asked; b, So bid, 551a asked:
Peoples Savings and Loan Company, 80
bid, "a asked
Factory Bonds-Augusta Factory, 105
bid, l06 asked; Sibley Manufacturing Com
pany Is. 100 bid 1O2 asked; Eagle and Phe-
nix Mills 6 per cent bonds, due 1928 1919
bid. 1903 asked
Factory Stocks-Augusta Factory, IS
bid. 50 asked; Granitevllle Factory, $40 bid,
145 asked Langley Factory, 100 bid l0l
asked; Enterprise Factory, common 30
bid "a asked j. r. King Manufacturing
Company, 100 bid, 10i asked; Slbley Manu-
featuring Company, 20 bid, 76 asked; sa-
vannah Brewing Company. 10l bid. l03
asked
New York Dec. 7-Money on call was
steady at 2AQ2h per cent; the last loan
was at 2la per cent. Prime mercantile pa
per, 3hQi per cent. Sterling exchange
steady, with actual business in bankers
bills at A.S4l4Gl4. S4I5 for demand, and at
81 Sli9a4 slA for sixty days. Posted rates.
81. S2n4 .S21s and AS5i4M4.S6. Commercial
bills, S.s0h. Silver certificates 59ism69ibc.
Bar silver 59ikc. Mexican dollars, 4eHsc.
Government bonds were strong; state
bonds We're inactive; railroad bonds were
strong.
New York, Dec. THE stock market
was strong throughout except for 1he
slight easing off about midday. bur to-
ward the close developed aggressive
strength and left Off at generally higher
prices. At the opening there was SYM
pathetic strength with London. where the
Americans were the feature, notably Nor
folk and Western preferred, which was
largely purchased, on limitations that the
dividend rate might be Increased. Nor
folk and Western preferred was also con-
spcuous In the local dealings. in both ac-
tivity and strength on the company's sun
posed dividend prospect. There seemed to
be but little floating supply OF this stock
for the time being and prices advanced
2Ac. on moderate purchase by London
and commission houses, standard stocks
and the internatonals were firm. the
greater part of the day. and advanced
with the rest of the list towards the close
The high priced specialties including To-
bacco Sugar and Peoples Gas. showed
a decided upward tendency. Metropolitan
/ Traction was erratc but gained fraction
ally. The Pacihcs were less prominent
than of late. Consolidated Gas Jumped 8
points in the late dealings aud impaired
good tone 10 the rest of the list. The
stock previously had lost ~ points. The
recent prominence OF the bituminous coal
shares. Is largely attributable TO current
rumors about impending favorable devel-
opnents i'm the trade. The demand for
Norfolk and Western preferred was 20 n
considerable extent responsible for the cir
culation Of this report
The bond market presented many new
features Of interest to-day, Norfolk 5nd
Western consolidated 4s, doomed to tie
front with an improvement of 2 points on
exceptionally heavy trading. Total sales
g, $4,000.
United States new As. registered, and the
Is coupon advanced Nc and the As. cou-
pom, old As registered, and the IS, register
! cd nc in the bid prices. The total sales
! Gibson preferred, 1925; Central Pacific,
| 953S; Chesapeake and Ohio, 1900; Metro
! poiitan. $3.50; Union Pacific, preferred,
| 6710 ST. Paul. 6755; Union Pacific pre-
fesred 7.O77; Southern Railway, preferred.
| 2cs; Wheeling and Lake Erie, 6.5i5; To-
/ bacco, II ,690 Bay State Gas. l1.47o. Pacific
Mail, 1926; Sugar, 1860; Rubber, $40;
/ Western Union. GOO; 81. Louis and West
| ern, preferred. $3.50
New York Closing Stocks.
| Atchison ........ 1875 do pref ....... 81 4
do pref ........ 46h Rock Island ..l0S +
b. & O. ........ 1874 81. l.. & S. F. Shi
| Can. Pacific -. 81 do do pref e.. 665s
| Can. Southern 54A do do "a do 49, 1851
! Cent Pacific 80. 34A ST. l.. & S. W.. 6A
| Ches. & Ohio .. 253sl do do pref 49,. 15Iz
| Chi. & Alton o. 1924 st. Paul ........ .113is
| Chi b. e. Q..,ll9 do pref ........162
Chi. & E. H.. 59h So. P. & Om.. S4s1
do pref .1l0A do do pref ...1S4
| Chi. G. W. see. liss 81. P. NJ & Miles
| Chi, L. e. L.. 7iaI So. Pacific . rs
90 l. ~