The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-19


ia bid, ZIG asked; Central of Georgia Rail-
way tlrst consolidated mortgage 6s IS bid
81 asked; Central OF Georgia Railway first
preferred incomes, IS bid. 80 asked; Cen
tral of Georgia Railway second preferred
incomes, 1919 bid, 1879 asked. Cen
preferred incomes, 6 bid, asked;
Georgia Railroad 6s, 1910, l12 bid, ia asked;
charlotte, Columbia aud Augusta first 5s,
| lO6 bid, 100 asked; Charlotte. Columbia and
| Augusta second mortgage rs. i15 bid, 11d
asked Georgia Southern and Florida new
5s, 80 bid 100 asked; South Georgia and
| Florida llrst mortgage Is, 1021s bid 109h
| asked; South Georgia and Florida second
mortgage 7s, 1903 bid, lW asked Ocean
Steamship per cent bonds. 1896 lo4 bid,
| l06 asked; city and Suburban Railroad
| first mortgage per cent. bonds, 100 bid 1903
| asked: Alabama Midland per cent. in
dorsed. "a bid, IS asked; Brunswick and
Western As IS bid. 77ts asked; South
Bound Railway IS. 20 bid. rs asked; Geor-
| gla and Alabama first preferred 5s. 1Ol bid.
| 1903 asked Georgia and Alabama cons. hs,
81 bid, 80 asked; Eatonton Branch, 50 bid,
| STA asked; Central of Georgia, Middle
| Georgia and Atlantic division IS, 70 bid, ~
asked.
| Railroad Stocks-Augusta and Savan-
nah 81 bid, 92ls asked; Georgia common,
TO bid $50 asked: Southwestern, sOlb bid
| 91h asked; Atlanta and West Point stock,
| 1885, bid l04l5 asked; Atlanta and West
| Point per cent certificates, 1903 bid, lOl
asked: Savannah Construction Company,
! Ga bid G6 asked
Gas stoeks-Savannah Gas Light stock,
s01s bid, 21ls asked; Electric Light and
Power Company, "a bid 75lz asked.
Bank Stocks, Btc.-Citlzens Bank lo9
bid 10 asked Chatham Bank, As bid. ~
asked; Germania Bank, 100 bid, 10 asked /;
| Of 1pk hid 11f
asked; Merchants National Bank 81 bid
So asked; Oglethorpe Savings and Trust
Company, 105 bid, lO6 Asked Southern
Bank of the State OF Georgia, - bid, 1873
asked; Savannah Bank and Trust Compa-
ny, 10lh bid, 1929 asked; Chatham Real
| Estate and Improvement Company, A, 30
bid, Sc asked; b, say bid, IS asked; Peoples
Savings and Loan Company, SO bid, % ask
ed.
Factory Bonds-Augusta Factory, 101
bid, 1O2 asked Eagle and Phoenix Manu-
featuring Company per cent. bonds, Is
bid, 40 asked; Sibley Manufacturing Com
pany, 6s. 100 bid, 1902 asked.
Factory Stocks--Augusta Factory, SO
bid, rs asked; Graniteville Factory, 145
bid, ISL asked; Langley Factory, 10l bid,
1O4 asked Enterprise Factory. common.
% bid, 96 asked ]. r. King Manufactur-
ing Company. 1Ol bid. 1O5 asked Sibley
| Manufacturing Company, 40 bid, 70 asked
Savannah Brewing Company. 30 bid, 30
asked.
New York, April 1s.--Money on call was
steady al 21k03 per cent the last loan
was at per cent. Prime mercantile pa
per. 5ls6t6 per cent. Sterling exchange
steady, with actual business In bankers
bills az 81. 8it4a4 .Sllk for demand, and at
"a. 79s4 "a. 80 for sixty days. Posted rates,
81. so1s94.S and $,s4Gf4 s4s Commercial
bills, 81 796i4. T9la. Silver certificates. sea
56lAc. Bar silver, soc. Mexican dollars,
45hc Government bonds were weak.
State bonds were dun. Railroad bonds
were steady
New York, April 1S.--The Evening Posts
London financial cablegram says: The
stock markets here remained stagnaut to-
day, awaiting political Developments, and
were dun on the absence Of a prospect OF
a relief of the present tension for some
time to come Spanish As gave way and
closed fiat at 4lh. The decline was due
to forced sales OF nearly 100000 of the
stock from Lyons, where a big house Is
I'm difficulties. / learn from an undoubted
source OF important Developments in the
Bank OF Englands policy to attract gold
Advances are being made on the usual
security, but absolutely free of interest
on the understanding that the principal Is
TO be repaid in gold. In this connection
over 100 Coo was received late tonight from
Germany. This Is not yet officially an
rounced but will be tomorrow"
New York, April 18.--There was buying
of stocks by professionals IN the first hour
this morning. which raised the prices OF
most of the limited number Of stocks trad
cd In point or over. After midday. trad.
ers sold again, wiping out the early adj
vances.
The days changes are Insignificant anc
are mixed between gains and losses. The
amount Of business done was almost this
smallest In the history of the exchange
and a large proportion OF the small tota
was made up of tobacco. The feature Of the
market Is the small boating supply OF
stocks,
The gold received by Saturdays steam
ers still further forti1es the cash reserves
of the banks and engagements announced
for to-day were over 81, 900 beside $1,000.
COO engaged late on Saturday. The money
| market, however, showed little disposition
to yield, although call money was loaned
on the Stock Exchange at per cent
| Banks and trust companies generally hold
out for per cent, for call money ana
per cent. for time money.
The market for railroad bonds was al
most absolutely stagnant to-day, and-thert
were no changes Of significance In prices
Totad sales we're $4,000.
United states new As declined tx; the OLE
As registered IA; the old As coupon !, and
the IS y per cent In the bid price.
The total sales of stocks to-day were
100 coo shares, including Chicago Buring
ton and quincy 7l2s; st. Paul, $3.50
Northern Pacific preferred 9,25l; American
Tobacco, 81 $780, Sugar, 1868.
New York Closing Stocks.
AtehSson ..s... ma st. Paul ..... S7a,
do pref man. 24ssl 81. p. & Omaha. So
BALTIC. g. Ohio. 16 do do pref. .14O
| Canada Poetic. 70 st, 7. M. q M. 100
Canada Sou -. 461l SO. Pacific ....... 12k
Central Pacific. lfiA SO. Railway 80. ~
ches. & Ohio. 1874 do pref ......... 259i
chi. & Alton. .l4 Texas & Pacific. 97'
chi. %. e. o.. 9lA Union Pac pref. ST.;
Chi. & e. H.. 70 Y. z. D. q CO.. 81
| cyc.c. & ST. l.. q Wabash ......... 81