The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-30


first mortgage 3 per cent. gold bonds Aua
1924, los bid 1903 asked; Central Railroa5
and Banking Company, collateral a. %
bid 81 asked; Central of Georgia Rail-
road first mortgage. 5s, 50-year gold bonds
1l6 bid, III asked; Central of Georgia Rain
way first consolidated mortgage 5s so
bid 80 asked; Central of Georgia RAN.
way first preferred incomes, 40 bid Al
asked; Central of Georgia Railway secon6
preferred incomes, 1lia bid, 1919 asked.
Central of Georgia Railway thirs
preferred incomes, 5 bid. 6 asked.
Georgia Railroad 6s. 1910, 1lS bid. ia asked.
Charlotte Columbia and August first "a
Jos bid. l06 asked; Charlotte, Columbia ana
Augusta second mortgage Is, lis bid, 1885,
asked; Georgia Southern and Florida new
5s, 106 bid, 107 asked; South Georgia and
Florida first mortgage Is, 1922 bid, 1885,
asked; South Georgia and Florida second
mortgage Is, 1921 bid, 1881 asked Ocean
Steamship per cent, bonds, 1926, 105 bid
JOG asked City and Suburban Railroad
first mortgage per cent bonds, 100 bid,
1O2 asked: Alabama Midland per cent. in
dorsed 92lb bid, 1872 asked; Brunswick and
Western As, u bid, rs asked; South Bound
Railway 5s so bid. SO asked; Georgia and
Alabama first preferred 5s 1903 bid, 10i ask
ed; Georgia and Alabama cons. 5s, 80 bid
81 asked; Eatonton branch. 80 bid .91asked
Central of Georgia, Middle Georgia and
Atlantic division 5s, SIP bid, S21s asked.
Railroad Stocks - Augusta and Savan-
nah, SO bid. 1912 asked Southwestern, 80
bid, 9919 asked; Atlanta and West Point
stock, los bid, 10 asked; Atlanta and West
Point per cent. certificates, 10S1R bid, 1914
asked; Georgia common 1872 bid, 1876 asked !;
Savannah Construction Company, "a bid
81 asked.
Gas stocks-savannah Gas Light stock
% bid, % asked; Electric Light and Pow
er Company, "A bid, rs asked.
Bank Stocks, Etc.-Citizens Bank 110H
bid. 110% asked; Chatham Bank. IS bid
40 asked; Germania Bank. 11O15 bid, ll1h
asked; National Bank of Savannah, 125
bid, 126 asked; Merchants National Bank,
So bid. SO asked; Oglethorpe Savings
and Trust Company, los bid, 107 asked;
Southern Bank of the State of Georgia,
100 bid, 1872 asked; Savannah Bank and
Trust Company, 1929 bid 1O315 asked;
Chatham Real Estate and improvement
Company A. 551a bid, Sc asked; b. So bid,
551a asked Peoples Savings and Loan
Company, 80 bid, SO asked.
Factory Bonds - Augusta Factory, 105
bid, 1o6 asked Sibley Manufacturing Com
pany, 6s 100 bid, 1O2 asked.
Factory Stocks-Augusta Factory, So
bid, 65 asked; Graniteville Factory, 40 bid.
las asked; Langley Factory 100 bid, 101
asked; Enterprise Factory, common 80
bid, "a asked; J. r. King Manufacturing
Company, 100 bid, 101 asked; Sibley Manu-
featuring Company 70 bid, 76 asked; Sa-
vannah Brewing Company, 101 bid, 103
asked
New York, Sept %, 8 p. m.-Money on
call was easy at 112Q3la per cent; the last
loan was at 21a per cent Prime mercan-
tile paper, 312q5 per cent. Sterling ex-
change easier with actual business in
bankers bills at $4S4d4. S4A for demand,
and al &.S1zd4S14 for sixty days Post
ed rates. S4.S2Q4.8 21a and S4.s5. CONNER
cial bills, $4.SO1hG481. Silver certificates,
61@62c. Bar silver, 6114c. Mexican dollars,
471ac. Government bonds were easier; state
bonds were firm. Railroad bonds were ir-
regular.
New York, Sept 29-The Burlington S
August statement furnished a lever to-day
to carry prices upward and this develop
ment was the only factor of consequence
bearing upon the general situation. II is
true that the Industrials, to a considerable
extent, dominated the market, but spec
ulation showed a tendency to ignore fluct-
uations in this group. This circumstance
caused some favorable comment, as did
also the fact that the general list lapsed
into dullness and showed comparative
steadiness when concerted attacks on the
specialties were made.
London quotations indicated a more
| favorable disposition toward Americans
abroad, which was reflected in good buy
| Ing mere InAOuSnOuI the udy.
Operations by the bear faction were re-
newed in various directions, with Man
haitian looming to the front. Tobacco, OF
| course was the most vulnerable point
and soon yielded to 125. Covering by shorts
| put the price back to 12Sl5, and inter.
mediate fluctuations between that and the
! close, at 12SA, were accompanied by vio-
| lent dips. The stock, generally speaking
| >howed a better tone and ended for the
= NTH nj,
An analysis of the Burlington figures
proved that the fears concerning it en-
| tertained yesterday were groundess, anu
! there was brisk movement to cover
which advanced he price almost points
The bears had counted confidently on ac-
| complishing liquidation in the railways on
| the publication of the reports and It's
! good record on the street put them to rout
! and large lines were covered. Prominent
| interests were ranged on the long side
| for a while, and the sentiment became
| more cheerful.
! Call money rates sagged to 215 per cent
/ iate in the day. The action of the gov
! ernment in anticipating the November in
| terest, coupled with the early receipt Of
! large amounts of gold in transit were re-
| sponsible for the decline in rates Time
money was also quotably easier for the
shorter periods, and some prime mercan-
! tile paper was discounted at 3la per cent
! Considerable pressure was concentrated
against Sugar as the day drew to a close
/ but the stock soon recovered and ended
| firm, in common with the remainder oil
the list, which established slight net gains
! Bonds ruled fairly active. but irregu.
| lar. Total sales amounted to 81 ,9S3, COO
! Government bonds were a trihe easier, the
IS reacting Is per cent.
The total sales of stocks were 379, 9Ot
shares, including 11,115 Atchison preferred
! Is, 45j Chicago, Burlington and Quincy; 20,
$50 Manhattan, 29, 225 Northern Pacific, 9,9OC
| Union Pacific, 1,450 st. Paul. $3.50 Union
PACIFIC preferred, 1850 American Tobac-
co, 9,23O Peoples Gas, $1,000 Sugar.
New York Closing Stocks.
Atchison ........ 121sl st. Paul ...... .1063I
do pref ....... 50 do pref .......15
Bait. & Ohio :. 42A st. p. & ON. :. 1913,
Can. Pacific -. S52s do do pr ......1571
Can. Southern =. 50 St. p. M. & M. .164
Cen. Pacific 80. % So. Pacific ..... %
Ches. & Ohio =. 221a So. Railway 49,. 81
Chi. & Alton. .155 do pref ........ 1872,