The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-10

asked; Columbus per cent, 100 bid, lO6
asked; Macon per cent, lis bid, ZIG ask
ed; Macon 452s, 1926. 105 bid, 106 asked
Savannah per cent, quarterly October
coupons, Ill bid, liz asked Savannah
per cent. quarterly November coupons.
ll1A bid, 112 asked; Charleston As, 81
bid So asked
Railroad Bonds--Savannah Florida and
Western Railroad general mortgage bonds,
per cent. interest COUPONS lis bid, 119
asked: Savannah, Florida and Western
first EaortgaR e ) par cent, gold bonds, due
1924 1O6 bid 107 asked: Central Railroad
and Banking Company collateral S. 81
bid, go asked Central of Georgia Rail-
road first mortgage 5s, 50-year gold bonds.
l171b bid 119 asked Central of Georgia Rail-
way first consolidated mortgage IS, 29lb
bid 9O1b asked: Central of Georgia Rail-
way first preferred incomes, 411s bid, 42Ib
asked; Central of Georgia Railway second
preferred incomes, 1872 bid, IA asked.
Central of Georgia Railway third
preferred incomes, 6 bid 6Ih asked.
Georgia Railroad 6s, 1870 1l8 bid ia asked:
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta first 5s
1O5 bid, 106 asked; Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta second mortgage rs, 11S bid 100
asked; Georgia Southern and Florida new
IS. 1861 bid 1861 asked; South Georgia and
Florida first mortgage rs, 1927 bid 1O3iL
asked; South Georgia and Florida second
mortgage Is, 1921 bid, 1872 asked; Ocean
Steamship per cent, bonds 1926 los bid
1O6 asked; City and Suburban Railroad
first mortgage 6 per cent. bonds 100 bid
1902 asked; Alabama Midland per cent. in
dorsed. 93A bid, "a asked; Brunswick and
Western As, 70 bid, 70 asked; South
Bound Railway IS, - bid s. asked; Geor-
gia and Alabama first preferred IS, 1O3 bid.
1O4 asked; Georgia and Alabama cons. So
SO bid, 81 asked; Eatonton branch, 80 bid
90 asked; Central of Georgia, Middle Geor-
gia and Atlantic division 5s, 50 bid, "a
asked.
Railroad Stocks-Augusts and Savan-
nah, 9S bid, SO asked; Southwestern, IS
bid, 80 asked; Atlanta and West Point
stock. 1O6 bid, 107 asked; Atlanta and West
Point per cent. certificates, 1O3 bid 104
asked; Georgia common, 1872 bid, 1913 asked
Savannah Construction Company, 81 bid,
81 asked
Gas stocl5s-savannah Gas Light stock,
22A bid, o asked; Electric Light and
Power Company, Y bid. 7S asked.
Bank Stocks, Etc.-Citizens Bank, 110A
bid Ill asked Chatham Bank, As bid 49
asked; Germania Bank, l101s bid. 111h
asked: National Bank of Savannah, 1875
bid, 126 asked; Merchants National Bank,
SO bid, SAY asked; Oglethorpe Savings
and Trust Company, 104 bid, 105 asked;
Southern Bank of the State of Georgia.
100 bid 1872 asked; Savannah Bank and
Trust Company. 1O2 bid, 1OS asked; Chat
ham Real Estate and Improvement Com
pany, A, 5511 bid. Sc asked; b, SO bid. 5515
asked; Peoples Savings and Loan Compa-
ny, 80 bid, 95 asked
Factory Bonds-Augusta Factory. 105
bid, 1O6 asked; Sibley Manufacturing Com
pany, 6s, 100 bid, 102 asked
Factory StockS-Augusta Factory IS bid
65 asked; Graniteville Factory, 140 bid. las
asked; Langley Factory, 100 bid, 101 ask
ed; Enterprise Factory, common 80 bid,
81 asked; j. r. King Manufacturing Com
pany, 100 bid 1Ol asked; sibley Manufac-
turing Company, 20 bid, 76 asked; Savan-
nah Brewing Company 80 lid, 1O1 asked
New York, Sept. 9.-Money on cal was
at 21aGi3 per cent; the last loan was OF
per cent Prime mercantile paper, 4641h
per cent. Sterling exchange firm With
actual business in bankers bills at S4S414
94S412 for demand and at A.S21a6l4 S2si for
60 days; posted rates Sf831a and a. S515lDL86
Commercial bills &S1h. Silver ceruf-
Gates, 6G12M6lc. Bar silver, 6015c. Mexican
dollars, 462Ic. Government bonds lrregu-
lar.
New York, Sept. 9-There was further
drastic liquidation in the stock market
to-day at an expense 10 price of stocks
of between 81 and 81 per share in a great
many cases. Disappointment over the
fixing Of the ST. Paul dividend al only 2Iz
per cent. continued tne prevailing inf
ence and no attention was paid 10 favor
able Developments or to the indications Of
an easier condition in money. The sell
ing was evidently in the nature Of specu-
lative profit-taking and came from an
element that has persisted In the conf
dence that prices were certain of fur
Their advance. A great part Of this on
fdence has been based on the supposltion
that the st. Paul dividend would be in
creased and would awaken general activ-
ity and widespread outside interest as
was the case with the Increase in the Bur
hngton dividend. There was a short-liv-
ed period of frmness to prices early IN the
day on a demand to cover some Of the
shorts PUT out yesterday. This movement
was encouraged by the failure of the Lon
con market TO reflect any violent depres-
sion on account of the 81. Paul dividend,
but the advance in prices was met fy
continued heavy offerings and by noon
the movement 20 throw over stocks was
In full force again and prices were umb-
ling throughout the list. Early gains
ia a few special cases were almost com
pletely wiped out. Among these stocks
which have recently been subject 20 at
tack on account Of individual causes Of
weakness there was noticeable hesitdncy
on the part Of the bears about putting
out short lines. II was, IN fact, evident
that fresh commitments either on the
shorts or the long side were not in or
der and the activity Of the market was