The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-18
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bid POS asked
Gas stocks-savannah Gas Light stock.
p bid, 20 asked; Electric Light and Power
Company, So bid, 30 asked
Bank Stocks, Etc.-Citizens Bank, 10
bid, asked; Chatham Bank, 80
bid 100 asked; Germania Bank. Ill bid,
asked; National Bank of Savannah,
127 bid, asked; Merchants National
Bank OF Savannah, SliA bid, asked;
Oglethorpe Savings ana Trust Company,
l0iia bid, 1855 asked; Southern Bank of
the State of Georgia, 127 bid, asked:
Savannah Bank and Trust Company 104
bid, asked; Chatham Real Estate and
Improvement Company, A, s. bid. ask
ed; =, 52i5 bid asked; ex-dv. Peoples
Savings and Loan Company, 93l5 bid, "a
asked.
Factory Bonds-Augusta Factory. 1906
bid, 106 asked; Sibley Manufacturing Com
pany 6s 100 bid. 103 asked; Eagle and
Phenix Mills per cent. bonds, due 1923,
101ia bid. 1903 asked; Bibb Mfg. Co, 105 bid
10 asked.
Factory Stocks-Augusta Factory, 50
bid, &C asked; Graniteville Factory, 40
bid, 1i5 asked; Langley Factory, 100 bid,
101 asked Enterprise Factory common, 90
bid, "a asked; j. r. King Manufacturing
Company 100 bid 101 asked; Sibley Man
ufacturng Company, 20 bid, 76 asked; Sa-
vannah Brewing Company. 1881 bid. 1919
asked.
New York, Jan. 17.-Money on call was
steady at 2ia03 per cent. Prime mercan-
tile paper, 303h per cent. Sterling ex-
change frmer with actual business in
bankers bills at Sl.aaG4S5 for demand
ana at SLs2ia64s2A for 60 days. Posted
rates, S4.S2lAdAS5M Commercial bills,
4Sl@4Slia Silver certificates 59lh660hc.
Bar silver $3.50. Mexican dollars, 47%c.
Government bonds frmer state bonds
steady; railroad bonds strong
New York, Jan. 1.-THE changes in stock
quotations for the day were unlmportant
The market showed strength most OF the
day and repeated efforts on the part OF
the bears TO depress prices, although as
sisted by sales OF some $4,000 shares Of
stock for London account were of little
avail, and prices worked upward generally
until the last hour when previous gains
Of the day were practically wiped out. The
highest prices Of the day We're made about
noon, the standard shares showing hand
some gains Although there had been such
a large volume OF sales for London, inter-
nationals at this time were above last
nights close. At the opening the mar
ket was under pressure. but the varia-
tons were fractional Commission houses
had many selling orders, but after a few
minutes the demand more than equalled
the supply. Traders sold early then
bought, and in the final dealings reversed
their position by again selling. Several Of
the largest houses were openly large buy
ers In the second hour, when prices oased
off in the late dealings, commission house
business diminished.
The Readings were strong on a story
that the leading interests in the coal trade
proposed bringing about a workable BUSH
ness arrangement between the different
contemporaries that would conduce to har-
mony in the trade.
nd ToIA .fafr-
Gus for strength, as were also some Of
the low-priced railway shares and some
of the minor speciaties. New York Air
brake to-day took a violent plunge of So
1914 points of which It recovered only > 2.
The selling was on a report that the West
inghouse suit had been compromised. The
volume of trading was about one-quarter
below the million share mark, which had
been so common OF late. The closing was
weak There was much favorable com
ment upon the governments foreign trade
statement, showing an excess OF December
exports over imports of $83,426,00O, and for
the year of $62l, 26l 900.
The bond market displayed more anima-
ton to-day with strength predominant.
Some OF the usually neglected shares fig
ured quite largely in the trading and re-
sumption of activity in St. Louis South
western issues. Total sales $5,7250 600.
United States IS coupons advanced "a in
the bid price. The total sales of stocks
to-day were 746,7O0 shares, including 4,l20
Atchison; 1900 preferred 1900 Central
Pacific; q GO Chicago. Burlington and
Quincy; 8, $50 Louisville and Nashville; 1920
Manhattan; 1860 Reading first preferred;
II ,143 Missouri Pacific; 1870 Northern Pa
cihc; $500 Reading; 22,0S0 Rock ISLAND
II $50 Union Pacific; 22,000 st. Paul; $3.50
Southern Pacific; IA 1856 Southern Railway;
Is, $50 do preferred; 7,12O Union Pacific pre-
ferred; 81, 49O American Tobacco; 81, so Bay
State Gas; 1880 Federal Steel; 1850 do
preferred 1880 Peoples Gas; q, go Brook
Ign Transit; 24,06O Sugar; 1926 Tennessee
Coal and Iron; 7,l50 Chicago Great West
ern.