The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-07
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Railroad Bonds-SaVannah Florida and
Western Railroad general mortgage bonds
per cent. interest coupons, III bid, 125
asked; savannah Florida and Western
first mortgage per cent. gold bonds, due
1924, lib bid, 115 asked; Central Railroad
ana Banking Company collaterals IS, "a
bld, % asked; Central of Georgia Railway
hrst mortgage 5s, 50-year gold bonds, 1lS
bid ll9 asked; Central Of Georgia Railway
hrst consolidated mortgage 5s, 921% bid.
9dls asked; Central of Georgia Railway
tirst preferred incomes, 40 bid, Al asked:
Central of Georgia Railway second pre-
ierred incomes. 12ia bid, 1917 asked: Cen
trai OF Georgia Railway third preferred in
comes, bud, Ga asked; Georgia Railroad
6s, 1910, ll5l5 bid, III asked; Charlotte, Co
umbia and Augusta first IS, 1O6 bid 1O7
asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
second mortgage Is. 1i9 bid. 121 asked;
Georgia Southern and Florida new SIS l0SN
Did. 1924 asked; South Georgia and Florida
second mortgage Is, 100 bid, 10l asked;
ocean Steamship per cent bonds, 1926
100 bid, lO6 asked City and Suburban
railroad first mortgage per cent bonds.
lol bid. lO2 asked; Alabama Midland 5 per
cent Endorsed, 80 bid, 100 asked: Bruns-
WICK and Western as, 81 bid. SO asked
South Bound Railway 5s, 96 bid. 81
asked; Georgia and Alabama first preferr-
ed 0s' lOo bid, l06 asked; Georgia and Ala
pama consolidated 5s 100 bid, 1Ol asked.
Eatonton branch 99lb bid, 1OOih asked:
central of Georgia, Middle Georgia and At
lantic division IS. 80 bid 100 asked
Railroad Stocks-Augusta and Savap
nah. JOG bid, lO7 asked; Southwestern.
iO7 BID. lO7 asked Atlanta and West
Folnt stock, ll9 bid, 100 asked: Atlanta
ana West Point per cent. certificates.
lOl1s bid 1921 asked; Georgia common. 20t
bid POS asked
Gas stocks-savannah Gas Light stock.
"a bid % asked, ex-div.
Bank Stocks, Etc-Citizens' Bank 10
bid, asked; Chatham Bank, 100 bid. Io1
asked; Germania Bank, 112 bid, asked:
national Bank of Savannah 1877 hid
- asked; Merchants National Bank of
Savannah IS bid, 81 asked Oglethorpe
Savings and Trust Company, lO5 bid, 1854
asked; Southern Bank of the state az
Georgia ~ bid, 1854 asked: Savannah
Rank and Trust Company, 1861 bid, - ask
edi Chatham Real Estate and Improvement
Company A. SO bid, 53lk asked; b, 52k
bid 90 asked; Peoples Savings and Loan
Company. 96 bid 81 asked
Factory Bonds--Augusta Factory. los
DID, JOG asked Sibley Manufacturing Com
pany 6s 100 bid, 102 asked; Eagle and
Phoenix Mills, per cent bonds, due 1925
l0lh bid 1903 asked; Bibb Mfg Co.. los bid.
10 asked.
Factory Stocks-Augusta Factory. &
bid, 65 asked; Granlteville Factory 40
bid, i45 asked; Langley Factory, 100 bid.
lOi asked; Enterprise Factory, common.
30 bid, "a asked; j. r. King Manufactur-
| ing Company, 100 bid, 1O1 asked; Sibley
Manufacturing Company. 10 bid, 76 asked;
| Savannah Brewing Company, 1O5 bid lO6
asked.
New York Feb 6.-Money on cali was
steady at 2lam3h per cent the last loan
was at 2s per cent. Prime mercantile pa-
per, 2Aa3h. Sterling exchange steady with
| actual hIigiUaqu IN nj
1854 for demand, and at s. S3h6D4 .83ib for
sixty days. Posted rates. "a. S4GD4 S4lb and
W bo14 SS1s. Commercial bills, "a. S21all4 s2at.
silver certificates. 59AG60h Bar silver.
b9Ac. Mexican dollars. 47c Government
| bonds were strong. State bonds were mac
tive. Railroad bonds We're Irregular
New York, Feb. 6.-Stock prices were ex-
tremely variable to-day, but ended with
only fractional net changes, the majority
or which were upward. Many conflicting
reports reached the street as to the prob
abilities OF the confirmation or rejection
or the Spanish peace treaty, and these
were Instruments in swaying values.
The first effect of the uprising at Ma
Mia was disturbing. Stocks opened below
London parity, and there were soon ma
terial declines In a number OF cases Lake
Erie and Western preferred dipped 81, and
numerous other shares to the extent of
point or more Tobacco ran Off 21a, and
later extended it's decline 10 over 9 points
on the announcement that a rival COM
pany had absorbed important indie
pendent concern. London sold about H.
600 shares of stock. Traders bought on the
decline and prices improved Although
dealings were much contracted compared
with recent averages, prices rose above
Saturdays closing.
A number of high priced stocks, includ-
ing New York Central and PENNSYLVANIA
fnQafbar
stocks, were conspicuous Ia the recovery,
as were Pacific Mail and Chicago, MIL
waukee and Western preferred.
Prices again fell off presently stop losses
were reached In some cases, and commits
sion houses sold freely. Twin City Rapid
Transit dropped A. while Sugar, Lead, Peo-
pies Gas Federal Steel and Omaha sagged
to the lowest. Houses with Washington
connections were watched narrowly, with
a view of getting some intimation of their
dealings as TO the treatys chances, but
no decided tendency one way or the other
could be detected.
Toward midday the market again work.
ed upward with minor periods of depres-
sion, but gradually top figures were gen.
orally reached. The impression prevailed
In some quarters that the outburst of the
Filpinos assured the treaty's ratification.
on the authority that settlement of the
uncertainty would be beneficial, there was
DuyinB OF STOCKS.
on the other hand, many desired to re-
duce their commitments over night, as a
precautionary measure and these contend
ing interests gave the market it's appear
ance of great irregularity. The feverish-
ness which prevailed in the early dealings
in a measure gradually disappeared as the
day wore on and the middle and low
priced stocks sympathized in the advanc-
ing tendency of gilt-edged stocks. In the
final dealings there were slight recessions
from the best prices.
The bond market showed marked heavi-
ness in the early transactions, but later
improved in spots, closing Irregular To-
tai sales, 100000. United States old Is
coupon advanced w. and old As registered
and the S., u in the bid price.
The total sales of stocks were 726 100
shares including 1900 Atchson $3.50
Atchlson preferred, 700 Central Pacific.
$3.50 Chesapeake and Ohio, 1870 Burling-
ton, $500 Denver and Rio Grande, 2455
Great NOrthqru preferre.1 10 $50 I nf,tex,ffio