The morning news., 1899-03-29

bid, asked; Atlanta and West Point
STOCK l2o bid, asked; Atlanta and
west Point per cent. certificates, 10S bid.
lOi asked; Georgia common, 205 bid.
go asked; Georgia and Alabama stock,
30 bid, Sc asked
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock, ,
q bid, asked
Bank Stocks. Etc.-Citizens' Bank. III
bld' us asked; Chatham Bank. 10i bid.
lot12 asked; Gemania Bank, 1l6 bid, -
asked National Bank of Savannah, 12S
bid, - asked. Merchants National Bank
OF savannah, 80 bid, 80 asked; Oglethorpe
savings and Trust Company, lO7 bid, -
asked; southern Bank of the State OF
Georgia, 129 bid, $50 asked: Savannah
Bank and Trust Company. 1O9ls bid Ill ask
ed' Chatham Real Estate and Improve
ment Company, A, Sc bid, 81 asked; b. 554
DID, 6654 asked; Peoples Savings and Loan
Company, 81 bid, 95 asked
Factory Bonds-Augusta Factory. 1OI
pa lO2 asked; Sibrey Manufacturing Com
pany 6s, lO2 bid 1O3 asked Eagle and Phe-
NIX Mllls, per cent, bonds, due 1928, 10lIS
DID, lOS asked; Bibb Manufacturing Conn
pany, l03 bid, 1852 asked.
FACTORY Stocks-Augusta Factory. IS
BID % asked; GrantevilIe Factory. 1a0
pa loo asked; Langley Factory, 81 bid
lol72 asked; Enterprise Factory, common.
~ manufacturing
company, " bid, 10l asked: SibIey Manu-
featuring Company 6s bid, 7S asked; ;Savau-
nan Brewing Company. 14 bid 1O5 asked
New YORK, March 2s-Money on call
was hrm at TO per cent; the last loan
was al AZ per cent Prime mercantile ma
per was at Shd4A per cent. Sterling ex-
change, strong. with actual business in
bankers bills at &.S6A@4. S61k for demand
ana at AS4q4S4A for sixty days. posted
81 OsFf
cal bills, A.SS5; silver certificates. nomi-
nally, 6Od6O1zc. Bar silver. 591bc. Mexican
dollars were at 471ac. Government bonds
were strong; state bonds were strong: rail
road bonds were strong
New York. March 2S.-Strength prevailed
nearly all day In the stock market with
total dealings of over 900, 900 shares
The effect of extensive realizing was not
tet until near the close. when the tone
was easy but the recessions stiIl left ma
terial advances in many stocks
London, after some early purchases. sold
freely on the advance here, but the stock
was well taken.
Sterling exchange was strong and time
money easier. Call money, which had
touched per cent. was loaned at the call
at Az.
An incident, bringing forth favorable
comment was the weeks increase of over
@AtVVV,VVO III cADOtlS OF merchandise. Prac-
ucally the only laggards on the list were
Morgan stocks, including the Coalers
Louisville, Atchison preferred and Man
haitian. The latter was weak, on threat
ened increase competition by the under
ground road which the Metropolitan Com
pany Offered to construct. Metropolitan
jumped to 269 at the opening on the as
sumption that 1t would profit by an un.
derground railroad, being thus relieved OF
The long haul on its surface cars The
stock later lost 2 points of its advance
The conspicuous strength of Northwest
which made a net advance of IA, after
an extreme advance of points more. had
a good effect on other railways, particu-
larly the Vanderbilts and Pacifcs, Omaha
rising points. The decrease of February
surplus earnings for Burlington had a
momentary depressing effect on the stock
but 1t closed at about the best Sugar, on
comparatively moderate dealings, rose III,
retaining more than half of its advance.
| Tobacco stocks were sharply advance in
anticipation of the increased capitaliza-
tion of the American Tobacco Company al
| the stockholders meeting to-day
Brooklyn Transit advanced points, and
| Consolidated Gas 3, while American Tin
| Plate and Peoples Gas also showed
strength. One reason assigned for the
| strength in a number of the standard
| railways was the reinvestment of money
received by the sale of Chicago and Alton
stock to the purchasing syndicate. The ad-
vance I'm Northwest, Union Pacific, New
York Central was coupled In some quar-
ters with expressions of confidence that the
roads would be amalgamated, although
| this story recently met emphatic denials
from the Vanderbilt interest.
The bond market moved strongly up
| ward to-day, in sympathy with the stock
| movement. The total sales were 81, 800 900.
| United States old As and the 5s advanced
| Il in the bid price.
The total sales of stocks were 1,083, POO
shares. including $3.50 Atchison preferred
| 800 Canadian Southern ,12O Burlington,
| $500 Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and st.
| Louis, 21,525 Manhattan, 20,700 Metropoli-
tan; G, 800 Missouri Pacific, 1926 New York
Central 1850 Northern Pacific, 500
Northern Pacific preferred 1885 Chicago
| North western, 1885 Rock Island, "a $50 I'm
lon Pacific, 22,940 Union Pacific preferred,
| 25,671 ST. Paul, 1890 American Steel and
Wire, 75,125 Federal Steel, $3.50 Federal
Steel preferred. 1890 Peoples Gas, $3.50
Brooklyn Rapid Transit. f5.672 Sugar II,
80 Tennessee Coal and Iron. $40 United
States Rubber, 6,54S ST. Louis and South
western, $3.50 Chicago Great Western.
New York Closing Stocks-West.
Atchison ........ 221s do do pref. -. "a
do pref. ...... 63 St. Paul ........ 1291s
| Bait. & Ohio -. 73 do pref. .......f701zj
Can. Pacific -. S6ASt. p. & 'Om. -. 9s1h
Can So. 6OA do do pref. ...170
| Cent Pacific =. 52A So Pacific ...... 26Iki
| Ches. & Ohio 2SASo Railway 49,. 10
| Chi. & Alton ...17S2l do pref. ....... 52Ik
| Chi. B. e. Q.....145bTexas & Pacific 227s
Chi. & e. ILL.,. hUnion Pacific -. 48A
do pref. ......1221zl do pref. ........ 86A
Chi. G. w. ..... 16hU. p. d. & Co.. 1924
Chi. Ind. & L.. Wabash ......... 8
do do pref -. AZ do pref. ........ 23lS
| Chi. & ". w ....l591zI Wheel. & L. E.. 1l9z
do pref. ......l93 do do pref. 80. 80
| C.C.C. & st. L.. 591z Adams Express. 113
do do pref '... 81 Am. Express ....140
| Del. q Hudson .ll6M United States -. 33
| Del. l.. e. w. ..171hI Wells-Fargo ....122
Den. & Rio g.. 23asIA Cot. Oil ...... 1914
do pref. ....... 76B do pref. ........ 92iA
Erie new ..... IA Am. Spirits ..... 1874
do LIST pref. =. SS24 do pref. ........ 39a4
| Ft. Wayne ....1S0 Am. Tobacco ...225
| CT. Nor. pref ..19214 do pref. .......1T
| Hooking Val. =. 81 Cons. Gas .......2J7ai