The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-10

Western Railroad general mortgage bonds.
per cent. interest coupons, l25 bid. 127
asked; Savannah, Florida and Western
first mortgage per cent gold bonds. due
1924, llS bid. 115 asked; Central Railroad
and Banking Company collateral IS. 96
bid, 81 asked; Central of Georgia Railway
first mortgage IS. 5O-year gold bonds 117ia
bid, 1lSla asked; Central of Georgia Rail
way first consolidated mortgage 5s. SO
bid, 81 asked; Central of Georgia Railway
first preferred incomes, Al bid Az asked;
Central of Georgia Railway second pre-
ferred incomes, 13 bid, IA asked Cen
tral of Georgia Railway third preferred
incomes. bid, s asked; Georgia Rail-
road 6s, 1910. 1851 bid, III asked: Charlotte,
Columbia and Augusta first 5s, los bid. 100
asked Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
second mortgage Is 122 bid, 1876 asked;
Georgia Southern and Florida new 5s, 109Ia
bid 10 asked South Georgia and Flor
ida second mortgage Is, 100 bid. 101 asked;
Ocean Steamship per cent. bonds, 1926,
Jos bid. 107 asked; City and Suburban
Railroad first mortgage z per cent. bonds
1Ol bid. 102 asked; Alabama Midland per
cent indorsed, 99l9 bid, 1904 asked; Bruins
wick and Western As, so bid SO asked:
South Bound Railway 5s 99la bid, 1904 ask
ed, ex-int.; Georgia and Alabama first
preferred 5s l07Si bid, 1881 asked; Georgia
and Alabama consolidated IS, 1902 bid 1903
asked: Eatonton Branch. 100 bid 10i
asked: Central of Georgia, Middle Georgia
and Atlantic division 5s 991a bid. lOO1s ask
ed.
Railroad Stocks-Augusta and Savan-
nah, 11lA bid, - asked: Southwestern. ll2
bid asked; Atlanta and West Point
stock, l24 bid, asked; Atlanta and
West Point 6 per cent. certificates 1903 bid
104 asked. Georgia common. 2O6 bid
207 asked; Georgia and Alabama stock,
35 bid 36 asked
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light Stock
q bid. asked
Bank Stocks, Etc.-Citzens' Bank. III
bid. lis asked; Chatham Bank, 10i bid
1O5 asked; Germania Bank. 116 bid ~
asked; National Bank OF Savannah. 12S
bid. asked; Merchants National Bank
of Savannah, 81 bid, % asked; Oglethorpe
Savings and Trust Company. 107 bid, 800
asked; Southern Bank of the State of
Georgia. 1919 bid. 1870 asked Savannah
Bank and Trust Company, 10 bid, III ask
ed Chatham Real Estate and Improve
ment Company, A, s. bid. 81 asked; b. 55A
bid, 56fi asked Peoples Savings and Loan
Company, 81 bid, 95 asked.
Factory Bonds-Augusta Factory, l01
bid, l02 asked, Sibley Manufacturing Com
pany Is, 102 bid, 109 asked; Eagle and Phe-
nix Mills, per cent bonds, due 1923. 1919
bid, 105 asked; Bib Manufacturing Com
pany, LOB bid, lO012 asked.
Factory Stocks-Augusta Factory. So
bid, 80 asked Granitevll!e Factory, 100
bid, 155 asked; Langley Factory, 81 bid,
1919 asked Enterprise Factory. common
80 bid, 80 asked; j. r. King Manufacturing
Company, 81 bid, 101 asked; Sibley Manu-
featuring Company, 6S bid, 70 asked; Sa-
vannah Brewing Company, 1N bid, lO5
asked
New York, April 10-Money on call clos
ed easier at 307 per cent, the last loan was
at per cent. Prime mercantile paper Slk
an per cent Sterling exchange weak.
with actual business in bankers bills at
$4S5%@4S6 for demand. and at $4S3lsG
4.sS3 for sixty days; posted rates, A.S4l9a
4.S51a, and $487di.S71a; commercial bills,
$482Ikd4SS. Silver certificates, S0d60Ac;
bar silver. 59lac Mexican dollars 479sc,
Government bonds were weak; state bonds
were inactive; railroad bonds were irreg-
ular.
New York. April 10.-Interest In stock
speculation to-day was on a diminished
scale. the dealings aggregating little over
a half a million shares. Prices moved in
an uncertain manner and number Of
marked net losses resulted There was a
decline at the opening In which the spec
ialties particularly participa ted, midday
rally led by the Vanderbilts, and an after
noon decline in which the Changers were
prominent The liquidation of Friday per-
mitted a number of brokers 20 return bor-
rowed money, and call rates were generally
easier, car ner cent prevailing the greater
part of the day
Several million dollars of sterling loans
were made, and call money closed 3a4.
Foreign bankers apparently assumed that
comparatively good prices were probable
here for money for a more or less protract-
ed period These sterling loans were re-
sponsible for an easier tone In the sterling
exchange market.
The recurrence of syndicate operations
and the fiotation of industrials is The basis
for the expectation of fair rates at least
for money This week $2S 900 900, approx
matefy, is to be called in connection with
trade hotation of the American Pump
Company, the Chicago and Alton syndicate
deal and subscription payment on Manhat =
tan while the call for subscriptions involv,
ing several million dollars on the steel
hoop combination has been postponed.
Commission house business fell off oonsid-
erably, but there was evidence OF an eff
fort 10 stimulate in the market in some
specialties again. now that fridays decline
had wiped out weak holdings Some FARCE
accounts were closed out to-day. causing
the early decline. One block of fifteen
thousand shares of Brooklyn Transit was
sold just after the opening. The Wander
bits which all advanced smartly, re-
tanned part Of their rise. Gossip about
subscription privileges advanced Great
Northern preferred. Consolidated Gas
broke eight points, presume bly, because of
the published interview with a prominent
politician favoring municipal ownership of
that industry The selling Of the Changers
| in the afternoon was due to apprehension
as to the possible character of the govern
ment crop statement to be made known
| this afternoon. The market closed steady.
Transactions in railway mortgages were
| rather light and while the market lacked
a decided tone. the changes either way
we're only fractional. Total sales. 50 PCS 600.
United States SIS advanced Y and the new
! As coupon u Ia the bid price.
The total sales Of stocks amounted 10
557 ITO shares. including 1900 American
! Steel and Wire; 200 Sugar; 900 Brook
lyn Rapid Transit; 1890 Burlington: 1920
| Chesapeake and Ohio 5000 Chicago Great
/ Western; 80. 300 Cleveland. Cincinnati and
! Chicago: g 700 Continental Tobacco: 25 800
Federal Steel; 1900 Federal Steel pre-
ferred; "a, 100 Manhattan; 500 Metropolitan
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