The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-24

incomes, bid, asked, Georgia Rail-
road 6s, 1910. ll51a bid. III asked: Charlotte.
Columbia and Augusta first 5s l06 bid l07
asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
second mortgage rs, 1ls bid, la asked;
Georgia Southern and Florida new 5s 1903
bid 10 asked; South Georgia and Flor
ida second mortgage Is, 100 bid, 10l asked;
Ocean Steamship 5 per cent bonds. 1896
los bid, 1N asked; City and Suburban
Railroad first mortgage per cent. bonds
10l bid, lO2 asked; Alabama Midland per
oegt. indorsed 99ia bid, 1908 asked; Bruins
wick and Western As. 70 bid, 81 asked;
South Bound Railway 5s, lO2 bid 103
asked: Georgia and Alabama first pre-
ferred 5s l0724 bid 1851 asked; Georgia
and Alabama consolidated IS. l02 bid 1913
asked; Eatonton Branch, 100 bid l01
asked; Central of Georgia, Middle Georgia
and Atlantic division 5s. 991a bid lOOla ask
ed.
Railroad Stocks-Augusta and Savan-
nah, 1895 bid, - asked; Southwestern, ITO
bid. asked Atlanta and West Point
stock, 1874 bid, 49, asked Atlanta and
West Point 6 per cent. certificates. 1OS
bid, 10Sia asked Georgia common POS bid,
2O6 asked; Georgia and Alabama stock
80 bid SO asked.
Gas stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock.
q bid, asked.
Bank Stocks, Etc.-Ciuzens' Bank. III
bid. lis asked Chatham Bank, l04 bid,
104la asked; Germania Bank, 1l6 bid, -
asked; Nationally Bank or Savannah. 1873
bid, asked; Merchants National Bank
OF Savannah, 80 bid, 81 asked Oglethorpe
Savings and Trust Company, 107 bid -
asked; Southern Bank Of the State Of
Georgia, 1919 bid, 100 asked Savannah
Bank and Trust Company, lO7 bid - ask
| ed; Chatham Real Estate and Improve
ment Company, A, Sc bid, 81 asked; b, 55A
bid, 56A asked; Peoples Savings and
Loan Company, "a bid, IS asked, ex-inter-
| est.
Factory Bonds-Augusta Factory, lot
| bid, 1902 asked; S!bley Manufacturing Com
| pany Gs, 102 bid, 103 asked; Eagle and Pho
| nix Mills. per cent. bonds, due 1928, 1914
! bid, 1903 asked; Bibb Manufacturing Com
pany 1903 bid 1854 asked.
Factory Stocks-Augusta Factory IS
! bid SO asked; Graniteville Factory 100
| bid, 155 asked Langley Factory 81 bid,
| 1919 asked; Enterprise Factory, common,
80 bid, 90 asked; j. r. King Manufacturing
| Company 81 bid, 1O1 asked; Sbey Manu-
featuring Company, 6s bids asked; Savan-
nah Brewing Company, 1Q bid, 105 asked.
! New York. March 23.-Money on call
was firm at 4Q5 per cent; the last loan
was al Az per cent Prime mercantile
paper. 3AG4h per cent. Sterling exchange
was steady, with actual business in bank
ers' bills at $4S5@4s519 for demand. and at
| sISSn4.S3A for sixty days. posted rates
$4SinAS4lk and s4.s6h. Commercial bills
| $l.S21ad4. 1924. Silver certificates, nominal
| ly, 60aeOiAc. Bar silver, $3.50. Mexican
dollars 47lAc. Government bonds were IT.
regular; state bonds were easier; railroad
| bonds were irregular.
New York, March 23.-The stock market
took on an appearance Of strength to-day
and the dealings of about 10000 shares
| we're Largely centered In the railways
Realizing toward the close cut down some
/ OF the advance leaving the new improve
ment genrariy slight. The expected ear
ly adiour nment of the New Jersey Legs-
lature was used as a bull card among The
coalers on the ground that ii lessened the
prospect Of hostile legislation against the
rumored anthracite coal. Lackawanna
made an extreme advance OF 3z. There
was talk also of a Tease of Jersey Contra
to the Reading company. Peoples Gas
gained On in anticipation of the adjourn
ment Of the Illinois Legislat ure and or
gossip of q possible consolidation with ar
electric light company. The dealings ID
| Burlington were even In excess of those
in Sugar, the late leader in point of activ'
ity. and gain Of points resulted in that
railway security.
A large short interest was sad to hav,
{
to-day resulted from the covering of beal
stop Toss orders The other grangeri
sympathized in the movement to lesser
extent.
Strength appeared among such low
priced shares a. ST. Louis and Southwest
ern and Kansas City, Pittsburg ant
Gulf. but the latter failed 10 hold its ad
vance. Among the usually neglected stocks
Chicago and Eastern Illinois became &C
tive and moved up points. Southern
preferred made fractional advance on ru
mors that the control OF the Louisville
Evansville and 81. Louis Railroad haC
been obtained. Coincidenta,fy the bond
Of the latter company ran off. The Pa
clfics on moderate trading held their own
Local transport ation shares moved mar
rowly, excepting Manhattan, which los
over point Tobacco stocks were slight
ly improved and Sugar left off 81 point
down on gossip that the most active bull
had Hquldated Alr-BralSe recovered !
points Of lis recent decline and the mar
ket left of with fairly good tore.
Bond prices to-day showed improve
ments in many cases with an except'ona
rise in Brooklyn Elevated SIS. The mar
ket in general moved irreguarly, bu
losses were trivial.
Total sales amounted 10 50, $4,000 Unite,
! States new 8 duNdHctn a. Nnllc tue new
As declined as much in the bid price
The total sales Of stocks were 722, 40
shares, including q, $50 Atch.son preferred
900 Central Paclfic 5000 Chicago. Bur
lington and Quincy; 1900 Delaware am
Hudson; q ,435 Manhattan II ,2sS Readinl
first preferred; 5,737 Missouri. Kansas an
Texas preferred G.2S0 New Jersey Cen
trail; 1920 Ontario and Western; 500
Reading: 1926 Rock Island; 1920 81. Paul
$3.50 Southern Pacific; 1900 Southern
Railway: 1858 do preferred $40
Union Pacific preferred; 1906 Amer
, lean Steel and Wire; 1880 Fed
eral Steel; 1926 Peoples Gas; 9,lG
Consolidated Gas; 1920 Brooklyn Transit
G4720 Sugar: II $40 Tennessee Coal an
Iron; 8.7S5 st. Louis and South WESTERN II,
800 do preferred; 1855 Chicago Great West
erp.
New York Closing Stocks
Atchison ........ 2234 do do pref go. 300
do pref ....... 6OislSt. Paul ........ 12Gl
! b. g. Ohio ...... 691zl do do pref ....169
Can. Pacific -. S51slSt. p. & O..... 92i
Can. Southern 57as do do pref .....1H
Cent Pacific -. 5lh $. Pacific ...... SG1
c. & Ohio ...,..H is. Railway 49,. 1921
c. g. Alton lib do DO pref ..... 497