The morning news., 1899-03-30

City Bonds-Atlanta Az per cent. 1929
JOG bid, asked Augusta SIPS. 1928. lOli,
bid, l02 asked; Augusta HRs, 1925. 187 bid,
los asked Augusta per cent. i'll bid li9
asked Augusta per cent, III bid il2
asked Columbus 8 per cent 1O7 bid los
asked; Macon per cent. ll6 bid. 100 asked.
Macon 4lss, 1926. l05 bid asked: Savan-
nah per cent, quarterly April coupons.
ia bid, asked; Savannah per cent,
quarterly May coupons. 1888. bid, - ask
ed; Charleston As l05lh bid 1861 asked
Railroad Bonds-Savaunah Florida ana
Western Railroad general mortgage bonds.
6 per cent. interest, coupons. 125 bid l27
asked; Savannah, Florida and Western
first mortgage s per cent. gold bonds. due
1924 1lS bid, li5 asked Central Railroad
and Banking Company, collateral IS q6
bid, 81 asked; Central of Georgia Railway
first mortgage 5s, 5O-year gold bonds. ma
bid, llSls asked; Central Of Georgia Rali
way first consolidated mortgage IS. M
bid, IS asked; Central of Georgia Railway
hrst preferred incomes. Al bid. 4g asked;
Central of Georgia Railway second pre-
ferred incomes, 13 bid, "A asked Cen
trail of Georgia Railway third preferred
incomes Z bid. asked; Georgia Rail-
road 6s, 1910 li5is bid. III asked; Charlotte
Columbia and Augusta first IS, l06 bid. i07
asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
second mortgage Is, 100 bid 126 asked.
Georgia Southern and Florida new 5s. 100
bid, 10 asked; South Georgia and Flor
ida second mortgage Is, 100 bid 10l asked:
Ocean Steamship per cent. bonds. 1926
105 bid. 107 asked; city and Suburban
Railroad first mortgage per cent. bonds,
l0l bid 102 asked: Alabama Midland 3 per
cent. indorsed 991A bid 1O0i5 asked Bruins
wick and Western As so bid. Sc asked:
South Bound Railway SIS l0lh bid 1O2is
asked; Georgia and Alabama first pre-
ferred 5s, 1918 bid 10S1a asked; Georgia
and Alabama consolida ted So, 102 bid 103
asked; Eatonton Branch, 100 bid, lOl
asked; Central of Georgia Middle Georgia
and Atlantic division 5s 99i5 bid, lOO14
asked.
Railroad stocks-Augusta and savan-
nah 40 bid, asked; Southwestern, l10A
bid, asked Atlanta and West Point
stock, 125 bid, asked; Atlanta and
West Point per cent certificates, 1903 bid
1oi asked; Georgia common, 206 bid,
2o7 asked; Georgia and Alabama stock,
35 bid, S6 asked.
Gas stooks-sayanna Gas Light stock,
y bid. asked.
Bank Stocks, Etc-Citizens' Bank, III
bid, I1S asked; Chatham Bank. 10i bid
100 asked; Germania Bank ll6 bid, -
asked, National Bank of Savannah, 1928
bid, asked, Merchants National Bank
of Savannah, 30 bid '92 asked; Oglethorpe
Savings and Trust Company, l07 bid -
asked; Southern Bank of the State OF
Georgia, 129 hid, 1SO asked; Savannah
Bank and Trust Company, 40 bid Ill ask
ed; Chatham Real Estate and Improve
ment Company, A. 56 bid, 81 asked; B, 55h
bid, 56l4 asked; Peoples Savings and Loan
Company, "a bid, 50 asked.
Factory Bonds--Augusta Factory, l0l
bid, 102 asked Sibfey Manufacturing Conn
pany 6s l02 bid, 1903 asked; Eagle and Phe-
nix Mills, per cent. bonds, due 1925 1OlIa
bid, 103 asked; Bibb Manufacturing COM
pany 1903 bid, 1852 asked.
Factory Stocks--Augusta Factory IS
bid, 81 asked; Graniteville Factory, 100
bid, 155 asked; Langley Factory, 81 bid,
1919 asked; Enterprise Factory, common.
90 bid, 90 asked; J. r. King Manufacturing
Company 81 bid, 10l asked; sibley Manu-
featuring Company 6s bid, 70 asked ;Savan-
nah Brewing Company, 104 bid, 105 asked
New York, March 29.-Money on call
was at 31zm7 per cent; the last loan was
al 3h per cent. Prime mercantile paper,
3AM4h per cent Sterling exchange strong
with actual business i'm bankers bills at
S4S6i5lo4. S6A for demand, and at $S4150
4S4S4 for sixty days. posted rates $S41k6D
4.s5 and A.S61aM4.SA; commercial bills
S4 .S3Q4 S319; silver certificates, G0a60ihc;
bar silver, 59i5c; Mexican dollars, 47l4c
Government bonds were steady; state
bonds were strong; railroad bonds weak
New York, March 29.-Standard oil, 40
@47s.
New York. March 29.-The bull move.
ment in stocks which started Saturday re-.
ceived its first material check shortly be-
fore noon to-day The dealings were con-
siderably above the million-share mark, of
which nearly a quarter of million of the
transactions were in Brooklyn Rapid Tran
sit. The sensational advance IL the fore
noon brought about realizing sales on an
enormous scale in the late session.
Foreign exchange was strong and higher,
especially on short bills. There was no
satisfactory supply of commercial bills,
and the April settlements were given as a
reason for the increased renting demand
which was said to be unconnected with
any anticipation of the settlement OF ths
Philippine indemnity money.
There was a furry in call money, whica
went as high rs per cent and closed NJ
315c. These circumstances, together with
the early strength in wheat. accelerated
the afternoon declines. which embraced
even more stocks than We're prominent on
the rise. Brooklyn Transit made an ex-
treme advance OF points, dropped over 3
and closed with net advance of 3 points
from the top in this stock which sold to-
day over 100 points above figures prevail
ing last April, was on large blocks or
stocks thrown over by the traders. but on
the decline supporting purchases by The
parties ideBtifed with the property, result
ed In rally. As In the manipulation Of
this stock many brokers are used, II Is
difficult 10 say whether the decline was
on genuine realizing or to shake off an un-
desirable following.
Although Northwest closed with a gain
OF less than 2 points. 1T had az one time
risen TO the extreme Of 7. New York Cen
tral, which at one time was up 52sc. re-
tained less than 3 Of the rise. These
stocks were unusually active aud revived
talk Of the possibility OF a consolidation
1t was said that there had been enormous
realizing by interests active in manpu-
lating the rise IA several stocks, which
were easily taken because Of the pur-
chasing demand aroused by their recent
strength. This however. IS a matter Of
pure conjecture
Reports OF a hitch in the delivery Of GER
tain properties to the Continental Tobacco
Company and talk Of the possibility OF a
trade fight kept the Tobacco stocks weak
most Of the day American Tobacco being