The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-07
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and Banking Company coilaterals IS. IS
bid, 90 asked; Central Of Georgia Railway
first mortgage 5s 5O-year gold bonds, 11S
bid. lis asked; Central of Georgia Railway
first consolidated mortgage IS, IS bid.
IS asked; Central of Georgia Railway
first preferred incomes 401a bid, 41ls asked:
Central of Georgia Railway second pre-
ferred Incomes, II bid. l3 asked; Cen
tral of Georgia Railway third preferred in
comes, OK bid, ~ asked; Georgia Railroad
6s, 1910, l15la bid, III asked; Charlotte. Co
lumbia and Augusta first IS, 100 bid, 107
asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
second mortgage Is, 119 bid, 1H asked;
Georgia Southern and Florida new S. iO9lt
bid, 109A asked; South Georgia and Florida
second mortgage "a, 100 bid, 10l asked;
Ocean Steamship 8 per cent bonds, 1926,
1906 bid, l06 asked City and Suburban
Railroad first mortgage Z per cent. bonds.
l0l bid 1902 asked; Alabama Midland per
cent. Endorsed. 99is bid, 100 asked; Bruns-
wick and Western As, 50 bid, SO asked;
South Bound Railway 5s, 100 bid. 1911
asked; Georgia and Alabama first prefer-
red 5s, l07 bid, los asked; Georgia and Ala
bama consolidated 5s. 1903 bid lO4 asked;
Eatonton branch. 99la bid lOOia asked;
Central of Georgia, Middle Georgia and
Atlantic division IS. 99ls bid 100 asked
Railroad Stocks-Augusta and Savan-
nah. lM bid 1903 asked; Southwestern,
l07Ia bid, 10Sla asked; Atlanta and West
Point stock, 119 bid. 100 asked; Atlanta
and West Point per cent certificates.
lO21a bid, 1882 asked; Georgia common. 20t
bid 206 asked Georgia and Alabama
stock. IS bid, SO asked.
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock,
26 bid, q asked.
Bank Stocks, Etc.-Citizens' Bank 118
bid. asked; Chatham Bank 102h bid,
lOSla asked; Germania Bank, 1i3 bid.
asked National Bank of Savannah, ~
bid, asked Merchants National Bank
of Savannah, IS BID. 81 asked; Oglethorpe
Savings and Trust Company. l0slS bid
asked. Southern Bank OF the State Of
Georgia, 1851 bid, 1894 asked; Savannah
Bank and Trust Company 1915 bid, - ask
ed; Chatham Real Estate and Improve
ment Company A, So bid. Sc asked; b, 81.
bid. IS asked; Peoples Savings and
Loan Company, 81 bid, SO asked.
Factory Bonds-Augusta Factory, 101
bid, 102 asked; Sbley Manufacturing Com
pany IS, 102 bid, 1O3 asked; Eagle and
PheniX Mills. 6 per cent. bonds, due 1928,
1olls bid 1903 asked; Bib Manufacturing
Company, 1903 bid, lC5l5 asked
Factory Stocks-Augusta Factory. 50
bid, 80 asked GranItevnie Factory $50
bid, l55 asked; Langley Factory. 81 bid,
1Olla asked; Enterprise Factory, common,
so bid. % asked; ]. r. King Manufacture
ing Company 81 bid. 101 asked; Sibley
Manufacturing Company 6S bid, 70 asked;
Savannah Brewing Company, 1G bid, 1854
| asked.
| New York, March 6.-Money on call was
| frmer at SQ3ls per cent: the last loan
was at per cent; prime mercantile paper,
3M3ls per cent. Sterling exchange easier,
| with actual business in bankers bus az
a.S5is@4.s5A for demand and at s4S31sp
4 1914 for sixty days; posted rates. si8fIaqr
4.s5 and &S61s@A@; commercial bills,
a.s3Q4S33A. Silver certificates nomina.ly.
| 59isa6p4c, bar silver. 59Ac; Mexican dol
lars, Thc Government bonds were
| easier; state bonds We're steady; railroad
bonds were weak
New York, March 6-Prices dropped
steadily on small restricted dealings. each
rally affording the bears another level
| from which to attack prices With some
exception leading shares opened below Sat
urday's close. London sold some 1900
| shares on balance, and arbltrage houses
made purchases In London before our
| opening and sold here.
Speculation was purely professional and
much was made OF the irnness OF money,
| which ut one time touched 49, for call
loans, at which price II closed. The best
authorities" were quoted as terming the
money furry as only ai"nash in the pan"
The Improvement an demand for money in
| the dry goods and other lines OF trade, TO-
| SWIFT Nitu tHt preparations 10 UndHce
| the Central Pacific settlement with the
government the Chicago and Alton deal
| and some industrial combinations were re-
| sponsble for the improved tone. 1t was
argued that sustained advance from
current rates would be followed by gold
imports but IL was pointed o6t that many
Interior banks have supplies OF money
above their previous records. OF the gold
on the way from the Pacific coast. which
| failed 10 arrive In time 10 dottre n. A.
| bank statement round amount arrived
| to-day. The Anthracite Coal shares
which were strong in the early dealings
eased of sympathetealy with the general
| market except for Delaware Lackawan-
ma and Western, which an the final deal
ings ran up over s points to 1924 Chiea-
| go, indianapolis and Louisville preferred
was exceptionally strong. going up over
points OF rumors that the coming dIyi-
| dend might be larger than had been ex-
| pected.
General Electric also was strong in the
early part OF the day. going up 3h to 100
a part OF which was subsequently lost IL
was said that the company had secured
| some new contracts and that the earn
| ings were improving. Sugar was rather
| steady most Of the day on the advance
| IN the refined article. but fell off in the late
| dealings. Some realizing appeared Inv
| American Tobacco, which broke some
| points after an initial rise.
The Changers were inclined to heaviness
with Burlington making a net loss of PIC.
| Most stocks showed considerable losses,
| and the closing was weak To-day's bond
| trading was al the expense of values,
many OF tie active issues giving way
smartly Total sales, $3,1SO,O0o. United
| States old As registered declined Il In the
| bid price.
The total sales of stocks were 5Ss,iJ0
shares. including S,4Oe Atchison; 4G.415 do
| preferred: 7,75e Central Pacific; As, 745 Chi
cage, Burlington and Quincy; $50 Della
ware and Western; LIPS Reading first pre-
| ferred; 1850 Missouri Pacific; 1919 Chica-
| go, Indianapolis and Louisville; $3.50 New
Jersey Centralj 5,16O New York Central:
| 400 Northern Pacific; p $50 Reading; IA
900 Rock Island; 14,135 Union Pacific; 1885
do preferred %. 800 st. Paul; S.99S Southern
Pacific; 1850 American Tobacco: 23.75J
Federal Steel; 1893 do preferred; $3.50 Gen.
eral Electric; 400 Brooklyn Rapid Tran
sit; 6195 Pacific Mail; 21,S35 Sugar.
New York Closing Stocks.
Atchigon - 21ILf do do 21 rraf qy1lt