The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-05

bama consolidated 5s 1O3 bid 1O4 asked;
Eatonton branch, 99lh bid, 100i5 asked
Central of Georgia, Middle Georgia and
Atlantic division IS. 9924 bid, 1908 asked
Railroad Stocks-Augusta and Savan-
nah, 107 bid. 10S asked; Southwestern.
1O71s bic, 1851 asked; Atlanta and West
Point stock, 119 bid, 100 asked; Atlanta
and West Point 6 per cent. certificates,
1929 bid, 1872 asked; Georgia common. 20
bid 205 asked; Georgia and Alabama
stock, 30 bid, Sc asked.
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock,
% bid, q asked.
Bank Stocks, Etc.-Citizens' Bank. JIG
bid, asked Chatham Bank 1021s bid
1882 asked; Germania Bank, 1l3 bid, -
asked; National Bank of Savannah. 12S
bid. asked; Merchants National Bank
of Savannah s. bid, 81 asked; Oglethorpe
Savings and Trust Company, 1861 bid,
asked; Southern Bank of the State of
Georgia, 1851 bid, 1919 asked; Savannah
Bank and Trust Company. 1O6 bid, ask
ed; Chatham Real Estate and Improve
ment Company, A, So bid, Sc asked; B,
"a bid, So asked; Peoples Savings and
Loan Company, IS bid, SO asked.
Factory Bonds-Augusta Factory, 10l
bid 102 asked; Sibley Manufacturing Com
pany 6s, 1O2 bid, 103 asked; Eagle and
Phenix Mills, 6 per cent. bonds, due 1923,
1912 bid, 103 asked; Bibb Manufacturing
Company, lO0 Dldi luoH2 asked.
Factory Stocks-Augusta Factory, IS
bid SO asked; Graniteville Factory $50
bid, 1855 asked; Langley Factory, 81 bid,
1917 asked; Enterprise Factory, common,
80 bid 90 asked; J. r. King Manufacture
ing Company, 81 bid 10l asked; Sibley
Manufacturing Company, 6S bid, 70 asked;
Savannah Brewing Company 1O4 bid, lO51S
asked.
New York March Mooney on call was
easier at 21215 per cent; the last loan
was at 21k per cent. Prime mercantile pa
per, 3@31b per cent Sterling exchange
steady with actual business in bankers
bills, 81 S5lad4. S5al for demand, and at
81 S3156l4. SS34 for sixty days. Posted rates,
81 S4Jbd4. IS, and 81. S61k(d4.S7. Commercial
bills, $.SS. Silver certificates nominally
591Sd6O1ac. Bar silver, 59l5c. Mexican dol
lars, 475kc. Government bonds steady.
New York, March 4.-The weekly bank
statement shows the following changes:
Surplus reserve, decreased S., 756, 775; loans,
Increased, $9,O32, 800; specie, decreased
ST. 251, 200; legal tenders, decreased, $446, 400;
deposits increased 81, 1885, OO;. circulation,
decreased $21, 100 The banks now hold
s24 578 125 in excess of the requirements.
New York. March 4.-The market was
working upward under the impetus of yes
terdays movement, until the appearance
of the bank statement showing loss OF
over IS, 100000 in the surplus reserve and
another expansion N the loan account.
Prices Immediately. gave way sharply in
many shares, the recession being from one
or two points to the best and leaving the
standard stocks fractionally below yester-
DAYS figures, while in many other shares
the net changes were mixed. good tone
prevailed on the London exchange for
Americans, but advices as to the nature
of the purchases were conflicting, some in
timating that the movement was initiative
from this side, while others affirmed it
to be confident buying for English invest
ment account There were sharp advances
early here in the Steel stocks, the An
thracites, Tobacco, Brooklyn Transit,
General Electric and the prominent rail-
ways, the latter improving a point in
some cases. Representatives of some of
the large bull interests seemed to lend
support to Burlington and the Steel stocks,
che latter selling on realizing. New York
Air Brake was very strong spot after the
appearance of the bank statement, every
thing sold off. Many of the earlier buy
ers threw over stocks and the market
closed weak at the lowest. The bond
trading during the week was very irreg
ular, with a marked undertone of firmness.
United States IS and rs advanced u, the
new As registered rs; do coupon ss the 5s
4 and the old As registered Is.
The total sales Of stocks we're 400, 400
shares including 6,519 Atchison, 34.43O do
preferred 1O625 Burlington, 47,S40 Reading
first preferred, $3.50 Missouri Pacific. 18.-
400 Ontario and Western, $3.50 Reading,
5,4S0 Union Pacific, 23,S75 American To-
bacco, 1859 Federal Steel, 1914 do pre-
ferred, 13.O75 st. Paul, $3.50 Brooklyn Rapid
Transit, 106A Sugar, 1880 Tennessee Coal
and Iron.
New York Closing Stocks.
Atchison ........ 22A do do pref 80. II
do pref ........ 6124 do do I'd do :. 3S
B. & Ohio 1900. 7O1sI st. L. & S. w.. 9k
Can. Pacific S912l do do pref .... 27A
Can. Southern 5714I ST. Paul ........12S
zen. racine -. 49Al DO PREF ........l69
C. & Ohio ...... q ST. P. & Om.. SO
Chi. G. Alton lib do do pref 40
Chi, B. & Q....14O So. Pacific ...... 1884,
Chl. q 70. Ill.,. 66A So. Railway -. 1214
do pref ........12415l do pref ........ IL
Chi. G. w. 115sI Tex. & Pacific =. AN
Chi, 1. & L.. Union Pacific -. 1864
do do pref 43 do pref .... 1898
Chi. & N. W. LAB U. P. D. & c.. II
do pref .......192 Wabash ......... 81
go. q ot. L. oo74 90 pret ........ 2l4a
do do pref 80. SO W. & L. E. -. IL
Del. & Hudson .1125l do do pref 80, SO
Del, L. & W...157 Adams Elk. lilo
Den. & r. G. =. 2l1sl Am. Express ...139
do pref ....... 73A United States :. IS
Erie new ..... 1414 Wells Fargo LIS
do list pref 80. SO Am. Cot Oil 80. 341k
Fort Wayne ...14s do pref ...... 91k
ct Nor. pref. 1891 Am. Spirits 49,. 1871
Hook Valley :. SIS do pref ....... 37%
Ill Central lilly Am. Tobacco ...195&
L. E. & w. 49,. 10 do pref ...145
do do pref 80. So Cons. Gas .....214Ih
Lake Shore 200 Com. Cable Co..1sO
L. & N. ........ GA Col. f. & Iron.. 32s4
Manhattan L. .11O1al do do pref go. "a
Met st. Ry. ...239 Gen Electric LICK
Mich. Central lib Haw. Com. Co.. 76
Mimi. & st. L.. SO Brooklyn r. r.. 92k
do do LIST pref. 80 Intnl Paper 80. So
Mo. Pacific 80. ASS do pref .... IS
Mobile & Ohio q I4aClede Gas &C.. 81
Mo-, K. & t.. 1879 Lead ............. "a
do pref ....... 80 do pref .......112h
". ]. Cen. ....109% Nat. Lin. Oil -. 81
". Y. Cen. 80. .1S51a Pacific Mail go. AZ
". Y. C. st. Peoples Gas ..112h
L. ............. IA Pullman Pal. Isl
do do LIST pref. G5 Silver Certif. =. 59H
do do I'd pref. "a s. r. & T....... 9b
Nor. & West. e.. IS Sugar ......... 1881
Nor. Amer. Co.. 93s do pref .....114
Nor Pacific 80 5lJEl r. c. q Iron ossk