The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-28
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Stocks and Bonds-state Bonds--Georga
31a per cent, bonds of 1880, 1l3 bid, 1i6 ask
ed: Georgia 3ls per cent, due 1915, 1iO
bid. - asked; Georgia AZ per cent. bonds
1915, 12255 bid, l23 asked; Georgia 4 per
cent, due 1920. 40 bid. 121 asked; South
Carolina 4las. lis bid ll6 asked
City Bonds-Atlanta AZ per cent, 1928
l06 bid, asked Augusta, 35as, 1928 101A
bid, lJ2 asked; Augusta 4i5s. 1926, 107 bid
lOS asked; Augusta Z per cent. III bid 112
Asked; Augusta s per cent. III bid. fl3
asked; Columbus per cent 1O7 bid los ask
ed; Macon 6 per cent 115 bid, asked;
Macon aus. 1926, los bid, asked; savan-
nah per cent. quarterly April coupons,
liza bid, li3 asked; Savannah per cent.
quarterly May coupons. 112 bid. 1l21k ask
ed; Charles ton As, 1OlA bid 1924 asked.
Railroad Bonds-Savannah Florida and
Western Railroad general mortgage bonds
per cent interest, coupons, 12l bid. 125
asked; Savannah Florida and Western
first mortgage s per cent. gold bonds, due
1924 llS bid, lis asked Central Railroad
and Banking Company cola terals S. 96A
bid, S1a asked Central of Georgia Railway
first mortgage 5s, 50-year gold bonds, lis
bid, 1l9 asked; Central of Georgia Railway
hrst consolidated mortgage IS, 96A bid.
slA asked, Central of Georgia Railway
first preferred incomes. AZ bid 43 asked:
central OF Georgia Railway second pre-
ferred Incomes, IA bid Is asked Cen
tral of Georgia Railway third preferred in
comes, Z bid 7la asked; Georgia Railroad
6s' 1910 1852 bid III asked: Charlotte. Co
lumbia and Augusta first IS. l06 bid, i07
asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
second mortgage Is. 119 bid, 12l asked:
Georgia Southern and Florida new 5s 1924
BID. 1888 asked; South Georgia and Florida
second mortgage rs, 100 bid 10l asked:
ocean steamship per cent. bonds. 1926
100 bid, los asked City and Suburban
Railroad Are .
lOl bid, lO2 asked Alabama Midland per
cent. Endorsed, 99k bid 100 asked; Bruns-
Wick and Western 4s, 50 bid SO asked.
south Bound Railway 5s, 1914 bid 1907
asked; Georgia and Alabama first prefer
req 5s' i01 bid, los asked; Georgia and Ala
bama consolidated 5s 100 bid. iO1 asked;
Eatonton branch, 99lh bid 100ih asked.
Central of Georgia, Middle Georgia and
Atlantic division 5s 1914 bid, 1904 asked
railroad 5tocks-Augusta and Savan-
nah, lO7 bid, l0S asked; Southwestern,
1919 bid, 1854 asked Atlanta and West
Point stock, l19 bid 100 asked; Atlanta
and West Point s per cent. certificates,
lOl1a bid, 1924 asked; Georgia Common 20i
bid, 9O5 asked; Georgia and Alabama
stock, 80 bid, 96 asked
Gas stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock
"a bid % asked, ex-div.
Bank Stocks, Etc.-Citizens' Bank, ia
bid, - asked; Chatham Bank 1O2b bid
l08h asked; Germania Bank, 1l2 bid. -
asked; National Bank OF Savannah, 127
bid, asked; Merchants National Bank
of Savannah Sc bid. 81 asked; Oglethorpa
Savings and Trust Company. 1861 bid. -
asked; Southern Bank of the State of
Georgia. 1854 bid, 1914 asked Savannah
| Bank and Trust Company, 106 bid, ask
| ed; Chatham Real Estate and Improve
ment Company, A, SO bid, 5sl4 asked; b,
52h bid, So asked; PEOPLES Savings ard
Loan Company. 95 bid 81 asked.
Factory Bonds--Augusta Factory. 10f
bid, lO2 asked; Slbley Manufacturing Com
pany S. 102 bid, 1903 asked; Eagle and
Phenix Mills, per cent. bonds, due 1923
1914 bid, 1903 asked: Bibb Manufacturing
Company, 1903 bid, 1854 asked.
Factory Stocks-Augusta Factory So
bid, So asked; Granteville Factory. $50
bid, 1855 asked; Langley Factory, 81 bid,
10lh asked; Enterprise. Factory, common,
80 bid W asked; j. r. King Manufacture
ing Company, % bid 1O1 asked; Sibley
Manufacturing Company, IS bid, % asked:
Savannah Brewing Company 10i bid. 1861
| asked.
New York, Feb. 27.-Money on cali was
steady at 293 per cent; the last loan was
at per cent. Prime mercantile paper 3M
31a per cent. Sterling exchange steady with
actual business in bankers bills at SS6A@
4s6l1 for demand, and at $4.S4Aa4.S4is for
sixty days. Posted rates, $4.S41a9I4.S5 and
81. 8615GI4.S7. Commercial bills, $4.S311G4.Si.
Silver certificates. nomlnally, 59i4Q60sac.
Bar silver, 59Iac. Mexican dollers, 4714c.
Government bonds were strong, state
bonds were steady and railroad bonds were
irregular.
New York. Feb. 27-The market con-
tinued very irregular to-day and left off
rather heavy, but with fractional add
vances in the prominent shares. The
railroad shares assumed more prominence
in the dealings than Of late, important
fluctuations occurring from time 70 time
in these properties, during which the
speeaties were temporarily reiegated to
the background Prices were receding,
when, toward noon, il was reported that
AgulnaIdo was inclined TO accept pacific
overtures and rally ensued.
London was a moderate purchaser. Cow
ering movement In Sugar advanced the
price smartly, but free selling appeared,
which attracted particular attention as IL
was by brokers who were believed to rep
resent houses prominent on the bun side in
other stocks, and the stock lost its earlier
gains, and closed but fractionally up for
the day.
Third Avenue dropped % points after an
initial rise of 4. the weakness seemingly on
realizing when 1t was reported that the
property would be absorbed by Metropolis
tan.
American Steel and Wire advanced on
large dealings, but subsequently lost part
OF the rise. Federal Steel. to a lesser ex-
tent. sympathized with both movements
In American Steel and Wire. Atchison
was weak during the early recession Of
the market. but .stiffened on the report
that further, dividend preferred would be
considered at ahe directors meeting in
March. Subsequently the stock was sold
down in common with the drive at the rest
of the market.
American District Telegraph made rise
Of points on the report that control of the
company had been secured with view of
using its subway privileges for a new tel
ephone company.
The Changers were In request in the aft.
ernoon, St Paul showing a quarter of
million net increase in January The
Changers, however. together with the spe-
cialtles sasged during the late selling
.a