The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-13

1852 asked; Germania Bank. 116 bid, -
asked; National Bank OF Savannah, 1S
bid, asked; Merchants National Bank
of Savannah, 81 bid, ~ asked; Oglethorpe
Savings and Trust Company, ~ bid, =
asked Southern Bank of the state OF
Georgia, 1873 bid. 1870 asked Savannah
Bank and Trust Company. 40 bid, III ask
ed; cha than Real Estate and Improve
ment Company, A, So bid 81 asked; b, 55h
bid, 56fl asked; Peoples Savings and Loan
Company "a bid, 80 asked.
Factory Bonds-Augusta Factory, lOl
bid, l02 asked Sibley Manufacturing Com
pany 6s. 1O2 bid l0S asked; Eagle and Phe-
nix Minis. per cent. bonds. due 1923, 1914
bid, 1C3 asked Blbb Manufacturing Com
pany, 1913 bid, 1051a asked.
Factory Stocks-Augusta Factory, 5S
bid, 50. asked; GranitevEe Factory, $50
bid, 1856 asked; Langley Factory, 81 bid,
l0lla asked; Enterprise Factory, common,
90 bid 81 asked; j. r. King Manufacturing
Company 81 hid, l0l asked; Sibley Manu-
featuring Company 6S bid. 70 asked sa-
vannah Brewing Company, 1O4 bid 105
askedA
New York, April 13.-Money on call was
steady at AS per cent; the last loan was
at per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 3lz
n4A per cent. Sterling exchange, strong,
with actual business in bankers BILLS at
"a. S6196i4. S6M for demand, and al 4Si1A for
sixty days; posted rates $.841G4.S5 and
$4S7@i S71a. Commercial bills, &.83lA. Sill
yer certificates, 6Gf1jjizc. Bar silver, 597sc.
Mexican dollars, H%sc. Government bonds
were hrmer; state bonds were firmer; rail-
road bonds were 6rmer.
New York. April i2.-There was a wild
rush to buy at the opening and the spe-
clalties made large gains. which they
retained while the railways. which had
improved smsrtly, left off at about yes
terdays figures
The rise of Americans in London before
the opening aud the momentum of yes
terday's advance were responsible for the
early excitement in the market Call
money ranged from TO 5. closing at the
lower figure and sterling exchange was
strong throughout, demand sterling rising
".
The rapidly of the early advance in
duced heavy realizations, but a general
tone Of strength prevailed until the af-
ternoon when some sharp recessions oc-
CURED.
The killing OF American and English
navy officers IN Samoa seemed 10 arouse
apprehension In some quarters Of further
complications Among the epecialties,
strong features were Brooklyn Transit.
Consolidated Gas, Peoples Gas, Sugar and
the iron and steel shares. Baltimore and
Ohio issues. Norfolk and Western pre-
ferred and Northern Pacific were strong.
Foreign houses were early purchasers, but
resold about half as much on the local
rise. Some of the foreign purchasing was
connected with Londons fortnightly set
Element. A number Of shorts were driven
TO cover early, owing to the commission
house demand, especially for industrisls
because Of a more liberal position taken
by number of banks toward such stock.
The market closed steady.
There was more activity In railroad
mortgages to-day and while a few issues
were shaded the general average was
slightly better on the day. Total sales
SO. 10000.
The total sales Of stocks amounted to
s4S.120 shares, including 24.eOO American
Steel and Wire: $4,000 American Sugar:
$500 American Tin Plate; 1900 Atchison
preferred 1890 Baltimore and Ohio; 7400
do PREFERRED 1890 Brooklyn Rapid Tran
ST: 1900 Burlington; 1880 Cleveland, Gin
cinnati and Chicago; 7lOO Consolidated
GaN 81 800 Continental Tobacco; 5000 do
preferred $1,000 Federal Steel 1850 do
preferred; 1880 Louisville and Nashville
2l.iOO Manhattan; 1880 Missouri Pacific;
20.5OO National Steel; 1850 New York Cen
trial. 1850 Norfolk and Western preferred;
1920 Northern Pacific: $500 Pacific Mail
$500 Peoples Gas; 1890 Reading first
preferred $40 Rock Island; 1890 81.
Paul; 500 Southern Railway; 5000 do
preferred. 1920 Tennessee Coal and Iron;
1000 Union Pacific. 5000 do preferred
New York Closing Stocks.
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