The morning news., 1899-01-19
PAGES 9 TO 10.


6 per cent. interest coupons, 1ls bid, 1l9
asked; Savannah, Florida and Western
first mortgage per cent. gold bonds due
1924 1l0 bid, III asked; Central Railroad
and Banking Company collaterals IS, "a
bid. % asked; Central OF Georgia Railway
first mortgage 5s, 50-year gold bonds, 1ls
bid, ll9 asked; Central of Georgia Railway
first consolidated mortgage S. 93H bid,
81 asked; Central OF Georgia Railway
first preferred incomes, 40h bid 4lA asked:
Central Of Georgia Railway second pre-
ferred incomes. 12i5 bid 1874 asked; Cen
tral of Georgia Railway third preferred in
comes bid, 6la asked; Georgia Railroad
6s, 1910, ia bid. 1l6 asked; Charlotte. Co
lumbia and Augusta first 5s, 106 bid, lO7
asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
second mortgage ", III bid, 11S asked:
Georgia Southern and Florida new 5s lO9
bid, 10 asked South Georgia and Florida
second mortgage 7s, 100 bid, 10l asked;
Ocean Steamship per cent. bonds, 1926,
Jos bid, 106 asked; city and Suburban
Railroad first mortgage per cent bonds,
102 bid l04 asked; Alabama Midland s per
cent, Endorsed, 80 bid, 95 asked Brunswick
and Western Is. 50 bid, 50 asked; South
Bound Railway 5s, 9l5a bid. 80 asked; Geor-
gia and Alabama first preferred 5s 1O5
bid, LOG asked; Georgia and Alabama con-
solidated 5s. 100 bid, asked; Eatonton
branch, 81 bid 100 asked; Central of Geor-
gia. Middle Georgia aud Atlantic division
5s, 94M bid, asked.
Railroad Stocks-Augusta and Savan-
nah, 1O5l2 bid, 1862 asked; Southwestern.
1864 bid, 1854 asked: Atlanta and West
Point stock, III bid, asked; Atlanta
and West Point per cent. certificates,
l0llA bid, 102 asked; Georgia. common, 200
bid, 203 asked.
Gas Stooks-Savannah Gas Light stock,
% bid, 20 asked; Electric Light and Power
Company. So bid, 30 asked.
Bank Stocks, Etc.-Ciuzens Bank III
bid, asked Chatham Bank 98
bid, 100 asked; Germania Bank III bid.
asked; National Bank of Savannah.
126 bid, l2S asked; Merchants National
Bank of Savannah, aIA bid, SO asked;
Oglethorpe Savings and Trust Company.
lO4la bid lO5h asked; Southern Bank OF
the State of Georgia, 127 bid, 1854 asked
Savannah Bank and Trust Company, 10a
bid, asked; Chatham Real Estate and
Improvement Company. A. SO bid, "a ask
ed; b, 521a bid, SO asked; cx-div. Peoples
Savings and Loan Company, 93l5 bid, 81
asked.
Factory Bonds-Augusta Factory, 105
bid, 1O6 asked; SIbley Manufacturing Com
pany 6s, 100 bid l02 asked: Eagle and
Phenix Mills per cent. bonds, due 1928,
10ll3 bid, 1903 asked; Bibb Mfg Co, 105 bid.
10 asked
Factory stocks-Augusta Factory, IS
bid 65 asked; Granitevllle Factory 140
bid 1i5 asked; Langley Factory, 100 bid.
i0i asked; Enterprise Factory, common, 90
bid 9l asked; j. Il. King Manufacturing
Company, 100 bid, 10l asked; Slbley Man
ufacturng Company, 70 bid 76 asked; Sa-
vannah Brewing Company, 1851 bid, 1Oih
asked.
New York. Jan. 1s.-Money on cali was
steady al 2ia per cent; the last loan was
at per cent. Prime mercantile paper,
li3h per cent. Sterling exchange firmer
Al l,taef fr.sug In gnIFa a
$lS304 S31a for demand, and at A.S2saGD
4s8 for sixty days. Posted rates, 4SSGp
4831% and $4 S5h. Commecial bills, &6lik.
Silver certificates 591AQGO1Ac. Bar silver.
595hc. Mexican dollars 479sc. Government
bonds firmer; state bonds strong; railroad
bonds strong.
New York, Jan. 18.--The stock market.
except for an initial heaviness in SYM
pathy with London which in turn reflect
cd the weakness of the New York closing
yesterday made practically an uninter-
rupted course upward. The gains were
fractional in che general market, while the
Grangers and minor specialties made sub
stantial advances Investment purchases
were very heavy and largely concentrated
In the Grangers.
Early efforts to cause continuance OF
yesterdays reaction lasted but a short
time as there was no evidence of import
ant liqudations and London sales of some
25 5000 shares were well absorbed.
Commission house buying was renewed
and the shorts were forced TO cover in a
number OF stocks. The market was COM
paratlvely dun in the forenoon and then
gradually increased in activity and
strength up to the close. The feeling i'm
London improved and there were some
purchases of stock for that quarter.
ST. Paul's increase of 900 gross for
the second week I'm January inspired
moro oond6pupa in that erOalr az eto.alra
and there was an increase of Western
orders to buy compared with those of the
last day or two, which had diminished.
The possibility that Burlington might
presently refund some of it's bonds on a
lower basis. thus benehthng the stock,
which was much discussed, and Burling-
ton rose 9 points.
Traders seeing the support extended to
the market successfully bid up prices
whenever opportunity offered. Sometimes
it was Federal Steel, other times Sugar,
or Manhattan. There were purchases OF a
number Of the low prices, including Wa
bash, st. Louis, Southwesternf preferred,
and Minneapolis and St Ilouis
Among the inactive stocks which show
ed substantial improvements were Chi
cago Great Western first preferred and
Norfolk and Western preferred Current
rumor that Tennessee Coal and Iron was
negotiating for the sale of some of its
BiOptiNSf pItSbtlDdlg SOtuG Oh Jue rail-
road holdings. was accompanied by mark
ed strength in that stock.
There were a number OF Improvement
movements In the bond trading to-day.
conspicuous among which was rise OF
Sts in Fulton Elevated 5s and points in
Burlington convertibles. The general mar
ket showed decided strength all round
Total sales, $5.105O00. Government bonds
closed unchanged for all issues.
The total sales OF stocks were S45.1OO
shares, including 1l,S2O Atchison, 57,720 do
preferred 81, 720 Central Pacific. 81. 40 Chi
cago. Burlington and Quincy, $3.50 Louis
vile and Nashville, 3s 22O Manhattan. 25.-
$40 Reading first preferred, $500 Minne-
apolis and 81 Louis. 1920 Northern pa
cifc lO,425 do preferred. $3.50 Northwest
Terminal, 3i420 Rock Island 1472O Union
Pacific, 1920 ST. Paul, $500 Southern pa
cfc 1900 Southern Railway, 1920 do
preferred, 1870 Union Pacific preferred.
2l1@ Wabash preferred, g. 49O Internat,on-