The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-15

PARIS and Havre. sixty days. 5.2iss Swiss,
sixty days, 5.2j',; marks, sixty days,
"a 5-l6.
Domestic Exchange-Steady: banks are
buving al par and selling as follows:
Amounts up 20 Sd 10 cents; S25 TO $50 10
CENTS. 50 20 500. 20 cents; 500 20 500 Il
ner cent. premium; S5Je TO $1,000 at Is per
conf premium; $1,000 and over, 81 per ST.
Securities-The market ~ inactive and
duU with a scarcity Of desirable invest
merit securities.
stocks and Bonds-State BOnds-Georgia
o. ner cent bonds of 1890 1l3 bid. 1l6 ask
ed. Georgia. SO per cent. due 1915 ll2
hid l13 asked Georgia Az per cent. bonds
1q15 122ia bid 123 asked Georgia per
cent due 1920 120 bid. 121 asked; South
Carolina 4l2s, III bid. us asked.
civ Bonds-Atlauta AZ per cent, 1929
,o6 bid. - asked; Augusta 31as. 1928 lOI4
hid 1902 as, ked; Augusta 4i5s. 1925, l07 bid
has asked: Augusta per cent, III bid. l12
asked: Augusta 6 per cent, i'll bid. 1lS
asked: Columbus s per cent, .107 bid. 10s
asked; Macon per cent, 1l6 bid 40 asked:
Macon 412s 1926 105 bid, asked ;-Savan-
nah per cent, quarterly July coupons,
ia bid asked; Savannah per cent,
quarterly May coupons rs bid, ll5ia ask
ed; Charleston As. 1857 bid. 1904 asked.
Railroad Bonds-SaVannah Florida and
per cent interest coupons 12G bid. 125
asked: Savannah Florida and Western
first mortgage per cent gold bonds. due
1924 1872 bid. 115 asked; Central Railroad
and Banking Company collateral 5s. SO
bid 81 asked; Central of Georgia Railway,
first mortgage IS, 50-year gold bonds, 1l712
bid 11S15 asked Central of Georgia Rail
way first consolidated mortgage 5s SO
bid 81 asked; Central Of Georgia Railway
first preferred incomes. 40la bid. 41l2 asked;
Central of Georgia Railway second pre-
ferred incomes 13 bid, IA asked; Cen
trail of Georgia Railway third preferred
incomes. 7 bid, 8 asked; Georgia Rail-
road es 1910, 1l6 bid III asked; Charlotte,
Columbia and Augusta first 5s, 109 bid. 10
asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
second mortgage rs, 1913 bid, 1876 asked;
Georgia Southern and Florida new IS, 1924
bid, 10 asked; South Georgia and Flor
ida second mortgage Is. 100 bid, 101 asked,
ocean Steamship per cent. bonds, 1926,
iO5 bid, l07 asked; City and Suburban
Railroad first mortgage Z per cent. bonds,
lOl1a bid l02 asked alabama Midland per
cent. indorsed 991a bid, 1902 asked; Bruins
wick and Western As so bid SO asked.
South Bound Railway IS, 80 bid, 100 ask
ed; Georgia and Alabama first
preferred IS, 1O6 bid. 107 asked; Georgia
and Alabama consolidated SIS, 1O2 bid. .Ss
asked: Eatonton Branch, 100 Did lOl
asked; Central of Georgia, Middle Georgia
and Atlantic division IS, 1914 bid, 1907 ask
ed.
Railroad Stocks-Augusta and savan-
nah. 112 bid, 49, asked; Southwestern, 1121a
hid. - asked; Atlanta and West Point
stock. 124 bid, asked; Atlanta and
West Point per cent. certificates, 1903 bid
104 asked; Georgia common, 2O6 bid
207 asked; Georgia and Alabama stock,
35 bid Sc asked
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light Stock,
q bid, - asked
Bank Stocks, Etc.-Citizens' Bank, lis
bid, 119 asked; Chatham Bank. 1O4ls bid,
1851 asked; Germania Bank, 116 bid, -
asked; National Bank of Savannah, 1913
bid asked; Merchants National Bank
of Savannah, 81 bid, 92 asked; Ogletrorpe
Savings and Trust Company, 1O7 bid,
asked; Southern Bank of the State of
Georgia, 1919 bid, 100 asked Savannah
Bank and Trust Company, 40 bid, Ill ask
ed; Chatham Real Estate and Improve
ment Company. A, So bid. 81 asked b, 55A
bid, 56fn asked; Peoples Savings and Loan
Company. "a bid, IS asked
Factory Bonds-Augusta Factory, 101
bid, 1O2 asked; Sibley Manufacturing Com
pany 6s. l02 bid, 100 asked; Eagle and Phe-
nix Mills, per cent. bonds, due 1923, 10l1s
bid lO3 asked; Bibb Manufacturing Com
pany, 1903 bid, 1852 asked.
Factory Stocks-Augusta Factory, IS
bid 50 asked; Granitevile Factory, $50
bid, l55 asked; Langley Factory, 81 bid.
l0l15 asked; Enterprise Factory, common,
80 bid, 81 asked; j. r. King Manufacturing
Company, 81 bid, 101 asked; Sibley Manu-
featuring Company 6S bid, 70 asked; Sa
Vannah Brewing Company, 104 bid, los
asked.
New York, April 14.-Money on call was
steady at 3Gl7 per cent; the last loan was
at per cent prime mercantile paper 80
@4A per cent. Sterling exchange, steady,
with actual business in bankers bills at
S4.S6l9a4SGs4 for demand, and at $ISil4G
4e412 for sixty days. Posted rates, 81. S5GI
4.S51s and $4.S715; commercial bills "a $50
asa; silver certificates, 6O1sc; bar silver.
59S4ci Mexican dollars, 4734c Government
bonds weak; state bonds, weak; railroad
bonds firm.
New York, April 14.-Tradng was rather
sluggish most of the day. transactions only
slight exceeding 100000 shares. Local
transportation shares continued prominent
IN the dealings, while the railways moved
within narrow limits. The idea that Brook
lyn Transit might benefit by some of the
mooted electrical combinations made the
stock In keen request The stock sold, ex-
the subscription right, from 1923 to 134s4
closing al 1874, against last nights 19O
Manhattan, too, went up some points
while Metropolitan, after an early display
of strength, broke points. closing with a
net loss of 3.
Among other strong specialties were Su-
gar, Peoples Gas, Continental Tobacco,
Federal Steel Rubber and Tennessee Coal.
the two last named rising and points
respectively.
The railway list, although neglected most
of the day was strong in the late dealings.
Influences at work on sentiment were
easy money, hopes of a favorable bank
statement tomorrow, and rather better
reports on wheat.
Mobile and Ohio advanced on small deal
ings, on the belief that a deal was pending
which would secure the road and entrance
to Chicago over the St Louis Short Line.
a number of brokers have secured large
time loans, so as not 10 be forced to pay
high rates for cali loans in any possible
squeeze in money. Transactions for for
eign account were very small. In the
final dealings the pressure against traction
stock caused some rccessions from the
best prices but the undertone was good
To-day's bond market showed good
breadth. and there was some good gains in