The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-05

100 bid, 10l asked; ocean Steamship per
cent bonds. 1926 l95 bid, 1O6 asked; city
and Suburban Railroad. first NOR gage
per cent bonds, l01 bid, lei asked; Ala
bama Midland per cent, Endorsed. q hld.
% asked, Brunswick and Western SIS. 50
bid, - asked; South Bouni Railway 5s
81 bid, s2'4 asked; Georgia and Alaoama
first preferred 5s l04 bid asked. Geor-
gia and Alabama cons. SIS. 200 bid. -
asked; Eatoutou branch. 20 bid l00 asked:
Central Of Georgia, Middle Georgia aud
Atlantic division 5s. g bid. % asked.
Railroad Stocks-Augusta and savln-
nah. los bil, jos askci. eX-diV.: South
western, 100 bid, 100 asked. ex-div.: Al
lanta and West Point stock llG bid. -21
asked; Atlanta ami West Point pcr.
cent certificates. lpl Dil, l02 asked. ex-
int; Georgia common l97 bid. 2o5 asked
Gas Stocks-SaVaundh Gas Ligh. stock
% bid, % asked; Electric Light and Pow
er Company 81 bid. 90 asked. ox-div.
Bank Stocks. Etc-Cluzeu Bank. lbs bfi
- asked. eX-diy.; Chatham Bank. f7ie hi3
4Siz asked. eX-div; Germania Bank. Jos
bid. - asked eN-iiy., National Bank of
Savannah, l2f bio asked, cx-div.. Mcr-
chants National Bank So bid S3is asked
Oglethorpe Savings and Trust COMPANY
10252 BID, l081a asked, ex-diy. Southern
Bank Of the State OF Georgia l2s bid. l2g
asked eX-div.; Savannah Bank ana Trust
Company, los BID. asked, eX-diy.; Chat
ham Real Estate and Improvement Com
pany, A, - bid, asked: b. 52la bid -
asked eX-div., Peoples Savings and Loan
Company, SO bid. 81 asked
Factory BOnds-Augusta Factory 105
bid, los asked; Sibley Manufacturing Com
pany 6s, 100 bid l02 asked; EAGLE and
Phenix Mills per cent bonds, due 1925
1919 bid, 1913 asked.
Factory Stocks-Augusta Factory. IS
l.
bid, AS asked; Langley Factory. 100 bid
l0l asked; Enterprise Factory common. 81
bid, "a asked; j. r. King Manufacturing
Company, 100 bid 101 asked; Sibley Manu-
featuring Company, 20 bid. 76 asked; Sa-
vannah Brewing Company, 1903 bid, l04
asked.
New York. Jan. 4.-Money on call was
firm at 344 per cent; the last loan was at
; per cent Prime mercantile paper 3a4
per cent Sterling exchange was steady
with actual business in bankers bills az
AS4hQ4Sfs for demand, and at S4S12.a
4.s2 for sixty days. Posted rates. SiS21s
and A.s5lz Commercial bills, 81 S01alD4. 81
Silver certificates. zied69isc. Bar silver.
5Sisc- Mexican dollars. 465sc Govern
ment bonds irregular State bonds mac
tive Railroad bonds strong.
New York Jan. stocks were reac-
tionary IN the forenoon. but forged strong
- NtffsHi1 ga tAf" tFlAiGlL led DN nigh
priced spec.alties Including BROOKLYN
Transit, Sugar and Tobacco. The OMEN
ing was irregular. with a tendency. both
here ana in London, % take profits and
prices reacted moderately after the initial
trading. Professional traders sought dill
gently TO reach stop loss orders MANY
shares eased off considerably. but a num-
Der of stocks showed marked resistance.
notably, Brooklyn Transit Pullman, Pitts
burg Cincinnati, Chicago and ST. Louis
and Great Northern preferred. St. PAM
maintained point advance on its remark
able statement for the fourth week i'm
December, showing an increase Of nearly
$Z52OO0 in gross earnings
A better tone developed in the afternoon
aud continued until the close BROOKLYN
Transit made total gain of 8 points on
Its showing of am increase Of S664657 in
IT'S gross earnings for ihe year. There
were insistent rumors of pending deal
which insiders would not discuss. but there
were inttmations that the control of the
surface and elevated lines in BROOKLYN
might come into the hands of the com
pany. Pittsburg Cincinnati, Chicago and
81. Louis advanced points on confident
buying, which, il was coniectured. was
due TO desire of the parent company
(PennsylVania) to form closer union with
ITS Western lines. While there were large
gains IN many cases and the closing was
strong the advance In standard shares
was generally moderate. The rise in
wheat stimulated interest In many of the
Western railroad shares The advance of
points in American Tobacco was unac-
companied by any new DEVELOPMENTS in
the property. There was large purchases
ey Interests identified with the company.
ana the movement was thought TO be ma
h'Pulatlon against the short interest.
which has recently been created bv the
formation Of several concerns. The Read
ing stocks were pressed for sale in the
early hours and declined sharplv These
shares failed to respond TO the s5hsaoneg,t
general show Of strength. The bond mar
ket tepsed into dullness to-day, but there
Is no abatement OF the recent pronounced
strength. Total sales were 1885,. 900.
United states % registered declined 4
ana the IS and the new As registered y in
the bid price. United States new Is con-
pom advanced a.
The total sales of stocks were 736 700
shares, including 1870 Atchison preferred
6.b5o Chicago Burlington and Quincy 5o5
LOUISVILLE and Nashville, 10. $50 Manhattan
lo,5lO Reading first preferred. 6S25 Missouri
faciiic ESQ Northern Pacific. II no on
tarlo and Western 6,405 Reading x 500
Rock Island, l4721 Union Pacific. % 500 ST
Paul, $500 Union Pacific preferred -4o
wabash preferred, 2S,775 Wheeling and
Lake Erie. 1903 American Spirits, 81 $50
American Tobacco, 29.7S0 Bay State cas-
Sl.l2o Federal Steel 1920 Federal steel
preferred, 1890 Peoples Gas. 1885 Pacific
Mail 2Sl2o Sugar, GAO Leather preferred.
New York Closing Stocks.
Atehison 1Ss do do % pref ssl5,
do pref ..... Sis 81 i. & S W. So,
Bat' q ONO 6lla do do pref .. 17Is
Can Pacific " S59s ST. Paul &C.,. ..121K
Can. Southern 81 do pref lees
Cent. Pacific . 42l6 ST. =. & ON oSst
Ches & Ohio e.. 25ss do do pref 80
Chi. & Alton ITO 81. p. NJ & NJ .So
c.. B. & q. ...1252s So. Pacific so,,
Chi & Z. Ill. 59A So Railway .... 10i5
DO pref .......llS do pref. ........ il3g
Chi. @. w 49,. 1G Texas &, Paciec 1ez
Chi, Ind. & L.. Union Pacific i5is
do do pref -. 30 do pref. 79ss
Chi. & n. w. Jap UP, d. a a iS-
do pref. ....... lS5ik Wabash ~
C.CC. * St. l.. 42a, do pref. 95is
DO do pref 49, IS Wheel. & l. ~ "a
Del. & Hudson 1851 do do pref 90 3