The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-17

go, asked; Georgia and Alabama stock, 81
bid. % asked; Savannah Hotel Co. stock,
80 bad. IS asked.
Gas stocks and Bonds-sayannah Gas
Light stock, IS bid, q asked. Edison Flee
trio Illuminating Company per cent
bonds JOG bid, l0i asked
Sank Stocks, Etc-Citizens Bank. l2C
bid. 12l asked; Chatham Bank. Jos bid,
l09 asked; Germauia Sank III bid, lis
asked; National Bank of Savannah, 1921
bid, 1884 asked; Merchants National Bank
OF savannah, - Did. ssh asked; Ogie-
thorpe Savings and Trust Company, iO7ls
bid, lCSia asked; Southern Bank of the
State OF Georgia, 1879 bid. l41 asked; Sa-
vannah Bank and Trust Company, IL
Improvement Company. A, 81 bid IS ask
ed Il, 50 bid, "a asked: Peoples Savings
and Loan Company. SO bid, 50 asked.
Factory Bonds Ausnsta Factory 1914
bid, los asked; Sibley Manufacturing
Company Is, 1927 bid 1oSi1 asked; Eagle
and Phenix MILLS, s per cent. bonds, due
ing Company, lOS bid, 1854 asked.
Factory stocks-Aueusta Factory. SO
bid, 81 asked; Granitevle Factory. $50
bid, 1855 asked, Langley Factory. "a bid,
lOll2 asked; Enterprise Factory, common,
80 bid, 80 asked; j. r. King Manufactur-
ing Company, W bid l0l asked; S!bley
Manufacturing Company, 20 bid, 7S ask
ed; savannah Brewing Company l05 bid.
i0s asked
New York. June 16-Money on cali was
steady at 2@2ls per cent; the last loan was
at 2i2 per cent. Prime mercantile paper,
SI@i- Der cent. Sterling exchange easier
with actual business in bankers bills at
$IS7ssd4S7A for demand. and 81. S5s4 al. IS
for sixty days. Posted rates, $4,S6laGl.s7
aud $iS9 Commercial bills. $i.S5dlS5A,
Silver certificates, 6OiaQ62c. Bar silver,
6Oese Mexican dollars Sisc, Govern
ment bonds were irregular, state bonds
were, steady and railroad bonds were ir-
New York. June 16-There was small
number Of stocks whose prices were mark
ed up at The opening to-day and for which
a buying demand existed al intervals dur
ing the whole day, The Coalers We're con-
spieuous. especially the Reading issues, and
they rose on an average of about II point
The Flower group also moved upwards
ana gave some sembanee of strength TO
the general market. Aside from this de-
lected and in The hands of small coterie
of professional traders. The utmost en-
ueaNors OF these operators did not serve
TO move prices more than a small fraction
except in a few Isolated cases.
The advance in the Coalers was pretty
Wen held. 1t was attributed 10 the return
from Europe Of prominent financier who
has Inquired in many railroad reorganila-
tons and TO the closing of options on Lee
high Valley by ympathetic control Some
OF these railroads displayed rather firm
tone in sympathy with Reading, but the
movement of prices in them was incense
cuential.
The advance IN the Flower stocks was
not so well he'd, and in some of them was
more than cost before the day was over
Sugar moved up aud down over a range
of about points, and closed with small
net loss. New York Air Brake made q
characteristic skyrocket jump of i6 points
Colorado Southern first preferred dropned
"a, presumably on accouat OF labor trou-
bles In the state, Metropolitan ranged over
points, but closed q a small change.
There was nothing in the general situa-
ton TINT found any reflection in the stock
trading. The UNDERGONE was rather firm
in the railroad hst, partly in sympathy
with the strength of individual stocks al
ready mentioned. The announcement of an
additional shipment by to-morrow's steam
er of NiO1O.0 in god was without influence
in the trading, unless il might have been
q factor tn. Encouraging activity. An in
huence in tie same direction was the cox
pectaton Of an unfaNorable bank statement
tomorrow. Last Saturdays shipments as
well as those made early in the week win
all fgure in tO-morrow's stateflant, but
not to-days engagement The banks are
sail 10 have lost cash in other ways dur
ing the week and large decrease In that
Is expected IN to-morrows statement. The
item of loans cannot he forecasted, but
there were reports Of a calling OF some
loans yesterday, suggesting that there may
be a contraction Of credits reflected by to-
tinued rather firm to-day, while rates In
London showed a further decrease under
the equalizing influence Of the gold ship
mems. An incident of the day was the
frmer tone In the silver market In London.
said 10 be due 20 buying for Indian account
and TO the effect of the Colorado shelters
strike.
Reading As were the feature of the bond
market with an advance of per cent on
large buying. Elsewhere in the Isl there
were points OF weakness. Total sales g.,
$50 go
United States 2s and the old As coupon
declined a, and the IS advanced 4 in the
bid price.
The total sales CT stocks were 1923, 500
shares, including Atchison preferred, 1900;
Burlington, 1920; Manhattan, 8,045; Read
ing first preferred, 42,7l0; Ontario and
Western 7610 Rock Island, 6.070; ST. Paul
/ | $780, American Steel and Wire 10 $50
Federal Steei 1855; Brooklyn Transit, 49,
$50; Sugar, $3.50; Tennessee Coal and Iron
s, $50; Rubber, $3.50
New York Closing stocks-West.