The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-17
NAvAL sTOREs srATEMENT.
financial.


Domestic Exchange-The tone o the mar
Eet is active. Banks are buying at a dis
count and selling a. e discount to par.
Foreign Exchange-The market is firm.
The following are net savannah quota
tiOns. Sterling, commercial demand, 81 S31R;
sixty days, "a Slla ninety days, 81 8O2l francs
Paris and Hayre sixty days, s. 2414; Swiss,
sixty days, So 251z marks, sixty days,
e4lHc.
Securities-There is a fair demand for mu-
nicipal and state bonds and bank stocks.
State Bonds-GeOrgla IA per cent. 1915,
100 bid, l09 asked; Georgian per cent, 1896,
1929 bid 104lg asked: Georgia 8 a per cent,
long dates ga Z bid. 951s asked.
City BOnds-Now Savannah 3 per cent
quarterly, January. coupons, 100 bid, 10Oh
asked: new Savannah 5 per cent November
coupons, 1908 sid. 101A asked
Railroad Bonds-Central Railroad and
Banking Company collateral gold S. 70
asked Central consolidated mortgage per
cent coupons January and July maturity 1893,
1919 hid l05 asked; Savannah and Western
railroad per cent. indOrsed by Central rail
road trust certificates, 39a bid. II asked;
Savannah. Americas and Montgomery
per cent. as bid. AS asked Georgia railroad
6 per cent, 1910 1919 bid, l03 asked;
Georgia Southern and Florida first mort
gage per cent. g. bid, II asked:
Montgomery and Eufaula first mort
gage per cent, Endorsed by Cen
trail railroad, rs bid 81 asked; Augusta and
Knoxville first mortgage, per cent %
bd 6. asked: Ocean Steamship, per cent,
cue In 1920, SO asked: Columbus ana Rome
AlNt mortgage DOQuSs luuoISGI ny CGA
trail railroad 45 asked; Columbus and
western, 8 per cent, guaranteed, 80
asked; City and Suburban Railway first mort
gage T per cent. 95H asked Savannah
and Atlanuc per cent. Endorsed. 70 asked;
Electric Railway first mortgage Us, 81 asked;
South Georgia and Florida first mortgage
per cent. 105 asked: South Geor-
ga and Florida second mortgage, l0I asked.
Aa.ama Midlands. SO hid. 20 asked
RllrOad Stocks-Central common. Il
asked; Augusta and Savannah per cent.
guaranteed 6o bid, 20 asked: Georgia common
~ no. 1877 asked; Southwestern Z DER cent.
guaranteed, including order for div. 81 bid, 80
asked: Central per cent. certificates with
ORDER for defaulted interest. IS bid - asked;
Auanta and West Point railroad stock.
O. ASKED: Atlanta and West Point 8 per
cent certificates. 50 asked.
Bank Stocks, Etc.-Southern Sank Of the
Gsale OF Georgia 100 asked; Mer-
Caants National Bank. SO asked; Sa
aanlal Bank and Trust Co, % bid so1a
ssEsQ. National Bank Of Savannah. !O5 bid, lU7
used Oriethorpe Savings and Trust Com
bAh}. iy' asked Citizens Bank. $50 bid,
-. asker, Chatham X. Est. and Improve
Ven company, 46 Did, a asked; savannah
h5ti Estate, Loan and Building Company
s LIZ 80 asked; Chatham Bank. 1879 BID 4bla
S2"edt savannah Construction Company,
o. ni9, Title Guarantee and Loan
s company, 72% asked.
Miscellaneous Markets,
ira, HEaaeeon-Mari:et Is weak. The board OF
S ~ quotations are as follows:
sMoked clear rib sides PFC, shoulders none,
III sa-ted clear rib sides. lO&c, long clear,
cured hams, l3c
tagging ana Ties-The market steady.
Su tagging, 81 ID, &c; 2ib sac; Ia ID. DC;
9'LlaLous are for job lots small lots
Ts..r sea island bagging, l2's &c. Iron lies
70. lots 9JHaoc: smaller lots, 81 COOL o.
Dt Ter Market higher fair demand, Gosh
.lc ''c' gilt edge, &c; creamery, 2Sci Elgin,