The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-11
Financial.

FINANCIAL
Savannah Oct 1O.-Money is steady and
in good demand.
Domestic Exchange-The tone of the mar
ket is steady. Banks are buying at 3-i6 per
cent. discount and selling at par on amounts
up TO $500 and at l-16c per cent discount on
amounts over $500
Foreign Exchange-The market is steady.
The following are net Savannah quotations
sixty DAYS. 81 s4A; ninety days, 81 81:
francs, Paris and Havre, sixty days, s. 2OA
Swiss, sixty days, s. %; marks, sixty
Securities-The general tone of the market
is quiet. with light demand for local securi-
ties. Central securities are inclined to dull
ness. Quotations are nominal.
State Bonds-Georgia "A per cent. 1915,
ia bid, lis asked; Georgia Z per cent. 1895
1O44 bid, 1854 asked; Georgia 31a per cent,
long dates. $50 bid, 991a asked.
City Bonds-New Savannah 5 per cent
quarterly January coupons los bid,
asked; new Savannah per cent November
Railroad Bonds-Central Railroad and
Banking Company collateral, gold 5s, SO bid
90 asked: Central consolidated mortgage Z
per cent. coupons January and July maturity
1898 llS bid-asked; Savannah and West
ern railroad per cent. trust certificates, 30
bid. 81 asked; Savannah, Americas and
Montgomery 6 per cent. 80 bid, 50 asked;
Georgia railroad 6 per cent 1910 1903 bid, 40
asked; Georgia Southern and Florida first
mortgage per cent 80 bid, VI asked;
Montgomery and Eufaula first mortgage
per cent. Endorsed by Central railroad, 100 old,
il2 asked; Augusta and Knoxville first mort
gage per cent, so bid, l0l asked Ocean
Steamship per cent, due in 1926, SO bid. 81
asked: Columbus and Rome first mortgage
bonds Endorsed by Central railroad, 40 bid, 40
csked: Columbus and Western per cents
guaranteed 100 bid. lO2 asked; city and SUB
urban railway first mortgage per cent, 20
bid IS asked: Savannah and Atlantic per
cent. indorsed. 25 bid, 81 asked; Electric rail
Georgia and Florida first mortgage per
cent. 103 bid, asked; South Georgia and
Florida second mortgage, i05 bid. -
asked: Alabama Midlands 6S bid, 80 asked.
Railroad Stocks-Central common, 10 bid,
II asked; Augusta and savannah per cent.
guaranteed, SO bid s. asked; Georgia com
mon $50 bid, asked; southwestern
: per cent. guaranteed, including or.
der for div, 7Ill bid, II asked Central 9
per cent certificates with order for de-
faulted interest, q bid, "a asked Atlanta
and West Point railroad stock 50 bid IS
asked Atlanta and West Point 9 per cent.
certificates, 81 bid 80 asked:
Rank Stocks Etc.-Southern Bank OF the
State of Georgia, 1854 bid, - asked; Mer-
chants National Bank, y bid, W asked;
Savannah Bank and Trust Company, lO2 6ld,
1903 asked; National Bank OF savannah, 1909
bid, 1872 asked; Oglethorpe Savings and Trust
Company, 9s bid, 100 asked: Citizens Bank
1907 bid 1Ol asked; Chatham Real Estate
and improvement Company, 80 bid. 5l asked;
Germania Bank, l0lH bid, lO2h asked;
Chathsm Bank, As bid, ~ asked; Savan-
nah Construction Company, a BID, 30 asked
Title Guarantee and Loan Company, 70 bid
asked
London. oct. 1O.-Bar silver to-day was
quoted at 29d.
New York Oct. 10.-Money on call is
easv at per cent. The last loan was at /
per cent, and at the closing was offered
at 1 per cent
Bar silver 6312c.
Sterling exchange was firm, with ac-
tual business in bankers bills at 81. 86l2Q
4 S6N for sixty days and $.S712N4.S7A for
demand; posted rates $4.S1a04SS1s
Commercial bills S4.S5A a4S612.
Government bonds were higher. state
bonds were dull. Railroad bonds were
silver at the board was quiet, at 637s
bid
New York, Oct. l0-The following were
the opening quotations a. the Stock Exchange
to-day: 80,
Erie. .''........... 1919
Chicago and Northwestern....... lO34
Lake shore ...'...ss: 80. ''''' ioy
Norfolk aud Western preferred ..,...... pa
Richmond AMI West Point Terminal mas -
Western JniOn.... ....ss....s... s+s.t... c5i4
Southern Railway common. .-............... u
40 do preferred .......... ... 4lh
Nevy York. oct. 1O-There was falling
~ In the list at the Stock Exchange to-
dav the sales amounting to only 1862, Gl
shares. against l7S.7l2 shares yesterday.
T'be storm tnterfercd with business and
inc Hebrew fast day kept an important
element away from the street In the
early trading, Sugar, Chicago Gas and
nav state Gas mon0poliZed speculative at
t'.-tt,r sugar advanced Il 10 So. Chicago