The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-22
FINANCIAL.

Savannah, Dec 21.-Money is steady
The bank clearings Tor the past week
have been $S3Ol, 6O5.ol, against S2,s35, 1925
for the same period last year.
Foreign EXchange-The market is barely
steady. The following are net Savannah
quotations: Sterling commercial demand,
S4.S794 sixty days, $4.S6%; ninety days,
S4.S52s francs, Paris and Havre, sixty days,
$5.111z; Swiss, sixty days, $5.lSA; marks,
sixty days, $50.
market is firm. Banks are buying at ZIG
per cent. discount and selling at "a to Is
per cent. premium.
Securities-The market is quiet and dull
Stocks and Bonds State bonds. Geor.
gia 315 per cent. bonds, 9912 bid, 100 asked
new Georgia AZ per cent. bonds, 1915, ll4ls
bid 11512 asked; Georgia Smiths, maturity
1896, lO412 bid. 1851 asked.
City Bonds-Atlanta per cent, 10 bid,
= asked; Augusta Z per cent, lis bid,
116l2 asked; Augusta 6 per cent, 1861 bid,
112 asked; Columbus 5 per cent, 102 bid,
103 asked: Macon per cent, Ill bid, liz
asked; new Savannah 8 per cent, quar-
terly January coupons ,1O5la bid, l06l4 asked /;
new Savannah per cent, quarterly, Feb
ruary coupons. 1854 bid, 106 asked.
Railroad Bonds-Savannah. Florida and
s per cent interest coupons,
an and Gulf LIST mortgage oTfsa e5ia@iio
dated per cent. coupons, January and
July ma turity, 1897, l041A bid, 1861 asked,
Central consolidated mortgage per cent.
coupons. January and July maturity, 1893,
Banking Company collateral gold 5s., SO
bid, 80 asked; Georgia railroad 6s, 1910, 10
bid, IL asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Au-
gusta second mortgage, JOG bid, l07 asked;
Montgomery and Eufaula first mortgage
Endorsed, 6 per cent. 104 bid, JOG asked;
Georgia Southern and Florida first mort
asked; Savannah and Atlantic IS. in
dorsed % asked; South Georgia and
Florida Endorsed firsts, LOG bid, asked;
South Georgia and Florida second mort
gage, 105 bid, asked; Savannah and
Western 5s trust certificates. indorsed by
Central railroad, SIS bid, 81 asked; Savan-
81 asked; Ocean Steamship 5 per cent.
Columbus and Rome first Endorsed
6s, bid, 43 asked; Columbus and Western
6 per cent. first guaranteed, l08 bid, 10
asked; Augusta and Knoxville railroad
per cent. first mortgage bonds, l03 bid,
104 asked; City and Suburban railroad,
first mortgage per cent bonds, - bid, IS
asked; Electric railway bonds, so bid, go
asked; Alabama Midland, 5 per cent, 81
bid, 80 asked; Brunswick and Western,
As, 70 asked.
Railroad Stocks-Augusta and Savan-
nah, per cent, guaranteed 50 bid, 81
Georgia common, Isl bid. 154 asked; South
western, per cent. guaranteed. with divi-
dend order, 69l2 bid, 70l2 asked; Central
per cent. certificates, with order for de-
faulted interest, q bid, % asked; Atlanta
and West Point railroad stock, IS bid, 80
asked; Atlanta and West Point per cent.
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock,
20 bid, q asked; Electric Light stock and
Power Company, 81 bid 81 asked.
Bank Stocks-Southerp Bank of the
State of Georgia, 1872 bid. 165 asked; Mer-
chants National Bank, 80 bid, SO asked;
Savannah Bank and Trust Company 1Ol
bid, 106 asked; Germania Bank, 1919 bid,
1903 asked; Chatham Bank, ~ bid, 50
asked Chatham Real Estate and Improve
ment Company, 81 bid, 52h asked; Ma
tional Bank of Savannah, 100 bid I31 asked;
Oglethorpe Savings and Trust Company,
9S bid. 100 asked; Title Guarantee and Loan
Construction Company, 70 bid, rs asked;
Citizens Bank, ex-div., SO bid. 100 asked
Factory Bonds-Augusta Factory 6s 100
bid, asked; Sibley Factory 6s, 10l bid,
asked; Enterprise factory 6s, 101 bid,
asked; Eagle and Phenix Manufacture
ing Company, per cent. bonds. Is bid, so
asked.
Factory Stocks-Savannah Cotton Fac
tory, 81 asked; Eagle and Phenix Manufac-
turing Company, % asked; Augusta Fac
tory, 20 bid, IS asked; GraniteVille Fac
tory, 145 bid, 80 asked; Langley Factory,
SO bid, 102 asked; Enterprise Factory. COM
mon, 81 bid, 81 asked; j. p. King Manu-
featuring Company, 1O1 bid, 102 asked:
Sibley Manufacturing Company, 60 bid,
70 asked.
at 11ad2 per cent, the last loan was at
2 per cent, and at the closing was offered
at 2 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper ga per cent.
Bar silver 60c.
Sterling exchange dull, with actual bus
mess in bankers bills at S4.S7lzd4S7s4 for
sixty days and 81 Ssi9GI4. SS3t for demand.
Posted rates $4SSI2Gt4.S9i6
Commercial bills AS6hlt4.S7if.
Government bonds were lower; state
bonds were active and higher; railroad
bonds firm
Silver at the board was 6Olkc bid
New York, Dec. 1.-THE treasury bal