The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-06
FINANCIAL.
Savannah. Nov. 5.-Money is steady.

Savannah, Nov. 5.-Money is steady.
Domestic EXchange-The tone of the
market is steady. Banks are buying at
3-16 per cent. discount and selling at par
on amounts up to $500, and at 1-16 per
cent. discount on amounts over $500.
Foreign Exchange-The market is
steady. The following ire net Savannah
quotations: Sterling, commercial demand,
S4 $50; sixty days, &.S5l4; ninety days
81 So; francs, Paris and Havre, sixty DAYS
s519A; Swiss, SIXTY days, S5.2o15; marks,
sixty days, 50 LIS.
Securities OF Central system firmly held;
Southwestern strong
State Ronds-Georgia ~ per cent 1915
IA bid, rs asked; Georgia Z per cent. 1896.
'O4% bid, 10512 asked; Georgia 80 per
cent. long dates, 9S15 bid. 1914 asked.
City Bonds-NeW Savannah per cent
quarterly January coupons, 1854 bid, -
sked; new Savannah 5 per cent Febru-
nv coupons, 105 bid, l051s asked.
Railroad Bonds-Central railroad and
banking Company collateral, gold 5s, s.
bid, 80 asked; Central consolidated mort
rage per cent. coupons, January and
TIIv maturity, 1898, lis bid, asked. Sa
vanuah and Western railroad per cent.
trust certificates, so bid, 81 asked; Savan-
nah, Americas and Montgomery per
cent. IS bid, 50 asked; Georgia railroad G
Der cent. 1910, 1859 bid, 10 asked; Georgia
Southern and Florida first MORTGAGE
or cent, S7la bid, SSl2 asked; MONTGOMERY
and Eufaula first mortgage 6 per cent,
o1orsed by Central railroad, JOB bid -
asked; Augusta and Knoxville first mort
age per cent, l01 bid, 1J2 asked
0cean Steamship 5 per cent, due 1920. 81
ia. 1872 asked; Columbus and Rome fire
mortgage bonds, indor5ed by Central rail
road, = bid, IS asked; Columbus and West
~ s Per cent, guaranteed, l04 bid.
asked; City and Suburban railway first
s Saw and Atlantic per cent, in,
iorsed 25 bid, 81 asked; Electric railway
yeorgia and Florida first mortgage pei
emit. 106 bid, - asked South Georgia an
florida second mortsage, Jos bid, - asked
4 q
Railroad Sto ks-Central common, 16 bid
20 asked; Augusta and Savannah per
emit, guaranteed. : bid. So asked; Gaor
ria common. 152 bid, asked; South
western per cent, guaranteed, includ
no order for div, n bid, 70 asked: Cen
raj 6 per cent. certificates, with order fo1
anita and West Point railroad stock, s
bid, 81 asked; Atlanta and West Point {
,er cent. -certltica- es, % bid; 50 asked.
the State of Georgia, 1913 bid, 165 asked
Merchants National Bank, 81 bid, 81
asked; Savannah Bank and Trust Com
Savannah. 129 bid, 1902 asked; Oglethorpc
Savings and Trust Company, SO bid To-
asked; Citizens Bank, l0l bid, 1917 asked
Company. 5024 bid, 51h asked; Germanig
Rank 10l bid, l02l3 asked; Chatham
7enk 49, bid 49l9 asked; savannah Con
struction Company, "A bid, 70 asked; Title
Guarantee and Loan Company, rs bid,
asked.
London, Nov. 5.-Bar silver was quoted
New York. Nov. 5-Money on call was
easv at per cent; the last loan was At
per cent, and at the closing was offered at
/ per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 3Q4
: Bar Silver, 63Gc.
Sterling exchange is steady. with actual
business in bankers bills at %.S6&, for
sixtv days, and S4.8712gJ4.S72 for demand
sted rates. s4.SAg4 1854; commercial
bills, $4S6H @LS61a. Government bonds
were higher; state bonds were dull; rail-
road bonds were strong; silver at the
New York, Nov. 5.-The treasury bal
ances were as follows; Coin $i5,9Sl coo;
w New w I ork, Nov. 5.-The following were
the opening quotations at the Stock LIZ
change to-day:
Erie ...,........:........ .....,............ 1874
Chicago ana Northwest ern. ...-........ %
Lake Shore .....--......-... ..-.......s. .l3&94
Norfolk and Western. prefe:rcd...... 2lIa
Richmond and West Point Terminal. u
Southern Railway, onnUlor............ 137s
Southern Railway. preferred .......... Al
New York Nov. 5.-Until the last half
hour of business at the stock exchange
o-day the market for stocks ruled quiet,
but the under tone as usual OF late was
ecidedly trm IN the maj nnai dealings 5 ~
5uIlish feeling quite pronounced The bulk
4 the purchases were for the purposes Of
covering short contracts. The small
5eaTs having concluded that as some ~
heir leaders had covered in st. Paul. il
vas time for them to change. The rail-
.yay returns reported for October were
excellent in many cases, notably Louis
lille and Nashville. Missouri Pacific and
~ Louis Southwestern, and this had
Considerable to do with the turn for the
alter. London also came In as a buy
- ~ its faN orites and stimulated the up
Yard movement. The Anthracite Coalers
ia not sympathze with the improve
.,,ert and Jersey Central ruled heavy a
~ closing 9i% This stock was Influenced
. ~ me talk Of a reduction In the divi-
md TIE reduction M the ser1i-annual
tividend OF the Lehlgh Navigation Com
any helped TO depress the stock. The
dVauce in the general list RANGED from
.. to : per cent Tho principal galns
we're a. follows: American Sugar tH 10
Afcbison * 20 6iF. Burlington and
lifncv a 10 734, st. Iaul Is 20 6l7s. Dola
are and HUDSON "a 20 1874. Denver anC
no Grande preferred lh % b, Genera