The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-13
FINANCIAL.


Foreign Exchange-The market was
barely, steady. The following are net Sa-
vannah quotations: Commercial demand,
Si.S77s; sixty days, $4S55s; ninety days,
$.S6ls; francs, Paris and Havre, sixty
days, S5.1SB; Swiss, sixty days, S5.20&
marks. sixty days. "a 1916.
Domestic EXchange.-The tone of the
market is steady. Banks are buying AT
1-16c discount; selling at, up to SIS 1Oc:
up to $50. l5c; up to 500, zoe; up to $500,
25c; up to $500, Is per cent; $500 and over
lie per cent. premium.
Securities-General steadiness in mar
ket, with considerable investment de-
Stock and Bonds.-state Bonds-Geor-
gia 315 per cent. bonds, of 1880, 10216 bid
lo3 asked Georgia S1z per cents. due 1915
bonds, 1915 1854 bid, 116l4 asked: Georeia
Smiths, maturity 1896, l03 bid, 104 asked:
South Carolina As As. 1Os bid. los asked.
- asked; Augusta 412s. 1925, 1912 bid, 1857
asked; Augusta Z per cent, ia bid, lis
asked; augusta TIA. per cent, II bid liz
asked Macon per cent. 115s4 bid
1862 asked; Savannah per cent, quar-
terly January coupons. 1oSA bid, 1921 asked;
ruary coupons, 1888 bid, 1897 asked.
Charleston As, 50 bid, sc asked ''
Railroad Bonds-Savannah, Florida and
Western railroad general mortgage bonds,
asked; Atlantic and Gulf first MORTGAGE.
CONSOLIDATED per cent .,In; coupons; January
bid, :, asked; Central Railroad
S. "a bid. IS asked :. Central Of GeoNg;a
bonds, SO bid, 95 asked; Cen
trail Of Georgia Railway LIST preferred in
comes, 80 asked s.e.l when ne issued; Central of
22Ib asked, when issued; Central of GeoT.
gia Railway Sd preferred incomes, 49, ask
IL bid, ii8 asked; Charlotte, Coinm ifdg.
and Augusta first 5s, 10S bid, 1O9 asked.
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta second
mortgage Is, 11S bid BID, 1l6 asked; Georgia
asked: Georgia Southern and Florida 6s
bid, 109 asked: South Geor-
g s b and P asFdd sd5 uff GG9 e64gsg
Florida second mortgage rs, 1O5 bid. -
asked; Savannah and Western IS, trust
certificates ndoTsed by Central railroad
and Montgomery 5s, Al bid, As asked:
Ocean Steamship !. per cent bonds. 1920
1914 bid asked edIt Augusta gst and Knoxville
i2iI@ bid ,123 asked; City and Suburban rail-,
road first mortgage per cent
bonds. a,,-,a bid s5 78H =, asked; Elee:
bid, Is asked: Ala bama Midland peT
cent. Endorsed, 81 bid, g asked; Bruins
wick and Western IS, 70 bid, Is asked.
Southern Railway IS. 941s bid, 95lb asked
Railroad Stocks-Augusta and Savap'
NAH 100 bid, : asked Central common
bid. 1874 asked; Southwestern, 1852 hid
1911 asked; Central per cent certificates
21ls bid, 221a asked; Atlanta and West
Point railroad stock, 102 bid, IO4 asked
Atlanta and West Point 6 per cent. Ger,
ti6cates. 1O1 bid, 104 asked.
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gaslight stock.
% hid 22l5 asked; Electric Light and Power
Company, II bid Y asked.
Bank Stocks, Etc.-Citizens Bank, III
hid - asked: Chatham Bank, 40 bid so
asked; ex-div. Germania Bank. 1898 bid,
4. d.
hid 1O5 asked; National Bank of Sa-
yannah, 132 bid. 133 asked; Oglethorpe
Savings and Trust Company 100 bid. l01
asked: ex-div Southern Bank of State of
Georgia 166 bid, - asked; Savannah
Rank and Trust Company, 100 bid, 10
asked: Chatham Real Estate and I'm
r 81 hid 5115 asked: Savannah Constfuc-
tion Company, 7S bid, so asked; Title
Guarantee and Loan Company, "a bid,
Factory Bonds-Augusta Factory, Is,
1903 bid, l4 asked; Sibley Factory IS, 103
bid, 104 asked; Enterprise FACTORY IS, 104
hid 1O5 asked; Eagle and Phoenix Manu-
featuring Company per cent bonds, IS
bid, 80 asked.
Factory Stocks-Savannah Cotton Fac
tory, 81 bid, 65 asked; Eagle ana Phoenix
Manufacturing Company, % bid, = asked;
Augusta factory n bid, ~ asked: Gran
itevlle Factory lg9 p I az ASKED 4,. Lang
Factory common, 100 bid, 1O1 asked; ]. p.
King Manufacturing Company, l06 bid, los
asked; Sibley ManulactL IinS Company
so bid SO asked; Savannah Brewing Com
pany, 50 bid, 81 asked;
New York, Dec. 12.-Money on call was
easy at 2d2is per cent, the last loan was
nj 5 ner cent. and at the closing was Of
fored at per cent. Prime mercantile pa
per 4isn5ia per cent.
Bar silver 65ssc.
Sterling exchange easy with actual bus
mess in bankers bills at A6lz0f.87M for
sixty days, and AS8iz04.SsA for demand.
Posted rates Si.S8lzaL69lA Commercial
bills, A.s6iAlfA6lS
Government bonds were firm. state bonds
were dull, railroad bonds were higher.
Silver al the board was quiet.
New York Dec. l2-The treasury ball
ancea were a. follows. Coin. fbl.6l. So;
currency. $50 f5f.2l3.
New York, Dee i2-No0n. Erie. i2iti
Northwestern. lN3t4i 10 pfefetfen, 1871
Lake shore, l5gl.. Norfolk ana western.