The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-20
FINANCIAL.

money IS steady, with fair demand.
Domestic Exchange-The tone of the
market is steady. Banks are buying at par
and selling at u per cent. premium from
500 to $1,000; for larger amounts. $3.50 per
Foreign Exchange-Market steady. The
following are net Savannah quotations:
Commercial demand. a;ssi4; sixty days,
steady; francs, Paris and Havre. sixty
days, S5.1S%; Swiss, sixty days, $3.50;
marks, sixty days, IS S-16.
Securities-The market is steady Some
demand for Southwestern stock.
state Bonds-Georgia, AZ pei cent, 1915,
l1434 bid. 1852 asked; Georgia per cent.
1896, 104ls bid, 1851 asked; Georgia 80 per
cent, long dates. 10lia bid. 1O2i5 asked
City Bonds-New Savannah per cent
April coupons, 1851 bid, 1862 asked; new
savannah 5 per cent. May coupons, 1854
Railroad Bonds-Central Railroad and
Banking Company collateral, gold IS, 90
bid. s. asked; Central consolidated mort
July maturity l22 bid. = asked: Savan-
nah and Western railroad per cent trust
certificates, bid, 80 asked; Savannah.
Americas and Montgomery 6 per cent, AZ
bid, 40 asked; Georgia railroad per cent,
1910, 109 bid, 10 asked; Georgia Southern
and Florida first mortgage per cent, IS
bid, So asked; Montgomery and Eutaula
first mortgage per cent, Endorsed by
Central railroad, bid, 1902 asked: Au-
gusta and Knoxville first mortgage Z per
cent, 90 bid, 100 asked. Ocean Steamship
u
Columbus and Rome first mortgage bonds,
Endorsed by Central railroad. bid. AZ
asked; Columbus and Western per cent.
guaranteed, Ill bid, lib asked; City and SUI
burban railway first mortgage per cent,
- bid, So asked; Savannah and Atlantic
per cent, Endorsed. u bid, Is asked; Elec-
trio railway first mortgage 6s - bid, -
asked; South Georgia and Florida first
mortgage Z per cent, 100 bid, ITO asked;
South Georgia and Florida second mort
gage, los bid, l09 asked; Alabama Midland,
= bid 81 asked; Brunswick and Western
As, guaranteed 72 asked.
Railroad StOcks-Central, common, u
per cent, guaranteed, 70 bid, 81 asked;
Georgia, common, l57 bid. 159 asked: South
western per cent, guaranteed, including
order for div, 5Ols bid, q asked; Central
faulted interest, 16 bid. IS asked; Atlanta
and West Point railroad stock, 81 bid, SO
cent. certificates. % bid, 81 asked
Bank Stocks, Etc.-Citizens Bank,
1O1la bid. 1021a asked; Chatham Bank,
i e BID q, 5s asked eFmani@ Bank
Bank, 90 bid, SO asked; National Bank
of Savannah 13l bid, - asked;
0gIethorPe Savings and Trust Company,
State of Georgia, 1874 bid, 165 asked; Savan-
nah Bank and Trust Company, los bid, log
asked; Chatham Real Estate and Improve
ment Company, 50 bid. 50 asked; Savan-
nah Construction Company, 76la bid, rs
asked; Title Guarantee and Loan Com
pany, "a bid, 79, ex-dividend, asked.
ted at 2S 11-l6d.
New York, March 1s-Money on call
was firm at 2G3 per cent; the last loan
was offered at per cent; prime mercan-
tile paper, 4laG5 per cent; bar silver,
62Tsc; sterling exchange steady, with ac-
tual business in bankers bills at s4.SA@
ass. for so days, and S4S9d4.S914 for de-
mand; posted rates, $4.SS15G4.S9; CONNER
cial bills, $4.S6A Q4.S712; government bonds
firm; state bonds quiet railroad bonds
strong; silver at the board was quoted
New York. March 19.-The treasury bal
ances were as follows; coin, $s6O1,OO
New York, March 49, Noon.-Erie, 81
Northwestern, 90; do preferred, 1873; Lake
Shore 127: Norfolk and Western, prefer
red l2 Western Union 1o4 S8 Sout bern
way, preferred, 1885; American Sugar
9SIs; Baltimore and Ohio, 50; Canada
southern, 40; st. Paul, 56%; Rock Rock Island
ware, Lackawanna and Western, 16l;
Manhattan, los; Michigan Central, 921s;
New York Central, 9512.
New York, March 19.-The activity at
the Stock Exchange continues. The bus
mess was again we'll distributed, and 1t
was noticeable that the reactions brought
fresh buying orders. Until within very
recent period the reverse was true, the
sales having encouraged the bears to
fresh efforts, while to-day each recess
"A
worthy feature was the inquiry from
outside sources. Commission houses re-
port a steady increase in the outside
demand. For instance, firm not of any
particular prominence, to-day, for the
first time in year or so, received orders
for fully 5000 shares, and 1t was all at
full commission at that. The rise in
prices was equal to 1RQ2A per cent, Jer-
sew city leading. The Improvement in
the anthracite coalers is ascribed to the
covering by the bears who are alarmed
by reports that the presidents at the
meeting on Thursday will settle the vexed
question of allotments. London was
bi1yer of it's favorites, and stimulated the
rise in Louisville and NashVllle ana 81.
on liberal scale, and Wheeling and
Lake Erie Southern Railway Baltimore
and Ohio, Wabash, Kansas ana IeXaS,
Huntsville, New Albany and Chicago, all
scored material gains. In the Industrials
sugar declined to 81, rose to 1874, fell 70
g615 and left off at 81. Certain grades OF
arc refined were reduced, but this did not
bava as much influence as the steady
outpouring of long stock, which mas peen
Going on ever since the declaration OF
ut re pool responsible for the recent
rise has made its turn, ana Is not aVerse
to seeing lower figures. chicago Gas was
also rather heavy put caS enc an, Sar
4be close the railway list ran on with
sugar In the final trading, however,
arm tone prevailed Net changes ss nov,
81 n n
ssa Gam Sngar lost q per cent. on the
day Trading in t bonds stock %Ss gRrsnd
ac ,aoe ,,nIisted stocks, as, 900 shares
New Kew York stock list. closing bids stocks
ana p1 Jicsn Cotton oil, 251k; do preferred,
"a IA. Sugar Refinery, 965s; do prefer
red, S2 American Tobacco sS5s ia de sd pre-
I Ie az Raitimore and Ohio 81; Canada
Pacifc, $50 Chesapeake and Ohio III R@
1ingto1 and Quincy, TVS; chicago Gas'
ms ms VI Deiaware. Lackawanna and Wes-
tern 1904 Dis and Cattle i1lf Es6e isan 95
-. LII Electric 81; Illinois Central S6sz /;
Lake Erie and al. sb Wsstg lg7&: LOU ~
s 60 M ana Nashville. 500 Louisville and
n n a, ~; Manhattan, 1O81z; Memphis and
Cbarieston, 10; Michigan Central. ~;
Missouri Pacific, 21h; Mobile and Ohio,
a. Nashville, Chattanooga and 81. Louis,
s.; United states cordage. 5l9; 90 90 pre Ger
49,, Nfss6,,,frai q5aL- New York and North