The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-18

Money H. steady; demand fair.
The bank clearances for the past week
were 4,5l2, 1880 against 81, 4OS, 26S.30 last
year.
Foreign Exchange-The market very
weak. The following are net Savannah
quotations: Commercial demand, S4S7;
sixty days, %.S6; ninety days, SASSY (;
francs, Paris and HaVre, sixty days
$55.l9A;, Swiss, sixty days. $5.2Ols; marks
Domestic Exchange-The tone OF the
market is steady. Banks are buying at
par and selling at Is per cent premium.
Securities-The market is quiet and dull
Stocks and Bonds.-State Bonds-Ceor.
| gia 31a per cent bonds, 102 bid, 103 asked; :
new Georgia 4la per cent. bonds, 1915, rs
| bid. JIG asked: Georgia Smiths, maturity
1896, l05 bid 1854 asked.
City Bonds-Atlanta Z per cent, 100 bid,
asked; Augusta per cent, III
1l2 bid, 1lS asked; Columbus per
cent, 104 bid, 105 asked: Macon per cent.
l13 bid, III asked; new Savannah per
cent, quarterly July coupons 1867 bid
1O7 asked; new Savannah per cent.
quarterly August coupons, 1862 bid. 1O7
Railroad Bonds-Savannah. Florida and
Western railroad general mortgage bonds,
per cent. interest coupons. 1l3 bid III
asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage,
consolidated per cent coupons. January
and July maturity, 1881, 1925 bid. 1867 asked:
Central consolidated mortgage per cent
coupons, January ana July maturity 1898,
123 bid, - asked; Central Railroad and
Banking Company collateral gold S. 80
bid, IS asked; Georgia railroad 6s 1910, 1lO
bid, 112 asked; Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta second mortgage, 40 bid ia
asked; MONTGOMERY and Eufaula first
mortgage, Endorsed 6 per cent 1O1 bid TO3
asked; Georgia Southern and Florida first
mortgage 6 per cent trust receipts ~ bid.
90 asked; Savannah and Atlantic SIS in
dorsed, Is bid, 20 asked; South Georgia and
Florida Endorsed firsts 106 bid, 107 asked:
South Georgia and Florida second mort
gage, 1O5 bid, Jos asked; Savannah and
Western IS trust, certificates, Endorsed by
Central railroad, 81 bid. 50 asked; Savan-
nah Americas and Montgomery IS Sc
bid, 81 asked; Ocean Steamship per cent,
bonds, 1920, 81 bid. 9S asked; Columbus aud
Rome first indorsed 6s. - bid, 43 asked:
guaranteed, 112 bid, 113 asked: Augusta
and Knoxville railroad. per cent, first
mortgage bonds, IS bid, 100 asked; City
and Suburban railroad, first mortgage 7
railway bonds. - bid, 45 asked: Alabama
Midland, per cent, bid, 80 asked,
South Bound railroad IS, "a bid, &c asked.
Railroad Stocks-Augusta and SaVan-
nah per cent, guaranteed, IS bid, 81
asked; Central common, " bid. 70 asked;
Georgia common. 157 bid, 100 asked: South
western Z per cent. guaranteed with divi-
dend order, 81 bid, 6S asked; Central 6
per cent. certificates, with order for de-
faulted interest. l61R bid, l7l2 asked; At
lanta and West Point railroad stock 90 bid.
80 asked; Atlanta and West Point per
cent. certificates. IS bid SO asked.
20 bid, q asked; Electric Light Stock
and Power Company IS bid. 81 asked.
Bank Stocks, Etc.--Citizens Bank 103
bid, 104 asked; Chatham Bank, 46 bid. AZ
asked: Germania Bank, 1922 bid. 1872 ask
ed; Merchants National Bank. 9S bid 100
asked; National Bank of Savannah, 1921
bid, - asked; Oglethorpe Savings and
Trust Company, 100 bid, 101 asked South
ern Bank of the State of Georgia, 1G4 bid,
165 asked; savannah Bank and Trust Co.
105 bid, LOG asked; Chatham Real Estate
and Improvement Company, 50 bid 80
asked; Savannah Construction Company,
a bid, rs asked; Title Guarantee and Loan
Factory Bonds-Augusta Factory.
es 192A bid, JOB asked Sib-
ley factory s. lo2$ bid bdi 10, JOB
104 asked; Eagle and Phoenix Manufac-
turing Company per cent bonds, 50 bid,
Factory Stocks-savvanna Cotton Fac
tory, G. bid, 20 asked; Eagle and Phoenix
Manufacturing Company, 20 asked; Au-
gusta factory, e bid. @ asked; Granite
Factory 101 bid, 102 asked; Enterprise
Factory common. % bid. 80 asked ]. p.
King Manufacturing Company, 100 bid,
1919 asked; Sibley Manufacturing Com
pany. 70 bid. Is asked.
New York May 17.-Money on call was
easy at 1nll2 per cent; the last loan was
at IL per cent, and at the closing was
offered at ~ per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, S1za4 per cent
Bar silver, 667sc
business in bankers bills at S4.SGd4S6A
for sixty days, and SLS744S7k for de-
mand
Posted rates, S4s6l5d4Ss
Commercial bills $4.S7d4S73t
Government bonds firm; state bonds
were steady; railroad bonds were strong.
Silver Ak the Board was quiet.
New York, May 1.-THE treasury bal
ances were as follows: Coin, SS1, $4,000;
currency, S56, ISL eco.
New York May II, noOn.-Erie, 1872;
Northwestern 99A Northwestern PREFER.
ed 14l; Lake Shore, 147A; Norfolk and