The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-18
FINANCIAL.

savannah, Jan. I.-MOney is steady.
Domestic EXchange-The tone of the
market is steady. Banks are buying a
lilo per cent discount and selling a Lilo
premium for amounts of $500 or over.
Foreign EXchange-The market is
firm. The following are net Savannah
quotations: Commercial demand, $4.SSls;
sixty days, A.S7l2; ninety days, S4.S67s;
eontinentals, depressed; francs, Paris and
Havre, sixty days, $51724; Swiss, sixty
days, s. 10; marks, sixty days. 95A.
State Bonds-Georgia Az per cent. 1915.
1l41z bid, 115la asked; Georgia per cent,
1896. 1892 bid. 1852 asked; Georgia 3l2 per
cent, long dates, 1912 bid, 1902 asked.
City Bonds-New Savannah per cent.
quarterly eX-January coupons, lO5 bid, -
asked: new Savannah per cent. Febru-
airy coupons, 106 bid, 107 asked.
Railroad Bonds-Central Railroad and
Banking Company collateral, gold 5s, IS
bid 50 asked: Central consolidated mort
gage Z per cent. coupons, January and
vannah and Western railroad per cent.
trust certificates, So bid, So asked; Sa-
vannah Americas and Montgomery per
cent, 81 bid, % asked Georgia railroad
6 per cent, 1910 40 bid, III asked; Georsia
Southern and Florida, first mortgage 8
per cent, S6l2 bid S712 asked; Montgomery
and Eufaula first mortgage 9 per cent,
Endorsed by Central railroad. l04 bid, 105
asked; Augusta and Knoxville first mort
gage per cent. 102 bid, 103 asked; Ocean
9Sl9 asked; Columbus and Rome first
mortgage bonds, Endorsed by Central rail
road, bid, 43 asked; Columbus and
w u
10 asked; City and Suburban railway first
mortgage Z per cent, - bid, 50 asked:
Savannah and Atlantic 5 per cent, in
dorsed, - bid, 81 asked; Electric railway
first mortgage IS, - bid asked. South
Georgia and Florida first mortgage Z per
cent, lO6 bid. p asked; South Georgia and
Florida second mortgage, 105 bid, - sked.
Alabama Midland 1872 bid, 81 asked Bruins
wick and Western As, guaranteed, 70
asked.
bid, II asked; Augusta and Savannah
per cent, guaranteed, so bid. So eX- div
dend asked Georgia, common, 154 bid, 151
asked; Southwestern per cent, guaran-
teed, including order for div. Y bid 70
asked; Central per cent certificates
% asked; Atlanta and West Point rail
road stock, 80 bid 81 asked; Atlanta and
West Point per cent. certificates, "a bid,
Bank Stocks, Etc.-Citzeas Bank. ex.-
div 1872 bid, 1902 asked Chatham Bank.
ex-div., IS bid, 40 asked; Germania Bank,
Bank ex-div., 50 bid, SO asked; National
Bank of Savannah, 1913 bid, 1902 asked;
Oglethorpe Savings and Trust Company,
ex-div, 81 bid, SO asked; Southern Bank
165 asked; Savannah Bank and Trust
Company, eX-div., 1882 bid, asked;
Chatham Real Estate and Improvement
Company. ex-div., 511a bid, 5212 asked; sa-
vannah Construction Company, 1872 BID,
rs asked; Title Guarantee and Loan Com
pany, rs bid. 80 asked.
New York Jan. l7.-Money on call was
easy at l per cent, the last loan was at
per cent, and the closing was offered at !
percent. Prime mercantile paper, 3Q4 per
Bar silver, 59lzc.
Sterling exchange, firm with actual bus
mess in bankers bills at S4.8SQ4 SS14, for
sixty days and $48S%G4S9 for demand.
Posted rates, %.S9d49O Commercial bills,
S' Government 1lIent bonds were steady; state
bonds were firm; railroad bonds were
silver at the board was quoted at $500
New York, Jan. 1.-THE treasury bal
ances were as follows: Coin, $7l.421,0O0;
currency $6S 290, 900.
of gold withdrawn from the treasury
for export to Europe on Saturday is
81. 900 000
New York, Jan. 1.-THE following were
the opening quotations at the Stock Elk
change:
Erie ..-......-...-.., l014
Chicago and Northwestern ............ 6
N ;55 ard Western, preferred. ... Is
Western Union ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. sl2s
Southern Railway, common ......... 1914
Southern Railway, preferred .......... 35la
New York. Jan. 17.-While speculation al
the Stock Exchange was quiet to-day. the
undertone of the market was stronger
than for a long time past. Prices were
higher all around and the prominent is
sues made gains of Aal12 per cent. out
side Baltimore and Ohio which rose
to manipulation by a small pool The
Improvement in the general market was
due to higher prices for American secu-
rites in London, and the rally in the
French per cents Foreigners bought St.
Paul and Ontario and Western, the latter
on talk of dividend during this spring.
The Vanderbilts, however. displayed the
greatest strength and sold the best
figures for a long time past. Lake shore
rose to i4O New York Central ZOOS; Michi-
gan Central to So. bid; Canada southern
10 500. Big Four to 3sl2. and Chesapeake
and Ohio to 17ia. The strength Of these
stocks had a good effect. and led to some
moderate buying for the long account.
moe rt1fta feature and rose