The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-16
FINANCIAL.
MnnaX-Stas

Foreign Exchange-The market was
steady. The following are net Savan-
nah quotations: Commercial demand,
$4.s6B; francs, Paris and Havre sixty
days, $5,19A; Swiss sixty days, 1921;
marks, sixty days, "a 1916.
market is quiet Banks are buying at
1-16c discount; selling at, up to $25, 10c;
up to $50, 15c; up to 500, 20c up to $500,
25c; up to $780, Is per cent; $500 and over,
Lie per cent
Securities of undoubted solidity find
ready sale
Stocks and Bonds-State Bonds-Geor-
gia, S1s per cent. bonds of 1890. 1914 bid,
102 asked; Georgia 3l9 per cents, due 1915,
1O2 bid, 1921 asked; Georgia Az per cent.
Smiths, maturity 1896. 1O1 bid, 1o1h asked;
South Carolina AIS. iO7 bid los asked.
City Bonds-Atlanta Z per cent, 107 bid.
asked; Augusta Z per cent, 112 bid, 113
asked; Augusta per cent, 40 bid, Ill
asked; Columbus, 5 per cent. 103 bid, 1o4
asked; Macon per cent, 1141s bid,
1852 asked; Savannah 5 per cent, quar-
terly April coupons 1OS bid, asked;
Savannah per cent, quarterly Feb
Charleston As, 90 bid, SO asked.
Railroad Bonds-Savannah Florida and
Western railroad general mortgage bonds,
6 pei. cent. interest coupons. 112 bid, lib
asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage,
consolidated z per cent. coupons, January
and July maturity 1887, 1O1 bid, 102 asked;
Central Railroad and Banking Company,
collateral gold, 5s. 80 bid, SO asked; Cen
trail of Georgia Railway first mortgage
IS, 1915, 10 bid 1872 asked Central of
Georgia Railway consolidated IS, 5O-year
gold bonds SO bid sou asked; Central of
Georgia Railway, first preferred incomes,
80 asked when issued; Central of Geor-
gia Railway second preferred incomes, IS
bid, % asked when issued; Central of
| Georgia Railway. third preferred incomes,
Is asked when issued; Georgia railroad
IS, 1910, Ill bid, 112 asked; Charlotte, Col
umbia and Augusta first 5s, 1O4 bid, los
asked; Charlotte. Columbia and Angus
ia second mortgage rs, III bid, 113 asked;
Georgia Southern and Florida new SIS, 80
bid "a asked; South Georgia and Florida
| first mortgage rs, 1O6 bid, = asked; South
1O5 bid. - asked; savannah, Americas and
Montgomery IS, = bid, 4S asked; Ocean
~ asked; city and Suburban railroad
| first mortgage Z per cent. bonds, rs bid,
so asked; Electric Railway IS. due 1885,
| Is bid, 80 asked; Alabama Midland per
cent Endorsed, SO bid, 81 asked Bruins
| wick and Western As, - bid, rs asked;
South Bound railroad IS, = bid, 7S asked
Railroad Stocks-Augusta and Savan-
nah. = bid 9S asked. ex-div.; Central
common. : bid, Is asked; Georgia COM
mon, IFS bid, 1870 asked; Southwestern. 921s
| bid 81 asked, ex-div.; Central 6 per cent.
certificates, = bid. % asked: Atlanta and
| West Point railroad stock 80 bid, 10l asked
| ex-div Atlanta and West Point per cent.
| certificates, 80 bid, 100 asked, ex-interest;
Savannah Construction Company 70 bid,
| so asked.
% bid, "a asked Electric Light and Pow
er Company 50 bid. 20 asked, ex-dv;
Bank Stocks, Etc.-Citizens' Bank ex-
! dividend, 10 bid, Ill asked; Chatham
Hank. ex-dividend, 40 bid, so asked; Ger
mania Bank, 1861 bid, 1914 asked ex-div.;
Merchants' National Bank, 101 bid, 102
ssked ex-div.; National Bank of Savan-
nah 19O bid, 131 asked, ex-div.; Oglethorpe
savings and Trust Company, 100 bid, 1Ol
| asked. x-div.; Southern Bank of State Of
| Georgia 1852 bid, = asked, ex-div.; Savan-
nah flank and Trust Company, f05A bid,
| 1nea asked ex-div.; Chatham Real Estate
md Tnnproyement Company, A, 81 bid,
q asked: B. so bid, 81 asked, both ex-div.;
Tifie Guarantee and Loan Company, =
| bid. 50 asked .
400 hid 1O4 asked; Sibley Factory 6s 100
hid 101 asked; Enterprise Factory IS, l04
| nd 105 asked; Eagle and Phenix Manu-
featuring Company, per cent. bonds, 50
oi Factory Stocks-Savannah Cotton Fac
+orV "a bid. GA asked; Eagle and Phoenix
! Eaynufacturing Company, 25 bid, q asked;
| iteyille Factory, 155 bid, 162 asked; Lang
lev Factory, 1914 bid. 1081s asked Enter
,N,sisa FTactory common, 9S bid, 101 asked;
p King Manufacturing Co., 108- bid, =
/ 9sl<ed. Sibley Manufacturing Company,
/ ca hid q asked Savannah Brewing Com
pany 50 bid. 80 asked.
New York, Jan. 15.-Money on call was
ossv at 3d5 per cent; the last loan at
ner cent, and at the closing was offered at
! ner cent. Prime mercantile paper 607 per
cent.
sterIing exchange quiet With actual bus