The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-16

Money-Steady.' vs.
Foreign Exchange-The market was
weak. The following are net Savannah
quotations: Commercial demand, $IS2;
sixty days, $3.50; ninety days, S479; francs,
Paris and Havre, sixty days 524S; Swiss,
sixty days, 5.26; marks, sixty days.
"a 1-16, less $50 per 1900.
Domestic Exchange-Steady. Banks are
buying at $3.50 discount per $1,000,
and selling as follows: Up to $25, 10c prem
Jun; $25 to $50, 15e premium; $50 to 500, zoe
premium 500 to $500, 25c premium; $500 to
81 900. at par; $1,000 or over, SOC per $1,000
discount
Securities-The market is fairly steady
with light offerings.
Stocks and Bonds-State Bonds-Geor-
gia, 315 per cent. bonds of 1880, 1Ol bid, 102
asked; Georgia 312 per cents, due 1915, 10l
bid, 102 asked; Georgia AZ per cent. bonds,
1915 40 bid Ill asked; Georgia 4 per
cent. due 1926. 1O7 bid, 100 asked; South
Carolina 4las, 1O6 bid, 1861 asked.
City Bonds-Atlanta per cent, 103 bid,
1O4 asked Augusta AIS, 1925, 102 bid 103
asked; Augusta per cent, 10 bid, III
asked; Augusta 6 per cent, 10S bid, 100 ask
ed; Columbus per cent, 102 bid, 1881 ask
ed; Macon per cent, 1l2 bid, ia asked;
Savannah per cent, quarterly January
coupons, 107 bid, 1914 asked; Savannah
per cent, quarterly November coupons,
1O7 bid, 1919 asked; Charleston Is, "a bid,
% asked.
Railroad Bonds-Savannah Florida and
Western railroad general mortgage bonds,
3 per cent. interest coupons, - bid, III
asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage,
consolidated per cent. coupons, January
and July maturity 1897 1O1 bid 10112 ask
ed Central Railroad and Banking COM
pany, collateral gold IS, 80 bid, SO asked;
Central of Georgia Railway first mort
gage gold bonds, 106 bid, 107 asked; Centrar
of Georgia railway consolidated 5s, 5O-year
gold bonds, S31a bid, S51s asked; Central
of Georgia Railway first preferred in
comes. 261h bid, Is asked, eX-interest; Cen
trail Of Georgia Railway, second pre-
ferred incomes, 1912 bid liz asked Central
of Georgia Railway third preferred in
comes, bid, asked; Georgia railroad
6s. 1910, 107 bid, 40 asked; Charlotte, Co
lumbia and Augusta first IS. 1O2 bid, lB
asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Au-
ensta. second mortgage Is, 100
bid. III asked; Georgia Southern and
Florida new IS, 80 bid, "a asked; South
Georgia and Florida first mortgage rs,
bid 1O6 asked; South Georgia and Flor
ida, second mortgage Is, - bid, 100 asked;
Savannah, Americas and Montgomery 5s,
bid 6S asked; Ocean steamship per
cent. bonds 1926, - bid, 9S asked; city ana
Suburban railroad first mortgage 7 per
cent bonds, bid, IS asked Electric
railway IS. due 1885, 10 bid, 10 asked; Ala
bama Midland per cent Endorsed, 50 bid
S. asked; Brunswick and Western As,
bid. 20 asked; South Bound railroad 5s,
- bid. % asked; Southern railway 5s. 80
bid 81 asked; Georgia and Alabama hrst
preferred IS, "a bid. 95 asked; Georgia ana
Alabama FIRST consos 65 bid, 20 asked
Railroad Stocks-Augusta and SaVan-
nah. 80 bid 90 asked; Georgia common, l5s
bid. 155 asked; Southwestern, S7la bid SSlz
asked: Atlanta and West Point railroad
stock. 9S bid 90 asked Atlanta and
West Point per cent. certificates, Sc bid,
81 asked Savannah Construction Com
pany. bid s. asked. ex-div.
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock,
20 bid, q asked; Electric Light and Power
Company So bid. GO asked.
Bank Stocks. Etc.--Citizens Bank, llO
bid. III asked Chatham Bank ~ BID,
sc asked Germana Bank, Jos bid. lUI
asked; Merchants National Bank, 90 bid,
9ik asked; National Bank Of savannah.
1876 bid 1913 asked; OPlcthorpc Savings ana
Trust Company. 90 bid, 1913 asked South
crn Bank of the State Of Georgia. 1852. bid.
III asked Savannah Bank and Trust Com
pauy 1912 bid, 1924 asked; Chatham Real
Estate and Improvement Company. A, 81
bid 50 asked; y. 30 BID. 81 asked; Peoples
savings and Loan Company 20 bid, 9iis
asked.