The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-14
FINANCIAL.

Money-Steady
Foreign Exchange-The market was
irm. The following are net savan-
$iSSa; sixty days, Si.S3i4; ninety days,
S.S6Bc francs, Paris and Havre, sixty
days, $5lS, Swiss, sixty days. Sjl9}s;
marks. sixty days. % l-16.
Domestic eNchange-The tone OF the
market is quiet. Banks are buying al
par and selling at l-i0 per cent. premium
Tor amounts of $1,000 and over.
Securites-The market continues very
quiet and inclined to dizziness.
stocks and Bonds-Sta,e Bonds-Geor-
gid, 3la per cent. bonds Of 1920 1902 bid,
1924 asked. Georgia 49, per cents. due 1915,
l0iia bid, 1924 asked; Georgia rs. Smiths,
maturity 1896. 10lia bid. 1929 asked; Georgia
South Carolina aus. i6s bid. 100 asked
City Bonds-Atlanta per cent, l07 BID,
lS asked; Augusta 41as, 1925, l0l bid, 1906
asked; Augusta z per cent, ia bid, ll5ia
asked; Augusta 6 per cent, li2 hid us
asked; Columbus 8 per cent, 1903 bid. .Oi
asked; Macon per cent, llilA bid, ll5@
asked; Savannah per cent, quarterly
July coupons. JOS bid 1854 asked; savan-
nah per cent, quarterly August coupons
| Jos bid, lO3A asked; Charleston Is, % bid,
Railroad Bonds-SavaI nah Florida and
Western railroad general mortgage bonds.
6 per cent. interest coupons 1i2 bid ma
asked; Atlantic and Cuff first mortgage.
and July maturity, 1897. 1929 bid, 1853
asked: Central Railroad and Banking
96lz asked; Central OF Georgia
railway nrsJ mortgage 5s 1915. III bid
ll2 asked: Central OF Georgia railway
| consolidated Is. 50-year gold bonds, s7ih
bid. SSi4 asked. Central of Georgia railway
FIRST preferred incomes. 2gia bid. 30Ie asked
/ Central of Georgia railway second pre-
ferred incomes, l4ls bid, 1914 asked; Cen
trail Of Georgia railway thlrd preferred IN
comes, bid, 10 asked; Georgia railroad
] 6s 1910, 1l2 bid, ll3 asked f.
Charlotte. Columbia and Aas Gu
] g,s-e a
/ Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta second
mortgage Is, 10 bid, JIG asked. Georgia
Southern and Florida news IS, 95Ia bid 97h
mortgage IS. l06 bid, asked: South
| Georgia and Florida, second mortgage 7s
l05 bid, asked Savannah, Americus
| ocean steamship per cent. bonds. 1920
- bid, 10l asked; City and Suburban
railroad first mortgage z per cent bonds.
| a bid, q asked Electric railway s.,
| due 1885 1872 bid, 2l15 asked: Alabama Mid,
| land per cent. indorsed, 50 bid, 90 asked .
/ brunswick and Western, As - bid. ~
/ Is asked; Southern Railway S. 9lB bid
/ g2la asked; Georgia and Alabama 3 con.
soils, IS bid, - asked.
Railroad Stocks-Augusta and Sava n
nan. 81 bid, 92i2 asked; Georgia common
! 169 bid, 173 asked, Southwestern 81 hi
9llz asked; Atlanta and West Point rail-
/ road stock. 10l bid. 102 asked; Atlanta and
| West Point per cent. certificates, 1919
bid l02 asked; Savannah CONSTRUCTION
! ton Company, 74lz bid, 3511 asked
/ Gas Stocks-SaVannah Gas Light atock
22J, bid. 70 asked; Electric Light and Pow.
/ CIR Company, 621a bid, G3H asked
Bank Stocks, Eac-Citizen's Bank liz
/ bid 1877 asked; Chatham Bank 1917 bid.
/ 50 asked; Germania Bank, 109 bid, 10 ask
! ed: Merchants National Bank, lGlH IND.
! 1927 asked; National Bank Of Savannah,
1874 bid 1875 asked: .Oglethorpe Savings
/ and Trust Company, 1854 bid, 107Jb asked;
| Southern Bank OF State OF Georgia, III bid.
172 asked; Savannah Bank anG Trust Com
pany 1854 bid, l09A asked; Chatham Real
Estate and Improvement Company, a, 81
bid, $50 asked. 3, 81 bid, Sly asked Peo-
pies Savings and Loan Company. 81 bid,
1 % asked.
/ bid, JOG asked; Sibley Factory Is, 10lik bid,
/ 1897 asked; Enterprise Factory 6s, l05 bid,
/ JOG asked; Eagle and PheniX Manufactur-
ing Company, per cent. bonds, n bid, 81
Factory stocks-savannan Cotton Fac
/ tory, - bid, SO asked; Eagle and Phenix
/ Manufacturing Company, 4 bid 10 asked
Augusta Factory, IS bid, IS asked; Gran
/ iteVille Factory, $50 bid, l55 asked Lang
/ ley Factory, Jos bid. 10 asked Enterprise
Factory, common, 100 bid. lO5 asked; J. p.
/ King Manufacturing Company, 1O8 bid, ITO
/ asked: Sibley Manufacturing Company rs
| bid, 80 asked; Savannah Brewing Company
London, May 13-Bar silver closed SD;
cOnsols, 1ll3t for money and l1lM for the ac-
! count. Paris adVices quote 3 per cent.
| rentes lG2 francs Csc for the account
New York, May 13.-Aoney on call was
easy at 2laQi3 per cent; at the close IL was
! offered at 3 per cent. Bar silver, 67Ac.
Sterling exchange easier, with actual bus
mess in bankers bills at $487Ik0D4.873 for
sixty days and $4881z048s2 for demand
Poster rates 81. SSl2Q4S95z. Commercial bills
/ S4861aN4S714. Government bonds steady
/ state bonds dull: railroad bonds firm. Sill
yer at the board was quiet on closing
bids.
| Northwestern, 1919; preferred 147; Lake
! Shore i48Ih; Norfolk and Western pre-
| ferred, a; Western Union, 85k; Southern
| Railway, common, 8; Southern Railway,
| preferred. 29Ih; American Sugar, 1891:
/ baltimore and Ohio, l7A; Canada South
/ ern. 1872; ST. Paul, 774s; Rock Island, 69M
/ Delaware and Hudson, 1926; Delaware,
| I,ackawanna and Western, 159; Manhat-
! tan. lO55s; Michigan Central, "a, New York
/ Central 9G34. Speculation dull, but strong.
New York May l3.-Trading at the stock
| exchange was characterized by firmness
! and higher range Of prices obtained. Lon
| don bought moderately Of its favorltes, but
all danger OF trouble between the United
/ States and Spain growing out of Compel
/ itor incident had passed away. Foreign
| bankers also received limitations that
! there will be favorable developments In
! shortly Local operators were inclined to 90
I slow because of the engagement Of 81 ,j00,-
/ 600 gold for shipment tomorrow and q be-
! lief that 50 100000 more would go on Satur-
/ day The latter estimate will probably
have TO be raised as the bond deals, now