The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-05
FINANCIAL.

Foreign Exchange-The market was
weak and dull. The following are net Sa-
vannah quotations; Commercial demand,
$4.S69s; francs. Paris and Havre, sixty
days, $5l9A; Swiss sixty days, $5.21;
marks. sixty days. 49,
market is steady. Banks are buying at
Lice discount; selling at, up to S25, 10c;
| up to $50. 15c; up to 800, zoe; up to 500,
% c; up to $500 Is per cent; $500 and over,
/ 1-16 per cent.
Securities-Railroad securities are very
dull and neglected, while municipal and
state bonds are in fair demand
stock and Bonds-State Bonds-Geor-
| gia ~ per cent. bonds, of 1880, 101A bid,
102 asked; Georgia S15 per cents, due 1915.
| 1o2 bid. 1929 asked: Georgia ~ rer cent.
| bonds, 1915, 1141a bid lis asked; Georgia
Smiths. maturity 1896. 1O1 bid, 1O11s asked;
| South Carolina AIS. los bid, 1OS asked.
City Bonds-Atlanta per cent, 100 bid,
- asked; Augusta AS, 1925, 1041z bid, 1861
| asked; Augusta z per cent, 115 bid, ZIG
asked; AUGUSTA per cent. 10 bid. III
asked; Columbus 5 per cent, 105 bid, LOG
asked; Macon per cent, 115A bid,
| 1854 asked; Savannah 5 per cent, quar-
| terly April coupons, 1OS bid, asked;
ruary coupons, 1OS bid 1O91s asked;
| Charleston As, IS bid, Sc asked.
Railroad Bonds-Savannah, Florida and
western railroad general mortgage bonds,
8 per cent. interest coupons, 112 bid, 113
asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage,
consolidated per cent. coupons, January
asked; Central Railroad and Banking
Company. collateral gold IS, 9S1s bid, IS
as6sd Central g Of s ee0rg s Ra bS st
asked; Central of Georgia Railway con-
solidated IS, 5O-year gold bonds, 81 bid.
| 1st preferred incomes. S6 asked when
issued: Central of Georgia Railway I'd
preferred incomes, q asked when is
| ferred incomes, Is asked when issued;
| Georgia Railroad 6s, 1910, 1lS bid, lis
asked; Charlotte Columbia and Augusta
| first 5s, 1O6 bid, 10S asked; Charlotte, Co
lumbia and Augusta second mortgage rs,
| liz bid, 11S asked; Georgia Southern and
Florida new IS. 80 bid, q asked;
mortgage Is, los bid, = asked; South Geor-
gia and Florida second mortgage rs, 100
trust certificates, Endorsed, by. Central
railroad, 80 bid, 81 asked; Savannah,
Americus and M[ontgompery 6s, = bid.
Bonds 1870 IS bid. 81 asked; City
and Suburban railroad first mortgage I
per cent. bonds, - bid, rs asked; Elec-
Alabama Midland per cent, Endorsed,
| SO bid, 81 asked; Brunswick and West
ern As, : bid, q asked: South Bound
Ra%ay S. S. 90 BID % ASKED rS southern
Railroad Stocks-Augusta and Savan-
nah, 90 bid, 90 asked, ex-div;;
G Georgia 'V Common. $50 bid, iss
| asked: Southwestern, 81 bid, 931f asked;
| ex-dividend Central per cent. certificates,
= bid, % asked Atlanta and West Point
railroad stock, 80 bid, 101 asked, ex-div.;
| Atlanta and West Point per cent. GER
| tificates. 9S bid, 100 asked ex-interest; Sa-
| Vannah Construction Company, 70 bid,
Gas ftl5> Stocks-savannah Gaslight stock.
224 bid, % asked; Electric Light and Pow
| err Company, s. bid, 50 asked, ex-div.
Bank Stocks. Etc.3Citizens' Bank,
Chatham Bank, .ex-diyidend, 49 bid 5oA
1O7Ib asked ex-div; Merchants Ma
tionaI Bank, 104 bid, 105 asked; National
Bank of Savannah, 1929 bid, 1881 asked;
| Oglethorpe Savings and Trust Company,
! 100 bid 101 asked; ex-div. Southern Bank
| of State of Georgia, 1865 bid, - asked Sa-
| vannah Bank and Trust Company. 1854
| hid 1868. asked ex-div., Chatham Real
| estate and Improvement Company. A, SO
! hid 531b asked; B, 81 bid, Sly asked; Title
! Guarantee and Loan Company, "a bid, =
Factory Bonds-Augusta Factory, S.
1o3 Bid, iO4 asked; Sibley Factory 6s, 103
bid. iO4 asked Enterprise Factory 6s, l04
| bid 1O5 asked; Eagle and Phenix Manu-
s 80 Company. per cent bonds. so
Factory Stocks-Savannah Cotton Fac
+oTv - bid, s. asked; Eagle and Phenix
AAIao'Isfs Factory, n bid so asked; Gran
| ifeyiTle Factory, 160 bid, l62 asked; Lang
lev Factory, 1919 bid, 108ls asked; Enter
Mise Factory common, 100 bid, 10l asked;
+ p King Manufacturing Co. 108 bid, 100
! SslTed: Sibley Manufacturing Company,
| "a bid SO asked; Savannah Brewing COM
| bid IS asked. -
| per cent. -, - non - -.
Sterling exchange steady, with actual
| business in bankers bills at AS7S4 "A. SS,
| for sixty days, and $4.SSq4.SsA for de-
| mand. a. ee,<1a.oo
| Commercial bills, $4.s6AG48
Government bonds steady; state bonds
were dull; railroad bonds were weak.
| silver al the board was neglected.
! Rev York. Jan. 4.-The treasury bal
| ances were as follows: Coin, sos, Az, lis;
New York. Jan. 4.-The weekly state
ment of the Associated Banks shows the
| following changes; .o..
| Reserve, increase ..-............-...s 5,S4gO9O
,Oans, decrease .........-..... IL, 800 cyV
| Snecie. increase ...................-. 1S40,500
Legal tenders, decrease ............ z5y i09
! Deposits. decrease .......t......-... 5,4t4,4b
! 6SircnIa tion. increase ............. 26 200
The banks now hold sl9779,675 in excess
NTeT Work. Jan 4.-The New York