The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-17
FINANCIAL.


! MOney-Sleduy.
! The bank cearings for the past week
were $4,O77 296.OS, against $4,6O2, 1882 for
the same week last year, and $4027, 7S9. 20
for the same week year before last.
Foreign Exchange-The market was
weak. The following are net Savannah
quotations: Commercial demand, $L32
sixty days, $3.50; ninety days, s4.79; francs
Paris and Havre, sixty days, 5.2lls; Swiss
| sixty days, 5.26; marks, sixty days
"a 1-16 less $3.50 per $1,000.
Domestic Exohange-Steady Banks are
buying at $3.50 discount per $1,000,
and selling as follows: Up to $25 lOc prem
ium $25 to $780, 15c premium, $50 to $780, zoe
premium; 800 to $500, 25c premium; $500 to
$1,000. 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, 81. per cent. bonds Of 1880, 101 bid, 1902
asked; Georgia 3ll per cents, due 1915 10l
! bid, 102 asked; Georgia AZ per cent bonds,
| 1915. 10 bid, III asked Georgia per
cent. due 1926, 107 bid 100 asked South
| Carolina 4ias, LOG bid, 1864 asked.
City Bonds-Atlanta per cent, 103 bid,
| 104 asked; Augusta MS 1925, 102 bid, 103
asked; Augusta Z per cent, 40 bid, Ill
| asked; Augusta per cent, Jos bid, 109 ask
| ed; Columbus per cent, 1o2 bid, 1921 ask
| ed; Macon 6 per cent, 1l2 bid. ia asked;
Savannah per cent, quarterly January
coupons, 107 bid, 107l5 asked; Savannah 8
per cent quarterly November coupons,
| 1O7 bid 107s4 asked; Charleston As, 81 bid,
Us asked.
Railroad Bonds-Savannah, Florida and
Western railroad general mortgage bonds,
| per cent interest coupons, bid 112
asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage,
| consolidated per cent. coupons, January
and July maturity. 1891 ln bid. 101lh ask
ed; Central Railroad and Banking Com
pany, collateral gold IS, 80 bid, SO asked;
Central of Georgia Railway first mort
gage gold bonds, l06 bid, l07 asked; Central
of Georgia railway consolidated S. 50-year
gold bonds, 83Ik bid, 85R asked; Central
of Georgia Railway, first preferred in
comes, 261R bid, Is asked, ex-interest; Gem
trail Of Georgia Railway, second pre-
ferred incomes, 1917 bid, 1l12 asked; Central
Of Georgia Railway third preferred in
comes, bid, asked; Georgia railroad
6s 1910, 107 bid, 10 asked; Charlotte, Co
lumbia and Augusta first IS, 102 bid, 103
asked Charlotte, Columbia and Au-
gusta second mortgage Is, 100
bid, Ill asked; Georgia Southern and
Florida new SIS, 90 bid, "a asked; South
Georgia and Florida first mortgage rs, -
bid, 106 asked South Georgia and Flor
ida, second mortgage rs, - bid, 105 asked I;
Savannah, Americas and Montgomery 5s
- bid, 68 asked Ocean Steamship per
cent. bonds, 1926, -- bid 80 asked; City and
Suburban railroad FIRST mortgage 7 per
cent. bonds, - bid, 7S asked; Electric
railway IS. due 1885, 10 bid. 10 asked; Ala
bama Midland per cent Endorsed, s. bid
IS asked; Brunswick and Western 49,
- bid, 70 asked; South Bound railroad S.
bid. 73 asked; Southern railway So, so
bid So asked Georgia and Alabama first
preferred IS, "a bid IS asked; Georgia and
Alabama first consols. 65 bid 10 asked
Railroad Stocks-Augusta and Savan-
nah. SO bid 30 asked; Georgia common, i5s
bid, 1855 asked; Southwestern. s7k bid. 8si5
asked; Atlanta and West Point railroad
stock, 9S bid. 80 asked; Atlanta and
West Point per cent. certificates. 90 bid.
81 asked; Savannah Construction Com
pany. 90 bid 65 asked, ex-div.
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock,
20 bid. q 5ked; Electric Light and Power
Company. S. bid. 90 asked.
Bank S ocks. Etc.-Citizens Bank, 10
bid, III asked; Chatham Bank, Az bid.
IS asked; Germania Bank, i05 bid. lQ7
asked; Merchants National Bank, 80 bio.
9lh asked National Bank OF Savannah.
125 bid. lie asked: Oglethorpe Savings ana
Trust Company. 100 bid, 100 asked; South
ern Bank Of the State OF Georgia 1863 bid.
III asked; Savannah Bank and Trust Com
pany, 1914 bid 1924 asked; Chatham Real
Estate and Improvement comDanv A. 81