The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-20
FINANCIAL.


Money-Steady.
Foreign rExchange.--The market was
vannah quotations: Commercial demand.
$4851; francs. Paris and Havre. sixty
marks, sixty days, So. Ua'S' S0'A"'
Domestic Exchange.EThe tone of the
market, is quiet. Banks are buying at
par and selling at lilo per cent. premium
for amounts to $1,000 and over.
Securities-The market was quiet. but
steady, at quotations.
Stocks and Bonds-State Bonds-Geor-
gia, Sl9 per cent bonds of 1880, 101 bid.
1914 l0 asked Georgia 81 per cents, due 1915,
lO2 bid, ,1n02E asked; Georgia AZ per cent.
Smiths. maturity, 1856, 1Oi bid, 10i1s asked a.
South Carolina AIS, 107 bid, los asked
1Os asked; Augusta 4lls 1926, los bid los
asked: Agsusta per cent III BID bid, IL IL
asked; columbus per cent, 103 bid 1O4
asked; Macon per cent. 116 bid
III asked; Savannah 5 per cent. quarter
ly April coupons, 100 bid, asked; Sa-
coupons, 1881 bid, 1897 asked; Charleston
As, IS bid, 95 asked
Railroad Bonds-Savannah, Florida and
Western railroad general mortgage bonds,
per cent. interest coupons, 113 bid, ia
asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage,
consolidated Z per cent. coupons, January
Central Railroad and Banking Company
collateral gold 5s, SO bid, 80 asked; Central
Of Georgia railway first mortgage 5s, 1915,
Ill bid, 1l2 asked Central of Georgia rail-
way consolidated 5s, 5O-year gold bonds.
81 bid, 80 asked; Central of Georgia rail-
way " first preferred incomes. % bid, 80
way second preferred incomes.
Georgia Railway third preferred in IN
road 6s, 1910. ii bid, 1S e @ssed c faa
lotte, Columbia and Augusta first 5s
1O5 bid, 1O7 asked; Charlotte, Columbia
4 ATr~r to L n
lib asked; Georgia Southern and Florida
new IS, 93A bid, 50 asked; South Geor-
gia and Florida first mortgage Is, los bid,
: asked; South Georgia and Florida sec
ond mortgage Is 104 bid, asked; Sa-
vannah, Americas and Montgomery 5s,
So bid, SO asked; Ocean Steamship per
and Suburban railroad first mortgage Z
per cent. bonds, 7e1a bid, 70 asked; Elec-
trio Railway IS. due 1885, "a bid, 80 asked;
Alabama Midland per cent. Endorsed, =
bid, 80 asked; Brunswick and Western As,
- bid, rs asked; South Bound railroad IS,
70 bid 761a asked; Southern Railway IS,
80 bid, SO asked.
Railroad Stocks-Augusta and Savan-
nah 90 bid, 1872 asked: Georgia com
mon, 165 bid, 10 asked; Southwestern, 92la
Poi point Pairoad stock % 3D. io asked
Atlanta and West Point per cent. GER
tifcates 80 bid, 100 asked; Savannah Con-
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gaslight stock,
22i5 bid, 2S1a asked; Electric Light and
Power Company, 81 bid, Go asked.
Bank Stocks, Etc.-LCitizens' Bank
49H bid. 50 asked: Germania Bank
107 bid, los asked; Merchants National
Bank, 1O2 bid, 1O3 asked; National Bank of
s f56rpe sav me and Trust company S5
bid los asked; Southern Bank of State
of Georgia, 1853 bid, 1863 asked; Savan-
nah Bank and Trust company, lq6 bid
a aad 1 nS6sg Company a. 5s1s BID
"a asked; b, 81 bid, 5li2 asked;
Title Guarantee and Loan Company, 92l5
bid 1872 asked.
Factory Bonds-Augusta Factory 6s
1o31S bid. 1O4 asked; Sibley Factory IS, 100
hid. 1O1 asked; Enterprise Factory Gs, l05
hid 1O6 asked; Eagle and PheniX Manu-
featuring Company, D per cent. pohoS, ~
Dc F,ac o11a Stocks-Savannah Cotton Fac
tory 20 bid "a asked; Eagle and PhenIx
I1iI,,efs Facfory. n bid so asked; Gran
ifeI7iIIe Factory, 1856 bid, 158 asked; Lang
lev Factory, los bid, no asked; Enterprise
Factory, common: lOl pld, I4 asked "a;
hid ITO asked; Sibley Manufacturing Com
Dsnv So bid, So asked; Savannah Brewing
SEom3pany, 81 bid, sc asked.
7 opdon Feb. 19.-Bar silver, 30 1915;
conSoIs, iO95s for both money and the ac-
ooiint Paris advices quote 3 per cent
Tentes 1O2f 92c for the account.
New York, Feb. 19--Money on call was
easy Of 2 per cent, and at the closing was
ofTered at 3 per cent. Prime mercantile
paper sa7 teIg3; pier e eenb bar eas; slI
Kills at 81. S6iz14S6sl for sixty days and
"a s71hSl4. S7sL for demand. Posted rates,
a S7S54 Ss15. Commercial bills, S485A4 49,
government bonds. strong; state bonds bonds,
at the board was stronger.