The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-25
RICE.
Nominal
FINANCIAL.


MOney-EaSy.
Foreign Exchange-Marl1et firm. The
following are net Savannah quotations:
Commercial, demand, $4S47s; sixty days,
$4.S2; ninety days, A.S034; francs, Paris
and Havre,, sixty days 521 15-16; Swiss,
sixty days, s. 23l4 marks. sixty days, 94la
Domestic EXchange-Steady. Banks are
buying at Is per cent. discount and selling
as follows: Up to S25 10c premium; SIS to
$50, 15c premium; $50 TO 800, zoe premium
500 to 500, 25c premium; 800 and over at
par.
securlties-The market is quiet, but
Stock and bonds-State Bonds-Geor-
gia 3l2 per cent. bonds of 1880, 102 bid, 10S
asked; Georgia 3l2 per cent, due 1915, 10l
bid, 102 asked; Georgia AZ per cent. bonds,
1915; 1l31s bid 115l2 asked; Georgia 4 per
cent, due 1926 Ill bid, liz asked; South
Carolina 41ss, l0S bid, 10 asked.
City Bonds-Atlanta Z per cent, 105 bid,
1O6 asked; Augusta 45s, 1925, 102 bid, 1903
asked; Augusta per cent, 112 bid, 113 ask
asked; Augusta per cent, 1903 bid, ITO ask
ed; Macon per cent, III bid, 11S asked;
Savannah per cent quarterly
January coupons, lO7ls bid, 1OS asked;
Savannah per cent. quarterly February
coupons, 107 bid, 1O7A asked; Charleston
As, "a bid, 80 asked.
Railroad Bonds-SaVannah Florida and
Western railroad general mortgage bonds,
per cent interest coupons, 1l2la bid, ia
asked Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage,
consolidated per cent. coupons, January
and July maturity 1897 102 bid, 1O21s ask
pany collateral gold IS. 81 bid, SO asked;
Central of Georgia Railway first mortgage
5s 50-year gold bonds 10 bid 1l2 asked;
Central of Georgia Railway first CONSOLE
trail of Georgia Railway first preferred
incomes, 1872 bid 341s asked; Central OF
Georgia Railway second a preIe9rreed5 7, IN IN
gia Railway third preferred incomes, 61a
bid, 71b asked Georgia railroad 6s, 1910, lOS
bid, 10 asked; Charlotte, Columnla ana
Augusta first IS, 100 bid. 10 asked; Char
lotte, Columbia and Augusta second mort
gage Is, 113 bid, ia asked; Georgia SOUTH
ern and Florida, new 5s. 20 bd, % asked;
South Georgia and Florida nrst mortgage
rs 1O3 bid 1O5 asked South Georgia and
FLORIDA second mortgage rs, lO2 bid, lO4
asked; Ocean Steamship per cent bonds,
1926 1903 bid 1031a asked; City and SUBURBAN
Railroad first mortgage per cent. bonds,
= bid. 73 asked; Electric Railway IS, due
1885, IA bid. 10 asked; Alabama Midland
per cent. Endorsed, 50 bid, " asked; Bruns-
South Bound railroad S. 20 bid, 70 asked;
Southern Railway IS, g BID, ~ asked,
Georgia and Alabama hrst preIesr,r r5c Ss'
9Sik bid, 100 asked; Georgia and Alabama
first consols, so bid, 81 asked.
Railroad Stocks-Augusta and Savan-
nah. 95ls bid, 96ls asked; Georgia common
164 bid 167 asked: Southwestern, " bid,
a3 asked, ex-div.; Atlanta and Wees
Point railroad stock - bid, 1861 asked; At
ianta and West Point 6 ~ ut. ,certih-
Gates, 103 bid, - asked; -tFt man Con-
struction Compan. 70 bi ked.
Gas Sfocks-Savannah GIT stock,
22iS bid % asked; Eli ".tIg -Aight and
Power Company, 6S bid. 81 %, ex-diy.
Rank Stocks, Etc.-Cttizea q ank,lu6t2 Did,
109i5 asked, ex-div.; Chatham Bank, y
bid. As asked, ex-div.; Gel1nania Bank, 1O7
bid los asked; Merchants National Bank,
90 bid. - asked; National Bank of Sayan-
nah. l27 bid, 1870 asked; Oglethorpe Saw
fngs and Trust Company. 100 bid, lOl ask
ed. ex-div.; Southern Bank OF
the State of Georgia, l69 DID
III asked: Savannah Bank and Trust Com
pany. 100 bid, 1Oi asked. ex-div. Chatham
Real Estate and Improvement Company,
a. "a bid, - asked; b, J0l5 bid, Big asked
Peoples Saving and Loan Company "
Factory Bonds-Augusta Factory. IS, 100
bid, 1O2 asked Sibley Factory IS. 100 bid,
lO2 asked Eagle and Phenix Manuiacturo
ing Company, per cent bonds, 40 BID %
Factory stocks-savannah Cotton Fac
tory - bid 50 asked: Augusta FACTORY, "
bid. so asked eX-div.; Graniteville Fac
tory. 1850 bid, ISL asked; Langley FACTORY
lO6 bid lO7 asked. Enterprise Factory.
common. 80 bid. ZOE asked; j. r. King
Manufacturing Company, Jos bid, lOl ask
Ell; Sibley Manufacturing Company - oid.
IS asked; Savannah Brewing Company, 81
bid. 81 asked
London. Dec. 2i-Bar silver. 80 15-l6d.
Consols. 10 1916 for money and III Tor the
account
New York, Dec. 2i-Aioncy on call was
easy. az lis02 per cent. the last loan was
at per cent. and at the closing was OF
fercd al per cent. Prime mercantile pa
pcr. 4 per cent. Bar silver, 65hc. Ster-
ling exchange hrm with actual business