The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-14
FINANCIAL.


Money-Steady.
Foreign Exchange-The market was
steady; The following are net Sa-
Sassy; sixty days, s4.69s; ninety days,
%S7ss; francs. Paris and Havre, sixty
6 mSrEs SS sisy o swiss sixty days. s'2os
Domestic Exchange-The tone of the
market is quiet. Banks are Duying at
for amounts e 5000 and over.
Securities-The market is quiet and
steady with a fair Investment demand.
Stocks and Bonds-State Bonds-Geor-
gia, 3la per cent. bonds of 1880, 1913 bid,
l02A asked; Georgia 31h per cents. due 1915,
1O1lh bid, 1O21A asked: Georgia AZ per cent
sm6s g maturt 9 1885, i bd o2 asEsd
South Carolina 413s, 1OS bid, lOS15 asked.
City Bonds-Atlanta Z per cent, 101 bid.
asked; Augusta z per cent, ia bid, 115h
asked; Augusta 6 per cent, 1l2 bid, ll3
akked S MaSnn per cent cent lo$ Rd l9i
l1612 asked; Savannah per cent, quarter
ly July coupons, los bid, 1881 asked; Sa-
pons ios bid. iCsIs asked; Charleston Is,
Railroad Bonds Savannah, Florida and
6 per cent interest coupons. 113 bid. -
asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage,
e91sodS 1 per cent Ss ,s
asked; Central Railroad and Banking
Company. collateral gold IS, 9S19 bid
railway first mortgage IS. is45. iii bid,
112 asked Central Of Georgia railway
consolidated 5s. 5O-year gold bonds, S712
first preferred incomes, 901a bid 31h asked;
Central of Georgia railway, second pre-
ferred incomes, Is bid, 16 asked; Cen
comes, 10 bid, IL asked Georgia railroad Is
1910, liz bid lib asked; Charlotte, Columbia
Charlotte. Columbia, and Augusta second
Southern and Florida new IS, sSls bid, S ~
I Mortgage oT IS, iC5 BID, anu asked; ua south
iO4E5 bid. - asked; Savannah. AmericGs
Ocean STEAMSHIP 5 per cent. bonds, 1920
100 bid, none offered; City and Suburban
e bid, 80 asked; Electric Railway S.
due 1885, 1872 bid, 21l5 asked; Alabama Mid
land per cent. Endorsed, So bid, 80 asked;
Brunswick and Western As, bid, IS
asked; South Bound railroad IS. - BID
70 asked; Southern Railway 5s, 80 bid, 81
asked; Georgia and Alabama consols, 70
Railroad stocks-Augusta and savan-
nah 80 bid SO asked; Georgia common,
e western i sl sid bid 10 sssks asked South
road road stock, 100 bid. io2 asked; Atlanta ANITA
1907 bid, 1Ol1z asked; Savannah Construc,
Gas stocks-savannah Gas Light stock.
Power COMPANY, g bid, s asked D. anu
~ ls bid Sa II asked asked e chatham Bank
i09 bid, lilo asked; Merchants National
Bank. 10S bid, 104 asked; National Bank
Of savannah. 1S4A e, bid , lS5 asked; Ogle-
bid, 1914 asked; Southern Bank of State
of Georgia, III bid, 172lk asked; savan-
: asked; Chatham Real Estate and I'm,
provement Company, A, 5315 bid, 81 asked;
b. 81 bid, j. 5111 asked; Peoples Savings
Factory Bonds-Augusta Factory 6s
1919 bid, 1O6 asked; sibley Factory 6s
10lh bid, 1882 asked; Enterprise. Factory
bonds, 50 bid. g asked.
Factory Stocks-Savannah Cotton Fac
tory SO bid, 90 asked; Eagle and Phenix
Manufacturing Company, rs bid. q asked;
Augusta factory, 70 bid, 78 asked; Gran
itevile Factory 1Cy 10 10 Pa Loo asked Lang
Factory, common, 102 bid, los asked; ]. p
King Manufacturing Company, Jos bid. ITO
IS bid, so asked; Savannah Brewing Com
London, April is-Bar silver. 81 Lied;
consols,. nO9s, for money and ITO 11-16 for
=. New sS0 York, April 18.-Money on call was
easy at 1881 per cent; the last loan was
fered ait per cent. Prime mercantile pa
per, 51aQ6 per cent. Bar silver, Csc.
Sterling Exchange easy, with with actual
business in bankers bills at 81. S724 .Ss for
60 days, and $4.Sslz@$4SS9s for demand.
Posted rates, $48S1ad$4. S915. Commercial
pills. S4S6s4 d$4S7l4. Government bonds
were steady. State bonds were quiet.
Railroad bonds were higher. Silver at the
board was dull Mexican dollars. 5412c
New York April 13.-The treasury ball
ar7ces to-day were as follows: Coin, $780,
ST., Ill; currency, $50, S7S,025.
New York, April 13. noon.--Erle, 145s;
Northwestern, 103l2 4 preferred, 145; Lake
Shore, 147b; Norfolk and Western pre-
ferred 5ss; Western Cuion. $3.50; Southern
Railway. com mon. 3; southern Railway
preferred. 291a; american Sugar, 1905;
Baltimore and Ohio. 10; Canada South
fsrn 49S4; ST. Paul, 755s: Rock Island. 10;
Delaware and Hudson, 126; Delaware,
tan. III; Michigan Central. 921a; New York
Central 1914; Market dull, but strong.
New York. April 13.-Operators at the
stock exchange were inclined to take
more hopeful view of the situation to-
dav owing to the advices from Washing
ton relative to the attitude of the admin
istration on the Cuban question and the
belief that congress Will adjourn at an
earlier date than has been expected. In
cideutally the ease in money, the fact that
foreign exchanges have recently yield
ed under a pressure Of commercial ana
loan bills and the satisfactory earnings
effect of stimulating the bultish feeling
wtfh an entire absence OF excitement, and,
on a moderate volume of transactions,
the market ruled strong a & ntg hsr range
of ouotation almost throughout the ses-
sion The Industrials were the real lead
ers further advance OF l-l601sc on
all grades Of refined sugar impaired
fresh interest to specula ton II sugar
stock which rose ? points TO i2iss ana
closed at about the top notch. AS usual,
of late, prominent houses Identified with
the insiders, were the principal buyers.
Tobacco was another consp.cuots feat
4fro and ranged from 1,lt To fsta. closing az