The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-03
FINANCIAL.
Money is easy; demand fair.

Money is easy; demand fair.
Foreign ,Exchange.;The market was
vannah quotations.: Commercial demand,
$4SSs; sixty days, AS67s; ninety days,
$4S63s; francs. Paris and Havre, sixty
marks, sixty days, 94%.
Domestic Exchange-The tone of the
market is steady. Banks are buying at
up to $50, 15c; up to s1OO. zoe; up to 500,
25 C; up to $500 Is per cent; $500 and over,
LIS per cent.
Securities-The market continues quiet
but a fair inquiry for investment bonds.
Railroad securities are dull and neglected.
Southwestern stock is freely offered at
quotations. with seemingly no support
gia, 31a per cent. bonds, of 1880, 103 bid,
1857 asked; Georgia 3la per cents, due 1915,
1O2 bid. 1924 asked; Georgia AZ per cent
Smiths, maturity 1895, 1O4 bid IO41z asked;
South Carolina 41as, los bid, los asked.
City Bonds-Atlanta Z per cent, 107 bid,
- asked; Augusta 41ss, 1925, 104la bid, 1851
asked; Augusta Z per cent, lis bid, lie
asked; Augusta 6 per cent, 40 bid, Ill
asked; Columbus 5 per cent. 105 bid, 106
116ls asked; Savannah 5 per cent, quar-
terly January coupons, 100 bid, 1894 asked;
Savannah per cent; quarterly Fen
ruary coupons 1913 bid; 1OSA asked;
Railroad Bonds-Savannah, Florida and
western railroad general mortgage bonds,
s per cent interest coupons, ia bid, 115la
asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage,
consolidated Z per cent. coupons, January
asked; Central Railroad and Banking
asked; Central of Georgia Railway first
mortgage 5s, 1915, 112A bid, 1l41s
asked Central of Georgia Railway con-
solidated IS, 50-year gold bonds, 81 bid,
931s asked; Central of Georgia Railway
LIST preferred incomes, 36 asked when
issued: Central of Georgia Railway I'd
sued; Central of Georgia Railway Sd pre-
ferred incomes, Is asked when issued;
Georgia Railroad 6s, 1910 1lS bid. lis
first IS, bid, 1O9 asked; Charlotte. Co
lumbia and Augusta second mortgage rs,
bid 116 asked; Georgia Southern and
Southern and Florida, is; = bid, l0712
asked; South Georgia and Florida first
mortgage Is, 106 bid, - asked; South Geor-
gia and Florida second mortgage rs, 105
bid - asked; Savannah and Western 5S,
trust certificates, Endorsed by Central
railroad, G. bid. 65 asked; Savannah,
As asked; Ocean steamship per cent.
bonds. 1920 bid. 100 asked; City
and Suburban railroad first mortgage Z
per cent bonds, = bid Is asked Blec-
Alabama Midland ) per cent, Endorsed.
IS bid, 81 asked; Brunswick and West
ern as bid z as e south eo, Bound
Railway IS, 81 bid, 90 asked.
Railroad Stocks-Augusta and Savan-
nah. Sc bid, SO asked, ex-div.;
Central common. bid, IS asked; ;
Georgia common, 1870 bid, 1S3
asked; Southwestern, SO bid, "a asked;
ex-dividend Central per cent. certificates,
- bid, % asked; Atlanta and West
Point railroad stock, 1O2 bid, 1Ol asked;
Atlanta and West Point G per cent. GER
tifcates. % bid, 100 asked ex-interest; Sa-
vannah Construction Company, 70 bid,
90 G asHeSS tocks-savannah Gasljght stock,
99E hid. % asked; Electric Light and Pow
er Company, So bid, 20 asked, eX-diy
S eT11iv asked ex-div; Merchants National
Pa1n3lr 104 bid 105 asked; National Bank of
SaWannah 1927 bid. 1851 asked; Oglethorpe
So,,inos and Trust Company, 100 bid, 101
asiEed. ex-div. Southern Bank of State of
Georgia. 1866 bid, = asked; Savannah
Rank and Trust Company, 1o54 bid, 1864
reinforcement Company, A, 51ls bid, 50 ask
I'm p A9ib bid so asked; both ex-div; Title
GeSn'arantee and Loan Company. "a bid, ,
aS Eeetorv iBonds-Augusta Factory IS,
800 lid 1O4 asked; Sibley Factory Is, 103
bid iG asked; Enterprise Factory IS, lO4
bid' 105 asked Eagle and Phenix Manu-
facituring Company, per cent. bonds, 50
bid. IS asked. x 60. -
,o,-v ~ bid, So asked; Eagle and Phcnix
Ss1Say2,,facturing Company, 25 bid, q asked;
S,.s,,sta FACTORY, n bid, 50 asked; Gran
tfe,siiIe Factory, 100 bid, l62 asked; Lang
ieSy Factory. 1917 bid. 10S15 asked; Enter
mise Factory common, 100 bid, l0i asked
p King Manufacturing Co., los bid, l09
asked: Sibley Manufactures Company