The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-22
FINANCIAL.

Money-Steady.
The bank clearings for the past week
were $1,547, 557.41, against A,6A, 40l22 for
the same week last year.
Foreign Exchange-The market was
very weak The following are net SaVan-
nah quotations: Commercial demand.
S4S4l; sixty days, S4.SSA; ninety days,
s.. s3H: francs, Paris and Havre. sixty
days, $5.2O3s; Swiss, sixty days, $5.22;
marks, sixty days, 81 11-l6c.
Domestic Exchange-Steady. Banks are
buying at par and selling as follows: For
amounts to S25, loo premium; to $50, loo
premium; to $780, zoe premium; to $500, 25c
premium; from $500 up to $1,000 Is per
cent. premium; amounts over $1,000, at
$1.00 per $1,000
Securities-The market is quiet; quota
lions irregular and nominal
Stocks and Bonds-State Bonds-Geor-
gia, 81 per cent. bonds of 1890 101 bid, 102
asked Georgia 311 per cents, due 1915, 1O1
bid. 102 asked; Georgia An per cent. bonds,
due 1926, 1Os bid, 1921 asked; South Caro-
lima 415s 100 bid, 101 asked.
City Bonds-Atlanta z per cent, 10412
bid. 1O5h asked Augusta as, 1925. 102l2
bid, 1882 ASKED; Augusta per cent, 112l2
bid, 1874 asked; Augusta per cent, 112
bid, 113 asked; Columbus per cent, 102
bid, 1891 asked; Macon per cent, 1121a
bid, 1141a asked; Savannah per cent,
quarterly October coupons, 1O8 bid lO9
asked; Savannah percent, quarterly No
vember coupons, 10 bid, 107k asked;
Charleston As, SO bid, "a asked.
Railroad Bonds-Savannah, Florida and
Western railroad general mortgage bonds,
6 per cent, interest coupons, - bid, 112A
asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage,
consolidated per cent. coupons, January
and July maturity, 1897, = bid. 1917 ask
ed; Central Railroad and Banking Com
pany, collateral gold 5s, - bid, SO asked;
Central of Georgia railway first mortgage
SIS, 1916 - bid, Ill asked; Central Of Geor-
gia railway, consolidated IS. 50-year gold
IL ~ fFo1 f.F (1aa rf,
railway first pref. incomes, 245z bid, 2j15
asked; Central of Georgia railway second
preferred incomes, 10 bid, II asked; Central
of Georgia railway third preferred incomes
- bid, asked; Georgia Railroad 6s, 1910,
- bid 1l2 asked; Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta first IS, - bid, 1917 asked; Char
lottle Columbia and Augusta second mort
gage z, - bid, 112 asked; Georgia Southern
and Florida, new IS, bid 80 asked;
south Georgia and Florida first mortgage
7s bid, los asked; South Georgia
and Florida, second mortgage Is. - bid 105
asked: Savannah, Americas and Mont
gomery. IS, - bid, 68 asked; Ocean Steam
shin < Der cent bonds, 1926, - bid IS asked:
City ana Suburban railroad first mortgage
7 per cent. bonds, - bid, IS asked Electric
Railway IS, due 1885, - bid % asked; Ala
bama Midland per cent. Endorsed, - bid
% asked; Brunswick and Western, As, -
hid. 73 asked South Bound railroad SIS. -
hid Is asked; Southern railway IS, 70 bid
so asked; Georgia and Alabama con-
Railroad Stocks-Augusta and savan-
nah, 81 bid. SS asked, ex-div.; Georgia
common, 155 bid, 16l asked; Southwestern.
"a bid, IS asked, ex-div.: Atlanta and
West Point railroad stock s71zbid $50 ask
ed; Atlanta and West Point per cent,
certificates. bid, 70 asked; Savannah
Construction Company. 65 bid. 70 asked
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock,
% bid. q asked, ex-diY.; Electric Light
and Power Company. 50 bid, so asked,
pX-diV-
Bank Stocks. Etc.--Citizens Bank, 11Olz
bid, ill., asked, ex-div.; Chatham Bank
4ei5 bid. Az asked ex-div. ;Germania Bank.
1Os hid I07 asked, ex-div; Merchants
National Bank. 90 bid, % asked: National
Bank of Savannah, 100 bid, 1872 asked, ex-
div: Oglethorpe Savings and Trust Com
panv 103 bid 1917 asked, ex-div.: South
ern Bank of the state Of Georgia, 1891 bid.
17Oik asked. ex-div.; Savannah Bank ans
Trust Company, 1903 bid, l04 asked,
ex-div.. Chatham Real Estate and I'm
provement Company A, 53lz bid, "a ask
ca: B. 5Olk bid, 81 asked, ex-div.; Peo-