The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-22
FINANCIAL.
Money-Market steady


Foreign Exchange-The market is barely
steady. The following are net Savannah
quotations: Commercial demand, 81 "a;
sixty days. &.S11s; ninety days. $4.79B;
francs, Paris and Havre, sixty days, SPAS;
Swiss, sixty days, 5.27B; marks, sixty
days, 94B.
Domestic Exchanges Steady; banks are
buying at Is per cent, discount and sell
ing as follows: Up to SIS, 10c premium;
S25 to $50 15c premium; $50 to 500, 20c pre-
MUM; $500 and upward a. par.
Securities-A fair demand to-day for all
classes of securities.
Stocks and Bonds-State Bonds-Georgia
315 per cent. bonds of 1890 1O6 bid, 10S
asked; Georgia 81 per cent, due 1916 1O5
bid, 107 asked Georgia AZ per cent. bonds
1915, 11712 bid, 1882 asked; Georgia per
cent, due 1926, 112 bid, ia asked; South
Carolina 41as, los bid, 1O9 asked.
City Bonds-Atlanta per cent, 10415 bid,
1051a asked; Augusta, AS 1925, 105 bid, 1O6
asked; Augusta per cent, 10S bid, 109
asked; Augusta per cent, 1OS bid, 40 ask
ed; Columbus ) per cent, 105 bid, 1906 ask
ed; Macon per cent, 116 bid, III asked:
Macon 41as, 1926, 1862 bid, 1861 asked; Sa-
vannah per cent, quarterly January cou-
pons, III bid 1111a asked; Savannah per
cent. quarterly February coupons 11OIa
bid, III asked; Charleston As, SO bid, IS
asked.
Railroad Bonds-Savannah Florida and
Western railroad general mortgage bonds
per cent interest coupons, 1T bid -
asked; Savannah, Florida and Western
first mortgage 5 per cent. gold bonds, due
1924. los bid, 109 asked; Augusta Southern,
frsts IS. 1924 49, bid, 80 asked; Central Rail
road and Banking Company collateral IS,
80 bid. SO asked; Central of Georgia Rail-
way first mortgage IS, 50-year gold bonds,
III bid 11S asked; Central of Georgia rail-
way first consolidated mortgage 5s, 80
bid. SO asked; Central of Georgia rail-
wav first preferred incomes, "A bid, 45
asked Central of Georgia railway, second
preferred incomes, Is bid, Is asked; Cen
trail of Georgia railway third preferred in
comes. bid 10 asked Georgia rail-
road IS, 1910. 1151a bid, III asked; Charlotte,
Columbia and Augusta first os, 100 bid, 10
asked Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
second mortgage rs, 116 bid III asked
Georgia Southern and Florida new 5s. ,011a
hid. 1924 asked; South Georgia and Florida
frst mortgage rs, 1922 bid, 1922 asked;
South Georgia and Florida second mort
cage Is 1O3 bid 105 asked; Ocean Steam
shin per cent. bonds, 1926 1O6 bid, -
asked; city and Suburban railroad first
mortgage per cent. bonds, 81 bid - ask
cd. Alabama Midland per cent. Endorsed
90 bid 81 asked; Brunswick and Western
le TX hid 771b asked; South Bound rail-
wav IS "a bid, IS asked; Georgia and Ala
hama first preferred IS, 10l bid, 102 asked;
Georgia and Alabama cons. o. ~ Do 81
asked.
Railroad Stocks-Augusta and Savannah.
o5l5 bid 9615 asked; Georgia, common, ~
hid ia asked; Southwestern, 9512 bid, 96A
asked. Atlanta and West Point stock, 1O2
hid ia asked; Atlanta and West Point 8
nor cent certificates 1919 bid, 103 asked;
Savannah Construction Company, 50 bid,
6S asked. ....,-.
cas- stocks-Savannlh Gas Light stock,
otib bid. % asked; Electric Light and
Bower company, Sc bid IS asked, eX-dv.
Rank Stocks, Etc.-CitiZens Bank i0S
btd - asked, ex-div.; Chatham Bank, %
bid AZ asked. ex-div; Germania Bank 1903
hid ITO asked: Merchants National Bank,
81 nd 90 asked; National Bank of Savan-
nah los bid. - asked; Oglethorpe Savings
and trust Company ,10l bid asked ex-div;
southern Bank of the State of Georgia,
40 hid 1873 asked; Savannah Bank and
5rr,,sf company, 101 bid, - asked; Chatham
poa1 estate and Improvement Company,
~ bid. 81 asked; b, 50 bid, 551s asked
peonles Savings and Loan Company, 95
bid. 100 asked. a.,
Factory Bonds-Augusta Factory 6s, lOl
ia 100 asked; Enterprise Factory 6s. 100
bfA 1O1 asked Eagle and Phenlx Manu-
eact,irine Company per cent, bonds, -
bid. 10 asked; Sibley Manufacturing Com
Many es. 10l bid, 1O2 asked.
Factory Stocks-Savannah Cotton Fac
tory. - bid 10 asked; Augusta Factory