The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-07
FINANCIAL.


Foreign Exchange-Market firm. The
following are net Savannah quotations:
81. S394; ninety. days, $4.S2%: francs, Paris
and Hayre, sixty days, 5.21; Swiss, sixty
days, 5.22B; marks, sixty days. "a 11-16
Z Domestic EXchange-Steady Banks are
buying at par and selling as follows IJp
to SIS, 10c premium; $25 to $50, 15c premium;
$50 to 500, 20c premium; $780, and up to
SlOOO, per cent d premium; $1,000 and
securities-The market is quiet and mac
tive
S15 per cent. bonds of 1880, 102 bid, 102h
asked; Georgia 31z per cent, due 1915, 101h
bid, 1924 asked; Georgia AZ per cent.
per cent, due 1926 10 BID, Ill asked; South
Carolina 415s, 1903 bid, 10i asked
City Bonds-Atlanta Z per cent, 1o4 bid;
asked Augusta 7 per cent, 112 bid, liz
asked; Augusta 8 per cent, 40 bid, Ill
asked; Columbus per cent, 102 bid, 1903
asked; Macon per cent, 11412 bid, lis
asked; Savannah , per cent, quarterly
April coupons, lOS bid 1882 asked; Savnn-
nah per cent. quarterly May coupons,
los bid, lCSla asked; Charleston As, 80 bid,
Railroad Bonds-Savannah, Florida and
Western railroad general mortgage bonds,
per cent interest coupons, 11212 bid, ia
asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage,
consolidated per cent. coupons, January
and July maturity, 1897, 1907 bid, 1O1 ask
ed; Central Railroad and Banking Com
pany cola teral gold 5s, 95 bid, 81 asked;
Central of Georgia Railway first mortgage
5s, 50-year gold bonds 10 bid ia asked;
Central of Georgia Railway first CONSOLE
dated mortgage 5s, 9O% bid, 9l% asked;
Central of Georgia Railway first preferred
incomes, q bid, 30 asked; Central of
Georgia Railway second preferred in
comes, II bid, 1914 asked; Central of
Georgia Railway third preferred incomes,
6 bid, z asked; Georgia railroad IS, 1910,
and Augusta first S. 106 bid, 107 asked:
Charlotte. Columbia and Augusta second
mortgage rs. 113 bid, 115 asked Georgia
Southern and Florida, new IS, 9iIb bid S5%
asked; South Georgia and Florida first
mortgage rs, 1851 bid, 1912 asked; South
Georgia and Florida second mortgage Is,
lO2 bid, 10S asked; Ocean Steamship per
cent. bonds, 1926, 101 bid 102 asked; City
and Suburban railroad first mortgage
bama Midland per cent. Endorsed, 80 bid
30 asked; Brunswick and Western As, -
bid, 20 asked; South Bound railroad IS, 20
bid, 1S asked; Southern Railway 5s, S9la
bid, 9O1s asked Georgia and Alabama first
preferred 5s, 9S1a bid, 100 asked; Georgia
and Alabama first consols, 80 bid, 81 asked.
Railroad Stocks-Augusta and SaVan-
nah, 80 bid, "a asked, ex-div.; Georgia
common, l5S bid 100 asked; Southwestern,
% bid, "a asked, ex-div.; Atlanta and
ed Atlanta and West Point per cent.
certificates, 80 bid, SO asked; Savannah
Construction Company, 20 bid, "A asked.
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock,
q bid, 2l12 asked, ev-div.: Electric Light
and Power Company, 65 bid, 6S asked, ex-
ulN.
Bank Stocks. Etc.--Citizen's Bank, 1Os
bid, 1OSls asked. ex-div.; Chatham Bank.
a bid. 464 asked. eX-div.; Germania
aban ~ 9a ~ Ba aSkea ss e6Sj d a Me
ed, ex-div; National Bank of Savannah,
125 bid, 1861 asked, eX-div; Oglethorpe Saw
ings and Trust Company. 1919 bid, 102Is
asked, ex-div.; Southern Bank Of the State
of Georgia. bid, l6S asked, ex-div.;
Savannah Bank and Trust Company 100
bid, 10l asked, ex-div.; Chatham Real Es-
IA f InnnTONemeQt COmnnnV
bid. asked: b, 81 bid, SIG asked. ex-
div; Peoples Savings and Loan Com
Factory Bonds-Augusta Factory. SIS. 100
hid 102 asked; Sibley Factory IS, 100 bid,
10l asked; Enterprise Factory 6s 102 bid,
1903 asked; Eagle and Phenix Manufacture
ing Company, c per cent. bonds 40 bid,
" Factory Factor stocks-savannah Cotton Fac
tory, - bid. 80 asked: Augusta Factory So
bid 50 asked, oX-diV., Graniteville Fac
tory, l45 bid, 15l asked; Langley Factory.
lO6 bid, 1O7 asked; Enterprise Factory
common, 80 bid, lO2 asked: j. r. King
Misunderstanding Company. 1903 bid. 10i ask
ed; Sjbley Manufacturing Company 96
BID. 9S asked; Savannah Brewing Com
p1T' ondon. Feb. Bar silver, 29Nd. Con-
soils, liS lie for money and llS S-16 for the
P9ris' Feb. 5.--Three per cent rentes
10S francs 7ik confines for the account.
New York, Feb. 5.7-Money on call was
easy at iia@2 pcr cent; the last loan was
offered at " per cent. Prime mercantile
paper, 31j% per cent Bar silver. BiAc.
Sterling exchange steady with actual bust
ness in bankers bills, nc Si.83i s6li. S3ai FOR
sixty days. and 50. S6h04 SGia for demand
Posted rates. ASJl4qiS1is Commercial
bills &4.S,MMl.Si. Government bonds
steady: state bonds We're steady: railroad
bonds were nrn. silver at the board was
neglected
London Feb. G.--Bar silver 2gaid Com
soils. ne i5-lG for money. and liS i-l6 for
the account.
Paris Feb. 6-Thrco per cent. rentea.
jog francs, SO confines for the account
New York FEB G.-Money on cali was
offered at per cent. Prime mercantile
paper per cont. sterling cxchanca
sleajr With actual business in bankers
bills. ti NiAii for sixty days and ~ $50
FOR demand Posted rates. s.. sjtsFt4 .S7is
Commercial bills. 81 Siisnist. Bar silver
6Ftc. Goferument bonds were dull aud
easier state bonds Werc dull railroad