The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-11
FINANCIAL.

FINANCIAL.
Money-The market is easy.
Foreign Exchange steady The
Commercial demand, $4S512; sixty days,
$4.S3l3; ninety days, A.S21a; francs, Paris
and Havre, sixty days, sci; Swiss, sixty
days, 5.227s; marks, sixty days, 81 Ills.
Domestic Exchange-Steady. Banks are
to SIS. 10c premium S25 to $50, 15c premium;
$50 to 800, zoe premium; 800, and up to
$1,000, = per q cent ont premium; $1,000 and
Securities-The market is quiet and inac-
tive excepting southwestern, which is
Stocks and Bonds-State Bonds-Georgia
31R per cent. bonds of 1880, 102 bid, 1021a
asked; Georgia 31a per cent, due 1915, 1917
bonds, 1915, ia bid, 1141k asked; Georgia 4
per cent, due 1926 10 bid, Ill asked South
Carolina 415s, 1903 bid, 104 asked.
1o5 asked Augusta as 1925, e ios ia BID DO ioi
ssked Aggusta per per cent cent, ii6 SS id,' ii
asked; Columbus 8 per cent. 102 bid, 103
asked; Macon 6 per cent, 11415 bid, lis
asked; Savannah per cent, quarterly
april coupons nsnt Jos BID 5GS asked sayan
l0S bid, 1CSl2 asked; Charleston As, 81 bid,
81 asked.
Railroad Bonds-Savannah Florida and
Western railroad general mortgage bonds,
6 per cent, interest coupons, 1121s bid, ia
asked Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage,
consolidated per cent coupons, January
and July maturity, 1897, 1907 bid 101 ask
ed; Central Railroad and Banking Com
pany collateral gold IS, 50 bid, 81 asked;
Central of Georgia Railway first mortgage
Central of Georgia Railway first CONSOLE
dated mortgage 5s 81 bid, 80 asked;
Central OF Georgia % hallway first preferred
Georgia Railway second preferred in
comes, 11l5 bid, 12A asked; Central of
Georgia Railway third preferred incomes,
asked. Georgia
1862 bid, 1917 asked; Charlotte. Columbia
and Augusta first 5s, l06 bid, 107 asked;
mortgage Is. 113 bid, 115 asked; Georgia
southern and Florida, new IS, 9412 bid, $50
asked South Georgia and Florida first
mortgage Is, 104 bid, 1912 asked; South
Georgia and Florida second mortgage Is,
102 bid, 103 asked; Ocean Steamship per
cent. bonds, 1926, 1O1 bid, 102 asked; City
and Suburban railroad first mortgage
per cent. bonds, so bid So ask& Ala
bama Midland per cent indorsed,s90 bid,
bid, 20 asked; South Bound railroad IS, IS
bid, 20 asked Southern Railway 5s, S9la
bid, 9Ol2 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, 9S1s bid, $40 asked ex-div,; Georgia
common, 1853 bid, 160 asked; Southwestern,
50 bid, "a asked, ex-div; Atlanta and
West Point railroad stock, 991a bid, 100 ask
ed; Atlanta and West Point per cent.
certificates 9S bid, 80 asked; Savannah
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock,
p bid, % asked, ex-div.; Electric Light
and Power Company, 60 bid, IS asked, ex-
Bank Stocks. Etc-Citizen's Bank, 1OS
bid. 109 asked, ex-div.; Chatham Bank,
Bank, lO7 bid, 1OS asked, ex-diV. Mer-
chants National Bank, 92A bid, 1914 ask
ed, ex-div.; National Bank of Savannah,
125 bid, 1851 asked, x-div; Oglethorpe Saw
ings and Trust Company, 1O1h bid, 1922
asked, ex-div.; southern Bank of the State
Gosd Bank and ust cempaSy 3
bid. 1O1 asked, ex-div.; Chatham Real Es-
tate and Improvement Company A, 534
bid, o. asked; b. 5l1s bid, 81 asked, ex-
pany, 90 bid, SO asked.
Factory Bonds--Augusta Factory S., 100
bid, 102 asked; Sibley Factory IS, 100 bid,
l01 asked; Enterprise Factory 6s, 10l bid,
1902 asked. Eagle and PheniX Manufacture
ing Company, per cent. bonds, 40 bid,
Factory Stocks-Savannah Cotton Fac
tory, - bid, 50 asked; Augusta Factory. so
bid 81 asked *, eS sYd GaaniteyiEle Fac
1903 bid 104 asked; Enterprise Factory
common. Sc bid, 90 asked; J: r. King
ed; Sibley Manufacturing Company, Is
bid rs asked Savannah Brewing Com
pany. 90 bid, 90 asked.
London. Feb 1O-Bar silver. 20 1l-16d.
Consols. 1928 for money, and ll27s for the
paris, Feb. lO-Three per cent rentes,
IL
New York Feb. 10,-Money on call was
easy at 1lzM2 per cent; the last loan was
at ~ per cent, and at the closing was
a % 10 per cent. Prime mercantile
paper per cent. Bar silver. 64ssc. Ster-
ling exchange duh with actual business in
bankers bills az S4AAm4.S5 for sixty days,
and $4S604.sG% for demand. Posted rates,
SLS5ia04.S7la. Commercial bills, $S1zGD
iSils. Government bonds steady; state
bonds were quiet; railroad bonds were
lower. silver the board WIS duh
New York, Feb. l0--rhe trea sury bal
ances were as follows. Coin, 1928, AIS, 362:
currency. $5S74,2S
New York, Feb 10. noon.-The specula-
tive market was dull at the following
Erie ............. I95iBalt G. Ohio 80. 10
Northwestern ..l0t lcan. Southern .. Mis
do pref .......f56lslSt Pau ......... T6is
Lake Shore ....1l3H Rock Island .... 81,
n q W bref o. lI5slDeL & Hudsoa. .lOS1s
Wesler Union. SsslDel.. T.. g. M..15gl
So. Ry com go. 9slManhattan $500. 500
do pref ....... 2Sls Mich. Central .. Sala
Now York. Feb. i0.-ln most respects,
the stock market was almost a counter
part OF that Of yesterday. During the
greater part OF the session. the railway list
ruled firm. While the industrial group de-
veloped renewed weakness. Sugar how
ever, proved 70 bo ian exception. II ran
down soon after tho opening, declining q.
per cent from last nights close. but sub
sequenily went to il29s on purchases to
cover short contracts. The bears were
induced 10 cover by the news that an ac.
tive demand prevailed for refined sugare,
ana that an advance Of re per pound had
been made. American Tobacco was fever
ish, dropping from 10 to 6Sib. rising to 500.
reaeting 10 6Sis and closing az y9l4 Rub