The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-25
RICE.
FINANCIAL.


Money-The market is easy: demand
good
Foreign Exchange. THE market is
nominal. The following are net Savannah
quotations. Commercial, demand, "a. STA +;
sixty days, 81 S54; ninety days, "a. S51s /;
francs. Paris and Havre, sixty days,
5.1S; Swiss, sixty days, 5.197s; marks,
sixty days, IS 1-16.
Domestic Exchange-Steady Banks are
buying at u per cent discount and selling
as follows: Up to SIS, Toe premium; $25 to
$50 15c premium; $50 to 500, zoe premium :;
800 and upwards at par.
Securities-Market is quiet with some
firmness in Central issues.
Stocks and Bonds-State Bonds-Georgia
S1A per cent. bonds of 1880, 101 bid. 1O2
asked: Georgia S1z per cent, due 1915, 1O2
bid, 1881 asked; Georgia Az per cent.
bonds, 1915, 114la bid, 115A asked; Georgia
per cent. due 1926. 1101a bid, liz asked:
South Carolina 415s, 1OS bid, 100 asked.
City Bonds-Atlanta Z per cent, 1O4 bid
105 asked; Augusta AIS, 1925, 1881 bid, 1O4A
asked; Augusta Z per cent, 112 bid, 113
asked: Augusta per cent, Ill bid. 112
asked; Colum0us per cent, 1881 D:d, lO4
asked: Macon per cent, 11415 bid. ZIG
asked; Mason 4 5s 1896 10312 bid l04 asked:
Savannah per cent, quarterly October
coupons, 1924 bid 1884 asked: Savannah
per cent, quarterly August coupons.
1922 bid 10 asked; Charleston As, "a bid.
95 asked.
Railroad Bonds.-Savannah. Florida and
Western railroad general mortgage bonds.
6 per cent. interest coupons, 11S bid, ia
asked; Savannah Florida and Western
first mortgage 5 per cent gold bonds, due
1854. 1862 bid, 106 asked and interest; Cen
trail Railroad and Banking Company col
lateral gold SO. SO bid, 81 asked; Central
of Georgia railway first mortgage 5s, 60
year gold bonds, ia bid, 115 asked; Cen
trail of Georgia railway first consolidated
mortgage IS, 9215 bid, 9Sl5 asked Central Of
Georgia railway first preferred incomes.
SO bid, 81 asked; Central of Georgia
railway, second preferred incomes. 1919
bid, 1872 asked: Central of Georgia railway
third preferred incomes, 5 bid, asked;
Georgia railroad 6s. 1870 40 bid III asked;
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta first IS.
105 bid, asked; Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta second mortgage Is, ll3 bid, 1l5
asked; Georgia Southern and Florida, new
5s 80 bid, SO asked; South Georgia and
Florida first mortgage rs. 1921 bid 103l5
asked; South Georgia and Florida second
mortgage Is, lO2 bid, 1903 asked Ocean
Steamship per cent bonds, 1926, 100 bid
asked. City and Suburban railroad first
mortgage per cent bonds. 80 bid So ask
ed Alabama Midland 5 per cent. indorsed
IS bid, 90 asked Brunswick and Western
ls 65 bid, 70 asked; South Bound railroad
S. 67i4 bid, 60lA asked; Southern railway
= a
first preferred IS, lO2 bid. 100 asked; Geor-
gia and Alabama first consols, rs bid 70
asked
Railroad stocks-Augus.a and savan-
nah. 90 bid % asked, ex-div; Georgia
common. l6s bid 40 asked. ex-dv; South
western 92is bid, s3i5 asked ex-div.: At
lanta and West Point railroad stock. 1Oi
bid. 1O2 asked: Atlanta and West Point 6
per cent. certificates, l0l bid i02 asked:
Savannah Construction Company, 60 bid.
70 asked.
Gas stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock.
q bid. y asked, ex-div; Electric Light
and Power Company. s. bid 60 asked.
Bank Stocks. Etc.-Citlzens Bank, 1Os
bid. 100 asked: Chatham Bank, a bid, Az
asked: Ciormania Bank 100 bid, los asked;
Merchants National Bank, s. bid 81 ask
ed National Bank OF Savannah, 12f bid
rs asked; Oglethorpc Savings and Trust
Company. 1902 bid, 100 asked: Southern
Bank Of the state OF Georgia. 80 bid. ib5
asked; Savannah Bank and Trust Com
pany. l0D bid. iOi asked. Chatham Real
Estate and Improvement Company. A. 5lA
bid 55it asked -, 50 bid, 81 asked PcO-
piles Savings ana Loan Company, ~ bid,
% asked.
Factory Bonds-Augusta Factory Sc. iOi
bid, io2 asked Enterprise Factory g.. 100
bid. 10i asked. Eagle and Phenix Manu-
featuring Company. 8 per cent bonds, 10
bid. AZ asked. sblcv Manufacturing Com
pany g. lUi BID, ~ asked.
Factory stock8-gayannah Cotton Fac
tory. bid - aBked, Augusta Factory.
50 BID. SO asked; Graniteviiic Factory. lC
bid. 80 asked. Langley Factory. i0i bid.
i5H asked. Enterprise Factory, common.
% bid o. asked ,. r.. King Manufacturing
Company. id Did io5 asked sibley Manu-