The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-09
FIN ANCIAL.
.oney-The market is easy.

Money-The market is easy.
The bank clearings for the week were
81 III, 6O020 against 1922 l2l S5, for the same
week last year, and $2,645 09l.96 for the
same week in 1895.
Foreign EXchange-Market steady.
The following are net Savannah quota
lions: Commercial demand, $4.S59s; sixty
days, $4.S25s; ninety days, $4Sl%; francs,
Paris and Havre, sixty days, 5.2l9s; Swiss
sixty days, 5.2S; marks. sixty days. 81 9-l6
Domestic EXchange-Steady. Banks are
buying at x per cent. discount and selling
IS follows: Up to $25, l0c premium $25 to
$780, 15c premium; $50 to 500, zoe premium;
S1OO to 500. 25c premium; $500 and over al
par.
Securities-The market is quiet and
steady.
Stocks and Bonds-State Bonds-Georgia
49, per cent bonds of $780, 100 bid lOl ask
ed Georgia 3lR per cent. due 1915, 100 bid,
10l asked; Georgia AZ per .ent bonds 1915,
ia bid, lis asked; Georgia per cent,
due 1926. liz bid. l13 asked South Carolina
AIS, 1O5 bid, lO6 asked.
City Bonds-Atlanta per cent, los bid,
log asked; Augusta 4l3s, 1925, 1902 bid 1913
asked; Augusta per cent, liz bid, 113
asked; Augusta 6 per cent, 1903 bid, 10
asked; Columbus 5 per cent. 104 bid, 105
asked; Macon 6 per cent, 1141a bid, lis
asked; Savannah per cent. quarterly
April coupons. 1861 bid 1914 asked; Savan-
nah per cent, quarterly February, cou-
pons, lO71s bid, 1OS asked; Charleston As,
"a bid 80 asked
Railroad Bonds-Savannah. Florida and
/ Western railroad general mortgage bonds,
per cent. interest coupons, ll21s bid, ia
asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage,
consolidated per cent. coupons, January
and July maturity. 1897 100 bid, 1907 ask
ed; Central Railroad and Banking Com
pany collateral gold IS, IS bid, 81 asked !;
Central of Georgia Railway first mortgage
SIS, 50-year gold bonds ITO bid, 112 asked 4;
| Central of Georgia Railway first CONSOLE
| dated mortgage 5s, IS bid, 80 asked Cen
trail of Georgia Railway first preferred
incomes. 29i5 bid. 301a asked Central of
| Georgia Railway second preferred in
Georgia Railway third preferred incomes,
615 bid ~ asked; Georgia railroad 6s, 1910,
| 10S bid, 10 asked; Charlotte, Columbia
/ and Augusta first IS, 1O6 bid, 107 asked
I Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta second
mortgage rs, ITO bid, Ill asked; Georgia
| Southern and Florida, new 5s, SO bid, IS
/ asked; South Georgia and Florida first
mortgage rs, l04 bid 105 asked Georgia
/ Georgia and Florida second mortgage Is,
| lO2 bid 104 asked; Ocean Steamship per
| cent bonds 1926 100 bid, 101 asked City
| and Suburban railroad first mortgage 7
! per cent. bonds, rs bid, 70 asked; Ala
| bama Midland per cent. indorsed, SO bid
bid, 20 asked; South Bound railroad 5s, 70
| bid 70 asked; Southern Railway S. 80 bid
! 81 asked; Georgia and Alabama first pre-
| ferred S. 9819 bid, 100 asked Georgia and
Alabama arst consols, so bid. 81 asked.
Railroad Stocks-Augusra and Savan-
nah, 92lA bid, 9S1s asked, ex-div, Georgia
common, 164 bid, 1877 asked; Southwestern,
! 80 bid 921A asked ex-div; Atlanta and West
Point railroad stock, 100 bid 101 asked; At
lanta and West Point per cent. certifi-
Gates, 9s bid, 80 asked; Savannah Con-
structon Company, 70 bid. IA asked.
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock
221a bid. % asked: Electric Light and
Power Company. STA bid, 6Sl2 asked. ex-div.
Bank Stocks, Etc.-Citizens Bank. 1903
bid. 1881 asked. ex-div.; Chatham Bank,
Az bid, 45lh asked. ex-div.; Germania
Bank, 1O6 bid, 1919 asked, ex-div.; Mer-
chants National Bank 80 bid SO asked ex-
div; National Bank of Savannah. l25 bid,
ings and Trust Company. 100 bid.
101 asked, ex-div.; Southern Bank
of the State of Georgia, 165 bid, 1853 asked,
ex-div. Savannah Bank and Trust Compa-
ny, 100 bid, 10l asked, ex-div.; Chatham
Real Estate and Improvement Company,
I A, 521s bid, - asked; b, 80 bid, 5Ol4 asked,
ex-div.; Peoples Savings and Loan Com
yany, 90 bid, 90 asked
/ Factory Bonds-Augusta Factory, 6s. 100
| bid, 102 asked: Sibley Factory 6s, 100 bid,
101 asked; Enterprise Factory 6s, 101 bid.
| 102 asked; Eagle and Phenix Manufactur-
ing Company, per cent bonds, 40 bid, 50
asked.
Factory Stocks-Savannah Cotton Fac
tory, - bid 50 asked; Augusta Factory. 50
bid, 50 asked, ex-div.; Graniteville Fac
tory, $50 bid, ISL asked; Langley Factory,
JOG bid, 1O7 asked; Enterprise Factory,
common 80 bid, 1O2 asked; j. r. King
Manufacturing Company, LOG bid 1O7 ask
ed; Sibley Manufacturing Company, 90 bid,
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