The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-16
RICE.
FINANCIAL.

Money-The market is easy.
The bank clearings for the past week
were 1902, 461 SS, against So, 267 Ol95S for the
same week in 1896, and $2.622, 9265 for the
same week in 1895.
Foreign Exchange-Market steady.
The following are net Savannah quota
tons: Commercial demand, SiS6A; sixty
days, SASH; ninety days, $4S2s francs,
Paris and HavTe, sixty days, 81; Swiss,
sixty days, 5.227si marks, sixty days 94ss.
Domestic Exchange-Steady. Banks are
buying at Is per cent. discount and selling
IS follows: Up to $25, 10c premium $25 to
$50. 15c premium; $50 to $780, zoe premium;
500 to $780, 25c premium; $500 and over at
par.
Securities-The market Is quiet with
little investment buying, but no specula-
tive ventures.
stocks and Bonds-State Bonds-Georgia
31h per cent bonds of 1890 1O11a bid, 1925
asked; Georgia 315 per cent, due 1916 101
bid, 102 asked; Georgia AZ per cent. bonds,
1915, 1917 bid. 1141a asked; Georgia per
cent, due 1926, 10 bid, Ill asked; South
Carolina 41zs, 1O7l9 bid 1857 asked.
City Bonds-Atlanta per cent, 104 bid,
1O5 asked; Augusta As, 1925. 105 bid, 104
asked; Augusta per cent. liz bid, 113
asked; Augusta per cent, 10 bid, Ill
asked; Columbus per cent, 102 bid, l03
asked; Macon 6 per cent, 1141a bid, lis
asked Savannah per cent. quarterly
April coupons, 1918 bid, los asked; Savan-
nah 5 per cent, quarterly February, cou-
mons. los bid, 1887 asked; Charleston As.
81 bid SO asked.
Railroad Bonds-Savannab. Florida and
Western railroad general mortgage bonds,
6 per cent. interest coupons, 1121a 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 S. IS bid, 81 asked;
Central of Georgia Railway first mortgage
S.. 5O-year gold bonds, no bid, liz asked;
Central of Georgia Railway first consoli-
dated mortgage IS, 81 bid. 81 asked; Cen
trail of Georgia Railway first preferred
incomes, q bid, 20 asked; Central of
Georgia Railway second preferred in
incomes, 10 bid, u asked; Central of
Georgia Railway third preferred incomes,
81 bid, 61a asked; Georgia railroad IS, 1910
1O7 bid 109 asked; Charlotte, Columbia
and Augusta first 5s, LOG bid, 107 asked;
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta second
mortgage Is. 113 bid, 116 asked Georgia
Southern and Florida, new 5s, SO bid, 94ls
asked: South Georgia and Florida first
mortgage rs, 1O4 bid, 1O5 asked; South
Georgia and Florida second mortgage Is,
1O2 bid 104 asked; Ocean Steamship per
cent. bonds, 1926, 101 bid 1O2 asked; City
and Suburban railroad first mortgage 7
per cent bonds. so bid So asked; Ala
bama Midland per cent. Endorsed, 81 bid,
80 asked; Brunswick and Western As, -
bid, 70 asked; South Bound railroad IS, 20
bid 70 asked; Southern Railway IS, SO bid,
81 asked; Georgia and Alabama first pre-
ferred IS, 9S1a bid, 100 asked; Georgia and
Alabama irst consols, 80 bid, 81 asked.
Railroad Stocks-Augusta and Savan-
nah, 92lA bid, 93h asked, ex-div, Georgia
common, 100 bid, 1853 asked Southwestern,
91A bid ,92h asked ex-div; Atlanta and West
Point railroad stock, 100 bid, 1O1 asked; At
Ia - Dat,
Gates 98 bid, 80 asked: Savannah Con-
struction Company, 70 bid "A asked.
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock,
22ls bid. % asked; Electric Light and
Power Company, IS bid, 81 asked, ex-div.
Bank Stocks. Etc.-Citizens Bank. Jos
bid, 1854 asked. ex-div.; Chatham Bank
As bid 46 asked. ex-div.; Germania
Bank. 1861 bid. 1O7lk asked, ex-dv.; Mer-
chants National Bank. 92lz bid, 93ls asked
ex-div.; National Bank Of Savannah, 126
bid, 1N asked, ex-div.; Og.ethorpe Saw
ings and Trust Company, 100 bid.
of the State of Georgia, -- bid, 1853 asked;
ex-div.; Savannah Bank and Trust Compa-
ny, 100 bid. 10l asked, ex-div.; Chatham
Real Estate and Improvement Company,
A, 52l5 bid asked; y, 50ia bid, 81 asked
ex-div.; Peoples Savings and Loan Com
yany. 80 bid, SO asked.
Factory Bonds-Augusta Factory, 6s 100
bid, 102 asked: Sibley Factory 6s. 100 bid.
10l asked; Enterprise Factory SIS. 1902 bid.
103 asked Eagle and Phenix Manufactur-
ing Company, per cent. bonds, 40 bid, 50
asked.
Factory Stocks-Savannah Cotton Fac
tory. - bid, 30 asked; Augusta Factory 50
bid, 50 asked ex-div.: Graniteville Fac
tory, 145 bid, Isl asked; Langley Factory.
lO6 bid. 1W asked; Enterprise Factory,
common 30 bid. 102 asked; j. II. King
Manufacturing Company. 10s bid, 104 ask
ed; Sibley Manufacturing Company 96 bid,
80 asked; Savannah. Brewing Company. %
bid. 95 asked.
London, Jan. 15.-Bar silver. 20 11-l6d
consols, ll2 for money and ll2ib for the
account.