The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-20
FINANCIAL.

Money-The market is easy.
Foreign Exchange-Market steady.
The following are net Savannah quota
tons: Commercial demand, S4.S6A sixty
days, S4S3A; ninety days, A.S2S francs,
Paris and Havre, sixty days, 5.2l; Swiss,
sixty days, 5.227s; marks, sixty days, 945s.
Domestic Exchange-Steady. Banks are
buying at Il per cent. discount and selling
as follows: Up to $25, Toe premium; $50 to
$50 15c premium; $50 to $780, zoe premium;
slOO to $500, 25c premium $500 and over al
par.
Securities-The market is quiet with a
little investment buying, but no specula-
tive ventures.
Stocks and Bonds-State Bonds-Georgia
31b per cent. bonds of 1880, 1914 bid, 1O21s
asked; Georgia 31a per cent, due 1915, 1Ol
bid, 1O2 asked; Georgia AZ per cent. bonds
1915, 11S1s bid, 1141s asked; Georgia 4 per
cent. due 1926, 10 bid, Ill asked; South
Carolina AS, 1919 bid. 1851 asked.
City Bonds-Atlanta z per cent, 104 bid,
1O5 asked; Augusta AIS, 1925, 10S bid, 104
asked; Augusta per cent, liz bid, lib
asked; Augusta per cent, 10 bid, III
asked; Columbus per cent, 1O2 bid, lO3
asked; Macon per cent, 11414 bid, lis
asked: Savannah per cent. quarterly
April coupons 107is bid, 10s asked; Savan-
nah per cent. quarterly February. cou-
pons, iOs bid, 1882 asked; Charleston 4s
81 bid, go asked
Railroad Bonds-Savannah, Florida and
Western railroad general mortgage bonds.
G per cent interest coupons, 112k bid, ia
asked: Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage,
consolidated per cent. coupons, January
and July maturity. 1897. 100 bid. 1902 ask
ed: Central Railroad and Banking Com
pany collateral gold 5s, 50 bid, 81 asked !;
Central of Georgia Railway first mortgage
SIS. 50-year gold bonds, 10 bid, 112 asked /;
Central of Georgia Railway FIRST CONSOLE
dated mortgage 5s, 81 bid. 90 asked; Cen
trail of Georgia Railway first preferred
incornes n bid % asked Central Of
Georgia Railway second preferred in
incomes 10 bid u asked; Central OF
Georgia Railway third preferred incomes
5iL hid 6ib asked; Georgia railroad 6s, 1910
lO7 bid, 109 asked; Charlotte, Columbia
and Augusta hrst IS, l06 bid, 107 asked /;
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta second
mortgage Is. ll3 bid. 1l6 asked: Georgia
Southern and Florida. new 5s. 90 bid. 94ia
asked: South Georgia and Florida first
mortgage Is, l0l bid. 105 asked; South
Georgia and Florida second mortgage Is,
1Ce bid 10i asked; Ocean Steamship per
cent bonds 1926 iOl bid. lO2 asked; city
and Suburban railroad first mortgage Z
per cent. bonds. 80 hid. So asked: Ala
bama Midland per cent. Endorsed. 81 bid.
90 asked: Brunswick and Western As, -
bid 70 asked; South Bound railroad IS. 10
bid 73 asked; Southern Railway 5s, 50 bid,
81 asked. Georgia and Alabama first pre-
ferred 81, 9Sik bid. 100 asked; Georgia and
Alabama first consois, 50 bid, 81 asked.
Railroad Stocks-Auguyta and Savan-
nah aeM bid, 93ik asked. cX-div Georgia
common. 100 bid. 1G3 asked; Southwestern,
9iis bid 92ih asked eX-div ATLANTA and West
Point railroad stock. 100 bid. l0i asked At
lanta and West Point per cent. certih-
Gates. 9S bid. 80 asked; Savannah Con-
| struction Company, 20 bid. a asked.
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock.
22ia BID g asked; Electric Light and
Power Company. &C bid 81 asked, cx-dlv.
Bank Stocks. Executions Bank JOS
| bid, iOsis asked, ex-diy.: Chatham Bank