The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-02
FINANCIAL.
Monev-Market steady

Money-Market steady.
Foreign, Exchange- The market is
firm. The following are net Sa-
vannah quotations.; Commercial, demand,
s.. &5s; sixty days, %Sl9s; ninety days,
marks, sixty days. 94%
Domestic EXchange-Steady; banks are
ing as follows: Up to $25, iOc premium;
$25 to $50, 15c permium; $50 to $780, zoe
premium; $500 and upwards at par
dun.
Stocks and Bonds-State Bonds-Georgla
314 per cent. bonds of 1880, lO4lA bid, los
asked; Georgia 315 per cent due 1915 104
bid, 105 asked; Georgia Az per cent, bonds
1915, ~ bid, 11S asked; Georgia 4 per cent,
due 1925, IL ~ bid; ll3 asked; South Caro-
City Bonds-Atlanta per cent, 1914
bid, 1852 asked; Augusta 4hs, 1926. 105
bid, 106 asked; Augusta per cent. 1903 bid
109 asked; Augusta per cent, los bid,
10 asked; Columbus 5 per cent, 1O5 bid
lCS asked; Macon per 1epe cent; 1l6 bid IL
asked Savannah per cent, quarterly
January coupons, 110lA bid. Ill asked Sa-
vannah 8 per cent, quarterly February
94A bid, 95A asked.
Railroad Bonds-Savannah. Florida and
Western railroad general mortgage bonds,
per cent. interest coupons, ,11S bid, ia
asked; Savannah, Florida and Western
frs mortgage me . per cent. gold bonds, due
rsts s. Ol O' Bd q asked
Railroad and Banking Company coiiate-
raj 5s, 80 bid, 9lh asked; Central of Geor-
bonds, 1141@ bid, 1151s asked; Central of
Georgia railway first consolidated mort
gage 5s, 911a bid 80 asked; Central of Geor-
gia railway first preferred incomes, 38h
bid 40 asked; Central OF Georgia rail-
way, second preferred incomes, IA bid,
IS asked; Central of Georgia railway
third preferred incomes, 8 bid, 8 asked:
Georgia railroad 6s 1910 115h bid. III ask
ed; Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta first
s., 100 bid, 40 asked; Charlotte. Column
bia and Augusta second mortgage Is, ZIG
bid, III asked; Georgia Southern and
Florida new IS, 9S1z bid, 991z asked; South
Georgia and Florida first mortgage rs 102ih
bid, 1872 asked; South Georgia and Flor
ida second mortgage Is, 103 bid, 105 asked;
ocean Steamship 5 per cent. bonds 1926
road first mortgage pei, cent. bonds, "a
bid, - asked; Alabama Midland per cent
lndorsed So bid. 50 asked; Brunswick and
Bound Pa If 5 1a assdd South
ern Railway 5s, 81 bid, go asked; Georgia
and Alabama first preferred 5s, 101 bid,
1902 asked; Georgia and Alabama cons IS
n bid 70 asked.
Railroad Stocks-Augusta and savan-
nah 81 bid, 941@ asked, Georgia common
172 bid 175 asked; Southwestern, g4A bid
9i% asked; Atlanta and West Point stock
1902 bid 104 asked; Atlanta and West
Point 6 per cent. certificates, 101ih bid 1O9
asked; Savannah Construction COMPANY
Gas stocks-savannah Gas Light stock.
Power Company, 81 bid, 60 asked
Bank Stocks, Etc-Citizens Bank, 40
asked; Germanla Bank, 1O9 bid, no asked:
Merchants National Bank. SO bid 80
asked; National Bank of Savannah, 1876
bid. = asked; Ogethorpe Savings and
ern Bank OF the state of Georgia, 1852 bid,
1853 asked; Savannah Bank and Trust Com
Estate and Improvement Company A, Sc
bid, So asked; b, 50 bid, 55h asked: Peo-
pies Savings and Loan Company, IS bid
Factory Bonds-Augusta Factory es, 1O1
bid, 102 asked; Enterprise Factory 6s, 100
bid, 10l asked; Eagle and PhCnix Manu-
featuring Company 5 per cent. bonds, -
bid 40 asked Slbley Manufacturing Com
pany 6s, 101 bid, 102 asked.
tory, - bid, IS asked Augusta Factory
80 bid, SO asked; Graniteville Factory, las
bid, 151 asked; Langley Factory, 104 bid,
80 bid 96 asked; j. r. King Manufactur-
ing Company 1O4 bid, 105 asked; Sibey
Manufacturing Company, 70 bid, 70 asked
asked.
New York, Dec. Money on call was
easy at 1]2Gg2 per cent; the last loan was
at 1h41A per cent, and closed offered 1T
~ per cent Prime mercantile paper. ga
80 per cent. Sterling exchange steady with
actual business in bankers bills, at 1850
4.S6, and 81 S6u4. S6A for sixty days. POST
ed rates $i.84M4.S. Bar silver 595sc Mex
Jean dollars 461ac. Government bonds
were firm: state bonds were firm. Rail-
road bonds were strong.
New York, Dec. 1.-The Evening Posts
London financial cablegram says The
stock markets were quiet to-day, but firm
on the whole, a pleasant feature being
a rise in Americans. New York responded
TO the movement and was bidding on the
leading shares. Great interest is shown
here in the purchase of the new per cent
Rock Island bonds and there are many
applications on this side to join the syndi-
cate. The Paris bourse was firm The
settlement there is going smoothly and
exchange Is rising on the purchase Of for
eign stocks In London. The Bank Of Eng
land is again beginning to borrow from
the market This fact is not generally
known here. The Berlin market was
steady"
New York, Dec. Some Of the stocks
which developed most activity In strength
yesterday were somewhat neglected to-day,
While the rest OF the market rose to pro-
portionate level with London Tho bear
element did not WELD without a efruggia