The morning news., 1897-08-18
FINANCIAL.

Money-Good demand at 7 per cent.
Foreign EXchange-The market is
very weak. The following are net Savan-
nah quotations: Commercial demand
A.S412; sixty days, &S2lA; ninety days
S4.S2; francs, Paris and Havre, sixty days
521; Swiss, sixty days, 5.227s; marks, sixty
days, "a 9-16
Domestic Exchange-Steady Banks are
buying at 4 per cent. discount and selling
as follows: Up to $25 10c premium; S25 to
$50, 15c premium; $50 to 800, zoe premium !;
5000 and upwards at par.
Securitles-Market Is fairly active for
investment securities and supply limited
Georgia bonds very scarce.
Stocks and Bonds-State Bonds-Georgia
31a per cent. bonds of 1890 1OS1b bid -
asked; Georgia 3i5 per cent, due 1915, 1O3
bid. asked; Georgia Az per cent
bonds, 1915, 1864 bid, 1l74 asked; Georgia
per cent, due 1926, Ill bid 1l2 asked: +:
South Carolina 412s 1OS bid, 109 asked.
City Bonds-Atlanta Z per cent, 104 bid
lO5 asked; Augusta 41as, 1925, 1O3Ib bid. 1917
asked; Augusta Z per cent, 112 bid, 113
asked; Augusta per cent III bid 112
asked; Columbus 5 per cent, 1924 bid. 1O4
asked; Macon per cent, 114h bid, 116
asked: Macon as, 1926. l03ia bid, 104 asked :;
Savannah per cent, quarterly October
coupons, 109A bid asked; Savannah
per cent, quarterly November coupons.
109% bid. asked Charleston As, 9iI6 bid.
95ls asked.
Railroad Bonds--Savannah Florida and
Western railroad general mortgage bonds,
per cent. interest coupons, 113 bid. ia
asked: Savannah, Florida and Western
first mortgage per cent gold bonds
due 1884, 1851 bid, l06 asked, and interest.
Central Railroad and Banking Company
collateral gold 5s, "a bid, 9j ash ed: Central
OF Georgia railway first mortgage IS. 80
year gold bonds, ia bid. l15 asked. CEN
tral OF Georgia railway first consolidation
mortgage IS. "a bid. 95 asked; Central OF
Georgia railway first preferred inconoas
SSlb bid, S9is asked; Central OF Georgia
railway, second preferred incomes. IA
bid 10 asked: central Of Georgia railway
third preferred incomes. 3 bid. 9 asked.
Georgia railroad 6s 1910. li2 bid, ia asked:
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta FIRST Sd
i05 bid, - asked: Charlotte Columbia ana
Augusta second mortgage rs, ii3 bid. us
asked; Georgia Southern md Florida. new
5s ~ bid, 100 asked; South Georgia and
Florida first mortgage a.. 1921 bid. i08is
asked. South Georgia ard Florida second
mortgage Is, 102 bid. l03 asked: Ocean
steamship 5 per cent. bonds 1926 iO3i5
ban railroad frsi. mortgage 7
per cent bonds, 80 bid SO ask.
ed: Alabama Midland 7, per cent indorsod.
IS bid % asked. Brur swlck and Western
A.. 65 bid % asked s. Juth Bound railroad
81. bid 69ie asked Southern railway
bama first preferred 5s. i02is bid. i03 ask.
Cd. aud interest. Georgia ana Alabama
first cons0ls. 1s bd. 70 aqked
Railroad Stoeks.-AuguFta and snvnn.
nah, 90 bid, % asked: Georgia
common. iG5 hd ies asked SOUTH
western % Bd. % asked: Al
lanta ana West polnt railroad stock. i0g
bid. l0l asked: Atlanta and West Point
per cent. certi0 Gates. i02 bid. ilg asked.
Savannah Coua frucUon Company C5 bid.
Gs asked
Gas stocka-' savannah Gas Lirhf stock
2iis bid. 22il asked. Electric Light ana
Power Company 80 bid. 90 asked
Bank afoHfH. Etc -ritI2rne Bank i0gib
bII IH asked. Chatham Bfnk. H hl1. u
asked. Corr anita Bank iH bd i0g asked.
MrrrH1uN Nationli Blnh. 1 hId. s1it ank.
oI. National Bank of Savannah. 90 DID,
HHkrli DFIsth0rpr Savings nu1 TRUST
Company fm hIl. l0i HFke1. Southern
Bank 0l tue Stale of Georgia. 10 blI. -