The morning news., 1897-08-28
RICE.
FINANCIAL.

Money-Good demand at per cent
The bank clearings for the past week
were 81 90 167 60 against S. POP S95 So for the
same week last year and Sl,629, 62S. .9S for
the same week in 1885.
Foreign Exchange-The market Is quiet.
The following are net Savannah quota
tions; Commercial demand S4S4}2; sixty
days, $4S21a; ninety days. S4S2; francs.
Paris and Havre, sixty days, 52l; Swiss,
sixty days, 5227s; mark ks sixty days "a SIG.
Domestic change-Steady; banks are
buying at II per cent. discount and sell
ing as follows; Up to $25 10c premium;
S25 to $50, 15c premiun $50 to $780, 20c
premium; 500 and upwards, at par
Securities-A fair demand exists for div
idend-paying securities. Georgia state
bonds continue very scarce. Southwest
ern stock Is advancing.
Stocks and Bonds-State Bonds-Georg,a
S15 per cent. bonds of $780, 1897 bid
asked; Georgia 315 per cent, due 1915, 1892
bid, asked; Georgia az per cent.
bonds, 1916 116A bid 117A sked Georgia
4 per cent, due 1926, 11lt4 bid, li2]z asked;
South Carolina 415s, Jos bid 109 asked.
City Bonds-Atlanta per cent, 1OS bid.
1912 asked; Augusta AZ, 1925, 1887 bid 10ii5
asked; Augusta Z per cent, 10S bid, lO9
asked Augusta 6 per cent l0S bid 1l0
asked Columbus per cent, 1881 bid, 10i
asked Macon per cent. 114i5 bid 116
asked Macon 41as, 1926, 1RH, bid, 104 asked;
Savannah per cent, quarterly October
coupons, 10924 bid asked; Savannah
5 per cent, quarterly November coupons
lO924 hiTs7 asked Charleston As 991l bid
94l2 asked N99@ 7F"
Railroad Bonds-Savannsh Florida and
Western railroad general mortgage bonds
6 per cent. interest coupons. 113 bid, ia
asked; Savannah, Florida. and Western
first mortgage per cent gold bonds
due 1884, 1852 bid, 106 asked and interest;
Central Railroad and Banking Company
20 cIr a..
of Georgia railway first mortgage 5s, 80
year gold bonds IA bid 1l5 asked; Cen
trail of Georgia railway first consolidated
mortgage 5s. "a bid, 95 asked; Central of
Georgia railway first preferred incomes,
SO bid 80 asked; Central If Georgia
railway, second preferred incomes. 1872
bid, 141a asked; Central of Georgia railway
third preferred incomes, bid, %a asked
Georgia railroad 6s, 1910, 1l2 bid ia asked
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta first 5s,
1851 bid. asked; Charlotte, Columbia
and Augusta second mortgage rs, ll3 bid,
115 asked; Georgia Southern and Florida
new IS, 98l2 bid, 99ia asked South Georgia &
Florida first mortgage Is, 102h bid. 103la
asked; South Georgia and Florida second
mortgage Is, l02 bid, 1913 asked Ocean
Steamship 5 per cent bonds. 1926, l04 bid
105 asked; City and Suburban railroad first
mortgage per cent. bonds, so bid 81 ask
ed; Alabama Midland 5 per cent. indorsed,
IS bid, 30 asked; Brunswick and Western
4s. 65 bid, 20 asked; South Bound railroad
IS. - bid, 69ia asked; Southern railway S.
93la bid, "a asked Georgia and Alabama
first preferred So, lO2la bid, lO3 asked, ana
INTEREST," Georgia and Alabama first con-
soils, 50 bid, 81 asked.
Railroad Stocks-Augusta and Savan-
nah. 9ii2 bid, 95lh asked; Georgia common,
l6j bid 1853 asked; Southwestern. 81 bid,
95 asked; Atlanta and West Point r. r.
stock. 1O2 bid 103 asked; Atlanta and West
Point per cent. certificates, l02 bid, l02
asked; Savannah Construction Company,
So bid, IS asked.
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock.
% bid % asked; Electric Light and Power
Company. s. bid 80 asked.
Bank Stocks. Executions Bank 1921
bid. asked: Chatham Bank, 42i5 bid.
1917 asked; Germania Bank. 100 bid. 10
asked; Merchants National Bank, S5ls bid.
S7ls asked National Bank OF Savannah
125 bid i26 asked; Oglethorpe Savings and
Trust Company. l03 bid, i0i asked; Sou III
ern Bank Of the State of Georgia. 1J2 Did.
l55 asked. Savannah Bank and Trust
Company. 100 bid. - asked; Chatham Real
Estate and Improvement Company A, S.
bid. asked b. 5f4 bid. Y asked Peo-
pies Savings and Loan Cohpany " bid,
asked.
Factory Bonds--Augusta Factory 6s. 1Ol
bid, 1902 asked; Enterprise Factory Gs. 100
bid. lOi asked, Eagle ana PhcniX Manu-
featuring Company per cent. bonds
40 bid, l2 asked; Slbley Manufacturing
Company 6s. l0l bid. i02 asked
Factory StOcks-savannah Cotton Fac
tory. - bid p asked Augusta Factory.
80 bid. 50 asked; Granlteville Factory. if5
bid. l5l asked; Langley Factory. l0i bid.
1861 asked Enterprise Factory common.
90 bid. ~ asked. j. r. KinE Manufictur-
ing Company iO bid. lO5 asked; Slb.sy
Manufacturing Company ~ bid. az ask
80 savannah Brewing Company. - BIZ. Ss
asked.
NeW york. Aug. g7.-Money on can was
easy az lNi'a per cent. the nri loan was
atIis pcr cent. and closed at l0e per cent
Prime mercantile paper, 3ia4ffa por cent
Etcrllng exchange aasier with actual bus
laess ln bankers bills nt gEH and
stssi40lGis for sl1ty DAYS Posted rates.
sisHsuA6ya. ana 8fsgauiN C0rnmer-
clal bills So s2is Silver ccrtincatcn, 5lho
Rar silver. Jatc Mexican dollar. Dstc.
Government '1udl were strong. state
bonds we're duili railroad bonds were
atrorE.
Now York. Aug u-Thc Evening posfa
London financial cabIeFram alye "rhe
stock markets were quiet and irregular
~ day Tho tone WIS Glod On thf whole.
hHt lCnrfr moneys fcis ~ "a drug ou in.
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BANK 0f ENGLAND directors lt Indicated
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