The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-04
RICE.
FINANCIAL.

Money-Ihe market is easy.
Foreign Exchange Market barely
steady. The following are net Savannah
quotations: Commercial demand, SISSY;
sixty days $4.SS1s; ninety days, $4.s211
francs, Paris and Havre, sixty days, 81;
Swiss, sixty days, 5227s; marks, sixty
days, "a 11-l6.
Domestic Exchange-Steady. Banks are
buying at Is per cent. discount and SELL
ing as follows: Up to $25, 10c premium; $25
to $50, 15c premium; $50 to 500, zoe pre-
MUM; 500 to $500, 25c premium; 500 and
over at par.
Securities-The market is quiet and mac
tive.
91a per cent. bonds of 1880, 102 bid, 1O21h
asked; Georgia 315 per cent. due 1915, 1922
bid, 1921 asked; Georgia Az per cent
bonds, 1915, ia bid, 11415 asked; Georgia 4
per cent, due 1926, ITO bid, Ill asked; South
Carolina, AIS, 1O3 bid, 1O4 asked.
City Bonds-Atlanta per cent, 1O4 bid,
105 asked; Augusta 41as, 1925, 1O3 bid, 1OI
asked; Augusta z per cent, liz bid, l13
asked; Augusta per cent, 10 bid, Ill
asked; Columbus 3 per cent, 102 bid lO3
asked; Macon per cent, 1141k bid, lis
asked; Savannah per cent. quarterly
April coupons, 1913 bid, 1854 asked; Sayan-
nah per cent. quarterly May coupons.
1919 bid, 1854 asked; Charleston As, 90 BID.
81 asked.
Railroad Bonds-Savannah, Florida and
Western railroad CEREAL mortgage bonds.
per cent. interest coupons, 1l216 bid. iii
asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage,
consolidated 7 per cent coupons, January
and July maturity 1897 1907 bid. 101 ask
ed Central Railroad and Banking Com
pany collateral gold IS, 50 bid, 81 asked .
Central of Georgia Railway first mortgage
IS. 5O-year gold bonds 1l2 bid. ia aSIred =.
Central Of Georgia Railway drst consoli-
dated mortgage IS, 9034 bid, 9134 asked 4 an-
trail of Georgia Railway first preferred
incomes 20 bid, 80 asked; Central of
Georgia Railway seconG preferred in
comes, liz Did, 1919 asked; Central Of
Georgia Railway third preferred incomes.
61A bid ~ asked, Georgia railroad IS 111O
1862 bid, 1071a asked; Charlotte, Columbia
and Augusta first 5s, 100 bid, 1O7 asked !:
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta second
mortgage Is, 113 bid, 115 asked; Georgia
Southern and Florida, new IS, 94Ik bid g5lh
asked South Georgia and Florida first
mortgage Is, 1872 bid, 1919 asked; South
Georgia and Florida second mortgage Is
102 bid 100 asked; Ocean Steamship ( ner
cent. bonds, 1926, 101 bid, 102 asked: Citv
and Suburban railroad first mortgage 7
per cent. bonds, so bid, So asked; Ala
bama Midland 5 per cent endorsed. 80 bid
95 asked; Brunswick and Western As -
bid 20 asked: South Bound railroad IS. 20
bid, 70 asked Southern Railway IS, S9Ib bid.
9015 asked; Georgia and Alabama first pre-
ferred 5s 9S1a bid, 100 asked: Georgia and
Alabama first consols, so bid, 81 asked.
Railroad Stocks-Augusta and Savan-
nah. SO bid "a asked ex-div; Georgia
common 1853 bid, 100 asked: Southwestern
% bid, 92ik asked. ex-div.; Atlanta and
West Point railroad stock, SO bid, 100 ask
ed Atlanta and West Point per cent
certificates, 9S bid 80 asked: Savannah
Construction Company, 20 bid, IA asked
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock
q bid, Zig asked, eX-div.; Electric Light
and Power Company, s. bid, 81 asked ex-
div
Bank Stocks. Etc.-Citizen's Bank, 1903
bid, 1881 asked, ex-div.; Chatham Bank
As bid 46A asked, ex-div.: Germana
Bank, 107 bid, 1OS asked, ex-div.; Mer-
chants National Bank 92A bid, 1914 ask
ed, ex-div.; National Bank of Savannah
125 bid, 1861 asked, ex-dv; Oglethorpe Saw
ings and Trust Company, 100 bid, 10l ask
ed, eX-div.; Southern Bank of the State
of Georgia, bid. 1853 asked, ex-div !;
Save nnah Bank and Trust Company, 100
bid, 101 asked, ex-div.; Chatham Real Es-
tate and Improvement Company A, So
bid, asked; B, 81 bid, 511a asked, ex-
div; Peoples Savings and Loan Com
pany, 80 bid, 93 asked.
Factory Bonds-Augusta Factory 6s, 100
bid. 1O2 asked; Sibley Factory Is, 100 bid
101 asked; Enterprise Factory g. 1902 bid
1903 asked: Eagle and Phenix Manufactur-
ing Company, per cent. bonds, 40 bid,
80 asked.
Factory Stocks-Savannah Cotton Fac
tory, bid, so asked; Augusta Factory
50 bid, 50 asked. ex-div.; Granitevile Fac
tory, 145 bid, 151 asked; Langley Factory,
lV6 bid, 107 asked Enterprise Factory
common. 80 bid, 102 asked: ]. r. King
ManufacturinggComp 1903 bid, 104 ask
cd Sibley Manufacturing Company 96
bid. IS asked: Savannah Brewing Compa-
ny. % bid. % asked.
London Feb. 3-Bar silver, 292sd Con-
soils, llS 5-l6 for money and ll5% for the
account.
Paris. Feb S.-Three per cent. rentes. Ios
francs i7ia ceutimes for the account
New York, Feb. 3--Money on call was
easy at li2d2 per cent, the last loan was
at ~ per cent. and al the closing was
paper. per cent. lSar silver. csc. Stcr.
ling exchange inactive with actual bust
ness in bankers bills. at S4.SiiA for sixty
days and sLS6AHls6B for demand, Posted
rates, $LS5m4.S7iA. Commercial bills, SLS}
uisl. Government bonds easier: state
bonds dull. railroad bonds firm. Silver
al the board WAS quiet.
New York Feb. 3.--lhe treasury balances
were as follows: Coin, Sl22945, 400: curreA-
New York, Feb. .. noon-rhe spocula-
tive market was quiet and drm at the
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Wcct. linton $@k Del, l.. & W. .1j2a,
60. nv. coinaa. 90 Manhattan M 20
A do g grei ,i e Slic3 G Centre, %
New York, Feb. 2.-Thcre was an in
crease in business az the stock exchange
today and az the end OF the session the
leOlng Issues showed nt ne, gains
The movements In prices at the opening
were irregular. the poor showing made ~
ne - Paul and Rock Island roads for